[Husker] Purify comments

[jon johnston]

My take on it is that Maurice was talking to a Eureka, California- 
based newspaper, forgot about the internets, and made some asinine off- 
the-cuff remark that shouldn't be taken too seriously.

As for winning, when it comes down to it, that's all we all care  
about. If you take everything else away, coaches don't keep their jobs  
if they don't win. You can paint whatever you want over the top of  
that to pretty it up - stuff about academics and traditions - but the  
bottom line is very simple. Win, keep your job. Lose, get fired.

The joke is that Maurice is going into the NFL and if he thought  
Husker fans were about winning.... well, welcome to your bonus, Mo.

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com

On Dec 12, 2007, at 8:45 AM, jschlechte at usfamily.net wrote:

>
>
>>> > > "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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jon johnston
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