The last few weeks here in husker Nation has been filled with the sudden fad of defecting out of the blue. First, the man whose name was on the list as the men's basketball coach, Barry Collier (I'm curious as to whether the job he did qualifies him as the coach) went back to his alma mater, Butler, to become AD. I don't believe anyone in Nebraska was begging him to stay, so he made a great choice. Now, Alec Maric has said he won't return. Wow. That's fine. While he wasn't the next Pat Ewing, the new coach, Doc Sadler, did go to the land Down Under to try to convince the Aussie to stay. I can't really say I blame him, since the recruiting process is pretty much over.
Not to be outdone, the football program lost quarterback Harrison Beck and running back Leon Jackson. Beck, whose momma would pick him #1 in any draft, left because he couldn't take having to work to be a starting quarterback. Leon Jackson, in a similar situation to Beck, left not really because he wasn't working, but because there is a legitimate talent log jam at the running back position. I don't blame him for wanting to transfer. It just goes to show that you can't have all of the talent in the world. And that you can always go home.
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