[Husker] Steroids

[Andrew Smith]

I'm always struck and disappointed by how casually and hastily people 
accuse someone of serious moral failings - failings which often, are 
worse than anything they have seen in anyone they really know (not just 
heard or ready about but really know).

Saying that TO looked the other way because he somehow didn't prevent 
all steroid use by his players is grossly unfair.  No one can control or 
detect everything his players do unless they institute some sort of 
Orwellian system.

Did it ever occur to you (his accusers) that if TO really wanted to look 
the other way and just win games, he would not have instituted ANY 
steroids testing (not to mention other drugs)?  that he would not have 
put such a premium on academics?  that he would have a much more relaxed 
attitude toward recruiters?  It doesn't seem so.

Andy

Neal Smith wrote:

>Mike and Kelly, cut it out with the attacks on me.  We are suppose to be friends here.  
> 
>Concerning steroids, if TO didn't look the other way when steroids were being used by his football players, Husker football wouldn't have had all of those Big 8 championships and consecutive 9 + win seasons.
> 
>Neal Smith 
> 
>NU Class of 1983
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>j j <jjj112665 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>I agree with you Mike. This idea that these KIDS dont
>deserve a second and maybe even a third chance is a
>bunch of bull. It must be nice to be like Bob and Neal
>and never to have made a mistake or need a second
>chance. I know if it werent for second or even third
>chances I would not be the person I am today nor would
>I be in the position I am today. 
>--- Mike and Kelly Petersen 
>wrote:
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Bob Beach 
>>
>>
>>
>>" He just figured I was a friend and we were having
>>a friendly conversation.
>>"
>>
>>It's likely he won't make that mistake again.
>>
>>"TO understood that and even though he was a man of
>>integrity I always felt
>>once in a while he would look the other way in the
>>name of winning."
>>
>>Osborne was not known for kicking a player off of
>>the team every time there
>>was an accusation. He would usually wait for the
>>evidence to play out.
>>Sometimes it was correct and then there were
>>actions. Those times he usually
>>took the heat for waiting so long. Other times the
>>accusations proved to be
>>false. Those times there was usually not a "second
>>story" in the press
>>saying he was right to wait.
>>"Look the other way in the name of winning"? Not
>>likely.
>>
>>Mike Petersen
>>
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