LumberJackSker Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 You put a guy like Nick Saban in Lincoln, and guys would flock there to play for him. Location has nothing to do with it.how many of those are there? And how many of the top coached would be willing to leave the job they already have Quote Link to comment
TheSker Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 The previous coach landed classes that embarrass Bo's Pelini's record completely embarrasses the previous coach. 4 Quote Link to comment
The Nebraskan Assassin Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 If you think Oxford or Starkville have anything even remotely close to what's available in Lincoln, you are sadly mistaken. Mississippi is no hotbed of talent, either. This is an absurd claim. MS consistently ranks in the top 5 (if not 3) highest per-capita D-1 football player producing states. Actually they rank 14th... Quote Link to comment
NUpolo8 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 The previous coach landed classes that embarrass Bo's Pelini's record completely embarrasses the previous coach. We are talking about recruiting. Callahan pulled in great talent, so much so Pelini should be writing him thank you notes because they were a big part of your talking points. 7 Quote Link to comment
The Nebraskan Assassin Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 You put a guy like Nick Saban in Lincoln, and guys would flock there to play for him. Location has nothing to do with it.how many of those are there? And how many of the top coached would be willing to leave the job they already haveYou never know unless you try. Money talks. Just look at Petersen last year. People swore up and down that he'd never leave Boise. I'm not saying I want a new coach at the moment, because I don't. I'm just saying that the "geographically challenged" excuse is for the birds. Quote Link to comment
Haspula Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Mississippi is no hotbed of talent, either. One of the best actually Quote Link to comment
Abdullah the Butcher Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Callahan only had one great class, and one good class, which Bo has beat. I'm no Bo fan but the classes are similar. 1 Quote Link to comment
The Nebraskan Assassin Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Mississippi is no hotbed of talent, either. One of the best actually If 14th is one of the best, then OK... Quote Link to comment
TheSker Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 The previous coach landed classes that embarrass Bo'sPelini's record completely embarrasses the previous coach. We are talking about recruiting. Callahan pulled in great talent, so much so Pelini should be writing him thank you notes because they were a big part of your talking points. It was a silly place to use the word embarrass, though I understand you like to use it as much as possible to influence what you write about Pelini. 1 Quote Link to comment
jager Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 You put a guy like Nick Saban in Lincoln, and guys would flock there to play for him. Location has nothing to do with it.Saban didn't do much at MSU. He didn't do much until he got a job in recruiting hotbed areas with relaxed recruiting rules. 5 Quote Link to comment
Haspula Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Mississippi is no hotbed of talent, either.One of the best actually If 14th is one of the best, then OK... https://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-3404/2015;_ylt=AryjeIykEowEY30iQWYBJ95GPZB4 The amount of top 250 players in that state is equal to every state Nebraska borders combined Quote Link to comment
Hooked on Huskers Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Stringfellow's mama 1 Quote Link to comment
JTrain Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 They do have a lot more in state guys than Nebraska. They also get a lot from neighbors Alabama and Louisiana. So that's a part of the story. But overall, MSU hasn't had very good classes the last five years. (Ole Miss has had better, but still not elite.) Great coaching has brought them from recruits in the mid-30s to a team ranked #1. Quote Link to comment
dylan Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I'm not sure which is more ridiculous, the idea that Mississippi shares Nebraska's geographical handicap in recruiting or the continued belief by some that Callahan was a superior recruiter to Pelini. Actually, I take that back. One of those things can at least be debated. Mississippi has a ton more talent within its borders and in easy driving distance. There is simply no comparison. As to Callahan vs. Pelini, I don't think there's been a significant difference if you go by recruiting rankings. If you go by things that actually matter (bringing in kids that can win games due to a combination of talent and attitude), I think it's pretty clear that Pelini comes out ahead. Callahan's team quit on him. Some of that is crappy coaching, but a lot of that is selling kids on the right or wrong reasons to come here and selecting kids with the right attitude. Quote Link to comment
dylan Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 They do have a lot more in state guys than Nebraska. They also get a lot from neighbors Alabama and Louisiana. So that's a part of the story. But overall, MSU hasn't had very good classes the last five years. (Ole Miss has had better, but still not elite.) Great coaching has brought them from recruits in the mid-30s to a team ranked #1.Agree on MSU, they probably cheat like the rest of the south, but there's no doubt that Mullen is coaching his ass off and is due for a promotion in the near future. Ole Miss has been buying up top recruits at a record pace lately and it's starting to pay off for them. Any comparison to the way they win games and what NU does is irrelevant, as I hope to god we never stoop to their level. Quote Link to comment
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