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We got a heck of a new RB group coming in by the way....

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Greg Bell #1 JUCO RB 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Maurice Washington #10 HS RB (can also play WR or DB)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Miles Jones #17 HS ATH (can also play WR)

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Moses Bryant (walk on) 

thats basically a whole depth chart of guys in one class. 

Listening to Sharp & Benning... It was stated they squatted out of season and made gains but in season Riley didn’t want them lifting too much for fear of injury. Mark Phillip’s hands were tied. Some guys did squat and commit to weights in season but the accountability and requirement was not there so some guys got lazy and didn’t lift like they should have. They also weren’t required to eat 3 meals a day at the training table and were eating bad foods. The body fat on these guys was way too high. They lost muscle mass as the season went on and thus lost mental confidence. When they did squat it was an assisted Olympic type. 

Now they are doing old school bar on the back squats and it’s being required with accountability for all linemen consistently. All the team is also required to eat 3 meals a day from the training table to eliminate a lot of the bad food options they were choosing. 

Call me crazy but Michigan might not be as hard as we think. Their morale is down right now. They have underperformed and Harbagh is feeling the heat. Their last couple recruiting classes haven’t been that much better than ours and their players aren’t believing in the system like they were a couple years ago. 

If patterson gets eligibility this year and they find he is a good QB for them, it could help them a lot but I don’t think they are going to be as good as we thought. 

Gebbia will be our 2018 starter. 

Martinez will challenge him and will be #2 unless he is redshirted. I think a redshirt would be ideal but probably won’t happen. We don’t have the depth or experience to do it and he came early for a reason. 

#3 will be Vedral but he will help with plays from the sideline, coach in practice, simulate scout teams, etc. Since he has to sit out this year. 

behind them will be O’Brien, Bunch, and Masker. 

I fully expext O’Brien to transfer when he sees he’s 3rd/4th. 

Greg Bell was brought in to be the starter. You don’t bring in a JUCO guy with his level of talent so he can be a backup. 

We also don’t bring in 2-3 RB’s in this class if we already have 5 on the roster unless the coaches didn’t see what they wanted in the room. 

They mentioned they wanted speed, a home run threat, good vision and ability to catch passes and pass protect. 

Theres been discussions about putting Tre Bryant on a medical scholarship. His knee is just worn down. 

Ozigbo and Wilbon are question marks. Spring will tell us more but one of those is likely to transfer after spring. 

This is our starting OLB we have been needing. He starts day 1 here. 6’5” 260 with 4.5 speed is a freak athlete that’s hard to find. This is a Randy Gregory level talent that would fix our pass rush issues and give us the speed we need in coverage. This is a HUGE need and a huge get if we can land him. 

This photo brings a smile to my face... I miss Ron Brown & Ameer and when Frost is next to them it brings me back to happier memories from Nebraska. Days of spectacular plays and wins. 

I saw Rivals mention something concerning... two QB's say if Riley is fired they will transfer. Lee will most likely try to go pro after this year if Riley is fired and a new system comes in. 

That would leave Nebraska with a new coach and no QB's except for Andrew Bunch. It has also been reported we will lose Keyshawn Johnson Jr's return, will not sign Bookie, Chase Williams, Joshua Moore, 

but will most likely hold on to Jurgens, Cameron Brown, Pickering, Farniok, Alston,   Goodrich, etc. 

we are just in a mess right now. the poor record has our class falling apart due to uncertainty with the coaching staff. We have a significant talent upgrade need on the team already and are already down several scholarship players. Bringing in a new coach means a whole new system again... and 3-4 weeks to put an entire class together for signing day. It's going to be mass chaos!! Whether Riley is retained or not, it's going to be hard to recruit this year and probably next. 

10 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Just cancel next season if Riley is retained. No amount of PR would sit well with the fan base. Nebraska could have top 5 recruiting classes for a couple of years and Riley wouldn't know what to do with them. 

Rutgers, Illinois, Purdue, Arkansas State...Say those out loud. They sound as bad as they look.

3 years is enough time for a staff to either fix it or hit the door. Riley is a good guy and I like most of the coaches on the staff, but a change is needed. 

So then if Frost is not an option who is the right guy for the job? 

So as a hypothetical what if...

lets say Tennessee, Florida, UCLA, and Texas A&M all approach Scott Frost as their #1 choice for their next Head Coach. 

Lets say one of those schools offers him over 5 million but wants him to agree to the job secretly before end of season. Let's say Nebraska waits to fire Riley because our AD is assessing the situation and wants to give it some time. 

