<< <i>Thanks Richard for giving me one of the best memories of my career. Me, blue coat with camera next to Sherman's right foot. Love the guy. THE IMMACULATE DEFLECTION! Go Hawks
>>
A front row seat for the game deciding play and it's obvious you truly appreciated the moment.
Congrats, pigs!
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There are a few other videos to click on as well including another Sherman post game interview. >>
Crabtree is right, it was only one play. A really *big* play to decide which NFC team would be represented in the Super Bowl but other than that, yeah, just one play.
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<< <i>The point is, Richard Sherman, that unlikely hero, that Stanford honors student, that beautiful lunatic, is going to be the center of the biggest event in sports for the next two weeks. The more you research him, the more you learn about him, the more you understand where he his coming from … the more you get it. So many athletes claim they aren't respected, that they're misunderstood, that No One Believed In Them. Sherman has the benefit of being right about that. It drives him. All told, I can think of few better representatives of what football is about. >>
The Beats by Dre commercial is, simply put, *perfect*.
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<< <i>The point is, Richard Sherman, that unlikely hero, that Stanford honors student, that beautiful lunatic, is going to be the center of the biggest event in sports for the next two weeks. The more you research him, the more you learn about him, the more you understand where he his coming from … the more you get it. So many athletes claim they aren't respected, that they're misunderstood, that No One Believed In Them. Sherman has the benefit of being right about that. It drives him. All told, I can think of few better representatives of what football is about. >>
The Beats by Dre commercial is, simply put, *perfect*. >>
Sherman knocked the ball away but he ISN'T the one that intercepted it to seal the deal. If the ball isn't intercepted 49ers still have at least 2 more shots at the goal.
Did I want the Seahawks to win? Yes. Do I like Sherman's mouth? No. I was hoping for a New England matchup with them. I'll take Denver now. But Lynch will be the difference in the game.
<< <i>Doesnt sound at all like a "Thug" to me Barry. >>
Agreed. Based on my definition of a "thug", Sherman's life story up to this point would be the polar opposite.
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"Hernandez will be hosting two events in the area on Friday to help put a spotlight on the lack of mental health professionals available to the Hispanic population in this country.
Fairly heady stuff for a football player who won’t turn 22 until November. But Hernandez didn’t hesitate when he was approached.
“I thought it would be a great opportunity since I’m Hispanic, and it’s just a great charity for me to be involved with because they’re geared toward training mental health specialists to work with the Hispanic population,’’ Hernandez said."
Because doing charity work automatically makes you a good guy.
Fitz, go away. You're a self admitted racist who thinks all Native Americans are savages who are predetermined to be alcoholics and spouse abusers, so your input here is not wanted. Get lost.
Your input and constant desire to create confrontation isn't wanted here either, Axtell. So how about you go annoy the people over at Sports Hoopla or another venue and keep it a secret between your personalities.
Crabtree is right, it was only one play. A really *big* play to decide which NFC team would be represented in the Super Bowl but other than that, yeah, just one play.
Come on Stown, we both know what it means when a cornerback is not involved in a lot of plays. Usually means the opposing team is more interested in staying away from him than challenging him.
<< <i>Your input and constant desire to create confrontation isn't wanted here either, Axtell. So how about you go annoy the people over at Sports Hoopla or another venue and keep it a secret between your personalities. >>
Sorry you don't like my viewpoints but they are MY viewpoints.
<< <i>Crabtree is right, it was only one play. A really *big* play to decide which NFC team would be represented in the Super Bowl but other than that, yeah, just one play.
Come on Stown, we both know what it means when a cornerback is not involved in a lot of plays. Usually means the opposing team is more interested in staying away from him than challenging him. >>
Correct. They threw at Sherman twice, the first was a borderline PI call and the other resulted in the game winning tip.
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Wow. Comparing a success story coming out of Compton to someone accused of *multiple* murders?
Sad, pathetic, and disgusting.
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<< <i>Wow. Comparing a success story coming out of Compton to someone accused of *multiple* murders?
Sad, pathetic, and disgusting. >>
That's the M.O. of '85! >>
Unfortunately, it's not surprising. At all.
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<< <i>Sometimes I'm not sure if the discussions here are like guys having a playful argument at a bar, or guys having a tense confrontation outside the bar. >>
Some of us are at the bar, some of the lunatics like fitz are the one outside the bar.
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Jeff! We need more of you over here, brother.
