NU fan in Denver

Got me 3 of them.

He rips Holtz in his book to. His book talks about the struggles his brother had and how ND and Holtz basically ignored him. Haven't finished the book yet, but it is a good one.

After looking at who is still here and who has performed up to their star rating, I give the class a C. Callahan didn't recruit football players he recruited

I think it is a great move. Wish it would have happened a year or two ago, but we are thin at LB and at least he has some senior experience. I think the statement he made about the previous staff shows a lot about the character of that staff. I bet he isn't the only player, present or past, that feels that way.

Agreed, think he should go if found guilty of DUI. He was more that 2 times over the limit. He got lucky once, was punished the second time, and if guilty should be gone the third time.

For some reason that doesn't surprise me. As time goes on, more and more of Callahan's brillance shows through.

Im game

They could have swabbed his hand at the scene or in jail...that would have been the fishy part in my mind. He is quite a bit bigger than she is, so it wouldn't have taken much to overpower her and slip his hand up there real quick (his is an lineman, they are supposed to have quick hands and feet - remember?). Bond was probably so high because he tried to kick the butts of not one, but six cops, and the judge read in court yesterday a detailed account of that part of the police report when she set the bond. He wasn't charged yet because they want to either take it to a grand jury, where only the prosecution has an advantage of keeping everything secret until trial, or they just want to make sure that they get all the charges right the first time. I would be totally upset if you couldn't call the cops on something this serious and he was still walking....but then I have daughters. I guess you would just let a rapist go, too, until you could take him to court? Don't think so. I am not attacking you, but the cops, and really the judge, did what they are supposed to do. He is lucky he didn't get shot if he went after the cops like they are saying he did...or at least tazzered. In my mind, the criminals have too many rights, and I am glad that they are taking this matter seriously, because it is a very serious matter. This wasn't just a prank, this was a felony. I am sure if this was your daughter you would feel a whole lot differently about it. I don't care who you are, you don't take those kind of liberties with a young lady, no matter who she is either - whether her mom is a judge or the janitor....or even if she was a stripper. Everyone has rights. Yes they do, including the accused. Give him his day in court. Innocent until proven guilty.

I thought I read somewhere that 1st degree sexual assualt is a non bondable offense. Anyway, half a million dollar bail, ouch.

I doubt Nicks is penalized... "Coach, I got ticketed for being at a loud party". If he impressed the NFL scounts and coaches, he'll go on day 1. Purify on the other hand, has shown to completely lack common sense. I wouldn't want him on any team I coached. He's trouble waiting to happen. Nicks was arrested though, not just ticketed. It sure isn't going to raise his draft stock. And Mo is on probation. Not sure what the conditions of his probation are, but this can't help. Jail time anyone?

They have a couple here in Denver. I enjoy it. We have had them provide food for a few work functions. Everyone seemed to like it.

Is that how Coach Blake gets recruits? Just show up. I don't like that philosophy. I want someone who shows up and works their tail off and earns their spot.

Rivals always seems to have inflated numbers to sell subscriptions. After further review, Mo's 40 time on rivals when he was recruited was 4.45 and Octaviens was 4.5. http://rivals100.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=102381 Good article. Answers some ?'s

Rivals always seems to have inflated numbers to sell subscriptions. After further review, Mo's 40 time on rivals when he was recruited was 4.45 and Octaviens was 4.5.

Does anyone ever wonder how everyone coming out of hs runs a 4.4 or 4.5 on Rivals. Then when they are tested in the combine, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7's are the norm?

just curious ...what were you doing there? . . . the threadstarter . . . IS MAURICE PURIFY!! Edit: Did anyone see that World-Herald article this week about Purify? It said he's been working his butt off, dropped fifteen pounds and shaved time off his 40. Sounds very optimistic. It is too bad he didn't work that hard when he was @ NU. At one point, didn't he balloon up to almost 240? I never thought he was ever over 230 but that could just be me. I thought I remembered reading, may have been last year before spring practice, that he was up around 238 and the coaches didn't seem too happy with that. Any way, wish him well, just thought he would become a more productive player in this offense.

just curious ...what were you doing there? . . . the threadstarter . . . IS MAURICE PURIFY!! Edit: Did anyone see that World-Herald article this week about Purify? It said he's been working his butt off, dropped fifteen pounds and shaved time off his 40. Sounds very optimistic. It is too bad he didn't work that hard when he was @ NU. At one point, didn't he balloon up to almost 240?

