Alex 4.0

Well Spain i believe should be ready to come in here this spring from what i had heard, he had supposedly had all the paperwork to be in this fall, but when he sent it in to the NCAA clearinghouse for transfers and something didnt pan out, and coaches were confident everyone was gonna work out for the fall. I would expect spain to be here in the spring if his intentions are still with nebraska, and i dont see any reason why they wouldnt be. Now im curious if Nebraska will end up offering Russell, the kid from Lincoln, if they dont get any of the bigger time guys they are goin for. "6-foot-5 and 190 pounds with a 4.5 to 4.6 40-yard dash" according to scout.com. But he had only played 1 year of football prior to this year, so i am more concerned he would be a chris brooks'esque project because he lacks in the weight room. But think about that, he could develop some strength and speed and be a consistent 4.5(maybe 4.4, although as he increases in girth i dont know if he will be shaving time off his 40) guy at 6'5",220... and has some ups, he could wind up a good ball player.

The other thing to keep in mind is the fact that we are going for the big dogs now, who wait to commit til late. not that we didnt last year, but we had more "immediate playing time" cards. So hopefully there are some suprises this year, maybe moreso than last year. Some of these smart kids play games with the recruiting services just because they can. All in all though, one must keep in mind that the coaches will find the best players they can, and i could find you a lot of 3 star players that have become super stars. It is just a cool thing to say... "we had the number 3 recruiting class"