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On 8/7/2020 at 9:32 AM, Mavric said:

 

Heard we might be talking to him. Apparently met with Frost according to someone who said he was Oliver's cousin. 

Not sure what to make of it but take it fwiw and thought I would pass it along. It could be interesting because we have Miller on the team and so there is a connection that could make it possible. Might be one of those walk-on and get a scholly when you get here situations since we are full for 2020. 

12 hours ago, Warrior10 said:

Huge miss, imo. Had him #1 on my D board. 

 

 

 

Covid has kids staying close to home.....oh wait, nvrm that's only we distant kids don't commit to us. 

He was also #1 on the staffs board.

This one isn't completely over but we shall see. 

46 minutes ago, BigRedN said:

Yep, Rollins is our TE for this class.

Gunnar will most likely go to the Horns.

However, you will not disrespect my man FidoNe. He is the #1 recruit on our board and this staff is fighting to get him. Game changing TE in this offense. Rollins will still be a take for this class though so you are correct. 

LSU is recruiting him very hard and the Coach O is involved heavily. If there are no official visits, that would help us very much.

Also this tidbit is very awesome for us.

3 hours ago, The Murphinator said:

A couple high confidence picks to Oregon from Wiltfong and Schaefer 

Dang, a class of Burkhalter, Payton and Schweitzer would have been terrific for OLB recruiting. We still have other guys on the board who are solid.

I think it could mean we are sitting well with T. Lewis, his twitter indicates that at least. 

Actually it means he is N.   

/s

1 hour ago, Snowbird said:

Smoke here for a visit. Likes Chinander 

Arguably Nebraska's top LB recruit on their board. If not, he should be as close to the top as possible. 

I kind of see it as a 1a 1b scenario for ILB. Burkhalter is still a stud and is #1 for OLB. Terrence Lewis will still be recruited- you add him even if you have a bunch of LBs for 2021. I don't see us taking all 4 of these guys, but could definitely see 2-3 of them coming here if they want N.

ILB

1a Deshauwn Alleyne

1b Wynden Ho'ohuli

OLB

Christian Burkhalter has the spot whenever he wants it. 

Add Lewis if he wants in- he does not seem solid to Tennessee but is still committed. 

11 hours ago, krc1995 said:

Well of course it didn’t. That would be silly to suggest.  
 

guys been all of the place since day 1 and appears to me to be high maintenance. We got way to excited by him in December.  I could see how his drama may not be the fit Frost is looking for.   
 

thank god we got that Webb dude.   

He was told false information by another school that delayed his commitment. Not sure what I would do but being told info about a coach leaving would be terrible to hear the day I was signing. No signs of "high maintenance" in my opinion and you have nothing to back that up in your post. 

Now with a global virus his family wants him closer to home or maybe he wants to be near his family. Nebraska is drastically different than Florida. Frost and co definitely want his talent as you can watch the highlight film and in a year or two he would be competing to be a starter.

I count this transfer as a big loss because he could add an element to our Defense that I haven't seen under Frost, force turnovers. He got countless interceptions and was excited to see him add something to the team, but can't fault him for leaving and next man up. 

1 hour ago, PasstheDamnBallGuy said:

Was there any confirmation about Alante Brown? I was thinking he could come in and contribute year one if any games are played. 

Well the reason we parted ways with JD Spielman was due to the fact Brown was just better than him.

Now that you read my sarcasm, I agree completely with you and I know nothing of an injury. I sure as heck hope there isn't one. 

Honestly, Alante would get somewhere between 600-800 total yards this year with JD leaving in my view. 

32 minutes ago, Toe said:

Moos wants 12 conference games:

 

 

https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/as-big-ten-brass-mulls-schedule-moos-pushes-for-12-league-games-while-protecting-division/article_6057c9a9-c16d-5628-a67c-6ec8cf636a37.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

He has to do this to please Husker fans in my mind. The safest and best method would be 10 games because we have more possibility to have off weeks and less games where there is exposure to other teams. I like what he is doing but in my view 10 is the way to go. I applaud him for adding to the discussion as it is definitely something worth talking about. 

3 hours ago, kansas45 said:

1. how does this mitigate the spread of the virus or contain and eliminate the potential exposure of the virus?

