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[NUinID]

I'm still not sure how it made strategic sense to the long-range future of the program.
Ultimately recruiting is the lifeblood of any program and there aren't enough players in Nebraska to be dominant. I counted 23 different states represented on this year's Nebraska roster. That has to be a record for any team on this list. You can win a national championship at Miami or USC without having to get on an airplane.
You have to live on an airplane to win nine games at Nebraska.

I agree that we have to travel to recruit. But it's funny that the author doesn't mention anything about long distance recruiting for a team like Oregon, ranked #9 on this list. They haven't handed out an instate scholarship since 2013. Zero instate Oregon recruits for 2014 LINK or the current 2015 class. LINK They actually travel more for recruits than we do. He does mention the recruiting factor for Notre Dame though. But he ties ND to Catholic high schools. Does Neuter Dame only recruit Catholics?

You bring up good points! Real fast though, Catholic High Schools do not only admit Catholic kids...far from it. But there is still a huge draw to ND from a lot of those schools.

For Oregon, it seems like they get a lot of kids from Cali.

CA and Oregon may technically be border states, but in terms of actual distance, I guess I don't see a dramatic difference between Oregon pulling kids out of Los Angeles and us recruiting Texas or Ohio.

Oregon has kids from 25 different states on their roster...56 kids from Cali on the roster.

I bet if you looked at OU's roster they would have at least 50 from Texas on their roster.

Oregon is a great example of what an infusion of a lot of money can do for a program. Okie St. is in the same boat. Lots of money buys lots of nice things and good coaches, which then can cause an upturn in a program that is not traditionally a power.

 

[74Hunter]

I'm still not sure how it made strategic sense to the long-range future of the program.

Ultimately recruiting is the lifeblood of any program and there aren't enough players in Nebraska to be dominant. I counted 23 different states represented on this year's Nebraska roster. That has to be a record for any team on this list. You can win a national championship at Miami or USC without having to get on an airplane.

You have to live on an airplane to win nine games at Nebraska.

I agree that we have to travel to recruit. But it's funny that the author doesn't mention anything about long distance recruiting for a team like Oregon, ranked #9 on this list. They haven't handed out an instate scholarship since 2013. Zero instate Oregon recruits for 2014 LINK or the current 2015 class. LINK They actually travel more for recruits than we do. He does mention the recruiting factor for Notre Dame though. But he ties ND to Catholic high schools. Does Neuter Dame only recruit Catholics?

You bring up good points! Real fast though, Catholic High Schools do not only admit Catholic kids...far from it. But there is still a huge draw to ND from a lot of those schools.
For Oregon, it seems like they get a lot of kids from Cali.

CA and Oregon may technically be border states, but in terms of actual distance, I guess I don't see a dramatic difference between Oregon pulling kids out of Los Angeles and us recruiting Texas or Ohio.

The only difference is the conference. A kid from LA can play for Oregon and still play against LA schools. That went away a little with the Big Ten and Texas but, like Oregon, success matters.

Not only that, but you take a step down in conference prestige. We've seen time and time again a kid spurn Nebraska to play for an SEC doormat, just because they want to play against the best.
With everything else against us in recruiting, the move to the Blah 10+2+2 pretty much drove the nail in our coffin. I'd be shocked if we ever play for a NC in m lifetime.

 

[Scratchtown]

As far as recruiting goes I don't think playing local games is as important as it used to be. We have all taken notice that attendance has started to drop off everywhere. The most noticeable drop off in attendance has been evident in the youth. With TV and the internet, teams like nebraska do not need to play in Texas, California, Florida etc. to get exposure or get noticed. Even if we did it wouldn't add enough value to change anything. Going to an opponents stadium to watch us play is not going to sell them on nebraska (unless we have a fan takeover). And I don't see how giving your friends and family the opportunity to see you play once a year would put us over the top. If that was a deciding factor they wouldn't be going to nebraska no matter what conference we are in.

For most, moving far away to a place where you don't know anyone can allow you to grow up and really find out who you are. We should be able to utilize that as a selling point, instead of looking at it as a hurdle.

I like this, good post

 

[Scratchtown]

Not only that, but you take a step down in conference prestige. We've seen time and time again a kid spurn Nebraska to play for an SEC doormat, just because they want to play against the best.
With everything else against us in recruiting, the move to the Blah 10+2+2 pretty much drove the nail in our coffin. I'd be shocked if we ever play for a NC in m lifetime.

