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Originally posted by Dan_ref
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Originally posted by rainmaker
To me, it's a parenting issue. The mother is so worried about her little boopsie getting his college scholarship that she doesn't see the person he's becoming...
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I dunno....if it's a 4 year free ride then we are talking about some serious money here, and could possibly be a deal breaker for this kid's ability to get into college. And at that age he already is the kid he's becoming if you ask me. On the other hand, if the kid was really counting on the performance of his final game to get an offer then I suspect he hasn't turned many heads anyway...or maybe it's the mom's lawyer who's building this up. But it doesn't make sense to me for the kid's mom to take this all with just a shrug - in other words I think she did the right thing by her kid.
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I suppose I might agree with you, depending on how she's been handling other situations which we haven't heard about. If he's been a basically good kid, and the mom knows that the opponent that Peeples hugged was an old friend... yea, I could see the mom's response being reasonable. I was reading into the situation a history of "lil boopsie" screwing up, and mom coming to his rescue again and again. The sentences just sound like those types of sentences. And I think Peeples should learn some humility -- it's understandable how the opponent might feel a little taunted. Would Peeples have been as quick to hug his friend if Peeples had just lost by 5 instead of winning?
It does involve big money, you're right, but that shouldn't make or break the deal. If the kids on the team were fighting, they were fighting.
And you are definitely right about his college chances, if he hasn't been spotted by now...