gbr93

Looks like we are in a position of being pretty selective for the DL in 2018. With guys like Trevor Trout and Calvin Avery showing high interest and many other high profile guys that we may have an outside shot at, do we rethink the offer to Masry? I really don't know what to think. I would hate to turn away an instate kid like that, and there is obviously an entire year for this stuff to play out, just wondering if anyone thinks this may be a discussion the coaches have down the road?

Sounds like he is announcing during the Polynesian bowl. Top 2 of us and Oregon. Guessing he chooses the Ducks

What number are we looking at for DB's in this class? 3-4? Knowing Fuller could end up on defense, a DB class of Bookie, Mario, and Isaac Taylor-Stuart or Jaiden Woodbey would sure be a heckuva haul. Doesn't seem to be too far fetched either.

You sure you haven't misconstrued Blades for Gates? Elijah Gates has an update with those two as his finalists but I see no update for Blades.

Edit: I see you have caught it. Disregard this post

Really good article on 247 discussing his long time relationship with Cav. Actually raised my hopes a little after reading. He definitely opened up more than he ever had before.

 

 

 

 

 

So basically he just followed Tom Herman.

Who wouldn't guy can coach

Jury's still out

Remind me what his record was during his tenure at Houston? Didn't he beat OU the first game of the year and spanked Florida State last year in the Peach Bowl.

 

Herman was also the offensive coordinator for Iowa State (09'-11') which beat us at home in 09' and nearly beat us again in 10'. He also thumped on Nebraska his first year as Ohio States offensive coordinator in 2012.

 

I'd take Herman over Riley.....that's not even debatable

 

So basically he just followed Tom Herman.

Who wouldn't guy can coach

 

Jury's still out

Son of rapper Warren G I believe.

Every time I move on from Darnay thinking we are officially out of it, someone does something to tease me and make me think there's still a chance.

https://twitter.com/keyshawnnnn/status/808707479018164224

 

Lenoir's tweet was:

 

I can't hear LA calling, I can hear Eugene calling, I can hear Lincoln calling.

It now says "I can hear LA calling". maybe thats why he deleted it, he mistyped and fixed it

I'm not too terribly worried about a younger brother (2018 class) chirping too much about his verbally committed school more than a year in advance of him actually enrolling. LOTS of things change in a year. (and I've never heard of an older brother choosing a school based on where his younger brother may go in a couple years).

Younger brother just committed to USC. Said there's a high chance they end up playing together

Has Darnay had any in-homes with any team? Just seems like he has kept really quiet and I'm guessing it doesn't help that he has been sick recently.

 

 

 

gbr93:

 

Also, I'm guessing you know this, but in case others don't, 247 only takes into account a team's top 15 rated recruits when evaluating class rankings. I like that they do that, but I think it should be top 20 to illustrate depth of class a little better.

 

That's not what their web site says.

 

• • Explanation
  • In order to create the most comprehensive Team Recruiting Ranking without any notion of bias, 247Sports Team Recruiting Ranking is solely based on the 247Sports Composite Rating.
  • Each recruit is weighted in the rankings according to a Gaussian distribution formula(a bell curve), where a team's best recruit is worth the most points. You can think of a team's point score as being the sum of ratings of all the team's commits where the best recruit is worth 100% of his rating value, the second best recruit is worth nearly 100% of his rating value, down to the last recruit who is worth a small fraction of his rating value. This formula ensures that all commits contribute at least some value to the team's score without heavily rewarding teams that have several more commitments than others.

   

   

 

Yeah I posted that off of memory, I swear I read that on their website, but I quickly went to check to make sure and could no longer find it. Was just coming back to edit my post

 

 

You're probably thinking of Rivals. IIRC, they base their ratings of the top 20 commits.

 

Very well could be. If so I'm glad they do, as I think that makes the most sense in terms of combating teams that bring in 33 players in a class while still giving a good representation.

