[Husker] Recruits

[Bob Beach]

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From: Mark Landin 
Date: 1/19/2008 1:32:22 PM 
Subject: Re: [Husker] Recruits 
 
     I can understand his decommit once the staff got replaced. Committing 
To Colorado I can see because he needed to make sure he didn't miss 
Out on a scholarship if one was available. If he had waited until 
After the dead period and decided he wasn't going to NU for sure, then 
He may have been left with nowhere else to go. Perhaps he viewed 
Colorado as his plan B the whole time, and when he finally got a 
Chance to back to NU and meet all the new staff, he was ready to come 
Back to Lincoln for college. 
 
 
 
 
 
     I get reprimanded for repeating myself every once in a while and I
guess I do it again. I believe his motives may be honest and pure and not
underhanded. But, and I didn't just figure this out, it does show recruits
commit largely to a coaching staff and not to a school or team. This guy
de-committed even after TO was named AD. As far as having to make a move so
he didn't miss out on a scholarship he de-committed here, committed to
Colorado, de-committed at Colorado, and re-committed here. After all that
time he still had a scholarship. I am not sure he had to make an extremely
quick decision. 
 
 
     He's here, he's back and it is a done deal and we go from here. I can't
change it. I don't know I would even want to change it. I guess what it
feels like to me is NU is saying we need you more than you need us. I don't
think TO was ever put forth that kind of feeling. With TO it was more like 
we're NU and we would love to have you. If you want to go elsewhere we wish
you the best and we'll find someone else". But once that decision was made
to go somewhere else that was it. 
 
 
     I won't repeat myself on this again. I think I have about covered my
opinion. I also want to say to me this was just something to discuss. I don
t necessarily think Bo made a bad decision or anything like that. I guess I
just found it surprising and interesting. 
 
 
Bob Beach