[Husker] Contrasts

[Bob Beach]

     Concerning the Sarah Pavan thing there are so many ways to look at 
it.  Was it Pavan's fault for opening up to the media instead of keeping 
it in house?  Were her teammates really that bad toward her and if so 
why?  It can't be just totally jealousy.  Did Coach Cook overreact.  I 
mean he has a four time All American (I think that number is right), the 
most decorated woman athlete ever at NU,  the 2006-07 Collegiate Woman 
of the Year, and is not allowed around the team because of something she 
said.  Not because of something she did but because of what she said.  
At least it would appear that way on the surface.  It appears a mess to me.


     Realizing that Jason Peter can go over the top at times contrast 
that situation with what he said on The Spread yesterday.  Peter stated 
he didn't care if anyone liked him on the team when he played at NU.  He 
said he wasn't required to like anyone in return.  He said if you came 
to play you were respected and required to work together to reach a 
common goal but it was not required to be friends and be a close knit 
family.  He made the example of Tommie Frazier.  He said Frazier was not 
a real popular guy among the players.  But everyone knew his abilities, 
knew his dedication, and knew where he could take the team and they 
respected him for such.  But like him?  No.  Peter more was on Cook's 
back end than anything.  He stated, "it is just unbelieve the type of 
student Pavan was and the type of athlete she was and now she is 
banished from any contact with the program".


Bob Beach