 

gbr93:

 

Also, I'm guessing you know this, but in case others don't, 247 only takes into account a team's top 15 rated recruits when evaluating class rankings. I like that they do that, but I think it should be top 20 to illustrate depth of class a little better.

 

That's not what their web site says.

 

• • Explanation
  • In order to create the most comprehensive Team Recruiting Ranking without any notion of bias, 247Sports Team Recruiting Ranking is solely based on the 247Sports Composite Rating.
  • Each recruit is weighted in the rankings according to a Gaussian distribution formula(a bell curve), where a team's best recruit is worth the most points. You can think of a team's point score as being the sum of ratings of all the team's commits where the best recruit is worth 100% of his rating value, the second best recruit is worth nearly 100% of his rating value, down to the last recruit who is worth a small fraction of his rating value. This formula ensures that all commits contribute at least some value to the team's score without heavily rewarding teams that have several more commitments than others.

   

   

 

Yeah I posted that off of memory, I swear I read that on their website, but I quickly went to check to make sure and could no longer find it. Was just coming back to edit my post

Wow...I did a class calculator simulation and added my wish list of:

 

Greg Johnson = Predictions coming in for Nebraska

Sarell = coaches have been after him for 4 years. Good in home visit.

Lewis = picked up a CB yesterday

Shelvin = Actually planning to visit...but, still a long shot

Lenoir = chances went up when he decommitted from Oregon

Isaac-Slade = don't know much about his intentions

Jamire Calvin = very interested in Nebraska

 

This would put us at 22 recruits like what Riley indicated yesterday. We would end up with 10 recruits at 4 or better (3 - 5 ). We would have an average rating of .8969 which is a 4 rating.

 

We still wouldn't break the top 10 in recruiting classes if you compare that score with the last three years rankings.

 

I think this would make one hell of a class and we still wouldn't make the top ten.

 

I am a little surprised that Riley doesn't think this class will be slightly bigger than that.

Edited for inaccuracy

Sarell

Lewis

Holmes

Slade-Matautia

Shelvin

Johnson

Blades

Ill switch the last one for an RB, only if it is Carr. Otherwise, just get a stud next class and see what Johnson and Darnay can do as playmakers on offense

I do think we end up taking more than 22 total in this class as well

 

 

 

 

Guy on Arizona 247 board says Zona has the funds to match/exceed our offer. I don't know if he's legit.

If we really wanted him Arizona couldnt keep up with us in the $$$ department.

Not sure that's true. Every P5 program has a ton of revenue.

 

http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/

With 10% of this coming from the academic side at U of A. The athletic department itself doesn't have the money Nebraska does and there's no way they are asking for a bigger subsidy to increase an assistant coaches salary.

It's not clear why the subsidy is set up that way (maybe a tax structure?) but per the chart (from what I can read on my phone), Arizona's revenue outpaces expenses by $8mm.

 

Which appears to double nebraska's "profit margin."

 

The reason they had a sub $8 million surplus is because their athletic department asked for almost $9 million from the University, students, and other forms of subsidies, to cover their expenses. Subtract that $8.9 million from their revenues, then subtract their expenses and you have their athletic departments income for that year.

Nebraska didn't accept any subsidies so their athletic department brought in $4 million by themselves.

 

 

Guy on Arizona 247 board says Zona has the funds to match/exceed our offer. I don't know if he's legit.

If we really wanted him Arizona couldnt keep up with us in the $$$ department.

Not sure that's true. Every P5 program has a ton of revenue.

 

http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/

Committed to Georgia via 247

I couldn't find where we discussed Adidas and changing brands so I just started this thread. I'm really glad we have stayed with Adidas so far and didn't get caught up in everyone jumping ship to Nike or Under Armour. Now we are one of their flagship schools, if not the biggest, and they are really starting to re-assert themselves at the top. I hope they can keep this momentum going, for recruiting sake.

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I really don't understand why McVeigh is still on the court. you can't tell me he gives you anything that Gill or Taylor don't give you. He has more height, but I think those two are still better rebounders and they are obviously much better all round players.