Caliborn72

Am I naive for not being worried in the least here? Just feels like his whole family wants him N and he will be N in the end.

In big time demand

Colorado hired a Texas A&M assistant coach so if he goes there, it may be as simple as that. 

We got his first OV which feels notable. 

KSU

I’ve had some questions about some of the hires but I really like this one. Seems like a really promising hire. Dino Babers is offense through and through so you know this guy’s defensive unit is all his.

I’m not calling anyone out because everyone deserves to have their opinion, but we hired a guy who is widely regarded as the safest star option hire this cycle. Most sites have him as an A+ hire for a reason. He is a superstar college head coach.

If, big if, Deion Sanders ends up doing an amazing job at Colorado, the teams who should feel dumb are Auburn and Georgia Tech. Those schools could have easily landed him but their boosters weren’t okay with it. Early returns look good for Colorado and Deion, good for them, but we got our coach.

17 minutes ago, Cornfed said:

Deion already pulling in a 5 star from Florida. All the media could talk about for decades is how Braska would never compete at the 90s level because of recruiting.. and here we pass on a coach who can get 5 stars to wherever, whenever.. 

Fwiw, that 5 star player is a 2025 recruit. He mentioned that he wants to join Deion Sanders as a Fort Myers, Florida kid in Boulder. I think that commitment was done as a favor from the recruit to hype up what Sanders could bring, and to show that he could bring warm weather, elite recruits to Boulder.

Feldman and a bunch of the national 247 guys believe that Sanders will pull a big recruiting class this cycle based on what they’re hearing, but it hasn’t happened yet. So far they’ve landed a project OT and JUCO CB from what I’ve seen.

Seen posts on 247 and twitter that we are planning to move to a 4-3 base? Definitely expect some attrition in the front 7 if that’s the case.

Or maybe they give Leonhard a look?

I wonder if they’ll hire the DC from Illinois, Ryan Walters?

What a blow to Purdue

This came out of nowhere

Plays in the same division as 5-star RB Rueben Owens. Fun highlight tape, trying to figure out why he doesn’t have much of an offer list. Lots of clips of him at WR, maybe a case of him looking better as a RB once he finally got reps there?

I imagine this included some hefty buyout pay. Fun and exhausting offense to play against, they’ll definitely take advantage of the altitude.

Yes please on Stogner. Just my opinion but if the more we can restock with grad transfers, the better. Much easier to prep recruit when you take a one year rental to fix an issue instead of taking JUCOs with multiple years of eligibility who also aren’t a certainty to produce.

Conn was a 3-star recruit that I thought would really pan out. Not only a pretty solid offer list but Oklahoma State pursued him and got an OV, and they have really manufactured some good OLines down there. Felt like a good recruiting win for our staff at the time, just didn’t pan out.

2 hours ago, talaricohusker said:

I’ve been trolling the CU boards and they think they will pencil whip Neb with Deion next year. Anyone nervous about this hire? I think coach Rhule is a way better pick then Deion but he’s doing to get a ton of media attention 

This year’s Colorado football team was like if you took Iowa’s terrible, unwatchable offense and gave them a terrible, unwatchable defense instead of one of the best in the country. And we beat Iowa. 
 

Going to need to see what his coaching staff looks like + the transfers he’s able to bring in before I get worried. His son is probably a better QB than they’ve had in decades but he won’t be enough to transform them into winners all of a sudden. And then of course, need to see what Rhule is able to do with the transfer portal.

In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t matter if they beat us two more times. They took a chance on a risky, boom or bust HC because that was the best option for them. We hired the best coach for us in my opinion. The only thing I do know is that our matchups with them will absolutely crush viewership numbers and all those eyeballs will be good for the brand and in recruiting.

Rockies would be slightly higher than the Nuggets and Avs if they could ever get their stuff figured out but spot on lol

I think the biggest question is what kind of staff will Deion Sanders assemble? Is he hoping/planning to bring most of his current staff? Because that would have obviously been an issue here this time around lol.

Jackson State is also running the air raid right now which I would have been doubtful of working here.

Good for Colorado for taking a shot. This might be the thing that saves them from falling to a mountain west type of scenario and propels them to a big 10 invite. Or it might crash and burn. Either way, I trust Trev’s decision to hire Rhule.

29 minutes ago, Huskerfollower4life said:

That's true about Deion Sanders but Matt Rhule has those same questions for a guy getting payed 9.25 million dollars. He has had success at building programs but can he have sustainable success if or when he gets there? Nebraska is on a much bigger scale then Colorado.  I also think that if we would have gotten a well established college coach that yes kids would leave but I don't think they would leave at the rate they are. Nebraska still isnt done having kids leave. That's the thing that SF talked about all the time the so called right kids for Nebraska. Im not sitting here blaming any kid for making their own personal choice to leave. All Im saying is if you love Nebraska and what they have to offer with a new start why leave? New coach, new staff your benefiting yourself with more knowledge to stay and a fresh start bc you know every position is up for grabs.

I understand your point but keep in mind that not all attrition is bad attrition, and in fact some/most might be good. This offseason and into spring camp will be uncomfortable for a lot of players as there’s a lot of bad habits that need broken. I would assume most of the names we hear are players whose hearts aren’t in it for one reason or another, and we need to purge that from the roster.

This might be a rough rebuilding year. Or we might be able to get enough playmakers from the transfer portal for a relatively quick turnaround. Either way, I’m willing to trust Rhule and the staff he builds.

16 minutes ago, Huskerfollower4life said:

True this is my personal opinion that if Deion does take the Colorado job they are going to be a major player in the Pac 12 and are going to attract recruits with ease to go there. 

I certainly wouldn’t bet against him, especially if he’s able to assemble a major staff.

But there’s still some questions surrounding if he can coach at this level. Seems like a good fit as Colorado is desperate and can’t go anywhere but up. I imagine at the very least, he will recruit like crazy there. Already trying to flip a 5 star WR committed to Ohio State.

I think Rhule was the better choice for what we needed though. Excited for that matchup.