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On 12/20/2023 at 6:59 AM, Decked said:

Rated an 89 three star. 15th best portal corner. Better than I thought. Needs to add 20 lbs as again he is 170. Unteachable length & nice potential if he keeps progressing in the weight room. 

A lot of this class feels like that, a lot of length and athleticism. Excited to see what this guy can do.

On 12/20/2023 at 7:05 AM, MyBloodIsRed16 said:

nobody knows for sure.  Few theories out there.  A: didn't want to stay and compete after the current starter announced he is coming back B: His NIL deal was changed C:  just had a change of heart and wanted to play for Nebraska.  D: combination of some of those things

C/D

Seems like in his heart he wanted to play for Nebraska. Frost royally f#&%ed it up and probably soured Dylan on Nebraska. He decided on Georgia as they were a national power and back to back national champions. Its hard to know if his NIL was changed but seems like Nebraska isn't paying him all that crazy if the 2.5 mil for 4 years is accurate. 

On 12/20/2023 at 8:48 AM, Mavric said:

2024 Profiles

Current Scholarships/Commits

QB - 1 - DANIEL KAELIN, DYLAN RAIOLA
RB - 1 - 
WR - 6 - KEELAN SMITH, DAE'VONN HALL, ISAIAH McMORRIS, QUINN CLARK, JACORY BARNEY
TE - 3 - IAN FLYNT, CARTER NELSON, ERIC INGWERSON
OT - 2 - GRANT BRIX, ALEXANDER RUGGEROLI
OG/C - 3 - PRESTON TAUMUA, GIBSON PYLE, JAKE PETERS, LANDEN DAVIDSON

DL - 2 - ASHTON MURPHY

LB - 2 - WILLIS McGAHEE, VINCENT SHAVERS
DB - 7 - ROGER GRADNEY, MARIO BUFORD, BRAYLEN PRUDE, EVAN TAYLOR, DONOVAN JONES, REX GUTHRIE, CALEB BENNING

 

P - 1 - KAMDYN KOCH

 

Early enrollees: Kaelin, Raiola, Hall, Smith, Barney, Brix, Flynt, Pyle, Murphy, McGahee, Gradney, Buford, Taylor, Guthrie

 

Hey Mav, what does the green color fill mean like IGC? Is it to denote a player using a medical redshirt waiver?

1 minute ago, Decked said:

Echoed by Fong as well. Trying to get their last shot. 

Exactly making sure the kid is for sure, for sure. 

1 minute ago, ChubbaWubba said:

 

Dude I watched Frazier play. He was a running back playing QB 

Can you post a comparison with DR college stats? DR has a great arm no doubt but dude hasn't even played a snap let's chill.

Some of this commentary is laughable, If you think NEB is on the chopping block in the B1G that's just foolish. Nebraska fans still support the team like none other. We've been regularly part of the top 2-3 most watched B1G football game every year. We meet or beat attendance numbers in most other sports. Nebraska playing = eyeball's on TV sets and that's what really matters.

Just noticed that the Illinois game is on Friday like WTH why, the B1G just loves giving us the short stick. 

4 minutes ago, YetiJR said:

I was thinking Smothers, feel like I haven't heard a peep about him, but I might've missed something.

He had surgery and has been out for the spring. It wouldn't surprise me if Smoother's took the stay in school get it paid for but not count against the team scholarship numbers route.

44 minutes ago, Huskerfollower4life said:

I don't understand the importance of not giving the team single digit numbers.  A number is just a number its the person behind the number that is important.

Like how low digit license plates in some country's are desirable it's kind of a status symbol.

I was reading something yesterday that he would be going on his mission. Wouldn't that make him basically a 2026 guy?

4 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

5 star phone call?

28 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

I guess I'm confused.  I was under the impression (probably wrong) that we were going to run a more power run offense with a good mix of passing.  I like the idea of dual threat QBs better with an appropriate amount of QB runs and a creative run offense.  Creative run offense was NOT what we had with Whipple.  

By they sounds of what we're telling kids on the recruiting trail we'll be running an RPO similar to what he ran @ Baylor. He also doesn't seem to want to limit himself and is willing to adapt and adjust what we run based on who we have and who we'll play. I'm excited to see what it looks like on both sides of the ball.

3 minutes ago, lo country said:

Was honestly hoping the staff would be complete by now...

Exactly, kinda feel like we're shooting ourselves in the foot not having our staff in place to meet visitors this weekend and close out early signing day.

10 minutes ago, Ulty said:

I have a few concerns, maybe someone who knows coaching better than I do can help me understand...

 

Rhule was fired from Carolina on October 10. In the month and a half that followed, I would have assumed that he would have been compiling lists of potential assistants and reaching out to his well-connected buddies to gauge interest in joining him if he got a new job. Obviously, other coaches would not be able to commit to him in the middle of a season when he didn't even have a new job yet, but I would have thought Rhule would have had time to make his list, check it twice, and know who his plan A, B, and C would be for each spot.

