[Husker] Another team season low

[gzimmerman at everestkc.net]

Dick, 

You are correct on Blake Lawrence. He is a scholarship player from my son's HS, Shawnee Mission West in Overland Park, KS. Blake was an option QB and LB/DB in high school. 

Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
Overland Park, Kansas

----- Original Message -----
From: Dick Karre <dkarre at comcast.net>
Date: Sunday, November 16, 2008 2:02 pm
Subject: Re: [Husker] Another team season low

> Tony Lambert wrote:
> > Aren't the linebackers that are currently playing either walk-ons or
> > redshirt freshmen? Matthew May is a RS freshman and was playing 
> as a DB last
> > week.
> 
> Blake Lawrence played quite a bit, and he's never been a walk-on. I 
> believe Wortman is on scholarship now, though he came to NU as a 
> walk-on. That the Blackshirts could stifle (for the most part) a 
> decent 
> offense with patchwork LBs speaks volumes for the ability of the 
> coaches 
> and the adaptability of the players. And it should put to rest any 
> questions regarding the value of a robust walk-on program.
> 
> Interestingly, the bozos on Fox had Will Compton in the starting 
> lineup, 
> even though Pelini has made it very clear he will not burn any 
> redshirts 
> this late in the year. I was relieved not to see him on the field. 
> Was 
> he even there? I get the feeling Fox begins preparing for these PPV 
> broadcasts about ten minutes before air time.
> 
> -- 
> Dick Karre
> dkarre at comcast.net
> 
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