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On 12/19/2022 at 7:56 PM, suh_fan93 said:

Definitely.  Unfortunately for us our offensive line is still in dire need.  CT also won't have his favorite target back next year in Palmer.  Gonna be very interesting.  I just hope they can make an all hands on deck effort to give him much better protection next year.  I'm not holding my breath sadly regarding that.

I know this is a lot to expect from a freshman, but hopefully Coleman’s great talent can pick up part of the slack, along with Fleeks. Decoldest is gone. Who is that other receiver from last year’s class that appears to still be on the team? Hopefully the staff can get him going. Perhaps with Jackson gone, Rhule will recruit one more WR transfer.

Another burner. I looked it up — 10.46. 

He may not be a priority now. I think N has done pretty well with wide outs. So perhaps get another OL or DL instead?

I like others probably over anticipated Prime some. He perhaps has found some diamonds in the rough, as he had to recruit that way at JS, but he has not set the world on fire after the hype dust has settled. As of right now Rhule seems to be ahead of him. Perhaps that could change in the portal, I was expecting a class of four and five stars. Could this be a failure, or could it be he is a stickler with talent evaluation and fit like Rhule? 

This proves Rhule can really recruit! He fought off the ultimate challenge of Coach Prime. This guy is a go getter for sure. 

I assume this guy has lots of speed, since Rhule is making that a priority?

11 hours ago, Kayvan said:

Transfers are coming. Patience, grasshopper. 

I see him being used more as a possession receiver. Not that he is slow, but just not the speed Rhule has coming. 

It’s possible each hour he is leaning toward one and then the other. That’s not so unusual. 

Unfortunately Joseph’s blowup may have sealed the deal for CU. Otherwise he most likely would had been N bound. That’s just the way it goes. 

I don’t know if this is the case, but I can see where the coaches will need to teach him not to run too high, which tends to be an issue with some tall running backs. But that can be corrected if that is a problem, such as when Roger Craig was first a Husker. TO I remember saying Craig ran too high as a sophomore. Craig went on to have a very productive and successful career in the NFL like Green.   

Hopefully we get him. But as I suspected, Coach Prime is on the hunt. 

Apparently Rhule has said much of the OL demise has been poor recruiting, no matter how high players such as Benhart were rated out of high school.

6 hours ago, M.A. said:

 

It will be interesting to see if Rhule can do as good of a job finding over-looked great talent vs Coach Prime recruiting highly rated great talent. It may take three or four years to know. But it wouldn’t surprise me if the first two years that Deion will have more seasoned talent, as it will take Rhule a bit longer to develop the more raw talent. That is of course is “IF” and hopefully Rhule recruits as well by finding as good of talent from really good evaluation with diamonds in the rough, which won’t look as pretty and sexy on paper and not ranked as high in the polls. So the question is can Rhule break the trend of the top-ranked  teams also having the top- ranked recruiting classes? Stay tune. 

3 hours ago, Husker816 said:

This has literally always been Rhules recruiting strategy though. 

Those guys were pretty short, correct? This guy is supposed to be 6 2. So that is at least one difference, unless his height is exaggerated. 

I see Prime had already got a commitment from a four-star WR. Rhule probably is the smarter hire, but Prime would had been more intriguing — and of course riskier — with seeing how he recruits. But hopefully Rhule can find and evaluate underrated talent and mixed that in with higher rated recruits. Sanders likely will have prettier recruiting classes. But hopefully Rhule keeps up with really good talent evaluation. All I know is the nation top teams have highly rated recruiting classes.That is my main concern with Rhule right now. Let’s hope his energetic and go-getting assistants reflect that on the recruiting trail. But it will be in about three years before we really know more. 

I know of no evidence that this will happen, but I wonder with Colorado being a border state if Coach Prime will come into the picture. It may not happen, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Sanders comes in and tries to make an impression. Just saying. 

15 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

Do you know status of that DL coach at A&M that is a great recruiter and worked with Rhule previously??

