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"The summer before my senior year of college, I’m playing minor-league baseball. I called my football coach at NC State and said, ‘Hey coach, I’d like to come back for my senior year.’ He told me I wasn’t coming back. He said, ‘Listen son, you’re never going to play in the National Football League. You’re too small. There’s no chance. You’ve got no shot. Give it up.’ Of course, I’m on this side of the phone saying, ‘So you’re telling me I’m not coming back to NC State? I won’t see the field?’ He said, ‘No son, you won’t see the field.’ Now this was everything I had worked for. And now it was completely gone. If I wanted to follow my dream I had to leave NC State. I had no idea if I would get a second chance somewhere else.

Reverend Mike {l Wrote}:I also doubt that's an accurate recounting of the conversation. I'm not a TOB apologist at all, but I think rusty is full of shit. The original story was that the headless jortsman didn't want Wilson to play baseball but he did it anyway.

Mike_S {l Wrote}:http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/former-nc-state-teammate-slams-russell-wilson-on-facebook

Funniest part is that this guy disgrees with Wilson but is still no fan of O'Brien!!

BostonCollege1 {l Wrote}:

Mike_S {l Wrote}:http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/former-nc-state-teammate-slams-russell-wilson-on-facebook

Funniest part is that this guy disgrees with Wilson but is still no fan of O'Brien!!

"I think it is pretty well known how much I despise O'Brien on a molecular level..." I want to hear the rest of that story.

claver2010 {l Wrote}:a soulless ginger sips on his ice tea

"The summer before my senior year of college, I’m playing minor-league baseball. I called my football coach at NC State and said, ‘Hey coach, I’d like to come back for my senior year.’ He told me I wasn’t coming back. He said, ‘Listen son, you’re never going to play in the National Football League. You’re too small. There’s no chance. You’ve got no shot. Give it up.’ Of course, I’m on this side of the phone saying, ‘So you’re telling me I’m not coming back to NC State? I won’t see the field?’ He said, ‘No son, you won’t see the field.’ Now this was everything I had worked for. And now it was completely gone. If I wanted to follow my dream I had to leave NC State. I had no idea if I would get a second chance somewhere else.

rktbrkr {l Wrote}:A happy ending for both O'B and Wilson!

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

rktbrkr {l Wrote}:A happy ending for both O'B and Wilson!

damn, you're still here? i was hoping you and higgi went off on some horrible poster ritual suicide retreat

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

rktbrkr {l Wrote}:A happy ending for both O'B and Wilson!

damn, you're still here? i was hoping you and higgi went off on some horrible poster ritual suicide retreat

I thought hansen's funding for that endeavor got locked up with the new indoor practice facility.

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

rktbrkr {l Wrote}:A happy ending for both O'B and Wilson!

damn, you're still here? i was hoping you and higgi went off on some horrible poster ritual suicide retreat

I thought hansen's funding for that endeavor got locked up with the new indoor practice facility.

hansen isn't man enough to keep a single mom interested. you think he's man enough to pull off a ritual suicide.

ps - this one feels a little over the line, even for me

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

rktbrkr {l Wrote}:A happy ending for both O'B and Wilson!

damn, you're still here? i was hoping you and higgi went off on some horrible poster ritual suicide retreat

I thought hansen's funding for that endeavor got locked up with the new indoor practice facility.

hansen isn't man enough to keep a single mom interested. you think he's man enough to pull off a ritual suicide.

ps - this one feels a little over the line, even for me

I was going to hansenpost this but I didn't want to be complicit.

DrJackRyan {l Wrote}:

claver2010 {l Wrote}:a soulless ginger sips on his ice tea

"The summer before my senior year of college, I’m playing minor-league baseball. I called my football coach at NC State and said, ‘Hey coach, I’d like to come back for my senior year.’ He told me I wasn’t coming back. He said, ‘Listen son, you’re never going to play in the National Football League. You’re too small. There’s no chance. You’ve got no shot. Give it up.’ Of course, I’m on this side of the phone saying, ‘So you’re telling me I’m not coming back to NC State? I won’t see the field?’ He said, ‘No son, you won’t see the field.’ Now this was everything I had worked for. And now it was completely gone. If I wanted to follow my dream I had to leave NC State. I had no idea if I would get a second chance somewhere else.

