[Husker] Purify comments

[Mark Landin]

On 12/12/07, Lynette Tillner <ltillner at yahoo.com> wrote:

> A new recruiting philosophy is also welcome in my opinion. I want to
> see players that CARE about the University, the Fans and WINNING
> games more than they care about the Heisman, leaving early for the
> Pro's, etc.

How does one evaluate that during the recruiting process?  Looking at
the current list of verbal commits (all but two of which were offered
scholarships by the Callahan staff) whom would you judge as not caring
about the University enough to warrant a scholarship offer?

How important is that vis-a-vis actual athletic and football ability?
For instance, coming out of high school, I definitely ranked extremely
high in caring about the University, the fans, and winning, but would
have scored very low in the ability department. Should I have gotten a
scholarship over a Maurice Purify?

Saying "we need to recruit players who care about NU" is as easy to
say, and as difficult to define, as "call plays that work!".

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