In the Deed the Glory

Yes, if you go down in division he may play this season. I would think he would want to transfer D1 because, as long as he doesn't transfer in conference, he can sit his required year using his redshirt and he would still have 2 years to play.

He still is white. He left Meatchicken to transfer to the mighty football powerhouse that is Rice. Yeah but he did earn playing time at Michigan as True Frosh, guess he didn't like it away from Texas. Rice does have a great running game. I think he rushed for 470 yards in his freshman year at Meatchicken. He had a nice freshman year there. Sure did, makes you wonder why he left. Probably because Mich is such a f'ing terrible place to go to school?!?! Sorry, did my hatred come out there?

Nobody else I've read - from folks who've watched him play in person to the recruiting gurus to the coaches who either coached him or recruited him - has mentioned that Burkhead's running style is too upright. I've watched his highlight tapes and I don't agree with your "stiff" or "high pad level" assessment, but whatever. Burkhead's pad level isn't significantly different than Helu's, and nobody seems too concerned with him. Lawrence Phillips had an upright running style and he seemed to do OK. I think you're worrying about nothing here. Others with upright running styles that people said wouldn't translate to college FB..... Maurice Clarett Steve Slaton Adrian Peterson just sayin', these guys did okay.

Guys, the numbers for Usain Bolt are incredibly inaccurate. If Maurice Greene, former world record holder in the 100 at 9.79 ran a 4.21 (which he did, it is in his autobiography) wouldn't it stand to reason that the guy that beat his PR by over .2 seconds in 100m would at least run the same time as him in the 40? Use commons sense, no way Bolt is as slow as the numbers said in this post. For Christ sake, I ran a 4.45 electronic, and my PR in the 100 was 10.7 electronic when I ran in college. Bolt a full 1.12 seconds faster than me in the 100m so it only stands to reason he would be remarkably faster in the 40, right? Also keep in mind that these are electronic times and Ahman's time was hand-held. Electronic timing adds .15-.19 seconds onto your time for human reaction time, I forget the actual conversion that is used but they have a set number for track records. edit: spelling

Again use your best judgement. If we are playing Oklahoma that week and there is a great article about Sam Bradford, hten yes, put it in the Husker football forum. Thanks ETR for the clarification, that was my assumption from the beginning.

I believe it was for a wild boar or something.... Yep.....

Side note, how the hell do I actually embed one of those vids from youtube on here?

that's because then they ran on the turf, now they run on a track. He ran sub 4.25 in the NFL, and would have the 100 m state record by more than .4 if not for wind aid. and THIS !!!!! Very good friend of mine was a scout for the Packers at the time, he was timed at 4.19 hand-held during a workout. I was also at the meet where this took place. So take your BS flag and........ nevermind, not important.

You mean Superman? GhZY5_adQLk edit: thanks for the help, man.

Those posts would go in "Big 12" in "Other Sports." The description for that forum is, "Non-Husker related Big 12 Conference talk." That pretty much describes what you're saying. Sure, everything in the Big 12 could have an impact on the Huskers, but this forum is specifically for the Husker football team. Any other players, teams or Big 12 in general discussion goes in that forum. Why thank you, sir. Appreciate the help.

How about a shout out to the writer for a fantastic job. The DN has found somebody that we can enjoy reading. Keep more from this author coming, IMO.

Serious question AR, if we did want to talk about an opponent's players or another star player in the Big 12, is that to be posted here because it is related to Husker Football. Just wanted to keep it clear for myself.