4-2-1-3-5

vegasEagle {l Wrote}:

DrJackRyan {l Wrote}:

claver2010 {l Wrote}:a soulless ginger sips on his ice tea

"The summer before my senior year of college, I’m playing minor-league baseball. I called my football coach at NC State and said, ‘Hey coach, I’d like to come back for my senior year.’ He told me I wasn’t coming back. He said, ‘Listen son, you’re never going to play in the National Football League. You’re too small. There’s no chance. You’ve got no shot. Give it up.’ Of course, I’m on this side of the phone saying, ‘So you’re telling me I’m not coming back to NC State? I won’t see the field?’ He said, ‘No son, you won’t see the field.’ Now this was everything I had worked for. And now it was completely gone. If I wanted to follow my dream I had to leave NC State. I had no idea if I would get a second chance somewhere else.

4-2-1-3-5

POST OF THE YEAR
Made my day.
Thank You Dr Jack

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

rktbrkr {l Wrote}:A happy ending for both O'B and Wilson!

damn, you're still here? i was hoping you and higgi went off on some horrible poster ritual suicide retreat

I thought hansen's funding for that endeavor got locked up with the new indoor practice facility.

hansen isn't man enough to keep a single mom interested. you think he's man enough to pull off a ritual suicide.

ps - this one feels a little over the line, even for me

hansen {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

rktbrkr {l Wrote}:A happy ending for both O'B and Wilson!

damn, you're still here? i was hoping you and higgi went off on some horrible poster ritual suicide retreat

I thought hansen's funding for that endeavor got locked up with the new indoor practice facility.

hansen isn't man enough to keep a single mom interested. you think he's man enough to pull off a ritual suicide.

ps - this one feels a little over the line, even for me

I'm at my best when people underestimate me.

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

hansen {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

rktbrkr {l Wrote}:A happy ending for both O'B and Wilson!

damn, you're still here? i was hoping you and higgi went off on some horrible poster ritual suicide retreat

I thought hansen's funding for that endeavor got locked up with the new indoor practice facility.

hansen isn't man enough to keep a single mom interested. you think he's man enough to pull off a ritual suicide.

ps - this one feels a little over the line, even for me

I'm at my best when people underestimate me.

when has that ever accurately happened?

angrychicken {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

hansen {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

rktbrkr {l Wrote}:A happy ending for both O'B and Wilson!

damn, you're still here? i was hoping you and higgi went off on some horrible poster ritual suicide retreat

I thought hansen's funding for that endeavor got locked up with the new indoor practice facility.

hansen isn't man enough to keep a single mom interested. you think he's man enough to pull off a ritual suicide.

ps - this one feels a little over the line, even for me

I'm at my best when people underestimate me.

when has that ever accurately happened?

I'm not sure he's ever even been estimated, let alone underestimated.

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

angrychicken {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

hansen {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

rktbrkr {l Wrote}:A happy ending for both O'B and Wilson!

damn, you're still here? i was hoping you and higgi went off on some horrible poster ritual suicide retreat

I thought hansen's funding for that endeavor got locked up with the new indoor practice facility.

hansen isn't man enough to keep a single mom interested. you think he's man enough to pull off a ritual suicide.

ps - this one feels a little over the line, even for me

I'm at my best when people underestimate me.

when has that ever accurately happened?

I'm not sure he's ever even been estimated, let alone underestimated.

in thinking about it, I'd bet his "run in circles" coaches estimated him but don't know if he ever went under their estimates.

We do know he never went under their wives or daughters

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

vegasEagle {l Wrote}:

DrJackRyan {l Wrote}:

claver2010 {l Wrote}:a soulless ginger sips on his ice tea

"The summer before my senior year of college, I’m playing minor-league baseball. I called my football coach at NC State and said, ‘Hey coach, I’d like to come back for my senior year.’ He told me I wasn’t coming back. He said, ‘Listen son, you’re never going to play in the National Football League. You’re too small. There’s no chance. You’ve got no shot. Give it up.’ Of course, I’m on this side of the phone saying, ‘So you’re telling me I’m not coming back to NC State? I won’t see the field?’ He said, ‘No son, you won’t see the field.’ Now this was everything I had worked for. And now it was completely gone. If I wanted to follow my dream I had to leave NC State. I had no idea if I would get a second chance somewhere else.

4-2-1-3-5

POST OF THE YEAR
Made my day.
Thank You Dr Jack

this was a contest that was held years (maybe even decades ago at this point). there were strong opinions on whether scrush2 or scrush4 was the ultimate winner. i forget which side i was on then but assume i would choose scrush4 now just based on sheer age