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Mississippi native Tank Williams reacts to Brett Favre’s welfare scandal in their home state | You Pod to Win the Game
New proof within the type of textual content messages seem to indicate that former NFL nice Brett Favre knowingly obtained welfare funds from the state of Mississippi to construct a brand new volleyball facility on the College of Southern Mississippi. Yahoo Sports activities’ Charles Robinson and Tank Williams focus on the thought of Favre, a multimillionaire and Mississippi legend, stealing funds from the poorest state in the US. Tank, who’s from the identical area of Mississippi as Favre, shares his ideas on how one thing like this occurs, and is in search of there to lastly be some accountability on this twisted scandal. Charles believes we have to take an extended take a look at Favre’s legacy and begin judging him for for what he’s finished as an individual, and never simply as a soccer participant. Hear the complete dialog on the You Pod to Win the Recreation podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you hear.
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CHARLES ROBINSON: I imply, firstly, as somebody who grew up in Mississippi, it is a poor state, OK? Public funds there, significantly once they’re appropriated to assist the individuals of Mississippi– I wish to understand how you’ll really feel, as a local, seeing cash like that that goes to construct a volleyball building– assist out the volleyball staff at Southern Miss, which– by the way in which, and the particular person concerned, Brett Favre, made $138 million simply in profession earnings.
That is not counting any of his endorsement cash, each throughout his taking part in days and afterward– or any of his investments or the rest. As a substitute, Brett Favre makes use of his star energy, it seems right here, to attract funds away from a welfare fund to construct a volleyball stadium. Frankly, I believe, personally, Brett Favre in all probability might have simply taken that cash out of his personal pocket, stated identify the constructing after me– let’s simply construct it. $8 million– I believe I can cowl that.
TANK WILLIAMS: Properly, yeah– effectively, let’s simply communicate in legalese. Like, Brett Favre and I– we’re from the poorest state within the nation. And I believe everybody is aware of that. It is at all times on the nationwide headlines. However, extra importantly, I believe this simply speaks to that good ol’ boy system that we’re accustomed to seeing everywhere in the country– everywhere in the world for that matter. And, you already know, it is simply disappointing that he took benefit of that as a result of Brett Favre is from the identical space that I am from. We performed towards his highschool. They have been our rivals.
And so he has grown up round poor Black individuals. He is grown up round poor white individuals. And so it is not a type of issues the place it is simply, like, this racial dynamic. It is a factor the place it is a cultural dynamic, the place you’ve gotten somebody who was raised on this system– someway, in a roundabout way was at all times simply sort of in a position to rise above, like, all of the issues that occurred to him. As soon as he retired, everybody simply checked out him. I imply, particularly within the state of Mississippi, I imply, Brett Favre cannot do any mistaken.
Now, in the event you discuss to some individuals down from my space, there are lots of people that love Brett Favre. There is a statue up in entrance of the stadium. Then there’s another of us who understand how he was in highschool and the way he was in faculty and should really feel a sure sort of approach about among the issues which have been stated about him and the way he is sort of perceived on the nationwide mild.
However, in the end, that is only a completely dangerous state of affairs. You hate to see it occur. And you’ll hope that now, on this day and age– that there is individuals that will attempt to maintain him accountable, whereas previously years and a long time earlier than, individuals would do that on a regular basis. And it appeared such as you’re simply [INAUDIBLE] go scot-free– you already know, sort of let it blow over for a 1/2 yr or so. And then you definitely simply go proper again to doing no matter you needed to do earlier than.
CHARLES ROBINSON: I believe it is attention-grabbing since you discuss perhaps how he is perceived throughout his profession versus how he is perceived now. And what I believe is attention-grabbing is he doesn’t appear to be an excellent particular person to me. He doesn’t. I do not know– I do not know any approach you possibly can see the litany of issues that Brett Favre has allegedly been concerned in– this included– and stroll away considering, it is a nice man.