Sipple: Random questions elicit intriguing answers

[Nexus]

Because Nebraska's spring football season is largely devoid of pressing storylines at the moment, let's lighten the mood for Easter Sunday. You might be surprised what you can learn about a team by lobbing a few random questions. A big "thank you" to senior defensive end Cameron Meredith and senior tight end Ben Cotton for their patience and candid replies:

 

Q: In 2004 or 2005 (can't remember which), I saw ex-Husker defensive lineman Adam Carriker, after a practice, heave a football 70 yards while wearing a walking boot. It was an amazing athletic feat. Any freak athletes on the current team?

 

A: "It would be Tim Marlowe," Meredith said of his roommate, a senior wideout. "Any game we play, he always wins, whether it's golf, tennis, basketball, billiards, whatever. I'd say Kenny Bell is the same way."

 

Said Cotton: "(Defensive lineman) Baker Steinkuhler is a big, athletic guy. Same with A-Rod (offensive lineman Andrew Rodriguez). Even though they're linemen, they're big, athletic and fast.

 

"As for the smaller positions, (tight end) Kyler Reed is a freak-of-nature athlete."

 

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[caveman99]

Interesting that Marlowe is one of the fastest on the team, maybe this will quiet all of the negative nancies a bit. I don't get all of the hate the guy, all he seems to do is work hard and makes plays when asked. I thought he did a good job last year.

[Comish]

Interesting that Marlowe is one of the fastest on the team, maybe this will quiet all of the negative nancies a bit. I don't get all of the hate the guy, all he seems to do is work hard and makes plays when asked. I thought he did a good job last year.

I'd guess a good deal of the negativity stems from the fact that he is a Moonie.......................(can't be any good if he was a legacy scholly type of thinking)........

[Warrior10]

Interesting that Marlowe is one of the fastest on the team, maybe this will quiet all of the negative nancies a bit. I don't get all of the hate the guy, all he seems to do is work hard and makes plays when asked. I thought he did a good job last year.

I think Marlowe is a pretty good slot guy, him and Taylor really seemed to start clicking at the end of the year. I like this article, just a change up interesting kind of thing.

[druski_2k5]

Kind of a different but fun read.

 

Yeah I don't understand the hate for Marlowe either. He's just a quiet guy who works hard and you don't expect much out of him, probably because he doesn't "stand out" to anyone, but I think he is a solid player. He is faster than most people think.

 

Remember the reverse against Michigan State he almost [read: should have] scored on? He was burning on that run.

 

Hopefully he can make some plays for us this year. I think he's a great guy to have in the slot, and even run a few slot options with him. All you hear about is how hard he works and it shows because he was playing over Jamal Turner later on in the year.

[tschu]

Interesting that Marlowe is one of the fastest on the team, maybe this will quiet all of the negative nancies a bit. I don't get all of the hate the guy, all he seems to do is work hard and makes plays when asked. I thought he did a good job last year.

Tim Marlowe is white, therefore he is a scrappy gym rat, a fundamentally sound leader, and full of grit and hustle. Meanwhile, a guy like Kenny Bell is black, therefore he is instinctive, athletic, dynamic, and a class act.

 

 

 

I better add this for all you people who are probably so high up on your moral high horse that you fail to take my humor for what it is:

 

[DefensiveLineU]

^^^ unnecessary post

[PaulCrewe]

^^^ unnecessary post

Yes it is an unneeded post, but sadly in todays sport society it is the way it is viewed by more of a majority than the minority(no pun intended)

[tschu]

^^^ unnecessary post

Click the spoiler. I knew at least one person would wrongly take me seriously, like always. Its a joke about how the statements are obviously wrong stereotypes. SHEEEEESH.