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I've found it easy to forget just how good he was. My memory of him last season is tainted by his injury and overshadowed by the team's implosion down the stretch. When I go back and watch highlights from the Washington, KState, or OSU games, I'm blown away. To think he was a RS freshman assuming the role of starting QB is incredible. Here's to hoping for a healthy and productive first season in the Big 10.

 

Just think what he could do if he improves even a little bit. Even with modest improvement like you would expect from your Freshman year to your Sophomore year, and health, he could be a terror.

This and this!

I have never seen a player that never started in college before AND then went out to be a freshmen AA but still get attacked so much. Like K-dog said in the previous post, if he improves JUST A BIT, the guy becomes a 1,200 yard rusher and 2,200 yard passer AS A SOPHOMORE.

FNL was/is a fantastic show. I really think that the name (Friday Night Lights, yes I know that was the name of the book and the movie) made NBC feel like it HAD to be on Friday's, I get that, I really do but lets face it, Friday night TV is death, unless the show is Dallas and people want to see who shot JR!

Secondly, people that this show was all about football, maybe even that it was going to be a bit MTV'ie or American Pie like but that was not the case, this show really only had a few minutes of football in each episode.

I have to think that if this show was in a time slot like Greys Anatomy that it would have been a much bigger hit. I think girls would have really liked the show.

It is just really hard to suck in the 16-35 year old girl/guy crowd for Friday night shows.

Sometimes it doesnt matter if you have coaches on a kid, some coaches just have "it", you know what I mean, you probably have friends or had friends where people just wanted to hang with them, or it was "always more fun if so-so was there", its like that with recruiting.

I have "recruited" kids and I have seen kids get recruited. Some coaches just have a way about them that kids relate to. Its weird, they wont tell their mom or dad anything but they will tell this certian coach about EVERYTHING.

Its not a fault or anything like that, just like being tall or short is not a fault, its just a "thing".

I have coached with guys that knew more about X's and O's then I could EVER know but they could not relate to kids, for me, I can relate to kids but I sure have no idea how to coach certain positions and I am the worlds WORST OC.

I think that overall college will help you more then hurt you.

This kid ends upa 4 star. Had he stayed out in Cali, he ends up at hig 4 star. Wait for this senior year, he will have 35 offers.

This is a classic example of the Pelinis finding talent early, again.

The thing is, you might not get a job in your major BUT many many many companies require that you have a degree even to get an interview.

well i had one option this year which was wyoming.. looking at how to get there from honolulu it looked like a real bitch... like 8 or 9 hour day... and f%&k that i've driven thru wyoming twice on the 80 (even got a sh**ty ticket there) so in the end i had to pick my battles and wont be able to go to any games...

 

SOOOO ive already booked a hotel for the Huskers v. UCLA game next year... really really exctied about that one

 

after that so far the only thing for sure is Huskers @ Fresno state in 2014 which is also a giant bitch to get to other than that i've got to hope for some west coast games yet to be marked down

 

 

For the WYO game would you have flown into Denver?

 

 

yeah and from dever hop on something smaller to laramie or whatever.... but going all the way to denver does not appeal to me at all and then looking on a map going all that way does not appeal to me either........

How did you end up on the islands, or are you from there?

well i had one option this year which was wyoming.. looking at how to get there from honolulu it looked like a real bitch... like 8 or 9 hour day... and f%&k that i've driven thru wyoming twice on the 80 (even got a sh**ty ticket there) so in the end i had to pick my battles and wont be able to go to any games...

 

SOOOO ive already booked a hotel for the Huskers v. UCLA game next year... really really exctied about that one

 

after that so far the only thing for sure is Huskers @ Fresno state in 2014 which is also a giant bitch to get to other than that i've got to hope for some west coast games yet to be marked down

For the WYO game would you have flown into Denver?

While this sweet topic that I started is going, how do most of you get your tickets?

I could watch House Hunters all day long. I love it! I love when they say "Their budget is 290,000 dollars" then the first house they go see is listed at 360,000.

Or when they go to a house listed at $400,000 and the house is basically gutted on the inside or half the house has TONS of work to be done.

 

My wife and I watch it all the time and it gives us ideas on how to improve our house. Also when I bought my house 3 years ago I never thought of most of the questions that those home buyers were asking so the show has giving me a better insight on what questions to ask and what to look for when my wife and I go to purchase a bigger house in a few years.

