ActualCornHusker

Anybody know why Palmer didn't play in the senior bowl? I saw a good amount of clips of him torching guys in practice but then he didn't get on the field Saturday for the game

On 1/25/2023 at 10:25 AM, ColoradoHusk said:

This comment gives a glimpse into a bit of the adjustment that Rhule and his staff will have at NU.  Right or wrong, coaching at NU puts every decision of his under the microscope and it's going to be judged by the fans and media.  It's just how it is.  I liked his answer, but you can see his frustration in the YouTube feed.  If he wins, that will take care of the questions.

It's a bit of a catch-22 at Nebraska. The scrutiny comes from passion because people care a ton and want the football program to succeed here. At times though it can be pretty overwhelming. It got to Bo and Scott a lot. I think Rhule is gonna handle that a lot better based on what we've seen so far.

16 hours ago, macroboy said:

I think Will said that the wr coach question came, in part, From a chat group he is in with former husker players.

 

One part of coach’s answer That no one has mentioned is that MacGuire Is an incredible football mind, a young up-and-comer, that he will eventually have a hard time keeping. HCMRh Said he thinks he’ll eventually end up a head coach.

Not to mention, Rhule's track record of evaluating young coaches as future stars in the profession has been pretty damn impressive to-date. I trust him to do the same here until he proves otherwise.

On 1/17/2023 at 8:10 AM, 84HuskerLaw said:

Scholarships will be converted to NIL $.  Not complicated imo. 

By far the shortest post I've ever seen from you. +1

2 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

I assume that Lane thinks Jimbo ought to point the thumb on those comments

Listened to the HuskerOnline podcast from last night. According to Sean Callahan, sounds like he most likely isn't coming here.

1 hour ago, Mavric said:

 

Stopped reading when most of what he was relying on is a debunked number from what was supposedly going on at Texas A&M.  That guy likes to act like he knows everything but he just likes to hear himself talk (or see himself type, as the case may be).

 

Are we the best?  No.  But most reports are we are much better than what articles like this try to claim.  Just look at what Casey Thompson and Ochaun Mathis said last year.

I also think he makes some pretty legitimate points - the biggest one being that we all just kind of expect the big donors to take care of the NIL money. I think the collectives ought to be seeking large numbers of small money monthly donors. Just 100,000 people donating $10 a month to the collectives would have an enormous impact, and I think if done correctly, those numbers could be obliterated.

This is a very eye opening breakdown on Nebraska's NIL as it stands now. In short, we're not near as well set up as we thought, and it's going to take a collective effort from the entire fan base - not just big donors - to make it actually work for us

https://herbieshangout.com/2022/12/22/nil-reality-for-nebraska/?amp=1

I've been big on the red-on-red jerseys for a long time now. Also really like the all whites 

Freaking awesome! Hopefully the edge guy from Florida is next!

3 hours ago, suh_fan93 said:

 

Is this a support role, or an on-field coach? Would seem odd if he was one of the 10 assistants

3 hours ago, Husker816 said:

I can't tell if I spilled Kool Aid on my pants or I just got too excited 

Seek medical attention immediately

Just decommitted from Colorado. Are we going after this one since Brahmer isn't in the fold anymore?

1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said:

So, is he a WR? Or RB?

From reading the article, I'm picturing an Alvin Kamara type player

1 hour ago, Husker03 said:

He showed a clear lack of professionalism when he showed up to his first big boy presser with a giant chaw in his mouth. He should have been talked to about it at the time. That he wasn't should have been a red flag to the entire state that Frat Party 2018-2022 was going to be our program's worst freefall.

Not tackling at the spring game and during practice should have been the biggest red flag of all.

Grinder.

Not sure how Rhule could configure that unless Knighton is an analyst or something

It's been this way most of the year, but when Whitney is on the court the team is a lot better. They get stuck in rotation a lot when Whitney goes to the bench. 

2 hours ago, The Whale said:

 

He's #10 on my list, but my gut feeling is telling me it's Shaw. He is a damn fine coach, and has to be looking to start over somewhere by now.

Parody account confirmed.

I had a dream earlier this week that I talked Trev into shelling out for Urban, so if we're taking dreams seriously... 

1 minute ago, ColoradoHusk said:

I agree that with better coaching, that NU should have won more games than they did this year.  However, I think it's naive to say NU would go from losing all of those close games to winning all of those games.  Bad coaching isn't the only reason NU lost those games you mentioned.

That's why I said 8-10 and not 11-12 LOL JK 

A historically bad O line is the main reason, part of which is coaching.

But the complete inability by Whipple to scheme around that has been infuriating.

And probably the biggest issue the past several years as well has been that they didn't tackle in practice. That's coaching.

2 hours ago, Dr. Strangelove said:

I respectfully disagree. There are several roster spots where the talent of the players are huge questions. As other posters have talked about, it's a talent AND development issue.

 

Take quarterback: even with multiple scholarship QBs, Freshman walk-on Jarrett Synek was ahead of scholarship players Haarberg and Torres.

 

At TE: despite having 4 healthy scholarship players behind starter Vokolek, walk-on players Brewington and Boerkircher (RFr) are backups. 

 

WR: Walk-on Brody Belt and converted CB Tommi Hill are higher on the depth chart than scholarship players Kamonte Grimes and Shawn Hardy II, despite both players now having nearly 2 years in the system. There are also 2 Scholarship true Freshman options Hill has also beat out for playing time. 

 

DT: despite having 3 RFr and 1 RSo on the roster, walk-on Colton Feist has beat out 4 scholarship players with 2 or more years in the system.

 

Across the rest of the defense, it's quite obvious that players like Snodgrass, Malcom, Pola-Gates, etc. are probably not P5 level players. 

There are definitely a lot of needs, don't get me wrong. But this team is a 3 win team. With this exact roster and competent coaching at the beginning of the year, add in wins:

Northwestern

Georgia Southern

Minnesota

Purdue

Wisconsin

That's 8 wins that this team should have right now based on the talent that's in the program right now, with a chance to beat Iowa and get to 9. Could have also beaten Illinois. 

Now can you imagine what this team could be if we had just an average offensive line?...

This team is a long way away from winning the conference, but it's just a quality coaching staff away from 8-10 wins