A very nice gesture. Too bad the kid didn't get to see the play go down.
I hope that the gesture brings comfort to Montana's family. The thing that really hits me, though, is how Weis managed to turn something that could have sounded like a Hallmark movie into a "teachable moment". It's his team who really got the gift from this: a dose of perspective, a sense of where they are in the scheme of things. There is plenty of temptation for a Div I football hero to be a thug, but maybe realizing that a ten-year-old kid, staring his own death in the face, was still looking at them, will make some of those players more conscious of the eyes on them, and more concerned about how they conduct themselves. For every ten-year-old dying of a brain tumor, there are many more still alive, and still watching. Kudos to Weis for getting the lesson across without banging his gums about it overmuch. Just one thing... The players represent the fans who pay their salaries In theory, these players don't have salaries. And Weis's "men" are mostly boys, regardless of their chronological age.
Hey- that was a classy move by Charlie. Not to mention it was a 13 yard gain. The TE made a great effort to grab the ball and have the awareness to jump over the defender and get the first down. Im sure the boy would be happy to see his play executed perfectly on the field- a real classy move.
At the risk of sounding heartless, can I ask a question: on the play, the announcers said Fasano's leap over the defender would have been illegal in college football up until a few years ago. What was the point of that rule?
Dios se la paga/ The Lord will pay him for his good deeds. RJG
Very emotional I took time from briefing torts to read it-glad I did. What a moving story.
Should have called a Hail Mary.
I've never been an ND fan. From now on, as long as Weis is coaching the team, I'll root for ND football.
