Eric the Red

Also here...all the time: Game 6 - Ohio State at Nebraska

Mike Riley ‏@Coach_Riley 4h4 hours ago Great day for the Huskers! Big Red Weekend was a success, Nebraska got better today! #GBR

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Love it....these kids are like the glue that keeps everyone together when times are down

...and I'm as delusional as they come. I think we're going to win every game.

Thise are two fantastic statistics.

LMAO we do not have #1 or #2 in qbs, sorry. Tommy isn't efficient enough as far as what we've seen to make his playmaking ability in the run game worth putting him top 3 even IMO. Maybe you don't appreciate his ability, but who would be first?

If I remember somewhere when asked that in the past, he gives quite a bit of money to educaion in general. That money impacts NU indirectly. I can't remember how exactly he phrased it. He has nothing, at least he won't say publicly, against NU. Does he own a skybox in North Stadium? I saw him leaving the football stadium through the North Stadium with friends to a waiting shuttle.

...and with the way the Eagles run their offense this was the perfect fit with the best chance of making it. Sorry. Not to be the party pooper here but your comment Eric, isn't based on reality at all. Nick Foles was the Eagles starting QB last season and when he was injured Mark Sanchez took over. These guys are polar opposites of Martinez, literally. Martinez was not the perfect fit for the Eagles offense. You could say maybe years ago when Mike Vick was their QB that his game somewhat resembled Tayor's but lets face it, thats only becaue Vick and Martinez could both run. Vick had a great arm and even Vick couldn't be the perfect fit for that Eagles offense either. These fantasies of Martinez being an NFL QB are purely fantasies. It's alright, we're Husker fans. We wanted the kid to do well. Nothing wrong with that. Fact of the matter is, if Taylor was going to make it in the NFL it was not going to be at QB. It's not personal, it's not hatred, it's just reality. True2tRA, Your 100% correct. As I was writing that in my head I was thinking maybe KR, PR, or occasional wideout. If he were to make a NFL team as an athlete, I think it would have been with a team like Philly where a coach like Chip Kelley values speed. Not even considering QB as you pointed out perfectly. Sorry for the confusion.

He was 5-24 as the head coach of Kansas, and in his final season, won two games before going on a 10 game losing streak. While I think you could definitely argue that it was Kansas, keep the expectations low and give him more time, one can also completely understand the argument for letting him go. Winning five games in two seasons is pretty poor. They didn't put up with Weis either - he only won three games in his second year. Something NUance and I were talking about, and I have the same question for you - what makes you think Gill would've been a better recruiter than Pelini? Gill probably would've been a better face than Pelini and I don't think anyone would argue that. But, outside of character, Pelini's coaching background was better and he had more to pitch in this regard (a championship ring, great defensive reputation, decent NFL coaching career). And, this is just a guess, but I'm guessing Pelini's connections were better than Gill's just by nature of Pelini's coaching footprint. I mean, when you're sitting in a home with a recruit, character goes a long way. But, so does the 'what can you do for me' mentality on both sides of the aisle. Just curious on your thoughts here. Good thoughts - Yes Bo had the ring as DC and could say he coached at some pretty great schools - NU, OU, LSU all pretty good on a recruiter's resume. I still think the character issue is a big draw for the parents. The 'rings' gets the kid's attention, the coach's character and reputation as an individual gets the parent's attention - and they are the ones who 'pay the bills'. While Bo had the rings, Gill could counter that he played for and coached wt a Hall of Fame coach and was a part of national championship teams as an assistant coach (thus he had rings but he wasn't a DC or OC at the time). He could also tell the "Nebraska Story" and sell it better than Bo ever could - because he lived it, was a vital part of it and fully embraced it. Regarding Kansas - It isn't just Gill. If coaches aren't' given the opportunity beyond 2 years to succeed, Kansas will never improve. Turning something around takes time regardless if it is Gill or Weis. We were concern about firing Solich and Bo after 9 win seasons and wondered if we could get a quality coach - good grief - how can Kansas ever improve & land a quality coach now if they don't give someone time to succeed. The one successful year of Mangino's made big heads out of the Kansas administrators and all of a sudden they thought they were a traditional power. Fair arguments all around. I think I just personally believe character goes a long way, but, may not always win you the best recruits when it's all said and done. I also know that if Bo or Turner sat in my living and told me all they'd done, I'd probably be more impressed with the guy that helped coach teams to titles rather than played in them. But, that's just me. I'm mostly in agreement with you about the Gill thing. I see where their line of thinking was with firing him but Kansas is anything but a traditional power on the gridiron. They have better talent in their state than we do but just little interest it seems. I think they should find a guy that's willing to put in the grind work. It may not pay off in the first few years but it may down the road. I think Gill deserved at least three or four seasons. Hell, they were paying him really, really well too. Perhaps that factored into the decision. Tough to remember because of how long ago and there were no recruiting services, but can anyone recall Turner recruiting big time major contributors while at Nebraska?

There's nothing wrong with Cotton as a player or coach. Guy bleeds Husker red enough to take a coaching position not once, but twice and get fired both times. Obviously neither circumstance was directly his fault, but i bet if you asked him right now this guy would still tell you he loves Nebraska.

