What is the best way to build a roster in this NIL era? Buying transfers from the portal or spending on high schoolers in hopes you retain 70% each season? Regardless, we have to spend nearly $20 mil in order to construct the line up needed to compete for Big 10 titles. I would like to believe that you get pieces from the portal and recruit program players from HS, but is that realistic right now? I guess I am saying that I don't see the players on the field that wow me from a portal side of things. Are we not identifying the right fits and talent levels? Are we not spending enough? Texas Tech reportedly spent $25 million on this current roster, you can see the difference makers on both sides of the ball. Where are we falling short at?
USC: What Did We Learn
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Undone
All-American
This is where I disagree though. For me, the percentages say to play it as four-down territory. Run it on first with the best player on the team and save the throw for third down if you want the FG more than going for it on 4th down anyway.
“He holds it for too long and twists his ankle” can be countered with “we should have ran it.”
It’s not really about how he got hurt, though. And if he just throws it into the fourth row while he’s inside the tackles he might get intentional grounding.
I don’t like what Holgorsen has been doing inside the opponents’ 35 yard line ever since the Maryland game.
Yes…we did score on the fade to Key on the first drive. But it’s a low percentage play for us this year - so using it on first down as much as we are doesn’t make sense to me personally.
Terrabus
Special Teams Player
Unfortunately this team really did get that bad. Remember how awful it was? Remember the blowouts?
There are many things that have been fixed and many more that need fixing. We are seeing progress. It takes time but we are seeing progress. This team is going in the right direction.
I have faith. This might not be our year but I can feel that our year is coming.
It is better to drink the Kool-Aid rather than piss in somebody else's.
There are many things that have been fixed and many more that need fixing. We are seeing progress. It takes time but we are seeing progress. This team is going in the right direction.
I have faith. This might not be our year but I can feel that our year is coming.
It is better to drink the Kool-Aid rather than piss in somebody else's.
I think your partially correct in assuming that we are showing signs of progression in the right direction. I will counter back with the quality of teams in the Big 10, like a lot of conferences has huge gaps from top to bottom. I think we are going in the right direction, but are we closing that gap between us and Ohio St? I don't think so yet. I think we have closed that gap between us and the likes of Illinois and Iowa some, but not when comparing us to Oregon and Ohio St and Indiana for that matter. Perspective. Indiana progressed from basement to penthouse over night and we still can not get past the 2nd floor yet. So I guess it matters in what you call progress in relation to what your measuring or comparing it too.
Jason Sitoke
All-Conference
Im confused. First of all, the Air Raid offense was ran in west texas, where its windy as hell.
Secondly, are we implying that we passed the ball too much yesterday? You realize we rushed 40 times (20 per half) and threw it 23 times (completing 17). This isnt in defense of the offenses performance, but please check the team stats before falling back to ‘run the damn ball and we win’ argument in every instance
Decked
Heisman Trophy Winner
It’s hard for me to justify firing Satt or Thomas. Satt has done fine as TE coach. Donnie is certainly a viable argument. Need to let Dana be Dana.
Corn Train
Five-Star Recruit
So Blackout doesn’t necessarily apply to just wearing a black shirt to a football game ok
admo
Heisman Trophy Winner
Tech has incredible defense with D-Line and LBs. Their offense has very good O-Line talent. They added more studs to the roster and made it even better. Their QBs are from the program, as are a lot of their players.
As for Husker NIL, I am not so sure we are simply getting out-bid. Sometimes yes. But sadly, I don't think high-quality transfer studs want to go play at Nebraska. Not until we are capable of being 9-3 or even 8-4 routinely. That's just my personal opinion. The midwest teams are not exactly moving the needle for studs in the transfer protocol, esp if the team is hovering around 5 or 6 wins a year.
krc1995
Heisman Trophy Winner
And the Lateef lovers/anti Raiolians are making stupid excuses about his play.
Wasn't it Lateef that tipped up EJ on the 4th and 1 to end the game?
Stumpy1
All-American
EJ tripped over his own feet.
Red Five
Heisman Trophy Winner
Pretty sure he clipped TJ’s leg with his foot. And that’s all it takes sometime to knock someone off balance.
commando
Heisman Trophy Winner
didn't colorado try the buy all your players schtick? how are they doing?
huskerfan74
All-American
Also, the use of TE is unacceptable. You pass it to Lindenmeyer behind the line once, which is pure stupidity, and then the second time you pass it beyond the line and he gets a very good chunk. Then crickets… look at how much the packers use Tucker Kraft. With Dana it seems it is all or nothing. Either pass it long and hope your guy is better than theirs or passes before the line to gain. When that does not work, you give it to EJ and hope he does his thing. That is not a good offensive scheme. If EJ gets injured, we are done. On that last play, had TJ kept the ball, he would have gotten 20 yards. We just keep doing those little mistakes that keep this team from getting to the next level. A win against USC would have done a world of good for this team in terms of confidence in the process. Instead, we are back to 0-29 against ranked opponents, which is the only stat that anyone keeps talking about and the reason why we are not ranked top 25.