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Jeff Mason ‏@JW_Mason 2h2 hours ago

With four commits yesterday, here's how the #Huskers commits under Mike Riley are rated from each service:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I do give credit to the new staff for keeping most of the previous commits in the fold. Had we lost 2-3 key guys, this class would have really been struggling.

 

But I don't really see giving them quite so much praise for what they've done finding new guys. I'd give them a decent score for finding what they can and filling in positions of need. But let's be honest, if the previous staff had offered the same guys, there would be tons of complaining about how they couldn't recruit and didn't put enough effort into getting the best players. I'm not a huge star guy but between their rankings and who else was interested, it's not like we had a lot of competition.

 

 

• Barnett is obviously the biggest "star" of the list. But he was nose-diving in the rankings and had the big-name suitors backing off. I don't mind giving him a shot because he has potential but he's a player that wasn't developing as many though he could and thus his stock was falling.
• Young is the next "best" but he actually committed to the previous staff, it just wasn't public until after Riley was hired.
• I think Alston is a really good late find but he also took quite a fall in the ratings and our main competition was Washington State
• Of the guys who were consensus three-stars, Snyder seems to be a good find although a late push by an offer-anyone-who'll-listen Michigan might not mean as much as it seems
• I also see potential in Ozigbo but, again, it has to make you wonder why he wasn't that sought-after.
• Barry could also end up being a good find. There are rumors of academic issues but he claims he's in good shape
• That leaves four guys who were only a two-star by at least one service. Of those, I give Ferguson the best shot as Carr turns out a lot of D1 talent (I think it was 18 last year).
• We stole Sykes from Washington State and Purdue and Minnesota were his other interests
• Davis has really good potential but is definitely a boom-or-bust pickup that we "stole" from Georgia Southern (although I don't mind giving him a shot considering where we are)
• Not saying Reed won't turn into something but he can't be considered anything but a reach to fill a spot.
• I'll give a pass to Ober as they thought we could do better at LS and we obviously had some room

So basically they've gotten two higher-rated guys who had slipped in the rankings, three mid-level guys who are fine grabs to fill out a class, four guys who have to be considered projects and a LS. That's fine for what we had to deal with but there is a lot of possibilities for guys who don't really end up contributing much.

+1 Mav. That's a long version of what I was getting at. We also have to make cuts in order to make room for guys who are considered projects.

 

Again, this is from an armchair coach. I hope the recent additions work out, but Mav is right. If Bo & Co. make those offers and get those commits, people would be rioting right now.

It's not like DPE is gonna be cut to make room Alex Davis or these "project recruits"... The ones that will be replaced will be older "projects" that didn't work out.

Man that was a very unproductive 40 minutes for me...

Sykes announcing at 3pm per Sean Callahan

 

 

 

After I was on this thread, I went to Runza for lunch and got the exact same thing.

Temperature Tuesday, y'all !

 

You can get that style of runza for temp tuesday?

$.22 in my area! ( with fries, drink)

But can you get that pepper spicy runza? I thought it had to be a plain one.

You have to pay a few quarters more to upgrade your original runza to one of the others.

All I can think of every time I see this name

 

First question to him if he commits, needs to be about how he feels using a celery stick to distract the offense.

Neal is going to talk with Snyder today to get him to stay with NU.

That was Mattison (former DC, now DL coach) who said that, right?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that was who said it.

Neal said Michigan came in and said that if it wasn't for football, he wouldn't get into Michigan. Neal felt like they were calling him poor and dumb. That ended the wolverines chances. According to his dad Michigan was basically escorted out of his home after that statement.

Still

 

He dropped the Blackshirt cover photo that he had up this weekend... Could mean nothing, but it has me a little worried.

He dropped that yesterday

Oh gotcha, I wasn't aware of that!

He dropped the Blackshirt cover photo that he had up this weekend... Could mean nothing, but it has me a little worried.

 

This says he committed to nc st already

 

http://www.backingthepack.com/nc-state-football-recruiting/2015/1/24/7886013/johnny-frasier-recruit-nc-state-fsu-seminoles-emmanuel-olenga

how can he be at NC State and Nebraska at the same time?

He isn't here this weekend.

 

Lee just got burnt on a fake reverse for a long TD pass...

Oh no, he got burnt on a trick play in scheme he's probably had a week to immerse himself in. Not worried at all.

 

Never said I was worried, was just sharing a play he was involved in. Step back from the ledge!

Lee just got burnt on a fake reverse for a long TD pass...

If you look from Frost's perspective, the only reason he comes here is purely out of his love for Nebraska. In all other respects, it would be a demotion career wise.

 

A HC in waiting deal? First of all, what does that even mean? Nothing is written into the contracts that guarantees him the job. It's a handshake agreement, and we all know oral contracts are worth the paper they are written on. If the staff were to fail and the offense struggles under Frost, you still think he would have that HC position waiting for him? Of course not.

Oral contracts are written out now???

Didn't Suh want to transfer to Oregon St. before Bo came in? Does anyone remember if that was a closer to home situation or if it was due to Riley and his staff?

Is that pic of it going in, or coming out?

 

coming out

I know I don't hold much clout on this board with my lack of posts, I admit I am more of a reader than poster. However, it annoys me when I read that this team has no fight or heart (given people only say this when we lose). Baseball is a game of failure, injuries, and luck. This team has given their all every game. Nobody expected us to push it to an actual championship game but now we have. We are finally on the verge of making the post season again and that is something any Husker baseball fan should be excited about!

How dare the two announcers do what they are told to do by the people in the production room...

What happened to the new Herbie head logo? What was the story behind that anyway?

 

UPDATE:

 

 

I heard that the university is getting rid of Steve Pederson's version of herbie for a new one next year. Still will be herbie just a few changes to make it less "creepy".

Every

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I don't understand why this is a big story.... All college kids take naps...

(Where, by the way, will the accountability be on this one? Please point it out to me, as I'm willing to bet Taylor trots out there again next week.)

I'll take that bet.

 

You really think Taylor's riding the pine after last night?

No, but I'm fairly certain next week is a bye.

Yep, the whole team is getting benched for next weeks game haha

The more I read about Shawn Eichorst, the more I want him to come here. He wasn't involved in the Miami scandal. He worked under Alvarez (experience in the Big10 is a huge plus). It seems like Alvarez has modeled some parts Wiscy after NU. He also worked in the athletic department at South Carolina in the mid 2000's. It is still early in the search, atleast as far as we all know, and there may be someone I find better in the future but Eichorst is my choice as of now.

I also think they should set them up with their own tailgate party. Have some of the 'HOT" freshman girls show up and party with them. YEA, thats it. Get them drunk and laid.....

Your real name is Gary Barnett huh? The "get them drunk and laid" gave you away