Blackshirt96 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 We're all guilty of living in the moment, but in my opinion, this is one of the most (if not the most) substantial recruits Nebraska has brought in for a long time. I don't say that because I have high expectations of greatness for him - I just say that because his name carries a lot of weight and influence. He's got friends that are being recruited to Nebraska that may now give us harder looks and consideration. There are coaches and players all over the country, who don't even know him personally, that are today saying 'woah... Nebraska got Keyshawn's son??' And hey, if he ends up being extremely productive for us then that's great and what really matters =). This recruitment reminded me so much of Andrus Peat, well except the whole good guys won part. I am a lot more comfortable today with the Riley hire. Him & his staff have done a better job recruiting then I remember Pelini ever doing. The last class had a very bad end with no DL's in it, but Riley was quick to do what needed to be done. My only concern with him/staff now is play calling & really we have only seen 1 season of play calling. 1 Quote Link to comment
cm husker Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 The hype around this recruit is approaching epic proportions. As is this renewed focus on recruiting California, which ended up being a misguided approach under Callahan. p.s., both Valentine and Collins, just this year, were highly recruited guys who chose and excelled at Nebraska. Randy Gregory was highly recruited out of JUCO and chose Nebraska. Not to mention be Davis twins. The rewriting of history is breathtaking. 3 Quote Link to comment
cm husker Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 WIth the resources and the massive 10 to 15 years of extra experience that Riley has, I'd hope that he'd be a better overall recruiter than any of the last three coaches. We'll see if it plays out that way. 2 Quote Link to comment
STL Husker Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 The hype around this recruit is approaching epic proportions. As is this renewed focus on recruiting California, which ended up being a misguided approach under Callahan. p.s., both Valentine and Collins, just this year, were highly recruited guys who chose and excelled at Nebraska. Randy Gregory was highly recruited out of JUCO and chose Nebraska. The rewriting of history is breathtaking. What was misguided about Callahan hitting California? Recruiting was the one thing he did exceptionally well. I don't expect Riley to be able to recruit better than Callahan, but I sure hope the on field results are better. 1 Quote Link to comment
cm husker Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 The myth of Callahan's recruiting abilities live on, I guess... 2 Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 The hype around this recruit is approaching epic proportions. As is this renewed focus on recruiting California, which ended up being a misguided approach under Callahan. p.s., both Valentine and Collins, just this year, were highly recruited guys who chose and excelled at Nebraska. Randy Gregory was highly recruited out of JUCO and chose Nebraska. The rewriting of history is breathtaking. Outside of Crick, many of the defensive tackles following Suh have been underwhelming. Our recruiting and development along the defensive line in the last 4-5 years has been inconsistent. Valentine/Collins are examples of good development, however. And the 'hype' surrounding KJJ is pretty standard for a highly touted recruit. There's no denying his name is a significant acquisition for whatever team got him, for a variety of reasons. 2 Quote Link to comment
Popular Post wanderful Posted March 24, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2016 The hype around this recruit is approaching epic proportions. As is this renewed focus on recruiting California, which ended up being a misguided approach under Callahan. p.s., both Valentine and Collins, just this year, were highly recruited guys who chose and excelled at Nebraska. Randy Gregory was highly recruited out of JUCO and chose Nebraska. Not to mention be Davis twins. The rewriting of history is breathtaking. Every time I read one of your posts, this is what I imagine you look like 16 Quote Link to comment
cm husker Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Yeah, it's super grumpy to point out we have good players on our team. 2 Quote Link to comment
wanderful Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Yeah, it's super grumpy to point out we have good players on our team. Just playfully ribbing ya! Quote Link to comment
GBRFAN Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 The hype around this recruit is approaching epic proportions. As is this renewed focus on recruiting California, which ended up being a misguided approach under Callahan. p.s., both Valentine and Collins, just this year, were highly recruited guys who chose and excelled at Nebraska. Randy Gregory was highly recruited out of JUCO and chose Nebraska. Not to mention be Davis twins. The rewriting of history is breathtaking. Every time I read one of your posts, this is what I imagine you look like ^^^My vote for POST OF THE YEAR!!!! ^^^ Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt96 Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 The myth of Callahan's recruiting abilities live on, I guess... Thanks Wanderful for this chart. 3 Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt96 Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 The hype around this recruit is approaching epic proportions. As is this renewed focus on recruiting California, which ended up being a misguided approach under Callahan. p.s., both Valentine and Collins, just this year, were highly recruited guys who chose and excelled at Nebraska. Randy Gregory was highly recruited out of JUCO and chose Nebraska. Not to mention be Davis twins. The rewriting of history is breathtaking. Why, can you name another year where NU started off with a 2/3 star & two 4 star players? You are right NU has done well recruiting OL's & has done ok on DL's. The difference with this pickup is the ability to draw other players. KJJ's name alone will help NU land a few other players. Marquel Dismuke would have never came to NU had it not been for KJ Sr setting up the trip for those guys. You should be excited about this committment he is only going to help Riley & staff lockdown more talent. This could end up being one of the most highly rated classes NU has seen in a long time. I would sure love to see NU pull in a top 10 class. Holmes & Gebbia will go a long way to helping & we now have a guy in their locker room pointing NU's way. On top of everything we got a solid WR commit. 2 Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Always depressing to remember how hard that 2011 class ended up screwing the progrum. It was supposed to be the crown jewel in Pelini's recruiting efforts but we ended up with a bunch of highly rated players that never really panned out for various reasons. Aaron Green Jamal Turner Charles Jackson Bubba Starling Tyler Moore Todd Peat Ryan Klachko All 4-stars. Daimion Stafford probably did the most out of all of them but was only a 2-year player. Ryne Reeves played some football, but I don't really remember him standing out. Quote Link to comment
STL Husker Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 The myth of Callahan's recruiting abilities live on, I guess... So are you going to give any information? 1 Quote Link to comment
cm husker Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 The myth of Callahan's recruiting abilities live on, I guess... So are you going to give any information? No point. It's already been given. One of the big pieces is that he inherited more highly drafted players than he left Bo. His recruiting was uneven, relying too heavily on jucos to bolster recruitnik rankings, leaving an unbalanced roster that took a couple of years to fix. Also, if you look at California recruits, the attrition rate is much higher than other areas. It's good to grab a player here and there, but building a program founded on talent taken from 2000 miles away is poor strategy. 2 Quote Link to comment
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