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    Do we have too many walkons playing?

    in Husker Football

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    Nebraska had the 5th ranked recruiting class in the country in 2005 (Yahoo).

    Playing up to potential is key, but being coached up helps a player play up to their potential.

     

    Of that 2005 recruiting class, here's some famous names along with the number of "stars" they had:

     

    Marlon Lucky - 5 Stars - Recruited by Busch

    Zack Bowman - 5 Stars - Recruited by Blake

    Leon Jackson - 5 Stars - Recruited by Wagner

    Frantz Hardy - 5 Stars - Recruited by Norvell

    Harrison Beck - 4 Stars - Recruited by Elmassian (that might explain a few things, LOL)

     

    These guys were highly recruited, and highly touted.

     

    Of those five guys....Bowman is the only guy who is still playing football. Marlon Lucky calls himself a "Pro football player developer", Jackson dropped off the face of the planet, Hardy played some Arena ball, and Beck is wherever he is now.

     

    * Funny thing about Beck - after he transferred to NC State, he was ahead in the depth chart of some kid who's last name was Wilson....Russell, I think.

     

    In any case - there were other guys on that 2005 class that weren't as highly touted. They ended up being more successful than four of the five guys above.

    Guys like a Cody Glenn, a Zac Taylor, Matt Slauson. Oh, and some kid with an unpronounceable name out of Portland, Oregon, too. I think he turned out to be pretty good.

     

    Slauson plays, Glenn played and made a roster in the NFL, and that fella from Oregon we all know.

     

    Coaching, folks. Coaching can make a raw, talented player into the next Suh, or it can make a Lucky into the next...whatever he is.

     

    Marlon Lucky was a five star player. Coaching made him play under his potential.

    Suh became a man-beast named Suh that everybody knows. Coaching made him play above his potential.

    Failing in the NFL does not mean they sucked in college.

     

    Lucky was overhyped by fans he was a good rb. I wouldn't complain if he was in our backfield.

     

    Suh was a 4* 6.0 was considered a great job by the staff to get him.

     

    Brooks was screwed by not 1 but 2 staffs.

     

    Octavien was a great athlete would have been a stud with the coaching our current lbs are getting.

     

    Ola was a 4* and was a good.

     

    Dillard 4*

     

    Potter 4*

     

    Over a 1/3 of that class was good to great players.

    Riley Supporters Are Wrong

    in Husker Football

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    Why wait until after a season or two just decide he's not our guy 6 games in. Just ignore the fact our d hasn't been healthy except when we had suspensions. Ignore that the play being called isn't properly ran several times a game. I'm not a moral victory fan but it was nice to actually play Wisconsin and not have the announcers break out the blowout material in the 3rd quarter.

    I Don't Care About Riley's "System" - It will never work!

    in Husker Football

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    I really dont' agree with that. There is no right or wrong way to play football nor is there a wimpy way and a strong way.

     

    You can win titles with an Air Raid and you can win titles with a smash mouth attack. Either can be quite effective.

     

    Any system can work if you have the right coaching and the right athletes for the system.

     

    If this 2-4 start is just a hiccup and Riley makes this system work then I'm all for it. If in the end we don't succeed then I blame the coaching for not adapting the system to the athletes we have.

     

    Any system can work in the right conditions.

    Your all for being 2-4? Why is it ok to through away a season? The kids don't deserve that at all

    Where does anyone suggest they are "for" being 2-4?

    People are suggesting that they are ok with being 2-4, because they believe somehow it will make us better. I don't care if you win all your games one year, the next year if you 2-4 that is not ok. He needs to win now, next year is next year, or years after. He needs to beat Minn, that is the most important game. Harping about what could happen is not what this is about. It is about the 2015 season and how it needs to turn around now.

    I'm supporting the staff and team. The staff has not had an easy start to the season. Injuries, lack of depth, lack of experience. No superstar on either side of the ball. A few more seconds ran off the clock before snaps and we're at worst 4-2. we need our qb to get his confidence back. Newby needs to build on his decisive runs he had last week. Dpe being 100% would be fantastic.

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    NU v. OU Official Game Thread

    in Other Husker Sports

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    he was .7 or something era going into the game so hopefully he was just having a bad outing. getting out of trouble should build his confidence up. ou has a pretty solild lineup so that might have some to do with it. i think he stays and newman gets these guys ready for a tough trip to austin after the midweek against unc.

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