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Posted on 08/06/2006 6:13:05 PM PDT by MikefromOhio
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The mother of Nebraska backup quarterback Harrison Beck said her son, who skipped practice Saturday, is disgruntled with the amount of work he has received the first few days of preseason camp.
Evelyn Beck-Bothwell told the Lincoln Journal Star on Saturday night that Beck sent her a text message that read: "I'm safe."
Coach Bill Callahan said after practice that he didn't know Beck's whereabouts and that he was concerned about him.
"We contacted his parents," Callahan said. "He didn't arrive for afternoon meetings, so we are concerned. We are trying to contact him at the moment."
Callahan said Beck was at meetings in the morning, but didn't return after lunch.
"I talked to the players about it, and it really came as a surprise to all of us," Callahan said.
The Associated Press couldn't reach Beck or Beck-Bothwell for comment. A phone message left for Beck's high school coach, John Davis of Countryside High in Clearwater, Fla., was not immediately returned.
Beck-Bothwell told the Journal Star that her son was upset because Joe Ganz was receiving more practice repetitions behind starter Zac Taylor.
"Maybe if he would have stayed in the SEC, he would've been playing," Beck-Bothwell said. "Maybe he made the wrong decision. He knows that playbook. It's just an issue of not getting respect from the older players."
Running back Cody Glenn told reporters last week that older players on the team chided Beck last spring for not taking football seriously enough.
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wahhhhhhhh
He was touted as this great Quarter Back . He played a few downs in our win over KSU when Taylor went down thus burning his redshirt. He missed Spring ball because of a shoulder injury and now found himself 4th on the charts. so instead of working his &ss off to regain his spot he ran away from home and cried to mommy and mommy seems to be feeding his allusions of granduar...Everyone here in the state just wants him to come in and play hard..but we don't like prima donnas...especially one that has taken so few snaps.
"...disgruntled with the amount of work he has received the first few days of preseason camp."
Awwwwwwwwwwwww, poor little baby asswiper, Beck. just wait until you get into *the real world*, moron. You ain't seen nothing yet, punk.
Smell test failure, here...
But something doesn't make sense here.....
most college QBs who want to play transfer.
This guy just quit immediately.
I wonder if the mother has actually bothered to CALL her son.
Right you are, M. Something isn't quite kosher, here.
Sounds like mom's in charge to me.
I hope it isn't something bad.....that would suck.
if she is, she needs to tell him to get off his butt and transfer....
Agreed, M. Hopefully, it's a moronic prank or dumbass stunt that gets no one hurt.
Sounds like poor baby didn't get his way. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
GROW UP!
He'll be back s soon as he changes his diapers.
We just went thru the same thing at OU with a guy who has a crazy overbearing dad who can't stay out of the team's business. Besides, the chick has a hyphenated last name, what do you expect...
Thanks for the Ping, Mike!
Looks like the heat is starting to get to some people.
exactly my thoughts too.....
That is my impression as well. He appears to be pulling the same stunt that some pro players get by with - holding out on practice until they are practically begged to attend..... it won't endear him to those working their butts off in the heat.
The kid is 19. I'd expect a MOTHER to say things like that and I'd also expect her to want him to stay closer to home (he's from Florida if I'm thinking correctly)....
If he isn't happy, he needs to transfer.
He's done at Nebraska.
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