sgfdhusker Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 has this been confirmed???? do you have a link??? Quote Link to comment
TouchdownTommie Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Heard it on the radio, saw it on Rivals. This is gonna be a big day! Mr. Suh, your time has come! Go Big Red! 10 players listed in the top 15 at their position. Quote Link to comment
sgfdhusker Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 this is incredible. i tip my hat to coz on this one!!! Quote Link to comment
kc_husker Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 YES Cant wait to start talking to my MU buddies down here. Thanks for the info guys. Looking good Quote Link to comment
HANC Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Heard it on the radio, saw it on Rivals. This is gonna be a big day! Mr. Suh, your time has come! Go Big Red! 10 players listed in the top 15 at their position. I sure hope this is right !!!! Brooks is exactly what we need.... Mark my words, if he IS a Husker, he will make an immediate impact Quote Link to comment
HANC Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Heard it on the radio, saw it on Rivals. This is gonna be a big day! Mr. Suh, your time has come! Go Big Red! 10 players listed in the top 15 at their position. I sure hope this is right !!!! Brooks is exactly what we need.... Mark my words, if he IS a Husker, he will make an immediate impact Wasn't doubting you Touchdown Tommie......Great news.....thank you for the info!!!! This was just great news, so I was hesitant to react !!!! With our WR problems-depth...this is HUGE Quote Link to comment
sgfdhusker Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 it has been and is confirmed. i heard brooks on the radio..he seems pretty excited about the huskers!!! Quote Link to comment
HSKRNOKC Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hopefully this is the tip of the preverbial ice berg that lands us Suh and Smith as well. This could be a mind blowing class.Way to go to our coaches. We outworked almost all of the recruiters in the country. It payed off. PROOF IN THE PUDDING.LOL Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 Very nice. Thanks for staying on top of this guys, keep it up! Quote Link to comment
gamecocks Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 wow. this is a huge pickup for us. He will make an impact next year. Just get him on the field. Quote Link to comment
joshuavacek Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Congratulations to the coaching staff. It takes a lot to steal great recruits from their home states and we have done it numerous times. Brooks, Lucky, Beck, Jackson, All we need now is some more defense to help dillard and bowman. Quote Link to comment
Washusker Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Brooks knew he was a Husker when he woke up. http://nebraska.scout.com/2/344348.html "It was really the relationship I have established with coach Cosgrove and Callahan," Brooks said of the defensive coordinator and head coach. "I just felt very comfortable with them and that along with my visit was what really convinced me that, that was the place to go." We've got our go-to reciever. Great day in Husker Nation. Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 MU loses its top recruit in football to Nebraska By Nate Latsch Special to the Post-Dispatch 01/20/2005 FILE PHOTO: Hazelwood East wide receiver Chris Brooks (Dilip Vishwanat) Advertisement The University of Missouri lost perhaps its top football recruit when Hazelwood East senior wide receiver Chris Brooks said on Thursday he plans to attend Nebraska next year instead of keeping his oral commitment to the Tigers. Brooks said in April he would attend Missouri but had second thoughts, saying, "I just wasn't comfortable" during his official visit to Columbia on Dec. 10. Brooks said after the visit he received phone calls from some current and former Tigers players who advised him against going to Mizzou. On Thursday, Brooks said his lack of a relationship with Missouri coach Gary Pinkel was an important reason in his decision. "In the end, (Missouri assistant coach Cornell) Ford did an excellent job of recruiting me, but all in all I felt I didn't have a relationship with Coach Pinkel," Brooks said. "I weighed out so many pros and cons and had a lot of sleepless nights, but I felt like I didn't know him. "Out of my whole recruiting process I think I talked to Coach Pinkel twice on the phone and once or twice in person. I wasn't comfortable going into the university not knowing the head guy." Under NCAA guidelines, Pinkel cannot comment on any aspect of the recruitment of Brooks. Coaches must wait until after a recruit signs a letter on intent before commenting. Commitments are not binding until a recruit signs a letter of intent. The first day the letters can be signed for football is Feb. 2. Brooks, who is 6 feet 4 and 190 pounds, is the No. 1 prospect in the Post-Dispatch Super 30 list and is rated as the second-best prospect in Missouri by Rivals.com. Rivals lists Brooks as the 15th-best wide receiver prospect nationally. ESPN.com recruiting analyst Tom Lemming rates him as the 18th-best prospect at his position. A three-year starter at Hazelwood East, Brooks caught 66 passes for 1,172 yards, an average of 17.8, and scored 14 touchdowns during his senior year. He broke school's single-season records for receptions and receiving yards. "He's outstanding, one of the better wide receivers in the country," Lemming said. "Brooks is the kind of go-to receiver they've been looking for (at Nebraska), but haven't been able to get in this class. He's tall and has good hands. It's an excellent catch. I'm surprised he left Missouri, though." Brooks' decision is a tough blow to the Tigers, who are coming off a 5-6 season and lost two key players when junior running back Damien Nash and junior defensive tackle C.J. Mosley declared for the NFL draft. Brooks took official visits to Missouri and Nebraska, but also considered Illinois and Florida. Brooks made his official visit to Nebraska on Dec. 17, a week after his trip to Missouri, and was wowed by the fan support for the program. "They just live and die by it," Brooks said. The loss of Brooks leaves Missouri with just one high school recruit from the St. Louis area, Brentwood defensive back Hardy Ricks, and no wide receivers. "I was caught in between a situation where I didn't know if (Nebraska coach Bill) Callahan would be there in two or three years or if Coach Pinkel would be there in two or three years," Brooks said. "I wanted a situation where I was more comfortable." Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 He could very well be the best WR commit to come here since Irving Fryer. COuld anyone hael me with this one? Was Irving Fryer heavily recruited? Quote Link to comment
HuskerBob Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 this is friggin classic. shud be sent to ALL mizzu recruits. Brooks said after the visit he received phone calls from some current and former Tigers players who advised him against going to Mizzou. man it doesnt get much worsethan that. along with Brooks listin Finkel as the main reason he didnt go to MU, I think its safe to say the fink is on his last leg. Quote Link to comment
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