Cromptons resilience however is a life lesson

We are talking about death threats. It takes a special kind of degenerate to hide behind an anonymous email and threaten the life of a kid because their team was losing. Whats especially disparaging is that Crompton never stopped trying. It certainly wasnt for lack of effort that he and the team were struggling, and in what was to be some of the darkest times for the program, he continued to want the ball. All the while he never let anyone know, including his parents, of the threats. Week after week, straw was added to the camels back, but to the dismay of his detractors, his back never broke. Getting back up every single time he was knocked down, he became more of a man than the idiots who hit the send button on those classless emails ever will be. He simply had faith when others looked for proof. Now Crompton will not walk away from Tennessee with a National Championship, or an SEC Title. He will still struggle to have a winning season, and may be headed for more heart aches before its all over. But for at least one special fall Saturday, when the Georgia Bulldogs knocked him down, he got back up off the ground and stayed up. If for only one three-hour period of his trying college career, he stood like a tower and owned the moment in a game that seemed to open up like a damn bursting from pressure. He led the Volunteers on drive after drive, and for once rocked the Neyland Stadium crowd against a rival that many considered national contenders a short year ago. He stood where so many great Tennessee quarterbacks had stood before and left a positive imprint on a programs history steeped in tradition. I certainly hope with all he has been through this year, his email would be filled this week with comments he would be proud to share with his parents. After all it is just a game. Cromptons resilience however, is a life lesson..

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