Pat West Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 With the recent coaching changes, it is imperative that Nebraska institutes a completely new football recruiting system and philosophy. On the afternoon of September 17, 2016, in Iowa City, the legendary North Dakota State meet #11 Iowa. The NDSU Defence was under the field direction of the brilliant All-American captain and middle-linebacker Nick DeLuca, formerly All Nebraska First Team and Super-State Team middle-linebacker of the State Champion Millard North High School of Omaha. The NDSU Offence was under the field direction of the equally brilliant captain and quarterback Eston Stick, formerly All Nebraska First Team and Super-State Team quarterback of Creighton Prep High School of Omaha. Iowa, of course, suffered a disastrous and humiliating defeat to NDSU, but later that Fall preceded to beat Nebraska, as expected. The question that seemed to be completely oblivious to the football geniuses in Lincoln at the time, was what the hell were these two brilliant Omaha high school football players during at a university in Fargo, North Dakota? Is it possible that the whole recruiting system at Nebraska was a complete mess? Well, no one was prepared to face it two years ago, but maybe that will now change. 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 "Don't believe everything you read on the internet." - Abraham Lincoln (seriously, though - welcome to HuskerBoard) 2 Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 main reasons this happened: 8 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 How two people that managed to fail upwards, so high, in their careers both end up at the same university at the same time is amazing. 2 Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 55 minutes ago, BIG ERN said: 2 main reasons this happened: Which one of these two failed to recruit Easton Stick? Or Nick DeLuca? Or Noah Fant? Or Harrison Phillips? 1 Quote Link to comment
Treand3 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, Cdog923 said: Which one of these two failed to recruit Easton Stick? Or Nick DeLuca? Or Noah Fant? Or Harrison Phillips? Nate Bazata too Quote Link to comment
ScottyIce Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 There are lots of players who have been missed. Either way, our end goal can't just be to only beat Iowa. 1 Quote Link to comment
In the Deed the Glory Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 hour ago, BIG ERN said: 2 main reasons this happened: Nope. Neither had anything to do with these players. Classes of 2013 and 2014 You meant this guy... 2 Quote Link to comment
famoustitles Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Offense* defense* 2 Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Bo dropped the ball on Phillips and DeLuca - Easton Stick wouldn't have played over Armstrong. Riley dropped the ball on Fant and Williams. At the end of the day Riley was 0-3 vs Iowa where Bo was 3-1. Riley could have had Alabama's recruiting classes and still failed to do anything 4 Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 minute ago, BIG ERN said: Bo dropped the ball on Phillips and DeLuca - Easton Stick wouldn't have played over Armstrong. Riley dropped the ball on Fant and Williams. At the end of the day Riley was 0-3 vs Iowa where Bo was 3-1. Riley could have had Alabama's recruiting classes and still failed to do anything Riley did everything in his power to recruit Noah Fant to Nebraska. That ship already sailed by the time he got here, and that is squarely on Bo. Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Just now, Cdog923 said: Riley did everything in his power to recruit Noah Fant to Nebraska. That ship already sailed by the time he got here, and that is squarely on Bo. Riley had a full YEAR to recruit him. 2 Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 minute ago, BIG ERN said: Riley had a full YEAR to recruit him. Like I said: he did everything in his power to get Fant to Lincoln. Fant wasn't biting. Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Cdog923 said: Like I said: he did everything in his power to get Fant to Lincoln. Fant wasn't biting. Disagree. They originally wanted to play him at DE under Hughes (also our worst recruiter) where as he wanted to play TE. They finally told him he could play both it was too late and he was already slow played. Edited April 9, 2018 by Decked 4 Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Decked said: Disagree. They originally wanted to play him at DE under Hughes (also our worst recruiter) where as he wanted to play TE. They finally told him he could play both it was too late and he was already slow played. He then went on to have Iowa's single season receiving TD record for a TE...as a sophomore. D End huh? Well, you're fired. Edited April 9, 2018 by BIG ERN Quote Link to comment
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