Vote For Dillon Bates (Round 2)

#126
#126
Orangedogsrule said:
Ohh that's soooo sweet. You schooling me on it's just a contest. I'm no stranger to back surgery and I just have to say, So what ... how many of our recruits have gone through orthopedic surgeries. She's an athlete, she takes her chances like any other one of them. :cray:But you obviously get a tear in your eye and are sooo moved by the "I got hurt an overcome so I deserve it story".

Every one of the kids who are in or have been in this contest have a story to tell, and they ALL really do deserve it. And they all have valid reasons to be in the contest and it would be really nice if they all could take back to their school the swag and booty, but they can't all win can they.

Dillon is a Volunteer. He is ours. Vote how you will. Your pity karma may bite ya in the rear some day.
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#127
#127
Orangedogsrule said:
Ohh that's soooo sweet. You schooling me on it's just a contest. I'm no stranger to back surgery and I just have to say, So what ... how many of our recruits have gone through orthopedic surgeries. She's an athlete, she takes her chances like any other one of them. :cray:But you obviously get a tear in your eye and are sooo moved by the "I got hurt an overcome so I deserve it story".

Every one of the kids who are in or have been in this contest have a story to tell, and they ALL really do deserve it. And they all have valid reasons to be in the contest and it would be really nice if they all could take back to their school the swag and booty, but they can't all win can they.

Dillon is a Volunteer. He is ours. Vote how you will. Your pity karma may bite ya in the rear some day.
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just hit the power button and step away from the computer. You're a bit too worked up over this when you say "so what" to a 14yo girl's story that had nothing to do with her being an athlete. More to life than sports
 
#129
#129
Nah, I 'm a retired old ogre that coached over a dozen different youth teams in 6 different sports, boys and girls, built and/or improved a couple of ball fields and served on league committees, started teams when none were available. Early on, in t-ball, when no one else would take the special needs kids from the county foster program, I took them all. We won none, but my wheelchair kid did hit a home run. So as far as coaching kids, even 14 year old girls with injuries, ... been there done that.

And no, I'm not impressed. I'm especially not impressed that the reason her mom gave to vote for her is an implied sympathy vote. And yes it is just a contest. But I believe it's one in which Dillon deserves the support of VOLS fans for reasons previously given.

As for me being Dillon's mom ... chuckle chortle ha ha ... that one sounds as if it came off the playground... an proly did.

By the way ...Vote! for Dillon!
 
#130
#130
Thanks for calming down a bit. I can understand why you think that Dillon deserves everyone's vote. But think about this: This isn't the high school Heisman. This isn't something that will make or break a player's career. This is for an article. What makes good articles? Good stories. By now most of us know Dillon's story. If you want to read it, a quick google search can give you any number of articles and videos about him.
The girl has got a good story. That's part of the reason I voted for her a couple of times. And I certainly don't think that anyone should have to give up their "fan card" if they decide not to vote for Dillon. If anyone should give up their UT fan card, it'd be the people who only care about the football team. Those people irk me. But I digress...
As for my pity - I pity the fool that questions my allegiance to this university. Just keep on keepin' on, man. Good luck to Dillon and to you. :salute:
 
#131
#131
I'm not any more or less calm than I ever was, and my feelings are still the same. No, it's not the Heisman; but the contest, it is named "The USA TODAY High School Sports Ultimate Athlete". So what is the Ultimate high school Athlete?

First, what it is not- I don't feel an underclassman/woman has done enough yet to be considered. As to injury, to my way of thinking, hundreds and hundreds of high school athletes are injured playing their sport(s) every season. There are Orthopedic Sports Clinics set up every Friday night across the land for goodness sake. Lots of them work their way back through perseverance and determination. Is it worthy of recognition? Yes, locally. But rehabilitation from injury does not separate any one of them from the rest who are doing the same thing. Is it admirable? Darn straight! Is it exemplary? You betcha! Do I have empathy for the child? Certainly! Coming back from injury does not separate these great kids from all the rest of the high school athletes in the USA and should not become the determining criteria to be worthy of being elected by popular vote, America's High School Ultimate Athlete. No, I think not. It's only a sympathy/pity vote, and for some few, could turn them to expecting/using sympathy/pity to get what they want.
What do I think are qualifiers for me to vote for a kid as the High School Ultimate Athlete? An underclassman/woman who has set themselves apart by competing for their school in multiple sports on the varsity. One who has been recognized by sports organizations as All City, All Region, All State, and most importantly received national recognition such as All American or it's equivalent. That they are determined to continue sports past high school. (For me, this alone separates out frosh and soph who may or may not continue. I have coached some great athletes who turned their energies to other things.) That they have character which shows in their grades and by what they have done outside of their sport(s).

Dillon (completely outside of his connections to Tennessee) has all these qualifications, every one. Re-read his bio. He is worthy of the term America's High School Ultimate Athlete. As are several others is the various groups. But then, yeah, the VOLS connection does come into play. He is one of ours.

Side note-Did a similar thing in 1968 when our high school lost a "who gets in the most votes" radio station contest to win a real Civil War cannon. This was back when Tennessee had one and fired it after each TD. Lost to Clinton, but dude, did we fun, whole school got involved ('cept a few, like some on here, you couldn't drive a ten penny nail up their arse with a nine pound hammer). And this contest should be fun, not a pissing contest of who takes a jab at the old man who supports Dillon.

And very importantly, perhaps most importantly, this is something he wants, or he wouldn't be entered. Based solely on what Dillon has done to help pull in this legacy class, the #2 recruiting class in CFB this year, I think VOL fans owe it to him to support him.

Dillon's lead is right at 3000 votes. That can evaporate in just a couple of hours.
It would be so easy to win it for him if folks would just

Vote!
 
#145
#145
We've pulled ahead again but barely. Looks like its going to be close till the end. When does voting end?
 
#147
#147
They must have a handful of little girls spam voting at that high school for the 14 yr old.
 
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