Thanks_Tom RR

Seems like there has been a lull in voting, so I prepared two graphs of (1) the 247Sports Composite Ratings and (2) a confidence index from the 40 votes recorded on Huskerboard. Some surprises. In looks like our confidence in Luke McCaffrey and Ronald Thompkins is rather low (for their national ratings that is). These maybe due to demand of the position and injury history, respectively. Some real fan favorites seems to be the upside of a OL project guy like Matthew Anderson and maybe some homegrown bias with Garrett Nelson, Javin Wright (legacy more than homegrown), and Ethan Piper.

Even though there was 38 votes each for both Robinsons, I am a little surprised it was not unanimous for each. 

3 hours ago, ZRod said:

 

But we are talking about Iowa.

On 1/4/2019 at 12:18 PM, ZRod said:

But here we are talking about them again...

This thread is about a writer (not a football team) who lied about an experience he had in Nebraska. The fact that he covers Iowa is irrelevant, other than it was a component of his lie.

17 hours ago, BigRedN said:

So, he wanted to play in the $EC ... but flips to FSU?  Hmmm.  

Did you hear? ESPN is picking up the ACC Network, so now, they are as good as the SEC.

8 hours ago, Pedro G said:

Thank you for the info. Now the question is whether he has also gotten close to these USC commits. 

I would definitely say advantage Nebraska as he is rooming with Ty Robinson.

2 hours ago, Mavric said:

He said he will be here this summer.

 

Good news: He's still planning to be here

Bad news: Not this spring has he had hoped

I heard this a week ago. Wasn't not sure if it was public. Also, heard he spent signing day in jail.

1 minute ago, ZRod said:

We kind of are...

Nah, we are all still hung up on our relationship and break up with Oklahoma. We don't have room in our hearts for the Hawkeyes. 

This is a Husker fan site. We are the exact audience that would read a post-game article and bring out our torches and pitchforks. I do not recall any threads ever being made to discuss it. His post-game article obviously did not make any waves in Nebraska whatsoever.

Some people are desperate for recognition. 

27 minutes ago, macroboy said:

 

Sagan? 

I loved Cosmos!

Carl was 5’11”. Looked it up for you. 

1 hour ago, Dilly Dilly said:

It's just his nickname.  Even uses it in his Twitter handle.

Thanks for the clarification. Heard an interview with him and his dad a month or so again, and when his dad called him that, it seemed like a real term of endearment between a father and son.

On 12/19/2018 at 8:30 AM, suh_fan93 said:

 

Creepy that Nate Clouse chooses to use a nickname Javin's dad has for him.

Edit: Apparently, it is just his nickname. Thanks, Dilly Dilly.

8 hours ago, MLB 51 said:

What exactly are you going to do? This belongs in the "what are you listening to now" thread.

Did you read the OP? Different topic. Your suggestion is like only having one thread in the football forum because all threads there are about football.

On 12/12/2018 at 8:21 AM, suh_fan93 said:

 

 

 

Herm Edwards is 6’0”  (according to a quick google search). NPG seems an inch shorter, so I buy the reported 5’11”. Also, this is just an aside, Nick Sagan is 5’6”. That is surprising.

I combined the two threads about the Olive Garden recipe.

13 minutes ago, huKSer said:

I thought this was about HB posters

I am preparing to do annual evaluations for all of our graduate students. If you want, I could add you to the list to be evaluated. 

37 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said:

Its tough for me because I like other guys in this class too. Hopefully Frost evaluates talent better than we have in the past and can hit on closer to 75-80% of prospects.

Same. I was looking for national averages for contributors from each recruiting class. However, I could not find the stats, so I focused only on Nebraska's history. I wonder what the national average is?

1 hour ago, Decoy73 said:

Sorry, I'm not going to pencil-in anyone as a "non-contributor" before they arrive on campus.  That's just not right.  What if the recruits read this stuff?  

Fair point. Still, why make a "Super Six" or use a star-rating system? This is about talent evaluation, which is strictly prognostication.

1 hour ago, Enhance said:

Genuinely thought this was going to be about ranking Huskerboard board members and their contributions. 

Oh, that is next...

First-year contributors

Wandale Robinson --- Lot of hype, similar to Washington coming in. I think the staff puts him out there right away to see what they got.

Jamie Nance --- Speed and good WR ability. WR is definitely a position of need to replace Morgan's production.

Career contributors

Nick Henrich --- Great year for in-state talent, and he is at the top. Give him a year or so in the weight room.

Bryce Benhart --- Didn't put him as a 1st-year contributor given his position, but an argument could easily be made.

Ty Robinson --- This is the type of big-sized athlete you want on the DL.

Rahmir Johnson --- Unheralded because of Wandale, but I love his running style. Really, he checks all the boxes (speed, good cuts, vision, toughness, character)

Jackson Hannah --- Hit-stick, Big Ten style LB

Chris Hickman --- Very athletic. Needs size.

