[Husker] Birkel to Transfer

[todd strong]

He quit because of a lack of respect from the coaches toward him, a lack of 
playing time (sort of) and a lack of direction on how what he needed to do 
to get his butt back on the field. I find no fault in Birkel at all. He 
ponied up and did his part. If he got an answer from Callahan he did not 
like, then made these comments, I would say he was being immature.

"Would the boy I was yesterday, be proud of the man I am today?"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Karre" <dkarre at comcast.net>
To: "Huskers List" <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Birkel to Transfer


> Sorry, but Jeff hardly "opened up" on Birkel. Rather, he made two valid 
> points. First, when Curt Dukes left (and later voiced his own set of 
> complaints about the program under Solich), most on this list were silent 
> about it. Second, Birkel is a guy who quit because he wasn't getting 
> enough playing time. Was that justified? I don't know, and neither does 
> anyone else on the list, but it happens all the time. It happened under 
> Solich, it happened under Osborne, it probably happened under Langden 
> Frothingham. Moreover, we've only heard from Birkel on this. Unless we 
> hear from the coaches (and we almost certainly never will), we won't get 
> both sides of the story. Am I happy about this? No. Is it evidence of a 
> problem? Maybe. But just maybe.
> Dick Karre
> dkarre at comcast.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Reichenbach" <reich at inetnebr.com>
> To: <husker at tssi.com>; <jeffv at alphavideo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:38 AM
> Subject: RE: [Husker] Birkel to Transfer
>
>
>> So, Jeff, fresh off dismissing Horne's multiple criminal behaviors
>> as universal teenage behavior is one of several opening up on Birkel
>> who has the audacity to speak his views about the way the football
>> program is being run.  And then, having done so, he has the audacity
>> to accuse others of spinning their take on current events based on
>> their view on the coaching changes.  He's clearly right about one
>> thing:  it depends on what way he wants to spin it.
>>
>>
>>>> I read Birkel's comments. Mr. Football for the State of Nebraska feels
>>>> un welcome and un appreciated. Thanks for the respect of our tradition
>>>> and program, Coach. Read his comments for yourself. Is Pederson really
>>>> going to run this program the way it appears? A farm system for the 
>>>> NFL?
>>>> any worse,  I can only shake my head.
>>>
>>> Shocking that you would take this stance. A player wants to leave the
>>> program because he isn't playing and amazingly rips the coach...what a
>>> revelation.
>>>
>>> I can't support this, but just from following your posts over the years
>>> I would venture a guess that when the QB quit and transfered to Duke
>>> you ripped him and not your beloved Coach Solich.
>>>
>>> I guess it just depends what way you want to spin it...
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Jeffrey Volk
>>
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