Is Watson already gone?

[knapplc]

How much heat is Watson under? Is he under enough heat that he knows, or thinks he knows, that he's out of here after the season?

 

I know Watson spearheaded the recruiting of Tyler Gabbert. Who recruited Curtis Carter? If it was Watson, or a Watson protege, I think we may be getting our signals that there's change in the air.

[irafreak]

Maybe all the recruits decommitting view all our "fire watson" threads.

[EZ-E]

Believe it was Gilmore recruiting Curtis Carter.

[knapplc]

Yep, that looks correct, EZ-E. Gilmore was also a holdover from the Callahan Era, and he's also in charge of wide receivers.

 

Hmm.... curioser and curioser.

[carlfense]

Yep, that looks correct, EZ-E. Gilmore was also a holdover from the Callahan Era, and he's also in charge of wide receivers.

 

Hmm.... curioser and curioser.

Knapplc . . . with Hardrick committing your hypo looks a bit more likely.

[knapplc]

Has that been confirmed? I've seen that both Hardrick and Lavonte David have committed to NU, but it's all rumor.

[mitch7]

Rivals confirmed the two committs

[knapplc]

Was that on the message board or the Rivals reporter dudes?

[Husker Runner]

1620 reported it a while ago and they are listed as commits on the Rivals page.

[HuskerNMO]

Would Nebraska pay for coaches to fly into their homes to talk to them if they were about to be fired?

 

No, all of the coaching staff will be back.

[carlfense]

Was that on the message board or the Rivals reporter dudes?

Confirmed on Rivals.

[huzkerbob]

Maybe all the recruits decommitting view all our "fire watson" threads.

 

If this was true (which it most certainly isn't) then good riddance to the fools who make their decisions based on internet rumors and message board banter.

[knapplc]

A "source close to the situation" told me tonight that Watson is not gone. Not at this point.

 

There's more that I cannot talk about right now. Nothing is set in stone at this time.

 

I guess what I can say is, there will be an evaluation and a decision on a direction coming up at a later date.

 

Reading into that, my speculation is that the direction we're going in won't include the skills guys like Gabbert and Carter possess, they were made aware of the situation, and they've moved on because of that. I think we're being pretty far above-board with these guys, giving them the chance to make a better decision for themselves, a more informed decision. And that's what I would expect from Nebraska, so it seems to fit.

[huskers1]

Did they give a timeline, like before the bowl or after the bowl when a decision will be made on Wats or any other coach?

[carlfense]

A "source close to the situation" told me tonight that Watson is not gone. Not at this point.

 

There's more that I cannot talk about right now. Nothing is set in stone at this time.

 

I guess what I can say is, there will be an evaluation and a decision on a direction coming up at a later date.

 

Reading into that, my speculation is that the direction we're going in won't include the skills guys like Gabbert and Carter possess, they were made aware of the situation, and they've moved on because of that. I think we're being pretty far above-board with these guys, giving them the chance to make a better decision for themselves, a more informed decision. And that's what I would expect from Nebraska, so it seems to fit.

 

Thanks for the heads up. So we aren't looking for spread offense QBs or speedster slot WRs? Hmmm . . . pro-style? Pure power running/play action? I'm intrigued.