Article on Ian Bunting losing his father
September 16th, 2015 at 9:15 PM ^
Damn, that's rough. As someone who lost their mother at 20, I can relate to what he's probably feeling. More reason to root for him.
September 16th, 2015 at 9:26 PM ^
Lost my dad at 20 as well. Hell of a thing to go through, but he's right about things just going on. Gotta like the attitude from Bunting.
September 16th, 2015 at 9:15 PM ^
September 17th, 2015 at 9:57 AM ^
I'm 42 and my dad has been really sick for the last 5 years or so. Incredibly hard to process at 42, as an adult with kids and life experience and a job and so forth. Cannot imagine it at 19 or 20...
September 16th, 2015 at 9:17 PM ^
September 16th, 2015 at 9:22 PM ^
This kid is going to do big things in this offense. Wonderful person.
September 16th, 2015 at 9:23 PM ^
Thanks much for posting. That is a sobering and intense article really addressing what is important (and what isn't). Wish Bunting well, although I think he is going to be just fine regardless of my wishes.
September 16th, 2015 at 9:26 PM ^
September 16th, 2015 at 9:35 PM ^
I remeber seeing him post it on twitter when it happened, then I saw people talking the same thing you said about him not being focused. I felt bad that he had people saying these things but didnt understand what was really going on.
September 16th, 2015 at 9:26 PM ^
September 16th, 2015 at 9:29 PM ^
I lost my dad to cancer when I was 11. He never got to see me play in high school. Now as a 40 year old father I cherish every moment I get with my kids. Will be rooting hard for Ian during his UM career.
September 16th, 2015 at 9:31 PM ^
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September 16th, 2015 at 9:37 PM ^
I'll just bet Ol' Fritz is more than happy to stand on the sidelines and give up his seat to your father. He'll watch you be a Victor and a Champion.
September 16th, 2015 at 10:00 PM ^
Like some others, I actually was not aware that Ian Bunting had gone through this - belated condolences to him and his family. Definitely rooting for Bunting - in the time he's been out there, I think he's got a bright future, and even off the field, he seems like he is in the "sky is the limit" group of students from what I have seen.
I am only now beginning to experience my own father having serious health issues on occasion, so while I don't know what it is like to lose a parent in this way at such a young age, at 37 I am finally beginning to value - more than I did - the time I have to spend with my dad.
September 16th, 2015 at 10:04 PM ^
Wow, lots of cancer stories on the board. I have quite a bit of cancer in my family as well. I have since mentored a boy that lost his father at the age of 6. I matcehd with him when he was 7 and he's now 15 and we are still going strong.
September 17th, 2015 at 8:26 AM ^
EDIT: Shared too much.
For Ian and anyone else reading this thread, words cannot adequately express my feelings for your loss.
September 16th, 2015 at 10:41 PM ^
I lost my dad at nine years old so I have some meories of him. Then almost lost my mom at 18 when she was involved in a hit and run. Luckily, she was a fighter and had great doctors! I'm rooting for Ian
September 16th, 2015 at 11:04 PM ^
My wife lost her mom to throat cancer when she was 8. Not a smoker, but it didn't matter. While she has certainly "gotten over it" in different ways, I can see how deeply it affected her. She is much more sober and serious than she'd be otherwise. She also has a core of steel that was forged over a long time. And she isn't particularly sentimental or sappy or sweet. It touched a chord for me to read the description of Ian Bunting in the article. He has a depth of emotional pain and experience beyond which most ever go through.
September 16th, 2015 at 11:09 PM ^
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September 17th, 2015 at 9:05 AM ^
A lot of people on here have cancer stories. My sister is fighting cancer right now and her daughter is her biggest motivation to keep fighting. I can't imagine losing my father at that age. My belated condolesces go out to the entire Bunting family for their loss.
On a semi-related note, I finished Stuart Scott's biography a few weeks ago. I laughed, I cried, and I thought and evaluated my life. Jimmy V would be proud. I highly recommend it.
September 17th, 2015 at 9:52 AM ^
(downloads "Wild Horses" by the Rolling Stones)
September 17th, 2015 at 9:56 AM ^
Ian has been playing like a man possessed now I see why. He has a fine career ahead of him. His hard work and this new staff will make sure of it. Sorry to hear of his loss, he is a fine young man and things will be ok.
September 17th, 2015 at 11:51 AM ^
Wow. I'm cheering for Bunting even more now.