[Husker] Negativity and Joe Dailey

[Omar Sharieff]

I wish Joe the best wherever he goes. IMO, he did his best, and apparently, 
his best wasn't enough. He was a good sport and displayed good character 
during what must have been a difficult season. He didn't complain, nor did 
he leave school at any time during the season. he leaves now because he 
knows he doesn't have a shot at starting. perhaps it would be best if he 
went somewhere to pursue his dream. no problem with that. I know last season 
was difficult and depressing for me (and the rest of us), but I never got 
down on the Huskers, because I knew that this was the price of 
change...hopefully change for the better. Time will tell.

I notice alot of negativity towards Dailey on the list. In fact, there is 
alot of negativity in general. I remember the days when most listers 
actually provided a balanced argument for why they thought something was 
true. It was rare that a lister would post a comment that was just 
unnecessary.

Not only has the Husker program changed, but it seems like some of the fan 
base has changed also. Husker fans, largely, are still highly respectable, 
knowledgeable and fair minded folks. But it seems like, as time goes on, we 
have some fans that just have to be nasty for the sake of hearing themselves 
heard on a big time list like this one. This is something we might be 
accustomed to with fans of other teams, notably any team from Florida (I 
live in ACC country, so I know of this firsthand). Let's get back to who we 
truly are!

Also, I think we should try to understand how the greatness of past Husker 
teams was reached. Many of us fans became spoiled by the recruiting 
successes of one Tom Osborne. It seemed like everything he did turned into 
gold. His game planning and preparation were unparalleled. His gambles 
sometimes did not pay off, but eventually his hard work paid off. But i'm 
sure there were plenty of things he did that people didn't agree with or 
didn't like. In the end, his character and personality is what still 
resonates with us all. And we are all better off because of it.

I'm not sure the Husker program will ever have that level of traditional 
pre-eminence like it had in years of old. We live in a time where things 
move fast, and the only thing that is constant is change, to quote someone. 
Parity is the rule rather than the exception. And this is good. Coaches come 
and go. College football players transfer more often like they are 
professional free agents. This is just the nature of big time college 
athletics. So the task is harder now than it has ever been.

So with this change, the option had to go. We had to embrace something new 
and competitive. But the one thing that remains, is the fact that fans, 
recruits and analysts, still expect Nebraska to have a winning program. And 
a winning program is built on great recruiting and a winning philosophy. 
Getting the top recruits works hand in hand with having an effective game 
plan.

So whoever the QB will be, let us wish him the best. And the whole team the 
best. When we argue, let us argue in the best way as not to disparage each 
other or the team we support. if we are critical, let the criticism be 
constructive. win or lose, let us all keep our dignity has members of Husker 
Nation.

Omar in MD