…. and it was a different time when you had 2-3 years to develop OL players so that they were willing and able to not start until their 3rd or 4th year. Not to even mention freshmen ball.
It's great that Rhule is targeting local kids, but as others have stated, it's a totally different era than what TO had. TO had more scholarships available. The cost of in-state tuition was still relatively affordable, so kids could have a better chance of paying for college without needing a scholarship. The schools in the Dakotas and other surrounding areas were D-2, so area kids didn't have much other options if they wanted the status of "playing D-1 football". Kids who would walk-on and just practice for 2-3 years before earning playing time and getting scholarships are now going to other schools. I really wish we could get beyond the point of bringing up how things were done under TO.
Yep. I’ll take those results any day but how he got those results is completely irrelevant in today’s landscape.
My main interest is Rhule finding great local talent and keeping it here and developing it. He could have done even better if players such as Flores weren’t ignored by the previous staff.
I’m not too worried about Rhule’s ability in that regard. The way he won over TX high school coaches and players leads me to believe he’ll do just fine acquiring any of the local talent he wants. Other than that I don’t care where the players come from. Nebraska doesn’t typically have a plethora of local talent.
