Extra point extra - blind long snapper gets in live game

PastyStoole

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I'm a little disappointed the other team stood there when the ball is snapped instead of hitting and attempting to block as they usual would. If you're going to put him out there, then the other team can't be expected to stop playing.

I get the sentiment and the heartwarming story, but can we all be honest for a moment here?

Firstly, for some reason, the "Wipe until White" rule that everyone else in the universe follows doesn't apply to blind people, and all of us have to pretend that's 'Ok.' I don't think I'm alone here when I say I could smell that kid through the TV set.

Secondly, the WMU coach should be fired and the entire special teams unit should be running bleachers next practice. Who the hell gives up when you're down 17 with over three minutes left? Let's say you take your two biggest nose tackles and line them up on top of center. Have them blow the kid up at the line. Maybe you get a bad snap maybe you get a blocked kick that you return the other way. Now you're down 15 with the ball and you got something to work with. If nothing else, you send a message that you can't treat a big time college football game like it's the special olympics.

Lastly, and completely off topic, I can't hear the term "Deep Snapper" without thinking they're talking about the mother of the Pouncey twins. They were apparently 16 lbs. each at birth.
 

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This thread reminds me of:

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I get the sentiment and the heartwarming story, but can we all be honest for a moment here?

Firstly, for some reason, the "Wipe until White" rule that everyone else in the universe follows doesn't apply to blind people, and all of us have to pretend that's 'Ok.' I don't think I'm alone here when I say I could smell that kid through the TV set.

Secondly, the WMU coach should be fired and the entire special teams unit should be running bleachers next practice. Who the hell gives up when you're down 17 with over three minutes left? Let's say you take your two biggest nose tackles and line them up on top of center. Have them blow the kid up at the line. Maybe you get a bad snap maybe you get a blocked kick that you return the other way. Now you're down 15 with the ball and you got something to work with. If nothing else, you send a message that you can't treat a big time college football game like it's the special olympics.

Lastly, and completely off topic, I can't hear the term "Deep Snapper" without thinking they're talking about the mother of the Pouncey twins. They were apparently 16 lbs. each at birth.


This is such a poor attempt at humor.

You can neither line up directly over the long snapper nor "blow him up". Its a 15yard UC penalty. 2 of those gets you booted from the game. In HS, it gets you booted from the next game as well.
 

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This is such a poor attempt at humor.

You can neither line up directly over the long snapper nor "blow him up". Its a 15yard UC penalty. 2 of those gets you booted from the game. In HS, it gets you booted from the next game as well.

Psstt, one should never take Pasty too seriously.
 

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Good God. Now they're turning Pro Day into the Special Olympics too. When is it going to end? Are they eventually going to put this poor kid into an NFL game and pretend it's real? How long can they carry this sham on for?

Blind LS Olson participates at USC pro day

I don’t know, I give this kid some serious respect. He put up 17 reps in the bench press and had a pretty decent 40 yard dash time as well. Who knows what it could’ve been if he’d run it in a straight line.
 

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He put up 17 reps in the bench press
That's the most embarrassing part of this whole thing. They put two 25 pound plates on the bar and told him he was benching "Two Twenty Five." Ugh. It reminded me of this:
 

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