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re: My little cousin Greg Brooks road to recovery
Posted on 2/4/25 at 12:31 pm to matty3387
Posted on 2/4/25 at 12:31 pm to matty3387
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Lsu probably told BK to stop talking to him once they tries to sue Lsu. However. As a coach and a human being show some damn compassion for the kid.
Not probably. Almost 100% guaranteed that as soon as LSU got served with the lawsuit or became aware that Brooks had hired an attorney and planned to sue, the LSU legal team would have told BK and likely every else on the football program's staff to immediately cease any communication with Brooks, his family, or his representatives. Once lawyers are involved, everything changes.
And if BK continued communicating with Brooks after being specifically told not to because of the pending lawsuit, BK would be opening himself up to LSU possibly firing him with cause.
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Posted on 2/4/25 at 12:40 pm to Odysseus32
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Pure and simple. If it happens once it's vertigo. When it's happening consistently even over the span of 10 days, you go get looked at.
did he report to the trainers that it was happening every day over that 39 days? I do remember a press conference where Brooks said he was having some issues with vertigo and headaches but he was feeling fine now. Maybe he was experiencing those symptoms every day, but it's also possible he didn't tell anyone he was still having symptoms because he wanted to play. I remember that being in the petition he filed, that Kelly told Brooks if he couldn't practice that someone else would have to play in his place.
This post was edited on 2/4/25 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 2/4/25 at 12:44 pm to Ebridg3
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Yall can downvote this all you want but we have a major freaking issue in this country with health care. It costs a metric shite ton of money, and at best, you're gonna get a nurse practitioner and a series of protocols that essentially ignore symptoms based on statistical probability based on age, weight, race etc.
Its all because providers are scared insurance companies won't pay for it and hospitals are ran by accountants now, not people who care.
Like, this is a drop in the bucket compared to other things that happen. I hope that some of you believe me. If you have symptoms, insist for actual diagnostic work. I had to insist on an MRI once. Was in surgery very shortly after.
Serious question, do you think hospitals have the resources to give every person an MRI who has headaches and feelings of vertigo in the summer? You want to talk about it taking a long time to get an MRI done when you actually need one, add a shite load more people to the waiting list.
Posted on 2/4/25 at 12:52 pm to SulphursFinest
Prayers to this young man and his family for the horrific tragedy that was visited upon them. So sad to see a vibrant young man with his ambitions within reach, fall to such a reality.
Posted on 2/4/25 at 1:29 pm to drizztiger
Try harder. Don’t be a dumb arse
Posted on 2/4/25 at 1:29 pm to SulphursFinest
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Coaches failed him
Kelly is failing staffers and players at each stop. The little arrogant fraud is dangerous.
Posted on 2/4/25 at 2:15 pm to Bsnightlife
Well, the media will roast CBK regardless of what is correct info or not.
It’s already started - they cannot stand him
Knowing this, LSU needs to address it within the legal realms of doing so. At least try to even out the narrative because this WILL be used by other teams in recruiting & NIL world.
It’s already started - they cannot stand him
Knowing this, LSU needs to address it within the legal realms of doing so. At least try to even out the narrative because this WILL be used by other teams in recruiting & NIL world.
This post was edited on 2/4/25 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 2/4/25 at 2:55 pm to SulphursFinest
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Coaches failed him
I don't get this. I had bad arse vertigo two weeks ago and never thought to seeing a doctor. It passed as part of a head cold I guess. But... I guarantee no one was doing a Cat Scan on me for vertigo.
Cancer socks and it is horrible. But... I fail to see how coaches were responsible. Even if a Cat Scan was done at the first symptom, I doubt the outcome would have changed. If so, by what degree?
Sometimes bad things happen to us and no one is at fault. Sorry Gordon!
Posted on 2/4/25 at 3:07 pm to lsufball19
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Serious question, do you think hospitals have the resources to give every person an MRI who has headaches and feelings of vertigo in the summer? You want to talk about it taking a long time to get an MRI done when you actually need one, add a shite load more people to the waiting list.
Seriously question, do you think if a direct friend or relative of the physician, or the very rich is not gonna have that MRI ordered for them?
Posted on 2/4/25 at 3:25 pm to Ebridg3
And if they caught it at day 20,30, or 39.....the same procedure had to be done with the same potential for complications.
