Him leaving g because he was unhappy he got beat out? Mental toughness lacking
Greg Bell leaves the team
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This is crazytown. I'd be interested to learn how many kids bolted after the 4 game window this season from other programs. Stinks to lose the no. 1 JUCO RB, but we get this year's no. 1 JUCO RB and keep kids more willing to work their butt off to earn playing time. You just hope we get this roster turned over with some kids with work ethic soon.
You think I care if you block me? However, tell me how this team is going to get over the hump if the most talented players on the team keep walking? It looks to me like there is a communications problem. Unlike you, I'll save my sunshine pumping until I see some results.
Bell would likely be 4th or 5th strong next year, but him leaving like this is a sign he is not mentally tough enough for this culture.
Gotta earn your playing time.
And I’m not sure what led you to that conclusion when there are several others to choose from. Do you have some insider knowledge that factored into your conclusion?
Quitters quit! When they get behind and things look a little rough they run away. Physical talent is needed but mental toughness is a priority as well.
When I have a bad day I think of Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor) and I remind myself I have not really had a bad day. I consider how his mindset was during the battle he survived. He would draw a line in the dirt and crawl until his feet crossed it. He said he decided if he was still alive after his broken body crossed the line he would do it again until the enemy killed him or he achieved his goal of survival. He did it for 7 miles through the roughest mountains possible and Taliban trying to kill him. Our players are not facing a life or death situation like Marcus Luttrell but they do need the "never quit" mindset.
Great team players like Brooke Berringer sacrifice for each other. Guys like him displayed the physical and mental toughness needed to be great. Right now we don't have enough of these kinds of men but I am confident Scott Frost will get and develop the right players over time.
When I have a bad day I think of Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor) and I remind myself I have not really had a bad day. I consider how his mindset was during the battle he survived. He would draw a line in the dirt and crawl until his feet crossed it. He said he decided if he was still alive after his broken body crossed the line he would do it again until the enemy killed him or he achieved his goal of survival. He did it for 7 miles through the roughest mountains possible and Taliban trying to kill him. Our players are not facing a life or death situation like Marcus Luttrell but they do need the "never quit" mindset.
Great team players like Brooke Berringer sacrifice for each other. Guys like him displayed the physical and mental toughness needed to be great. Right now we don't have enough of these kinds of men but I am confident Scott Frost will get and develop the right players over time.
He maybe talented but he certainly didn't live up to his hype and recruiting rankings. He was said to be a homer run threat and at least twice during the CU game and once during the Troy game he was run down from behind. He was also very turnover prone.
I don't know the motivation of the two players leaving. Maybe it's playing time, or they don't like the weather or the food at the training table. This happens and now with the 4 game rule, will probably happen more and for many programs. Attrition happens. But if you have players who believe that they and their feelings are above the team and their team mates, it is probably not a good idea to keep them around. Do you know what you call a 4 or 5 star recruit who quits on his team mates? The same as you call a walk on or a three star player who quits. . . a quitter.
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Shame to see this happen. If the guy thinks that he deserved to start after the fumbles and lousy
blocking then so be it. Not really sure where anybody could state he was one of our best players,
I never saw that at all. Good luck to him in the future.
blocking then so be it. Not really sure where anybody could state he was one of our best players,
I never saw that at all. Good luck to him in the future.
There could be more than football involved in this... would not suprise me if school responsibilities were stacking up on Bell... JUCO guy is probably not going to be an AAA...
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So you lose your starting position and decide to quit....blessing in disguise guys. Seems like that has been the theme around here. Another open scholarship.
Bell was in no way the "most talented"
He was, briefly, barely #3 more or less. he was a last-minute, high-risk juco grab to add some depth when they didn't know fully what they faced.
Ziggs deserves to start. He played great against purdue and has put in his time. He has had an up and down carrier, but has always got back off the mat, brushed himself off, and moved forward. We need to start recognizing guys like ziggs, but not for just the on the field accomplishments but for not quitting when the going got tough. He has been bashed, buried on the depth chart, passed over, looked past, but didnt quit and just kept working.
Didn't expect this one. He didn't look like the home run threat he was touted to be on the one breakaway run he had against CU. Oh well. More Mo Washington on the way.
I just...what exactly does he expect a coach to do? The guy who just beat you out went 170 yards on 17 attempts, and in the same game you got 2 yards on 2 attempts...and you expect to start above him?
