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All of the above are true but I will try to expand on it a little more. The matchup zone coverage usually puts them in man coverage on the slot receiver. Simple enough. However, they are required to play the run like a linebacker. So now they have to cover while diagnosing long enough to determine whether it is a run or not. This would be hard enough for any db but it gets even worse when you are trying to do it against a receiver that is generally most effective on short, explosive routes. The risk is that you need someone with: True DB coverage skills Block shedding and tackling on par with LBs Can read the offense pre-snap(at least run or pass, not necessarily the exact play) and be correct >90% of the time. If they get it wrong you may as well have a punter covering the slot. Missing on a run(thinking it was a pass) means the slot is already running the nickel out of the play and now he has to completely changing momentum, fighting through blockers that have a size and angle advantage, and trying to help in the run fit. Most people will lose this scenario almost every time. Missing on a pass(thinking it is a run) means trying to hold up the slot long enough to diagnose run, hoping the jam doesn't let them run completely free, then trying to chase them down from behind before the QB gets the ball there. Most people will lose this scenario almost every time as well. Someone with any one of these skill is probably pretty high on the depth chart at their position. The tricky part is that all of this has to exist in the same body. The time it takes in the film room to get to that pre-snap read level seems to have been the main thing holding Mr. Jackson back. The payoff is that your LBs can focus more on the run and your DBs can focus more on the pass at the beginning of the play. Not requiring your other players to do as much(though their jobs are nowhere near simple!) means they can cheat, even if just a little bit. When everyone is doing their job well the defense looks faster because they actually are half a step quicker to their responsibility.

The coaches might inquire but we already have a running back and have a very small class this year. Some say 15. Some say 20 but can't explain where the extra spots will come from. Either way I'm just not sure Nebraska has room for him.

This has gone to a point of ridiculousness. Kenny does not have a poor attitude. He is just seeing things from the inside and being judged by people that can't relate. He doesn't like as many night games because he is excited for the game and wants to play it now. He doesn't care about how drunk (or whatever you do) you want to get before the game. His experiences as a player have nothing to do with your experiences as a fan and vice versa. Proclaiming how a great rep of Nebraska has a "pi$$ poor attitude" is just silly.

I'm somewhat confused. I thought one-year ban, not four. There is a four year ban in place. He can appeal it next December (One year into the ban at that point). If that appeal is denied then he would not get any more appeals and be banned from campus for the entire four years.

Do they still have the 40/60/80 rule? That would be my chief concern with him not being in class anywhere. Once you fall behind on that it is difficult to get caught up and eligible again.

This is better than every Super Bowl ad ever made.

Did not remember that. Then why did they take away Bloom's football eligibility and leave Williams' in tact?

It used to be that you could not go pro in any sport until Jeremy Bloom in 2006. They changed the rule the year after screwing him over.

I do find it entertaining the Pelini is already doing everything that you mention. What you seem to be overlooking, however, are three things that have changed DRAMATICALLY in the last 10 years. 1. Scholarship limitations and partial qualifiers. As everyone is capped at 85 the parity is greater around the country. That part is simple enough(and something that will come up again later). But when we joined the Big 12 they eliminated the ability to sign partial qualifiers. TO got quite a bit out of those kids that are not options today. 2. TV money. The who's who of college football used to be the only ones on television. The demand has changed so that now every team is on tv every week. Most of the mystique is gone when everyone gets a ribbon for participating. We are no longer competing against 30 schools. We are competing against 100 schools. 3. Unofficial visits. You mention that Penn State and Michigan getting official visits from TX, etc. Well, we get those as also. The part you should be focusing on is the amount of unofficial visits from TX. More kids are committing before June(?) of their senior year and they have yet to take any official visits. It is unfair to expect the families to pay for weeks of campus visits all over the country so we see more of these visits occur closer where they live. Michigan is within 4 hours of Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinatti, and Pittsburgh. We essentially have Kansas City and Omaha. That is one large reason that Michigan out-recruits us. With the scholarship limitations some kids feel pressured to lock up their spot for various reasons. That kid will never make it here to visit. Our greatest strength is the game day atmosphere and the NCAA has neutralized it.

