Betts is done at NU
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meeting didnt happen. Benning is pretty much sure Betts is done with football. Great at it, but doesnt love playing it.
I don't understand this. Most people don't love their jobs.
Unless he has other legit plans seems like a mistake. But do what you want to do.
Football is a little more dangerous that your average job though. If he doesnt love it, thats his choice. I hope he stays in school and gets his diploma and finds something that he loves.
I have no idea what's really going on with Betts but either you have a love for something and work hard to perfect your craft or you don't. I think betts loved the attention he got in HS from all the recruiters but when it came down to really working hard once he got to college he just didn't seem interested in putting in a hard days work. I could be way wrong about this whole thing and I hope I am but one thing is for certain Mickey Joseph doesn't need any drama in his room and he may have taken care of it before it turned into a real problem.
Brian from 247 said betts is tired he trying to figure out if he really wants to play or walk away from the game. I have to commend the young man for being honest hopefully he has a change of heart and comes back. He also said it not a disaplineary or grade issue. I wish the young man well it what ever he decides
A lot can change during your college years.. I think a lot of kids that age start to evaluate things in their life. Am I doing this because I want to do it, or am I do this because my old man started me in this thing, or has expectations of me doing this or that thing.
I remember realizing I didn't really have a desire to race snowmobiles, or go-karts, or cars for that matter.. it was actually something my father was interested in. I don't hate on those experiences that I had as a kid, but I had to make a distinction between what interested me, vs what interested my parent(s).
Good luck to him in whatever choices he makes.
I remember realizing I didn't really have a desire to race snowmobiles, or go-karts, or cars for that matter.. it was actually something my father was interested in. I don't hate on those experiences that I had as a kid, but I had to make a distinction between what interested me, vs what interested my parent(s).
Good luck to him in whatever choices he makes.
Palmer was a portal guy and he was a 5-star recruit that had more production in one year, against SEC competition, than Betts has had in his entire career.
Does Betts get to keep his scholarship if he walks away from football due to non medical issues?
correct, but since the semester had started, I think he gets spring paid for. Summer/Fall he'd be on his own.
The world is full of people that don't seem to have any concerns over jobs or "legit plans" like you and I. They just seem to bump along wherever the next day takes them.
If the kid is on the fence about actually participating in the sport, it's good that he isn't taking practice reps from kids who will be counted on to play.
Yeah I don't want to appear like I'm ragging on the kid. I just hope if he quits he doesn't regret it someday, IF, stressing if here, he comes to realize sports (football in particular) was his best shot at being successful even if it meant grinding through some crap that wasn't fun or enjoyable.
As someone who used to do the early morning conditioning workouts for another sport, there is not a lot of fun or enjoyment in those sessions.
Thats my feelings too, not hoping the guy quits but if he does he should be on his own.
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It would be the height of irony if he left the team to focus on his studies
I still very much hope to see him out there in the fall & do not care how much preferential treatment it takes to make that happen
Me too. Seems these things rarely work out for the good though. I predict he fades into obscurity. Remember John Leverson?
I'll try and make this a short story. My senior year in HS we had a stud pitcher who ended up getting drafted by the Kansas City Royals.
Charles Allen Butler
Born: September 22, 1953
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B
Bats: Switch
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 18 (1971 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Saddleback HS (Santa Ana, CA)
Career: 1971-1972
Anyway Ol Charlie wanted to play every day and when management told him he would make a pretty swift progression as a pitcher but he would have none of it, he made an ultimatum to the organization, play me every day or I quit. They said good luck and sent him on his way home. The last time I talked (many years ago) to Charlie he was working in a warehouse driving a fork lift. Bottom line kids sometimes make really bad decisions that can effect their entire lives. Betts should take advantage of a free education even if he needs educational tutoring at the college level. I think they would even let him coast while being a member and I think the BIG guarantees you can't be cut or dropped anyway.
Charles Allen Butler
Born: September 22, 1953
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B
Bats: Switch
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 18 (1971 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Saddleback HS (Santa Ana, CA)
Career: 1971-1972
Anyway Ol Charlie wanted to play every day and when management told him he would make a pretty swift progression as a pitcher but he would have none of it, he made an ultimatum to the organization, play me every day or I quit. They said good luck and sent him on his way home. The last time I talked (many years ago) to Charlie he was working in a warehouse driving a fork lift. Bottom line kids sometimes make really bad decisions that can effect their entire lives. Betts should take advantage of a free education even if he needs educational tutoring at the college level. I think they would even let him coast while being a member and I think the BIG guarantees you can't be cut or dropped anyway.
AMEN! For those of you who aren't church goers the word "Amen" means "this is most certainly true". None of us were immune to making bad choices at that age. I certainly made more than my fair share. The older I get, the more I marvel at how things worked out for me. There were so many junctions where things could have turned out so badly for me. Somebody was looking out for me no doubt because I made some horrible choices.
I get it but most of the bad decisions most kids make in college are taking an 8 am class when you know you don't get up until 10 at the earliest.