Great recruiter we need, along with Joseph and more. 

8 minutes ago, 87skers said:

 

Is Knighten a very good recruiter? He needs to be.  

8 minutes ago, Huskerfollower4life said:

Well in order to compete against the best you have to pay. Even if it isn't 9 million and is 8 that would be awesome too. Nebraskan's all around are tired of losing.

Also, to compete against the best you have to recruit among the best. I will wait and see who he hires on his staff. If he hires not only developers and builders but also elite recruiters, along with Joseph, I will be more excited about this hire. I think he checks all the boxes except so far recruiting. If he only brings in good but not great classes, at best his teams will be as good as the five teams going to bowls this season, but no better. Let’s hope he hires heavy-hitting recruiters. 

6 hours ago, Dogs In A Pile said:

 

I like a lot of things in this article. I think Rhule has a lot of good qualities. But great recruiting is still half of it. And he didn’t mention recruiting. Callahan proved you can achieve top recruiting classes here.  Building and developing from consistent top 15 classes is what is needed to separate from those five West Division teams going to bowls. Remember those five teams have very good builder and developer coaches. Without great recruiting, at best Rhule will likely be in a logjam with those five teams scrapping for 7 to 9 wins. So the question is are those assistant coaches mention in the article elite recruiters? If he wants to separate from those five other schools, he will need elite recruiting. Building and developing, as important as they are, can only go so far when these five other schools are doing a great job at it. My concern is — and I hope I am wrong — is he doesn’t strike me someone who will recruit better than those five schools or at least not much better. I see USC with Lincoln Riley ruling the West Division with very strong recruiting. But if fans would be satisfied with 7-9 win season, I think this guy can achieve that. And that is ok to have those lower expectations after having so many losing seasons. No disrespect. I don’t claim to be an expert, and I would be very happy if I’m proven wrong. I hope it works out much better. Husker love. 

1 hour ago, Rhuletheday said:

For the record I hope Mickey is retained as the WR coach and chief recruiter and given a higher pay rate than would be expected along with a nice hefty end of year bonus for being interim of such a hot mess.  

 

Also for the record, if Rhule brings all of his Carolina coaching staff along to fill the assistant spots and not fill each spot with the best of the best available in the nation, I am going to lose my sh**. 

If he did that you can forget about recruiting. And Rhule himself is not known as an elite recruiter. So he better put together a staff of elite recruiters, in addition to being good developers. Without great recruiting classes, N will at best be in a log jam among five other teams, with USC rising above everyone in the West. I just don’t see Rhule being any better than those five West team coaches who have made bowl games. Thus he will need a staff of great recruiters to rise above them. 

1 hour ago, Caveman said:

 

He has never recruited at that level. Our only hope rests in his new staff.

Yes, definitely his new staff, which hopefully includes Joseph and Bush, among other ace recruiters. He will need better talent than those five other West teams to rise above them and compete with LR’s USC teams. Assuming the Big 10 places USC in the West to balance both divisions. We will have to keep a close watch who he hires. I hope he talks about the importance in recruiting in his press conference. He must keep Joseph to sign Coleman. 

2 hours ago, caveman99 said:

True, also means Rhule has built connections in PA and TX, his TX connections have been lauded by pundits actually, so that would help you would think. 

How good a recruiter is he? N needs consistent top 15 classes with some top 10. Until I see it, that is my main concern with him. Otherwise with good but not great recruiting classes with this guy may put us neck to neck with five other teams in the West Division, with USC ruling. 

Can he recruit?

5 minutes ago, gorp512 said:

Everyone reading the Rhule press tour as a sign he is N, why? 

 

That's the weirdest smoke screen ever   

The word is out that Rhule took Nebraska off his list. True? I have no idea. No one knows who it is. As far as I know, it could be someone not even mentioned. I just hope it’s not someone who leaves disappointed like Riley, who came out of nowhere.