[Husker] why?

[Harmon, Josh]

I don't really disagree with you -- but it seems like the line between
professional athlete and college athlete at a big time program is fairly
gray. 

If you live in Nebraska and especially if you are a donor -- you are
paying their tuition.  I don't really care what the problem was
personally, but college players at big programs have to accept the
attention. It's the flip side of the glory I suppose. 

Josh 

-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
Of Pat Gaule
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 5:09 PM
To: husker at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] why?

Bob Beach wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Gaule" <pgaule at cox.net>
> To: <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 12:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] why?
>
>
>
>> If Marlin Lucky  and his family want to let everyone know what 
>> happened, then it will come out.  Until then, it's not fair for 
>> anyone to try and speculate.
>
>
>
>     I certainly agree with you to a point.  However, the minute you 
> decide to become a public figure, and football players at NU are 
> indeed public figures, you do basically agree to set aside some degree

> of privacy.  If Eric Crouch is seen eating at a Lincoln restaurant 
> people notice and may even bother him for an autograph or the like.
> His privacy is invaded.


Asking someone for an autograph is several degrees of magnitude
different than inquiring about their medical history, Bob.  And I cannot
agree that NU football players should be considered public figures to
the point that their medical histories become everyone's business.  If
they were professional athletes rather than amateurs, I could understand
where you're coming from.

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