Kenny Bell: Cornhuskers Senior WR Not A Fan Of Prime-Time
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It seems Nebraska’s Kenny Bell is the exception to a rule. Playing in prime-time college football games is the goal of almost every high school and college player you’ll find. For Bell, this is apparently an inconvenience.
College Spun came across his reaction to BTN’s announcement to air two of the Cornhuskers’ games in prime-time. His reaction was…less than favorable.
Um, why so many night games tho? smh
— Kenny Bell (@AFRO_THUNDER80) April 22, 2014
@Sean_Callahan 11. Wake up an lets roll. Nothin wrong then waiting around all day to play football. Hate it
— Kenny Bell (@AFRO_THUNDER80) April 22, 2014
@JAlexander_UH no player likes waiting all day to play. Fans I can see why, drinking an fun all day. Yihoo for you. I sit in the hotel
— Kenny Bell (@AFRO_THUNDER80) April 22, 2014
"night games are better for recruits" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 oh yea? Show me those statistics.
— Kenny Bell (@AFRO_THUNDER80) April 22, 2014
No. 80’s certainly entitled to his opinion, but these are some curious comments to say the least.
While Bell’d rather get the action started at 11:00 a.m., this gives fans little time to tailgate, enjoy their satellite setups and spend time with friends or family before a weekend treat.
Not being able to do that is why several members of the fanbase abhor early kickoffs. Maybe Bell’s beef was with that one fan in particular, but what he said doesn’t set a good precedent.
Okay, so he’s not a fan of waiting around, but the biggest of stages are made for late night. The spotlights have to be set up to help the stars shine brightest.
Finally, later kickoffs are common sense for ideal recruiting.
If a prospect from halfway across the country has a later game and can’t make into Lincoln for an 11:00 a.m. kickoff, that’s bad enough. If he then can’t reschedule, Nebraska loses its only chance to make a first impression and gets cut from his list, it’s unacceptable.
Thanks to these main event contests, even if a prospect has a later Friday game, he has plenty of time for a proper welcome before the fun kicks off in Lincoln. Heck, even if there’s a flat tire or flight delay along the way, the chances of him arriving by kickoff increase exponentially.
Hopefully Bell didn’t forget the ABC/ESPN contests and two BTN bouts aren’t the only televised evening contests for the Huskers. There’s still that 9:30 P.M. start in Fresno.
If his jimmies continue to get rustled, we may see Fro fireworks before too long.
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