[Husker] Draft

Wed Jun 8 09:55:28 CDT 2011

And if he were my son, I think I'd tell him to follow his heart, do
what he wants to do, and not what I, his parent, or any of his
"advisors" are telling him to do.  Of course, he should listen to the
adults, but not simply obey.  He may have regrets, but they would be
his regrets, not as a result of what some adult was telling him to do.

Who says football will be there?  Will he play in the majors right
away, or will he spend time in the minors?  How long?  As a high
school player, how many college level pitchers has he faced, let alone
major leaguers?

With all that said, I'm really glad my child doesn't  have to make a
decision like this, and that, as a parent, I don't have to advise them
on one. Closest I've come is whether to give up a second job rather
than work two.  Peanuts in comparison.  Literally.

July 10 is only a month away, and then we'll know for sure.

Nick

On 6/8/11, David Elfering <aroundomaha at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree. If it were my son the answer I'd give him is that golden
> opportunities don't always happen twice and football will still be there in
> three years if you don't like pro baseball. It might be different if I
> thought the wealth would be destructive to him, some people can handle it
> many cannot, but other than that this seems like an easy decision.
>
> The Royals are up against a wall and Bubba holds all the cards. They picked
> a home state hero who will draw interest, and local talent of this caliber
> doesn't fall out of trees every day of the week. For the Royals to make this
> choice says to me that they are dead serious and probably already had
> conversations with the family about this.
>
> I don't begrudge this to Bubba at all. The potential upside? He's right down
> the road and not in LA or someplace where it would be easy to fall out of
> touch.
>
> My guess is that it is more likely that Bubba Starling with be a Royal than
> it is for my 401K to provide me with a decent retirement :)
>
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Lawson, Scott R.
> <SLawson at uamail.albany.edu>wrote:
>
>> Wow, some very optimistic folks on this list. Or maybe delusional?
>>
>> Are there very many other examples of a football/baseball prospect turning
>> down millions to play college football first? And without some sort of
>> huge
>> insurance policy? Perhaps we are forgetting the risks associated with
>> major
>> college football here?
>>
>> I would be 100% SHOCKED if this kid turns down the baseball money for
>> football at NU- the parents and the kid himself can say whatever they
>> want,
>> but let's be honest here, money talks. That said, I think Erstad (and how
>> he
>> deals with the kid) will be a key factor in the decision.
>>
>> Scott in NY
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>> Skylar Dodds [sklarbodds at cox.net]
>> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 10:25 PM
>> To: 'Kathy Jackson'; husker at tssi.com
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>>
>> Kathy, there's nothing wrong with that perspective and it seems Bubba's
>> mom
>> is thinking the same thing.
>>
>> On a side note, that combined with the life that is minor league baseball
>> (taking busses every day to small towns across the U.S.) is a very
>> 'unglamorous' life and would make most 18 year olds very homesick.
>>
>> All that being said, Bubba just doesn't seem like the guy that would go
>> crazy with the money.  For example, the guy had plenty of options...so to
>> speak for his H.S. prom, but opted to go fishing instead.  Just likes
>> quiet,
>> simple pleasures and isn't the type of kid that's going to run out and get
>> a
>> Bentley.
>>
>> Good point tho.  It certainly seems like his family wants him to go to NU.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Kathy Jackson
>> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 9:08 PM
>> To: husker at tssi.com
>> Subject: Re: [Husker] Draft
>>
>> This is most likely a completely dumb observation but honestly I would be
>> very leery of turning my 18 year old kid loose on his own with a pot of
>> money that he could do whatever he wanted with.  I am just saying that as
>> a
>> parent a little more time to mature, get out of the house in a more
>> controlled environment and some more education might not be such a bad
>> thing.  Putting a kid in the position of thinking he owes it to his
>> parents/family to take the money no matter what is really a bad thing
>> unless
>> the family is in dire straights - and some are.
>>
>> I know there is a risk playing a sport - especially football in college,
>> injury etc but I don't know how much that kind of thing plays into the
>> thinking here.  I am pretty much clueless about the pressures surrounding
>> a
>> kid that is good enough at something to get a scholarship or play at a pro
>> level so there is no doubt lots that I am not factoring in.  Just saying
>> that I would be pretty tense about the whole thing as a parent.
>>
>> Kathy Jackson
>> On Jun 6, 2011, at 8:40 PM, Theodore Heise wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Well, I was thinking Nebraska football compared to Royals baseball.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, 6 Jun 2011, Skylar Dodds wrote:
>> >
>> >> Ha!  Maybe....though I'm not sure.  The Royals farm system is loaded
>> >> and
>> >> Ersty needs OF help like crazy!  :)
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On
>> Behalf
>> Of
>> >> Theodore Heise
>> >> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 8:30 PM
>> >> To: Husker List
>> >> Subject: Re: [Husker] Draft
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, 6 Jun 2011, Skylar Dodds wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Bubba goes #5 to K.C. I will hate them for the next 3 months lol :)
>> >>
>> >> Well, you gotta admit they need him more than Nebraska does.  :)
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Theodore (Ted) Heise     <theo at heise.nu>     Bloomington, IN, USA
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