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[Falconballer]

You guys are jokes. You can critize anyone and everyone you want but I cant? I can recall many players that have played with much worse injuries than a finger and they played WR. Cornelius Mcgrady had the same injury to his right middle finger (tore every tendon). He never missed a game. Charles Sharon broke his pinky finger. Brandon Jones dislocated this thumb. Cole Magner broke multiple fingers and had a huge gash down this finger webbing. (those were just WR mind you). I just dont understand how you cannot play? You guys get all over the coaches but it doesnt seem to mean very much to these players thats why they are losing. They arent tough, and they fold when things get hard. I mean Partridge was in a blue jersey all through 2-a-days so he wouldnt get hit. If that isnt pathetic then I dont know what is. He is frail and he need so suck it up and play. Thats what football is all about. But you guys wouldnt know anything about that because you have never put pads on in your life. I mean the first 2 weeks of the season you all where ready to hand Sheehan the heisman. Now after a couple bad outings you want him benched? Please, the kid is a sophmore and is learning everyday out.

[Falcon137]

I don't mean to supress people's opinion but can an administrator keep this clown from making these type of threads?

[Falconballer]

Explain what kinds of lines I have crossed by my comments? I provided facts that help my point. Explain how my comments are out of line?

[Warthog]

Do you know for a fact what Partridge's injury is?

[Falconballer]

Nope. I know only what you guys said it was. If it is a lone finger then the amount of pain that a lone finger can cause should not be able to hold our best player off the field. As I said before I have witnessed others play through lots of pain because they refused to let thier teammates down. Now dont get me wrong. I love CP and think he is our best player. However, I dont think he is tough whatsoever when it comes to pain. He has courage but lacks toughness.

[h2oville rocket]

I know Partridge has been injured a lot over his career but I have a certain grudging admiration for his play and his courage. Last year at UT we win about 45-14 without Partridge. He was BG's offense, we knew he was and still couldn't totally stop him. He took some monster hits and showed no fear of going across the middle or making a catch in traffic.

I broke a thumb in a basketball game in the first minute once and played every minute of the game and all thos the rest of the year. Had a nearly identical injury two years later and the docs shut me down for two months, difference being the location of the break and the likliehood of the connection to the tendon snapping off. Point is that neither you nor I know what the injury is but Partridge seems like a pretty tough kid to me- just kind of star-crossed. I hope he is OK for the UT game. I'd like to see us beat you at your best.

[zeket10]

Cory is a beast check out last year at the toledo game he caught every catch AT threw at him. AND THE OHIO STATE GAME! Ey whoever wrote this post must be a new student at his first ever football game or been hiding the past 3 years.

[Jacobs4Heisman]

You guys are jokes.

A neutron walks into a bar. "I'd like a beer" he says. The bartender promptly serves up a beer. "How much will that be?" asks the neutron.
"For you?" replies the bartender, "no charge."

HA! Now THAT's a joke!

[Falcon137]

You guys are jokes.

A neutron walks into a bar. "I'd like a beer" he says. The bartender promptly serves up a beer. "How much will that be?" asks the neutron.
"For you?" replies the bartender, "no charge."

HA! Now THAT's a joke!

haha, a good one at that.

[Bleeding Orange]

Falconballer, I'm assuming that you are young, hormonal, just plain angry at the world, or possibly all of the above, so I'm going to endeavor to be very calm and rational in answering your question.

Yes, you did present what you believed to be facts, but to what everyone else seems to be simple projection and conjecture. If I am wrong in that assumption, please forgive me, but at the same time, please indulge me, nonetheless.

None of us know Corey on a personal level, and I'm assuming that assumption includes you, so none of us can know what truly lies in his heart. What we all do know, having watched him play and read his comments on various games, is that the kid has an absolute ton of heart and pride in both himself, and this university. His family exudes those exact same characteristics. We know that he is willing to put his body on the line over the middle to gain even a few yards for his team. We know that he has been injured throughout his career, but watching him play every week, it is very easy for us to understand, and most importantly respect, the reasons for his injuries. Indeed, everyone at this level is playing for the time that they see on the field, and no one is being paid nearly enough to feel compelled to sit a single play out.

But more meaningful than all of this is that Corey is a Falcon. He is a student at Bowling Green, and he is, therefore, our brother. He will one day recieve the same diploma that you have, or will have, and that I, too, have recieved. He will go out into the world and attempt to be successful, and his success will be our success, too. This is a concept that a lot of students do not understand until they have graduated, and I'm not sure that I fully realized it while enrolled at that great institution. But I do now, and so do 99% of the people who participate in these discussions.

It is because of this realization, and indeed, reality, that we find these types of comments to be not only absurd, but deeply, deeply offensive. Yes, we do question the coaches decisions. And, yes, we do question players performances from time to time. What is taboo, though, is to question a player's toughness, and by doing so, consequently, a player's character. This is the reason that your comments, however well-intentioned you may believe them to be, have sparked so much derision here. Similarly, other posters who, in their emotion following a disappointing loss, questioned the character of a certain back-up punt returner in much the same fashion as you have Corey's, recieved much the same reaction. You're not the only one to get lost in your emotions - Lord knows we all have at times - but we all need to learn from those mistakes, and I hope that some of this may have helped you in some small way.