I am looking right now and I hardly ask any questions. I am pretty much the worst home shopper ever.

I think right now it looks like I will be hitting up the Fresno State game (that will probably just be a Champions Club or T-gating game) and the MSU game.

Then others that I might/want to make would be Washington and OSU.

Iowa would be cool but that 11am game time just sucks.

I could watch House Hunters all day long. I love it! I love when they say "Their budget is 290,000 dollars" then the first house they go see is listed at 360,000.

Remember last year and the year before when it was odd NOT to see Adi kick it into the endzone?!?!

That leg will be missed.

ColoHusker, nice first post!

I dont follow recruiting as much as you do Speed but it has long been my feeling that Zona and Nevada will become hotbeds of recruiting very very soon, the population explosion in both of those states and the constant building of new high schools will be a huge impact. Nevada and Zona both pretty much beg teachers to move there due to all the new schools and openings.

Arizona took off sooner then Nevada did but I expect both to produce lots of players very soon. Nevada would be a fantastic place to get a "foot in the door" recruiting wise because there really is no "love" for any home school there, first, the colleges there are not really football schools and two most of the people are transplants with no ties.

I think everyones points are valid and are basically saying to same thing. The OP just needs to think through the decision and make the one thats best for them in the long run. As with all things it is what you make of it.

 

If you are a hard worker and a freindly approachable person chances are it wont matter where you recieved your B.S. or Masters. And college is what you make of it. I went to a 4 years University from day 1. I did infact meet my wife there. I did infact meet many of my closest friends there. I did infact have 2 guys that i used to get wasted and puke with our freshman year standing as my groomsmen when I was married 5 years later. One of those men takes my 5 year old fishing a few times a year now and they both are fixtures in my home with my family.

 

However, I am a people person. I am likable. I am the type of person who can walk into a room knowing nobody and leave with a few friends. So....is that my story because i went to a 4 year and had that freshman experiance with those friends? or just because i would have made freinds no matter where i was?

 

As I said above, it is what you make of it. I made the most of my time in college and i have alot of great things to show from it.

I dont like you...okay maybe I do.

I think everything you said is pretty much spot on. Is it for everyone, nope, could it cost lots of money, sure. Can it really be worth it, you bet.

 

 

I hope you dont think I am trying to be a D-bag when I reply to your post, I was just trying to explain my side of it. I do agree with you that lots of kids should check out CC first, it just seems like this kid was talking about a U. Also, why was your choice lucky? You sound like you hated college.

 

 

Nope, good response. We are about the same age it looks like.

 

I was lucky because I went to college for the wrong reason. It has worked out fine for me, but the only reason I did it is because everyone else was doing it. I think it is one of the reasons why MBA participation is exploding right now. I believe a lot of people are getting MBA's because they think MBA = more money and more opportunities. I think most are falling for the propaganda hook line and sinker.

 

A few years ago, when I was living in a different part of the country, there was a top 5 MBA school literally down the street from me. I watched as my next door neighbor and 3 of his buddies went through the program. I don't know the details of the buddies finances, but I think they had wealthy families. My neighbor was in his late twenties with wife and child. He had racked up about $150K in student loans in 2.5 years. When he graduated, he had his choice of several $80K in major metro areas. He moved to Boston to take his $80K job. It take forever plus a day to pay off $150K making $80K in Boston. I think his buddies made more money and I don't think that they had debt issues either.

 

I have my job and my career in part because of a college education, but I also believe that is one of the most overrated things out there. I have worked with people in my exact role that have received degrees from Michigan, Michigan State, West Point, Clemson, Bellevue University, and Phoenix. There are more, but my point is it doesn't matter.

 

I just think people need to be careful.

I do know what you mean about MBA schools. I had two friends go to U of Chicago for MBA's, which I think is 1 or 2 ranked and they both seem to enjoy the benifits of that degree. In the end though, it really just depends, you never know what will happen.

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I would not suggest a CC, go to school, meet friends, live away from home and have fun.

 

Check out some places you think you might like to live later on in live, maybe some SEC schools, who knows. Just get on a campus and enjoy your time, check out some Frats, see if its for you, check out the doorms.

 

Can it be exepensive? Sure, but its worth it. Now, if you are planning on going into Family and Consumer Science, Education, Social Work, stay away from the really expensive schools.

