RedRedJarvisRedwine
All-American
Cross "Proved" he was our biggest running back last year. That is all!
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Joe_5700
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StPaulHusker
Banned
That was the point I was making as well. I think he is a good back. He seems to be doing all of the right things to prepare for this year but as far as a PROVEN back? I can't get myself to agree to that based on how the coaches used him last year. He gained game time experience but not much was ever on the line when he was playing.
RedRedJarvisRedwine
All-American
I see that you have Avery Moss "hangin" in there!
kchusker_chris
All-American
That's kind of what we're getting at. He can't prove it, and therefore he didn't. If he was more than a situational back he would have been used as such. Last year he wasn't though, and I am not convinced some extra time in the film room will elevate him to that level. It's just an opinion, no one (except maybe you) has portrayed his place on this roster as already determined. I just see one of the freshman leapfrogging him 4-6 games in. Like I said before, a lot of that is going to depend on the line. A bad line can work in Crosses favor - or if our guards are slow and can't pull like in past years...maybe it gives the nod to Newby who can get outside faster. There's a lot more that will go into this decision than Cross staying a little later after practice. Plenty of it is out of his control.devnet said:
I would like to see our backs averaging about 215-225 like Alabama's though. Especially in the B1G.
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Mierin
Assistant Coach
I feel the need to say it again. If hard work meant as much as people are acting like it does, we'd have way more walk ons starting. It's a part of the equation. It doesn't mean he's going to keep his spot. Cross has never done anything in the open field to impress me and as the above person said, if he was great at it he would have been used a lot more in non short yardage plays.
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Army_Allen
All-Conference
Except that many believe our best pure rb last year was on the bench in Heard, and he didnt get much of an oppurtunity despite looking great every time people saw him.
NUance
Assistant Coach
We stuck with that guy forever, trying to get him on campus. Seems like he could have stuck with us a while longer once he finally got to Lincoln.
blessed2bahusker
Special Teams Player
Since no one else is jumping in on your side I figured i would chime in. Off the top of my head I can't think of an example of a guy who has as much pure ability, intellegence and integrity as Cross combined with a work ethic like that who has failed (obviously not counting things like injury, etc.). Yeah, people are saying that he hasn't proven himself, but 90% of proving yourself has to do with how you go about your business during the week, not gamedays. If there is one player on this team who has proven himself it is Imani Cross. It will pay off. You know who hasn't proven themselves? Any of the true freshman. I like the potential of Taylor and Newby (I'm a big believer in Taylor) as much as anybody else, but i don't think either one of those guys will be hopping Cross, unless he is injured. Those guys will have a learning curve just like about every freshman we have ever had here and Cross has already pushed through that learning curve, and I don't see him letting a couple freshman catch him. And before someone says how Cross is just not fast enough, atheletic enough, blah blah blah go back and watch his sophomore film before he gained all the the muscle. He was much faster and shiftier and a more explosive back. He will have that this year even if it didn't quite show itself in the spring game. He is re-learning how to run optimally at his new weight, which is 15 lbs lighter.devnet said:
The Dude
Heisman Trophy Winner
QB - Martinez - Armstrong
RB - Abdullah - Cross
FB - Zimmerer - Janovich
WR - Bell - Westerkamp
WR - Enunwa - Westerkamp
WR - Turner - Moore
TE - Long - Sutton
LT - Qvale - Sterup
LG - Cotton - Pensick
C - Pensick - Pelini
RG - Long - Pensick
RT - Sirles - Rodriguez
RE - Moss - Gregory
DT - Williams - Curry
DT - Randle - Valentine
LE - Ankrah - McMullen
WLB - Anderson - M. Rose
MLB - Santos - Love
SLB - Afalava - Brown
CB - Mitchell - Jean-Baptiste
FS - H. Jackson - J. Rose
SS - Cooper - C. Jackson
CB - Seisay - Green
RB - Abdullah - Cross
FB - Zimmerer - Janovich
WR - Bell - Westerkamp
WR - Enunwa - Westerkamp
WR - Turner - Moore
TE - Long - Sutton
LT - Qvale - Sterup
LG - Cotton - Pensick
C - Pensick - Pelini
RG - Long - Pensick
RT - Sirles - Rodriguez
RE - Moss - Gregory
DT - Williams - Curry
DT - Randle - Valentine
LE - Ankrah - McMullen
WLB - Anderson - M. Rose
MLB - Santos - Love
SLB - Afalava - Brown
CB - Mitchell - Jean-Baptiste
FS - H. Jackson - J. Rose
SS - Cooper - C. Jackson
CB - Seisay - Green
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Warrior10
All-American
Just curious what your reason for having Davie over SJB, Seisay and Mitchell is?
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RedRedJarvisRedwine
All-American
Check again
HuskerNationNick
All-Conference
Its no offense to C. Love, but I don't see him starting as a true freshman, especially over a talented Michael Rose. Nice lineup you have, and I agree with Moss staying.
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