Count 'Bility Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 ^ rebel Get back to topic. We dont have time for this. Quote Link to comment
'SkersRule Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 There's nothing requiring you to post in this thread if you find it uninteresting. I know this, but I did anyway. Quote Link to comment
melscott62 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Rex being touted for Hypsman shows just how low the program has fallen. He is not even a top 50 back, a very small chance at playing at the next level, other than a scout team type player. He is a great kid, with sligtly above average skills and a team that will rank between 25-30 this year. No chance, and should not even be considered. Our talent level is stated by Rex, more over achiever than true National talent. close but no banana lol "reality" lol Quote Link to comment
tschu Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'll give my Mega Millions winnings to anyone who can legitimately list 50 current NCAA running backs who are better than Rex Burkhead. Quote Link to comment
gin_32 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 If Toby Gerhart can finish 2nd in the Heisman voting, so can Rex Burkhead... Well, if Rex can lead CFB in rushing, have atleast 1871 yards and a 5.45 ypc avg., score atleast 28 touchdowns and avg 144 yrds per game. All while putting together some highlight runs, and carring NE to 3 huge wins over ranked conference opps, including back to back performances against the #7 & #11 teams where he goes for 223 yrds, a 5.87 ypc avg and 3 tds & 178 yrds a 6.14 ypc avg and 3 tds... Then yes, he can also be a Heisman finalist. Keep in mind that Gerhart put up just 21 less yards, nearly 3/4 of a yrd more per carry and 6 more touchdowns just during his conference games compared to Rex's entire season last year. And all of that was good enough to finish second because Richardson, who rushed for 1542, 6.2 ypc & 15tds, was the best offensive player, on the best team, in the best conference in CFB. As others have said, either you have to be an absolute stud who makes highlight plays and carries your team, or you have to be the best player on the best team. Right now Rex is neither. He is a really good player on a good team, just not elite Taylor Martinez was a Heisman candidate his freshman year....a long shot though Quote Link to comment
Hercules Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 If Toby Gerhart can finish 2nd in the Heisman voting, so can Rex Burkhead... Well, if Rex can lead CFB in rushing, have atleast 1871 yards and a 5.45 ypc avg., score atleast 28 touchdowns and avg 144 yrds per game. All while putting together some highlight runs, and carring NE to 3 huge wins over ranked conference opps, including back to back performances against the #7 & #11 teams where he goes for 223 yrds, a 5.87 ypc avg and 3 tds & 178 yrds a 6.14 ypc avg and 3 tds... Then yes, he can also be a Heisman finalist. Keep in mind that Gerhart put up just 21 less yards, nearly 3/4 of a yrd more per carry and 6 more touchdowns just during his conference games compared to Rex's entire season last year. And all of that was good enough to finish second because Richardson, who rushed for 1542, 6.2 ypc & 15tds, was the best offensive player, on the best team, in the best conference in CFB. As others have said, either you have to be an absolute stud who makes highlight plays and carries your team, or you have to be the best player on the best team. Right now Rex is neither. He is a really good player on a good team, just not elite Taylor Martinez was a Heisman candidate his freshman year....a long shot though Taylor was a Heisman candidate after rushing for 241 yards against Kansas State, and when Nebraska was a top 5 team. If Rex puts up that kind of performance, and Nebraska's that good, he'll be in the Heisman conversation. That's what fro daddy is saying, too, it's just that there's not much reason at this point to think that Rex will put up a performance like that, or that Nebraska will reach the top 5 next year... Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Taylor wasn't that much of a serious candidate anyway. We're talking very early season, something like one conference game, and a bunch of national sportswriters with only superficial knowledge of our team are tossing together random "Heisman watchlists" that are arbitrarily long. Quote Link to comment
RexIsMyDogg Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 If Toby Gerhart can finish 2nd in the Heisman voting, so can Rex Burkhead... Well, if Rex can lead CFB in rushing, have atleast 1871 yards and a 5.45 ypc avg., score atleast 28 touchdowns and avg 144 yrds per game. All while putting together some highlight runs, and carring NE to 3 huge wins over ranked conference opps, including back to back performances against the #7 & #11 teams where he goes for 223 yrds, a 5.87 ypc avg and 3 tds & 178 yrds a 6.14 ypc avg and 3 tds... Then yes, he can also be a Heisman finalist. Keep in mind that Gerhart put up just 21 less yards, nearly 3/4 of a yrd more per carry and 6 more touchdowns just during his conference games compared to Rex's entire season last year. And all of that was good enough to finish second because Richardson, who rushed for 1542, 6.2 ypc & 15tds, was the best offensive player, on the best team, in the best conference in CFB. As others have said, either you have to be an absolute stud who makes highlight plays and carries your team, or you have to be the best player on the best team. Right now Rex is neither. He is a really good player on a good team, just not elite Great info Fro. I think Toby had a pretty good Oline to block for him that year as well. Rex does have the potential to make highlight plays. He has the potential to be great this year. I think if Rex goes off at the Horseshoe against a very good Buckeye defense, he will be a contender. It's just against the UCLA's and Northwestern's he has to be great as well. I think if he stays healthy and plays like we all know he can, he will be in New York in December... Quote Link to comment
Blackshirtsguru Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 He's a white RB. No chance. That's about the dumbest thing I have seen posted here in quite sometime! Quote Link to comment
jsneb83 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 He's a white RB. No chance. That's about the dumbest thing I have seen posted here in quite sometime! You must not have been around when cactusboy and Sub-Husker were derping it up here. Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 He's a white RB. No chance. That's about the dumbest thing I have seen posted here in quite sometime! I don't think saunders45 was being wholly serious with that comment... Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 He's a white RB. No chance. That's about the dumbest thing I have seen posted here in quite sometime! I don't think saunders45 was being wholly serious with that comment... maybe we completely missed the point! Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 He's a white RB. No chance. That's about the dumbest thing I have seen posted here in quite sometime! I don't think saunders45 was being wholly serious with that comment... maybe we completely missed the point! We really need a -1. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 He's a white RB. No chance. That's about the dumbest thing I have seen posted here in quite sometime! I don't think saunders45 was being wholly serious with that comment... No I wasn't. Quote Link to comment
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