Old News But Great Sight To See
by Jaycethecoolguy on May 3, 2011 11:15 AM EDT
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PrintSo there I was, wrapping up my third year at FSU. I take academics seriously and I was on my final final. It was a nice class: "The Anthropology of Food". It was an intro-level course and I didn't think much of it. Here I am a serious Anthropology student, I know the professors, and I felt like I was wasting my time with a class full of sorority girls, frat guys, and football players. The past two years, these classes are the classes where football players sleep or make jokes in the back. I'm not sure what did it but this was different. I must say as much of a fan I am of FSU football I completely underestimated the character of Bert Reed. He was respectful and had a great attitude of the class. He loved the material and always treated the professor with respect. What really hit me was this day, the final. I remember him whispering, "oh no". Then getting up from his final and walking down to the professor who was grading papers. He whispered to her, "did Nigel make it". She said, "no". I'll never forget the look on his face, like he had been let down. Then he asked, "do you mind if I make a phone call" she replied, "no, go ahead". He stepped out of the room and told him to "get the hell over here and take the final". He walked back in the room with a grin on his face and sat down to finish his test.
I was really happy with the way he represented the football team. He cared so much about his teammates that he was willing to step out and call him. I was so proud of them, and at the same time hurt that I judged them. There is some real change going on with the way Jimbo is treating this team, and you can see it for the better.
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Nice story
Your a real cool guy. : )
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on - Winston Churchill
by Alittlemore_cowbell on May 3, 2011 12:00 PM EDT reply actions
oh what could have been
if only Rix hadnt been such a prick, maybe somebody would have called him to wake him up for that exam he missed.
"I guess they have a reputation of being more of a tricky team and not being tough. You hit ‘em in the mouth, and they don’t like it. Other teams that have beat them just hit them in the mouth, so that’s what we started out with.’’ - Nick Moody
Did you ever have Prof. Bruce Grindal?
One of my favorites from my time @ FSU.
"I really can't stand that NFL guy, what's his name? Mel, yeah Mel Kiper Jr. He knows about as much about football as a Japanese space pilot." - Coach Trickett
This is a good story
thanks for posting. Bert was my high school teammate in football, and I knew him fairly well. To say he has done a complete 180 since his time in high school is an understatement. He was a cool guy, but some of his actions were very immature. I am glad to see he has matured and evolved into a team leader.
So, did Nigel make it to the test?
I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that.- James Baldwin
haha. I was wondering the same.
and honestly , I don’t think I want to know.
Lets just keep it at a fun story.
"If we can hit that bullseye then the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards... Checkmate." - Zapp Brannigan
"It's a good deal, but some poor people remain oddly unf**ked" - Jon Stewart on the proposed budget agreement.
"Relax Hannity, it wasn't all that long ago that everyone hated the Irish for swarming over here in their potato boats and taking all the jobs." - Archer
Which Nigel...
Delinquent Nigel “steals” Carr
Or
Dependable Nigel Bradham
A wise polish man once said: If you don't look out for #1, you get a hand full of #2
true
I guess I mainly getting at to see if Nigel Carr was always a waste of talent.
A wise polish man once said: If you don't look out for #1, you get a hand full of #2
by PalmAireNole on May 4, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
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Great story, thanks for sharing.
>>>-----------;;;-->"I guess they have a reputation of being more of a tricky team and not being tough. You hit 'em in the mouth, and they don't like it. Other teams that have beat them just hit them in the mouth, so that's what we started out with.'' - Nick Moody >>>-----------;;;-->
Nigel St. Nigel
hes a jerk and out of shape, but his mental game is off the charts
"I guess they have a reputation of being more of a tricky team and not being tough. You hit ‘em in the mouth, and they don’t like it. Other teams that have beat them just hit them in the mouth, so that’s what we started out with.’’ - Nick Moody
Nigel Tuffnel
His volume goes to 11, don’t you know.
Dan Patrick: "Is Ponder a good name for a quarterback?"
Christian Ponder: "Why? Because you say I overthink things? is that what you’re trying to imply? As crazy as it sounds, my mom’s maiden name is actually SuperBowlWinner. Isn’t that crazy?"
DP: "Now is that hyphenated?"
CP7: "No, it’s all one word."
Sorry Jayce
Maybe I will post something again before the post season to help you out ;)
by pollynole on May 4, 2011 12:23 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
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Jayce needs some support, OPS is only like 5th on the team, nowhere near the #1 he needs to be.
Figured my SN would haunt me...
I think it was Bradham, I don’t want to say for sure. He is usually at class but I think something unusual happened where he was running late for the test. The point is I was happy Bert cared. I think he did make it to the test, I left because I finished early. I guess we will all find out once we find out who is academically eligible or not. Twas my first post btw.
Also, I do know Bruce, great professor/anthropologist!
I hope you waited until he showed up before you left. Is FSU like other colleges where once one person finishes the exam, no one else late can start it?
>>>-----------;;;-->"I guess they have a reputation of being more of a tricky team and not being tough. You hit 'em in the mouth, and they don't like it. Other teams that have beat them just hit them in the mouth, so that's what we started out with.'' - Nick Moody >>>-----------;;;-->
If Bradham doesn't suit up in September, we're all coming after you Jayce...
Great post! I remember the days when I was on campus and got to interact with the players off the field. Enjoy those time because they are fleeting.
Glad to hear about Bert’s actions. They speak volumes about how far he has come since he came to FSU.
I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that.- James Baldwin
eh, none of my teachers ever had any sort of formal exam policy
I did have one large class where we had to show ID to turn in the exams (pretty rare since most large classes will have online or computer testing center only exams), but mostly there’s a general honor assumption that you’ll show up mostly on time and if you don’t you probably aren’t the kind of person that’s going to pass it anyway. Then there was that one math final where nobody turned it in before 3 hours were up and another exam was starting in 4 hours so if you were late you couldn’t pass!
Professor dependent.
I had one professor say you get two hours or until the last person finishes whichever comes first. Had another that said the final should take an hour. Show up sometime during that 2 hour window and take it.
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