01-20-2014, 07:26 AM
Having now seen the "rant", I can't quite calibrate why everyone is getting so wrapped up on this. Yes, it was a bit WWF. No, it's not the way I want my kids to behave when they win a big game. Yes, I prefer Andrew Luck's style of winning more than Sherman's. But let's face it, few of us have "walked a mile" in Sherman's shoes. He's had a very different set of life experiences than most of us (okay, I shouldn't speak for most people here, but he's certainly had a different set of challenges from me.) He didn't try to injure Crabtree. He didn't use any foul language (at least not during the public interview). And he backed up his talk with his play (okay, the talk came after the fact, but still.) Sherman is a controversial character, but he plays great, creates great entertainment value, and does a lot of good things for the community he's from. I'm sure there are a lot of worse people representing Stanford University in the business, arts and entertainment world. But their antics go unseen so we can still hail them as models.
I'll continue to root for Sherman but tell my son that there are other ways to win and not be a jerk (see Andrew Luck).
I'll continue to root for Sherman but tell my son that there are other ways to win and not be a jerk (see Andrew Luck).