[Husker] Purify comments

[Lynette Tillner]

Agreed. And I think you hit the nail on the head. Callahan focused on
mental things that just don't get it done on the field. Same was true
his last year with the Oakland Raiders! They went from being a Super
Bowl team (riding on Grodin's shirttail) to a 2 and whatever team --
just totally a HUGE change in philosophy that killed the passion for
WINNING anything. 

I also believe the list pointed this out when Callahan was hired. It
took 4 years and firing SP to change that back to a Nebraska legacy
winning isn't everything but darn important philosophy. 

GBR, 

Lynette

--- 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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Lynette Tillner
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