np_husker Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Pat Forde has some interesting things to say about NU in his Forde-Yard Dash column. I personally think our issues are far more coaching related than recruiting. If we had someone like Nike Saban (not a fan, just using him as an example), coaching the same players we have right now, I think we would be a far better team. Forde's column: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--forde-yard-dash--breaking-down-college-football-s-top-programs-and-where-they-get-their-talent-044110856.html Quote Link to comment
presidentjlh Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 And if Saban was here, you can bet recruiting would go up. Winners always recruit better. Quote Link to comment
Creighton Duke Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Probably the most accurate assessment on the current state of recruiting/Nebraska recruiting that I have ever read...which is kinda sad. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Pretty good article. Nice eye candy too! LINK Quote Link to comment
TheSker Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 The article seems pretty spot on to me. It's about Jimmys and Joes. Urban Meyer warned everyone in the Big 10 they better pick up their recruiting. Quote Link to comment
TAKODA Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Well if that article is spot on, we may as well fold up tent unless we fire Bo and bring in Chip Kelly or Saben or Urban or alike and transplant some palm trees around the stadium. Funny how the little digs are in there about steroids in the past. IMO, this article although may have some relevance is a POS. either that or I am just too much of a husker homer and I let it get to me. f'ing fair-weather journalist. LOL Quote Link to comment
Count 'Bility Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Steroids, eh? Thanks for the little kick in the nuts there Forde, you doosh. 1 Quote Link to comment
NUpolo8 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Yeah no kidding. "They'll never be back to what they were but when they were winning they were cheating anyway." Then go on to praise the sec teams as the model. Nice. 1 Quote Link to comment
QMany Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 If we had someone like Nike Saban (not a fan, just using him as an example), coaching the same players we have right now, I think we would be a far better team. No sh*t, Sherlock. Quote Link to comment
NUinID Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Nebraska has always wrung every bit of ability out of its players. Forde is correct to an extent, but NU has always defied the odds. The one thing IMO that has really hurt NU is the rise of Missouri and KSU as programs. NU used to pick 4-5 great players every year out of Missouri and Kansas. Now it is a lot more hit or miss. NU also doesn't pick up as many Colorado kids as it used to. NU used to be able to pick up around 10-12 kids from their boarder states every year. Quote Link to comment
onlyHskrfaninIL Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Steroids, eh? Thanks for the little kick in the nuts there Forde, you doosh. he might be a doosh but he's right on with what he said. although i think that stuff was going on pretty much everywhere back then. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Steroids, eh? Thanks for the little kick in the nuts there Forde, you doosh. he might be a doosh but he's right on with what he said. although i think that stuff was going on pretty much everywhere back then. Apparently they just had crappier steroids in Missouri in the 1980s when Forde went there. He's never gotten over the pain of watching his Tigers get beat by Nebraska year in and year out. Every article mentioning the Huskers reeks of angst. 2 Quote Link to comment
onlyHskrfaninIL Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Steroids, eh? Thanks for the little kick in the nuts there Forde, you doosh. he might be a doosh but he's right on with what he said. although i think that stuff was going on pretty much everywhere back then. Apparently they just had crappier steroids in Missouri in the 1980s when Forde went there. He's never gotten over the pain of watching his Tigers get beat by Nebraska year in and year out. Every article mentioning the Huskers reeks of angst. even the best juice wouldn't have been enough to save that mess Quote Link to comment
presidentjlh Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 All that article really tells me though is: Quote Link to comment
NUinID Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Steroids, eh? Thanks for the little kick in the nuts there Forde, you doosh. he might be a doosh but he's right on with what he said. although i think that stuff was going on pretty much everywhere back then. Apparently they just had crappier steroids in Missouri in the 1980s when Forde went there. He's never gotten over the pain of watching his Tigers get beat by Nebraska year in and year out. Every article mentioning the Huskers reeks of angst. Ah the dreaded Missouri journalism grad. I don't usually mind Forde, but it really isn't that much harder for NU to recruit than it ever has been. Because Its always been hard to recruit at Nebraska. If we win than kids are interested in Nebraska it is simple as that. Quote Link to comment
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