Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Chapter One

After reading most of chapter one, we can infer that something serious has happened between Neely and Coach Rake. What do you think has happened that has kept Neely away from Messina hoping never to return?

48 comments:

  1. They got in a large dispute during half time and Rake swung at Rake. What's been said about it though, it seems like it may have been a two way fight.

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  2. I think that Neely didnt want to ever return to Messina because he didnt like coach Rake. In chapter one it said that coach Rake punched Neely in the jaw.

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  3. Rake punched neely and they have a grudge, im assumeing they got into a fight about the game during half time?

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  4. I think its because of the fight he got in with Rake, and he seemingly doesn't want to see Rake again because of what happened in the game.

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  5. what had happend was Rake went ham on neely and neely wasnt expecting it so that is the reason they are beefin. ya digg

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  6. I would think that coach Rake has punched Neely or probably his negativity towards Neely makes him not want to come back to Messina. Because Rake always pushed the players to the furthest most limit to get what he wanted.

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  7. coach rake and neely got into a fight during half time and rake swung on neely

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  8. neely did not want to rturn to messina because while they were away years ago at a football game .neely and rake got into a dispute that ended in a fight.and neely knew that if he returned then they would get into a fight again

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  9. I take it as it was friction between the two that lead into a fight between Rake and Neely.

    ^.^

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  10. Neely and Coach Rake probably had a fight and Neely couldn't take all the pressure in the town of Messina. So he never wanted to return back to his old town. Also in this chapter, Coach Rake punched Neely in the jaw.


    Rodney K, i dig it dawg.

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  11. I think it was because Neely stood up to coach Rake and Rake hit him because he was so mad at him. And he didnt want to return because he thought people might not want him to come back because of what happened with Rake and that he cant play anymore because of what happened in college.

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  12. Neely didnt want to return to Messina because he didnt like Rake because he hit in the jaw.

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  13. I think Neely was so emotionaly scarred by Rake he never wanted to return to such a painful place. Rake punched him in the face maybe for a simple mistake, Messina is not a happy memory for him

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  14. I THINK RAKE DIDN'T WANT TO BE OUT SHINED SO HE KEPT NEELY DOWN.

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  15. Neely got punched in the face by Rake and Neely didn't like how Rake was always barking at him to do better. Also after Neely got hurt he wasnt sure how he would be recieved back in his home town and didnt want to face them after his injury.

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  16. I belive that Coach Must have done something wrong to Neely like beat him. Possibly Coach was the one responsible for his injury? Because alot of the time they said that coach did things for money. Neely also didnt want to go through with coaches plan, By going to Tech Neely basically slapped coach in the face and perhaps he is afraid to confront him on the issue?

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  17. Neely got punched by Rake and he didnt like always listening to rake shouting at him to do better.

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  18. I have a feeling that there was a bitter end to Neely's football career--beside's the 'cheap shot' mentioned so often.
    Maybe the two got into a heated argument, about Neely's decision not to pursue athletics, even after recovery.

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  19. they got in a big fight because of some ignorant nonsense that he didn't like listening to Rake and Neely slapped the taste out of his mouth

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  20. Neely and Rake got in a big argument and they dont want to talk about it. I think Rake didnt want Neely to succed as a football player because he was a jealous of Neelys talent.

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  21. Well it obvious that they dont like each other but i think rake pushed him to far and he made neely feel insecure of him self and made him regret being a man. so neeley had ran away like a lost bum in a train station.

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  22. I do believe that, in the past, there was a semi-altercation involving Coach Rake and Neely Crenshaw in which Coach Rake proceeded to punch Neely in the jaw. Maybe Neely feels that if he returns to Messina, there is a possibility that history will repeat itself and another altercation (possibly more) will transpire.

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  23. They got into a confrontation and neither of them have wanted to see eachother for a wile. which is why neely did not want to come back.

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  24. I think that Rake was jealous of Neely and they got into an argument over it. I'm guessing a lot of things were said that prompted Neely to leave and decide never to go back.

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  25. they have had problems in the past.he thinks that if he returns the same problems will occur.

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  26. I think Neely dosen't want to return to Messina because of the fight he had with coach Rake and how coach Rake punched him in the jaw which obviously made him feel insecure and less of a man.

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  27. rake blamed neely for getting injured and neely never quite forgave coach for doing so, and thus neely left Messina for good

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  28. I believe that Neely didn't want to see Rake again because he did not like the way Rake treated him. For example, he pushed him into going to a college that Neely did not want to go to. Also in the middle of a game they got into a fight and got hit in the jaw. Maybe Neely thought that Rake believed he was the best and cocky.

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  29. Neely got hit by Rake hand Neely didn't like it, Rake always yelled at Neely. After Neely got hurt he didn't know how his hometown was going to treat him

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  30. Neely and Rake got in a fight where Rake punched Neely in the jaw. I think that Neely feels insecure about it.

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  31. I think Neely is mad at coach Rake because he was punched by him and this ruined Neely's career because he was not able to play again. So he got a resentment against him.

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  32. Neely and rake got into it at half time and Coach Hit neely in the face.

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  33. Maybe Neely and Rake got in a fight over something he did during the football game or maybe something he said to Rake. So Rake punched him in the face and they were no longer on good terms.

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  34. I think that Neely and Rake got into a fight during a very important game and Neely was still sore about it.

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  35. Two years ago, Neely and Rake got into an arguement and Neely got punched in the face by coach Rake

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  36. There was a fight.it diddn't end so great.Caused two players to have a sort of grudge with each other.

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  37. i think what happend is that there was an argument between coach rake and nely and rake swung at nely and he swung back and hurt his hand and he couldnt through for the rest of the game

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  38. At the end of chapter one I thought that coach Rake and Neely had gotten into a fight or coach told him something he didnt want to hear.

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  39. Rake and Neely hot into a fight at the end of chapter 1. Neely got so upset that he never wanted to return to his home town.

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  40. i think Neely has a problem with Rake because during half time they got into an arguement and Rake hit Neely.

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  41. Coach Rake punched Neely in the face during halftime of a game.

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  42. Rake and Neely got into a fight at the football game. i dont know who threw the first pucnh.

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  43. I think Coach Rake got heated during one of the football games and swung at Neely. Neely probably got beat and decided to leave and not come back.

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  44. Coach Rake was upset with Neely and struck him in his face during the halftime of a game.

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  45. Well Coach Rake punched Neely in his face during one of the games at half-time, they got into a big dipute. Neely probably didn't wanna go back because one of the issues he had with Coach Rake and two after his injury he didnt know how the town would look at him and he just probably didn't wanna face anything or anybody.

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  46. he didnt want to confront Coach Rake and everyone else after being one of the best in messina after he got his knee hurt. he also got into an arguement with Coach Rake and punched him in the face

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  47. he did not really want to confront coach rake after he was being one of the best in messina after his knee got hurt he argued with coach rake and punched him out

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  48. Rake did not like Neelys criticism and he got punched by Rake.

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