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Ex Lurker

(3,816 posts) Thu Oct 20, 2016, 02:57 AM Oct 2016

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Beaumont youth football team disbanded after anthem controversy

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/texas/article/Beaumont-Bulls-season-ends-after-national-anthem-9980263.php

This on the heels of a college football player going against the wishes of his teammates and standing for the anthem after the team voted not to. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/millikin-football-player-stands-alone-during-anthem/2016/10/18/0d614c28-956d-11e6-9cae-2a3574e296a6_story.html

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Beaumont youth football team disbanded after anthem controversy (Original Post) Ex Lurker Oct 2016 OP

Sucks! ffr Oct 2016 #1

Good. The coach was abusing his authority to push out people who are not racists Taitertots Oct 2016 #2

In A Youth Football League ProfessorGAC Oct 2016 #3

My first thought was along those lines GummyBearz Oct 2016 #4

ffr

(22,674 posts)

1. Sucks!

Reply to Ex Lurker (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 03:17 AM

Oct 2016

Freedom of expression comes with a cost if you're from Texas.

Taitertots

(7,745 posts)

2. Good. The coach was abusing his authority to push out people who are not racists

Reply to Ex Lurker (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 09:02 AM

Oct 2016

The season got cancelled because so many people quit because the coach was abusing his authority to get players to support his political ideology.

ProfessorGAC

(65,248 posts)

3. In A Youth Football League

Reply to Taitertots (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 09:25 AM

Oct 2016

What a tool that coach must be!

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)

4. My first thought was along those lines

Reply to Taitertots (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 09:35 AM

Oct 2016

I thought it was more of a publicity stunt. At 11 years old you typically do what your coach says... he is your mentor, a leader, etc.

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