 

Which is why the OL coach position is baffling. There is no way in hell Rhule was sitting back this fall with Raiola on his hot list of OL candidates. DR has not worked with Rhule, does not have a ton of proven experience, and the OL was absolute garbage this year. To the extent that it takes time to remold and teach an OL, let alone recruit the kids you need, I get it. But we have also seen time and time again across the college football landscape that a new coach can make an immediate difference. Didn't see that with the OL this year. I have concerns.

 

Regarding the Defensive Coordinator, again I would have assumed Rhule would have had lists of candidates right out of the gate. But the rest of the defensive staff was in place before the Coordinator. Does that seem backwards? Did the DC not have input into his own staff? I mean, the DC seems like a good choice, but if his fellow assistants were hired without knowing what the DC's scheme was going to be...I have concerns. 

 

And the WR coach...I'm sure the Mickey situation threw a big monkey wrench into things. But while Rhule was sitting around in October and November not knowing for sure if Nebraska would be his destination, didn't he have a list of other WR candidates? 

 

Rhule is a proven college coach, and I am hopeful and optimistic that the Huskers will be relevant again in the next few years, but I am pretty damn nervous about all of this.  

From what I've gathered from interviews he had every intention of taking a year off and spending time with family and the such. Shortly thereafter he realized he can't just sit at home and needed to be coaching a team. I'm sure he had a short list of guys he had for position coaches and the such, but there's so many dynamics to football, who knows if some guys wanted to stay in the pros or retire or had no interest in moving to Nebraska. While the Raiola hire is a bit of a headscratcher, it does provide continuity to an OL that hasn't seen much of that. Rhule must see something we don't and we just have to trust him on that judgement. Hopefully the O-line is improved but only time will tell.

3 minutes ago, runningblind said:

He's too small to run the ball much. He will get hurt more than he already does.

I don't expect him to be out there being Josh Allen and lowering the shoulder on a defender. Make the read if the QB run is it take your 5 yds or whatever and move on to the next play.

44 minutes ago, admo said:

That's a good point and something I was wondering myself.  Personally, I like a zone scheme for the running game, which allows the backs to find a cut back lane and also Read-Option if I'm not mistaken. 

 

The whiff blocking attempts from 69 and 54 does not indicate bad coaching, but bad player production.  I agree that those two players have had ample opportunities and games under team Frost.  

 

Will be interesting to see if any new additions with the portal and how Spring goes to really have an idea until then.

Exactly, who knows if he was comfortable with what he was being asked to teach. I would assume he had some input but when your HC and OC want to run a specific scheme you're forced to block for that scheme. Foley and Rhule have a bit of OL experience and will likely be able to help him work with the players. I guess I'll take a wait and see approach with Raiola, hoping to see some strides this year.

Haven't heard a peep about our WR coach, makes me assume it's an NFL guys. Ik Frisman Jackson previously worked with him @ Baylor and Carolina, but he's with the Steelers now and i'm unsure how much he'd want to drop back to the college ranks. Have y'all heard of any potential candidates?  

2 hours ago, ColoradoHusk said:

At this point, I am going to trust Rhule's track record of developing these types of guys, and not worry about the lack of development which didn't occur under Frost.

Exactly Rhule has shown he can develop these guys, I can't really even point to one guy Frost and staff developed.

Not a specific question related to DC but what base defense do you think we run. I was trying to find what base Rhule ran at Baylor and Temple but didn't find much. Seems like a lot of our bigger DTs are entering the portal and makes me think we're moving towards a different scheme where he wants the DT to be more pass rush oriented and not just eating up blocks. Anyone else have thoughts on this?

1 hour ago, M.A. said:

Maybe it’ll be this guy.

 

 

 

If it is Schumann when do you think we get an announcement? Do we have to wait until they're done with the CFP? Or does it get announced after today's game? Obviously you want him here and recruiting, but he might be worth the wait.

I'm playing on the LSU connection I think Mickey is to much of a tool at recruiter to be a full time HC. I would like to see Dave Aranda here, has worked with both Joseph and Busch in the past and could possibly be worked with to retain them. He's a defensive minded HC which is what we need, also like BIll and Mickey he's not a sunshine pumper he'll tell things like they are and not beat around the bush. Aranda I think is the best way for us to retain a few of the "good" staff members around here, knows and can trust the opinion of Bill and Mickey to hopefully give a long look to Applewhite and Beckton.

Turner to tackle and Williams inside.

You'll likely be able to walk up to just about any tailgate and enjoy a beer and conversation with husker fans. The parking lots around the stadium are technically dry but I would venture to guess there will be plenty of people with red solo cups. Lots of parking lots downtown will be hosting large tailgates. If you don't get invited to a particular one don't fret just walk around downtown and you'll likely be invited into more than a handful.

2 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

If by "truth" you mean "I'm pulling stuff out of my a$$ that has no basis in reality" then I agree with you.

Mav is there a way to block people on this site?