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Wittingham at Utah was my guess

Not a rumor...

https://247sports.com/college/nebraska/Article/Husker-linebacker-Avery-Roberts-has-asked-for-and-been-granted-his-release-form-the-program-120927985/

Sophomore linebacker Avery Roberts has asked for and been granted his release from the Nebraska program, Husker247 has confirmed.

Looking at his 247 profile, I wonder if Kyren could be the Miles Jones hybrid type athlete for this class?  Had 102 carries and 51 catches last year.

It will be fun to see how all the pieces fit in the scheme going forward.

1 hour ago, lo country said:

Frost-UCF HC

Dan Campbell- ISU HC

Jason Candle-Toledo HC

Brent Venables-Clemosn DC

Joe Moorhead-PSU OC

Troy Calhoun-HC USAF

Ken Niummatalolo-HC Navy

Chad Morris-HC SMU

Bob Stoops-

 

I'd honest;y have no issue with Bohl. He appears to have had great success being the CEO as opposed to just the DC...

Mullen had done a decent job at Miss St.  not a great record against ranked opponents, but neither have we.  He is also going against the likes of Bama, Auburn, UGA etc....

 

 

Jeff Monken from Army as well, if you're going the service academy route.

7 minutes ago, worldsworstoutdoorsman said:

 

Fuente (no 's') has a $15 million buyout, he's not going anywhere.

$6 to 5 Million, depending on on before or after 12/15, per the below

http://footballscoop.com/news/justin-fuentes-buyout-make-extremely-hard-pull-virginia-tech/

The key is that this really is a transition year and while some may look optimistically on what will happen with more appropriate pieces in place on offense, nothing is proven and the numbers aren't forgiving. The article summarizes it very well in the following:

 

It’s easy to see why projections would be skeptical, but it’s also easy to see potential. The Huskers will likely start either 4-1 or 5-0 before welcoming Wisconsin — a team they nearly beat last year — to town. Momentum could drive a great year, or it could set up another “great start, mediocre finish” story like last year’s (and 2014’s, 2012’s, 2011’s, etc.).

 

With almost no projected senior starters on offense and few outside of the secondary on defense, this could be when the seeds of success are sown. Or it could be the year that gets Riley on the top of Hot Seat lists heading into 2018. I have no idea.

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Any thoughts to the MRI kneeling combined with regent feedback being used as a negative against Nebraska? The coaches and admin seemed to have a good response, but there was a lot of negative publicity there, it seems.

Advanced stats people were not too enthused with the hire, Dave Bartoo (who is from up in the area) and associates on Twitter seem to think he coaches below talent a bit, and doesn't recruit particularly well.

Slow starter as well, which may bode well for next year's game.

Look up @CFBMatrix on twitter and check the Tweets with replies for more detail.

Hm. May be something with my system, but I'm getting weirdness in firefox now as well. I think its the same behavior, but FF handles it differently in that it displays the page code versus downloading it, like happens in Chrome. In any event, here is what I get when I click on a red folder in FF:

Refreshing the page applies the styles and everything displays normally.

I will try and do some troubleshooting with web console in FF and let you know what I find.

Using desktop Google Chrome Version 54.0.2840.99 m (64-bit)

Every time I click on the folder icon to go to first unread post it downloads the page. If I click again, it will load the latest post. However, I have a bunch of index files that I need to delete from my downloads folder when I'm done at the site.

Any thoughts?

 

 

I have to wonder if one of the "signs" he's referring to is related to Keith Williams but I know I'm reading into things.

You probably are; it has more to do with POB and Tanner Lee.

I thought Bush had moved to WR. But I'm pretty foggy on that. In which case he'd seen those signs awhile ago.

 

Are you thinking about Darlington instead?

Another good resource on sourcing and building a PC, from Tech Report:

http://techreport.com/review/30291/the-tech-report-system-guide-june-2016-edition

They may sell out quick, but they show up late and are a bunch of jerks.

Good on them selling out, however.

I can't find Brad Simpson on the roster on Huskermax. Any idea who he is? I"m assuming a walk-on.

http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205371876&DB_OEM_ID=100

A tidbit on recruiting from an older LJS story:

http://journalstar.com/sports/local/football/leaving-football-never-an-option-for-parrella/article_be601aca-ce73-52c6-8e69-19d853a172e3.html

 

(Parrella) recruits in Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey and California.

“You try to get the point across that you can play football, but we’re going to make sure you learn to learn in school, learn to grow as a man and be prepared for life after college,” Parrella said. “I had great coaches. Charlie McBride is the closest thing to my dad. Milt Tenopir is one of the people who taught me a lot. I call Charlie whenever I have a question and I spend time with Mike Waufle, the defensive line coach with the St. Louis Rams, studying the new techniques and the changes in the game.

