[Husker] Another Husker leaving and speaking negatively (fwd)

[Russ Powell]

Mike Nolan wrote:

>>Yes. But I was really speaking of the NU tradition, not the NU
>>"winning" tradition. The fomer is about what "the program" thinks is
>>important (the "means"). The second is about the results (the "end").
>>Do the ends justify the means? Not to me. Thus, our means are as
>>important to me as our ends.
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>I understand, but you don't hear people getting mushy about the great
>Husker traditions from the Bill Jennings era.  
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>Virtually all of the college football traditions are a reflection of
>a winning program, now or at the time the tradition was started.  It's a 
>way for the fans to bask in the reflected glory of their team and 
>contribute to the emotions of the game.  
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>Fans don't generally celebrate losing or feel a desire to share in the
>experience.  (Others may disagree with me, but I think this is true even 
>of noted losers like the Chicago Cubs, the Brooklyn Dodgers or the 
>Boston Red Sox.  What those fans have is the ability to enjoy the moments
>of success when they do happen.)
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>Perhaps having a few down years will, like fire to a wooden spear, sharpen
>and harden the perception of what it means to be a Husker fan and bring 
>a heightened enjoyment of the team's sucess when it is restored (as most 
>of us feel it will be.)
>--
>Mike Nolan 
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In any organization when change occurs, you are going to have some fall 
out. Some people just aren't going to like the changes. I've always 
believed if you are not happy where you are, be it at work or play, then 
find somewhere you will be happy. Life is too short.

I am disappointed that a couple seemed to find it justified to fire 
salvos as they walked out the door. I would hope when they look back in 
10 or 20 years that they will find they were being a bit immature. 
Anyone that is a supervisor or coach knows they can not and should not 
attempt to please everyone. Such a philosophy does nothing but lead to 
failure. We wish these young men the best and are certainly sorry to see 
them leave but life will go on for them and for the ones who have chosen 
to remain in the program.