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16 hours ago, runningblind said:

Well Nixon getting hurt is only going to help keep Wan'Dale at WR. The need at RB was the reason he was running the ball last year. Depth is wonderful but if another 3 guys step up besides Robinson the WR room is in good shape. Manning, Betts, Brown, Fleming, Nance, Houston, and Hickman all have a wide open path to a boat load of snaps.  If Manning pans out as expected you need 2 more guys. I'm pretty confident Lubick can get decent production from 2 of those last 6.  Betts, Brown and Fleming would be my bet, with Hickman right there also.

You never want to see a guy get hurt but ^ this 1000 times over is why things will be ok with a situation like Nixon- just get well and be ready to go by 2022

3 hours ago, MyBloodIsRed16 said:

committed to a school not even in his top 6?

Im sure there are a lot of boys in HS that commit  to relationships that aren't there top six 

NU continues to recruit higher quality kids each year - this talk about the frost effect declining is silly. Each year just means he has had one more year to build the Nebraska relationship with these kids. Now there may be a few misses this year with kids that don't get the full NU recruiting experience and opt to stay closer to home.  BUT there has not been any decline in quality kids showing Interest in frost.

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32 minutes ago, JJ Husker said:

 

Devil's advocate. It would be easy to win a lawsuit over contracting Covid if you were involved with collegiate athletics. You wouldn't have to prove where you got it, only that the school/program/coach was negligent and put you at risk. The fact it is known thing doesn't mitigate it at all. One instance of weight equipment not being wiped down, one situation of no mask or less than 6' distance and judgement falls in that person's favor.

 

I like your view better but I've lived in this country way too long to think winning a lawsuit like this would be hard at all.

When is the last time a player won a lawsuit after being injured during a game?

26 minutes ago, Ziebol said:

1. His upside is leagues above Mbow

2. He is a walk-on so there is 0 risk. 

3. He is coming from our “rival” and was a kid who was basically all Iowa.

4. It has been confirmed it was a mental break he needed. Lot of stuff happened to this kid in a short amount of time.

5. #1 kid in Iowa who was a Hawkeye fan and shut it down early = no posting of other offers

#5 is key - if you truely care about the team that you have committed to then you don't feed egos of other team's and show any signs of waiver (now that can back fire if the relationship goes south) hope all goes well for him here.

10 hours ago, HS_Coach_C said:

I guess we finished 6th. Too bad. Fidone and Rollins would be solid though.

Actually NU didnt finish at all - we got our guy.

7 minutes ago, Huskers93-97 said:

I believe the recruiting sites all thought he was a better LB prospect as well from memory. 

This is true and also shows how NU wants the center and ol to play 

However back to TF he is a definite TE and frost will know how to use him

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On 6/19/2020 at 11:28 AM, RedSavage said:

Why can't we have nice things?

Luckly we do - have you looked at the current roster?

Or 2 steps forward and 1 back

Just think how much worse those 2009 2010 offenses would have looked with the 2019 kicking game at the helm.

We getting tall receivers!!!!

36 minutes ago, BigRedN said:

THIS!  If this is happening we will see 3* guys on the OL get drafted in the 2nd and 3rd round of the draft and 4*'s will become 1st and 2nd round draft pics.  Additionally, we will become more of a "pipeline" and product OL in the NFL like Iowa and Wisky, which are now producing year in and year out more than we have with higher rated recruits.

Thanks for chiming in.

This development is right on.  2 biggest factors are the higher ranked kids haven't stuck around and the lower ranked kids need to work with the SAME assistants for 3+ years to get over the hump.  We will start to see where we are at in 2021 or before.

Please rename title to heismsn tandem

8 hours ago, BigRedN said:

If I understand the numbers correctly, we need seven [7] more 4* players out of the next 14 commits to get to 9-10 4*'s in our class [which is more of our norm].  Additionally, we are actually ahead of pace in terms of our normal commits ... so it's interesting that we are in no rush, but are ahead ... and in that we only have two [2] 4* recruits.

I'm not trying to focus on star rating in our recruitment ... but it's the only way at present to observe our current recruitment as it relates to the past.  We have added some nice size and speed at positions like LB [even if they are 3* rated].  That might not be measurable this early in the process obviously.  In Scott we trust ... so my guess is that on their board some of these guys are ranked higher on their board ... obviously.  

Thanks for chiming in.

Typically lineman and lbs don't get the 4* spots unless they are elite.   Wr db and rb get the vast majority and we will see those in the back half of our class

1 hour ago, seaofred92 said:

Definitely shouldn’t offer this kid!

 

You're right 

With the way NU practices these kids get 1,000 S of reps - the staff has a good idea who is going to fall where and how much game time they deserve.  The game time will either move them up/down if they show a drastic variance in their performance.  However in almost all cases I'm sure the staff gets what they expect when these kids go in with very few surprises.

Lavonte David would be an exception however I'm guessing his practice routine had him 3rd on the depth chart not his talent level.  Building a team culture means you can't always put the 11 most talented guys on the field.  

It will be fun when we finally have opponents to b!^@h about instead of each other

I think 80% of kids in the transfer portal are because they dont think they will see the field.  So they are probably not going to choose a school that is a coin flip they want the sure thing.

6 minutes ago, SouthLincoln Husker said:

And this spot is for Hunter.

Not according to seaofred 

6 minutes ago, seaofred92 said:

 

Thor is a Senior. That's 1. 

Arop will be gone after next year. That's 2. 

Kobe Webster is a 1 year guy. That's 3. 

I would wager at least 1, if not 2 of: Stevenson, McGowens (if immediately eligible), King (if immediately eligible), Walker, Allen will leave to pursue pro careers overseas. Most of those are transfers, Stevenson will be 23, Walker will be 23, King will be 22, McGowens will be 21. Most people that are good enough by that point begin to explore their professional options. That's 4, possibly 5. 

 

And that assumes Banton doesn't go pro (> 0% chance) and Ouedraogo comes back for his Junior season (likely but you hold your breath with foreign born players every year). 

 

If I had to guess right now, they're planning for 3 scholarships, understanding 4 could very easily happen this offseason, and need to maintain enough contact with guys that if they have to fill 5 they can. 

..... you also forgot the option that moos removes men's bball from NU sports

Otherwise that is all true but until some of those things happen you can't offer a spot that isn't there. The facts are that we have 2 spots and one is taken - yes more will open but until they do you dont know which hole / holes need to be filled.

1 hour ago, C N Red said:

Wasn't he our best peer recruiter??

It was a blessing he committed here - he helped bring others with him. Next man up.

59 minutes ago, BIG ERN said:

I'm aware, but it seems like you didn't understand my post then. 

Please explain better then....

2 hours ago, seaofred92 said:

History tells us we'll be taking between 3-5 kids annually. Saint is an intriguing prospect from an area we're trying to make inroads in who is teammates with our top target in the same class. And he's a legitimate high major talent. It makes no sense why we wouldn't. 

Those are all valid points however NU has 1 open spot next season and the amount of transfers that we saw this year wont happen again. I'm guessing that the staff is being open with the kid and have mentioned that if spots open up he will be a target.