Kyle Kalis provides a lift for my daughter.
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My 13 year old daughter has had a crush on Kyle since the first time she met him on the field at Youth Day his freshman year. Each year after that, we print out last years picture and have him sign it and get a new pic. Since this year they decided to "reschedule" it until next year, she was disappointed that she wouldn't get to see him.
So we went to the UCF game and hung out after to see if we could find him.. Unfortunately we wiated by the wrong door and mised him. When we were walking away we saw Coach Drevno and chatted him up as she carried this 3 foot photo of Kalis. He took a picture of her and texted it to Kyle. I told her we would try again at Colorado.
Unfortunately she suffered a concussion at volleyball practice and could not attend. I waited around and told Kyle the story and he recorded a short video for her. https://youtu.be/Axl0_cVD_qs
My wife said when she watched it she cried. I talked to her in the morning. Emily said, "He basically just asked me to marry him." No matter what you think of his play on the field, taking 15 seconds to record a video for my daughter not only melted her heart, but forged it into a block M.
September 19th, 2016 at 1:24 PM ^
FIxed it for you.
Remember when you paste in the YouTube code to switch to Plain Text Mode. Adjust the frame size if need to accommodate roughly 400 pixels of width if needed.
Awesome video though. Like someone said, this is how a team create lifelong fans.
September 19th, 2016 at 2:24 PM ^
I can think of a certain ex-Athletic Director that would have somehow monetized this if he had thought of it. Get a personal message from your favorite player for $24.99 plus shipping and handling.
Well done, Kyle. We have a great group of kids don't we?
September 19th, 2016 at 6:50 PM ^
Would have involved a royalty fee for the on-camera use of Kalis's Block M on his shirt.
September 19th, 2016 at 2:54 PM ^
I am a noob at posting. I tried to read the FAQ way to do it but failed yet again.
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September 19th, 2016 at 1:20 PM ^
very cool! See you at the garden again soon. And Emily is beautiful! hope she is feeling better.
September 19th, 2016 at 2:55 PM ^
I have been trying to get back to Flint.
September 19th, 2016 at 1:20 PM ^
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
That's ridiculously adorable.
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September 19th, 2016 at 1:24 PM ^
Great story - good on Kyle & thank you for sharing.
September 19th, 2016 at 1:24 PM ^
One of my weekly traditions during the season is to catch the Kalis interview on wtka's podcast. He's almost always made available to the media and is consistently entertaining. Really hope the light comes on for him this year and he plays his way to a mid round draft pick.
September 19th, 2016 at 1:28 PM ^
It's always good to remember there are people under those pads and helmets. Even better to remember that many of them are good people. People who do stuff other people don't simply because they play a game we obsess over. Awesome for Dreveno to follow through and for Kyle also. Thanks for sharing.
September 19th, 2016 at 8:10 PM ^
Thank you for saying what I would have said had I your skill with words.
September 19th, 2016 at 1:28 PM ^
than my story. +1 dad and +1 Kyle.
September 19th, 2016 at 1:28 PM ^
Great story!
I am not sure I am quite at your level, but my 10 year old son "boooos" me every time I mention anything about teaching at MSU. Like, he boooos me and gives me the saddest face in the world. I think I've done pretty well on the indoctrination side of things, eh? :-D
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September 19th, 2016 at 2:12 PM ^
Ugh. I left an MSU tote bag on my counter the other day. My son walked in, saw it, stopped dead in his tracks and said, "What the heck is that? No, seriously, what the heck is that "thing" doing on the counter???" He said all this without an ounce of humor. I almost died laughing...
September 19th, 2016 at 2:56 PM ^
Assume you did this on purpose to get a reaction. However, if you did not, WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING WITH AN MSU TOTEBAG?!
September 19th, 2016 at 4:25 PM ^
to your son.
September 19th, 2016 at 1:31 PM ^
Good stuff.
September 19th, 2016 at 1:41 PM ^
That's great. Coolest Cool Story Bro in a long time.
September 19th, 2016 at 2:02 PM ^
This might be one of the best Cool Story Bro that has been posted here.
September 19th, 2016 at 1:44 PM ^
There are some very kind people under those mean looking helmets and dark blue jerseys.
Well done.
September 19th, 2016 at 1:44 PM ^
Makes my autograph I got from Coach Harbaugh back in 1989 seem small compared to that.
September 19th, 2016 at 2:25 PM ^
Well, Harbaugh did have the SID set up the camcorder and record a message, sent the video tape through to the editing department and then had the VHS ready to mail to you, but they lost your address.
September 19th, 2016 at 1:50 PM ^
Very cool story bro.
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September 19th, 2016 at 2:01 PM ^
As the father of an almost 13 year old daughter, I can appreciate this. Also enjoyed seeing the pictures from past years. It's incredible the changes that happen to our kids when they are between 10 and 13 years old!
September 19th, 2016 at 5:37 PM ^
Yep she is right at the point where dad sits on the porch with a shotgun. +2 to Kyle. Add that to his UFR this week Brian.
September 19th, 2016 at 2:04 PM ^
I remember that head picture, as I was standing around after the UCF game with my 9-year old daughter. Not too many guys came out to sign autographs, but we did meet Don Brown, Jay Harbaugh, Khaleke Hudson, Henry Poggi and Kekoa Crawford. Thought it was interesting that as most guys just walked away, Gary was ushered out by a staff member to a golf cart, and driven away. I remember getting loads of autographs from players as a kid outside the tunnel, but I guess times change.
September 19th, 2016 at 3:11 PM ^
Gary did a lot of media after ucf.
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September 19th, 2016 at 2:37 PM ^
Pretty great. Props to him for doing that and I hope your daughter recovers well.
September 19th, 2016 at 2:45 PM ^
Great story! Hope your daughter has a speedy recovery from that concussion as well.
Kyle Kalis is like a football sized Chris Pratt.
September 19th, 2016 at 2:54 PM ^
and it wont be ours....
Also, hope your daughter gets better.
September 19th, 2016 at 3:02 PM ^
SOB I hate getting old reading stuff like this makes me all mushy...cute kid btw sir
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Hope your beautiful daughter gets well soon.
September 19th, 2016 at 3:24 PM ^
This makes me happy. I wasn't around to brainwash my stepdaughter or stepson, but they at least own some Michigan stuff. I'm afraid to push it too hard and then they'll turn osu on me just to spite me, so I'm waiting until maybe I can take them to a game sometime or something. We'll see. For now they're UVA fans, which I'm ok with I suppose. This is awesome though... good on Kyle for doing that for her!
September 19th, 2016 at 5:56 PM ^
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September 19th, 2016 at 6:22 PM ^
That's awesome. Great story.
September 19th, 2016 at 6:41 PM ^
Hope she feels better.
Good for Kyle and Coach Drevno
September 19th, 2016 at 7:15 PM ^
Kyle Kalis is a Dude for doing making that video. Way to go Kyle. Here's to a speedy recovery for your daughter.
September 19th, 2016 at 9:02 PM ^
I hope your daughter feels better soon! As a dad of 4 kids with 2 entering the ages of participating in sports and such, I hope I never have to deal with a head injury or worse.
Question, how does one get a concussion in volleyball? Head-to-head collision?
September 19th, 2016 at 10:16 PM ^