 

But I woudl tell you NOT to worry about the money part, college is an experience, you will probably meet your future best friends there, the same friends that you will be talking to, emailing and textings 20 years from now, you will possibly meet your wife, you will go back and visit the place a few times.

 

It will be worth it. Just be sure to work over the summers to have spending money!

 

 

I fundamentally disagree with every single thing that you put in your post. Probably the worst part that I hear constantly that is that 'college is an experience', so just do what feels good. It is reckless and ignorant to tell an 18 year old to do it cause it feels good not because it is what is logical. Everything is an experience.

 

You will probably meet your future best friends there and possibly meet your wife.??? I live 300 miles away from where I graduated from and rarely talk to anyone that I went to school with. I met my wife while she was attending another University. I don't know about probably, maybe, possibly or might, but you will definitely being paying for it long after you realize that employers don't care if you took 2 years of Gen Ed's at Metro before you finished at UNL or UNO. I'm sure your counter will be that your wife was your Chemistry Lab partner and the best man in your wedding use to hold your face out of the toilet in the dorm room so you wouldn't drown when you puked.

 

If I had to do it all over again, I would have gone to a school like Milford-SCC and learned a trade rather than my Nebraska-Degree that I really don't use. You enter the workforce a lot faster because you have real work skills and it is far easier to find a job. I do understand that that isn't for everybody.

 

I had no adult 'real world guidance' when I chose the university that I ended up attending. I made the choice based upon where I wanted to play football only. Looking back I can't believe how lucky I was because that was a really stupid decision.

I never took chem and I am not married. Maybe I should have taken Chem class!

College doesnt have to be expensive. Heck, you live in a house with 4 or 5 friends you pay 200 dollars a month for your rent/bills. I am not sure about undgrad tution anymore but I just took a couple more Masters classes this summer, through UNK and for two classes (6 hours) it was 1500 dollars. So, undergrad would be a bit cheaper. 184 a credit hour at UNK (I imagine UNL is the same or close to it) so 15 credits will run you 3,000 dollars, toss in books, we can say about 3,500 give or take a bit.

So now you are looking at 200 month for rent/bills, 3,500 a semester for 15 credit hours (you can always take 12 and then take a few classes over the summer at SCC or Metro to save cash). Food/booze, thats tough, if he lives in Omaha and is at UNL then my guess is he gets away with coming home to get food and 20 dollars here and there so he can probably live on about 150 a month for all food and booze. Okay, so lets see.

3,500 (per semester if taking 15 hours) 7,000 total

2,000 (if you can get a off camups house with friends and you pay about 200 a month, doable, trust me)

150 (a month food/booze) we will round up to 1,400

10,400 dollars for a year of school. That is not that expensive.

Now, lets assume again that this kid WORKS full time over the summer, 10-12 weeks of full time work, say about 8 dollars an hour. 3,200, take out taxes, 2,400 dollars (give or take)He just paid for 20% of his first year. WOW, thats really good.

Now, lets say he works a bit during the school year, maybe 15 hours a week. So after taxes he is making 100 dollars a week (maybe he waites tables or bartends, tax free baby, shhhhh, dont tell the IRS) so now we are looking at 400 a month, during the school year. Lets be nice and say that counts as September - April (I will do you a solid and not even count Xmas, lets give him the entire month of December off) so 7 months at 400 a month. 2,800 (roughly, maybe he misses a few days cause he is sick or maybe he gets more cash for Xmas and uses that, who knows.

So our 10,400 that we started with was down to 7,000 from his summer work and with his "during school work" it is down to 5,200, lets be really safe and say its closer to 6,000.

Now, after having a full time job (real work experience, possibly something he can use later, maybe something that he will end up majoring in) and then being a responsible kid and working during the school year (I did it, Tom Olsen Lawn Care, Lincoln Nebraska, I BUSTED MY ASS mowing lawns for that man) so he is alreayd down to 6,000!

This kid has not only had a great college experience but he also worked full time over the summer and 20 hours a week while in school! Lets not forget, this is taking 15 credits each semester, not 12 and 12 or 12 and 15 or 15 and 12. So it could be a bit less!

