[Colonel Kill]

I myself am on the football team at Pikeville College and have been since the 05 season so I was around Shawn everyday at practice. Shawn Grimm was not paying anything to goto Pikeville College and as far as school supplies go those were provided to him by our football staff. He may have not had money to do go out and do things but he was definitely taken care of while he was here. As far as his situation at home goes I feel terrible for him, nobody should have to go through life like that, BUT he had a chance to make things different and he chose to drop out. I think that he was frustrated with not getting to play a lot and part of that was due to his lack of commitment (missing weights and practice). My problem is not the fact that dropped out. College football is not for everyone, no matter what level it is. My problem is when people say that Pikeville College needs to step up because he says he can't afford it. Shawn Grimm is a good kid with a good heart but he was given all the opportunities he needed to succeed and he squandered those opportunities. Someone from ABC should have interviewed someone at Pikeville College before this was aired and gotten the entire story because you are rarely going to find an 18 year old kid that is going to say "I quit because i wasn't getting to play or I quit because I just couldn't take it anymore". He is a KID. No matter what all he has gone through he is still a child and like he said...isn't perfect. Hopefully Pikeville College was just a stepping stone for him to something else that may lead to him succeeding in life.

Great post. I think when he went to college he suffered from what most every outstanding high school athlete goes through. In high school the great athletes are looked up to by other students, are admired by community memebers and are a big deal to their coaches and then when they get to college there are 50-60 more people just like you and the hard work starts all over, you have to prove why you should be getting playing time and work your way back up the ladder and some if not most decide to quit instead. Most freshman get red shirts others don't even make the travel team, etc. You have to stick it out and earn whata you get. Because you were great in high school don't mean much to a college coach. Show up at practice, hit the weights, work hard, study harder thats what it takes and most teams will help you but you have to want it. He was given an opportunity be Pikeville and failed to take advantage of it.