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A little off topic but damn, I really really wish Frost would’ve worked out here. He was so young when hired and coulda had a 30yr run, thru ups and downs. 
 

alas, things are as they are. I’m really glad we have Rhule now and with this dynamic coaching shift, conf realignment, retirements/carousel plus the portal and NIL…I think we got our guy at the exact right time: 

Old enough to know better and young enough to build and maintain. 
 

I see some good things happening here for Dear old Nebraska U 

So I’ve been reading thru several threads over the last couple months. Along with recruiting  updates from several sources and national pundits. 
 

Most of the things I’ve been reading from fan reactions are that we needed:

WR 1-2

most likely at least one OL 

a LB 

a solid RB 

maybe a DB or a sold “game changer” at edge. 
And obv a QB transfer or solid frosh recruit. 

Seems like that was the theme over and over. 4 positions for sure, get one or two more half critical positions filled via portal. 
 

So…did we do that? Y’all happy with how things have shaped up? Seems like we literally got our wish list of needs met.  How they perform and grow with 1-3 yrs of eligibility remains the question; but it seems like the Staff fulfilled what most of us thought were the biggest needs. QB room might be better w one true veteran. 
 

I would like to add that it seems like we didn’t lose critical players to the portal or at least any big surprises that might let us down if they had stayed instead of transferring (Last yr Hausman comes to mind). 

I know spring will bring more movement, but as of now, I feel very happy that not many dudes left and it seems on paper at least that we addressed the positions of need. 
 

Thoughts? 

From the day I was borned until N won a national championship was 18yrs. 
they won 2 more in quick succession. 
 

it’s been another 22 yrs since then.  I have left on this earth, if I’m lucky,  another 30yrs. I think in 30 yrs we can win 1 national championship. 
 

but if they don’t, I will die having witnessed 3 Natty wins and played for like 6 or 7 total, otherwise in my life. 
 

So I think if we win a few B1G championships in the next 30 yrs and get to a Natty game or possibly 2, I’d die a happy Nebraska fan. 

I’m hoping he can do his interviews, move on campus, get acclimated, meet the other freshman, be humble, work harder than any other player, be the guy that others talk about instead of talking about himself, grind and get ready for a tough season. Stars don’t mean s#!t anymore. He signed w us and he’s coming here. He’s a gamer and will make us better but he’s a freshman and college ball has no mercy. 
I love his swag/confidence demeanor and overall approach to getting to N. 
Now he has to work. And has work to do. He will have a target the size of Memorial on his back. From the opposition and from N fans in general. 
 

He will be a difference maker for us. Love the knpineapple quote above. Get us to 6 and the rest is gravy. Then we will see in yr 2-3 how far we can go w him as a true General of a State and football program nearly dying for some success. 
 

Another older player deciding to return, gives the younger guys time to develop. Been missing this for years, perfectly set up for season 2 of Rhule great progress and leads into years 3-4-5. 
this is what we need 

We’ve been needing this for a decade. Guys who could maybe go pro or retire, end up coming back. We haven’t been able to 

‘Reload” for a long time.  Now we have guys returning so that in one more year or two, we can reload when the older better players leave. Maybe win some games that 2nd and 3rd string guys can get playing time in-game.  This excites me more long term than a squeeze hopeful from the portal. 

Personally, I’m very slow rolling all this news. 
the only player we could MAYBE get went 11-1 last year. The guy we think is savior that we MAYBE could get has never taken a college snap. 
I’m on a a wait and see approach with both players: whether either comes here and what they could do once here. 
 

it’s fun, but I’m not counting chickens and whatnot 

Suh was the last time this much buzz.

2nd place was Frost coming home 

3rd place was the last 5 weeks of Bo, which was bad buzz

Players should get a stipend each year for living and spending. Concurrently a savings account which accumulates funds which are released upon graduation or turning pro or career ending injury.
 

 each consecutive year at a school the stipend goes up and the savings account gets bigger until they graduate, turn pro or retire. 

6’4 220lb athlete who has in game experience in the P5 against good competition. Runs like a deer and throws decent. Can join in time for spring ball, summer and fall camp.  Decent stats but needs a little tweaking. Has 2 years to play also. 
 

I would be on board for that type of signing. 
Sims got the yips. Much like our former TE who moved to center and couldn’t snap a ball in shotgun safely for over a year.  Like, we literally win 4 more games if he doesn’t snap ball over 2AM head for the whole season. 
 

Sims was a great addition to our team on paper and has very good tools. He just couldn’t put it together, hence the “curse” of N football. The team rallied and started to win and believe. That was so positive.  
Now Rhule see’s our deficiencies, has time to fully recruit (looks good so far), reassess, regroup, and keep the rebuild. I’m looking forward to next year already. 

We run in the black year and year out. Great. 
 

id rather be close to net zero or a fraction in debt then go 5-7 or 7-5  each year. 
 

the money will be there, even if it declined it will be there. Spend it, utilize it, WIN. 

