[Husker] Pelini Article

[Theodore Heise]

> So, maybe I missed the point of the argument, but it seems that 
> other programs have walk-on programs, those players contribute, 
> and tend to stick around as much as scholarship players. 
> Walk-ons may be more important to this program (NU) just because 
> we aren't likely to attract as many as the top recruits as a USC. 
> But here it was also a different philosophy on what the walk-on 
> program was intended to serve - both to attract talent that may 
> have been missed by scouts, and to make the 'community' of 
> Nebraska feel tied to the program because Little Joey, former good 
> talent in High School, gets to where the red N helmet for four 
> years.

Pretty good assessment.  I would only add (as others have pointed 
out), that increasing the number of Nebraskans who participate in 
the program also helps the out of state fellows get a better feel 
for the Nebraska culture.

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Theodore (Ted) Heise     <theo at heise.nu>     Bloomington, IN, USA