If Frost is gone and we don't get a shot at him... what's plan B? 

If Frost was not an option, then would the fans be more open to giving Riley another season? Or would they still say fire him and go for another coach. IF we take Frost off the table who do we hire who has multiple seasons of proven winning with low talent, good culture, quick turn around, power 5 experience, is a Nebraska fit, and a big name with recruiting clout? Can you think of someone who fits all that? 

Or do you keep Riley and go on this big PR stunt that his job is safe and his coaching is not the problem, talent is... so that we can try to put a good recruiting class together? 

What does Chancellor Green and President Bounds state they want in a coach/AD right now? Why did they say they canned Eickhorst? Right now the "what we need that we are lacking" discussion is completely geared towards a  proven winner. If Riley gets canned it's not because of Public Relations, team division, effort, or Academic/off field stuff. It's strictly because of a lack of wins and players making mistakes over and over. So based on our history, they will now search for a winner. I just hope, and feel, that the next guy is going to be the good of Riley mixed with the wins they want. Let's not yo-yo again. Let's bring it to the middle this time. 

Damon Benning has said he thinks there is a good chance Riley chooses to retire after this season. It's been a big stress on him. You can see it in his face. He is 64 yrs old. He's under tremendous pressure. I personally think we need to keep him, hold on to this recruiting class, let him coach one more year to see what he can do with an older defense, a higher level WR/DB and then assess/fire if things aren't much better. But we will see. I don't see how you can keep him if fans aren't showing up to games, we go 6-6, and we keep making the same mistakes. 

19 hours ago, Isle of View said:

That's a false narrative about Solich.  He had top ten classes in 2000 and 2001, and he had the 14th ranked class on Rivals at the time he was fired.   Callahan inherited 19 guys on defense that would go on to sign NFL contracts.

Thanks for looking that up! I had tried to find it but had a hard time! I just remember that fans were complaining that Solich' recruiting was dropping off from what Osborne was getting his last 6-7 years and what Solich got his first couple of years. Maybe that drop off was minimal, but I distinctly remember the fan base complaining about Solich's recruiting efforts. A lot of it also had to do with Peterson coming in to ride his high horse and make his splash. 

20 hours ago, TGHusker said:

GNF: The key to successful threads and posts - KISS -   Not keep it simple but keep it SHORT (ok medium length at best)  - Way too much verbiage to wade through there.  Got some key points, then say it and you can follow up with the rest of the encyclopedia in follow up posts. 

If it's too long for you, don't read it.  Whether you read it or not is on you not on me. I'm sorry you felt your time was wasted. 

I know Les Miles is 63yrs old but hear me out. WE need an immediate turn around. Frost is in the first year of a contract with UCF in his first head coaching gig ever. I just don't think he's quite there yet. But bring in a guy like Les Miles who never won fewer than 8 games in his 11 years at LSU. He's won a National Championship. He's had a consistent winning record. He is a good recruiter with a big name kids want to play for. His son plays on the team and he's had a year off to refresh and get ready to coach. Bring in a guy like Miles to keep our current recruits and get this ship turned around. Miles coaches for 4-5 years, retires, and Frost then has the HC experience and slides in. 

I think Frost would have a harder time turning this around year 1 and recruiting than a guy like Miles would. 

17 hours ago, Warrior10 said:

Talk with OhioSt has cooled. UGA and Bama may get visits. Two horse race though, and PSU is way out in front. 

I think his dad is pushing him for state a little more than he lets on. His dad Is a huge penn state fan and that school has showed loyalty to his son despite his son decommitting. I do think it's a good thing both parents seem to be involved and his dad is looking for academics and life after football. This is the perfect weekend to bring Micah in to give him the feel he is looking for. We will have several former NFL guys on campus and former national champions, the badgers will bring it, the fans will be loud and involved in the game moreso than lighter games, and all the current commits and their families will be onsite so his parents will get to see the kids in his class. Not to mention our academic all American tradition, and internship program. 

We just offered him. He had 19 offers before ours and is a Georgia boy. It's gonna be tough. 

I still think we are the front runner for this guy. The question I have is, are we slow playing him a bit? At FNL he got beat over and over again. I'm wondering if he is a bit overrated and others have backed off as a result, and we might have somewhat too. 

4 hours ago, BIG ERN said:

5 crystal balls for Penn St this week 

It's because of what his dad said in the interview. Micah was shocked how welcoming the fans and coaches were to him after he de-committed. He thought they would be frustrated. So he was impressed with the support he felt there. I do think there's a good chance he ends up at Penn State. That's the easiest move that makes the most people happy and the program is on the rise. It's closest to home and the program he is the most familiar with due to repeated visits over and over. However, if he wants to be a leader and be different, he might pick Nebraska. Both his parents are making the trip so we have a chance to wow them. 

