Brandon Adams

AlabamaBuzz said:
If you have ever lost a child (lost my son at 25), this tweet is insensitive and really lacked thought, but honestly, many others who have not lost children (and cannot feel the overwhelming nature of it) have said things to my wife and me that they thought were helpful but were actually very insensitive. I am sure CBK doesn't understand, and his intentions were not in anyway to hurt anyone.

Hopefully, he will consider taking down the tweet.
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Yukonwreck said:
Well said, A.B. I am a member of that unfortunate club as well. Thank God most cannot understand the pain.
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Sorry for your loss...
 
AlabamaBuzz and Yukonwreck, I am so sorry you have experienced the loss of a child. In a forty year career in ministry my experience has been there is no loss so devastating as the loss of a child. Indeed, well meaning people can say things meant to encourage that are terribly hard to hear. Preparing words for a funeral for a child, teen or very young adult is a daunting task. In forty years I have presided over twenty-three funerals for persons ranging in age from infants to college students. Each one has has deeply affected me. I certainly feel great sympathy for Brandon’s family and for any and everyone who loses a beloved child.
 
I dont think CBK meant anything bad by it but it may have come across as using Brandon's departure as a recruiting tool. I understand how that could be upsetting.
 
It's because we have a set of coaches who are excellent salesmen. When a salesman says something sincere, to a wondering mind it may not come as sincere but another ploy to sell.
 
I lost a sibling to a brain aneurysm and I have another family member that was lucky to survive an aneurysm but is now physically and mentally disabled. It’s very difficult... one moment they are perfectly fine and the next they’re dying and there’s nothing you can do but watch it unfold. It’s been over 20 years since my sibling passed and I don’t think our mother will ever fully recover; she just learned how to adapt. Losing a child is one of the hardest things I’ve ever witnessed. It is slow and painful and it lasts a lifetime. Every milestone your other children get to see is a reminder of what is gone and what could have been. On the other side, as a survivor, my other family member had to watch as his brother grew up, played sports, started dating, etc. knowing he won’t be able to do those things himself. If you have a family history of aneurysms I recommend talking with a medical professional to determine if you also have a malformation that could lead to one.
 
vapspwi said:
The tweet made Deadspin:
https://deadspin.com/tragic-death-of-player-naturally-turns-georgia-tech-coa-1833545764

JRjr
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I don’t think Key would have ever had intent to recruit off of a current player’s death. If I had to guess, his intent was to speak of Brandon Adams favorably by connecting it to the type of person who comes here to play football and saying that the new guy is a high quality person like Brandon who carries on the Tech legacy (part of which is Brandon).

I don’t see anything wrong with that.
 
ScionOfSouthland said:
I lost a sibling to a brain aneurysm and I have another family member that was lucky to survive an aneurysm but is now physically and mentally disabled. It’s very difficult... one moment they are perfectly fine and the next they’re dying and there’s nothing you can do but watch it unfold. It’s been over 20 years since my sibling passed and I don’t think our mother will ever fully recover; she just learned how to adapt. Losing a child is one of the hardest things I’ve ever witnessed. It is slow and painful and it lasts a lifetime. Every milestone your other children get to see is a reminder of what is gone and what could have been. On the other side, as a survivor, my other family member had to watch as his brother grew up, played sports, started dating, etc. knowing he won’t be able to do those things himself. If you have a family history of aneurysms I recommend talking with a medical professional to determine if you also have a malformation that could lead to one.
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Very insightful. Praying for you and your family.
 
vapspwi said:
The tweet made Deadspin:
https://deadspin.com/tragic-death-of-player-naturally-turns-georgia-tech-coa-1833545764

JRjr
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I really wish he had got it down earlier. He will probably need to make a statement now for sure. Again, celebrating Miles' decision was fine (although it might have been better celebrating a few days from now), but putting it into a tweet that included the permanent loss of a young man from this world (and his parents/family) was not a well thought out decision.

FYI - I have made a lot of bad decisions - I feel for our Coach, because I have been there having to apologize for my lack of thought.
 
Is him taking the tweet down not enough indication that he realized it was a mistake?
 
ibeeballin said:
You are a bit dramatic with this one. If you have an issue with this, then Miles is also is also in bad taste as well
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The difference is Miles is a kid in high school, not an associate head coach setting the example for 100 young men. I had no problem with the tweet, but obviously some did. It was unfortunate and completely avoidable had CBK taken a moment to think it through.
 
savbandjacket said:
I don’t think Key would have ever had intent to recruit off of a current player’s death. If I had to guess, his intent was to speak of Brandon Adams favorably by connecting it to the type of person who comes here to play football and saying that the new guy is a high quality person like Brandon who carries on the Tech legacy (part of which is Brandon).

I don’t see anything wrong with that.
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Jesus. Nobody is accusing Coach Key of INTENDING to use Brandon't death to recruit. We are saying that the tweet was callous and tone deaf. But if he took it down, then it's cool. Everyone makes mistakes.
 
Key's tweet makes me wonder whether he is missing some screws in the head. It's so tone deaf, insensitive, and he should have better judgement. I understand that it was a "mistake" but c'mon... No need to become a Key apologist for this particular issue.
 
Really embarrassed over Key's tweet. It makes it look like GT puts football over people. I hope something will be done to keep it from happening again.

A true Tech fan will reprimand those among us who do things that don't comport with our values.
 
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