tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post1938989566159563609..comments2024-03-25T18:16:27.930-05:00Comments on My Bossier: Airline Baseball coach suspended and disciplinedSmarterGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11769910200366947168noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-63026381518360239682016-05-08T13:28:06.848-05:002016-05-08T13:28:06.848-05:00Toby Todd and his soul crushers are deplorable. Wh...Toby Todd and his soul crushers are deplorable. What ever happened to "coaching" Maybe encourage instead of berate.It's shameful that a non senior player feels so badly that he is playing while a senior is on the bench(we are up 10) He asks coach to be relieved(scared to ask) I've watched as a former player/parent walking around with Todd as if they are baseball Gods. All the while putting enormous pressure on the select few to win- Stop living through your kids. Focus on teaching some damn empathy- giving the glory to GOD- Maybe THEN you would win state- Karma came for them- I hear she's a bit**Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-67505715914462523072016-03-03T08:48:23.924-06:002016-03-03T08:48:23.924-06:00Why even bring his name into conversation? I do ag...Why even bring his name into conversation? I do agree with you though about coach Todd. He is a great coach and always was a great coach even in south Louisiana.<br />"Rangers lead the way"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04124870581270084768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-72500335781353893622016-03-03T08:46:14.111-06:002016-03-03T08:46:14.111-06:00This has nothing to do with Mr machinThis has nothing to do with Mr machinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04124870581270084768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-22328020599077063302012-05-18T23:00:50.255-05:002012-05-18T23:00:50.255-05:00Sorry coach for all the time and effort u put into...Sorry coach for all the time and effort u put into these kids that goes unnoticed because u tried to come with something to motivate Them! U should have been at home spending time with your family where maybe u would have been appreciated! No good deed goes unpunished! Hell I wish my kid would have had a coach who had a little fire in is belly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-66303735286835966342012-04-22T13:20:05.292-05:002012-04-22T13:20:05.292-05:00When a coach curses a child is that not a form of ...When a coach curses a child is that not a form of bulling?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-2748793766515289742012-04-22T11:07:41.124-05:002012-04-22T11:07:41.124-05:00So much time to deal with something so trivial. Sh...So much time to deal with something so trivial. Shouldn't the Bossier Parish School Board spen it's time working on problems like the fact that some children can't go to their assigned middle school without the serious fear of Bullying!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-58871764224502894482012-04-21T12:09:58.548-05:002012-04-21T12:09:58.548-05:00He needs some serious anxiety meds.He needs some serious anxiety meds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-30242204888743377402012-04-19T19:33:08.052-05:002012-04-19T19:33:08.052-05:00quit wasting money on trips to new orleans & c...quit wasting money on trips to new orleans & chicago and asking the tqx payer to pay the billAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-82123855570280912032012-04-19T19:13:23.875-05:002012-04-19T19:13:23.875-05:00When I was in jr. high, we got beat 40 something t...When I was in jr. high, we got beat 40 something to nothing by the other team. In the locker room after the game the coach told us we were the "the biggest bunch of (female body parts) he had ever seen." When I told my dad what the coach said he said, "the coach is right. y'all are a bunch of (female body parts). <br /><br />I guess we were just expected to suck it up and be tough and today we want to raise our boys to be, well, female body parts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-34567678707001186212012-04-17T22:03:13.935-05:002012-04-17T22:03:13.935-05:0011:45. The "old BPSP" machine is referre...11:45. The "old BPSP" machine is referred to these days as "central office".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-35293746784616896352012-04-17T13:36:02.596-05:002012-04-17T13:36:02.596-05:00Another great example of the pussification of Amer...Another great example of the pussification of America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-37491081821020405962012-04-17T13:02:57.247-05:002012-04-17T13:02:57.247-05:00Coach Todd is an awesome coach and a great person....Coach Todd is an awesome coach and a great person. He cares about his players and puts his all into his job for those guys. This is high school, not elementary school. These "kids" are not "kids." They are using plenty of foul language, having sex, etc. etc. If you think they don't know what expletives are, then you are living in a fantasy world. This is just another example of parents trying to dictate everything that goes on in schools. This is part of the reason why many great teachers leave the profession, or never even enter it in the first place. They are tired of putting up with ridiculous, overbearing parents. Once again, this is high school. Get a grip people. What are you going to do, lock your 15-18 year old "kids" in the house for the rest of their lives? Coach Todd deserves an apology. And this FaceBook page should be ashamed for "sensationalizing" this issue/story. Whoever runs this page is just egging on this kind of ridiculous and overbearing attitude of these people. Let's talk about something that really is affecting the high school population in Bossier- like racism, drugs, date rape, etc. Those are some real issues that need public attention!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-58519155192339163632012-04-17T11:45:34.140-05:002012-04-17T11:45:34.140-05:00I know from first-hand experience, when Mr. Machen...I know from first-hand experience, when Mr. Machen was principal at Airline, he let coaches get away with worse than this. They had coaches involved in extramarital affairs with teachers and parents, coaches involved with homosexual activity, coaches involved with and players smoking pot and trying to cover it up, just to name a few that are far worse than sending a link to some players. <br />I agree that the content was not appropriate and Coach Todd displayed poor judgment in sending it. But the people cited above were not dealt with nearly as severe as Coach Todd, if they were dealt with at all, for what I consider worse acts. The only difference, in my opinion, is that the coaches listed above were part of the old BPSB machine, either they had been here a long time or they had political ties to the BPSB, or both. Too bad this coach was not from here, or had old connections to the BPSB, he would probably not be dealing with the “witch hunt” that is going on here. I have spoken with many players that played for Coach Todd and the general consensus is that he knows baseball and is a liked and respected coach. I hope the powers to be, give