[Husker] Josh Williams problems et al

[jon johnston]

Orson Swindle at EDSBS is usually a wise-cracking shot in the side,  
but today he delivers something I think is worth reading with regards  
to all of the off-field incidents taking place:

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2008/07/07/a-word-please/

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com


On Jul 7, 2008, at 1:00 PM, William E. Laughlin wrote:

> Bob Beach: It is very hard to get to the bottom of everything.  You  
> can do everything you know to do but you just can't catch  
> everything.  TO had his problems as well.  Shall we start with  
> Lawrence Phillips and Christian Peter?  With Lawrence Phillips  
> background he should have had at least been questionable.
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> Agree, but TO started coaching in 1973; Peters & Phillips incidents  
> you cite were in 1995. That's over 20 years before the S--- hit the  
> fan. (Yes there were other incidents in between but none maybe as  
> prominent.) I think with Phillips (apologies because I know this has  
> been endlessly discussed) TO saw a huge upside and thought he could  
> work with the downside.
> I think the reason NU had far fewer off-field incidents than a lot  
> of other high-profile college FB teams is the attention TO paid to  
> character during the recruiting process. Any more than that, you'd  
> have to ask him what he did and how he made the difference.
> I don't really expect you to agree with me here, because in reading  
> your posts over the years, you don't seem to consider Osborne that  
> special, nor the Devaney-Osborne years all that exceptional. I think  
> most people reading this List would disagree !!
>
> I'm looking forward to reading the Jason Peters book to gain some  
> insight on what went on during the last few years.
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> Bob: I would be shocked, literally shocked, if Pelini is here any  
> length of time and never has a problem with more than one recruit/ 
> player.  It is just the way society is.  And, with the pressure to  
> win it you have to recruit talent or at least attempt to.
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> Never said he wouldn't, didn't mean to imply zero problems. But I  
> would be willing to bet there will be fewer incidents.
> Ironically, the "win-at-all-costs" mentality you've imputed to NU,  
> if indeed were the prime directive behind coaching and recruiting,  
> would almost GUARANTEE a huge number of the type of off-field  
> problems we are discussing !  Since it isn't now, nor wasn't the  
> reigning philosophy behind the TO years, I think we'll see far fewer  
> incidents under Pelini, especially if he has conversations regarding  
> potential players with TO, or attempts to learn some of the off- 
> field philosophy from TO while the two are together at NU. Just my  
> opinion.
>
> Bill Laughlin
> Wichita, KS
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jon johnston
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