Great Rick Reilly/ESPN article on Jerry Kill: "Just killing it"

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per Reilly:

You don't meet many men like Kill, a simple and good man who has more right than any of us to complain, feel sorry for himself and ditch work, yet he never does.

So here's to Jerry Kill and long drives on the road, long drives on the football field and a long career standing on the sideline at Minnesota. And, someday, may a certain little girl be standing in a cheerleader uniform with him.

http://espn.go.com/college-football...ry-kill-turned-public-seizure-teaching-moment

Go Gophers!!
 

Jerry Kill is one of the best if not the best man ever to coach in the state of Minnesota. Everything about him as a person is exemplary and without reproach. Here's to hoping he can find success one more time in his career.
 

Damnit, Bleed. I don't need to be misting up at work about a man and his truck. This is NOT a country music song.

Kind of hard not to get fired up, though. 7 MORE DAYS!! <Fire up the clapper> :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:
 

Good story. Seems to be a follow-up on the local one. Wonder if he'll get many clicks or how many trolls will comment. Now at least, they can only do that through Facebook.
 



In ESPN Rick Riley's piece published on ESPN.com on August 22nd, Riley says the following about Kill's medical care

"Thanks to the nearby Mayo Clinic, [Driving a car again] might happen. An epilepsy specialist there heard about Kill's condition and left him a message: "I can help you." He has. Kill has been eating right, taking long walks in the late afternoon and taking the right medicines. If he can get to six months without a single seizure, the doctors say he can have his truck keys back."
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http://espn.go.com/college-football...ry-kill-turned-public-seizure-teaching-moment

In The Joe Christensen article published on August 12th, the following was written about coach Kill's medication:


After the Michigan State game, while people openly questioned whether Kill should continue coaching, his wife put him in touch with a new specialist: Dr. Ilo Leppik, the director of research at MINCEP Epilepsy Care, a level-four treatment center in Minneapolis. Kill said he’s one of the top epileptologists in the nation, if not the world
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The article goes onto say that he started taking a new medication called Keppra, with a lower dosage in the morning and more at night. I take it that Dr. Ilo Leppik prescribed the new prescription.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/219135991.html

Does Coach Kill go to both the Mayo Clinic and see Dr. Leppik? Who is prescribing his medicine? I'm really confused here...
 

Saluki07 said:
In ESPN Rick Riley's piece published on ESPN.com on August 22nd, Riley says the following about Kill's medical care



http://espn.go.com/college-football...ry-kill-turned-public-seizure-teaching-moment

In The Joe Christensen article published on August 12th, the following was written about coach Kill's medication:




The article goes onto say that he started taking a new medication called Keppra, with a lower dosage in the morning and more at night. I take it that Dr. Ilo Leppik prescribed the new prescription.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/219135991.html

Does Coach Kill go to both the Mayo Clinic and see Dr. Leppik? Who is prescribing his medicine? I'm really confused here...
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As as I recall we had a few of the "Usual Suspect" here freaking out about his seizures last fall and were in the process of writing Jerry off. What I found so disheartening about that was how quickly some people came to conclusions about his situation without any real knowledge of it and epilepsy. The latest example of that was when Andre McDonald was recently suspended from the team again, several people here immediately jumped posted "He's gone!!' This was done without even knowing anything about why he had been suspended. Then there are those here who when ever they hear that Jeffry Jones is talking to somebody immediately post "He's gone!" I guess you could say that lynch mobs are alive and well here at the GopherHole. Not good folks.
 


Iceland12 said:
Good story. Seems to be a follow-up on the local one. Wonder if he'll get many clicks or how many trolls will comment. Now at least, they can only do that through Facebook.
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Can't comment on Reilly articles
 



"I got two goals in life," he says. "Just two. One is to see all the people in the state of Minnesota proud of their Minnesota Gophers football program again. And two is to drive again. I just want to drive my truck, my elbow out the window, listening to country music."
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:)
 

Saluki07 said:
In ESPN Rick Riley's piece published on ESPN.com on August 22nd, Riley says the following about Kill's medical care



http://espn.go.com/college-football...ry-kill-turned-public-seizure-teaching-moment

In The Joe Christensen article published on August 12th, the following was written about coach Kill's medication:




The article goes onto say that he started taking a new medication called Keppra, with a lower dosage in the morning and more at night. I take it that Dr. Ilo Leppik prescribed the new prescription.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/219135991.html

Does Coach Kill go to both the Mayo Clinic and see Dr. Leppik? Who is prescribing his medicine? I'm really confused here...
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Unless you or someone you love have epilepsy & are looking for a referral, who cares?
 

Saluki07 said:
Does Coach Kill go to both the Mayo Clinic and see Dr. Leppik? Who is prescribing his medicine? I'm really confused here...
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Duder, maybe it's ok that we all don't have perfect information regarding Jerry Kill's extremely personal medical treatment plan between he and his doctors. I know you are just curious, but c'mon man!
 

Having had childhood epilepsy, I really, really appreciate Coach Kill reaching out to those kids with epilepsy. Having seizures at school and around your peers can be really embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
 




BleedGopher said:
per Reilly:

You don't meet many men like Kill, a simple and good man who has more right than any of us to complain, feel sorry for himself and ditch work, yet he never does.So here's to Jerry Kill and long drives on the road, long drives on the football field and a long career standing on the sideline at Minnesota. And, someday, may a certain little girl be standing in a cheerleader uniform with him.

http://espn.go.com/college-football...ry-kill-turned-public-seizure-teaching-moment

Go Gophers!!
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That attitude is what I love most about Kill. Here's hoping this is a great year for him and the Gophs.
 

Rick Reilly: Golden Gophers coach turns his public seizure into a teaching moment

I thought this was a great read again today, considering the circumstances. Rick Reilly hits the nail on the head perfectly. Don't penalize the guy for being what he is. They have to keep working on his condition and tweaking meds, but any talk of forcing Kill out because of this are uncalled for.
 


alltimetwinsfan said:
I thought this was a great read again today, considering the circumstances. Rick Reilly hits the nail on the head perfectly. Don't penalize the guy for being what he is. They have to keep working on his condition and tweaking meds, but any talk of forcing Kill out because of this are uncalled for.
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Thanks for the bump. Doyle can shove his article. He's essentially telling people with similar conditions as Kill to "stay home and don't over do it, these tough jobs are for 'normal' people, it'll be better for you to relax and for the rest of us so we don't have to see your struggle." What a bunch of horse$h!t and a terrible take on those who face extra challenges in life.

Excellent take by Rick Reilly.
 

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