Savage Husker
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Not like i foresee this ever being an issue, but one could also spin this into a recruiting tool. "See, come to Nebraska and your draft stock automatically increases..."
Is NU draft bust U?
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Sargon
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http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/04/florida-gators-nfl-draft-busts-schools
15 years of round 1 picks. NU isn't on the bad list here. This list makes more sense
15 years of round 1 picks. NU isn't on the bad list here. This list makes more sense
Saunders
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Saunders
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SBNation is awesome, but the author is Ryan Nanni. He's a UF grad who got the job because he's friends of the editor, not because of his CFB knowledge.So SB Nation found three obscure draft related stats that NU is mediocre at? And they label us Draft Bust U because of it? This is the most contrived bunch of baloney I've ever seen. Typical SB Nation.
Unsure if you're being facetious, but a lack of offensive talent heading to the league was a problem even under Callahan and his pro-style offense. If my numbers are correct, we sent a total of four offensive players to the NFL from 2005-2009 and they were all linemen. It wasn't until the 2011 draft when we broke the trend and sent two skill players - Helu and Paul.
I too disagree with some of the methodology here, because you could minutely adjust some of the variables and possibly get very different results. One of my biggest problems with it is his first factor - they must have played in the NFL at least four years.So SB Nation found three obscure draft related stats that NU is mediocre at? And they label us Draft Bust U because of it? This is the most contrived bunch of baloney I've ever seen. Typical SB Nation.
The average NFL career is 3.3 years and he's putting the cut off beyond that point, which means he's ignoring a large population that never meets his arbitrary date of four years. Perhaps it wouldn't affect the results greatly, but I have a feeling it might.
Savage Husker
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Also, a journalist is doing quick work that a statistician would take more time to research. We all could change the oil in a car, but that doesn't mean we're mechanics.I too disagree with some of the methodology here, because you could minutely adjust some of the variables and possibly get very different results. One of my biggest problems with it is his first factor - they must have played in the NFL at least four years.So SB Nation found three obscure draft related stats that NU is mediocre at? And they label us Draft Bust U because of it? This is the most contrived bunch of baloney I've ever seen. Typical SB Nation.
The average NFL career is 3.3 years and he's putting the cut off beyond that point, which means he's ignoring a large population that never meets his arbitrary date of four years. Perhaps it wouldn't affect the results greatly, but I have a feeling it might.
Saunders
Heisman Trophy Winner
MichiganDad3
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I see this as an accomplishment for the coaching staff. The player performs well enough in college to get drafter, but does not have the talent to make it in the NFL. This tells me the coaching staff did more with less.
I don't think the narrative from this article was ever that Nebraska doesn't send guys to the NFL - it's just that the guys Nebraska does send don't meet the obscure standards set forth by the writer.
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Saunders
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Both those twitter posts were in response to Coach's assertion that NU doesn't send that many guys to the NFL.
StPaulHusker
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So is sending 2 per year for 50 years the same as sending 4 in the first 20 picks in one year?
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