Nick Fitzgerald is someone we can be proud of!

[Commercecomet24]

I know this is from sds but worth the read. Check out this story but be warned it can get dusty in your room real quick.

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/mi...football-team/

[Bully13]

such a quality post Commerce. dusty story indeed.

I hope like hell Nick can not only mend his body but his mind as well for his SR season.

thank you for this thread sir.

[Commercecomet24]

You?re welcome. That stuff gets to me. It can be tough being a kid sometimes. Love seeing those that can have this kind of influence reaching out and stepping up to help. Proud of Nick and praying that young Keaton Jones can overcome this bullying

[Todd4State]

Proud of Nick.

Schools need to do a better job of policing their students.

[Lord McBuckethead]

What pisses me off is that the teachers know this shit is going on and apparently can't or don't care to keep this kid slightly protected from this crap.

Look everyone goes through this in their lives, but when it gets to this level, everyone is responsible for correcting this behavior.

[dawgday166]

I like ole Fitz now.

[Dawgface]

Pisses me off that some kids are bullied in school. The one's doing the bullying s/b suspended or even expelled in extreme cases.

[tireddawg]

Yeah bullying sucks! I was bullied in school. I took boxing, worked out, & finally beat the shit out of the guy. I realize that's not the route for everyone, but something has got to be done. I think schools should start teaching self defense classes.

[Todd4State]

Yeah bullying sucks! I was bullied in school. I took boxing, worked out, & finally beat the shit out of the guy. I realize that's not the route for everyone, but something has got to be done. I think schools should start teaching self defense classes.

I like everyone else probaby had to deal with bullying. I didn't have to take up boxing or anything like that- but I did tell the teachers who did jack squat about it. And then as the last resort I- like you- kicked the bully's ass one day. I didn't get bullied anymore after that- but it sad that's what it came down to for it to stop. It's scary too- I'm lucky that neither I nor the bully were hurt severely because that could have negatively affected the course of both of our lives going forward as well as our families too. Schools need to think about things like that as well when they fail their students and their safety.

The thing that was upsetting in my case is the principal took up for the bully at first because his family had been going through a divorce and so his rationale was that I was in the wrong because I should have been more considerate of that. My parents were pretty furious at the principal and it took the assistant principal to smooth things over because otherwise my parents were sending me to Jackson Prep. And while I am sorry that the bully had to deal with that in his life, it did not give him the right to bully me or anyone else because of that. And basically the school was essentially teaching him that it's OK to try to tear other people down if you are having a hard time in your life- which it's not.

[Bully13]

it's sad we can't come down harder on these asshole kids these days and put them in their 17ing place.

the thing about it is though, bullying has always been a part of life. I was always a little 17 growing up and had one major bully that 17'd with me and for a couple of weeks it was pretty 17ing bad. thankfully, I was well liked by quite a few others that had my back.

[BeardoMSU]

the thing about it is though, bullying has always been a part of life.

It is unfortunate, 13. Sadly, I'd bet there are plenty of people, even fellow posters on ED, who dismiss the significance of bullying, not just among boys, but girls, too. You always hear comments like "kids will be kids", and/or, "it builds character", etc.....and I heard that shit years ago and it pissed me off, and it still gets me today.

[Bully13]

It is unfortunate, 13. Sadly, I'd bet there are plenty of people, even fellow posters on ED, who dismiss the significance of bullying, not just among boys, but girls, too. You always hear comments like "kids will be kids", and/or, "it builds character", etc.....and I heard that shit years ago and it pissed me off, and it still gets me today.

some of the girl bullying can be just as bad. social media has helped perpetuate that. I've got a 13 yr old son here in ft worth. there's is mostly psychological as opposed to the male version that is typically more physical. either one can be equally devastating.

[BeardoMSU]

some of the girl bullying can be just as bad. social media has helped perpetuate that. I've got a 13 yr old son here in ft worth. there's is mostly psychological as opposed to the male version that is typically more physical. either one can be equally devastating.

Oh, absolutely...if not worse....they can be absolutely vicious, and social media has definitely made things worse.

[notsofarawaydawg]

It is unfortunate, 13. Sadly, I'd bet there are plenty of people, even fellow posters on ED, who dismiss the significance of bullying, not just among boys, but girls, too. You always hear comments like "kids will be kids", and/or, "it builds character", etc.....and I heard that shit years ago and it pissed me off, and it still gets me today.

Kids will be kids and only because their parent(s) let them get away with it. My daughter was bullied by a couple of her classmates during middle and high school. She took the higher road and having a parent as a teacher didn't help at all. The parents of the bullying kids fostered this attitude they had with a lot of negative talk about the parent who taught school. When my daughter had success on the field or in the classroom, it was only because of the parent was a teacher. In the end, my daughter is the stronger person these days and has used that strength to overcome a lot and also help others.

Only Todd will know the situation.

[Bully13]

Kids will be kids and only because their parent(s) let them get away with it. My daughter was bullied by a couple of her classmates during middle and high school. She took the higher road and having a parent as a teacher didn't help at all. The parents of the bullying kids fostered this attitude they had with a lot of negative talk about the parent who taught school. When my daughter had success on the field or in the classroom, it was only because of the parent was a teacher. In the end, my daughter is the stronger person these days and has used that strength to overcome a lot and also help others.

Only Todd will know the situation.

Good for you Notsofar. good luck to your daughter.

[MCsMGs]

Coach Cannizaro offered for that kid to come join the team for dinner before a game and sit next to him in the dugout.

Proud of the MSU family!!!!

[RocketDawg]

Yeah, that's a very touching story and really good of Nick, Cannizzaro, and the Tennesse players to show such an interest. Hopefully he takes them up on it. What would really be neat if the Tennessee players followed up and visited him at his school.

[Bully13]

what teachers don't have the balls / authority to do these days (and maybe in the past as well) is to call the bully's parents into to the office and lay down the law. fix your piece of shit kid or he's the 17 out.

[Mutt the Hoople]

None of the kids I bullied in school whined to college football players to protect them.

[BeardoMSU]

None of the kids I bullied in school had to rely on college football players to protect them.

Huh?