LINCOLN, Neb. — When Shawn Watson was an assistant coach at Miami (Ohio) in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a neighbor down the street asked him a question about his football acumen. "Do you understand math?" Weeb Ewbank asked him. Taken aback, Watson stammered and said, "Well, I think. I can add and subtract." "Well," Ewbank declared, "you understand football." The sage ex-New York Jets coach, the architect of the Super Bowl III upset of the Baltimore Colts, had just given him his coaching foundation. Simple as it sounds — getting numbers advantages against defenses, balancing double-teams, etc. — it helped Watson survive one of the most volatile coaching changes in Big 12 (or Big Eight, for that matter) history. The way furious Nebraska fans ran four-year flop Bill Callahan out of town two years ago, you'd think his offensive coordinator would be carried off in the mob's hysteria. He wasn't. You see, Bo knows football. Bo Pelini also knows math. So when he came over from Louisiana State last year as Callahan's successor, he saw a 2007 offense that overcame a 5-7 season and the worst defense in school history to rank ninth nationally in total yards (468.3 per game). Pelini retained Watson to keep the Nebraska offense on course while Pelini revived the flat-lining defense. The mutual respect they had while Watson was the offensive coordinator at Colorado and Pelini was defensive coordinator at Nebraska and Oklahoma paid off. Last year, Nebraska had the nation's No. 12 total offense (450.8 yards per game) and No. 17 scoring offense (35.4 points per game) as the Cornhuskers went 9-4. Nebraska is back, and Watson is a huge reason. "I believe he's as good as there is in the United States," Pelini said. "Watts is a guy who's not an ego guy. He takes everybody's input. You just saw how they adapted and how the offense evolved last year. It doesn't happen unless you have a pretty special group of guys." How Watson, who turns 50 on Sept. 21, wound up at Nebraska was partially his own fault and not because he sent a resume. From 1999-2001, he and former Colorado coach Gary Barnett spent some time every day studying Nebraska's defense. For three years. In 1999, a missed field goal at the end of regulation in Boulder cost Colorado in a 33-30 overtime loss to the Huskers. The next year in Lincoln, Josh Brown kicked a 29-yard field goal with no time left to give the Huskers a 34-32 victory. But Colorado rolled 62-36 in 2001, the most points Nebraska had ever given up. "I remember one time, at halftime (leading 42-23), Gary was telling me, 'Just don't look up,' and I never did," Watson said. "We worked on it hard. Every year we kept finding some things. In 2001, it all came together in the perfect night." Nebraska never recovered under Frank Solich. He went 7-7 in 2002, and a 9-3 mark in 2003 cost him his job. In came Callahan, who hired Watson, a fellow graduate of the West Coast offensive school, after CU's purge of Barnett at the end of the 2005 season. Watson and Barnett teamed to win four North Division titles and a Big 12 crown. It has been four years since Barnett's firing, and Watson is as loyal to his old boss as the day Barnett hired him at Northwestern in 1997. To this day Watson says the CU recruiting party scandal that brought down Barnett did not have the head coach's fingerprints on it. "He's the most moral guy I've ever been around," Watson said. Watson's hands, however, are all over Nebraska's offense. Unlike under Callahan, Watson calls the plays, and Pelini's involvement doesn't go beyond poking his head in the offensive meeting room. This year may be Watson's biggest challenge. Gone is Joe Ganz, whom Watson turned into the top single-season passer in Nebraska history last year. Replacing him is junior Zac Lee, son of former NFL quarterback Bob Lee, who threw all of two passes a year ago as Ganz's backup. If he goes down, Watson is stuck with true freshman Cody Green or junior Latravis Washington, a converted linebacker. Redshirt freshman Kody Spano blew out his knee last week and is out for the season. Whoever's there, Watson isn't conceding the North title to Kansas. "I believe in our system," he said. "I believe in the pieces around him. We have enough pieces around him to take care of a young quarterback." If Nebraska does win the North — the Huskers are ranked 22nd in the coaches poll — Watson may become too marketable to keep. "Hopefully, some day I'll get that chance," he said of becoming a head coach. "I want that chance. I do. Bo knows." Yes, Bo knows football. So does Watson.

Sounds good, considering several months of build up

Why does everyone feel the need to get so defensive over an article? Seriously, it's not going to change the result of the play, so who cares? I just don't get why it matters. It's supposed to be an entertaining piece of material but some people take it way over the top. What????? Here's a reason....when somebody is continuously a douchebag somebody needs to call him out on his douchebaggery. I actually think that is a man law.......

If you're 6'7" in a little town in ND you'd better be all-state basketball but still think he could be a great OG Size doesn't have to do with all of it. His brother plays Division I ball at Montana. I think it shows more that Brent is an athlete, and we may have found something big under that rock up in ND that very few others knew about. I believe that Milt Tenopir loved recruiting line men with strong basketball ties and backgrounds, because they had excellent foot work and that made teaching his technique that much easier. Actually, size is everything in that size of school. I made that statement with an assumption he was a pretty athletic guy. I'm not bashing the guy, I just grew up in an area like that and at 6'3" and a PG the height made it easy for me. The good knews he isn't suffering from Big Fish Small Pond syndrome. A lot of college athlethes like myself and Brent tend to get overwhelmed when the competition level grows that much from what we are used to in the small schools. I suffered from it, he isn't so far. That's a very good thing.

I agree with that whole-heartedly. I would also argue that with Pelini most walk-ons and instate guys will probably be on defense. You can teach defensive technique if somebody has the heart and desire, and most in-state guys will have incredible determination to succeed for NU.

Other than Austin, TX, I am not sure there are better looking women anywhere in the Big 12 than Lawrence. Maybe some ties for second with us... Are you being serious right now? Ever been to Boulder or College Station or any school in Texas. I hate CU but they have them some hot wimmens, man.

Seems about right there. OU was on a mission and were on the biggest roll in the history of the NCAA. I never thought we were going to lose anygame but that one after MU. As far as VT, I think we can do that. OU is going to depend on how the rest of the season unfolds. If we go into that game undefeated or one loss, confidence will be high. I will tell you this, it won't be as lopsided as last year.

Cool article, man. Thanks for sharing. "You don't come to Nebraska to win nine games." That is going in my sig line.

This is true. If it was arthroscopic surgery, a young man in the kind of excellent shape Kody was in could easily come back that quickly. When I was playing CBB I tore my ACL on a partial and made it back to play in the conference tournament, 3 1/2 months and that was 6 years ago. It can easily be done. The problem, and I have read this, is that he had such good muscle tone it could have masked the movement of the knee and supported it when his knee was having problems. Or it could be that damn brace he was wearing that I am convinced, through many knee surgeries, are destined to cause more problems. JMHO, but wanted to contribute my experience. I may not be an Orthopedist (sp?), but I have had surgeries on both knees.

If you're 6'7" in a little town in ND you'd better be all-state basketball but still think he could be a great OG

bohl was let go before the CU game and then didn't care so he didn't game plan. well, that is very interesting. So, the Craig Bohl that was on the sideline for the 2002 season was some sort of robot version filling in until Solich could persuade Pelini to come in 2003?

So is Rush Limbaugh....

fixed it for ya!