Marlon Lucky

[Necava Husker]

I love watching Lucky catch a quick pass just over the line while he's running full speed. I'm hoping he's going to be a big impact player this year. I don't expect him to take on folks he can run around. Not that kind of runner.

Bingo!

Lucky is the real deal. The guy has another gear when he sees a crease.

 

[gamecocks]

Hype. A 5-star that was touted as the next Reggie Bush needs to blow your mind from the beginning.....not play well when he plays.

So is Patrick Turner a "bust" then since he hasn't set the world a blaze with his five star rating yet? He had all the hype in the world coming out of high school but he is not an all american or scoring 6-10 touchdowns a season yet.

 

[BIGREDIOWAN]

I honestly think he will have a good season, but I really question his durability and that's all. He has the athletic ability to juke people out of their shoes, but he just isn't willing to go helmet to helmet with someone and he needs to do that!!!!!

After a concussion? <_<

Hype is very overrated..He'll be fine

Okay so your saying that since he has received a concussion now that he is not going to be able or shouldn't go helmet to helmet with someone??? I was just saying that he seems to shy away from just running over someone. Also I was meaning after he gets over this concussion!!! If you do think he shouldn't get hit hard after a concussion that he should just simply quite then right??? :sarcasm

 

[Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red]

no, i wasn't referring to Lucky demanding to play, he came where he saw an opportunity, like you said. corey ross played a pretty big role that year.

some kids you hear them talk to the media and they think they should play right away. (i remember philip dillard getting a little cocky as a freshman, we saw how that turned out.) i know coaches, especially callahan at Nebraska needs to show he's willing to play his best players and meet booster demands of gettting high profile recruits and playing them. but i think most Husker fans are smarter than that. if he would've redshirted Luck, i for one, would have said, "Wow, he's taking a big risk not playing his 5* right away, but i understand they are building for the future."

kids get hurt, transfer, flunk out, get arrested, etc...i know that. but personally (and i mean personally, it happened to me) i think a kids confidence can get crushed worse by having failure early by trying to play too soon, than being told they have HUGE expectations of them when they are truly ready and need to redshirt. now, adrian peterson obviously was ready (1,900 yds as a frosh). but so was his team....

i know there are 311 ways we could look at this so it is redundant to talk about cuz each situation is different. some kids need to redshirt and some need to play right away. Luky hasn't underperformed but hasn't blown anyone away either. if our team was better and had players that had been in the system longer in front of him that could take some of the pressure off him, i think it would have helped. we weren't going to compete for BIG XII championships that year anyway, so let's allow the players to grow. okay, enough from me. i hope Lucky gets over his concussion and runs for 1300 yds and receives for 250 and scores 15 td's. then we can put all this to rest. then the hype can really be there for next year.

Gotcha...

I guess when I read your first post it was kind of a knee-jerk reaction. I understand what your saying.

And I agree with you, he is due for a big year this year. Hopefully he catches a few breaks and can have a really special year.

 

[skersfan]

Does anyone know if it was head injury on Saturday/Friday.

If he has sustained two concussions in less than a week, he is pretty much done for at least a month. Another one after that and I would guess his career at Nebraska is over.

Pro's let it go on a little longer, but the college level is a different story.

I just had a moto crosser who had 3 in less than 4 months, and the doctor said it was time to hand them up for at least a year.

Concussions are not to be taken lightly, even though Madden jokes about them all the time. This could spell the end to his career really before it ever gets started.

 

[HUSKER 37]

Hype. A 5-star that was touted as the next Reggie Bush needs to blow your mind from the beginning.....not play well when he plays.

:yeah

He should play well even when he doesn't play!!!

Dadgummit!

:rollin

 

[HUSKER 37]

I honestly think he will have a good season, but I really question his durability and that's all. He has the athletic ability to juke people out of their shoes, but he just isn't willing to go helmet to helmet with someone and he needs to do that!!!!!

After a concussion? <_<

Okay so your saying that since he has received a concussion now that he is not going to be able or shouldn't go helmet to helmet with someone??? I was just saying that he seems to shy away from just running over someone. Also I was meaning after he gets over this concussion!!! If you do think he shouldn't get hit hard after a concussion that he should just simply quit then right??? :sarcasm

I assume you meant "Quit"

Depends on the severity of the concussion.

Skers has some valid points

If he has sustained two concussions in less than a week, he is pretty much done for at least a month. Another one after that and I would guess his career at Nebraska is over....Concussions are not to be taken lightly, even though Madden jokes about them all the time. This could spell the end to his career really before it ever gets started.

You gotta weigh the long term effects against the fun of head-butting unsuspecting defenders.