LJS Imagine if you will Emmitt Smith wearing a Nebraska football uniform. Yeah, that may have been worth checking out. Smith of course ended up at the University of Florida before a Hall-of-Fame NFL career. As the story goes, Smith was one of those big fish that got away from the Huskers in the final hours before national signing day. Dave Gillespie, who spent several years on the Nebraska staff, was on the phone with someone at Smith’s press conference to reveal his decision. It was down to three schools. Nebraska was one of them. Always one for a show, Smith was supposedly planning to draw a school out of a hat. “My guess would have been that every sheet of paper in there said Florida,” Gillespie said. There have been a few players like Smith who got away from Nebraska over the years. Last year, highly-touted San Antonio high school linebacker Travis Lewis decommitted two days before signing day in favor of Oklahoma. David Ross, a California cornerback with some of those recruiting stars by his name, had Nebraska thinking he was headed here until he changed his mind the morning of signing day, and inked with Oregon State instead. Now a linebacker with the Detroit Lions, Buster Davis was undecided in the final days. Davis said he wished he could attend both Nebraska and Florida State. He went with Florida State. And few folks can forget the circus when hot-shot quarterback Carlyle Holiday kept Husker fans on the edge of their seats before turning down Big Red in the final hour for … Notre Dame. Josh Freeman was a late loss before the early-signing period, and there have been others that had recruiting fans crying on their keyboard. Of course there have been a few big gets in those final days, too. Does Tommie Frazier ring a bell? Frazier visited NU on the final recruiting weekend and his decision was down to the last day. That turned out O.K. Days like today always brought some nervous feelings around the football offices, Gillespie said. Coaches weren’t allowed to be on the road, so they were left waiting for letters-of-intent to arrive. “Everybody kind of knew the sound of the fax machine when it started,” Gillespie said. “Everybody hears that and their ears might perk up and they might run over to the fax machine and see what was coming through. If it wasn’t a letter-of-intent, there might be some words that you wouldn’t want to hear, and they’d go back to doing what they’re doing.” There were always one or two committed players you worried about, but most were slam dunks, Gillespie said. “(But) until you have that fax there is always some question,” he said. The last-minute surprises of signing day have probably diminished over the years. Players begin committing — and decommitting — earlier these days. Factor in how public recruiting has become, and there don’t seem to be many secrets anymore. With this year’s Nebraska recruiting class, little drama is expected today. Anybody see Baker Steinkuhler going somewhere else? Could you suddenly tell Bo Pelini and Tom Osborne thanks, but no thanks? Of course, there’s never any guarantees in recruiting. Just go back to last year at Dominguez High in Compton, Calif. Ross, the star cornerback, had filled out the paperwork for Nebraska the evening before signing day. He was supposed to meet Coach Keith Donerson at 8 a.m. to fax it to Lincoln. “He showed up at 10 o’clock wearing an Oregon State sweatshirt, and then we knew he already signed and sent his fax into Oregon State,” Donerson said. It seems Ross, who redshirted last season but should see action this year, liked to make college coaches happy. He was in Lincoln for the Nebraska-Texas game, loved it and soon committed. Trips to Oregon State and Arizona State followed, with Ross committing to those schools also. Ross and his coach had a lengthy life-lesson talk after the signing day dust had settled. “They’re still 17- or 18-year-old kids, and it’s hard to say no to some people,” Donerson said. It goes both ways, though. One of Donerson’s players this season committed to Utah. This week they inquired about the player’s paperwork, and were informed the spot was no longer available. Regardless, Dominguez High will send at least five players to Division I schools this season. After Ross’ last-minute decommitment last season, Bill Callahan called to say Nebraska would no longer be recruiting Dominguez players. It wasn’t long ago Donerson heard from Nebraska again. Pelini was on the line. “He said, ‘Don’t worry about it, Nebraska is still going to keep recruiting Dominguez.’” I'm glad Pelini is on the way to cleaning up the messes BC left.

A player that comes to mind is Ross Pilkington. A 3 year player (1 under BC), who just packed it up and left. Maybe he had his reasons, who knows. It was kind of like, I've had it with this sh#t, I quit.

It seems that rivals picks 27 to 30 5 star players a year. If that is the case and there are 4 classes to choose from then that is 5 out of 108 or 4.6%. But that isn't completely accurate because some younger 5 star players may still make it. More research is needed to come to a conclusion.

So why don't we have as many player transfers as we did with the last coaching change? Does this make a statement about BC. In fact I see the opposite effect happening, players leaving other schools to play for NU.

I made this the other day and it is great. Highly recommended.

I wonder if the writer ever got out of the south east before writing the article.

FWIW, I would be careful using wikipedia. I had a professor that said most schools won't accept papers that use wiki as a source.

I made it until the 4th qtr last night/this morn. It was getting late so I had to turn in.