18 hours ago, Landlord said:

Anecdotally, here on huskerboard, think about  @girlknowsfootball. Have never in my time here been like "lol that's a weird and unnecessary username"

 

Would certainly be odd if there was a poster named manknowsfootball  

It's my username because I am a female who feels I have a pretty above average understanding of football compared to other females. I can keep up with the guys just fine  

1 minute ago, BigRedBuster said:

Offensive line = talent wise....no.  What they are doing...yes.

Outside Linebacker = Talent wise....maybe.  What they are doing....maybe.

WR = Talent wise....no.  What they are doing.....maybe

 

 

These positions have a level of talent at them to the point where they should be performing better than they are.  A total rebuild of all those positions talent wise is not needed to play respectable football.

When I say rebuild for WR - I mean we only have 5-6 scholarship guys and 1 is hurt. We need to rebuild quality depth and not have to play young walk onsins who are unproven as our second stringers. 

1 minute ago, zoogs said:

I think that's reactionary. SE's doing a good, professional job with the department. The same AD who hired Charlie Strong, Will Muschamp, Brady Hoke, etc, went on to hire their successors. We take it out on Steve Pederson, fairly, but the "fire AD" thing seems a bit more uniquely Nebraska to me.

 

Let's say Riley flames out here. We might get the next one right. Of course we could fire SE, too, but where does that kind of pivot take us? I mean, I'd agree this would be absolutely necessary if we needed a "Nebraska guy" to "hire a coach who will bring back the option", or some variant thereof.

Step 1 is to go out and get a proven, respected, good recruiting OL coach who is a good developer. Who did bilema have when he was at Wisconsin? Who has been good at Stanford and Iowa? 

Step 2 is to close out this recruiting class with top of the line skills players with the good recruiters we already have and then land a huge immediate playmaker at a position of need like Parsons. (WR - Jmoore, CBrown, JHall, ICrocker, TBush, etc) (DB - CWilliams, Bookie, BAddison, KGervin, MGoodrich, etc) 

Step 3 is to improve. 

4 minutes ago, wiuhusker said:

I realize this is a pipe dream but I think SE should at least call Stanford and see if David Shaw has any interest. Given the type of football he likes to play he would be the ideal fit and I think the whole fanbase could get behind him. Nothing against any of the other candidates but you're going to have a split fanbase with anyone else except for maybe Frost. 

 

 

He's going to say no. It would be a downgrade from what he has there. He consistently gets the best Olinemen in the country and that's required for him to run his offense. 

2 minutes ago, gossamorharpy said:

hmmmmm, sounds a helluva lot alike another Big Ten west school, who happens to wear red and white and proven to have consistent success with this approach.

I really don't understand how any fan can defend Langs.  He was overhyped and hasn't proven a thing since he arrived.  Literally, the fact Eli Manning improved his passing accuracy 1 year gave this fool way too much credit and, in my opinion, view his performance as a total downgrade from Tim Beck.  For a staff that has this amount of experience, both in college and football, they display a total lack of ability to put their players in a position to succeed.  Knowing NIU's strength on defense is the secondary, we should have been able to easily put up 21+ points by simply running the ball.

 

Tho to give Langs some credit, our offense did post up plus 21+, we just happened to give the guys in white 14.

 

Someone wake me up when this staff gets a damn pulse, I don't expect it to happen anytime soon....

 

 

I find it interesting we put ozigbo in and he got yards by muscling through. Then we took him out. Why? I understand he is 3rd because he isn't good at pass blocking. Okay, the run with him is working, keep running it with him and dont call passes. 

1 minute ago, knapplc said:

There isn't a ton of work to be done to rebuild.  We have top-notch facilities, we'll open our wallet to fund recruiting trips, we sell out the 18th largest stadium in the world every game, and if you're successful we'll celebrate you til your dying day. 

 

A top-notch recruiter comes to Nebraska and there's no reason we can't compete for Conference titles & national championships within three years.

The whole offensive line needs a rebuild, the tight end position needs a rebuild, the OLB needs a rebuild, and the WR's need a rebuild. Bring in a whole new offense and defense again and you're going to need a couple of years for players to learn it and get good at it. The new HC would need to be similar to MR's offense enough to not need to scrap players for different kinds of players. As for D.C., don't judge diaco until he has had two full seasons here.