Beck missing

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

Beck just needs to man up and get back to practice if he wants to move up the depth chart. But if he's going to whine about not being the No. 2 guy, then I think it's time for him to leave

[cmb23]

I haven't liked the guy since he signed. To me he has ALWAYS come off as arrogant and cocky. Granted the 'promise' was made that he was the only QB being brought in when he was recruited, but last time I checked you need to be a real man to play college football. If he believed his own hype then he should have welcomed the competition and beat the others with his play.

 

He's whining about not playing and that it was a mistake to come here? Correct me if I'm wrong, but if he were to have more patience than a 5 year old on Chrismas morning, he could still redshirt and have 3 years of elegibility....right?

 

Most college major/successful programs don't hand over the reigns to an 18-19 year old to often. Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart...if I'm correct...sat their first year or two. Watching. Learning. Waiting for their time. It's very rare you find a QUALITY 4-year starter. Peyton Manning or Brady Quinn....Maybe I'm wrong...but I don't think the Beck will every be mentioned in the same category as those guys.

 

Maybe Beck and Freeman can share a calling plan with unlimited Text Messaging as they b!tch about the cramps in their arms from holding the playbook on the sideline.

[AgMarauder04]

Hell, even Vince Young didnt start really playing until he was a sophomore. And we all know (and hate to admit) he was a great college QB.

[cmb23]

Plus, if things don't work out for Beck here he can always fall back on his music career. Wait...their music sucks. It'd be a shame if he put that full-ride scholarship thing to use and opened a book.

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

Maybe Bomar called Beck and told him he could makes lots of money selling cars in Oklahoma

[AgMarauder04]

*insert laughing so hard I'm crying icon here*

[BIGREDIOWAN]

We have practice today correct???? I can't wait to see if he shows up today or not!!!

[DaveH]

Yes, there is practice today. Rumor has it Beck and Callahan will be meeting.

[cmb23]

In the immortal words of a great thinker of today, Sir Allen Iverson...

"Practice? We talkin' 'bout Practice??? PRACTICE?!?!"

[BIGREDIOWAN]

Here we go....................finally some answers!!! I'm guessing we'll never know the actual conversation obviously, but we'll know the final outcome!!!!

[AgMarauder04]

BC needs to b*tch slap him an tell him to grow a pair.

 

"This is Nebraska...NEBRASKA! You stupid little tard!"

[indianahusker]

OK, this is just my opinion, but I feel that since I teach High School, I may have some experience that comes in handy.

I am kind of tired of people giving Beck the benefit of the doubt because he's just a "kid".

Kid or not, he made a decision to play football at NU. Not just a decision, a commitment. I don't care if he's 18, 18, or 108, he has to honor that commitment. If a kid is taught at a young age to accept responsibility for his/her own actions, things like this don't happen. Kids that are taught responsibility don't do things like this.

I have over 150 different students in my classes. Some are taught responsibility at a young age, it is easy to tell which ones those are. Some are not. The ones who are responsible do their homework (all of it, and on time), finish their projects on time, etc. It may not always be the highest quality work. But the student has put their best effort into it, because he/she was taught to do things in that manner.

Is this true in every case? No. Many parents have tried to instill this into their kids, but because of their peers or other outside pressures, the kid falls short. More often than not, however, the parents who instill an attitude of responsibility (among other qualities) at an early age in their kids are successful.

After reading Beck's mom's comments, I would surmise that she isn't a parent who instilled that type of responsibility in her son. She is making excuses for him, and sounding like the type of person who blames everything that goes wrong on someone else. We all know what rolls downhill, and it sounds as if this attitude may have rolled down to her son. Beck is acting like a spoiled kid, and his mother isn't helping the situation.

Case in point--LJax quitting this spring. His dad told him to grow up and finish the commitment he made. Kudos to him.

I have had students like Beck (Eric Crouch comes to mind as well), students like Brook Berringer, and students like the kid who will now probably start for OU as QB. Berringer gave up his spot as the starter, so did the QB at OU. They knew what was best for the team. The ones who have been successful in life are the latter two, not the former. Kids who live up to their commitments and don't make excuses or run away from their problems are the ones who are successful at ANY age, in all of their endeavors. I don't care how young a kid is, if a commitment is made, they should live up to it.

I have been a Beck supporter up until now.

Now? Eh, I could take him or leave him.

[GSG]

Great post.

[Hunter94]

right on the money Indiana......different world we live in today...i guess i am old school, but when i went to NU (back in the 70's) we never had this "quiter" problem, at least to the degree we see it now.....back then it was "all about the team".......now it is "all about individuals"....the media hypes it, the coaches hype it

(to a degree) and the kids coming out of high school want to see early playing time

ahead of those already on the team, that know the play book.....spoiled little sh#ts!

it NEVER used to be that way......glorifying these kids in high school only makes it worse!.....recruiting 17 year olds was unheard of in the 70's....and the excessive media hype, internet, rivals, ranking, all this crap just "feeds the fire" in these kids giving them unrealistic expectations.....

 

 

hunter

[BIGREDIOWAN]

Agreed Indiana great post!!!