2. will there be college classes being held in person or as we say "face-to-face or f2f" for the entire student body?

3. how does this insure that the safety and health as being a priority for student-athletes?

4. is this plan based on there being zero cases in the country?

I am not a doctor but I just wanted to give some insight on some later start dates for the 2020 season. I found the discussion in the thread interesting and decided to add to it with potential days we could start with B1G only games. 

Instead of cancelling the season they will just push it farther and farther back until they have to move it to Spring or cancel. These, in my mind, are some potential dates they move it back to. 

To answer your questions-

1- It is to move the schedule back to get safest start date for a 2020 season. I outlined a few of them. Number 1 was regular start time which is looking less and less likely. 

2- Has nothing to do with my post. Many are going f2f with cleaning measures and social distancing.

3- It ensures we start at the safest time possible. There is a possibility we have no football or we move it to the Spring where some schools have moved fall sports to. 

4- They will play even if there are cases in the country. No way we can get it to zero for a long time. 

Here is an idea I thought of that could work. Instead of starting the season on time with cases increasing, we just start it at a later date. 10 game season(possibly less) only for this year and we start after these dates.

1) Start the season on time after Labor Day- becoming less likely.

2) Start the first week of October- when regular conference games start anyway.

3) Start after Halloween- the schedule would just move back the playoff, CCG, and bowl games

4) Start after Thanksgiving- might have to condense the season some and play 8 games instead of 10. Teams would play 2 opponents outside their division- for Nebraska hopefully Rutgers and PSU, but more likely OSU and PSU. 

5) Start when regular bowl games are played/middle of December- might condense the season to divisional games only then the CCG and go to playoff/bowls. For those that play less games like the Pac 12, they just play an extra game during CCG weekend to get to 6 games or they just play the closest team in the other division. The goal would be to end the season by late Feb/early March. 

6) Start first week of January and play all 10 games. The goal would be to try and get the playoff by Easter. Spring practice is all but gone in this scenario. 

Numbers 3-6 would prevent an entire Spring ball season. Spring ball is cancelled most likely and fall camp can start earlier to make up for those practices. Another possibility is no contact practices in May/June when new students arrive as a Spring practice. 

Thoughts?

I trust Fisher's eye and you should too. Not sure what to make of this but we have a stacked room where this young man can develop and improve his game. 

It also is only July and he could get a ratings boost or have a monster senior year. His dad played in the NFL so he has been around the game for a long time. Maybe Fisher sees something many of us don't see that he likes. 

Recruiting rankings are going to miss many prospects this year and he could be one of them that they haven't evaluated correctly. More offers could be on the horizon for this young man and that could also bolster his rating. With no camps at all, he can't really show out so we have to just wait and see here. I trust Fisher and he is one of our best recruiters so I am not worried at all. 

6 hours ago, BigRedN said:

I missed that he had committed to Kentucky.  This prospect intrigued me.  Good luck to him.

Ruud went out to see him a few times from what I have read.

I think we have higher prospects on our board that we are waiting on. This does not take anything away from this player, but once we figured he was Kentucky bound we focused elsewhere in my opinion.

Look for the ILB from Hawaii, Christian Burkhalter from Alabama, Terrence Lewis will have us in a final 3 as guys we close in on for LB. I am missing a few as well. We are sitting well at LB for 2021 so we can be selective for our final 2 spots. 

31 minutes ago, Mavric said:

Priority:

NT - We'll see where some of the current young guys end up playing.  But a true NT would be really handy in this class.

TE - Didn't take one in 2020 so we'll need to make up for that.

CB - Tough position to recruit and need to keep reloading

 

2021 Profiles

Current Scholarships/Commits

Official Visit Trackers: 247 - Rivals

QB - 1 - HEINRICH HAARBERG
RB - 1-2 - GABE ERVIN, Cornelius Shaw, Kelly Loiseau, Caleb Berry, Logan Diggs, Jaylin White
WR - 2-3 - SHAWN HARDY, LATRELL NEVILLE, Jace Williams, Keontez Lewis, Andrel Anthony, Simeon Price, Carlton Guidry, Kamonte Grimes
TE - 2 - AJ Rollins, Thomas Fidone, Erik Olsen, Gunnar Helm
OT - 2-3 - TEDDY PROCHAZKA, BRANSON YAGER, Marcus Mbow, Geno VanDeMark
OG/C - 1 - HENRY LUTOVSKY

