Omaha Central RB Gale Sayers picks NU after committing to Iowa State. Then goes to Kansas. Lol. Before my time. Why did he flip flop so much and why couldn't NU keep an Omaha talent like him in state?
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The new sheriff coming to town, Bob Devaney, didn't have a chance to recruit Gale. KU had a good program going then under coach Jack Mitchell. The social scene for Gale going to Lawrence was probably more appealing at the time. After all Wilt Chamberlain made it from Philadelphia to Lawrence in the 1950's and no one could figure that out. Gale had an excellent career at KU but Devaney's teams reminded him that it is still a team sport.Omaha Central RB Gale Sayers picks NU after committing to Iowa State. Then goes to Kansas. Lol. Before my time. Why did he flip flop so much and why couldn't NU keep an Omaha talent like him in state?
Wasn't their some shady recruiting going on? KU offered Gales brother a ship or something like that??Was born during the Jennings era and Bill never beat KU and had a .310 winning percentage...
Last 4 years we are seating at 36 winning percentage..
Why the commitment to ISU then NU if Devaney didn't have a chance? 😆 Wasn't Jennings our coach then anyways?The new sheriff coming to town, Bob Devaney, didn't have a chance to recruit Gale. KU had a good program going then under coach Jack Mitchell. The social scene for Gale going to Lawrence was probably more appealing at the time. After all Wilt Chamberlain made it from Philadelphia to Lawrence in the 1950's and no one could figure that out. Gale had an excellent career at KU but Devaney's teams reminded him that it is still a team sport.
Not sure the best person to ask now would be Monte Kiffen who played on the 61-63 Husker teams..Wasn't their some shady recruiting going on? KU offered Gales brother a ship or something like that??
https://www.huskermax.com/games/1961/sayers_recruiting.html Behind the scenes, though, the University of Kansas was coming after him hard, even offering to bring Sayers’ older brother, Roger, to Lawrence in a package deal. After Roger Sayers’ school, Omaha University, complained to the NCAA, Kansas coach Jack Mitchell dropped that part of the offer but continued wooing Gale.Not sure the best person to ask now would be Monte Kiffen who played on the 61-63 Husker teams..
Let's hope that winning percentage improves in the next few years. Don't want to be comparing the current situation to the Bill Jennings era.Was born during the Jennings era and Bill never beat KU and had a .310 winning percentage...
Last 4 years we are seating at 36 winning percentage..
I think the ISU coach at the time, Clay Stapleton, had some pretty decent football teams when Gale was getting out of Omaha Central. At least compared to Jenning's teams they looked good.Why the commitment to ISU then NU if Devaney didn't have a chance? 😆 Wasn't Jennings our coach then anyways?
Two main reasons why Gale went to Kansas:
1. No BLACK sororities at Nebraska
2. Gale was born in Wichita and di have some love for Kansas
Really Sororities is what suede him? Well you might have something there but Nebraska had plenty of afro Americans on their squad by 1963…
Don’t know about the sororities, but yes Sayers had family ties to Kansas. Besides being born in Wichita, his ancestors were among those who settled Nicodemus - an interesting place that’s worth a visit if you like local history.Two main reasons why Gale went to Kansas:
1. No BLACK sororities at Nebraska
2. Gale was born in Wichita and di have some love for Kansas.