Vince R.

He had what, maybe less than 10 catches over his career.  

Wasn't he a senior..? 

@Atbone95 He had a redshirt left so he gets 1 more year.

"Another one"

in addition to miles?  who?  

Brian Brokop

Go on....

Man, the years go by fast....

Yes! Apparently the walk-ons who trained there have reaped the benefits tremendously. 

our class c-1 players have done some training there.  my sons certainly looks like he has benefitted from it.

I always wondered why they didn't create a farm system to train prospects.  Seems like they finally caught on the the conditioning part of it.

nevermind...found it.  Drug Paraphernelia...smdh

@onlyHskrfaninIL

Recruiting speeds up the process.

Good coaches know how to build a culture/system, ID & recruit the right talent to make the system work and ultimately succeed with that system.

They also know how to adapt their system to fit the talent they currently have available and still succeed.

Frost has shown he can do the former. He's got a lot to prove regarding the latter.

Sadly, the phrase by Coach Frost, "We all know where this is going", isn't going to hold any weight going forward.  Time to "put up or shut up."  I'm with @Vince R. feelings.  Unfortunately, there is no momentum at all.  We should all probably be grateful we hold on to the 4 star commits we have.  Outside of landing Manning and Johnson, there really isn't a potential recruit that I salivate in bringing into the program ... my spirit says, "meow" to most.  I guess that is what it should feel like after 5-7.  Can't imagine how those of you feel who thought we would be better than 7-5.  You have to feel really sick to your stomach.

Keep us posted, Vince. I'd probably listen as well.

I'd give it a listen! Always enjoy your insight.

Cool, definitely let us know how things shake out. 

@B.B. Hemingway Appreciate the perspective. I don't think we're really that far off opinion-wise - it's really the difference of how we perceive his early years because we probably both agree what he did his senior season, and his transformation, was outstanding. Much of the scouting analysis on him in recent weeks is sort of along this same vein i.e. there wasn't much too write home about prior to what happened in 2018. Again, a lot of factors played into that, but that's why I bring it up.

d@Enhance Are you of the opinion that he could stick in the NFL? Though I always liked his potential at Nebraska, I'll admit that I never entertained the idea of him being a productive NFL back. I'll be real interested to see what he does at the next level, and I think he's got a chance. As you said, prior to his senior season, I don't think any of us could have imagined that.

I think he has as good a chance as any. The scouts seem to like most of what he brings to the table. The biggest knocks I've seen are his explosion after cuts and lateral quickness in pass pro. Otherwise, he seems to be drawing a lot of praise. He probably wouldn't fit across all 32 teams (a lot of NFL running back prospects don't) so it'll probably come down to the opportunity.

I don't think you need to apologize for wanting to see legit scholarship players sign more than walk-ons.

Getting walk on commits doesn’t  preclude getting scholarship players. Just be glad they want to come to NU vs taking a scholarship at a D2.  

Walkons probably see a lot of opportunities for playing time.  I would if I was a motivated PWO.

Interesting thought, at least. But I don't know about full-time employees with their own offices. If there's anything remote to be done, though, I think it would be more like third-party scouting firms. Pay someone who already lives in LA a commission to comb through hours of video and visit various HS teams in the area and give their picks to various client coaches based on what the coaches are looking for. But who knows...

Probably right. And I see a time somewhere in the future where I won’t give two rips about college football because it has become too much like the NFL and no longer resembles the sport I grew up loving. The transfer portal and the lack of player commitment to anything except me me me is a pretty good start down that road.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think the D was good by any stretch, but I see plenty of moments where they held their own, and Nebraska's O let them down. You can see it all over the Wisconsin game. 

Pretty much agree @Vince R..  I would say the other thing to keep in mind was there was not only decent improvement as the season went along but we made significant improvements from the prior year.  Granted, it was going from horrendous to kind of bad but that's significant progress in the right direction.  If we make another decent jump like that we'll be in pretty good shape for this year.