And Rhule said recently he thinks we have a relented team and is ready to get to work. 
 

he thinks there’s talent on the team.  He hasn’t said, one time as far as I know, that we are seriously lacking talent (like Prime did). 
 

he wants to get back to work and get these players to play to their potential.  
 

we have a couple of veins of our “systemic problems” still gushing blood. I think we see a nice jump in performance during spring. 
 

assuming we get a decent QB and eliminate the turnovers, I agree w him. 

We ask for a chance that’s fair 

Just off the top of my head I can think of at least 7 passes that should have been caught that weren’t even in traffic or “difficult”

amd 3 of those, off the top of my head would’ve kept drives alive in crucial moments. 
 

our offense, besides the rushing game at times….so I guess our passing offense has been bad on multiple levels this season 

Creek going for 5 straight 5A state championships 

K

When the QBs don’t lose us a game the OC does. 
we need a QB in the worst way. We could be 6-4 or 7-3 if we had a serviceable QB 

We’ve lost so many 1 score games the last 6 yrs, I don’t really care how we get the wins or against whom. you play who you play and wins are hard to come by anyway so I’m just enjoying this so far. My heart isn’t racing so much and I have all my fingernails. I kinda like all the s#!tty teams and this bad play. At least it’s interesting, which I can say cuz we are WINNING. 

9 minutes ago, jamesbond said:

We are going to play an absolute dumpster fire team in Michigan State to become bowl eligible. Who saw this coming after the 0-2 start?

I am I saw it. 

You can’t play in a game at the D1 level what you don’t practice. If even a little bit. 
 

HH caught passes in practice and was some kind of flex player.  A 3rd string QB in spring and fall. Now he’s the starter and it shows his weaknesses. But at least he was sometimes practicing QB and taking snaps. 
You  think cuz “Sims is an athlete” he can run routes, take handoffs, plow ahead, block, be a decoy, catch a pass in traffic, find a seam, return a kick, keep his feet in bounds on a deep out?  
 

sometimes I wonder at the…no offense to anyone, the ignorance of the avg football fan.  Get a grip.
Sims is our backup QB at this point. He has ZERO practice at any other position probly since his 8-9th grade year in high school. 

He isn’t gonna convert at this point in his career. I hope he stays ready and in shape for when HH sucks or gets hurt that Sims can come in help us try and win. 
 

most in the football world seem to be shrugging their shoulders on this. 
It stinks pretty bad given the timeline when the guy joined M, flew to games, stood on the sideline with maps of signals and what their win/loss record during that same time is. 
 

hell, I’m a “do things right, the N way” but I’m kinda intrigued by 10-12 win seasons too. 
 

you ain’t cheatin, you ain’t tryin…up to a point lol. 
 

I kinda don’t care about this that much until the players aren’t really dictating the wins on execution and play.
Players are  put in perfect position to make plays may raise their draft profile. Players who are instructed illegally get national awards and more NIL. Betting lines get f#&%ed, team strategies are tossed out, a 5-6 win team loses out on a bowl…you see how bad it can damage so many people as it trickles down and it makes me feel like it is kind of a big deal. Then the slippery slope of paying for inside information, playbooks, game plans etc. 

if you were a grad coach at N making $41k and a guy offered you $10k for signs or game plans…I know I’m off in c theory now but that’s how things go if you don’t have a tight leash 

So for Malachi, 

I watched that play on tape from many different angles and replays. 
He ran a good route.  Used his stop /start, body angle and speed to get open. 

What I liked to see the most, and it’s an important detail, when the ball came to him he caught it with his hands, his arms stretched out slightly. 
Was a very pure hands catch. He didn’t let it get to his body and stomach and roll over into the end zone. He caught it standing up, feet in bounds, two hands on the ball. Left no room error or second looks. Was a nice two handed  catch. 
We need to bomb it to him 2-4 times a game when the coverage is right and let him make plays. Fades, go routes, double moves off of PA, and yolo bombs could help take some pressure off 9 in the box defenses. 
Picture perfect play with great execution by him. Looking forward to seeing more of that as a threat. 
 

Every year for preseason predictions I’d say…turnovers and penalties. If we can cut down or eliminate the worst ones we can win 8-10 games.
 

We were what 5-26 in one score games for 6 yrs or something?  That’s directly due to turnovers and untimely penalties. I hope we see drastic improvement second half of season. It is a big ‘if’ but it will correlate to our potential wins. 

If you get chance, watch the “Untold: Gators” on Netflix or whatever it’s called. Urban Meyer 2005-2010 Florida. 
 

See the difference between a super successful and insane coach, and what we might be building here. A lot of the same verbiage but in a way that is sustainable instead of collapsible. 
 

just found it interesting after watching the docu and hearing this speech, on this thread. One is detrimental and one is uplifting. 
 

great Netflix show about those gator teams tho…I kept thinking: where is the national press docu on the 93-97 Cornhuskers? 
 

anyway, watch that series and compare. 

Topeka Seaman always kinda sucked. We beat them every year in the playoffs. But they always had 1-2 D1 guys and played “big schools” from KC and other 5A schools. 
 

his team might not be great, per as usual, but the competition is decent and it looks like he’s dominating on both sides.