[Husker] A Big One Gets Away

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

Alan Siporin <alans at efn.org> wrote on 12/21/2005 01:45:35 AM:

> On 12/20/05 4:51 PM, "jonlists at cbsol.com" <jonlists at cbsol.com> wrote:
> > Wow. Rather sanctimonious even though you state it isn't.
> > 
> > I don't think it says much about character in either case. It's the 
way
> > the recruiting game goes. If the kid can get more playing time at KSU, 
and
> > he feels comfortable there, more power to him.> And it has nothingto 
do with
> marriage. In marriage, there is a firm
> > commitment, both moral and legal. In recruiting, once the papers are
> > signed, then it's a commitment. Until then, as long as they're not
> > breaking NCAA rules, what do you expect to happen?
> 
> For most recruiting commitments what you say is true, but the Freeman
> commitment was different. Callahan gave his WORD to Freeman he would not
> recruit any other qbs in exchange for Freeman's WORD to keep his 
commitment.
> Not only could Freeman get more playing time elsewhere, Callahan could
> possibly get a better player if he kept recruiting. That was the 
trade-off
> in the promise they made each other. Plain and simple, Freeman, with his
> father's encouragement, broke his word. 

Wasn't aware that Callahan and Freeman made that promise to each other. 
Such is life sometimes. 

We're okay to here. 


>If you don't see the difference, I'm
> glad I've never taken your word on anything. Now THAT is sanctimonious. 
And,
> on the same theme, you just said that if you tell your girlfriend you're
> going to be faithful you can always cheat on her because you didn't sign
> anything, yet. Anyway, I'm sorry if your having trouble at home. I 
didn't
> mean to strike a nerve.
> 
> Alan
> 

I'm going to take this as sarcasm and let it go because otherwise it reads 
as a cheap shot. 

Merry Christmas.....

Jon Johnston
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