I used to get really bad headaches every fall during 2-a-days until my brain ligaments started to tighten up.

There should be some sort of exercises to help speed this up, like concentrating on drum skins or picturing Mark Mangino doing a stress test on his Spandex leotards. :madash

I got my bell rung on the Kickoff against Kearney my Sr. Year and it took me most of the 1st Quarter to realize I was the Defensive End and not the Outside Linebacker..(The OLB almost said something).

Lucky for me there weren't any long term effects :sarcasm

 

[cmb23]

I keep forgetting that rule that you can't say anything questionable about NU or the players. My bad. Lucky's the real deal....Heisman in '08 then NFL hall of famer.

 

[Foppa]

I keep forgetting that rule that you can't say anything questionable about NU or the players. My bad. Lucky's the real deal....Heisman in '08 then NFL hall of famer.

Damn straight...quit forgetting. All talent becomes a legend.

 

[DJR313]

I keep forgetting that rule that you can't say anything questionable about NU or the players. My bad. Lucky's the real deal....Heisman in '08 then NFL hall of famer.

I can't say that I am not growing a little impatient to see Lucky blow up because of how much hype came with him, but it wasn't self-proclaimed hype. My point is that I think he has faired pretty well so far and although he has not reached the expectations that Rivals heaped on him, I think he will get there eventually. At this point, there has probably been more hype than substance, but I think he showed quite a bit of growth last season from his freshman year.

 

[BIGREDIOWAN]

I honestly think he will have a good season, but I really question his durability and that's all. He has the athletic ability to juke people out of their shoes, but he just isn't willing to go helmet to helmet with someone and he needs to do that!!!!!

After a concussion? <_<

Okay so your saying that since he has received a concussion now that he is not going to be able or shouldn't go helmet to helmet with someone??? I was just saying that he seems to shy away from just running over someone. Also I was meaning after he gets over this concussion!!! If you do think he shouldn't get hit hard after a concussion that he should just simply quit then right??? :sarcasm

I assume you meant "Quit"

Depends on the severity of the concussion.

Skers has some valid points

If he has sustained two concussions in less than a week, he is pretty much done for at least a month. Another one after that and I would guess his career at Nebraska is over....Concussions are not to be taken lightly, even though Madden jokes about them all the time. This could spell the end to his career really before it ever gets started.

You gotta weigh the long term effects against the fun of head-butting unsuspecting defenders.

I used to get really bad headaches every fall during 2-a-days until my brain ligaments started to tighten up.

There should be some sort of exercises to help speed this up, like concentrating on drum skins or picturing Mark Mangino doing a stress test on his Spandex leotards. :madash

I got my bell rung on the Kickoff against Kearney my Sr. Year and it took me most of the 1st Quarter to realize I was the Defensive End and not the Outside Linebacker..(The OLB almost said something).

Lucky for me there weren't any long term effects :sarcasm

No I actually agree with you guys seriously!!!! If he takes another big hit and gets another concussion it's time to worry about his health and not his playing ability!!!! Two in a couple of weeks to me means he needs to sit out for awhile!!!!

 

[junior4949]

Does anyone know if it was head injury on Saturday/Friday.

If he has sustained two concussions in less than a week, he is pretty much done for at least a month. Another one after that and I would guess his career at Nebraska is over.

Pro's let it go on a little longer, but the college level is a different story.

I just had a moto crosser who had 3 in less than 4 months, and the doctor said it was time to hand them up for at least a year.

Concussions are not to be taken lightly, even though Madden jokes about them all the time. This could spell the end to his career really before it ever gets started.

I remember a promising young RB years ago by the name of Bump Novachek (sp) that had his career here at NU cut short due to concussions. No doctor here would clear him, so he transferred to San Diego State and played only one year before their doctors wouldn't clear him. He was a better athlete than his brother Jay who had a very good career in the pros. Concussion are not to be taken lightly. There is a local kid around here that was cleared too soon after a concussion due to pressure from his dad on the local doctor. He's now basically a zombie!

 

[HUSKER 37]

I remember a promising young RB years ago by the name of Bump Novachek (sp) that had his career here at NU cut short due to concussions. No doctor here would clear him, so he transferred to San Diego State and played only one year before their doctors wouldn't clear him. He was a better athlete than his brother Jay who had a very good career in the pros. Concussion are not to be taken lightly. There is a local kid around here that was cleared too soon after a concussion due to pressure from his dad on the local doctor. He's now basically a zombie!

I thought he was a safety at Nebraska.

Bump Novacek

I still have a clete mark in the middle of my back where his brother (Jay) ran over me in a conference game.

Dang oversized QB's running the f#$%n Wishbone!