[Husker] Birkel to Transfer

[Mike Jaixen]

I think the other disconcerting thing is that if
Callahan felt that Andy Birkel wasn't a good fit for
the new program, then he should have helped him move
on and find a place better. That would be a win-win
situation for everyone. It frees up a scholarship for
Callahan, Birkel moves on and hopefully finds a place
better suited to his skills. And we avoid
yet-another-ugly incident in the transition.

Oh, and for the recruitniks who would like to point
out another "no-talent" Solich recruit, here's the
take on Andy from rivals.com:
Rivals rating:  3 stars.
Recruited by:  Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State,
Michigan, Wisconsin.
As a senior, he was 6'3", 180, with 4.41 speed, and
played both safety and receiver.  (Here's a thought,
if WR is not in the cards, why not suggest that he
switch to defense. Isn't Coach Elmassian looking for
bigger guys in the secondary?)
Comparing him to the rest of the 2005 commits, on
paper he compares rather favorably to any of the other
WR or DB commits, with the possible exception of Leon
Jackson, who has 4 stars from rivals.com)

Just something to think about while you ink the 2005
signees into the starting lineup for the rumored game
at Houston.

--- Dick Karre <dkarre at comcast.net> wrote:

> Good point, though I would add that he might have
> gotten feedback over the 
> season that he chose to disregard. Hard for me to
> believe he didn't hear 
> something, at least from his position coach; I don't
> think Turner would have 
> blown him off the way he claims Callahan did.
> Dick Karre
> dkarre at comcast.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Theodore Heise" <theo at heise.nu>
> To: "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 2:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Birkel to Transfer
> 
> 
> > On Wed, 15 Dec 2004, Dick Karre wrote:
> >
> >>   Birkel is a guy who quit because he wasn't
> getting enough
> >> playing time.
> >
> > I don't think it's as simple as that.  My take on
> it after reading
> > the article was that he quit because he wasn't
> playing and because
> > he couldn't get any feedback as to why or what he
> could improve on.


=====
Mike Jaixen


		
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