But you know what, if my family wasn't treated well by byu fans, which has happened (My kid crying to me because a byu fan told him he sucks because he cheers for Utah) - How do you think that felt? - I wouldn't pin that on an entire university, fan base, etc...I told my son it has nothing to do with being a byu or utah fan. I told him that some people in this life are just going to be jerks and mean, in all sorts of aspects of life. Work, school, even church. Be the bigger man. I didn't tell him that because that kid was a byu fan he should hate the school, all their fans, and everything about it. That's insane.

Having said that, it wasn't just what he said that makes me believe that he's selfish and prideful. I've read dozens of stories over the last couple of days of people that knew Max at school. I also have a cousin who played FB at BYU during Max's days. Let's just say he never had very nice things to say about Max. All those stories combined have been ample sample sizes to assume he is selfish and arrogant.

Finally, yes, he's suffering from addiction. I feel bad for the guy. Addiction is horrendous. It destroys lives and not just the addicts. But I do think that addicts are selfish. I've suffered from addictive tendencies. It wasn't until I realized my life wasn't better than my families that I wanted to change. I became less self-centered and more family-centered. I became more selfless and less selfish.

That is all that I am saying. I hope Max feels humbled enough to want to change for his family's sake, if not his own.