[NU Sports] "Persa Strong" Campaign

[Beamsley, Jeff]

Mike,

Couldn't agree with you more.

There was a rent-a-player era in baseball in the late 70's where Bill
Veck cobbled together White Sox teams of option-year players that other
teams didn't want to resign.

Seems like we are in a similar time with college ball where a player can
transfer to play their last eligible season with a high profile team in
order to enhance their NFL prospects.  How long before we end up with
whole "dream" teams of one-year players cherry picked to make a run at a
national championship.

It just further undermines the whole concept of the student athlete, as
if it wasn't pretty much a sham for many schools already.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
On Behalf Of Mike Nolan
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 12:06 PM
To: hakirsch at aol.com
Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com; nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] "Persa Strong" Campaign

Thanks, Harry.  

As the Hypesman ceremony approaches:  55 minutes of tedium, 30 seconds
of
suspense and 4 minutes and 30 seconds of bad speechmaking, I can't help 
but look to major league baseball's MVP awards as what the Heisman
SHOULD BE,
honoring the player who MADE THE MOST DIFFERENCE TO HIS TEAM, not the
one most likely to be a top draft choice.  

Remember when Andre Dawson won the MVP despite the Cubs finishing
in last place and some writer commented that if it hadn't been for
Dawson they might have finished the season in AAA Des Moines?

Last year there was NO QUESTION in my mind that Persa was by far
the MVP for any FBS division team, the way he won the Iowa game and 
what happened to the team after he went down demonstrated that.  

That's why RG3 should probably not win this year, despite having had
some of the more memorable games and plays of the season.  But he went 
out with a concussion in last week's game and Baylor hardly broke
stride.  

It's a good thing I don't have a Heisman ballot, right now I don't know 
who I'd vote for, probably NONE of the top 4-5 candidates on most
lists deserve it.  

Sadly, I'm afraid I might lean towards giving it to Russell Wilson, even

though Wisconsin laid an egg in two games and the school can't seem to
decide
whether to promote Wilson or 'Moneyball' as their best shot at the
trophy.

But then I'd be cringing waiting for the stories to start circulating 
about the reruiting abuses surrounding Wilson's transfer to Wisconsin, 
like the ones around last year's winner.
--
Mike Nolan




_______________________________________________
nwu-sports site list
nwu-sports at tssi.com
http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports