MasterPulverizer

On 1/11/2023 at 11:14 PM, Huskerfollower4life said:

Im off today so I've been on Huskerboard all day and last time I checked this is a board of discussion plus I've been drinking Rum and Coke all day.

Rum and coke?  Are you 20?

I get the head scratching going on because of this kids age but I think this is authentically Matt Rhule.  Hes mentioned several times he loves being around young people and seeing them develop.  I think this also applies to young coaches.  The key difference between Frosts coordinators and their lack of P5 experience and Rhule is that Rhule has a plan to move forward.  Frost just took his one season of success and proclaimed (arrogantly) that the B1G will have to adjust to them and we all know how that turned out.

How does this fund distribute the resources?  These NIL funds seem like Super PAC's to me in that there is unlimited funding with very little oversight where the only rule is that the fund cannot participate with the college.  The ON3 site shows potential NIL value for each recruit and someone like Trey Palmer had a NIL valuation of like $400k.  Does anyone know how much these kids are actually getting paid?

People on the internet need to start using qualifiers for what they consider breaking news.  Breaking A, B, C, D and would be a better qualification for what we should be looking into.

On 12/17/2022 at 11:07 AM, Guy Chamberlin said:

 

Similar to 2014 and the coaching cycle that brought us Mike Riley. 8 years later about half of those guys are no longer head coaches anywhere. 

 

Really inexact science, but gut feeling says Trev got the right man, and we're lucky Rhule found Nebraska a great fit for him. Don't know many people who wouldn't take the same money to sit around for a year or two, relax and case the landscape. 

I agree with this statement.  I've read some of the comments recruits have made recently.  Words they use are trust, authentic, real, etc.  I don't remember any recruit from the Frost era that spoke glowingly about Frost.  It was usually some comment about knowing where they fit in the offense/defense, liking their position coach, immediate playing time.  

5 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

Can an influencer approach a recruit's high school coach with wise advice? 

 

Where do you get stamped as an NCAA approved recruiter? 

 

 

On the forehead or the left a$$ cheek.

I have yet to see an offer tweet our of Colorado that features the player.  They're going really hard in the paint on Prime as their exclusive brand as if the players are secondary to Prime.  

33 minutes ago, Husker in WI said:

The video in the post goes into the origins of the defense, and it was actually created at a time when most people were running heavy personnel. Can easily become more like a 4-3 or even 5 man front with the OLBs either lining up or attacking the LOS, while the middle safety/rover comes up into an LB position. I think it will be fine, not terribly dissimilar to what we have been doing personnel-wise. Fairly different scheme-wise though.

 

I also like how this video contrasts it to Iowa State's 3-3-5 - that one is designed for the Big 12 spread teams. White's version is truer to the original 3-3-5 and is better suited to the Big Ten.

Is this defense similar to Bo Pelini's 'peso' defense that he was running toward the end of his time in the Big 12?

2 minutes ago, lo country said:

I was surprised DR was kept.  With that said, with my eyeball test, I have not seen much improvement in the OL after Foster and Farmer left after 2018. Little development, little depth and limited abilities.  BUT, in their defense, S&C was a joke. Stronger (allegedly) but lost the ability to move.  Throw in 3rd OC (scheme) in 5 years, 2nd OL coach, and it could cause some issues. I know how Austin talked about being physical.  Never happened....Players talked this year about how physical the OL was going to be this year.  Didn't happen....I think it's a combination of poor scheme, coaching, practice habits, development and some on the players.  I also think they have developed a losing mentality and it's going to be hard to out coach that.  Like Deion said at CU (paraphrase), y'all have accepted this culture (1-11).  You're part of it.  and it's been going on for 2 decades......Sounds a lot like NU....DR is simply (at least for me) the easiest guy to blame besides the players...

I think it was scheme and play calling.  the 2021 year, we rarely had a problem running the ball.  This year, aside from a few games against teams with poor run defenses, we couldn't run the ball.  We had some games with huge passing stats but it's likely that those games were where Palmer put up huge yards.  To me, it comes down to the Whipple offense and wanting to be a dominant passing team and utilizing the run game to keep defenders in the box.

29 minutes ago, SouthLincoln Husker said:

Our whole line looked horrible.  I blame Duval & Austin.  Absolutely very little improvement since these guys came to NE

Agreed.  I don't understand how the 4* guys we have on the line haven't gotten any better since high school.  I might not be 100%, but if I remember right, several of the starting 5 rotation were 4* stars coming out of high school.  From their performance last year, I wouldn't think any of them would automatically start at a group of 5 school if they transferred.  Raiola was never going to fix this problem in one year. 

What I'm concerned about with Raiola is with his recruiting.  He's listed as the lead recruiter for Sam Sledge and Brock Knutson, but I don't hear him tied to any other o-line prospects.

36 minutes ago, mwj98 said:

Rumor has it that 12 players have entered the portal from the Texas A&M. Geez!

Make that 16 total players to transfer...

https://www.goodbullhunting.com/2022/12/5/23494880/texas-a-m-aggies-transfer-portal-tracker

23 minutes ago, teachercd said:

Some of the kids that go in the portal really make you realize just how many players were looking to leave or unhappy for sooooo many years but for the most part were just flat out stuck in a relationship they wanted out of.

There are a ton of uncle Rico's out there.  

13 hours ago, THROW_DEM_BONES said:

 

He's got the SMOCK!!!

 

Are we all in agreement that this shirt is in fact a smock?  Seems more like a tunic to me.

4 hours ago, HS_Coach_C said:

I hope he's OC and TE coach, with separate OL, RB, WR, and QB/ST coaches. The fact that TE's will usually go with OL or WR makes this much more doable for an OC to handle, plus he's then involved with more position groups. 

 

That also then leaves 5 coaches just for defense or help with ST: DL, LB, DB, Edge?, DC

That's a good point.  I amend my statement to say that I hope our OC has experience coaching the o-line for the same reasons mentioned above.

I read in another thread that Satterfield has experience with tight ends and o-line.  Based off Rhules repeated comments about the trenches, having an OC that is also the O-line coach gives that thought a lot of credibility.  If Satterfield does coach the line, I can't think of any better way for the OC to know the struggles that we have on the line and building a game plan around the unique strengths and weaknesses of that position group.

Seems like this is the report Shanle needs to fill out...

1 hour ago, Crusader Husker said:

I am not sure how we get to 777 at this weak a$$ pace!  

No kidding.  This message board has gotten boring.  How am I supposed to put off all my end of year work if this board is so lame.

2 hours ago, Huskerfollower4life said:

https://youtu.be/Ji9YcJsutWY Greg McElroy thoughts on the hire!!!

Greg McElroys take on this is the equivalent of MTV asking Ja Rule for his thoughts on 9-11. Someone horribly qualified commenting on a tragedy. 

4 minutes ago, Rhuletheday said:

To quell any buyers remorse with Rhule, lets take a closer look at Luke Fickell during his time at Cincinnati from 2017 to 2022.  Below are all of the P5 teams Luke played and their respective regular season records and game with Cincinnati outcome:

 

2017 Michigan (8-4) Lost 36-14

2018 UCLA (3-9) Won 26-17

2018 Virginia Tech (6-6) Won 35-31

2019 UCLA (4-8) Won 24-14

2019 Ohio State (12-0) Lost 42-0

2019 Boston College (6-6) Won 38-6

2020 Georgia (7-2) Lost 24-21

2021 Indiana (2-10) Won 38-24

2021 Notre Dame (11-1) Won 24-13

2021 Alabama (11-1) Lost 27-6

2022 Arkansas (6-6) Lost 31-24

2022 Indiana (4-8) Won 45-24

 

I took the liberty of making the decent P5 teams on this list bold.  Notice a pattern?  The only win Luke had against a decent P5 team during his tenure at Cincinnati was 2021 Notre Dame who went on to lose to Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl.  With now #18 ranked Tulane set to win the American Conference and 9-3 Cincinnati just dropping out of the top 25 after losing their last game to Tulane, it is a perfect time for Luke to abandon ship.  I don't think Bucky is getting what they think they are getting. 

 

 

 

Maybe, maybe not. I’ve thought for years Wisconsin was a good qb and a couple receivers from being an absolutely powerhouse. I don’t know anything about Fickell, but if he had a good offensive coordinator and could get a good qb, watch out. 

1 hour ago, huskerfan99 said:

Guy is a Kansas troll.

So…he’s just a guy from Kansas. Makes sense. 

42 minutes ago, Undone said:

 

Agreed.

 

We've hauled in enough 4 star offensive linemen to put something decent together. The problem in my opinion was poor fundamentals coaching, a culture that was poor on motivation & competition, and then a lack of developing depth in the 2nd & 3rd deep to get guys ready for years 4 and 5.

I've always wondered why the 4 star athletes don't perform at Nebraska.  Several kids on our o-line were 4 star recruits but when I see them get whooped by the interior lines in the B1G, I just shake my head.  I can't understand how someone gets a 4 star ranking out of high school and then when they get to Nebraska they have flat feet.  Is there really that much improvement they need in college?  How much of their star ranking is based on potential for future development?  It's almost like this new staff needs to find the kids that have the best footwork and pure skill and then worry about adding to their frame.

11 minutes ago, knapplc said:

 

It's weird how none of the local or national pundits with their stories of who was moving up and down Eichorst's list ever mentioned Mike Riley. 

Pretty much the same with this search.  It makes me nervous we're going to get some "hip, hip, hooray" oddball.

3 minutes ago, krc1995 said:

Seems people are locked in on about six choices.  When it is announced, the fan tone will be much different than the frost announcement. Trying to be positive- maybe it’s good. But I also fear it could fragmenting 

I would rather have fragmenting than a "who the hell is Mike Riley" moment.

“From classy to ashy. Get me the coco butter” is a new all time great announcer quote. 

1 hour ago, Undone said:

 

We covered this already.

 

It turns out that he is his own grandpa vis-à-vis an elaborate time travelling escapade.

This.  You nailed it.