Mavric

Decommitted from UCLA

OK. But seriously:

3. The freshman class Miles hailed as the hope of the program is good. Not great. Just good. Is there a future NBA player there? Probably not. This class was supposed to produce difference-makers. They look more like solid starters and role players. The past few games, they’ve been mostly invisible.


10. Nebraska needs a big man.

Seriously now. If Miles doesn’t find a serviceable 6-8, 6-9 guy (better than Jake Hammond or Moses Abraham), it doesn’t matter who else he recruits. Does. Not. Matter. He’ll eventually get fired. He surely knows it.

There are a few nice pieces here, but trying to make this roster look good without a big man is like trying to salvage your appearance with a big, ol’ zit on your forehead. A new sweater and a splash of cologne only goes so far.

In the past 50 years of Nebraska basketball, only one coach has recorded back-to-back losing seasons. Barry Collier had three straight (2001-03). Tim Miles, barring a surprising postseason surge, will do it, too.

It’s time for this roller coaster to climb.

2. Nebraska needs a big man.

4. Nebraska needs a big man.

6. Nebraska needs a big man.

8. Nebraska needs a big man.

10. Nebraska needs a big man.

OWH

Riley seemed to have Terrell Newby and Devine Ozigbo on one tier, with Mikale Wilbon and Adam Taylor on that next tier. Riley said Wilbon should be "in the mix" athletically, while the coaches are intrigued to see what Taylor can do now that he's fully recovered from a devastating leg injury suffered in fall camp 2014. If you read between the lines, Wilbon's opportunity is clearly upon him. At fullback, Harrison Jordan will get the first look, with perhaps Graham Nabity mixing in. Nabity is a good runner who will need to transition to blocking.

OWH

Nebraska will be working on two different fields with a top group and a secondary group. Tommy Armstrong and Ryker Fyfe will be with the top group, while A.J. Bush, Zack Darlington and Patrick O'Brien will be with the second group. Armstrong and Fyfe are the only two quarterbacks in Nebraska's program to take meaningful snaps in a college football game.

OWH

No surprise that Bando, MRI and Young are the top group.

Newby, Gifford and Weber are the #2s

Ferguson, Barry and Brad Simpson are the 3s.

Positions where players will start out this spring:

LT - Gates, Hahn, Johnson

LG - Foster, Barnett

C - Utter, Thurston, Decker, Hannon

RG - Farmer, Whitaker

RT - Knevel, Gaylord, Conrad

That is not a huge difference that is all of a sudden going to make us a championship team.

 

Now, do that and not turn the ball over constantly and we would have a pretty dang good offense. Couple that with a great defense and...now we're talking.

No, it's not a large difference.

But it's pretty interesting considering how many people try to claim that we don't have a good enough offensive line or an elite RB to be able to run the ball.

Husker Roster Additions:

Tanner Zlab (5-10, 195), senior, DB: Signed with Doane College out of high school. Played high school ball for Wilber-Clatonia.

Jeremiah Stovall (5-11, 175), redshirt freshman, DB: Played high school football at Creighton Prep.

Noah Gabel (6-0, 185), junior, DB: Played high school football at Vista Ridge in Colorado. Has been member of Nebraska track team as a heptathlete.

Donovan McDonald (5-11, 175), redshirt freshman, WR: Was on campus in fall. Played prep ball at Fork Union Military Academy.

Charles Davis (5-10, 170), freshman, DB: Came to Nebraska from Fork Union Military Academy.

Isaac Armstrong (5-11, 190) redshirt freshman, punter: Played prep ball at Lincoln Southwest.

247

Same with these:

These might be largely the same, haven't watched them yet:

Assuming this is in response to a radio discussion...

Alabama: 4.67 yards per carry - #46 in the country

Nebraska: 4.72 yards per carry - #44 in the country

Alabama: 199.9 yards per game - #32 in the country

Nebraska: 180.0 yards per game - #52 in the country

Here is the pic he tweeted: