Woody Hayes was a disturbed person

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Re: Woody Hayes was a disturbed person

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BGWriter wrote:As for the incident against Clemson: It's pretty well known now that Hayes (who was diabetic) had not been taking his medication and was in an agitated state because of his high blood sugar levels.

It's not an excuse for what he did; but does explain why it happened when it did. He paid the price for his act and it was an appropriate response by the university.
It is an excuse, a poor one.
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Re: Woody Hayes was a disturbed person

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Tricky_Falcon wrote:
BGWriter wrote:As for the incident against Clemson: It's pretty well known now that Hayes (who was diabetic) had not been taking his medication and was in an agitated state because of his high blood sugar levels.

It's not an excuse for what he did; but does explain why it happened when it did. He paid the price for his act and it was an appropriate response by the university.
It is an excuse, a poor one.
It changes my opinion. I always thought he was a sociopath, turns out he was a medically non-compliant sociopath.
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Re: Woody Hayes was a disturbed person

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Lord_Byron wrote:
Tricky_Falcon wrote:
BGWriter wrote:As for the incident against Clemson: It's pretty well known now that Hayes (who was diabetic) had not been taking his medication and was in an agitated state because of his high blood sugar levels.

It's not an excuse for what he did; but does explain why it happened when it did. He paid the price for his act and it was an appropriate response by the university.
It is an excuse, a poor one.
It changes my opinion. I always thought he was a sociopath, turns out he was a medically non-compliant sociopath.
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