Nova311 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I've always wondered this. Obviously we'll never know the answer. You could say Suh was one of the few positives of the Cally era. But, the Q remains, would Bo have pursued and landed Suh? Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 He can land the next one now Quote Link to comment
huskerguy Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Suh has openly and publically said after 2007 he was looking to transfer to Oregon St. , but once he met with Bo and was around him he was convinced to stay. So in a way Bo did land Suh got him to stay and thats all Bo has ever had to do to "recruit" Suh so to me anyway I think it shows he knows how to handle big time players if they are able to be open and hard working like Suh has. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt316 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Bo did land him. Twice. He landed him when Suh was considering a transfer after Cally got fired and he landed him again when Suh was thinking about going pro after his Junior year. The question isn't whether Bo could have landed Suh, it's whether Suh would be worth landing had Bo not come here. Quote Link to comment
huskerguy Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 yeah I was just about to edit my other post and add that... Suh was a big time talent coming out, but he wasn't the All American caliber player he is now. Suh has benefited greatly from the coaches and their system. I think a more interesting question would be how would guys like Andre Jones, Zack Bowman, and especially Steve Octavien looked in Bo's defense. All those guys were just as touted or more highly touted than Suh ever was and likely deserved because 2 of the 3 are playing on Sundays. Quote Link to comment
craigsker Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 The one and only true positive that ever came out of the Cally era....That Cally landed Ndamukong Suh. Quote Link to comment
billdozer15 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 yeah I was just about to edit my other post and add that... Suh was a big time talent coming out, but he wasn't the All American caliber player he is now. Suh has benefited greatly from the coaches and their system. I think a more interesting question would be how would guys like Andre Jones, Zack Bowman, and especially Steve Octavien looked in Bo's defense. All those guys were just as touted or more highly touted than Suh ever was and likely deserved because 2 of the 3 are playing on Sundays. All three of those guys would have been dynamite. Octavien was an absolute beast. I think he would have been similar to Dillard only bigger, faster, stronger. Quote Link to comment
HuckFoley Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 No, Pelini would not have landed Suh. Quote Link to comment
In the Deed the Glory Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 No, Pelini would not have landed Suh. I'd like to know how you know this? From what I've seen he has really struggled at landing high ranking defensive linemen...... Quote Link to comment
cscott2win Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 One thing nobody doubts is the fact that Bo and company have a way of getting players to maximize their abilities on the defensive side of the ball. A fairer question might be "Would Suh have been better without the Pelini's". Quote Link to comment
HuckFoley Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 oh, there is no doubt that Suh benefited from the coaching... no doubt at all. would Bo's recruiting ability have landed Suh to begin with? Not so sure. He's landing 5 DE this class, but that is only because of Suh's success on the field. Has nothing to do with Bo's recruiting prowess... which is not his strength. Quote Link to comment
SealBeachHusker Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 No, Pelini would not have landed Suh. I'd like to know how you know this? From what I've seen he has really struggled at landing high ranking defensive linemen...... The only reason I would think that he may not have landed Suh was that Bo likely does very little recruiting in Oregon. But, if the question is "could" Bo recruit Suh, I think the answer is absolutely "Yes". The fact that he convinced him to stay, not once, but twice says a lot. Quote Link to comment
HuckFoley Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 true, but Bo is a below average recruiter... this is well known, so don't kool aide it. Bo believes success on the field translates into recruiting. This is true. But it also works both ways... (i.e. the offense) it's just a dumb hypothetical q anyways... Bo and Carl can surely coach and get the most out of what they have on defense. Offensively, I don't have a single good feeling about anything the coaches did this year, nor going forward. Bo is just a glorified defensive coordinator in my opinion. Likely the best one out there, but he is no head coach. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 true, but Bo is a below average recruiter... this is well known, so don't kool aide it. The first recruiting class Bo was ever in charge of came in at 28th. So far this class (2010) is coming in at 30th. With 120 Div. 1A teams, I'd say that puts Bo fairly well above average. Quote Link to comment
HuckFoley Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 actually, it's Bo's assistants who happen to keep that grade in the top third, it isn't because of Bo by assistants, I mean 2-3 guys on the staff that recruit worth a darn. Quote Link to comment
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