OL Jacob Gannon has left the ISU program

[Tornado man]

I just cannot fathom criticism someone for realizing there may be more to life than playing football, like say, his health and his career beyond football for the rest of his life?

Look at all the people who get done playing football, have no idea what to do with their lives, and end up living lives on the wrong side of the law. I cited an example earlier-- Max Hall, QB at BYU and a few years in the NFL, just got busted for cocaine possession and stealing from a Best Buy. A lot of people find their identity in sports and sports only and have no idea what to do when their playing days are over, which is why I can't find fault in someone realizing he was at a crossroads and picked his future over a few more months of football.

I just find it ridiculous to vilify a guy for seeing that there is more in life than football, but based on the responses I see there may not be more to life than football for some of you, which is unfortunate.

This is hilarious. So by your reasoning, we should see football scholar-athletes all over the place - at Harvard, Northwestern, Princeton, Penn, Brown, etc. - walking out on their teammates and quitting football during the season because "there's more to life than football," and their "identity isn't tied to the sport." Yet I don't see it much. Do you?

 

[CyCy]

Well at least on the post game call-in show Chris and Jack will be able to use the "We're so young" excuse for like the 4th year in a row.

 

[AMarner32]

By the way, anybody know what Zack Spears was referring to when he replied to Trey Scott on Twitter???

"Shut up dude. Like you know the whole situation... Or him."

Obviously it implies Gannon is going through something difficult in his personal life, that type of thing. Anybody know about that?

 

[dosry5]

Wait, weren't you above the internet and didn't need it?
now if it was big daddy Kane, you'd have a valid point, but try 15 years.

Settle down Francis.....I kid because I care.

 

[Aclone]

There have been ~3 people now that said Gannon walked out of yesterday's practice.

This. Inclsuding the guy who actually did his research, and talked to Gannon's cousin--about fifteen pages ago.

So much for the haters and conspiracy theorists.

 

[CyDude16]

By the way, anybody know what Zack Spears was referring to when he replied to Trey Scott on Twitter???

"Shut up dude. Like you know the whole situation... Or him."

Obviously it implies Gannon is going through something difficult in his personal life, that type of thing. Anybody know about that?

no zack spears is just a toolbag.

 

[clonedude]

A lot of people seem to be saying... "How could he do this to his team?".

I was thinking... what if he did this in fact because he DID care about his team? Gannon did not play well last week at all, and if his heart just isn't into it, then maybe quitting will be better for the team overall?

I'd rather have someone that cares out there protecting the QB than someone who doesn't, that's for sure.

But yes, something isn't quite right within the program right now. I think Mangino can get pretty rough sometimes, as we saw at KU. It was the reason he basically got canned there. And after Saturday's performance, I'm sure it hasn't been a pleasant week at practice, and it shouldn't be.

Normally, I think Gannon probably sucks it up and fights through all of this, but with only one class left til graduation and basically one foot out the door already, he just said the hell with it. At this point, the team is better off without him IMO. It didn't look like he was into it last Saturday, and I can't imagine it getting better as the season wore on, so if you aren't "All In", then you might as well be out.

It's going to be a VERY long season folks! Bet the mortgage on KSU to cover this weekend.

 

[NorthCyd]

Quitting makes a lot of sense sometimes. Society always views quitting as bad, but it's not always bad.

http://freakonomics.com/2014/05/29/the-upside-of-quitting-a-freakonomics-radio-rebroadcast/

Like when Joshua learned futility in Wargames by playing tic-tac-toe? Of course that doesn't speak very highly of the current situation in our football program.

 

[RubyClone]

I just cannot fathom criticism someone for realizing there may be more to life than playing football, like say, his health and his career beyond football for the rest of his life?

Look at all the people who get done playing football, have no idea what to do with their lives, and end up living lives on the wrong side of the law. I cited an example earlier-- Max Hall, QB at BYU and a few years in the NFL, just got busted for cocaine possession and stealing from a Best Buy. A lot of people find their identity in sports and sports only and have no idea what to do when their playing days are over, which is why I can't find fault in someone realizing he was at a crossroads and picked his future over a few more months of football.

