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247: Five Sleeping Giants Who Could Have a Clemson-like Awakening


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5. NEBRASKA

The lack of a built-in recruiting base makes this inclusion a bit of a reach, admittedly. A staff would have to be dynamic nationally to bring in talent to again push Nebraska toward the top of the sport. Coaches are unsure whether Mike Riley and this staff can do that, though Riley has long understood the need for a national recruiting emphasis, going back to Oregon State.

 

On the plus side for Nebraska, the brand still remains strong, the internal and external support is as solid as ever and it’s in the right division in the Big Ten. Wisconsin and Iowa are not easy outs, but you’d prefer to see them in your path instead of Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Penn State.

 

Georgia, Texas A&M, UCLA and Miami are the others

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I sure like to see us included in this conversation. But we are in a totally different situation than the other four. We might have a better combination of support (e.g., sellouts and fan loyalty) and facilities than any of the other four. Might. We definitely have a tougher time recruiting than another of the other four. That said, it's time to wake up the Big Red sleeping giant. GBR!

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Last night, listening to Dabo and the team speak of the win, they talked about one common and shared vision. It was they were all part of something bigger. Something that had been started when Dabo was hired. A concept of being United. A concept and culture of winning. Identifying and representing with those who laid the foundation and those who will come after.

 

Dabo developed, cultivated and maintained "it". The guy is a phenomenal coach, recruiter and motivator. The staff can develop talent and adjust in game.

 

Do we have that at NU. A mindset of #allin......... Peter and Wistrom had unfinished business. No self promoting slogans. Simply a unified team, with a unified purpose pulling in the same direction.....

 

Maybe with all the rumors of selfish play, not buying in, leadership issues etc NU can find it. It sure as hell won't hurt

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Last night, listening to Dabo and the team speak of the win, they talked about one common and shared vision. It was they were all part of something bigger. Something that had been started when Dabo was hired. A concept of being United. A concept and culture of winning. Identifying and representing with those who laid the foundation and those who will come after.

 

Dabo developed, cultivated and maintained "it". The guy is a phenomenal coach, recruiter and motivator. The staff can develop talent and adjust in game.

 

Do we have that at NU. A mindset of #allin......... Peter and Wistrom had unfinished business. No self promoting slogans. Simply a unified team, with a unified purpose pulling in the same direction.....

 

Maybe with all the rumors of selfish play, not buying in, leadership issues etc NU can find it. It sure as hell won't hurt

it starts with the coach, leading by example........not sure of our direction at this point?

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It's easy for people like Foreman, Peter, Benning, the championship run players to speak about what it takes. They played through the heyday and they're not wrong about their opinions, but Boulware said after the game, it was Watkins, the Boyd's, and the other table setters who paved the way for this Clemson team to eat. Hope we have the coaches and players are the same page going forward to build that foundation and take it further.

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I wouldn't exactly consider us a sleeping gia t right now.

 

I remember Clemson being called a sleeping giant multiple times over the last 10 or so years. That finally came to fruition last night.

 

No time in the last 10 years have we entered that realm. Closest we got was in 2010 when we reached #5 after a 5-0 start only to lose to one of the worst Texas teams in history, because Texas.

 

Sleeping giant? More like comatose average height guy.

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