Aaron Green to Transfer

[ScbHskrFan]

Maybe it's just me, but it sounds like Aaron green and Marrow have a lot in common, although reversed. I hope it works out great for both of them.

[bilsker]

Pretty annoying seeing all these "good riddance" messages and saying he wanted everything handed to him. Nobody knows anything other than what he and/or his dad are saying...and that's that the style of offense doesn't fit.

He has a redshirt to burn...if he doesn't like the situation for whatever reason then he should leave.

Just think...had he redshirted last year this would be more difficult for him...then he'd be wasting a year if he decided to leave.

[Squatchsker]

This all reminds me of Leon Jackson(?) that transfered to Hawaii. Great high school player, not so much after that.

I could be wrong though.

[utsker]

Start video at the 3:00 mark - AG is the RH upback in the diamond formation...just follow him down the field. Albeit he is WIDE open, his reaction to not getting the ball is very telling to me. Although an extremely talented kid, he always came across as a 'me first' kinda guy. All that said, I do wish him well at his next stop. I'm confident DONU will be just fine without him. GBR

I like his reaction...his reaction was immediate, not after Enunwa got the ball..so unless I missed something, it wasn't a me first thing in that he thought he shoulda got the ball instead of Quincy, it was a: "I'm wide open, so get me the damn ball thing". I want a guy who wants the ball...especially with the limited touches he got, I'd be wanting that ball to if I was streaking down the sideline.

FWIW...Rex sure as hell wants the ball. I didn't see him tapping out so the other guy can get touches.

[Husker Mort]

the days are gone of kids just sucking it up and working through the system and becoming a starter in their junior/senior year. yet another casualty of the instant gratification generation.

Just listenend to Sean Callahan on the radio this morning. He said that had the Spring Game been played, this may not have happened. Had AG gotten a lot of carries, the hoopla that resulted might have been enough to sustain him. Interesting opinion on the impact of losing the game.

This is a pretty interesting example of how a recruiting strategy and coaching approach can sometimes conflict. Going after the blue-chip players (5*) is great, but so many of them have achieved a level of notoriety in high school ("arrival") that the transition to the college game is exponentially more difficult. As opposed to basketball and baseball, almost every player needs to mature physically, develop mentally, and -- yes -- observe for a year or two before fully coming into their potential.

Recruiting 5* players should be left to coaches that promise playing time and make special arrangements for their favored pupils (ala Urban Meyer and Bill Callahan). The "open competition" motto embraced by this coaching staff can only work with players that want to compete -- usually those that flew under the radar in HS or truly unique athletes like Burkhead (4*) that are endowed with both physical ability and a winning (and patient) attitude.

The schools that prioritize athletic ability over character in the recruitment of blue chip players must also embrace the feast or famine (USC, Texas, Florida, Miami, et. al.) results that often accompany "missing" on a few blue chip prospects and the effects it has on a more polarized depth chart -- because you don't get a 5* quarterback with three other 5* quarterbacks on the roster.

[ShortSideOption]

In my opinion, and this is nothing more, I don't think Green was fully here from the start. We signed him in the same class as Abdullah and i'm sure he was thinking to himself, i'll back up Rex then be the man once he is gone, but i'll get 50 touches as a true freshmen because Abdullah isn't the same skill level as me (again, i'm just speculating). But then Heard qualifies and is there to start fall camp, and Abdullah was actually the first guy in the game when Rex was banged up, and now he's fighting for playing time against 2 other guys and he didn't even beat out the guy he came in with, let alone the guy with the exact same rating as him in Heard. I think that can mess you up psychologically, again not a bash on him that he's weak mentally, but he's a kid.

Honestly, I gave this a 50 percent chance to begin with as the odds of all 3 guys that were freshmen backs sticking to the end was slim to none. Throw in some of his tweets after losses and how much he "admired" Oregon's offensive system, and that put somewhat a sour taste in my mouth.

Don't get what i'm saying wrong, our depth and team would be better with a talent like Aaron sticking around. But if he was voicing so much publicly about his displeasure, I can't imagine what he was saying to friends on the team. Pelini didn't want him to leave like many of us didn't, and this hurts, but we have options to make this not damaging. In the grand scheme of things if someone isn't happy, it can hurt you long term trying to convince them to stay once a year.

