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Yeah this guy seems like the type of lotto ticket that you see MLB teams take late in the draft. Dudes with huge intangibles but a red flag of some type. If he gets back to where he was this dude is an absolute monster. If he can't get back to up to speed or can't get PT, he'll probably self select himself out. I don't mind taking another RB because there's no guarantee that Thompkins comes back (although I really hope he does).

My opinion is this is a great thread for this...

La'Michael Pettway leaving Arkansas. Grad transfer. 'Led' Arkansas in receiving yards last year with 499. Woof. Arkansas was turrrrible last year. 6'2 so pretty good sized. Originally from Arkansas. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25777606/lamichael-pettway-latest-leave-arkansas-razorbacks

More of an oatmeal cream pie guy myself...

Best of luck to him at UAB. Bill Clark & Co have done a miraculous job turning that program not only around but into a CUSA contender.

https://www.omaha.com/sports/podcasts/where-i-come-from/where-i-come-from-former-nebraska-quarterback-harrison-beck/article_030a83b4-be8b-11e7-9ecb-5ff76a15e429.html

His podcast with Dirk is the stuff of legends. Talk about a full spectrum of emotions.

Would be an interesting piece to throw in the mix for sure.

I just saw something odd about the 2001 CU team. I wonder when was the last time a team played the top 3 ranked teams (at the time) in a row? Nebraska was #1 when CU beat them in Boulder, Texas was #3 when CU beat them in the Big XII title game and Oregon was #2 when CU got beat in the Fiesta Bowl. #offseason

My cereal game has fallen off big time as I've gotten older, but when I was in my 20s my rotation was: 1) Oh's--Rock solid everyday player, big time sleeper. Does everything honey bunches of oats does except better. Great structural integrity. 2) CTC--Streaky scorer, when it's on...it's NBA Jam on fire levels of on. In rare instances it would be a little too sweet for my tastes. Also has a tendency to get soggy quickly. 3)Sugar Smacks/Honey Smacks--Highly underrated 4) Cinnamon Life--Sometimes you just need a cereal that's gonna clean you out. Nostalgia pick--Corn Pops. I would be very interested in trying out some Cinnamon Frosted Flakes.

You could easily argue that Nebraska was one of those teams during the time period you've mentioned. In addition, there was wayyyyy less college football on TV compared to nowadays so teams like Nebraska got a big boost by simply being on TV. I do agree with you that things like Hudl, camps, etc have hurt teams that had above average scouting departments...but shoot, I remember reading Tom Lemming's prep football report back in the 90s so it's not like databases of players appeared overnight.

Ehhh, Season 2 was pretty good too. I tried like heck to watch Season 6 and couldn't get past the first couple episodes. Also trying to avoid all spoilers for the new Black Mirror movie so staying away from YouTube. I feel like I need to mentally psyche myself up to watch and need a therapist to call after I get done with it.

Currently watching The Good Place on Netflix. Holy smokes this show is fantastic. Parks & Rec guy created it and Kristen Bell and Ted Danson kill it. Great sitcom.

Given Saban's reluctance to suspend guys in the past I'm assuming these guys must've done something truly heinous.

I don't think you need top 5 classes (which I don't think is possible at Nebraska without an outlier in in-state talent) under your definition of success. I think the current trajectory of recruiting will be sufficient. Now, for funsies if you're talking national championships, history shows that you need to average a top 10 class for 4 years up to the national championship which 11 of the past 14 teams have done. Now, the good news for Nebraska is two of the three outliers had generational talents at QB (2010 Auburn w/ Cam Newton and 2016 Clemson w/ Deshaun Watson) if you think 2AM has that potential (and I happen to think he is) than you've got yourself a fighting chance but you still need to probably average in the 15ish range. 2003 LSU is the other outlier and they averaged 12th...however 2 of the years they had a class ranked 2nd and 3rd. I took most of my info from this article... https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/history-shows-national-titles-require-great-not-just-good-recruiting-over-4-years/

Goodness gracious...this dude erases people in his highlight tapes.

Agreed. If Mills doesn't get to campus for whatever reason missing out on this guy is going to stick in my craw a bit. Oh well, at least he's out of the conference.

Thanks!

NC State dual appears to be available via WatchESPN. I hope it doesn't require a ESPN+ subscription to watch. Should be a really good dual.

Zombieland is pretty darn funny. Total on board with you re: super skinny women.

Agreed. Or Zombieland/Easy A.

Haha. I have a huge crush on her. I'm a fan of the whole 'redhead/sarcastic/husky voice' package.

Would +2 if possible. Emma Stone is the best.

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25476184/former-ole-miss-coach-huge-freeze-agrees-deal-liberty-head-coach @Landlord @Cdog923 @LumberJackSker Also, mods feel free to move wherever is appropriate since this decidedly not Turner Gill related.

A set with Mills at RB and Washington/Spielman/Robinson at WRs is fun to imagine. Like, good luck stopping that.