Greg Brooks in his own words saying he was doing much better from the vertigo on August 14, 2023
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Greg Brooks in his own words saying he was doing much better from the vertigo on August 14, 2023
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This post was edited on 2/4/25 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 2/4/25 at 3:37 pm to lsufball19
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I do remember a press conference where Brooks said he was having some issues with vertigo and headaches but he was feeling fine now. Maybe he was experiencing those symptoms every day, but it's also possible he didn't tell anyone he was still having symptoms because he wanted to play.
It's also possible that he felt brushed off by the LSU staff and felt like bringing it up again might make his life hell at the time.
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I remember that being in the petition he filed, that Kelly told Brooks if he couldn't practice that someone else would have to play in his place.
I'm not sure you realize this, but that looks very very bad for LSU. This is an 18-22 year old kid worried that if they get checked for medical reasons they are going to lose their opportunity through no fault of their own.
Posted on 2/4/25 at 3:38 pm to tigerskin
Yep. Unfortunately bad stuff happens. Awful to have neuro deficits but I’m not sure there is a human that should be “blamed” in this case.
Posted on 2/4/25 at 3:42 pm to Odysseus32
quote:Are you legit slow?
I'm not sure you realize this, but that looks very very bad for LSU. This is an 18-22 year old kid worried that if they get checked for medical reasons they are going to lose their opportunity through no fault of their own.
Being told “we can’t guarantee you a starting spot if you don’t practice” isn’t a threat, it’s just common sense
It doesn’t matter whose “fault” it is, if you can’t practice you can’t be guaranteed to play. How can you possibly be struggling with that concept?
This post was edited on 2/4/25 at 3:43 pm
Posted on 2/4/25 at 3:59 pm to lsupride87
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It doesn’t matter whose “fault” it is, if you can’t practice you can’t be guaranteed to play. How can you possibly be struggling with that concept?
How are you struggling with the concept that a judge is not going to care about the internal policies of a collegiate athletic team when trying to ascertain whether or not someone made a decision that, if they decided to come forward, would have had negative repercussions?
You need to zoom out a little here and understand what's going on. You're clearly stuck on what you think is fair, and not what any reasonable person who doesn't care about LSU football is going to think.
If it comes out that Greg Brooks Jr. didn't say that he felt bad because he was fearful of losing his starting position and potentially his spot on the roster, that's not good for LSU. I am not arguing with you, I'm telling you what is true.
Posted on 2/4/25 at 4:02 pm to drizztiger
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Also a terrible look for BK and LSU.
This should help recruiting.
Posted on 2/4/25 at 4:08 pm to Odysseus32
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How are you struggling with the concept that a judge is not going to care about the internal policies of a collegiate athletic team when trying to ascertain whether or not someone made a decision that, if they decided to come forward, would have had negative repercussions?
This is the dumbest paragraph ever written on this board
“Your honor, I could not practice, but I should have been guaranteed a starting spot”
Not a single player, judge, or anyone else will take fault of LSU or Kelly for not guaranteeing a starting spot to a player who could not practice
This post was edited on 2/4/25 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 2/4/25 at 4:09 pm to lsupride87
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“Your honor, I could not practice, but I should have been guaranteed a starting spot”
I actually don't believe that's the message you're taking away from my post.
There's no way your comprehension is that bad.
It's not about the starting spot. How do you not understand that? It's about the actions that Brooks took while feeling pressure from a coaching staff. It's got nothing to do with football.
This post was edited on 2/4/25 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 2/4/25 at 4:12 pm to Odysseus32
quote:Thinking you won’t play if you can’t practice is normal
It's about the actions that Brooks took while feeling pressure from a coaching staff. It's got nothing to do with football.
That isn’t undue or abnormal pressure being placed by lsu or Kelly
You seem to not be able to grasp that
This post was edited on 2/4/25 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 2/4/25 at 4:26 pm to lsupride87
What I find interesting is that Sr was asked what he'd been told about what Jr was going through. He said nothing until he was called to come for the emergency surgery. So, did Jr not tell his parents about the health issues he was having?
Posted on 2/4/25 at 4:28 pm to Odysseus32
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I'm not sure you realize this, but that looks very very bad for LSU.
No it doesn't.
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This is an 18-22 year old kid worried that if they get checked for medical reasons they are going to lose their opportunity through no fault of their own.
No one said it was his fault, and if he chose to sacrifice his own health because he didn't want to risk not playing, then that's a choice he made. It comes with the territory that if you have health issues that prevent you from practicing, that someone is going to have to take your spot. That's just Kelly being honest with him, not pressuring him not to take care of himself. I'd imagine every coach in America would tell him the same thing.
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