I think he was moved off field as a coach, from the bio...

2012 when Bill OBrien took over as head coach, Robinson became Penn States director of player development and NFL liaison. In that role he would organize scouting visits, orchestrate Pro Day, develop community service initiatives and serve as the football teams liaison with admissions, compliance, housing, and academics.

Elijah Robinson

http://owlsports.com/staff.aspx?staff=532

Elijah Robinson begins his third season as defensive line coach for the Temple Owls. In 2016, he added the responsibility of Defensive Run Game Coordinator.

Robinson’s impact on the defensive line has been apparent and immediate. During the 2015 season, the Owls recorded 33 sacks, including a season-high 10 in the win against Penn State. Robinson once again saw his players recognized, as DT Matt Ioannidis and DE Nate D. Smith were named first-team All-Conference. Smith led the team with 7.0 sacks for 47 yards, while Ioannidis ranked in the top three for TFLs with 10.5.

In the first four games of the 2014 season, four touchdowns were scored by the defensive line. The team had nine sacks and 21 tackles for loss.

By season’s end, Ioannidis and DE Praise Martin-Oguike were making every All-Conference list. Ioannidis notched 47 tackles and a team-leading 11.0 TFLs while Martin-Oguike’s 7.5 sacks were the most by an Owl since 2010.

Robinson, a Camden, NJ, native, came home to Philadelphia after spending the previous ten seasons with Penn State.

The former Nittany Lion defensive tackle transitioned into coaching when his playing career was cut short after suffering a neck injury during spring practice in 2007. Robinson graduated from Penn State in 2008 and joined the PSU staff as a graduate assistant coach one year later.

His primary responsibilities were assisting Larry Johnson in coaching the defensive line and preparing the offensive scout team from 2009. In 2011 he was promoted to a full time coaching position. Then in 2012 when Bill O’Brien took over as head coach, Robinson became Penn State’s director of player development and NFL liaison. In that role he would organize scouting visits, orchestrate Pro Day, develop community service initiatives and serve as the football team’s liaison with admissions, compliance, housing, and academics.

Robinson earned All-State and All-South Jersey honors at Woodrow Wilson High School, leading the team to a 15-0 record and a state championship in 2002.

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Also, for recruiting:

http://247sports.com/Coach/Elijah-Robinson-2195

While we're waiting for the 48 hour window to pass, here is one of the commonly linked names that looks to be off the table"

Arizona State: UNLV defensive line coach Joe Seumalo will join the Arizona State staff in the same role, according to Sports Illustrated’s Thayer Evans. Seumalo spent one season at UNLV after nine seasons at (Oregon) State.

 

http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/02/15/joe-seumalo-arizona-state-unlv-defensive-line

 

 

 

I looked at three mock drafts just now (SI; cbssports; nfl.com), and none have Maliek listed. What gives?

 

Walter Camp lists him as the #12 DT in the draft. I'm surprised to see him projected that low.

I think Collins will do well in the interviews and the workouts, and will creep up the board. D-line is a deep position in this draft, but the Broncos showed what a strong D-line can do to offenses, so I expect a lot of teams to focus on D-line in the draft.

 

 

Given the depth of D-line this year, I'm going to predict right now that Valentine will regret leaving UNL early. I know, I know. His family needs $$ right now. But leaving school early without a degree, and little chance of making an NFL roster, just isn't the way to go. Sure wish he would have stuck around another year.

 

Valentine got his degree in December. That's the main reason he left.

 

Having his degree or Hughes as a coach the main reason?

Wisconsins defensive line coach has been mentioned. Played for Riley and was also a GA under him. Also coached the defensive line at Pitt. Would be a good hire.

This would be nice as well. Looks like he's only making 215k:

http://host.madison.com/inoke-breckterfield-pdf/pdf_216f09fd-cab3-57af-b108-f629d804b365.html

I like the Thompson idea.

If we're going outside the program, how about Chris Kiffin from Ole Miss?

http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kiffin_chris00.html

Ummm....

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2016/02/01/source-u-l-wr-coach-nearing-deal-kentucky-football/79650098/

Dez, about that video...

Just for context:

2013
David Knevel OT 3* .8765
Zach Hannon OT 3* .8625
Matt Finnin (JC) OT 3* .8484
Dwayne Johnson OT 3* .8363
Chongo Kondolo (JC) OT 3* .8167


2012
Paul Thurston OT 4* .9357
Corey Whitaker OT 3* .8322