yep, agreed.......Harrison is gonna have to "eat outta this sh#t sack" IF he comes back.......once you speak those words (Mom...) you can't take them back...ever.You could not pay me to be Harrison Beck right now! This is going to cause him nothing but problems. First, to all of you who said that Zac Taylor will laugh this off, I could not disagree more. You have to understand, all of these players, while extremely nice and close-knit, are also extremely prideful. If I was a betting man, I would say that everything that Beck's mom said has probably come out of her son's mouth during discussions that they had. I know that. Zac knows that. The whole team knows that. You have to believe that as soon as Harrison comes back to the team, they will all look at him like a guy who is not about the team, but about himself. To call out the talent of another player is one thing, but to call out the quarterback and LEADER OF YOUR TEAM?!?!
In the words of Ozzie..."Phhh...Please!"
maybe that pre season ranking was Cally trying to send Beck a message......."get serious, step up and show some leadership Harrison"....who knows how long the coaches have been trying to get this kid to take the game seriously?? i think there may be a lot we DON'T KNOW when it comes to Beck........but i sure thought something was amiss during the spring session......i have been suspicious all alongWell, I hope to god he's not feeling how his mother says he's feeling. I think she may have offended a good deal of Husker nation with those comments - which were understandable, coming from a mother, but shallow nevertheless. "Wrong choice by going to Nebraska, should've stayed in the SEC"? Not something you want to hear out of any player's mother. "Zac is <strong>'OK'</strong>?" Let's get something straight here, Mrs. Beck-Bothwell. Zac Taylor is our savior. Zac Taylor is this team's inspiration. We thank our lucky stars for him and pray for his safety every night. The only way Beck starts a single game this season is if Zac goes down - which is a situation I personally fear more than the apocalypse.
Beck looked like a great guy: good talent and sacrificed his redshirt to deliver us the KSU victory. I thought that showed a lot of good character, but this latest development seems to indicate the opposite. Being a highly touted recruit doesn't mean the coaches owe you anything - after just coming off that shoulder injury, I don't think you can just waltz into training camp and right away shoot up the charts. If Beck is trying to pull another Crouch, he should expect no sympathy from Husker nation, and nor should he expect any good to come out of it. I don't think Callahan is going to track him down and beg him to come back like Solich did.
As far as Ganz goes, I like Ganz. He's a bit of a more mobile QB I believe, hearkening ever so slightly to the glory days of yore, and I've just been getting good impressions. While I always assumed Beck was going to lead this program after The Savior moves on, if that's honestly his attitude I wouldn't be sorry at all to say good-bye to Beck and welcome the Joey Ganz era.
Besides, Ganz is a cooler name to hear announcers call out, IMO.
Apparently his frustration is being listed at #4. Which I don't completely understand, Beck listed at #4 - but disappearing from camp is sending me chilling vibes and the ghostly echo of "Eric Crouch". I seriously hope this isn't what it looks like, and that he pulls himself together. Because you know, I trust the NU coaching staff and their judgment on their players more than the players themselves, and their mothers. Sure he's important, but the minute he decides his interests and those of the team's conflict, that's bad news for his future. At any school, at any level.He is only 18 and being listed at #2 for NU has got to be alot of pressure for someone that young.
*Ahem* Excuse me for my rant. I'll breathe now. :wacko:
:yeahThis is rediculous!!! I don't even know what to say..............I can't speculate.............I can't rant..............I can't anything....................GODDAMMIT!!!! :steam :madash
Damn college kids!is it just me, or does it seem that the pressure is getting to him? i hope he was just sick or something.
I was just telling my wife the other day that the pressure on these kids out of high school is crazy!!! Pressure still isn't an excuse for his actions!!! He's going to have pressure anywhere he goes and throughout his life!!!! Now my problem with him now is, what's he going to do in a big game???? Fold or step up and deal with it!!!! :dunnoQUOTE (pigsonthewing @ Aug 5 2006, 05:17 PM) is it just me, or does it seem that the pressure is getting to him? i hope he was just sick or something.
High school, I think. Too much hype, too soon. Too many cases of letting star players skate through classes and letting them out of responsibility for their actions.***SNIP***
look at Oklahoma's mess, we are not the only team that has disappointments...it really is a sign of the times..no wonder the NFL has a bunch of cottled players.....it all starts in the college ranks....
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look at Oklahoma's mess, we are not the only team that has disappointments...it really is a sign of the times..no wonder the NFL has a bunch of cottled players.....it all starts in the college ranks....we would ultimately have better role models for all our kids, if the high profile guys did not receive special treatment...too bad we couldn't get all the coaches to "bust the chops" of some of these kids right in college....sure they are just kids, but character is something that you hopefully develop in your kids as they move through their high school years.....being a little humble sure never hurt anyone, that i can recall.......
^ Truth.High school, I think. Too much hype, too soon. Too many cases of letting star players skate through classes and letting them out of responsibility for their actions.