MyBloodIsRed16

If you go out for drinks in Chicago there is a 90% chance your bartender attended Iowa

Lots of assumptions and false conclusions in here. Stanton didn't fizzle under two staffs. He played as a RSFr then was left off the fall camp roster by the new staff. Don't know if how it would have turned out but I don't think those two are equivalent. And you're demonstrably false about Darlington because he is - in fact - playing. So assuming he would never play anywhere is false. Not to mention that LoMS is exactly right that there is a definite distinction between recruiting, development and on-field success. You can be good at any mixture of those but failing in one area doesn't mean you were bad at all of them. I'm a Stanton fan and wish he would have stayed, but he didn't pan out regardless how you look at it. If Bo were still here he probably still transfers. All we heard for the last 3 years was how Darlington was basically one wrong shove from being comatose. That has changed this season, don't get me wrong I'm thrilled for him, but look back at the discussions. LoMS can be right about that. Here's the pattern though: 2 guys accounted for 8 years of football, awesome. Those same 2 guys had no depth because the guys recruited with them or after end up transferring, fizzling and/or switching positions. Recruiting doesn't end when they sign. QB's need to be kept on campus for their first couple years and motivated enough to BE backup. Answer me this, would we feel good about the QB position for 2017 and forward if this staff weren't here? I would not feel good about the QB situation. I just think about when T-Mart was playing and everyone was calling for TA to play.. I don't remember the noise to be as loud to have Stanton, Darlington,or Bush play over TA (notice I didn't even mention Fyfe). This coaching staff needs to get a QB drafted in the next few years and then you don't have to worry about backups transferring because if the wait their turn they can get drafted as well..... look at USC a few years back. The damn backups were getting drafted

I still can't get over how bad of coaches some people must be to not win at some programs. USC. If you can't win there you are terrible. ND, if you can't win there you are terrible. ND gets recruits every year from all over that leave me scratching my head as to why they would commit there because ND hasn't been good since Lou Holtz days. USC barely has to recruit outide of their city let alone outside of their state. Both programs should probably pull a Michigan and find the highest profile alum and higher them

I guarantee he won't come to Nebraska unless it is to watch his son play

I always kinda felt Stanton must not have been very bright. Seemed there were always comments he couldn't learn the offense. Was in my mind from what I saw better than Fyfe. Darlington showed me in spring he is also better than Fyfe. I just think the coaches have a soft spot because he is a senior walk-on. Have a feeling Darlington is a gamer. Just get him out there and see what happens. Some kids just don't practice as well as they play... and eveyone has heard of practice all Americans, and I think NU has a few of those

Would miss him more if he had a more accurate QB for 4 years

Most of my family are teachers. My father just retired as a HS teacher and football coach. He always told his players they are students first. He would also tell players (usually ones crying about a bad grade) he never gave a student a grade. They earned whatever grade they got. Yes some kids aren't as smart as others but I've seen kids who want to be eligible put in a lot of effort to keep up their grades. As far as the system failing kids thats BS. I've seen parents come in and defend their kids to the end that their kid is an angel and the teachers are just out to get them. Not much you can say when the parents are just as ignorant as the kid. If his coaches were on top of things it should have never got to this point. If they tried then it's on this kid and it's his own fault