Quinton Newsome --- Outstanding film

Garrett Nelson --- Motor. Someone that makes coaches put him on the field.

Javin Wright --- Good size for a CB. Like physically. Good speed (long-strider, not a lot of burst)

Brant Banks --- Someone you let set the strong-side edge.

Ethan Piper --- Honestly, not sure whether he plays NT or OG. Athletic and could develop the size for either.

Matthew Anderson --- Taking a gamble here same as the staff. Really like his frame and athleticism

Jimmy Fritzche --- Same as Anderson.

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Non-contributors

Luke McCaffrey --- Great athlete but may get recruited over at QB. Hate to say that.

Darian Chase --- Needs some development and last year did not prove to me that WR will get enough.

Ronald Thompkins --- Injury history.

Mosai Newsom --- Could be a sleeper but needs a lot of time to develop. If the team starts winning at a high clip, he could get recruited over.

Jamin Graham --- Special teams probably.

Garret Snodgrass ---- Another special teams guy.

Michael Lynn --- We have three OL projects in this class. Clearly intentional by the staff, but not all projects work out.

Myles Farmer --- See him similar to Newsome, but I like Newsome's film better.

This thread is a little premature as we have only got through the first NSD. However, we can always have Round 2 in February. The intent here is to predict who will be meaningful contributors (e.g., starters and heavily-rotated back-ups) over their careers and who will be scout team, non-contributors, and/or transferring out.

The rules are simple, you get to assign 65% of the signed recruits as "Contributors" (right now that is 15 players) and the other 35% as "Non-contributors" (8 players). Also, you can highlight only 2 players as "Day 1 Impact Players".

Make these assignments however you like, but it is probably worth considering the individual recruit's potential, need at position, and position coaches' PT philosophies (e.g., rotational like at DL or no rotations like at OL).

Okay, now, here is the historical context as to why I chose the set rules... 

Every year we pontificate about how impactful each recruit will be on the field. The truth is looking over the past decade, Nebraska has averaged 21 players in each recruiting class and only 13-14 (or 65%) of the class sees meaningful playing time in their career. There is also a lot of talk about "Day 1 starters", but again looking at the ten-year average, 2 players from each recruiting class earn significant playing time their freshman year.

Those stats do not include the 2017 and 2018 classes, as I thought it was unfair to determine their career contributions as Freshman, RS Freshman, and Sophomores. Also, with the new 4 game RS rule, what is considered "first-year contributors" may differ, so as of right now, I am considering players that burn their RS in their true freshman year and provide meaningful snaps.

This does not seem to be getting a lot of run, maybe because of the holidays, but Joshua Wegener, a center from Iowa Western, has decided to join the Huskers as a walk-on. He is  considered the #1 JUCO center by JCGridIron. The Huskers were in position to get the #1 JUCO OG, Desmond Bland, as well, but that sees unsettled (grades maybe).

Last off-season, there was a lot of hope that the JUCOs coming in would provide significant contributions, and only Honas provided anything of note, until an early season injury. That can provide some context to our conversations here, but I wonder how impactful these two OL JUCO players (if Bland can make it, though it seems doubtful) can be for the Huskers next season. Anyone have information about Wegener regarding his playing ability and ability to read defensive pressures?

19 hours ago, Huskers93-97 said:

I agree. Something doesnt add up for me. He is 6-3 330lbs. Rated a fairly high 3 star at over .86 composite. There is more to this story.

His tweet about his grade this semester showed he did not pass all 23 credit hours. At the start of the semester is was the goal he needed to achieve to become academically eligible (at least at Nebraska). I think it is a simple story, "A talented player who is academically ineligible".

There is a obvious difference between watching film from Dylan Jordan and Eugene Asante. Asante is a full-go, runner-hitter the way Chin and Frost describe their desired defensive mentality, i.e., "shoot your shot". Jordan reminds me a lot of Dedrick Young. He can follow the play but is either indecisive or hesitant in his tackling form.

I guess that may not be a disqualifier if you consider the strides Young made in his play from the first to second half of the season. That may be evidence that this coaching staff can get guys to play with speed and decisiveness.

21 hours ago, FaithfulHusker said:

 

Watch the run at 4:01, and tell me, if you are Rutgers, you want him playing against you the next time he steps onto your field. Man, they do a bad job recruiting.

34 minutes ago, SUHperman said:

Nebraska picture posted first so he is definitely N. 

 

His mom has also liked a few tweets tweeted at Mathew telling him to come to Lincoln. 

 

 

Why the hell did ASU take him up to a roof to take pictures in their uniform?

20 hours ago, SUHperman said:

 

Nebraska is at the top of the list, and on the wheel, it is pointing at him. He’s a lock.