What are your dos centavos? >>
you really wanna know?
i had to turn away. it wasn't just Sherman speaking as much as the entire NFL. the bravado behind the game action itself has changed everything. you folks can bicker over racism all you want. the game has segregated society as much as anything else. if you don't support your team to the nth degree, you're scum. the players feed into it. Sherman is happy to be the focal point of this victorious behavior, but now they've set him straight about how it's still about the team. good for them. just bring your "A" game to Jersey. that's all we should care about.
Turns out that it seems it was Sherman, not Crabtree who tried to start the charity event fight:
"But a source who was at the Fitzgerald charity event—and who has no familial or professional relationship to Sherman or Crabtree—witnessed part of what happened and said it looked more like it was the other way around.
"The handshake part is legit," the source said, "but it was Sherman who tried to start the fight with Crabtree. I remember 'cause Sherman kept getting in his face and Crabtree was just laughing about it."
1985fan is being inconsistent regarding the terms "Redskins" and "thug".
It is shocking to see him so willingly use "thug" (which is viewed by many as racist) and apply the term to Sherman based upon what Sherman said during the post game interview and how he said it. His use of the term "thug" demeans and marginalizes an entire segment of society that has been marginalized and oppressed for centuries.
<< <i>1985fan is being inconsistent regarding the terms "Redskins" and "thug". >>
So to you 'thugs' can only be black? Is that what you're saying? I'm sorry you paint the two equal. Me, personally? I couldn't possibly care less about race but what I found appalling was the behavior. Behavior that I, personally, characterize as that of a 'thug'.
I would have called him a thug if he had been any nationality or race.
<< <i>It is shocking to see him so willingly use "thug" (which is viewed by many as racist) and apply the term to Sherman based upon what Sherman said during the post game interview and how he said it. His use of the term "thug" demeans and marginalizes an entire segment of society that has been marginalized and oppressed for centuries. >>
Really? Thugs have been marginalized? Or are you allowing your own personal feelings about race get mixed up here>?
<< <i>Shocking I tell you, just shocking. >>
Yes, it's shocking that you equate thugs and blacks. Shocking I tell you, just shocking.
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<< <i>When I was a teen in the early 90s, there was no racial barb on the word "thug."
When did "thug" become an anti-black racial slur in the US?
2Pac invented his own definition of the word "thug," though. Maybe that's what did it? >>
I have little doubt that its people here trying to take a dig at me for using it. If the thread had been started by anyone else it wouldn't have been mentioned.
I agree it shows no class but Sherman has had a rep for trash talk long before this. This is just him being who he is. It's unfortunate that pro sports are gradually devolving into this type of mentality. Sportsmanship is just a suggestion anymore rather than a requirement. Sad.
<< <i>I'll take the words of an independent source over a relative any day for objectivity. >>
The source was Crabtree's publicist. >>
I'll quote it again since you chose to miss it the first time:
"But a source who was at the Fitzgerald charity event—and who has no familial or professional relationship to Sherman or Crabtree—witnessed part of what happened and said it looked more like it was the other way around."
<< <i>Nor was the term Redskin a problem back in the 90's. >>
The term Redskin originated as a slur towards Native Americans in the country in which the sports team chose the name. The mascot of the team is a Native American. While the "intent" of the name may not be to denigrate Native Americans, the connection was still there and well known.
I call myself 'whitey' a lot in the mirror and I don't take offense to it. Some need to get with the cool times on many other things here - we ain't in 1776 anymore, or drive VW's living at our mom's house I would hope. Do people here actual think digressing things helps ?
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<< <i>Thanks Richard for giving me one of the best memories of my career. Me, blue coat with camera next to Sherman's right foot. Love the guy. THE IMMACULATE DEFLECTION! Go Hawks
A front row seat for the game deciding play and it's obvious you truly appreciated the moment.
Congrats, pigs!
There are a few other videos to click on as well including another Sherman post game interview.
<< <i>Crabtree response
There are a few other videos to click on as well including another Sherman post game interview. >>
Crabtree is right, it was only one play. A really *big* play to decide which NFC team would be represented in the Super Bowl but other than that, yeah, just one play.
He graduated from Stanford with a 3.9 GPA.
He heads a charity that provides clothes and school supplies to disadvantaged children.
It might be prudent to assimilate all info prior to attaching the "thug" label.
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On a related note, this is a good read.
<< <i>The point is, Richard Sherman, that unlikely hero, that Stanford honors student, that beautiful lunatic, is going to be the center of the biggest event in sports for the next two weeks. The more you research him, the more you learn about him, the more you understand where he his coming from … the more you get it. So many athletes claim they aren't respected, that they're misunderstood, that No One Believed In Them. Sherman has the benefit of being right about that. It drives him. All told, I can think of few better representatives of what football is about. >>
The Beats by Dre commercial is, simply put, *perfect*.