[Husker Mort]

In my opinion, and this is nothing more, I don't think Green was fully here from the start. We signed him in the same class as Abdullah and i'm sure he was thinking to himself, i'll back up Rex then be the man once he is gone, but i'll get 50 touches as a true freshmen because Abdullah isn't the same skill level as me (again, i'm just speculating). But then Heard qualifies and is there to start fall camp, and Abdullah was actually the first guy in the game when Rex was banged up, and now he's fighting for playing time against 2 other guys and he didn't even beat out the guy he came in with, let alone the guy with the exact same rating as him in Heard. I think that can mess you up psychologically, again not a bash on him that he's weak mentally, but he's a kid.

Honestly, I gave this a 50 percent chance to begin with as the odds of all 3 guys that were freshmen backs sticking to the end was slim to none. Throw in some of his tweets after losses and how much he "admired" Oregon's offensive system, and that put somewhat a sour taste in my mouth.

Don't get what i'm saying wrong, our depth and team would be better with a talent like Aaron sticking around. But if he was voicing so much publicly about his displeasure, I can't imagine what he was saying to friends on the team. Pelini didn't want him to leave like many of us didn't, and this hurts, but we have options to make this not damaging. In the grand scheme of things if someone isn't happy, it can hurt you long term trying to convince them to stay once a year.

Interesting, SSO -- I didn't know about any controversial tweets. Can you share the general content?

[68hskr]

Does anyone know the Status of the Missouri RB that was going to walk on-King Frazier(sp)

[Pops]

If that is true then good luck to him....more coach bashing

Coach bashing ...but when someone says the coaching staff is great...its a good opinion and nothing more. So cant we have a opposing opinion?
I'm not in BOs camp, never have been as he does seem to get comfortable playing who HE thinks can get the job done even when it's shown they cant at time.

Because I am not in BOs camp does in no way mean I do not want to see him succeed. In fact I have been saying since day one I hope he proves all of us doubters wrong. So far he hasnt

[BigRedOhio]

Time to move on...he made his choice....we will be fine....

+1 although I would have liked to have seen what he could have become. Abdullah must be pretty darn good is my best guess.

[Husker Country Doc]

Can't hardly blame him since our coaches seem unwilling to let anyone other than the starters play (see Taylor and Rex) at key positions.

Bingo.

I've always wondered about BP's substitution philosophy.

[redarmy]

good luck to him. the grass is always greener on the other side unless your looking at Boise.

If Rex stays healthy all season, losing Green won't matter. We will recruit more RB's starting yesterday.

5* or 0*, heart and want to play a huge role in a persons success. If it's not a fit, its not a fit. If AG wasnt happy, then his overall production to the team would be limited anyways. I hope he finds what he is looking for and can have a fresh start somewhere else.

He can say whatever he wants. His dad hit it on the head, he lacks patience. He can say he didnt fit all he wants. Playing time and lack thereof had a huge part in this. One injury to Rex or Abdullah and he would have been very busy this season. Oh well.

[ShortSideOption]

Interesting, SSO -- I didn't know about any controversial tweets. Can you share the general content?

I'm actually not that good at looking up twitter as I don't have an account, I can just look at things as they are "tweeted". But on Unsportsmanlike Conduct today at 2 the first segment was a history of his tweets talking about when people asked him when they are going to see him, Turner, and Heard on the field his twitter response was "Never". Just one word. The podcast has a few others....

Again, the kid is making what he feels is the best decision for him, but the writing was somewhat on the wall that he was unhappy.

[BakNthday]

I'll just say that it's never a good thing to have top talent leave the team other then those who are true head cases, and, AG was not.

Not sure exactly what AG's dad meant by the "system" not working out for him, but, I think most of us acknowledge that the situation at running back was likely to result in at least one highly talented RB not getting much playing time. That's never good, and sometimes unavoidable. Sure, one can put this all on AG, but, it may not be that simple.

Whether ultimately it's about about AG being too entitled or not, the coaching staff has a duty to evaluate their own processes and examine what if ANY thing could have been done differently to keep this young man a Husker.

[redarmy]

I'll just say that it's never a good thing to have top talent leave the team other then those who are true head cases, and, AG was not.

Not sure exactly what AG's dad meant by the "system" not working out for him, but, I think most of us acknowledge that the situation at running back was likely to result in at least one highly talented RB not getting much playing time. That's never good, and sometimes unavoidable. Sure, one can put this all on AG, but, it may not be that simple.

Whether ultimately it's about about AG being too entitled or not, the coaching staff has a duty to evaluate their own processes and examine what if ANY thing could have been done differently to keep this young man a Husker.

