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O'Hanlon should make it on somebody's roster. He's not the best cover safety, though he's not bad, but he is good in run support, diagnosing plays and making tackles. If he was just a little bit bigger I think he would be an outstanding linebacker. Anyway, the league is full of unsung guys who just keeping working their way up, so why not Matt?

Those measurables can't be accurate, can they? A 280 pound high school sophomore who runs a 12 second 100 yard dash and benches 365? That's unreal.

The first guy that springs to mind for me is Kevin Williams in terms of versatility and athleticism in a 300+ pound package. Richard Seymour would be another comparable player.

It wouldn't surpise me to see Smith, Thenarse, Hagg, Gomes, and Martin all starting next season in a nickel package. edit: Scratch that, I forgot that Prince has one more season, so Hagg's probably out with Gomes at NB.

Bell and Heard are both serious home run threats. I'm gonna go with Bell. He'll have an easier time seeing snaps at WR, and he could also end up returning.

Wow, people really do go around looking for reasons to be offended these days.

I don't even think he writes those recruiting capsules. Aren't they just reposted from ESPN's scouting service?

That post gets a +1 Nexus. It's easy to get caught up in the recent hype, but we've already got a lot of great guys coming in this year.

Yup, they're scared.

I saw the schools being tied is a little bit of, how do you say, Bullsh!!!!!t. If he says one is the best of the three, than it would send each school into a frenzy. I say he has done all the work and his situation, he is leaning NU. Exactly. What else do people really expect his coach would say to the media? Until Owa announces, his coach isn't going to go behind his back and tip anyone off.

It makes a lot of sense to put these 6'6" guys on the D line. As long as they can be successfully coached to get down and play low (and they are), you've got yourself big, athletic linemen who can use good technique to get their leverage, but who can also get up and obscure the QB's view, tip passes, give chase and make tackles in the open field, and eat up blockers/slow down runners with their wingspan. And as long as they're being taught good technique, that extra wingspan will help them fight off offensive linemen as well. We just saw how a successful a tall D line can be when they're well coached this season. It was almost like having four DT/DE hybrids on the line who could each do it all.

I seem to recall Bo saying something to the effect that he planned to finish his career at Nebraska if he could. Anyone else remember that? Wish I could remember or find a link. Anyway, he doesn't strike me as the type of guy to say that sort of thing lightly.

I remember how excited I was watching videos of Rex last year. It's nice to see those skills translate to the college game so quickly. He's a natural.

Yes. And yes.

We still havn't seen a plow out here. Snow drifts as tall as I am. I've been stuck at my in-laws' for 3 days...

I can't believe some of the people discounting Arizona so easily. The PAC 10 was a meat grinder this year. Don't just assume that we're going to do to them what we did to Texas. Nebraska vs. Arizona is a great match up on paper. Who gives a crap about the name value of our opponent or the bowl. I want to watch a good football game.

This post is egregious.

Isn't Lucky 4th in NU history in all purpose yards? He should be on this list. edit: Yeah, Lucky is 4th and Ross is 5th. I don't know where Buckhalter, Alexander, or Jackson rank (not in the top 10). That's a pretty "egregious" error, IMO.

Hey, does anyone know where I can find some Braylon Heard videos?

His speed is something else; real football speed, too. He's definitely got that "extra gear". The disparity in his ratings could come from the fact that it looks like he relies almost completely on that speed and might not have developed much in the way of vision or elusiveness, which could turn some scouts off. Personally, I think he deserves the 4 star rating. He can be coached up into a monster.

With his size and speed (and good hands if his INTs are any indication), I think this is a case of a kid who didn't get to play his natural position in high school (playing in a wishbone offense and at QB because he was the best athlete on his team) . His physical attributes do seem to scream WR, assuming he can indeed catch the ball.

I was just looking at the stats for Texas' defense, and by my count Houston, Acho, Alexander and Jones combined for 173 tackles, 47 for loss, and 21 sacks. ???

My guess is that K State wanted these guys badly.

Losing out on OO would suck, but we've got enough quality D linemen coming in already that I'm much more worried about who we're going to pick up at QB and WR at this point.

Wow, the run at the 3 minute mark in the first video... cut back, spin move, stiff arm. Looks like a good athlete and a natural playmaker.