Butch and players visit students injured in Chattanooga bus crash

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I am not smart enough to know how to link the story but today Butch and Derek Barnett, Alvin Kamara, Jalen Reeves-Maybin and Alex Jones went to Chattanooga to meet children that were injured in a bus crash. They met with them at the hospital, took pictures, handed out shirts and signed autographs. They plan to honor them at the spring game.

For all the angst over missing the SEC championship game and the jokes about the "champions of life" quote I think we can all agree that at least on this matter he gets it.
 
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Unfortunately the Nashville radio show hosts and some of our fans will criticize Butch and the players for doing this for these children....................
 
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orangeluvr said:
Hope that school services contractor gets sued out of existence and the person that hired them gets fired.
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come on man...we're having a "come together" moment here...there's other places for that...please...:thud:

PS. Good on you Butch and all the Vol brothers...:rock::thumbsup::salute:
 
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madbamahater said:
Unfortunately the Nashville radio show hosts and some of our fans will criticize Butch and the players for doing this for these children....................
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This is crazy. No one will bash this move...class act. Give credit where credit is due. Quit being dramatic
 
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madbamahater said:
Unfortunately the Nashville radio show hosts and some of our fans will criticize Butch and the players for doing this for these children....................
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Id be happy to condemn any that do from either group.

Feel free to post those comments.
 
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BeecherVol said:
Id be happy to condemn any that do from either group.

Feel free to post those comments.
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damn skippy...if anyone ridicules Butch and the boys for visiting those kids I'll be making some comments of my own...and they won't be kind at all...:no::no::banghead2:

GO VOLS...BEAT VANDY!
 
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I'd like to leave Barnett in the room alone with the driver for about fifteen minutes...

I'd volunteer to pick up the pieces, but I'm not sure there would even be that much left.
 
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RollerVol said:
come on man...we're having a "come together" moment here...there's other places for that...please...:thud:

PS. Good on you Butch and all the Vol brothers...:rock::thumbsup::salute:
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Can't please all the people all the time, especially the ones on here, And I stand by my post. That's the way things work in the real world. How can one not be saddened by this tragic mishap. One of the children's mother complained to school officials after her children and other children told her the driver would drink ,speed , and cuss on the bus route. This was two weeks prior to mishap. Unfortunately her complaints and letter fell on deaf ears.
 
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I am very frustrated and critical of the job he is doing lately, but I will put all of that aside and say this is first class.
 
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Class act. They represent the university & the team well. Should be applauded & appreciated for making a difference in the community.
 
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orangeluvr said:
Can't please all the people all the time, especially the ones on here, And I stand by my post. That's the way things work in the real world. How can one not be saddened by this tragic mishap. One of the children's mother complained to school officials after her children and other children told her the driver would drink ,speed , and cuss on the bus route. This was two weeks prior to mishap. Unfortunately her complaints and letter fell on deaf ears.
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the post was about the good that Butch and "our" Vols were showing toward the kids after the tragedy...not as judge and jury for the perpetrator...that will be taken care of on it's on...and I stand by my statement also...:good!:

GO VOLS...ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD!
 
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orangeluvr said:
Hope that school services contractor gets sued out of existence and the person that hired them gets fired.
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We had a bus crash in Huntsville 10 years ago, 4 children died. Lawsuits were filed against the school system, bus company, DOT, concrete company that supplied the concrete on the overpass and anyone else with money. Dont know how they ended up.

In this case, lawsuits will be difficult for anyone except the dri er and company that hired him, because the accident was a direct result of the drivers neglect.

Good job Coach.
 
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A great tribute to the character on this team.The children and families were heartened. Incidentally, the driver has been charged with five counts of vehicular homicide. Nothing but a tragedy.
 
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Butch is exactly the kind of man (not just coach) we need after all that we've been through the last 10 years. He's restored integrity to the program and brought what appears to be a very genuine compassion with him. His players are reflecting that too. Wouldn't care if we never won another NC if this behavior was year in and year out and we were always competitive.
 
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Ostrich said:
Butch is exactly the kind of man (not just coach) we need after all that we've been through the last 10 years. He's restored integrity to the program and brought what appears to be a very genuine compassion with him. His players are reflecting that too. Wouldn't care if we never won another NC if this behavior was year in and year out and we were always competitive.
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You're gonna get roasted by others for accepting mediocrity. I somewhat agree with you, but others won't
 
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