[Husker] Another Husker leaving and speaking negatively

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Well put Mark. You could also add that a major
difference is that pro players are paid to play the
game. Thats why it has to be treated like a business.
They are there to make their living playing this game.
College kids on the other hand are not. Probably
60-70% or college players are paying their own way to
school and playing football for the love of the game.
90% of all college football players will never play in
the NFL and most of them know that. They are at
college to get a degree so they can make a living
outside of football they are only playing because they
want to. At this level you have to work hard to be
good but at the same time it is still supposed to be
fun for them. If its not fun why would they play. If
it is not fun for NFL players they have to decide
weather or not they want to get a different job or if
they can make the same kind of money doing something
else, college players can just quit, keep going to
school, get their degree and then get a job. As I said
most know they are not going to play after college so
if its not fun why are they going to continue to play?
I think most will lose their love for the game when it
quits being fun.
--- Mark Landin <marklandin at gmail.com> wrote:

> >Maybe there is some discontent in the ranks, or is
> this another player 
> >that just did not get on the field and make the
> grade?
> 
> His comments (about the atmosphere being different,
> not as fun, etc)
> ring true because the coaches themselves said that
> they felt the
> players were not enjoying playing. BC's decision to
> include the whole
> team for on-field warmups was a concession to that
> problem.
> 
> Of course when you have a new staff things are going
> to 'feel'
> different. Some people will embrace the change and
> others will reject
> it. Neither group is "right" or "wrong".
> 
> I do, though, feel that BC's "do it like the NFL"
> approach is a hard
> adjustment for some, and I don't know how suited it
> really is for
> college football (NU football, in particular). The
> NFL game and the
> college game are different animals. NFL guys play
> knowing that they
> can be out of a job next week, or playing for a
> different club next
> year. With the salary cap, they play knowing that if
> they want a
> raise, it's often going to come at the expense of
> the guy playing next
> to them, and vice versa. I think the way you
> motivate, teach, and
> handle NFL guys is likely different than the way you
> motivate, teach,
> and handle college guys, most of which have no NFL
> dreams and are
> playing mainly for the enjoyment of it and for the
> scholarship.
> 
> BC used to be a college coach so he likely knows
> these things. But
> when BC says he "understands" the Nebraska
> tradition, he really means
> that he knows what they are. He's seen them on TV,
> read about them
> somewhere, and talked to people who really
> "understand" them. It will
> be a while before he begins to internalize the
> reality of NU football
> the way that the existing players and longtime fans
> have. As that
> happens, I think that, in turn, he's going to temper
> his "all
> business" demeanor, realizing that NU football is
> not a business for
> anyone outside of the AD's office. This will make
> him more
> understanding of the players who are playing just
> for the love of
> having that red N on their helmet.
> 
> Make no mistake, we (coaches, fans, players,
> administration) like to
> win. We like it a lot. But for many of us, the
> manner in which we win,
> the way we go about playing football, is as
> important as the W itself.
> It's part of our identity as Nebraska fans (even
> those who dont live
> in Nebraska any more). I don't think that translates
> into the NFL
> mentality much, but it is very important to most of
> the people I've
> talked to about NU football in the last year. And
> likely very
> important to the players, and some are leaving
> because of it.
> 
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