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Dear Don,
I enjoyed your article. You are right, we are a little sensitive. That's a= natural reaction when something you are so proud of is criticized. I must= admit I almost e-mailed you after reading your pre-game article. What irr= itates my sensitivities is when it is pointed out that NU players have had = trouble with the law. These episodes, misdeameanors or not are not somethi= ng any husker fan is proud of. Surely there are players in every program w= ho have fights with their girlfriends, or who drink too much and don't have= the sense to leave a party when asked. My problem is that whenever a NU p= layer messes up, it is news. It's as if there is a Lincoln Journal Star re= porter with an office in the Lincoln PD complete with scanners, just waitin= g for some "news" to break. I don't think ISU or any other school has such= a spotlight put on them. College kids everywhere do such things and pay f= or them quietly. I don't wish we knew about every infraction at every scho= ol. It would be nice if reporters could put things in perspective and stic= k to the event they are covering. This all started when we were the defend= ing and still contending National Champions who had the leading Heisman can= didate in the backfield. The Lawrence Phillips issue back then was news be= cause of the Heisman hype and because of the severity of his offense. He b= ecame the posterboy for abuse of females, and perhaps rightfully so, but en= ough already. Leave us alone until, God forbid, we end up with another Law= rence Phillips. Before I ramble on about this sensitive issue. Let me thank you for your p= ost game article which was fair and balanced. You are right, Most NU fans = are good, a few of us are not good fans or role models. NU fans continue = to wish ISU and Iowa the best. Most of us are happy to see the Iowa teams = do well. Take care.
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