carlfense Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 "Conboy said Carnes has talked with another Bradenton native, senior-to-be Husker quarterback Latravis Washington, about the environment in Lincoln. Washington saw minimal snaps in 2009 as NU’s third-string quarterback, but he’s given Carnes positive feedback about the school. “That’s one of the things I’ve talked to Brion about,” Conboy said. “If you talk to the guy who’s the Heisman candidate and he says everything’s going great, that’s expected. Everything’s going good for him. But when you talk to the guy who is third-string and isn’t getting to play, and he tells you how great it is, that goes to tell you that outside the lines it’s a good place to be.”" http://www.huskerextra.com/articles/2010/01/21/football/doc4b57ba2d9e14d871598134.txt Good to see that even the people who seldom see the field are happy with the direction of the program. Also, it's hard to not like Washington. He seems like the kind of player a coach want on his team. 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 LaTravis has been a good guy to have in the program from what I can tell. It's great to see him remain so positive even though he's barely seeing the field. Quote Link to comment
WVhuskerXX Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 LaTravis was one of those recruits I was very excited about. I thought he could have been a really good safety. But then he put on weight to play LB and then you all know the rest. What a team player. It would be sweet if we could fine a way to use his athletic ability somehow. Even if it was in situational areas. Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Wahington would be a good fit for the Wildcat formation. And with his size, he could even lineup outside to block and occasionally catch. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Wahington would be a good fit for the Wildcat formation. And with his size, he could even lineup outside to block and occasionally catch. You would think he would be a decent TE with that frame and athleticism. We're stacked at TE, though. He's just in one of those horrible situations where we don't really have a need to put him on the field. If he had been a QB for the past couple of years we could still have redshirted Green last year and gotten LaTravis more PT, but it didn't work out that way. It's just great to see him responding to the situation so well. Quote Link to comment
Husker_x Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Sad reality of football at this level. There's a lot of guys on the team and only so many positions with depth to play. Lot of guys never take a meaningful snap in their careers, which is why education should be on your mind from the beginning. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 It's nice to hear someone from the depth chart that's not getting a chance to play for the most part. Having him still say good things about the program says alot about his character and our coaching staff and the direction we are headed. Quote Link to comment
schuhbdoo Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 It's nice to hear someone from the depth chart that's not getting a chance to play for the most part. Having him still say good things about the program says alot about his character and our coaching staff and the direction we are headed. When I hear that I wish Latravis would've gotten a series in the blowout game against UA. Oh well, it is good to hear that he can still help us with Carnes. Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 LaTravis did get a series against Arizona. Quote Link to comment
dixie normous Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 He got in the UA game with about a minute and a half left in the game and ran 3 running plays. Quote Link to comment
jimk Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I have nothing to add that hasn't already been said. It sure would be nice to see them find a spot for him to play. It seems like he is a good enough athlete that he needs to be on the field somewhere. Quote Link to comment
Herd Husker Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 i love unselfish players!!! good for latravis, best trait in a player is one who puts his/her team first Quote Link to comment
HuskerGBR Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I love this guy. If he took my girlfriend, I would probably just tell her that she made the right choice...that's how much I respect Washington. Seriously though, I wish I could have seen him play a lot more. Maybe next season?? Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I love this guy. If he took my girlfriend, I would probably just tell her that she made the right choice...that's how much I respect Washington. Seriously though, I wish I could have seen him play a lot more. Maybe next season?? If he took my girlfriend, my wife would probably just tell her that she made the right choice....and I would look for a nice snow drift to live in. 1 Quote Link to comment
whateveritis1224 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I think we probably should've used him instead of Green this year, just the extra year for Green could've been gold for the program and himself. He really did look like a freshman playing even with the scaled back playbook. Better to have him sit out last year and hit the ground running this spring than to have his confidence take a beating. But things didn't happen like that and I hope we don't sit here in a few years lamenting about what might have been. Quote Link to comment
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