Husker_luver

This^^^^^^^

Part of the reason recruits select schools is an understanding of the opportunity they will have there. They should understand the reality that sometimes these opportunities change, and that's fair game. I don't think it was wrong of Riley, because things did change. The wrong here is the system: Nebraska lost a few players and are free to go hunting for late additions or transfers, but any of the players who have signed on for this class are completely stuck with us. They cannot simply go look for another opportunity that might be better for them, now that things are different here. It's kind of a rotten deal. I agree with this. I'd have no problem with this addition - and I still really hope we get him - but just don't make promises that you're not going to keep. Nothing has changed with our RB situation. No one left. No one got injured. We just found someone else we wanted. Nothing wrong with that part of it. But Ozigbo apparently signed with an understanding that we've now changed and he has no recourse. Perhaps he would have signed anyway if we hadn't told him that but it's on us that we did. Somehow I think most would feel somewhat upset if this was them or their son that this was happening to. Yup, I'm ok with going after this kid but you can't knock Ozigbo if he's upset about it. This if you don't like it go somewhere else thing is stupid. The natural reaction of someone would be to get upset so stop with that stuff.(That comment isn't directed at you Mav)

https://twitter.com/ryanbartow/status/612703610066104320

O, I see what you did there.

As long as the kid is aware I don't have a problem with it. It's not really an offer, coaches are basically saying we're taking so many at this position and you're on our short list.

You need a mix amigo. I know you just want to have big bulky strongman that can't move playing football but that isn't how it works Troof. There are a lot of explosive/power muscle groups that get worked with high intensity cardio type exercises. From day 1 Phillip said most lifts guys will be doing will be from a standing position. I get it bench is important, but it's better to incorporate bench press movements while you're standing and moving. I don't think we want our men laying down and bench pressing the other team. And, sh#t a lineman doing lunches and squats is actually lifting several hundred lbs of his body weight - he's just doing it in fast motion. Might need to cut back on those lunches. Just sayin . . . Wondering if anyone caught that. My type of workout.

Maybe down the road they can bring it back one way or another. Loved the game put it was getting to the point where EA was adding very little year to year with unfixed mistakes from the previous year. Loyal gamers let them off the hook with this stuff. I'm guilty.

I am, and it did. It's one of my favorite franchises and was a great way to pass the offseason. EA wanted to pay to actually use the players real likeness (like their face and name) not just a generic representation. The NCAA didn't want to open pandoras box (like paying players) and it bit them in the ass. Pre-season magazines and stuff like Sports illustrated are next. They'll go after TV in 5 years when the next round of TV rights gets into full swing. After all, they use actual player images, not a generic representation. Very very different situations when you are talking about TV showing a game they are playing in and a company taking their likeness and doing something totally different with it and making millions. It's a friggen game. Find something else to do. Please tell me how ESPN selling advertising (or charging cable fees) for Gameday, or the CFB playoff (making 100x what EA did) and showing the players actual pictures and acts on the field... is less relevant than EA using a character model that doesn't even look like the actual players. As for your last statement, it's something I (and millions of others, including the players themselves) enjoy. I have found something else to do, that doesn't mean I can't voice my displeasure in how it was handled. I agree with you here. ESPN and others, but ESPN especially, are bringing in the big bucks from these kids also.

That depends entirely on what the definition of a "likeness" is. In video work, if you can't recognize a person's face, it doesn't matter. As a former Operation Sports guy/roster editor for NCAA, I can tell you that from a height, weight, number, and skin tone aspect, EA was batting maybe 20%. When you combine that with the fact that not a single one of the character models actually looked like their real life counterparts, it's baffling. In fact, if you were to take the number off the player (and they don't always get those right), I bet most people could guess maybe on player on the entire roster. This reeks of the same type of case as Lindsay Lohan suing Rockstar over the GTA cover girl. As for Star Citizen, I'm waiting until there's an actual game to play before spending $300 on imaginary spaceships. Chris hasn't made anything in a long time... I have a hard time believing your 20% number. I would go through and name Nebraska's entire roster plus other top rated players and recruits every year and wait for someone to finish a full roster. I'd say at minimum, 90ish% of our roster was easy to know who it was supposed to be. Most height was within an inch or 2 if not exact and weight 5-10lbs off if not exact. Heck, recruits were from the same state as their real life counter part. EA doesn't hold some morale high ground here.

The conferences pulled their licences. So no actual venue, or color scheme could have been used. It would not be worth the dev cost at that point. I mean they should have done it to begin with back when they created the game.

Loved the game but maybe EA should have just made rosters without actual players. Although they were getting bad at making improvements to the game anyways.

Good point.

It's because the most reps in practice this past week were given to Bush and Armstrong. Stanton was said to be struggling a bit along with Fyfe and Darlington. Guess I missed this. Who was saying those guys were struggling?

I have no idea on rules regarding that but that actually sounds like a creative idea.

Valentine planning on changing? I took it as incoming kids.

Shoooooot! This guy covers basketball recruiting in Oregon as well fellas! OMG!! Too funny!

You mean only coaching staff?O snap!

F#%$ Beilema. Where's that picture someone posted of him next to the dude from Beavis and Butthead? We need that in here. Is it a recruiting violation to send that to Willie.

What would this class have looked like with the old staff? Hard for me to believe better than this.

Don't mess with the calling card. It's working.

Wow!! Great job by the staff.

The rumor is bacon and eggs.

Sorry, I was looking for the Daishon Neal thread.

OMG, amazing!

Nah, that one is awesome!