fair discipline and leave this coach in place, if he is fired, it will be very undeserving considering what Mr. Machen and Airline High School has allowed in the past. <br />I think you are truly sorry for your lapse in judgment and I personally forgive you Coach Todd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-74474712033607866782012-04-17T11:44:18.899-05:002012-04-17T11:44:18.899-05:0010:37 is probably that crybaby parent that went to...10:37 is probably that crybaby parent that went to the school board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-50685328975620698842012-04-17T10:37:02.573-05:002012-04-17T10:37:02.573-05:00We are a sick society when we approve of coaches t...We are a sick society when we approve of coaches talking like that to a group of children. What about English teachers? Should they have the right to drop the F bomb if a child does not do well on a test? Some people think that profanity makes you a big man. It does not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-55844473832557685122012-04-17T09:12:31.335-05:002012-04-17T09:12:31.335-05:00Overreaction all the way. I played sports in high ...Overreaction all the way. I played sports in high school and college. I grew up in the Pittsburgh area. Some coaches did not roll this way. Some did worse than this. Not texting more like throwing chairs, getting in kids faces, pushing them and cussing in the locker room and such. Never really had a bearing on performance either way. At 17-12 this year this bunch needed some motivation anyway. Things are different today. When I picked up my kid from Airline after a football game, they never even took a shower. Explain that. I'm left to guess that a few f bombs, even if they're not made by the so called offending party, makes more on an impression these days given the heightened level of sensitivity about pretty much everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-89677776100316835462012-04-17T09:06:13.607-05:002012-04-17T09:06:13.607-05:00There are many coaches out there that would have g...There are many coaches out there that would have given this kind of butt chewing first hand. At least the coach directed them to a video of one of the most respected college baseball coaches checwing out his players, instead of him giving it to his players first hand. Now that a parent wnt to the School Board and made this public, exceedly more damage has been caused. Those that would have never been exposed to the video, have now been exposed. Instead of stopping at 20 or so baseball players that saw the video, my guess is that at least half of the student body at Airline and many students at other high schools have now seen the video as a result of this parent(s) and the School Board. This should of been handled differently. The first time I read about the Todd incident, I checked out You Tube. I bet that almost everyone that is aware of the Coach Todd supension has been exposed to the video. This includes students. If you have a student at Airline or one of the middle schools that feed into Airline, ask them if they have seen any of the video or if they aware of the content of the video. Coach Todd's action may have exposed 20 or so students to the content of this video, but the School Board (through the action of a supposedly concerned parent) has exposed significanlt more students to this video.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-68155774865955033542012-04-17T08:49:25.124-05:002012-04-17T08:49:25.124-05:00Looks to me to be a good old fashion witch hunt st...Looks to me to be a good old fashion witch hunt stirred up by a parent of a player that doesn't get much playing time. The player is likely a junior or senior that is not nearly as good a player as his parents think he is. My son is a baseball player that is going to Airline next year. Although I would rather not have the coaches send such a video to the players, I understand the purpose of the coaches action. And I know that my son who is an 8th graders has probably already been exposed to this type of language at school. I understand the frustration that many parents of players may have becasue their son does not get the playing time that they think they deserve...but don't cause disruption in the program just because you son doesn't play. This appears to be a petty offense and someone is trying to stir the pot. I may be incorrect in my assessment, but as an outsider, this is my best guess as to what is happening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-18590296812605550722012-04-16T22:40:16.130-05:002012-04-16T22:40:16.130-05:00Walk through any high school parking lot or locker...Walk through any high school parking lot or locker room, and you'll hear this language - from the kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-40927797041581248792012-04-16T22:40:05.396-05:002012-04-16T22:40:05.396-05:00Walk through any high school parking lot or locker...Walk through any high school parking lot or locker room, and you'll hear this language - from the kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-81581350590699545522012-04-16T20:45:37.569-05:002012-04-16T20:45:37.569-05:00Language like this should not be part of the game....Language like this should not be part of the game. Especially not at the high school level. You probably had worse @ss chewings when you played high school ball, but should not have. I cannot believe that more parents are not opposed to their children being treated like this by school officials. Coaches and teachers should be role models.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-30260840552451348822012-04-16T20:04:45.002-05:002012-04-16T20:04:45.002-05:00Are you kidding me? I got worse @ss chewings than...Are you kidding me? I got worse @ss chewings than this video while I played at Airline. That is part of the game, and part of sports. This isn't Dixie Youth anymore parents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-11538970184033680092012-04-16T19:31:25.387-05:002012-04-16T19:31:25.387-05:00I bet your one of those cry baby parents. What th...I bet your one of those cry baby parents. What the real problem? He wont let your kid play? You one of these parents who believes in participation ribbons? Bottom line is he didn't do anything wrong that would warrant this type of punishment. BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-26573920512694654172012-04-16T18:20:13.240-05:002012-04-16T18:20:13.240-05:00Tobty Todd is a jerk. Glad he finally was publicly...Tobty Todd is a jerk. Glad he finally was publicly reprimanded. <br /><br />A coach should set a good example. It's terrible when coaches act this way. Just because some do act like jerks doesn't give the others a "pass" to act like that, too. If its a state or parish rule, what's the fuss over? He should be suspended without pay in my humble opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191599071198288307.post-16120940720271065372012-04-15T20:11:46.210-05:002012-04-15T20:11:46.210-05:00Naw! Bobby can't keep a momocycle upright. I...Naw! Bobby can't keep a momocycle upright. I'm thinkin' Houston Nutt would be our best bet at this point.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.com