[Husker] Interesting Letter

[Kaufsss at aol.com]

I think you are way off base here - I think it is a great idea - to let the  
KIDS (and they are still kids) know we are behind them.  That with all the  
media they hear - we are still behind THEM and Nebraska!  It still means  
something to play for Nebraska and the so-called worlds greatest fans.  As  an adult 
- I'd like to get words of encouragement from someone I thought I have  let 
down.   If you for one second think the players and  coaches  and 
administration want this to happen or are not trying hard enough - I think  you don't 
understand college kids and human nature very well.  They need  encouragement - and 
I for one will send a fuzzy card!
 
Steve  Kauf
A Husker fan deep in South Texas
NOT THE VICTORY BUT THE  ACTION
NOT THE GOAL BUT THE GAME
IN THE DEED THE GLORY

 
 
In a message dated 10/12/2007 12:12:55 PM Central Daylight Time,  
jonlists at cbsol.com writes:

I saw  that this morning. In fact, started writing a piece that included 
it.  here's a very rough draft and AN EXCERPT from a full article. It's a  
horrible letter, for the follow reasons:  

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If that weren't enough, today  Huskerpedia published a letter of 
empowerment from an Alumni Chapter that  included the following two 
references: 

"we are proposing that we  all get behind *OUR KIDS* and give them the 
encouragement to stand tall,  feel compassion ? not anger, concern - not 
coldness, empathy - not finger  pointing, show them the ?HUSKER SPIRIT? the 
same as when they?re  winning."

And if that's not enough: 
"Did you ever get a letter  *while you were at camp*, what a boost a piece 
of mail gave you, if you  were having a tough time, it could turn your 
whole experience around (if  you let it)."

I'm confused. Did you want my card of encouragement to  have duckies, 
bunnies, or flowers on it? 

I realize that the  author's heart was in the right place, but let's not 
act like these guys  are little kids whose kitty we just ran over in the 
street. Ndamukong Suh  is a MAN. A HUGE man.  Not a kid. Not a BOY. A MAN. 
If you thought  that as a Nebraska fan you were going to catch hell because 
we're not very  good, wait until your opponents see an open letter that 
refers to "Camp"  and getting behind "Our Kids", for crying out loud. If 
you thought going  on the road was tough for these guys before, what the 
hell do you think is  going to happen now??

For reference, I didn't get a letter while I was  at Boy Scout Camp. I did 
get a call from my mom notifying me that my  father was going into the 
hospital for cancer surgery in late June of  1974. While we initially 
thought it would be a success, it wasn't and he  was dead by mid-September. 
That's real life. That's the kind of stuff you  send someone a card for. 

You do NOT send a card of encouragement to a  6'3', 310 pound man because 
his team isn't doing very well on the field.  

Maybe I'm out of touch. Maybe the definition of adulthood - manhood -  has 
changed. Maybe it is 21, 25. Maybe it's supposed to be a fluffier,  
ducky-bunny-filled world and I just don't see it. 

We're talking  about a game in which guys who weigh over 300 pounds 
routinely run into  each other and we're worried about their psyche because 
someone might have  booed them? It's all over for us, isn't it? 

God, please help us learn  how to lose with some  dignity.
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Maybe a bit  over the top and maybe I'm overreacting, but good Lord. This 
will get  picked up and it will help Nebraska further become a 
laughingstock.  



Jon  Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on  10/12/2007 11:31:36 AM:

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Steve  Kauf
A Husker fan deep in South Texas
NOT THE VICTORY BUT THE  ACTION
NOT THE GOAL BUT THE GAME
IN THE DEED THE  GLORY



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