JTempl

will you write your resignation letter on NU letterhead?

First of all, anybody who thought we were going to win this game after watching our first four was drinking way too much kool-aid. No reasonably objective Husker fan truly thought we were going to win this game based on the way we had played so far this season.

 

On offense, we got away from ourselves. If teams take away our running game (or if we take it away from ourselves), we aren't going to perform well on offense. End of story. It was true in the 80s, it was true in the 90's, and it's true now. We got down by a single touchdown in the second quarter (20-14), and we panicked and tried to air it out. That's not going to end well with Martinez at QB, it's not who we are.

 

As far as Martinez goes, what did any of you expect? He's not Russell Wilson - we don't have that QB. Without a running game, he's not going to be successful. Tonight, Tim Beck put in him in a position that he's never going to be successful in. This was Beck's worst game. If you have a running game working, Martinez is lethal - see the first quarter. If you don't, he's not a viable QB. This is nothing new.

 

On defense, this team has a long, long, long ways to go. Poor tackling. Missed run fits. Broken coverages. Bad technique. The Pelinis have to get to work.

 

Overall, I didn't expect us to win tonight. I didn't expect a blowout, but we were not disciplined, we panicked and we got away from ourselves. However, a loss tonight isn't that bad and it's a long season - now our job is to get better every week, win our division, and if we take care of ourselves, then we're going to give Wisconsin a hell of a game in the CCG.

Personal attacks aren't needed nor necessary, attack the post not the poster. See your PM box.

Will they keep us in the top 25?

yes, unfortunately

When are you handing out the black shirts?

very inappropriate.

slide down a razor blade slide into a pool of alcohol.

Where's Callahan when you need him.

Kathy Bates

t-bag is horrible. How can everyone but Bo see that. They need to go away.

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Martinez is disgustingly bad. And yes, I hope you somehow get to read that Taylor. I don't want you playing for my favorite team anymore. I've tried defending you last year. I've tried ignoring all of the rumors about leadership. But I just can't anymore. I hope you "quit" the team again. Just stay away for good this time.

ditto

Taylor Martinez is Jamal Lord trying to be Joe Montana. Terrible.

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a very happy and prosperous new year.

...and Go Big Red!

Worthless OP on this subject. There are 25 5 stars anually. 75 4 stars. Like 250 3 stars and so on from there. Calculate the percentage all american over a 6-7 year period per star and average them to account for variation. You"ll notice 4/5 star players are significantly more likely to make all-american status. This topic about stars has been beat to death over the years. What do stars mean? It means the player is more likely to make an impact. It is a probability not a given fact. 5 star players on average have better careers than 4 star players. 4 stars > 3 stars. Some players pan out in college, others flop. Recruiting isn't a science.

I was just making an observation. You're right, it's not that important. Have a good one.

More proof that stars really don't matter....

More 2 star All American's than 5 star....

OFFENSE

QB Colt McCoy, Texas 6-2 210 Sr. ***

RB Toby Gerhart, Stanford 6-1 235 Sr. ***

RB Mark Ingram, Alabama 5-11 215 So. ****

WR Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green 6-0 206 Sr. **

WR Golden Tate, Notre Dame 5-11 195 Jr. ****

TE Dorin Dickerson, Pittsburgh 6-2 230 Sr. ****

OL Zane Beadles, Utah 6-4 305 Sr. **

OL Rodney Hudson, Florida State 6-2 285 Jr. ***

OL Mike Iupati, Idaho 6-6 330 Sr. **

OL Russell Okung, Oklahoma State 6-5 300 Sr. ***

C Maurkice Pouncey, Florida 6-5 318 Jr. ****

DEFENSE

DL Terrence Cody, Alabama 6-5 365 Sr.

