[Husker] Husker: Other side of the coin

[Roger]

Maybe he should contact Turner Gill.

Roger Lohr-Mpls
-------------- Original message from Duane Feldman <dlfeldman at ameritech.net>: -------------- 

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 
> To: Nick Chevance 
> Cc: Huskers List 
> 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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