[Husker] Purify comments

[jschlechte at usfamily.net]

>> > > "It's crazy out there," Purify said. "They
>> > > expect a lot. Every game there are 90,000 people
>> > > there to watch you play, and thousands of fans line
>> > > up after the games to get your autograph. But the
>> > > only thing they care about is winning. That's
>> > > it."

My take on this is that Callahan's recruiting and/or player development 
focused
on other areas.  The team showed it really did not have a passion to 
win, to be
the best, etc.  Losing became common place and therefore acceptable to the
players.  So what if we lose, there's always another game.  Recruiting 
talented
players is important, but they also need to be driven to succeed.  Some 
of that
can be nurtured, but some needs to come from the players themselves.  I don't
see that in Purify's comments.  Instead, I see him whining (and this may be a
bit strong, but that's how it appears to me) about the expectations placed on
the team.  That's not the attitude I want to see in who comes to play for
Nebraska.

GBR,

- jay



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