DL Jerry Hughes, TCU 6-3 257 Sr. **

DL Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma 6-4 297 Jr. *****

DL Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska 6-4 300 Sr. ****

LB Pat Angerer, Iowa 6-1 235 Sr. ***

LB Greg Jones, Michigan State 6-1 228 Jr. ***

LB Rolando McClain, Alabama 6-4 258 Jr. ****

DB Eric Berry, Tennessee 5-11 203 Jr. *****

DB Joe Haden, Florida 5-11 190 Jr. ****

DB DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson 6-1 210 Jr. ****

DB Earl Thomas, Texas 5-10 197 So. ****

SPECIAL TEAMS

K Kai Forbath, UCLA 6-0 192 Jr. ***

P Drew Butler, Georgia 6-2 203 So. **

RS C.J. Spiller, Clemson 5-11 195 Sr. *****

Lovable losers. You almost pity them. But their ever hopeful fans show up to fill up the stadium every Saturday to get their fill of disappointment. Sad.

ok captain negative, put down the pistol...and sit down and take a deep breath. Once your calm, look at the calendar...It's April. Watch a baseball game and relax. Talk to us about doom and gloom in September...at that point if you still feel it's necessary, you can pick back up el pistola.

dumbest post ever. dude, get a life.

While this is interesting, I would like to know how many 5 star players were there that did not make this list and who they were.

 

This tells us there were four 5 star players that actually panned out, but it fails to tell us how many did not. If they only picked five 5 star players and 4 made the list, then I am impressed. However, if they picked fifty 5 star players and only four made it, then why even care?

I guess more than anything this tells me that the number of stars does not predict success. Performance in high school and physical attributes of a 17 year boy are only a small portion of what makes for a outstanding college player. Coaching, conditioning, maturity (physical and mental), etc. make up a much larger portion. Rivals and services like that are great for entrertainment value, but that's about the extent of it.

And let's not forget the star system contains a pretty inherent fallacy. I'd say in 99 cases out of 100, coaching is the determining factor in the performance (or lack of one) in a recruit, be he a two or a five star. The star system represents nothing less than a vain attempt to simplify a game which is not simple. The performances of so-called five-star players are also conditional, once you take into account factors outside their control. Perhaps they play early, perhaps they don't; it's completely dependent upon team needs, injuries, dispositions of coaches, etc. This then leads into their development.

 

Bottom line, the star system leaves out more than it includes, and it completely foregoes intangibles. What kind of rating would you give a kid who works his ass off vs. one who just sits there and cruises? Or what graph could you point to that foretells the moment where a running back of 18 is born as he sits in his coach's office and is told the team is going to be looking to him to carry the season now that the starter has torn his ACL?

 

Being that football contains just as many mental aspects as physical, I can hardly see why the star system is given any credence whatsoever. And by the looks of it, our staff doesn't give it much.

 

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agree. good points, all of them. But as nearly usless as they are, I still ind my self "star chasing", hoping NU lands that next high profile guy. Human nature I guess.

It seems people on this board, myself included, have become very "star" obsessed. I know the first question I ask when I hear of a new NU recruit is "how many stars?". Out of pure curiosity, I wanted to see how accurately the rivals stars predict future success. I think this is fairly telling...and pretty interesting. The relevance of this is questionable, but if you are a recruiting nerd like myself, you might enjoy this. I took this years AP all-american first team, and went to rivals to see how many stars each player was given when they were recruited. I thought it was very interesting that there are more 2-star players on the All-American team (7) then 5-star players (4).

Offense

QB Tim Tebow - *****

RB Darren McFadden - *****

RB Kevin Smith - **

WR Michael Crabtree - ****

WR Jordy Nelson - **

OL Jake Long - ****

OL Anthony Collins - **

OL Duke Robinson - ****

OL Martin O'Donnell - *****

OL Steve Justice - ***

TE Martin Rucker - ***

All Purpose - Jeremy Maclin - ****

K - Thomas Weber - **

Offense average stars: 3.46

Defense

DL - Chris Long - ****

DL - George Selvie - **

DL - Glenn Dorsey -****

DL - Sedrick Ellis - ****

LB - Dan Connor - *****

LB - James Laurinaitis - ***

LB - Jordan Dizon - ***

CB - Aqib Talib - **

CB - Antoine Cason - ***

S - Craig Steltz - ****

S - Jamie Silva - **

Defense average stars: 3.27

Total team average: 3.38 stars

NU 2008 class so far averages 3.17 stars.

With his brother Alonzo committing to NU today, I hope this tips the scale a bit. He would be a great addition!

Can't wait to see him on the field. Complete stud!

disregard...Doug Rippy, I found it.

thanks.

i guess i don't follow this as closely as I should...but who is "Rippy"?