Do you mean Blake McClain? rivals link

I know where you are coming from. But, Aug-Nov recruiting will become much easier and will almost take care of itself once we start winning and are consistently a top 10 team. For now we have to push to get the great recruits on the team late and worry more about coaching/teaching during the year so wins will come and recruiting will become easier. chicken or the egg? Egg.

The money goes for more than wifi and speakers. The article already linked in this thread mentioned that they are also building a series of apps to integrate the entire gameday experience. If they spend less than 1 million on those I would be surprised. Getting one app built, debugged, professionally polished(graphical), and the hardware to support it in their timeline will require a large team. It sounds like they are trying for a few of them and will involve some complicated stuff. Complicated is doable but will always cost more for the same timeline.

His played for the Puffs 2011 and 2012. Used his redshirt in 2013 during the transfer and will have two years left to play.

Maybe grades? Or maybe he didn't put his film on Huddle? ha! Kid has an offer from Harvard. It is not his grades.

It can be as crazy as you let it. Depending on how sought after he is, of course. Here are the things that made my life SIGNIFICANTLY easier being recruited. The goal is to get the schools he wants to attend to offer instead of random schools offering. Then things get simplified pretty quickly. 1. Admit that college is important enough to pay for even if you do not get a scholarship. Once you accept that then the focus will shift from getting things for free to getting what is best for you. Too many people(especially parents!) lose sight of this. 2. Ask him what he wants to be when he grows up. It's fine if he is not sure but he should have some idea to help get you in the ballpark. 3. Ask him where he is comfortable. Some people are great in small schools/towns, others have to be in large ones. Does he get homesick? Does he want a change of pace? Use all of this information to figure out where his sweet spot is and focus on schools that fit the mold. This includes D-2 and NAIA. D1 is nice but may not be the best option socially. 4. Men's track teams get ~12.6 scholarships for the ENTIRE team. Not sure about wrestling but doubt it is much better. Figure out schools that are more likely to give scholarships to your son's specialty. One way to tell is to look up what the head coaches specialty is. The scholarships tend to run in that direction. 5. Coaches are aware of results in meets but can only reach out to so many resources. Email or call the assistant coach for his position and ask for any tangible you can get. There is no point in pursuing something your kid is just not going to be able to do. Or you have some good bulletin board material. Either way you know where you stand. 6. Find a coach to be your "wingman". Heck, find ten. Coaches give MUCH more credit to other coaches opinions than to yours. Usually they are happy to reach out for you as well. 7. Get his grades in order. It sounds like this is already done(good for him!) but it always bears repeating. 8. Be comfortable saying NO. Not being able to tell someone no only adds to the frustration of the process. 9. Set ground rules before it is too late. No phone calls before 8AM or after 7PM. No instant/text messages after 9PM. Whatever you are comfortable with the coaches will abide by. You just have to stay in control of the situation. Also, if it is getting bad, getting another phone can help. If coaches are ignoring your rules then just turn off the phone whenever you choose and get back to them on your time. Until you sign that LOI you have the power. 10. Commit and never question it again. You had a process and came to a decision. Respect that and realize that it does not make much difference where you go. Part of your process was to include things that were most important to you and those will not change. UNL will not be Stanford academically by the time he graduates from high school. Just is not going to happen. Aside from that, the college experience is what he makes it. If he is willing to work and is happy at that school then he will excel. Once you have all of this information you can start listing out the schools that fit what you are looking for. His counselors at school have massive books indexing all of this information. Google is also your friend. If you are contacted by a school that does not fit what he is looking for then it is easy to tell them you are not interested. If he starts with a list of 50 schools, that's fine. 100, that's fine too. Two mistakes I saw quite a bit were: a) thinking that you had to reduce your list by a specific amount and agonizing over who got the last spot. And b) Re-adding schools that had been eliminated. If he's not comfortable dropping from 10 to 5 then go from 10 to 6. Just do not go from 10 to 11. The school was cut for a reason. Just trust in your process and you will be fine.

He lied to the coaches about 2 classes he passed, that he ended up failing. Fans and coaches have every right to change their mind on someone once you realize their true colors. How can you lie when you have to submit transcripts before being offered? Yes, the compliance and admissions folks also review your information too...

