Husker in WI Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 1 minute ago, Mavric said: I would guess he'd be likely to commit if he could. But I'm not sure he's got the green light yet. Yeah, seems like a lot even though it is a position of need. If Fong is right with the other predictions (Johnson and Butler), add that to Gunnerson and Aho and that's a lot of OLBs. Wouldn't mind it since Cooper is probably the best equipped to contribute right away though. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, Husker in WI said: Yeah, seems like a lot even though it is a position of need. If Fong is right with the other predictions (Johnson and Butler), add that to Gunnerson and Aho and that's a lot of OLBs. Wouldn't mind it since Cooper is probably the best equipped to contribute right away though. Considering we have Tannor and Nelson that played a lot last year and are still around for at least two more years, Alston and Graham on campus already, Gunnerson committed, are after Johnson and Greene and already have one JUCO in Aho, I can't imagine we're taking another JUCO unless we miss out on Johnson and Greene. Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 39 minutes ago, Mavric said: Considering we have Tannor and Nelson that played a lot last year and are still around for at least two more years, Alston and Graham on campus already, Gunnerson committed, are after Johnson and Greene and already have one JUCO in Aho, I can't imagine we're taking another JUCO unless we miss out on Johnson and Greene. Perhaps they expect someone to leave. If Alston /Graham left I wouldn’t be mad at all Quote Link to comment
Ziebol Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, Decked said: Perhaps they expect someone to leave. If Alston /Graham left I wouldn’t be mad at all Curious to you are cutting bait with these two already? Quote Link to comment
Husker in WI Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, Decked said: If Alston /Graham left I wouldn’t be mad at all Little early for that. I'm concerned we haven't heard anything about Alston yet, but he's just a redshirt freshman. And nobody expected Graham to contribute this year. Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 On 12/13/2019 at 3:08 PM, Ziebol said: Curious to you are cutting bait with these two already? Late timing on this but I just think we have better options incoming. Alston wasn’t a very impressive guy enrolling at NU. If he couldn’t contribute on special teams or with how bad our OLBs played this year...pretty telling. Not to mention that he got passed up by a true freshman. And I think Graham was a project to begin with. Coming out of high school he wasn’t crazy fluid, natural, or flashy. He was just athletically superior to a bunch of high school kids. I think we took Graham because he was the best blank canvas we found still left that was interested. Hopefully, he can contribute but bringing in this many guys like Aho & Cooper (potentially), among others I’m not too hopeful he’ll have the chance. At least not for 2-3 years. this isn’t meant to be negative or to downplay these kids but I just think this room is getting MUCH better. That’s a good thing! 2 Quote Link to comment
mnhusker Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Well I hope he comes onboard, I dont know of he has any other offers but looks to be more than a preffered walkon so I figure we are competing with someone. Quote Link to comment
Stumpy1 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Decked said: Late timing on this but I just think we have better options incoming. Alston wasn’t a very impressive guy enrolling at NU. If he couldn’t contribute on special teams or with how bad our OLBs played this year...pretty telling. Not to mention that he got passed up by a true freshman. And I think Graham was a project to begin with. Coming out of high school he wasn’t crazy fluid, natural, or flashy. He was just athletically superior to a bunch of high school kids. I think we took Graham because he was the best blank canvas we found still left that was interested. Hopefully, he can contribute but bringing in this many guys like Aho & Cooper (potentially), among others I’m not too hopeful he’ll have the chance. At least not for 2-3 years. this isn’t meant to be negative or to downplay these kids but I just think this room is getting MUCH better. That’s a good thing! Graham will contribute next year. The coaches absolutely love his athletic ability and he has the body type that they want for an OLB. I bet Alston gets moved inside before it's all said and done. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 I’m assuming that if Johnson commits, this kid is on the outside looking in? Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 1 minute ago, BigRedBuster said: I’m assuming that if Johnson commits, this kid is on the outside looking in? Johnson and Butler Quote Link to comment
spurs1990 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: I’m assuming that if Johnson commits, this kid is on the outside looking in? Would that depend on if they think those young guys could contribute immediately or need time to groom? If they need time and this guy could come in and play immediately, maybe he's a take? Edit: I don't think that highly of this prospect but if he can do something immediately then take him and run. Quote Link to comment
Aliens05 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Think this guys measurebales alone are worth it to get him on campus, find a spot for him.... big rangy athletic guy. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 1 hour ago, spurs1990 said: Would that depend on if they think those young guys could contribute immediately or need time to groom? If they need time and this guy could come in and play immediately, maybe he's a take? Edit: I don't think that highly of this prospect but if he can do something immediately then take him and run. Remember that we got a few good LBs last year too. Quote Link to comment
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