Been saying that for the last 5+ years.

 

[huskered17]

We were never a top recruiting School. Yeah we had a few good years, throughout the last 50 plus years.

It was the coaches that made the players that were 2* into 3*, 3* into 4*. The coaching staff under Bob and Tom stayed in Lincoln most if not all of their careers. The weight training was ahead of all the other schools, and we had a walk on program with no limits, and a prop 48 that Texas killed.

I don't see assistant coaches staying around here or any where else.

Will we be able to have those elite teams year after year again? I don't think so. We will have good seasons and great seasons, but not for a 40 year run, like we had. jmho...

GBR!!!

 

[NUpolo8]

Not only that, but you take a step down in conference prestige. We've seen time and time again a kid spurn Nebraska to play for an SEC doormat, just because they want to play against the best.With everything else against us in recruiting, the move to the Blah 10+2+2 pretty much drove the nail in our coffin. I'd be shocked if we ever play for a NC in m lifetime.

Been saying that for the last 5+ years.

If this is a premise that the B1G is less prestigious then what the XII is.......yeah no

 

[Creighton Duke]

I bet if you looked at OU's roster they would have at least 50 from Texas on their roster.

Oregon is a great example of what an infusion of a lot of money can do for a program. Okie St. is in the same boat. Lots of money buys lots of nice things and good coaches, which then can cause an upturn in a program that is not traditionally a power.

This point can't be emphasized enough. As much as I hate to admit it and as much as I don't understand it, that whole "you'll never wear the same uniform combination twice" line is a BIG selling point to a lot of high school kids.

 

[RedRedJarvisRedwine]

I'm still not sure how it made strategic sense to the long-range future of the program.

Ultimately recruiting is the lifeblood of any program and there aren't enough players in Nebraska to be dominant. I counted 23 different states represented on this year's Nebraska roster. That has to be a record for any team on this list. You can win a national championship at Miami or USC without having to get on an airplane.You have to live on an airplane to win nine games at Nebraska.

I agree that we have to travel to recruit. But it's funny that the author doesn't mention anything about long distance recruiting for a team like Oregon, ranked #9 on this list. They haven't handed out an instate scholarship since 2013. Zero instate Oregon recruits for 2014 LINK or the current 2015 class. LINK They actually travel more for recruits than we do. He does mention the recruiting factor for Notre Dame though. But he ties ND to Catholic high schools. Does Neuter Dame only recruit Catholics?

You bring up good points! Real fast though, Catholic High Schools do not only admit Catholic kids...far from it. But there is still a huge draw to ND from a lot of those schools.
For Oregon, it seems like they get a lot of kids from Cali.

CA and Oregon may technically be border states, but in terms of actual distance, I guess I don't see a dramatic difference between Oregon pulling kids out of Los Angeles and us recruiting Texas or Ohio.

The only difference is the conference. A kid from LA can play for Oregon and still play against LA schools. That went away a little with the Big Ten and Texas but, like Oregon, success matters.

Not only that, but you take a step down in conference prestige. We've seen time and time again a kid spurn Nebraska to play for an SEC doormat, just because they want to play against the best.

With everything else against us in recruiting, the move to the Blah 10+2+2 pretty much drove the nail in our coffin. I'd be shocked if we ever play for a NC in m lifetime.

How much longer you planning on living so I can plan my day?

 

[74Hunter]

How much longer you planning on living so I can plan my day?

Impressive.

 

[74Hunter]

Not only that, but you take a step down in conference prestige. We've seen time and time again a kid spurn Nebraska to play for an SEC doormat, just because they want to play against the best.With everything else against us in recruiting, the move to the Blah 10+2+2 pretty much drove the nail in our coffin. I'd be shocked if we ever play for a NC in m lifetime.

Been saying that for the last 5+ years.

If this is a premise that the B1G is less prestigious then what the XII is.......yeah no

We won 5 MNCs since the end of the 60s in the Big 8/12. The Blah 10 has won 1 legit MNC in that same period.

 

[kchusker_chris]

This point can't be emphasized enough. As much as I hate to admit it and as much as I don't understand it, that whole "you'll never wear the same uniform combination twice" line is a BIG selling point to a lot of high school kids.

Some of the best talent in the nation comes from some of the poorest counties in the south. I can understand it. Don't blame them a bit. It's like living 5 years at the Cosmopolitan in Vegas.