![]() ![]() He wishes the whole mess would just go away. He doesn't know what he should say or do, and he really doesn't want to do anything. As horrific as that night is, what happens.or doesn't happen.after that night could be considered even worse.Ĭhris keeps trying to get in touch with Matt, but Matt can't face him. When Ramp brutally takes the hazing to a sexual level, neither Matt nor the rest of his crew can react in time to prevent it. But Matt has no idea just how far Ramp intends to take his harassment. Though Matt has been able to keep Ramp more or less in line until now, this time, there's not much he can do without making things worse for Chris. Chris isn't a freshman, but Ramp maneuvers things so that Chris is right with the freshmen when the hazing begins on Raiders Pride Night, the last night of camp. Hazing of freshman isn't supposed to happen, but coaches know it does and many of them look the other way. He humiliates him at every opportunity and tries his best to make him look bad as often as possible. And so Ramp (who is also pumped up on steroids, besides just being a garden variety jerk) decides to make things difficult for Chris. The trouble is, Ramp isn't all that good, and he can see that Chris is going to be a threat. This is not good news for Ramp, the other co-captain, who is also a tight end. There's a new guy, a sophomore tight end, who is really good. A whole week of nothing but football and the guys. A whole week away from both his father and his girlfriend. Matt can't wait to get away to football camp. The steroids help bulk them up, but are the side effects worth it? Matt thinks they are. Once their workout is finished, they all troop into the gym owner's office, drop their shorts, and get their steroid shots. And tempers do tend to flare in this book, in part because Matt and the rest of the team are regular juicers at the gym. He leads the workouts in the gym intelligently, and when tempers flare, Matt is good at keeping things from exploding. ![]() But he only dares to defy his father in little ways, because his father is not a man who takes defiance well. ![]() Another truth to tell: Matt would say " Scr*w the scholarship, I'd rather play baseball" if only he dared to outright defy his father. The co-captaincy is bait to get him to accept losing baseball. Truth to tell, Matt would rather play baseball, but according to his father, he has to play football, because that's where the scholarship prospects are. Matt's a good player, though he can never be good enough for his father. Matt Rydek is co-captain of the Nearmount football team. This book covers a lot of ground, and it's not pretty. "You have to get past the past to go forward." Being a leader means being responsible to and for others, even when you don't want to be. Knowing what's right and having the courage to do it. Strong language, drinking, language, sexual situations, and a graphic scene of sexual hazing ![]()
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