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Bleacher Creature Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-12-09 08:47 PM
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Am I wrong to be sickened by Tony Dungy love-fest today on the news?
Edited on Mon Jan-12-09 09:03 PM by abernste
Seriously, if I hear how "classy" he is one more time I'm going to hurl. He's probably a nice guy, and he did a heck of a job as a coach. And I really do feel for him on the loss of a child. However, he's also a pretty rabid homophobe who spoke before Indiana's version of James Dobson's group, and he took a pretty public stance in favor of the same sex marriage ban in Indiana. I know that he's a religious nut, but that's no excuse. That said, bigotry is bigotry.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-12-09 08:59 PM
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1. Agreed. All the best to him, but he is a bit off the deep end.
He will go into the Hall of Fame, but he's a little too reich wing for my tastes. I wish him a long and healthy life, and a little more introspection would do him some good, as well.
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Lint Head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-12-09 09:25 PM
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2. He is a bigot.
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-12-09 09:28 PM
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3. Sorry out of the loop. Did he retire or something?
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deaniac21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-12-09 09:29 PM
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4. yes
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DefenseLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-12-09 09:40 PM
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5. I'm a die hard Colts fan and I couldn't agree more.
Great coach. I like is unflappable style, in the old Tom Landry mold, and you can't argue with his success. That being said, I have always been one to totally divorce sports from politics (except for Curt Schilling, I still hold a grudge there). That is especially true of someone like Dungy. I wish him well as he waits for the Rapture.
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tkmorris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 06:49 AM
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10. I notice you didn't answer the question
If the poster is wrong, then show as much.
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FLAprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 06:40 AM
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8. I used to like him until I heard that he was a rabid fundie. nt
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 06:45 AM
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9. The Hagiography Is Annoying
I'm with you. Fine coach, but it's not like Gandhi or something.
GAC
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rpannier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 07:00 AM
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11. He did a good job in Indy
As far as Tampa, he was successful in much the same way Marty Scottenheimer was in San Diego.
Winning season sucked in the post season.

Mixed bag
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