99% of us weren't choosing between being an everyday player for the Royals or being a just a pitcher for the Royals, or choosing between being a starting WR for Nebraska and not playing football at all.
Don't get me wrong, there were decisions made that could have been disastrous, driving when I shouldn't have, not using a love glove when I should have etc, I just don't see those decisions as apples and oranges comparisons to Betts or Konaki's buddy from the early 70's.
I have a family member who played at NU and went on to a solid pro career. Talks all of the time how much the grind sucks and how many times he wanted to quit because he had been playing sports for such a long time with no break. Literally since probably before middle school it was football to basketball to track to baseball in the summer during his pre college years. From there it football becomes like a full time job. A lot of people just get burnt out. A good family friend was the same way. Was all state in football and track and had a full ride for track and some interest from NU in football as well. He went to NU, but didn't participate in sports because he was just done mentally with it because of the time dedicated as a kid. Just is what it is. As fans we like to think that it if given the opportunity we would have this huge love and passion, and some will, but for a lot it becomes a big struggle.
When my high school career ended I was done, no longer wanted the grind. My father eventually changed my mind and I competed in college and it became more of a grind. I stuck it out in part for the scholarship but more due to my own drive to honor my commitment and for the resume item of 4 year letterman.
I had a high school classmate that was an All-American for the Huskers and was a definite draft pick in the NFL. He pulled himself out of the draft as he had eyes on med school and didn't want to delay his education. I thought he was insane to pass up the NFL at the time but when I walked into my uncle's hospital room 15 years later and his doctor was my old classmate it seemed to make more sense. I am betting the grind of football also played a part in his decision but I never asked.
Sometimes you just know when it is time to hang it up.
I had a high school classmate that was an All-American for the Huskers and was a definite draft pick in the NFL. He pulled himself out of the draft as he had eyes on med school and didn't want to delay his education. I thought he was insane to pass up the NFL at the time but when I walked into my uncle's hospital room 15 years later and his doctor was my old classmate it seemed to make more sense. I am betting the grind of football also played a part in his decision but I never asked.
Sometimes you just know when it is time to hang it up.
It happened to my daughter....she committed to play volleyball at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi last year. I had suspected she was kind of burning out a little bit, but I don't think she knew what else to do other than take the offer and keep going down the path. One day, she was evidently having a bad practice and her coach took her aside and asked her if she was having any issues or anything like that; she burst out into tears and said I don't want to do this any more. She came home and told us that night; we just talked for a bit and wanted to make sure she was making the decision that she wanted to and for the right reasons, but #1 made sure she knows we support her no matter what she decides. Called the TAMUCC coach that night, told her she wasn't coming - coach was soooo understanding I couldn't even believe it, I am so grateful for her to this day, 100% classy gal. She ended up getting a small academic scholarship to Northern Arizona in Flagstaff and has never looked back. Doesn't miss it, doesn't regret her decision, nothing and she is the happiest I've ever seen her in life.
I'm 53 and played sports through college. I think the thing that is different with kids now is they have the opportunity to play their sport year round and in a lot of cases, you almost have to, or you will get left behind. My daughter played soooo much volleyball over those 10 or so competitive years, I think she got out of volleyball what she wanted, there wasn't much left for her to experience. My generation, we played whatever sport was in season at the time, so we didn't get to play endless tournaments and games year round; that variety was kind of refreshing, never got bored or felt like a routine. It's definitely not that way for a lot of today's athletes. Bottom line, you just never know what is going on between the ears when it comes to young people, they have their own way of looking at things.
I'm 53 and played sports through college. I think the thing that is different with kids now is they have the opportunity to play their sport year round and in a lot of cases, you almost have to, or you will get left behind. My daughter played soooo much volleyball over those 10 or so competitive years, I think she got out of volleyball what she wanted, there wasn't much left for her to experience. My generation, we played whatever sport was in season at the time, so we didn't get to play endless tournaments and games year round; that variety was kind of refreshing, never got bored or felt like a routine. It's definitely not that way for a lot of today's athletes. Bottom line, you just never know what is going on between the ears when it comes to young people, they have their own way of looking at things.
My oldest son went to college on a violin scholarship. But he wound up having a brain tumor in a really bad location. It took a hell of a surgery to get it out successfully. But the procedure itself left him completely paralyzed on his left side. He's worked really hard at regaining his movement, etc but he has little strength and endurance to go along with that. Needless to say, it seems unlikely that he will be able to play professionally now. He's pretty bummed about it and sometimes wishes he never had the surgery even though it means that he probably would have been dead in a couple of years. I understand that Mr. Betts is under no obligation to those who can't follow their dreams, but I don't know what to think about stories like this. It must be nice to have the option to decide for yourself whether to play or not to play. I hope he considers it thoroughly.
You gotta be kidding. He was the highest rated recruit from Nebraska in a long while. If we didn't get him people would have been freaking out. They freak out when we don't get lower rates Nebraska guys.