User blog comment:WayfinderOwl/BTM: 'Tis The Season 6/@comment-2173402-20151104013612/@comment-5385060-20151104020212

Yep. Gary considers everything. At first, it was a generic jock. But then I considered, even if kids don't like Ted, they have to respect him for those reason you pointed out. Some of the less cooler kids would follow along, because they want to be cool by association. Hoping that if they had Ted's back, he might respect them a little bit, and return the favor. Then others would join in, as not to be left out of the fun. And so on.

Stood there, hands on his hips, looking mighty damn pleased with himself.

So true. And for the crap he lets go on in the school, without stepping in.