[Husker] Pelini's Contract (fwd)

[Robert Christensen]

Don, I agree with most of what you have said.  I think the non-athlete 
student do have access to many of the same tutoring and skill 
development aide that the athlete has.  The biggest difference is the 
non-athlete student has to go find the assistance and it is voluntary.  
The student-athlete is required to go to the study halls and make use of 
the tutors.

Bob
Don Mares wrote:
> I like the incentives Bo will get because I believe that will give him
> greater motivation to look for the academic all american / high gpa
> recruit.  However, there are only so many of those guys and its not like
> he's not already going after them.  Bo's first priority has been and will
> continue to be to put the best athletes on the field, not necessarily the
> best / smartest students.  Make no mistake, he is here to win football
> games.  I do however expect to hear more about guys missing practice now
> because they need to do some work academically.
>
> I believe Nebraska has one of the best establishments for providing tutors,
> aiding and creating a strong support structure for its student athletes.  In
> fact we have more academic all americans than any other institution and
> second place isn't even close.  Maybe Dennis Leblanc should be receiving the
> bonus.  This bonus is just a sign the university is very proud of that fact
> and expects it to continue.  It seems to me the volleyball program has been
> kicking out several academic all americans recently, does Coach Cook have a
> similar bonus structure?  If he received one would it change anything?
>
> The bottom line is it comes down to the student as individuals and how hard
> are they willing to work at it and how much effort will they put towards
> it?  It appears to me Osborne has been stressing those dedicated individuals
> are the guys we need in our program even if they don't run the fastest 40 in
> the country.  In my opinion, college (at NU) is not hard, it just takes
> effort and dedication.  Do your homework, get your reading done, pay
> attention, take good notes, don't sleep in class (show up) and study hard.
> Do all that and the grades will follow.  It's all there for you, just apply
> yourself.  If anything its easier for the student athlete because of the
> free tutors and regular study groups available to them.  Student athletes
> are taught good note taking skills and proper time management, those are
> services not necessarily available to most students at the university.
>
> Most students not on scholarship need to work in addition to going to
> school.  When I was a student at NU, I was taking 15 credit hours and
> working 50 hours a week at two jobs to pay for books, housing, food and
> fun.  Luckily my parents helped with the tuition or I would still be in
> debt.  Spending time at a job versus in the weight room or on a practice
> field, is it really any different than working at a job?  It's all competing
> for time and energy to the student.  I did my work and still had to go to
> the rec center for some release while student athletes were in study hall.
>
> In my opinion, any business institution hiring a recently graduated student
> is not going to look at just the grades.  Those are important but what other
> factors were involved?  How many social groups were you a part of, were you
> working, were you a student athlete?  In other words, what was your overall
> college experience?
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