Big thing is improving on 3rd-downs, so many times we had two good plays then blew it on 3rd-and long. Being able to field a bigger/stronger  legit 3-4 d-line that can rotate should help a lot. Should be able to rotate at LB more too. Pro day showed how slow our safeties were, losing experience but gaining athleticism.  Corner developed considerably over the course of last season. Not expecting big things but we should give up one less score a game and force some turnovers.

Normally write off the first recruiting class in a coaching change year.  Not this year.  Frosty pulled in a top notch class with almost no time left on the clock.  #RecruitingCoup!

hopefully the transfers pan out, too.  (Dixon, especially)

It's certainly more fun to be going down to the wire with some highly rated guys rather than scrambling around for bodies with a pulse! 

I know it's the lifeblood of the program and it's important to have the emphasis on recruiting, but I tend to not follow recruiting until late in the process for 2 reasons.

1.  Tracking every comment of a 17-18 year old kid seems a bit odd to me.

2.  The way recruiting is followed so closely, fans are able to get a lot of info on incoming players, but I also think it creates unrealistic expectations for kids to produce right away and get labeled as "busts" too soon in the process.

This is the most excited I’ve seen this board for recruiting well...ever 

"Multiple"

@krc1995 it was Wan'Dale

I wonder is those kids had ever heard of the option before?

@Pedro Guerrero Sorry man, but stats don’t tell half the story here. Wisconsin pumps out 2,000 yard rushers every year. Their running backs aren’t special. Good but not special. There is plenty of evidence to support that. Ozigbo played very well in a limited roll. He could have really good numbers behind a really good line 

Idk... It just seemed to me every time he came into a game there was a burst of energy in the offense.

What a player does in the NFL has nothing to do with whether or not they were/are a special player in College.  That is something I figured every Nebraska fan knew.

0 freshman in the history of College football had more yards rushing in a single season than Jonathan Taylor.

Should help in recruiting for guys who want playing time right away. 

At 0-4, roster churn is a good thing.

i actually didnt think there was enough this past offseason.  but some of the guys i thought would go then are now gone.

6 one half dozen the other. We are lacking talent up front. Maybe the coaching needs some refining as well, but we need to croot the OL hard this year!

At least we have an excuse for every loss. 

I think the o-line talent is already starting to take shape. Look at what they brought in last year. Those are some big big boys.

GBR!!!

The NCAA isn't squeaky clean. Hell if I was a player I'd take some cash and fast cars too. 

Cash and fast cars get swept under the rug.  It's the fast women that the NCAA frowns on.  Ask Louisville.

Lots of reading comprehension fails in this status. I never said I don't think it happens. Hell I think the story is likely true. All I'm saying is people shouldn't be passing on these stories unless they can actually prove it and, if they can, then they should be passing it on to the proper authorities and not just nonchalantly damaging the reputation of a player, coach or school based on less than credible information.

Word thanks

Sounds a little like MN's version of Masry

https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/preps-talk/edgys-recruiting-news-and-notes-gbns-tyrik-henderson-decommits-minnesota

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Henderson told Rivals.com Midwest Recruiting Expert Josh Helmholdt that, "We still have all due respect for Minnesota and the coaching staff. The recruits there are still like my brothers, but this was something we both decided would be best for me and them going forward. They will definitely still be an option for me. They’re just trying to see how this senior year goes grade-wise.”

I wonder if Masry would have academically qualified?  People down here (Laf. Louisiana) are sure excited about him.  OT, sorry

JD

jameis

darrion D?

If jd leaves early, I can see it. I don’t think darion has had a productive enough career to this point to be drafted. Jaimes will be a 4 year guy. Mo Barry has to make a decent sized jump to get drafted. Now if Nebraska is in Indy, this might all change. Being relevant helps a ton. 

Mo Barry is getting drafted.  As the heart of our defense if he doesn’t get drafted that will mean we had another bad year.  Don’t see that happening.