[Husker] Charlie McBride Interview

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 03/03/2006 09:46:52 AM:

> 
> http://www.huskerpedia.com/interviews/Charlie_McBride.html
> 
> HP: Is there anything that I didn't ask that you would want to add or a 
> message to deliver to Nebraska fans?
> 
> CM: I just feel because of our tradition the more positive we can be 
about 
> our program; the more we will maintain the great tradition we have. The 
more 
> negative talk that we have around the program, the more it will tear 
that 
> tradition down. The one thing I hate to see is how being negative 
affects 
> the players and coaches. The players are there for their four or five 
years, 
> something they'll remember for the rest of their lives. We should try to 

> make it as positive as you can for them. When they go through the 
negative 
> aspects it really makes their college career exasperating. At the end of 

> last year the light went on and all of a sudden things started to fit 
> together. They beat Colorado and Michigan. What excitement. That's 
pretty 
> good duty. I just hope everybody stays positive with our players and the 

> coaching staff. Go Red!!!
> 
Go Red? No Go BIG Red? What, without Charlie, we're not Big anymore? 

Did something change I'm not aware of? Here he is complaining about 
negativity and tearing down tradition at the same time! 

Or maybe he just decided to become more socialist in his old age. What's 
the message he's sending here? 


Jon Johnston
http://www.huskerjon.com