Re: Is it just me, or is anyone else a little put off by

I agree BlackFriar. What's done is done. I am glad that he is taking responsibility for his actions. I am glad that he is being responsible for his son and doing his best to make sure his son has a great example. I will celebrate the birth of his son, but not the circumstances. Unfortunately, he has already started with a bad example of not being married. nor does it say whether they intend to get married.

For all of you who are condemning Blackfriar....grow up. Understand that the Bible does say no sex before marriage. It is not judgement, it is what has been written. Tank says that he believes in God, follows the Word and wants to lead the right life. The problem is, you cannot pick and chose what to believe and follow. Luckily, for all of us, we are forgiven for our transgressions. Everyone on here wants to congratulate Tank for taking responsibility and for all he has done, me included, but the truth is the truth. Don't blast Blackfriar for calling Tank out.

And the doctors are going to induce labor so that he can play in the game? REALLY? None of you find that to be the least bit questionable? So the game is now more important than the birth of his son? This is the message? Inducing an early birth has far more consequences than going past due date...all sorts of potential birth defects. Yes, the doctors deem this to be acceptable, but they are not God...they make mistakes. There is no way that I would put my child in that path for danger...your child will potentially have to pay for that mistake for the rest of his/her life... no game, no matter how important, is more important than the child's safety.

We also have more than one CB. Tank isn't the entire team. Trust Dabo and BV to be prepared for the game. I would have wanted Tank to play in this game, but actions have consequences. Something some of you seem to forget...if you play, you gotta pay.

And for all you fools that want to start the coot crap....I graduated Clemson in 1993.

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I'm glad I could kick off such a lively discussion, but

Aug 13, 2016, 8:13 PM

... a lot of you missed my point. Or perhaps I didn't make my point very well.

I am not judging Cordrea Tankersley. At his age and in his situation (still a student), not to mention the age/situation of the mother-to-be, I am assuming this was not exactly planned. Still, he is taking responsibility, manning up, and that shows a lot of character. None of us is perfect. It's what you learn from and how you respond to mistakes that show what you're made of. I wish the parents and the baby health and happiness.

I am also not condemning other people who have found themselves in similar situations. My parents, married now for 62 years, were expecting when they married. My brother was also a father-to-be when he married. It has happened to a niece as well. It happens a lot, and it does not mean that the child will have a miserable life. Certainly a child born in those circumstances can be a blessing to its family and beyond. I don't care whether the parents are married or not. But I do care whether parents are making a conscious decision to have a child and are giving the child the best odds to succeed. There are countless great people who have lived through situations like this and are better for it. But you have to admit there are an awful lot of people whose lives have been put on a downward track by an unplanned pregnancy, and some of them never recover.

My criticism was actually aimed at Tigernet and/or Nikki Hood for treating this situation like it is something positive. In my opinion, it is not. We like to think our football program is better than anyone else's, not only from the point of view of athletic accomplishment, but from a moral one as well. We hold our athletes up as heroes and role models, because we trust our coaches to recruit young men of character. Again, I'm not condemning Cordrea: a mistake or two does not mean he's a terrible person. The things that go on at other schools—actual crimes—are far, far worse than what we have here, thank goodness. But I would ask if this particular aspect of his life is something you want your own children to see and just shrug their shoulders and accept as totally okay. This article shrugs its shoulders.

Of all the criticisms of my post, the one that bothered me most was the one that implied that no one is allowed to "talk chit" about Clemson football players, simply because they ARE Clemson football players. I love my alma mater and I love my Tigers, but that doesn't mean nothing they do is ever wrong. You can't take a rusted out '74 Vega and paint it orange and claim it's a Ferrari. One more time: That is not directed at Cordrea Tankersley. It's directed at those whose orange glasses distort everything they see.

Anyway, I'm glad we could have this little discussion Keep those cards and letters comin' in, folks.

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