bugeater17

Great weekend with the bats coming alive. Good to see Schanaman get back on track yesterday. 

Sounds like fans will be allowed for the games this weekend!

15 hours ago, Stumpy1 said:

Farniok and Jaimes were told by scouts that they needed to drop some bad weight and increase their core strength and flexibility.   

I'm not surprised. Both players seemed lackadaisical on the field, so not surprising their bodies/body fat reflected the same as a result of their work in the weight room. Bad weight room/conditioning habits are tough to break when you are a clear cut starter based on talent and no one to push you. If we continue to see such input from scouts going forward I'd be more concerned about S&C and the S&C staff - but I'm not there yet. 

11 minutes ago, FrantzHardySwag said:

Has B1G decided on spring game attendance yet? I haven't seen anything. 

Commissioner Barry Alvarez, I mean AD at Wisc, will not allow it since it will not benefit Wisc. 

20 hours ago, hskrfan4life said:

I think this season is going to allow us to reap rewards next season. With the amount of games we are playing, it's allowing a lot of play time for some games who may not have seen the field for a little bit

I agree. We are definitely seeing more relief pitchers used. Bolt seems to not want to stretch guys beyond 1 inning in relief (except for Schreiber) early in the season. 

1 hour ago, seaofred92 said:

This was obviously where this was headed and wish him nothing but the best wherever he lands. Good kid.

Yup. No surprise Ouedraogo  is leaving. I expect Stevenson will likely be next. 

Disappointing Sunday. Wind went out of the sails after Ohio State took the lead and it carried over into the Iowa game. 

6 hours ago, Decked said:

Niko Cooper in the portal. Frost’s poor handling of recruitment continues. 

Niko was buried on the depth chart. A physical specimen but not sure he would ever contribute aside from special teams.

1 hour ago, JJ Husker said:

Hide your wives and girlfriends, Barry Switzer is in town.

Barry would have never survived in today’s climate. I’m not so sure Stoops in his earlier years would have either. 

Hallmark will be in CF, Anderson at 3B, Schwellenbach at SS, and Matthews at 2B. Apparently a battle at 1B but I'd expect Banjoff to win that. Chick will DH and Everitt at C but I'd expect Roskum will get a far amount of games as well at C and DH. I'd also expect Acker and Mojo to round out the OF corner spots. 

Starting rotation looking like Povich, Hroch, Shanaman and Bunz as game 4 starter. 

21 hours ago, bugeater17 said:

I think Teddy Allen will return. I've not been overly impressed with Lat Mayan. Seems a step slow on Defense. I'd have the starting 5 as Banton, McGowens, McGowens, Allen, Walker. Mayan, Stevenson, Andre, and Kominga coming off the bench as key reserves. 

Wow - I could not have been more wrong. 

I think Teddy Allen will return. I've not been overly impressed with Lat Mayan. Seems a step slow on Defense. I'd have the starting 5 as Banton, McGowens, McGowens, Allen, Walker. Mayan, Stevenson, Andre, and Kominga coming off the bench as key reserves. 

Serious question, does Nebraska have a 2022 commit before the spring game? I'm going to say no. 

2 hours ago, ColoradoHusk said:

Cool thanks, I missed that part.  I just thought the article said she was "from Lincoln".

2 hours ago, teachercd said:

If I was him...I would still get that apartment and let her live in the house.

Teach with the post of the year!

On 2/5/2021 at 8:49 AM, Mavric said:

Nebraska, Iowa State and Florida State recruiting him the hardest.

Lists Nebraska, Florida State, Iowa State, and Texas A&M as "strong contenders" right now. 

Thomas Fidone 

Teddy Prochazka

Henry Lutovsky 

James Carnie

Marques Buford 

Koby Bretz

Without having any knowledge, it looks like weight lifting and conditioning groups. I'm sure there will be competitions each week between the different "teams". Likely points given for gains in the weight room, lifting challenges, conditioning challenges and etc. 

