I am I Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I see all these skill guys, I see a couple/few lineman. I know speed kills and SF offense relies on space and mismatches. When do we start land 3-4 Star line recruits? It’s allllll about the trenches IMHO. do we have some guys that are solid and leaning towards us? Don’t we need lineman?? 1 Quote Link to comment
Hedley Lamarr Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Look at our roster....we will add a 3 star OT tomorrow and signed a 3 star C/OG our starting line next year will consist of all 3 and 4 star OL....4 star OL on our roster currently by atleast 1 service Farniok Raridon Jaimes Barnett 2 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 15 hours ago, I am I said: I see all these skill guys, I see a couple/few lineman. I know speed kills and SF offense relies on space and mismatches. When do we start land 3-4 Star line recruits? It’s allllll about the trenches IMHO. do we have some guys that are solid and leaning towards us? Don’t we need lineman?? It's a good question, but probably going to have to wait for the next season when Frost & Co. have a full year to recruit. Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 15 hours ago, I am I said: I see all these skill guys, I see a couple/few lineman. I know speed kills and SF offense relies on space and mismatches. When do we start land 3-4 Star line recruits? It’s allllll about the trenches IMHO. do we have some guys that are solid and leaning towards us? Don’t we need lineman?? There are tons of guys on scholarship for OL. Frost & Co. addressed some of the biggest needs for this class right now. I can guarantee we'll see some good OL and DL in next year's class. For some reason it usually seems like linemen take longer to develop a relationship with in order to get a commitment. (in general, not always) This hurt us with the early signing period and coaching change this year. Next year will be different. Quote Link to comment
I am I Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Thanks guys. I follow it, maybe not as close as I should I knew we had some guys coming up but was wondering about signees. Answers the question tho. Cheers Quote Link to comment
B1GRED Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 The cupboard isn't bare. Maybe with Duval coaching strength and conditioning, the 3* and 4* talent already on the roster will flourish. 2 or 3 OL in a class seems about right, and we got 2. Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 A little more on this. Here are the linemen currently on scholarship, class for the 2018 season, and their 247 composite coming out of high school: Matt Sichterman - RFr. - .8757 Broc Bando - RFr. - .8412 Chris Walker - RFr. - .8411 (I'm not convinced he stays on the OL, he loves Defense) John Raridon - So. - .9452 Matt Farniok - So. - .8934 Bryan Brokop - So. - .8847 Brendan Jaimes - So. - .8797 Boe Wilson - So. - .8559 Jalin Barnett - Jr. - .9219 Christian Gaylord - Jr. - .8715 Michael Decker - Jr. - .8543 Tanner Farmer - Sr. - .9021 Jerald Foster - Sr. - .8915 Cole Conrad - Sr. - N/A Knevel & Gates are the only 2 leaving from this year, so with the 2 new scholarship OL, the numbers will be the same next year (barring attrition) The cupboard isn't bare. There will be 10 OL that are Freshmen or Sophomores in 2018, and 6 upperclassmen. Some of these guys were pretty highly rated. Give them a chance with a new scheme and new coaching staff. I think they'll surprise lots of people. 2 Quote Link to comment
runningblind Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) On 2/8/2018 at 8:44 AM, HS_Coach_C said: A little more on this. Here are the linemen currently on scholarship, class for the 2018 season, and their 247 composite coming out of high school: Matt Sichterman - RFr. - .8757 Broc Bando - RFr. - .8412 Chris Walker - RFr. - .8411 (I'm not convinced he stays on the OL, he loves Defense) John Raridon - So. - .9452 Matt Farniok - So. - .8934 Bryan Brokop - So. - .8847 Brendan Jaimes - So. - .8797 Boe Wilson - So. - .8559 Jalin Barnett - Jr. - .9219 Christian Gaylord - Jr. - .8715 Michael Decker - Jr. - .8543 Tanner Farmer - Sr. - .9021 Jerald Foster - Sr. - .8915 Cole Conrad - Sr. - N/A Knevel & Gates are the only 2 leaving from this year, so with the 2 new scholarship OL, the numbers will be the same next year (barring attrition) The cupboard isn't bare. There will be 10 OL that are Freshmen or Sophomores in 2018, and 6 upperclassmen. Some of these guys were pretty highly rated. Give them a chance with a new scheme and new coaching staff. I think they'll surprise lots of people. This would be a good start. Edited February 9, 2018 by runningblind Quote Link to comment
NebraskaHarry Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 21 minutes ago, runningblind said: This would be a good start. Quote Link to comment
4skers89 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 So we've got players that haven't been working out properly in the weight room for the past 3 years. It's going to take at least a couple of years to recover from that. One off-season of workouts won't overcome not gaining strength for 3 years. Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 1 minute ago, 4skers89 said: So we've got players that haven't been working out properly in the weight room for the past 3 years. It's going to take at least a couple of years to recover from that. One off-season of workouts won't overcome not gaining strength for 3 years. I think the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle of what we've heard. I'm sure they were doing a lot of lifting, including legs, but to what extent, we can't know for sure. It's possible this is an exaggeration also, though the results on the field definitely show a lack of skill and strength on the line. Quote Link to comment
HuskermanMike Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 8 hours ago, HS_Coach_C said: I think the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle of what we've heard. I'm sure they were doing a lot of lifting, including legs, but to what extent, we can't know for sure. It's possible this is an exaggeration also, though the results on the field definitely show a lack of skill and strength on the line. I think the old staff did more Olympic style squatting and Frosts staff is doing it the old-fashioned way. Regular squats are different from Olympic style squats, but I am not sure how they are different. I also remember a video of Tanner Farmer doing squats but I can't find it. Anyway, I love this new nasty mentality for the line. No more kumbaya its okay if we lose, get them to go out there and dominate the opposing team. Also, these guys will not only be trained properly but they will be developed properly and the best players will play. If we can dominate the fourth like we did in 2016, that would be an improvement form the quitting mentality the team had last year. Quote Link to comment
MoMo Husker Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I understand the sentiment toward the 5 O-linemen, but the blocking from the TE position needs major improvement as well. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I’m not buying the idea the previous staff didn’t have them squat. Heck, they had squat competitions that were filmed and put on line. Are you you going to have weight lifting competitions and brag about it on line if you aren’t doing the lifts on a regular basis???? not. Quote Link to comment
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