...and with the way the Eagles run their offense this was the perfect fit with the best chance of making it.

I don't see Riley ever heading back to the NFL. His record there is horrific and I believe he enjoys the college kids and college town life much better,.

Could Nebraska also have the #1 or #2 QB's, RB's and OL in the West as well?

I just wish it was Oklahoma. Obviously the rivalry is in the tank and destroyed by the old big 12. I just remember going to the last big game in '01 in Lincoln. Each others fans were just telling each other if we have to lose, I want it to be to you.

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It's amazing what happens when they just visit the campus and see what NU has to offer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctss9h26IqY

This kid could totally pull off being 18 years old. I believe he is only going to be a sophomore in high school???

Hey, that quote sums up my beliefs 100%. I'm not going to mess with perfection. Unreal story...you did the best you could. I have a boy that was in foster care for many years as his father was trying to "figure himself out" and mother dies when he was 2 from meth in my class. While bouncing from foster home to foster home he would literally bring every single possession he owned to and from school every day. The backpack weighed about 50 pounds...he weighed 80. Lawrence Phillips belongs in jail, but his biological parents belong there as well.

OMW Nebraska’s strength and conditioning staff Mark Philipp, Southern Illinois (2005): NU offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh actually recruited Philipp out of high school. But Hawaii ran out of scholarships. So Cavanaugh called a buddy — Jerry Kill — and told him about an “explosive” and “tough” kid from Southern California. Tim Rabas, Wisconsin-Stevens Point (2002): The first call Philipp said he made. He HAD to have Rabas, who spent six years on staff at Oregon State. Rabas was a four-year football letterwinner in college. He was named an assistant strength coach at N.C. State in 2012. Andrew Ervin, DeSales (2009): Ervin, a lacrosse player at DeSales, graduated and eventually made it back to N.C. State, where he interned in 2008. He earned a Master’s degree there in 2012. He was the associate strength coach at Bryant for two years. Willie Jones, South Dakota State (2007): He’s been with the Husker program for seven seasons now. Jones and Philipp evidently meshed well from the get-go. Said Philipp: “When I talked to him right off the bat ... it seemed like I’d known him forever.” Jamie Belt, Wayne State (2005): Belt had an endorsement from Boyd Epley, Philipp said. How could he say no? Belt worked at UNO for three years. While at Omaha’s Visible Impact Fitness, Belt helped train world champion boxer Terence “Bud” Crawford.

Another interesting little bit regarding Milt, Bo, and the offensive line, Milt in an interview on the radio the other day (podcast here) http://www.theticketfm.com/gaskins-stephens/milt-tenopir-legendary-huskers-o-line-coach-1973-2002/ said that he doesn't fault Cotton or Garrison for the offensive lines struggles in recent history. Milt stresses the importance of individual time and technique work focused directly on the offensive line as an individual unit. Milt says Bo's practices were always more team oriented. Cotton and Garrison didn't get individual time with their offensive line to coach and develop technique. Tenopir says in his coaching days, Osborne allowed him 40-50 minutes in practice just working individully with the offensive linemen. he says it helped the kids get better and their technique in games became more "second nature" than anything. Milt says Riley and Cavanaugh are back to doing it the way Osborne and he did it. Milt also been welomed to nearly every practice. I can't tell you how happy I am to hear this. I'm baffled as to why an area this vital to the success of your team, the offensive line, wasn't more of a focus. I think it says a lot about Bo Pelini's abilities or inabilities to manage. Then add the fact that both McBride and Tenopir were not reached out to? I'm so glad that guy is gone. Very interesting info about practice times.

I think today if he were in school he'd be labeled with "emotional disturbance." Is fine one moment and the next he flips. I'm sure he has thought back to this recent event with himself driving a car toward these kids and is regretful. Yet at that moment his adrenaline kicked in and wasn't able to think clearly. I spoke with a school psychologist one time and he said when a some students get very elevated with emotion they lose 30 IQ points. If you are average (100 IQ) now you are down to 70 IQ. That's considered intellectually disabled. Not sure if it's because he is in jail, but it looks like he sees the power of communication and talking things out. Growing up in foster care many kids grow up "fight or flight." Very little bonding and/or relationships built.

I understand your point, but not everyone from Nebraska grew up on a farm or in a small town. I am from Omaha and remember all the stud RB's that were from Omaha. It doesn't make one opinion better than the other, it's just different points of view. I understand not everyone is from a farm, I should have said kids from the small towns outside of Lincoln and Omaha. That to me is Nebraska football. One of those small towns, especially with our strong walk on program, might get a kid on the roster every decade or so and they just rally around them. Put up billboards of them, the little kids pretend they are them playing catch in the yard even though they may never see the field. it's the great way the whole state has a connection with the program. Very few, if any, programs have this.

McBride: Bo didn't want Milt Tenopir around. The guy lived in Lincoln. I could never understand why this would happen, especially in the college ranks. Very cool listening to him talk about Kenny Walker. If anyone has any footage with Kenny Walker please pot it.