Next man up. It will be a big spring for him with the increased reps he will see. 

QB has to be a priority now in the transfer portal for the 1 (or possibly 2 spots if we miss on Dickerson) spots left. Austin Kendall and James Blackman are two names that stick out to me that are in the portal but not sure if immediate playing time is something they are seeking in a fit. 

JUCO may be the only option to try and provide depth. 

I'm seeing reports that he is still in Colorado - so the rumors he is opting out for the Spring appear to be true. Looks as though we've seen the last of Luke. 

Any news on if he is in Lincoln to begin winter conditioning?? 

10 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

I think it has gotten better under Frost.  Many thought Pelini was a terrible recruiter and were falling all over themselves about Riley's recruiting.  That proved to be completely backwards.

I'd agree with that. 

10 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

I didn't say people complained less.  But there weren't any players that suddenly got to play and looked great just because we were running a "more simple" defense.

 

And it is pretty clear that Pelini recruited noticeably than Riley, despite people consistently hyping Riley and disparaging Pelini.  Admittedly Pelini's results fell off as he was expecting to be fired and constantly fighting the administration.

 

Not done yet but here's where we stand right now.  Star average for 20 should be slightly higher as they have Gifford on the list when he really shouldn't be.

 

Class Average Recruits (# 4*+)  

 02    .8316    18 (2)
 03    .8316    19 (2)
 04    .8331    20 (2)
 05*   .8589    31 (8)
 06*   .8592    22 (5)
 07*   .8587    26 (6)
 08    .8449    29 (3)
 09    .8580    19 (2)
 10*   .8642    20 (5)
 11    .8832    21 (9)
 12    .8791    17 (8)
 13    .8675    24 (7)
 14    .8495    25 (3)
 15    .8616    21 (4)
 16    .8686    21 (5)
 17    .8781    20 (6)

 18    .8768    24 (6)

 19    .8850    27 (7)

 20    .8831    23 (9)

* 2005 - Leon Jackson isn't on 247's list but was a 4* on Rivals
* 2006 - Major Culbert doesn't show a rating on 247 but was a high 3* on Rivals
* 2007 - Armando Murillo (JUCO) not included in 247's list
* 2010 - Stanley Jean-Baptiste and Chase Harper (JUCOs) not included in 247's rankings

 

 

For comparison, here are the number of Rivals100 signees we've had in the Rivals era:

 

2002 - 1 (Horne)

2003 - 0

2004 - 2 (Murtha, CGrixby)

2005 - 4 (Lucky, Leon Jackson, Suh, Dillard)

2006 - 0

2007 - 1 (Paul)

2008 - 1 (Steinkuhler)

2009 - 0

2010 - 1 (Heard)

2011 - 3 (AGreen, TMoore, CJackson)

2012 - 0

2013 - 1 (Newby)

2014 - 1 (Farmer)

2015 - 0

2016 - 1 (LJackson)

2017 - 1 (Lindsey)

2018 - 1 (Martinez)

2019 - 2 (Robinson, Robinson)

2020 - 2 (Betts, Corcoran)

I think your post supports my point in that recruiting has improved with Frost over Pelini. In 7 years of Pelini recruiting he had a rating over .88 once. In just three (soon to be four) years Frost has done that twice. You stated its been substantially worse but the evidence does not support that. 

7 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Not anywhere close to at the level of leaving that happened under Riley.  Just look at the 2017 class alone.

You are missing the point of the post. It has nothing to do with player retention - which I agree with you was bad under Riley. Perhaps go back and read the post I was responding to so you have more context concerning my post. 

6 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Those ratings don't tell the whole story when it comes to Riley recruiting.

Sure... players left (but that happened under Pelini as well). The purpose of the post and figures was to evidence recruiting didn't significantly dip after Pelini as stated; instead, recruiting (not necessarily player retention) has gotten better.