[Husker] Living

[Jeff Volk]

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From: Bob Beach [mailto:rrbeach at rrbeach.com]
 

>You can call me whatever you want but of the things you....

None of my comments were meant to be directly attributed to you or how you have lived your life. My point was more as a general rule most of the people of the "there they go again" ilk are more than likely guilty of at least one of Horne's multiple transgressions. 

>I am not blowing and blustering about it either but you cannot compare a football player in a supposedly high profile >program with just the average kid in the student body either.  They should know when they sign the letter of intent they are >going to be living in a fish bowl and should govern themselves accordingly.

I strongly, but respectfully disagree with you here. The argument of whether these players should be held to a higher standard, if they are role models, etc. even pre-dates the Solich vs Callahan wars and on this issue I definitely fall on the side of the players. Because I play football am I not allowed to act like your typical 18-year old who wants to drink and party and chase girls? If your reasoning is that I am on scholarship, then what about the chemistry student who is on full scholarship who does the exact same thing with no retribution from the University and without being drug through the media. 

The bottom line is that we are still talking about teenagers, teenagers who are more than likely going to follow all of the other teenagers when it comes to pursuing certain aspects of the college experience. Why should the rules for them be any different? 

Sincerely,

Jeffrey Volk