[Husker] Another Husker leaving and speaking negatively

Steve Stone sstone at pvtnetworks.net
Tue Jan 4 11:32:52 CST 2005


Gerald wrote:

>I disagree Sean.
>First I'd like to know what Callahan is supposed to do to help Birkel
>transfer. If a player wants to keep playing football it should be his
>responsibility to find a program where he will fit. I agree that the coach
>can and usually should help with a recommendation. Do you know for a fact
>this hasn't been done?  In some cases it is possible that the attitude of
>the player or his parents makes an honest recommendation impossible.
>Secondly, in a situation where a player is being moved along, the player
>involved won't have a lot of positive feelings toward any direction the
>coach has to give. Also if the coach recommends a new situation and it
>doesn't work out, it gives the player one more opportunity to blame his
>original coach for how poorly his life has turned out.
>I would rather the football coaches not be a placement service.


Here's another perspective:

The University of Nebraska is a tax-supported institution of higher 
education in which the faculty is obliged serve the state and the 
students in a civilized manner irrespective of personal inclinations.

Anything other is dereliction of duty.

Steve Stone



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