What about the amount of reviewable tape you lose by including another team? The spring game is a nice reward for the kids surviving spring ball. However, we all know that some kids play differently in front of a big crowd. Why would we want to limit the number of kids we can put out there and see who is a 'gamer'?

Here is our best candidate at this point. http://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/64998-ot-nick-gates/

There is no 2016 forum yet. I don't think they will make it until after the 2014 class is done.

Russell seemed like a miss at the time as well. However, he has only played two games this season for the Sooners (no starts), the reason being that Coach Stoops says he is not showing the consistancy they need in practice. So ....... he's in the doghouse? Youngstown, OH - Birthplace of the "doghouse".

This has already been addressed. After a redshirt year He might get contact in Spring ball. MIGHT. He probably will not get hit again until Fall 2015. If he is not better by that time then the staff will not play him. Otherwise, 18-24 months years of recovery should be plenty of time to determine if he can go or not. If you think this staff is willing to do that to a kid just to win football games I feel sorry for you. Your axe must be ground down to a nub by now...

ESPN did some useful research From 2000-12, Michigan had just one game with negative rushing yardage (minus-5 against Oregon in 2003). And in the past five seasons, the only FBS team to go consecutive games with negative rushing yardage was Washington State, which did it last year en route to a 3-9 record. Michigan’s minus-48 rushing yards last weekend against Michigan State and its minus-21 against Nebraska make the Wolverines the only FBS team in the past decade to record consecutive minus-20-yard games.

Is she one of those little sisters of the poor Gordon Gee was going on about? It all makes sense now!

Thanks. CompSci was fun for me. Probably not as fun for the "mathematically challenged". The trick to education, and probably life, is just not stopping. I take at least one course every semester to this day. It is amazing how much you can accomplish when you keep moving in the same direction. I just hope that the current athletes, or any students really, are taking advantage of the options they have now before it is too late.

The focus has shifted from what I was hoping to emphasize. The point was that you can use your time to gain skills you realistically would not be able to gain without attending. Those skills just happen to make you more employable. I will use myself as a case study as I feel it illustrates my point fairly well. When in doubt, N=1. BS Computer Science w. minor in Art History (Double nerd) MS Electrical Engineering, MA Romantic Literature (Super Double nerd) PHD Artificial Intelligence, working on a PHD in Philosophy (Uber Double nerd) At this point I work in the private sector as a consultant in cyber warfare, an option only available to me based on what I did academically. The number of opportunities available to me because I chose the engineering route is significantly larger than the number of opportunities afforded me by the liberal arts. I would hope that is evident as my liberal arts emphasis qualifies me to teach, craft, write, or get in pointless arguments at holiday parties. All fine, respectable options. Well, except for the holiday parties. However, those options pale in comparison to the any one of my technical degrees. Any of which still qualify me for pointless arguments at holiday parties. That is the point. So I have spent time on both sides of the fence. A lot of time actually. I have studied and taught on the collegiate level on both sides and celebrate education in all its forms. I can say unequivocally that engineering course work is more difficult, if in no other way than sheer volume. There are countless people in liberal arts disciplines capable of succeeding in engineering disciplines and vice versa. Both areas have unique challenges and rewards. However, I would challenge anyone to find a single person that switched majors from a liberal arts major to an engineering major because the liberal arts coursework was too challenging. Don't worry about finding two or three. Simply find one and will humbly apologize. When a person graduates from college, it is up to them to make their course of major study work for them. Just because you graduate from law school, engineering school or medical school necessarily equates to success. I know several engineers who eventually could not make the grade in the field of engineering and ended up doing something else. Also, a doctor friend of mine got tired of the high cost of insurance and decided on a new career. He became a lawyer and is not dissatisfied with that. He is now looking to write children's books. Work ethic is the most important ingredient in the work force, no matter how academic you are. I agree. Dispassionate people will rarely succeed in any field. That being said, your doctor/lawyer friends could go back to being that if they chose. Conversely, an author of children's books, (for which you require no formal education) can not decide to practice medicine because they were tired of (arbitrary reason).