admo Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 4 hours ago, Toe said: Guess Sean Callahan is saying Betts didn't even show up for the meeting and just told the coaches he's done... Thanks, I'm sure Sean has a pretty decent feel on the situation. I also think if the player wasn't a local kid, this wouldn't be as much of a story. Either way I don't really care. It's like, ok, ok... I like Mickey and the guys he has right now (and the new guys coming in the fall). I'm not even worried. 2 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 If all of the speculation is true I really hope people don't demonize the kid. Football is extremely valuable for a lot of things, but it's not and shouldn't be an all encompassing weight and identity in life (at least outside of a season), and if Betts has already figured out what's most important to him then that should be nothing other than celebrated. I don't know the kid or the situation and all its details, but it takes a lot of wisdom to know that something demanding more than you need or want to give isn't worth it for you. 5 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment
hunter49 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 it's his decision. he just appears juvenile in how he handled it, not uncommon, always a disappointment no matter who it is. hope he has no regrets, pretty young to throw that talent away, kids. probably see him in the portal. Quote Link to comment
SouthLincoln Husker Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 There seems to be more to the story. I wonder if Mickey didn't baby him like the other coaches. Get used to it! The majority of kids now days are entitled. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bigred_inSD Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, SouthLincoln Husker said: There seems to be more to the story. I wonder if Mickey didn't baby him like the other coaches. Get used to it! The majority of kids now days are entitled. Or maybe it is a mental health issue. Or he is worried about his physical health in the long run. 1 Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I get it. Sucks to lose a talented athlete but that’s the only thing we are losing here. Potential. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
gossamorharpy Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 12 hours ago, admo said: Thanks, I'm sure Sean has a pretty decent feel on the situation. I also think if the player wasn't a local kid, this wouldn't be as much of a story. Either way I don't really care. It's like, ok, ok... I like Mickey and the guys he has right now (and the new guys coming in the fall). I'm not even worried. Pretty sure the attention on this has little to nothing to do with the fact he’s a local kid. More so about the clear potential and ability walking out the door 3 1 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 41 minutes ago, gossamorharpy said: Pretty sure the attention on this has little to nothing to do with the fact he’s a local kid. More so about the clear potential and ability walking out the door He's made some good plays and definitely has potential and ability. No longer on the team is likely his choice. If he prospers here or somewhere else, I would be happy to see that. Either way I don't really care. That doesn't mean I am dogging on him. If I felt like doing so I would. At some point in time we will eventually find out the reasons why he's not on the team. Could be anything. 1 Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 4 hours ago, gossamorharpy said: Pretty sure the attention on this has little to nothing to do with the fact he’s a local kid. More so about the clear potential and ability walking out the door Meh. 20 catches and 200-whatever yards is replaceable. This isn't like a Spielman or Robinson loss. We always hear about "potential" for the guys who hardly contribute on game days. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
84HuskerLaw Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Always hard to see any player fail - no matter what the reasons. But if the kid’s heart was in it, he’d do the right things and would be a part of the team. Obviously things aren’t working out. Attitudes? Efforts? Personalities? Competition ? There are plenty of talented guys to catch 25 balls a game. Get some of the injured TEs back so the offense is complete and balanced. Its great when Omaha guys excell but for whatever reasons, the Omaha recruits have just not been there for a decade it seems like. Just a fluke? Who knows. Move on. 1 Quote Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 16 hours ago, Lorewarn said: If all of the speculation is true I really hope people don't demonize the kid. Football is extremely valuable for a lot of things, but it's not and shouldn't be an all encompassing weight and identity in life (at least outside of a season), and if Betts has already figured out what's most important to him then that should be nothing other than celebrated. I don't know the kid or the situation and all its details, but it takes a lot of wisdom to know that something demanding more than you need or want to give isn't worth it for you. Hard to call him anything but a bust from the team perspective given his pedigree but at the same time I agree - kudos to the kid for figuring out his priorities and being courageous enough to go his own way. Anybody getting after the kid should probably pump the brakes and re-evaluate how important that is. 3 Quote Link to comment
gossamorharpy Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 hours ago, The Dude said: Meh. 20 catches and 200-whatever yards is replaceable. This isn't like a Spielman or Robinson loss. We always hear about "potential" for the guys who hardly contribute on game days. Sure, the stats are replaceable. I wouldn’t say he “hardly contributed”. Given he still had 3 years remaining and we saw clear flashes in both the passing and sweep game with him, against top competition, I think it’s totally fair to talk about potential here. I won’t even go into depth on the value of him having an actual wide receiver coach for once and not some hack who dipped out of the game to work at a damn credit union. true, he didn’t get the attention of play calls like wandale had and he never put up a season like JD did. But I can easily argue his ceiling is higher than both JD and wandale, when leveraged correctly, given he’s a 6’2 wideout and not an undersized receiver. Neither JD or wandale were legit options in the redzone where we badly need to see improvement. Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 9 hours ago, gossamorharpy said: But I can easily argue his ceiling is higher than both JD and wandale Interesting. We'll see how that pans out. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 9 hours ago, gossamorharpy said: I won’t even go into depth on the value of him having an actual wide receiver coach for once I dunno, he seems to have dipped out pretty quick once he got a legit WR coach. I wonder how much Mickey's recent comments about guys needing to earn roster spots had to do with this situation. 1 Quote Link to comment
C-4 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 4 hours ago, The Dude said: I dunno, he seems to have dipped out pretty quick once he got a legit WR coach. I wonder how much Mickey's recent comments about guys needing to earn roster spots had to do with this situation. Betts didn’t leave because Mickey is some hardass, prove-it coach. Betts left because he didn’t want to be here. That may be because of alterior circumstances, but it starts with him. Sucks to lose him. We can’t lose potential; potential is what’s needed to get us from where we are to where we want to be. In a perfect world, Betts’ desires would match his athletic ability. Hope he finds what he’s passionate about. 1 Quote Link to comment
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