[jpfalcon09]

You guys are jokes. You can critize anyone and everyone you want but I cant? I can recall many players that have played with much worse injuries than a finger and they played WR. Cornelius Mcgrady had the same injury to his right middle finger (tore every tendon). He never missed a game. Charles Sharon broke his pinky finger. Brandon Jones dislocated this thumb. Cole Magner broke multiple fingers and had a huge gash down this finger webbing. (those were just WR mind you). I just dont understand how you cannot play? You guys get all over the coaches but it doesnt seem to mean very much to these players thats why they are losing. They arent tough, and they fold when things get hard. I mean Partridge was in a blue jersey all through 2-a-days so he wouldnt get hit. If that isnt pathetic then I dont know what is. He is frail and he need so suck it up and play. Thats what football is all about. But you guys wouldnt know anything about that because you have never put pads on in your life. I mean the first 2 weeks of the season you all where ready to hand Sheehan the heisman. Now after a couple bad outings you want him benched? Please, the kid is a sophmore and is learning everyday out.

Until you can go out there and do better, I suggest you watch what you say, buddy. We all have opinions, obviously...but when you question the character of someone you don't know and obviously have little respect for, it brings into question your own morals and values.

Corey has played hard every game since he's been a Falcon. He gets dinged up, that's his game, that's who he is, but he has persevered through and shown his heart and pride to be a Bowling Green Falcon. Who the hell are you to question his heart and pride? Go put on some pads, a helmet, run across the middle of the field, take your licks and get back to me on how you feel afterwards.

Until then, I would suggest you quit embarrassing yourself. Emotions aside, I would advise you to think hard about what you're going to post next time. May your lesson be learned.

[bgsufalcon24]

You guys are jokes. You can critize anyone and everyone you want but I cant? I can recall many players that have played with much worse injuries than a finger and they played WR. Cornelius Mcgrady had the same injury to his right middle finger (tore every tendon). He never missed a game. Charles Sharon broke his pinky finger. Brandon Jones dislocated this thumb. Cole Magner broke multiple fingers and had a huge gash down this finger webbing. (those were just WR mind you). I just dont understand how you cannot play? You guys get all over the coaches but it doesnt seem to mean very much to these players thats why they are losing. They arent tough, and they fold when things get hard. I mean Partridge was in a blue jersey all through 2-a-days so he wouldnt get hit. If that isnt pathetic then I dont know what is. He is frail and he need so suck it up and play. Thats what football is all about. But you guys wouldnt know anything about that because you have never put pads on in your life. I mean the first 2 weeks of the season you all where ready to hand Sheehan the heisman. Now after a couple bad outings you want him benched? Please, the kid is a sophmore and is learning everyday out.

Can I ask you something? How do you expect to play WR with a broken finger? Huh? How would you catch the ball without injuring it further, especially if the break is severe?

For somebody acting all high and mighty, you seem to have forgotten what exactly CP does on the field. Partridge is a great player for this football team, and his absence will be certainly felt.

[Schadenfreude]

Partridge is an animal. He's fearless over the middle. Week in and week out, he takes a beating for our brown and orange.

Yes, he's been injured a lot -- which has got to be frustrating for him. I can't believe, late in the season, he wouldn't fight hard to stay out on the field if he can.

If someone had posted that John Haneline was going to be out of action for the rest of the season because of a sprained finger, I might question that. He's a linebacker. Tape him up. Put a cast on that hand. Let's go.

But Partridge isn't a linebacker. He's a receiver. To take away his hands is like taking away a toolbox from a carpenter.

So, the post that launched this thread is, frankly, stupid.

But that's not the worst part.

The worst part is, Falconballer, if you know anything at all about AZZ.com, you know that Partridge's family reads this forum as actively as any player's family.

So, to know that and to still speculate about a supposed lack of courage on Corey's part?

It's utterly, unbelieveably classless.

[takeoffeh]

I would have to agree with falconballer on this a little, but I feel it is a combination of the coaching and players. With the players, it comes down to the athlete executing on each play. No one is questioning CP's athletic ability. That was just one example. It's the little things that win games. No missed tackles, good blocks, perfect pass routes, making smart passes. That's what seperates a championship team from an average team. It's not the athletic ability between the two, it's how they do the little things on every play. (crap, i'm starting to sound like my old coach). If a player is hurt but can still play, that player better step it up a notch. If that can't happen, you put in another player. If GB doesn't have a good receiver to back up CP, then that's the coaching staff's fault. This is DI football, there should never be a "rebuilding year."

[Falconballer]

(So, to know that and to still speculate about a supposed lack of courage on Corey's part? )

Some of you still arent listing to me. I said that Corey has courage. You have to, to go across the middle make a catch and get hit. That was never in question. What is in question is how he deals with pain. To those of you who ask the question ("he's a WR how can he play with a broken finger") I named multiple other WR through the years that played with similar or worse injuries and never missed time. The reason I can make these posts is because yes I know corey I played on the same team as he did and I got hurt and injured just as he did, but played through it. I was on the team when we were successful and then when we were not as successful. And I am saying the difference between those teams was toughness. the 04' team would refuse to lose no matter how much it hurt or who they were losing. You guys talk about getting our swagger back, well that swagger is toughness, our captains that year would have ripped into anyone and everyone not giving their all. Part of that is playing through pain. I've heard through the grapevine that part of the reason cory isnt playing is because he wants to make sure that he will have a shot at the nfl. Not saying its true just what some of his currentl players have told me about their captain.