[Husker] Husker: Other side of the coin

[Duane Feldman]

The rumor has been circulating for a long time.  The rumor I had heard was that NU had tried to contact Bodman well before the Holidays, but Bodman was not returning calls -- presumably because he suspected that was why the coaches were calling.  These rumors were circulating at that time, so this is not an "after the fact" conjecture.

As others have said, this is a sad situation and we don't know the details, but let's face it, at worst Bodman has to pay for his own education -- much like I, and others, have done.  No one is preventing the kid from going to school or trying out as a walk-on.  There are several MAC and service academy schools that do not have their quota of offers filled who have considered him, so this isn't a "missed opportunity" for him due to lack of time.  Div Iaa schools generally have scholarships available still too, so he will not be left in the cold if he has the talent.

Duane Feldman




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From: jon johnston <jon.johnston at gmail.com>
To: Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com>
Cc: Huskers List <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 1:14:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Husker: Other side of the coin

The difference between turning him down in November and now is a matter of timing. Turning him down now severely limits his options to visit other schools, and more scholarships will have been offered, limiting the pool of available scholarships.

I am applying the above paragraph to recruiting in general. How it applies to the Bodtmann situation is anybody's guess.

Recruiting has always been, is now, and will always be, a mess. Just like the rest of college football, it's organized chaos.

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com

On Feb 3, 2009, at 11:13 AM, Nick Chevance wrote:

> That is just so much what you find out in the cow pasture.  Given the
> reasons why Nebraska decided not to offer a scholarship, why in the
> world would turning him down in November rather than February make any
> difference in this case?  There is no suggestion that Nebraska just
> now changed their mind.  They changed their mind based on the kid's
> performance this last season, but the signing day is February.  Heck,
> you could argue the kid got an extra 3 months to show improvement.  I
> don't buy this argument at all.
> 
> Nick
> --"If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
> Anatole France




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