<< <i>He also graduated second in his class at Manuel Dominguez HS, which is in Compton's school district.
On a related note, this is a good read.
<< <i>The point is, Richard Sherman, that unlikely hero, that Stanford honors student, that beautiful lunatic, is going to be the center of the biggest event in sports for the next two weeks. The more you research him, the more you learn about him, the more you understand where he his coming from … the more you get it. So many athletes claim they aren't respected, that they're misunderstood, that No One Believed In Them. Sherman has the benefit of being right about that. It drives him. All told, I can think of few better representatives of what football is about. >>
The Beats by Dre commercial is, simply put, *perfect*. >>
Doesnt sound at all like a "Thug" to me Barry.
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Did I want the Seahawks to win? Yes. Do I like Sherman's mouth? No. I was hoping for a New England matchup with them. I'll take Denver now. But Lynch will be the difference in the game.
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<< <i>Doesnt sound at all like a "Thug" to me Barry. >>
Agreed. Based on my definition of a "thug", Sherman's life story up to this point would be the polar opposite.
"Hernandez will be hosting two events in the area on Friday to help put a spotlight on the lack of mental health professionals available to the Hispanic population in this country.
Fairly heady stuff for a football player who won’t turn 22 until November. But Hernandez didn’t hesitate when he was approached.
“I thought it would be a great opportunity since I’m Hispanic, and it’s just a great charity for me to be involved with because they’re geared toward training mental health specialists to work with the Hispanic population,’’ Hernandez said."
Because doing charity work automatically makes you a good guy.
Come on Stown, we both know what it means when a cornerback is not involved in a lot of plays. Usually means the opposing team is more interested in staying away from him than challenging him.
<< <i>Your input and constant desire to create confrontation isn't wanted here either, Axtell. So how about you go annoy the people over at Sports Hoopla or another venue and keep it a secret between your personalities. >>
Sorry you don't like my viewpoints but they are MY viewpoints.
Don't like it? Stop responding to me.
<< <i>Crabtree is right, it was only one play. A really *big* play to decide which NFC team would be represented in the Super Bowl but other than that, yeah, just one play.
Come on Stown, we both know what it means when a cornerback is not involved in a lot of plays. Usually means the opposing team is more interested in staying away from him than challenging him. >>
Correct. They threw at Sherman twice, the first was a borderline PI call and the other resulted in the game winning tip.
Sad, pathetic, and disgusting.
<< <i>Wow. Comparing a success story coming out of Compton to someone accused of *multiple* murders?
Sad, pathetic, and disgusting. >>
That's the M.O. of '85!
<< <i>
<< <i>Wow. Comparing a success story coming out of Compton to someone accused of *multiple* murders?
Sad, pathetic, and disgusting. >>
That's the M.O. of '85! >>
Unfortunately, it's not surprising. At all.
<< <i>Wow. Comparing a success story coming out of Compton to someone accused of *multiple* murders?
Sad, pathetic, and disgusting. >>
Who was comparing them? I simply was highlighting charity work doesn't automatically make you a good guy.
<< <i>Who was comparing them? I simply was highlighting charity work doesn't automatically make you a good guy. >>
I agree, it does not. Just as chronic trash talking doesn't automatically make you a violent criminal.......i.e., a thug.
But if you're going to extrapolate, at least be consistent.
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You have said you condone the use of racial epithets.
You called an African-American a thug, thus showing how you like to use racial epithets on these very boards.
Please answer the question as to why you feel it's ok to use racial epithets in a civilized society.
We welcome your racist comments.
Thank you in advance.
<< <i>
<< <i>Wow. Comparing a success story coming out of Compton to someone accused of *multiple* murders?
Sad, pathetic, and disgusting. >>
Who was comparing them? I simply was highlighting charity work doesn't automatically make you a good guy. >>
Tim Tebow does charity work, and so does Sherman, but you CHOSE to bring up Aaron Hernandez.
Just trying to slime your way out of your racism.
<< <i>i love you Erin Andrews. i love you, i love you, i love you. I. LOVE. YOU. >>
Jeff! We need more of you over here, brother.
What are your dos centavos?
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<< <i>Sometimes I'm not sure if the discussions here are like guys having a playful argument at a bar, or guys having a tense confrontation outside the bar. >>
Some of us are at the bar, some of the lunatics like fitz are the one outside the bar.
<< <i>
<< <i>i love you Erin Andrews. i love you, i love you, i love you. I. LOVE. YOU. >>
Jeff! We need more of you over here, brother.