NT - 0-1 - Michael Mokofisi, Taleeq Robbins, Tim Keenan
DE - 2 - Omarion Fa'amoe, Derek Wilkins, Tobechi Okoli, Ru'Quan Buckley, Byron Turner, Jonathan Jones, Robert Jackson
ILB - 3 - RANDOLPH KPAI, SETH MALCOM, Deshauwn Alleyne, Baron Hopson

OLB - 3 - PATRICK PAYTON, WILL SCHWEITZER, Patrick Hisatake, Mikai Gbayor, Dasan McCullough, Christian Burkhalter, Logan Fano

CB - 1-2 - Jamier Johnson, Tommi Hill
S - 1-2 - Bryce Stephens, Tyler Hibbler, Sirad Bryant, New Zealand Williams

 

ATH - Marques Buford

 

Early enrollees: Prochazka, Kpai

 

Hey Mav, great list!

I just wanted to point out that Dasan McCullough is in fact a 2022 recruit from the Kansas area. 

I would also add Malik Williams to the CB room. However, everything is fluid, so next list he might be on it whereas in a month it could change one way or the other. 

5 hours ago, GSG said:

 

Anyway we can smuggle Cerni in?

We do have a punter on the roster- William Przystup. He will compete with Cerni for the #1 spot. 

Supposedly good to go academically. 

Can commit at any time now.

Expected to be here in mid to possibly late July if he commits to N.

Hearing we are the leader but nothing is a for sure deal until the player makes the decision. 

A nice pick up by the staff if he is N. This would give us two cycles in a row we get a solid JuCo addition in the summer and he is a great replacement for Gray if he takes our open 2020 spot.

I found a nice article for those that are interested in the numbers left for the 2021 class. 

https://hailvarsity.com/s/9701/big-red-recon-huskers-heating-up-on-recruiting-trail

A few things on his numbers on certain positions.

-I think we take 2 more WR's.

-We are done at O-line- outside of Geno VanDeMark who you take no matter what.

-I think we take 3 DBs as we graduate a few but the room is fairly stocked.

-Everything else looks spot on to me.

I know numbers are not in great shape to take another Offensive lineman. Geno is one I believe we just cannot pass up on if he wants N. I do not see us taking anyone else on the O-line, so if we miss on Geno we will be done recruiting O-line for 2021. 

I think he would make a great center and that is a possible position where he can learn under Cam for 2 years and claim that spot. His versatility stands out as to which position he can play and he would be the best lineman in this class. So if he ends up at Center, Guard, or Tackle I want him. We are behind Rutgets as Mav said, but if he commits I still see us go after him because they could have a disaster season for year 1. 

I would gladly take this guy, but not sure how much of a chance we have.

If we do not land him he might head to Baylor if they have a spot. 

I have said this before. He is the #1 target on our defensive board. 

Pair him with Tobin(who is underrated) and a solid NT and that is a wrap for the D-line class. I also think it is important we lock up the KC area because they have tons of talent that we have not taken recently. 

1 hour ago, BigRedN said:

I won't disagree with that ... and yet, a "better talent" is a different word than the "huge get" I was looking for better information or description of.  Additionally, the "cost us a scholarship" is probably for a year, right?  Agree with the "smaller class" part.

I was hoping to hear more from folks who have deeper insight into the technique of Ezra and/or the type of player and heart he brings that makes him a "huge get".  This wasn't to debate ... I just can't seem to find much info and was curious.

So, do you have any insight on why you view him as a "better talent"?  What do you like about him?

Thanks Warrior10 ... thanks for coming out to play!



 

Mbow may have a chance if upperclassmen move on. But we are still very stocked if 1 or 2 people leave or transfer.

Ezra has a very nice frame and most of it is in the upper body, which is good for an OT. He possibly could play inside for us as well but I definitely see us using him on the outside. He is also a walk-on( will get a scholarship very soon) for this school year. For 2021, we have other needs then O-line to take care of to spread the numbers out.

