[Husker] Burkes, Mendoza

[Kaufsss at aol.com]

I think that was what he was trying to say - but may be these guys want to  
burn the redshirt - If they are this good - they will get to the NFL one year  
sooner without having to leave early.
 
 
In a message dated 10/24/2007 2:36:50 PM Central Daylight Time,  
dlfeldman at ameritech.net writes:

I would  think just the opposite.  If they have a redshirt left to use, they 
might  be more willing to consider transferring since it wouldn't "cost" 
playing  time.

Duane Feldman


----- Original Message ----
From:  Scott R Lawson <SLawson at uamail.albany.edu>
To: Dan Draney  <ddraney at alltel.net>; husker at tssi.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 24,  2007 3:11:37 PM
Subject: RE: [Husker] Burkes, Mendoza


Maybe it  makes it easier to keep these kids at NU if they burn the
redshirt in case  the coach is gone and they may consider transferring? I
dunno.

Scott  in NY

-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com  [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
Of Dan Draney
Sent:  Wednesday, October 24, 2007 3:04 PM
To: husker at tssi.com
Subject:  [Husker] Burkes, Mendoza

Shedding the Burkes redshirt makes sense, if  he is indeed the best
player at
this time. Getting some experience now  will help him (and the team) next
year, too. 

Throwing Mendoza into  the mix seems pointless, though. With Lucky,
Castille,
and Helu all  playing very well and competing for playing time, and Cody
Glenn on the  shelf, how much meaningful PT can Mendoza get? It certainly
doesn't seem to  me that the offensive woes are something that another
running back will  fix, since the RB play is already very good.

Today's LJS (dead tree  edition) quotes BC as saying that Glenn is "not
in
the doghouse" (LJS  quote, not BC). Rather it is the emergence of Helu
and
Castille that has  pushed Glenn out of the lineup. Says BC, "We're just
in a
rhythm with  those other players right now. I talked with Cody last  week
and
explained the situation to him. We're going to utilize him the  best we
can.
Right now it's a situation where all three backs are doing  well. It
would be
great if we could get him in, but right now, we're  playing the hot hand,
and
they're all contributing."

I don't know  how to reconcile those statements with a decision to burn
Mendoza's  redshirt. It seems Glenn is now #5 in a running back  rotation
that
doesn't have room for the 4th  player.

Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick  Karre
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 1:15 PM
> To: Husker  List
> Subject: [personal] [Husker] Burkes, Mendoza
> 
>  Jaivorio Burkes will apparently surrender his redshirt and play  in
place
> of the injured Lydon Murtha Saturday; Burkes says the  coaches told him
> he would start. Marcus Mendoza reportedly will also  play for the first
> time. Despite being asked, Callahan did not  indicate why he was
throwing
> Burkes into the fray rather than, say,  DJ Jones. Puzzling.
>  http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1200&u_sid=10166234
> 
>  Highlight of the article: Callahan indicating he hopes Murtha will
>  return in time for bowl practice. By the time NU has bowl practice,
>  Murtha will surely be available - unless he has used up  his
eligibility
> by then. (He has only one more year.)
>  
> BTW, have there been any Cody Glenn sightings recently?
>  --
> Dick Karre
> dkarre at  comcast.net


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