I agree with this. Having said that, I am not sure what could have been done differently. We had an entrenched starter at HB in Rex and a crowded backfield with 3 super frosh last year. Like many said b4, one was probably going to take their GI joe with a kung fu grip somewhere else at some point. Green blinked first.

I will say that for whatever reason, our staff, (Bo, the stops with him) seems to miss opportunities to get some of the back up skill position players quality PT when the occassion seems to call for it. This cant help.

[ShortSideOption]

I will say when you look back, Green was told he wouldn't redshirt, that would be a difficult pill to swallow if he then had to. I know they approached him to, especially when Abdullah ended up being the man that we were going to have returning. And with Heard already being sat out a year to try and get eligible, I don't know if he was a logical selection either.

Bottom line, Rex probably could have had a few less carries, but in the end that may have only gotten each back behind him an additional 10 carries. And in the grand scheme of things I don't think it mattered because it didn't come down to playing time.

Unless Heard is set as the nickel guy, I think he is moving back. With the amount of talent we have in the secondary right now and Jackson coming in, we are fine there. We went from redshirting Cross almost assuredly, to he may need to play if we don't move Heard back. Marrow would be more of a stop-gap guy and not someone that you can rely on 20 times a game.

Another thing to ponder, once Rex leaves this year, our system could very well have changed to a more spread attack and less under center. Speaking with Beck a few times, and hearing him speak a handful more, Green, Abdullah, and Heard were recruited and are different runners than 22. If Green had stuck it out, you may have seen him and Abdullah lined up side by side with Martinez and 3 wrs on the field.

Tons of what-ifs, but it is over so oh well...

[Husker Country Doc]

the days are gone of kids just sucking it up and working through the system and becoming a starter in their junior/senior year. yet another casualty of the instant gratification generation.

+1

[HuskerRedDread]

While on this situation, I don't have inside info on this and I have speak with Aaron's brother a lot more than I converse with him, I'm going to be honest in saying I it's kind of hard for me to say good luck to the young man on where ever he goes because of the reason he made the choice to come to Nebraska.

He said on he felt he could grow as a man mentally and SPIRITUALLY here and that GOD told him that this is the place he needed to be. Not to get spiritual but did GOD put a time limit on what he told him to do. Did GOD tell him give it a year.

Some fans are saying it's because of his playing time and being "misused" others (& himself) are saying it's because he's home sick. A couple have mention that maybe this means R.Brown is on his way out.....

1. If GOD is the high priority in your life, being misused/underused/etc... shouldn't be the reason you have made your decision to transfer because then you are displaying that your faith in your own GOD is flawed because things aren't "peachy" from start to finish.
2. Being home sick shouldn't be a big factor either because your works and GOD's will is suppose to be above your comfort.
3. Even if R.Brown is to be removed from the program, why does this mean he needs to walk away if, again, GOD told him that this is where he needs to be. I remember growing up, my grandmother said, she don't care who fails GOD, until she see Jesus tip toe out of some woman's bedroom she's going to continue to serve him with her all. (referring to a church officer whom was caught sleeping with someone he wasn't suppose to). And besides, there is a large community, even just between the players who are strong Christians. Ron Brown is by far not the only one of his kind amongst the team. I believe the team has a minister on staff for just the football team whom is an ex player.

The reason I'm not addressing the football play of last year or the canceled spring game or anything else is because, if it was just a case of "I just want to play more, that's why I'm leaving or I want to be closer to family, that's why I'm leaving" I can respect that, but he put in national articles, his faith out there and stated that this is where GOD WANTS ME TO BE. If I'm not mistaken, the good but tells you to put GOD's will above everything else. GOD first, in other words. Did GOD change his mind or make a mistake about where he wanted Aaron to be?

Just my little rant, as I hate when someone throws there faith in the mix to make a big decision and when things aren't the way he expect or he starts feeling different about that decision, he runs from it. I hope I don't read somewhere that he says that GOD told him his time was done or something like that, because that's just making a mockery of everything that a Christian stands for.

[ShuckIt]

If it's playing time, I don't understand the thought process to sitting out a year for transferring. Kid wants to play now? I don't see the bench for a year as a great option, personally.

I don't understand this line of thinking either. I truly believe there is something else going on, and I have a feeling it has to do with the classroom.

[ShuckIt]

Maybe he is gay and doesn't feel comfortable with his position coach??