The evaluator in his profile did a nice job explaining what he is good at in the link below. One thing I like is his run blocking is solid. However, his pass blocking was not seen a lot because of the offense he was in, but can always improve with the right coach for someone his size. 

https://247sports.com/player/ezra-miller-46035446/

I still think we take him. One of the seniors next year will probably be told to move on. Bando, Sichterman, Hixon will all be on notice if they do not make the 2 deep. 

Regardless, we are where we need to be on numbers for offensive line. I am just saying if someone leaves, retires etc. he might have a spot available. 

1 hour ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

Just what the doctor ordered. As far as I'm concerned offensive linemen are a skill position. Everything we want to do starts there.

 

Seeing the chain of events and changing explanations, I'm wondering if this is exactly the kind of guy we'd say "good luck but good riddance" to if he was flipping from Nebraska to Iowa. 

 

Also I don't know why a good OL get means we'd cool on any other promising lineman. I honestly don't think we're overstocked. 

Well, let's see if we are stocked at lineman. Not trying to play gotcha just trying to provide some insight. 

Seniors- Gaylord, Jameis Farniok, Wilson- 4

Juniors- Sichterman, Bando, Trent Hixon(should renew his scholarship)- 3

Sophomores- Cam Jurgens, Nouili*( will get a scholarship imo) W Farniok, E. Miller*(if he is on scholarship)- 4*

Redshirt Freshman- Anderson, Lynn, Banks, Benhart, Piper, Fritzsche- 6

Freshman- Conn, Corcoran- 2

2021 Class- Yager, Lutovsky, Prochazka-3

Possible commits- Mbow, VanDeMark-possibly take 1

So even without 2021 we are at 19. Nouili has a scholarship waiting for him and Miller is too good to not get one anytime soon. In total my numbers are at 19. Without Nouili and Miller we are at 17. We are exactly where we need to be in terms of lineman as you need a three deep plus a few more for development. This is not counting a few walk-ons who will provide solid depth as well. I would argue we are on the brink of being overstocked, but we can't just throw out many more scholarships to lineman. Other spots need to have good depth as well. In my view, we are pretty full but that is just my take on things as other positions need help- such as linebacker. 

*Pending scholarship as we are under and can give a few away.

1 hour ago, Ziebol said:

Huge get. This explains the cooling on Mbow. 

So are we moving on from him?

It seems like he wants N and we could possibly take on more at O line depending on which guys decide to call it quits this year.

1 hour ago, Mavric said:

 

I definitely think this is a problem.

 

But I have no idea how he came up with his "hits".

 

For 2009-2016, here's who I would say are pretty close to "hits" (how many he had in parenthesis).  I suppose he has a lot of these guys as "guys" but if you're a multi-year starter that would seem to be a pretty good "hit".  Unless he's only going to call a guy a "hit" if they're nearly an all-conference type of player.  He didn't even list all the guys that made NFL rosters as "hits".

 

QB (1) - Taylor Martinez, Tommy Armstrong

RB (2) - Rex Burhkead, Ameer Abdullah, Terrell Newby, Devine Ozigbo

WR (5) - Quincy Enunwa, Kenny Bell, Jordan Westerkamp, De'Mornay Pierson-El, Stanley Morgan, JD Spielman

TE (0) - Cethan Carter

OL (1) - Jeremiah Sirles, Brent Qvale, Jermarcus Hardrick, Zach Sterup, Tanner Farmer, Nick Gates, Jerald Foster, 

DT (1) - Vincent Valentine, Maliek Collins

DE (2) - Randy Gregory, Carlos Davis, Khalil Davis, Ben Stille

LB (3) - Eric Martin, Lavonte David, Josh Banderas, JoJo Domann

DB (7) - Dejon Gomes, Ciante Evans, Damion Stafford, Mohammed Seisay, Nate Gerry, Joshua Kalu, Lamar Jackson

 

And apparently Jaimes is the only "hit" from 2017-2019?  Obviously a lot of those guys are still working their way up but no Adrian Martinez?  Cameron Jurgens? Cam Taylor-Britt?  Wan'Dale Robinson?  Seems like his bar is pretty high.

For OL I would say Spencer Long was a hit. He had an injury midway through his senior year, but he was arguably the best olineman we have had since 2010. He was our last All Conference offensive lineman.