Wayupnorth

LJ is so much better than that guy from iowa,ojaymoodia? It isn't even close. LJ will be fine.

I'm not comparing them to us, they are only under our teams under Bo, but on the ladder of ascension,we are currently looking up at them, but we are already very close. Theyve been winning their close games and weve been losing ours,including against them. Weve been outgaining them, and a td on a return, which iowa fans compared how close they were to us when DPE owned them, we kept descending ,they maintained. We are climbing again, making games close, almost over the hump, but we aren't done either. It took three coaches and 15 years to run the program down. We've hit bottom,everything is in front of us, no longer behind us imo.

I'll go a step further. I checked out the all Big Ten teams, 150 guys selected from honoable mention to starters-first teamers at all positions. Since 2014, we have averaged 6 guys on this team. Doing easy math 14 teams,150 guys, thats almost 11 guys per team on AVG! We've had 6 average since 2014. This goes back to Bo all the way til last years 2019 all Big team, where we had, 6. Getting guys into the league, you need to at least make third team on the Big team,unfortunatelt, most of our guys were honorable mention, and weren't drafted. Our numbers of higher rated recruits, and since the staffs first true full class, 2019, all have returned. I don't fully credit 2018 as the staffs first full class because of transition. Like I said, having 40 freshmen or rs freshmen is going to fill the cupboards, the level of athleticism will be raised, so, it comes down to developing them and getting them experience,plus SnC of course. The future does indeed look bright, even if we have to play 7 top 25 preseason teams this year.

I like how the staff goes and gets a very nice O lineman out the gate. Benhart, Corcoran and Teddy P for 2021. I think this is part of SF's Husker power blend in action. M Farniok was considered a huge win, and Jaimes was considered a steal,it would have been nice to have a third from the MR staff, but this staff is already past that in terms of higher rated O linemen coming in. We suffered early this year on our line, saw it starting to come together the last three games. In order for us to make this work, we need five real true O linemen out there,every good team in the Big has five. Our LBs are the next fix, coming soon too.

I guess real results can't be seen. Needing very good coaching, we haven't had that since before Bo left. Bo's recruiting fell way off the last two years he was here, he stuck with the players,coached them up, but his classes weren't up to needs, roster holes strted to show up. MR had to convert a TE and D end, had two walkons starting there as well, MR never used the jucos. At LB, we had to start a true frosh. At O line, we had to start several walkons. Our D tackle and cb positions were solid, Bo left with one qb ready. This isn't an indictment on Bo, or even MR, but it happened. After each coach left, we had higher than normal attrition, that's to be expected, and when SF got here, he got rid of a few highly rated recruits, so, in reality, our recruiting classes weren't what they started out to be. Continuity cannot go underestimated in value, it allows for development, as older players help the younger guys,leadership forms,expectations and finer details are discovered and practiced etc. We currently have a coach that's out recruiting our previous staffs, we have 40 freshmen coming in, some of course redshirts, amongst them are 16 four star recruits. Just be patient, it's coming, besides,iowa by three? That their best at our worst?