Kicker U

[NUinID]

What happened to us being RB U. I like that better. Or OL U.

Historically NU really didn't have a lot of RB make it in the league. Right now Nebraska has about as many guys playing RB in the NFL as at any time. Rex, Ameer and Roy Helu are still playing I believe.

Not true. There was a stat just posted on here or another link that had # of RB in the league for past 20 or 40 years and we were #1 with USC #2. Don't know if my facts are exactly correct but we were at the top.

I looked it up because I also found it hard to believe. But it appears to be true.

Roger Craig and Ahman Green were the only Husker standouts from '67 to '97, but the list is determined by # of NFL draft picks, not the quality of their NFL careers.

I remember Cory Schlesinger and Andre Franklin had decent NFL careers as fullbacks. Correll Buckhalter was a coulda been. Brandon Jackson had a moment or two. But a lot of great Husker RBs actually didn't "make it" in the league, they just managed to get drafted.

And while we think our reputation as RB U has taken a hit, I'd agree that having Helu, Burkhead and Ameer all looking viable at the same time is likely the best concentration of RB talent we've ever had in the NFL.

I think Janovich will get a few looks even if he doesn't get drafted.

I guess that was my point. I wasn't looking at a forty year span of backs from NU that managed to get a couple of years in the league. NU has had RB in the league, but the article was looking at a shorter time period. NU hasn't had a lot of RB that have really made a dent in the NFL. Green and Craig are really the only ones that most non Nebraska fans would name off as being good or even great NFL RB. Most NU RB that were in the league would be considered journeyman.

 

[Pedro Guerrero]

I remember Cory Schlesinger and Andre Franklin had decent NFL careers as fullbacks.

Tom Rathman as well

 

[ScottyIce]

One major reason Nebraska might well be "Kicker and Punter U" is that the Huskers, unlike many programs, have traditionally given scholarships to punters and kickers and sometimes multiple ones in the same season. This is contrary to many schools who get walk ons to punt, kick, hold, etc.

I personally believe the most important scholarships are the following, in order of importance:

1 - 2. Quarterback

3. Punter

4. Field goal kicker

5. Kick off kicker

6. Punt returns

7-9. RB

10-17 OL

18-24. DL

25-29. LB

30-34 Secondary

35-42 Receivers

Repeat as necessary until 85 are used up.

Is this a serious post?

Yes, all of his posts are dead serious.

 

[GBRFAN]

I would love to see the explosion on this site if 6 of our top 47 scholarships went to special teams players (kickers/punters)

 

[StPaulHusker]

One major reason Nebraska might well be "Kicker and Punter U" is that the Huskers, unlike many programs, have traditionally given scholarships to punters and kickers and sometimes multiple ones in the same season. This is contrary to many schools who get walk ons to punt, kick, hold, etc.

I personally believe the most important scholarships are the following, in order of importance:

1 - 2. Quarterback

3. Punter

4. Field goal kicker

5. Kick off kicker

6. Punt returns

7-9. RB

10-17 OL

18-24. DL

25-29. LB

30-34 Secondary

35-42 Receivers

Repeat as necessary until 85 are used up.

What the actual f#*k is this?

 

[ColoradoHusk]

One major reason Nebraska might well be "Kicker and Punter U" is that the Huskers, unlike many programs, have traditionally given scholarships to punters and kickers and sometimes multiple ones in the same season. This is contrary to many schools who get walk ons to punt, kick, hold, etc.

I personally believe the most important scholarships are the following, in order of importance:

1 - 2. Quarterback

3. Punter

4. Field goal kicker

5. Kick off kicker

6. Punt returns

7-9. RB

10-17 OL

18-24. DL

25-29. LB

30-34 Secondary

35-42 Receivers

Repeat as necessary until 85 are used up.

What the actual f#*k is this?

Cocaine is a helluva drug.