Has anyone read this story?
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2012/...rterbacks.html
I can say that I am not sure how I would have reacted in this situation, but the article infuriated me. To berate a young who was just a part of a fumble that cost Army the win, as well as being the last play of his college career, infuriates me. To mock him for showing emotion because he is military while apparently having never served yourself is a travesty.
The last lines of the article are "The cameras were focused on a college football player, but the problem is the only thing some people saw was a future Army officer." Tim Tebow is glorified, almost to a point of idolatry, for his emotion, but just because Trent Steelman is a future Army officer, he must stay steeled even in the face of defeat.
I agree that in combat or times of extreme stress when your team is looking at you for strength, maybe breaking down is not the best avenue of approach. But after your last college football game ever, a devasting loss at that, to me shows that he gave his all and wanted more than anything to bring the win home for Army. That he was that invested in the outcome. He left all he had on the field and probably felt like he let the entire branch of service down not just his teammates. I, personally, would have been more questioning had he not shown a bit of emotion.
And to be an article from the Columbus, Georgia newspaper is even more flabbergasting. Without Ft. Benning, Columbus would be an even smaller blip on the map. This article, to me, is just not a good showing.
This seems to be more like it:
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2...army-navy-game
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