that bih said "his brand". What f*ckin brand your a dt recruit from ft myers get over yourself lmao.
The brand is the school. This is just a larger reflection on where society has evolved over the last 40 years or so.
When I was a kid growing up on Miami Beach, every year we knew our Dolphins team minus the occasional trade and draft. Bob Griese was our QB, AJ Duhe, Nat Moore, Tony Nathan, Duriel Harris, Kuechenberg, Langer, Little, Stephenson... Same if you were a fan of any other team. New England had Steve Grogan, The Jets had Richard Todd...
Mass commercialization with corporate sponsors, tv deals and mass dollars changed everything. A lot of kids are fans of players on their fantasy teams more than having love for the home team. It's just filtered down to these young people from the examples and marketing above.
Anytime I see one of these kids who doesn't play games and sticks by their word, like Shaq Quarterman, I know that in most likelihood, there was a positive adult with values guiding them through things in life.
And the thing is that it's also a testament to those kids to choose differently than their peers. You know
@UknowWhat and parents and big brothers, uncles like
@Brooklyndee should be commended along with the kids.
Unfortunately, this example is more typical of where we are today and I'd prefer to avoid this circus.
Sorry for the long rant.