What are your dos centavos? >>
i had to turn away. it wasn't just Sherman speaking as much as the entire NFL. the bravado behind the game action itself has changed everything. you folks can bicker over racism all you want. the game has segregated society as much as anything else. if you don't support your team to the nth degree, you're scum. the players feed into it. Sherman is happy to be the focal point of this victorious behavior, but now they've set him straight about how it's still about the team. good for them. just bring your "A" game to Jersey. that's all we should care about.
and of course my beloved Erin.
"But a source who was at the Fitzgerald charity event—and who has no familial or professional relationship to Sherman or Crabtree—witnessed part of what happened and said it looked more like it was the other way around.
"The handshake part is legit," the source said, "but it was Sherman who tried to start the fight with Crabtree. I remember 'cause Sherman kept getting in his face and Crabtree was just laughing about it."
The acts of a good guy?
No problem at all with Sherman's outburst during the heat of the moment. Far better than all the boring cliche ridden sideline reports!
go get a cold shower and then talk about the game...
I blame the media and Erin for trying to be the first to get the spot...
this is exactly what they wanted...and they got it!
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Even your closest allies, Skin2 and WCK are not coming to your defense.
Everyone is calling you out on your racist comments directed at Sherman, and no one has your back.
What a pity if you asked me.
It is shocking to see him so willingly use "thug" (which is viewed by many as racist) and apply the term to Sherman based upon what Sherman said during the post game interview and how he said it. His use of the term "thug" demeans and marginalizes an entire segment of society that has been marginalized and oppressed for centuries.
Shocking I tell you, just shocking.
<< <i>1985fan is being inconsistent regarding the terms "Redskins" and "thug". >>
So to you 'thugs' can only be black? Is that what you're saying? I'm sorry you paint the two equal. Me, personally? I couldn't possibly care less about race but what I found appalling was the behavior. Behavior that I, personally, characterize as that of a 'thug'.
I would have called him a thug if he had been any nationality or race.
<< <i>It is shocking to see him so willingly use "thug" (which is viewed by many as racist) and apply the term to Sherman based upon what Sherman said during the post game interview and how he said it. His use of the term "thug" demeans and marginalizes an entire segment of society that has been marginalized and oppressed for centuries. >>
Really? Thugs have been marginalized? Or are you allowing your own personal feelings about race get mixed up here>?
<< <i>Shocking I tell you, just shocking. >>
Yes, it's shocking that you equate thugs and blacks. Shocking I tell you, just shocking.
<< <i>
<< <i>Does anyone here really think that Sherman would have shook Crabtrees hand if he would have caught that ball and the 49ers would have won? >>
No, because offensive PI wouldn't have been called like it should have been, and Crabtree would have spit in his face in most likely. >>
Go back and watch the play, again...
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<< <i>I'll take the words of an independent source over a relative any day for objectivity. >>
The source was Crabtree's publicist.
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<< <i>If someone supports a so-called thug, does that make them a thug also? Because Henry Louis Aaron supports Richard Sherman. >>
Of course it doesn't.
When did "thug" become an anti-black racial slur in the US?
2Pac invented his own definition of the word "thug," though. Maybe that's what did it?
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<< <i>When I was a teen in the early 90s, there was no racial barb on the word "thug."
When did "thug" become an anti-black racial slur in the US?
2Pac invented his own definition of the word "thug," though. Maybe that's what did it? >>
I have little doubt that its people here trying to take a dig at me for using it. If the thread had been started by anyone else it wouldn't have been mentioned.
It's unfortunate that pro sports are gradually devolving into this type of mentality.
Sportsmanship is just a suggestion anymore rather than a requirement. Sad.
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<< <i>When I was a teen in the early 90s, there was no racial barb on the word "thug."
When did "thug" become an anti-black racial slur in the US?
2Pac invented his own definition of the word "thug," though. Maybe that's what did it? >>
Nor was the term Redskin a problem back in the 90's.
1985fan claims he has become "educated" on offensive terms like thug.
Yet he chooses to openly use them to prove to us his racist ways.
So sad.
<< <i>
<< <i>I'll take the words of an independent source over a relative any day for objectivity. >>
The source was Crabtree's publicist. >>
I'll quote it again since you chose to miss it the first time:
"But a source who was at the Fitzgerald charity event—and who has no familial or professional relationship to Sherman or Crabtree—witnessed part of what happened and said it looked more like it was the other way around."
<< <i>Nor was the term Redskin a problem back in the 90's. >>
The term Redskin originated as a slur towards Native Americans in the country in which the sports team chose the name. The mascot of the team is a Native American. While the "intent" of the name may not be to denigrate Native Americans, the connection was still there and well known.
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