Huskers vs. Nighthawks

[numberfortyseven]

granted the nighthawks have never played a game but they have an impressive roster of talent. who wins if the huskers played the nighthawks? i would have to say nighthawks

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

Nighthawks ONLY if Zac Lee was TE

[NUance]

Great question! More talent on the Nighthawks. But more teamwork by NU. Also, quite a few of the NU players might be in better shape. Still, I think after the Nighthawks have a few games under their belt they beat NU.

[74Hunter]

No contest. Nighthawks, easily. Bad question.

[Enhance]

No contest. Nighthawks, easily. Bad question.

This.

 

Nighthawks would win for sure. They may be a minor league, but they're still mostly guys who played in the NFL at one point, and some of them had quite a bit of success (see Green and Garcia).

[TRIPP]

you guys think the 95 Ne team could keep up with a pro team or semi pro team? ive always wondered what would happen. sometimes i think teamwork will beat talent

[Enhance]

you guys think the 95 Ne team could keep up with a pro team or semi pro team? ive always wondered what would happen. sometimes i think teamwork will beat talent

I think the 95 squad would lose.

 

Honestly, and this is only my opinion of course, the difference in skill level and overall athletic ability is very different between college and the pros.

 

Just look at the math (this is very basic, of course). You have 105 guys on your college roster, multiplied by 120 division one teams. That's 12,600 division one athletes on an official college roster. Now, take 53 active players on an NFL roster multiplied by 32 teams. That's 1696 NFL players. Only 13.4% of current college players will make an NFL roster. NFL teams have the 32 best guys in the nation starting at a given position on their team. This also doesn't include the fact that division two players will sometimes make NFL roster as well.

 

I also remember a story on Reggie Bush a few years ago (when he was having his Heisman season, mind you) about working working out LaDainian Tomlinson of the Chargers. Bush, who was arguably the fastest and shiftiest guy in the nation in 2005, would throw up and get de-hydrated during workouts with LT. A future Heisman winner couldn't even physically keep up with one of the better becks in the league at the time. That says a lot to me about the difference between NFL athleticism and college athleticism.

[Overland Park Husker]

you guys think the 95 Ne team could keep up with a pro team or semi pro team? ive always wondered what would happen. sometimes i think teamwork will beat talent

The 95 team would get destroyed

[Spartness]

Huskers if the Nighthawks lose 8 fumbles and a wide receiver running for a sure TD fumbles the football away.

[haymarkethomer]

Nighthawks ONLY if Zac Lee was TE

 

Well if Zac Lee was TE on the Huskers, they would win.

 

The key is definitly which team Zac Lee is playing TE for

[Bradr]

Uhhh, yeah, just try to run against this:

 

Patrick Thomas LB (6-1, 240, 31 NFL games)

Gary Stills LB (6-2, 261, 134 NFL games)

Alex Lewis LB (6, 243, 52 NFL games)

Cato June LB (6, 238, 89 NFL games)

Nick Griesen LB (6-1, 234, 98 NFL games)

Marlon Greenwood LB (6, 237, 125 NFL games)

Wendell Bryant DT (6-5, 304, 29 NFL games)

Nic Clemons DT (6-6, 309, 18 NFL games)

Demetrin Veal DT (6-2, 297, 37 NFL games)

Josh Savage DT (6-4, 276, 16 NFL games)

 

And then lets just see what a backfield of Jeff Garcia, Ahman Green, and Maurice Clarett is capable of...

[epocSoN]

Is the Nighthawk game on tv on time warner?