People become vestiges to their needs, or perceived needs. Most everyone has a hole they are trying to fill. His is obviously bigger than most.
Jake Knott-- Updates
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Sounds like a good opportunity for the Cyclone community (read: staff) to reach out to a falling brother. Surely there's a place for Jake in football in some capacity.
Somebody needs to help him, but bringing him around the team doesn't sound like a good idea.
I won't judge his actions or speculate as to what is causing them, but I am disappointed to hear about it. I hope/pray he gets things turned around.
He was one of the greats, and he deserves our love in good and bad times.
He was one of the greats, and he deserves our love in good and bad times.
I'm not going to excuse his behavior if he indeed committed theft, but to pile on and go overboard with a reaction like the above is excessive.
It seems like Knott needs help right now. The program would be better served to bring him closer at a time like this and show it cares rather than "kick him to the curb" as you seem to advocate. Maybe someone within the program will reach out to him either formally or informally?
And, if you want to look at it from the selfish perspective of "how does it benefit the program to not kick him out", instead of simply the perspective that we should help others in need, consider that showing compassion and understanding after a former player has made a mistake is a teaching moment and something that future recruits may see and realize that being a Cyclone means being in a family. Selfishly, it's in our interest to not "excommunicate" a former player who made a mistake.
We don't kick ours to the curb. We all make mistakes. Hope he gets some help. I'm pulling for him.
Agree. Just look at what it did to Ryan Leaf...not that he was the greatest person before his addiction but it shows what lengths they will go to to get opiates once they're unable to get prescriptions.
Read that last line again. Now go look up scientific studies and process.
I'm 100% sure no one knows jack for sure until there is a control group etc.
That was my thought last night @ChrisMWilliams All the influential folks that would have him come to golf outings and other things should reach out and let him know they are around to help as needed.
He won't go to therapy or rehab. He's parents have tried to get him to go for his pain killer addiction after he stole thousands of dollars from a former roommate he had to pay for pain killers, and he refuses to go
iowa is a involuntary commitment state.
loved ones can help.
thankfully the law is involved now.... dude needs help.
I'm in the camp that his current state is in some form or fashion from the physical and mental sacrifices he made while at ISU. Get well, Jake.
The end of anything that one gives their all to can change a person, particularly a sport in which it's encouraged to consume addictive substances for pain while at the same time hitting things with your head.
The end of anything that one gives their all to can change a person, particularly a sport in which it's encouraged to consume addictive substances for pain while at the same time hitting things with your head.
Involuntary for 48 hours then they have to prove further commitment in court which is MUCH tougher. The 48 hours essentially allows an evaluation to make sure the person is not an IMMEDIATE threat to self or others. This is not a theoretical threat.
If you are close enough to the family to have this "inside info", then you should be close enough to the family to not be piling on.