So now, we have this, what did you call it, "reckles and ignorant" advice given to this 18 year old kid, who has paid for over HALF his first year of school, was away from home, growing up, being responsible with a full time and part time job, learning in the class and meeting new friends.

Dont even get me started if he is working right now, cause, well, thats even more money that he will have to use!

I did it, not long ago, I did again for my Masters. It is very doable. If you want to do it.

Is it for everyone? No, its not, but its doable and can be done cheaply.

I do agree with what you said about possible employers not really caring about your gen eds, thats true. Unless you went to a top 10 school, no one really cares to much.

I hope you dont think I am trying to be a D-bag when I reply to your post, I was just trying to explain my side of it. I do agree with you that lots of kids should check out CC first, it just seems like this kid was talking about a U. Also, why was your choice lucky? You sound like you hated college.

I talk to my college friends all the time. I have been out of undergrade for 13 years or so

I would not suggest a CC, go to school, meet friends, live away from home and have fun.

Check out some places you think you might like to live later on in live, maybe some SEC schools, who knows. Just get on a campus and enjoy your time, check out some Frats, see if its for you, check out the doorms.

Can it be exepensive? Sure, but its worth it. Now, if you are planning on going into Family and Consumer Science, Education, Social Work, stay away from the really expensive schools.

But I woudl tell you NOT to worry about the money part, college is an experience, you will probably meet your future best friends there, the same friends that you will be talking to, emailing and textings 20 years from now, you will possibly meet your wife, you will go back and visit the place a few times.

It will be worth it. Just be sure to work over the summers to have spending money!

Remember before, if someone in the community or subdivision had a pool, pretty much every kid used it. Now, you have to lock it down.

thanks Oaktown, I think you might be right

Here is the thing, I dont really have other things that I spend lots of money on. I am not a car guy, or motorcycle guy, I dont take fancy vacations. Basically I party with friends and I do like pools.

 

Anyone else with a pool? Would love to hear more thoughts.

 

To the poster in Hawaii, do most homes have pools there?

 

 

 

umm im not sure.... i think enough do to have a booming pool man industry here but not alot to be honest

 

i mean if you want a pool go for it but my thinking is that it just gets old after a while... i guess its lke the new hot club spot that opens up... first its packed all the time but after awhile its the same old thing and kinda boring... but if you love pools that much then its all!

I can see what you mean about it getting old after awhile.

Some of the houses I am looking at have nice sized lots, I keep thinking it would be great, with an outdoor area for cooking out. Who am I kidding, I will be stuck in an apt never able to find anythin!!!

I don't coach at that level but I coach.

I would look up the Gap-8 (you might see it called the Mirror Defense) its super easy to teach and to learn.

6-2 at that level is good, just make sure you have GOOD players as your ends, have them playing standing up on the outside shoulder to stop sweeps and tosses.

5-2 is something you will see a lot but it will basically become a 5-3. Its good at that level because you have a NT and centers have a hard time with that.

When its 3rd and long (anything over 7 yards at that age) drop a linebacker and play with two corners and two FS's.

When you have an idea of what you would like to run, PM me, if you want any thoughts I would be glad to help out.

Not to be a jerk Zoogs but Cody's high school offense was simple for a reason, his high school coach was smart. Wats is the one that makes QB's look bad.

Wats always said he did not like packages for QB's but wanted them to know it all, why? Thats foolish, thats trying to be to smart for your own good.

If a guy is not great at throwing slants, then dont make him throw slants. If he is better at deep routes, then give him that. If he has a hard time with reads, then make them auto-reads by formation.

On to Cooper, he played high school ball near where I grew up and where I played. The team struggles, a lot, they get good players but the staff has a hard time with them due to a lack of committment from the school, community and often time the players. My guess, Cooper never really had great coaching and excelled due to his freakish ability. To him, all of this is new. Read steps, his keys (which in high school my guess would be he hardly ever had and is the hardest thing for a FS or SS to get used to), his rotations and then the killer, communication.

High school communication and college communication are SOOO different. I would bet his toughest call in high school was yelling out the strong side of the field and possibly a color and number for a coverage scheme.

Here is the thing, I dont really have other things that I spend lots of money on. I am not a car guy, or motorcycle guy, I dont take fancy vacations. Basically I party with friends and I do like pools.

Anyone else with a pool? Would love to hear more thoughts.

To the poster in Hawaii, do most homes have pools there?