I just find it ridiculous to vilify a guy for seeing that there is more in life than football, but based on the responses I see there may not be more to life than football for some of you, which is unfortunate.

None of this occurred to him two weeks ago?

The timing is the problem - not so much the decision.

Nobody is saying he can't make the decision. If this were a "my mom has a terminal disease and I want to spend what time is left with her" - nobody says a peep, pretty much guaranteed. If he's tired of it ala Jensen and doesn't leave his teammates and coaches in a lurch - a lot less problem. But to play one game and say "**** it"... better be ready to take some heat pal. Particularly when you're trying to "focus on academics" on someone else's nickel. And one can't really much blame others to jump to conclusions, when you've publicly stated that your reason is you're "burned out"

 

[AMarner32]

no zack spears is just a toolbag.

Yeah, I kinda figured.

 

[CyDude16]

Timing and how he did it is why I can't respect his decision, too bad we can't get that scholarship back.

 

[bawbie]

I just cannot fathom criticism someone for realizing there may be more to life than playing football, like say, his health and his career beyond football for the rest of his life?

I just find it ridiculous to vilify a guy for seeing that there is more in life than football, but based on the responses I see there may not be more to life than football for some of you, which is unfortunate.

I specifically said I'm not vilifying him for making that decision. I'm criticizing him for the timing, and suspecting there is something more because the decision you describe is made calmly and rationally, not when you are ****** off during practice.

 

[WalkingCY]

Timing and how he did it is why I can't respect his decision, too bad we can't get that scholarship back.

Agree here.

 

[Wesley]

I don't give sources, sorry. Was told he left in the middle of the practice after declaring "I'm sick of this ****."

What an exit.

 

[HiltonTrice22]

Gannon has done more positive things for this program than a lot of us ever have or will, I just hope Gannon weighed his decision and was sure that it was the best decision regarding his future.

 

[Wesley]

Let's hope that everything goes wrong just this one year and we win it all next year. Maybe all of this adversity will pull the team together. It worked for Wild Thing and the Indians.

That was last year.

 

[CyDude16]

Gannon has done more positive things for this program than a lot of us ever have or will, I just hope Gannon weighed his decision and was sure that it was the best decision regarding his future.

Pretty sure our donations, season tickets do more. Not trying to downplay players sacrifices, but without us, where is that scholarship, etc. coming from?

 

[tyler24]

If you walk out on your team it shows you as a weakness. Gannon may be a good player, but it shows a lot of weakness that one cannot handle something on the field. I'm sure he has sacrificed a lot, but to do that to your team is selfish unless it is for family problems. Champions are made when adversity hits and they respond, Gannon is not showing that will to want to work harder the right the ship. Bring on the next man.

 

[ljm4cy]

Re: Timing of Gannon's decision

Maybe he used the knowledge gained from the Leath/Bubu ordeal. Announce your decision later rather than sooner. Who cares what the impact is on the team.

baffled:

 

[BoxsterCy]

A lot of people seem to be saying... "How could he do this to his team?".

I was thinking... what if he did this in fact because he DID care about his team? Gannon did not play well last week at all, and if his heart just isn't into it, then maybe quitting will be better for the team overall?

I'd rather have someone that cares out there protecting the QB than someone who doesn't, that's for sure.

But yes, something isn't quite right within the program right now. I think Mangino can get pretty rough sometimes, as we saw at KU. It was the reason he basically got canned there. And after Saturday's performance, I'm sure it hasn't been a pleasant week at practice, and it shouldn't be.

Normally, I think Gannon probably sucks it up and fights through all of this, but with only one class left til graduation and basically one foot out the door already, he just said the hell with it. At this point, the team is better off without him IMO. It didn't look like he was into it last Saturday, and I can't imagine it getting better as the season wore on, so if you aren't "All In", then you might as well be out.

It's going to be a VERY long season folks! Bet the mortgage on KSU to cover this weekend.

1. We rally and play our ***** off

or

2. We fold up like a broken lawn chair.

We'll know which by 2:00. Not sure I would bet one way or the other.