[Husker] Draft

Wed Jun 8 15:21:38 CDT 2011

Actually, we won't know until August 15. That's the deadline for MLB teams
to sign their draft picks.

Aaron

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
> >> ________________________________________
> >> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
> >> Skylar Dodds [sklarbodds at cox.net]
> >> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 10:25 PM
> >> To: 'Kathy Jackson'; husker at tssi.com
> >> Subject: Re: [Husker] Draft
> >>
> >> 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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