[Husker] Josh Williams

[gzimmerman at everestkc.net]

Bob,
I know it wasn't as smart @$$ reply, it was more of a rhetorical question.

You're right, the pressure to win ($$$) is so great that you'll overlook "minor indescretions" such as this one.

Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
Overland Park, Kansas

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Beach <baseballguy at neb.rr.com>
Date: Friday, July 4, 2008 11:44 am
Subject: Re: [Husker] Josh Williams

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <gzimmerman at everestkc.net>
> To: <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 11:25 AM
> Subject: [Husker] Josh Williams
> 
> 
> > http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1200&u_sid=10373187
> >
> > Why are we recruiting people like this?
> 
> 
> 
>      To win football games and I am in no way trying to be a 
> smart ___ 
> here.   I believe sometimes the urge is to take a kid because of 
> ability and 
> not character.  The fans want wins.  If moral character comes with 
> that then 
> fine but let's win.  I think we all know which kind of season fans 
> would 
> rather have between a 12-0 season with some character issues and a 
> 6-6 
> season that shows the members of the team are of high moral fiber 
> and model 
> citizens.  People might say recruit those that are top athletes 
> and good 
> citizens as well.  Sometimes it just isn't that easy.  The other 
> thing is it 
> is pretty hard to know every single aspect of a recruit's past 
> and/or 
> control him/her after they have been recruited.  In no way am I 
> saying NU is 
> going to a win at all costs mentality but the pressure to win can 
> be 
> overwhelming.
> 
> 
> Bob Beach 
> 
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