Mavric

Colorado? But I think the number might have been 13 un-drafted instead of non-D1.

Pretty sure this wasn't even a plurality, let alone a consensus.

I think it's been more of a way to express people's displeasure with other results than anything. Things aren't going as well as people like so they find a finger to point to say "Look! They are stupid for doing this." It's an easy target. That's not to marginalize the tradition, but I think it's way more of a deal outside the stadium than inside. I don't follow the logic of how making it harder to obtain is decreasing the value. That's pretty much counter-intuitive with the rest of human history. Obviously the players haven't felt that way as they did it on their own on several occasions (awaits brainwashing rebuttal). As a counter-example, a couple years ago people were complaining that we didn't have season-long captains. Rotating captains was somehow creating a leadership void that was hurting the program. Well, now the last two years we had season-long captains. Did it improve play at all? Not so much. But at least people had to find something else to complain about because now it was done just like it always was. Similar crowd-think goes into going for it on fourth down. Despite mountains of data saying that going for it on fourth down is a statistical advantage - even in your own territory - coaches are loathe to do it because the "easy" thing to do is to punt because that's what's expected. Going for it is a "gamble."

... as in, we need one. Brian Rosenthal ‏@HuskerExtraBR 28m28 minutes ago Through 9 #B1G games, #Nebrasketball has had two (2) double-figure scoring efforts from players not named Petteway or Shields. Brian Rosenthal ‏@HuskerExtraBR 26m26 minutes ago By comparison, #Huskers had 15 double-figure scoring efforts last year through 9 league games from players other than Shields and Petteway.

He was a consensus three-star so he would have been above the group I labeled "projects." And only one of the four guys in this years group was really considering another Power 5 school so no, I wouldn't have put him in the same boat.

Apparently Husker commit Stanley Morgan is lovin' it: Stanley Morgan Jr ‏@Thekidstan 4m4 minutes ago You really get free food at McDonald's if you dance !! I swear ! Cause I was getting down !!

Apparently the McDonald's commercial was legit. Because he's lovin' it: Stanley Morgan Jr ‏@Thekidstan 4m4 minutes ago You really get free food at McDonald's if you dance !! I swear ! Cause I was getting down !!

THE RETURN OF CHUCKY ‏@JUSTCHUCK21 9m9 minutes ago Every tackle I make next year we be aggressive. I'm tired of being average when I can just be a #blackshirt

The B1G bloggers at ESPN looked at the All-B1G first team from this year: No five-stars, 7 four-stars, 14 three-stars, 2 two-stars and three unranked (I'm sure they used ESPN's rankings but it gives an idea).

Sounds like he is probably still tired from the trip and hasn't talked to his HS coach yet - as they planned to do. Thinking there won't be an announcement until tomorrow now.

Guys, let's stick to discussing the recruits.

Also, I think two other things are interesting. One - Despite all the talk about the 500 mile radius and giving in-state kids more of a look, there were no offers to anyone fitting that description and they spent precious little time in that area. I don't blame them for that - I think they went about it correctly. And perhaps it will be different in a full cycle. But I also think it's entirely possible that they say all the right things but what ends up happening isn't that much different from what has been the norm for the last several years. Two - We are definitely in an over-signing mode. Barring a mass defection, there almost assuredly won't be any schollys for current walk-ons. That's not a big deal this year as there probably aren't many candidates this time around be again it makes me wonder if they say all the right things about the importance of the walk-on program but wonder how that will actually translate.

From a moderator at 247: Jeff Mason ‏@JW_Mason 2h2 hours ago With four commits yesterday, here's how the #Huskers commits under Mike Riley are rated from each service: I do give credit to the new staff for keeping most of the previous commits in the fold. Had we lost 2-3 key guys, this class would have really been struggling. But I don't really see giving them quite so much praise for what they've done finding new guys. I'd give them a decent score for finding what they can and filling in positions of need. But let's be honest, if the previous staff had offered the same guys, there would be tons of complaining about how they couldn't recruit and didn't put enough effort into getting the best players. I'm not a huge star guy but between their rankings and who else was interested, it's not like we had a lot of competition. Barnett is obviously the biggest "star" of the list. But he was nose-diving in the rankings and had the big-name suitors backing off. I don't mind giving him a shot because he has potential but he's a player that wasn't developing as many though he could and thus his stock was falling. Young is the next "best" but he actually committed to the previous staff, it just wasn't public until after Riley was hired. I think Alston is a really good late find but he also took quite a fall in the ratings and our main competition was Washington State Of the guys who were consensus three-stars, Snyder seems to be a good find although a late push by an offer-anyone-who'll-listen Michigan might not mean as much as it seems I also see potential in Ozigbo but, again, it has to make you wonder why he wasn't that sought-after. Barry could also end up being a good find. There are rumors of academic issues but he claims he's in good shape That leaves four guys who were only a two-star by at least one service. Of those, I give Ferguson the best shot as Carr turns out a lot of D1 talent (I think it was 18 last year). We stole Sykes from Washington State and Purdue and Minnesota were his other interests Davis has really good potential but is definitely a boom-or-bust pickup that we "stole" from Georgia Southern (although I don't mind giving him a shot considering where we are) Not saying Reed won't turn into something but he can't be considered anything but a reach to fill a spot. I'll give a pass to Ober as they thought we could do better at LS and we obviously had some room So basically they've gotten two higher-rated guys who had slipped in the rankings, three mid-level guys who are fine grabs to fill out a class, four guys who have to be considered projects and a LS. That's fine for what we had to deal with but there is a lot of possibilities for guys who don't really end up contributing much.

He does have that Louisiana Speed.

Jeff Mason ‏@JW_Mason 10m10 minutes ago When Bussey committed to the #Vols, I doubted it'd be his last commit. 247's Crystal Ball agrees: A&M trending fast.

Based on his absence from some twitter conversions - I know, a source that ranks right at the top of trust-worthiness - I'm not so sure Bondi isn't already gone. I don't think Finnin or Keels leaves because they'd be out of time.

I'd say it's more like if we don't beat them we have no hope of making the tourney. We're only guaranteed 10 more games and probably need to win at least 8 to have a shot to get in the tourney. We have three really bad losses and only one decent win. I think we should be hoping for an NIT birth at this point.

But how many did Rutgers have in the Superbowl? Apparently four.

Just for informational purposes, Nebraska had 22 players in the NFL last year. Rutgers had 18.

OWH

Jeremy Fowler ‏@JFowlerESPN 5m5 minutes agoConnecticut, USA Filed to ESPN that Johnny Manziel is entering treatment, confirmed through advisor Brad Beckworth.

Definitely playing time available at a somewhat-thin position in a new scheme that make more use of LBs than the previous one. Will be interesting to see who - and where - the playing time falls to.

OWH