Thurston from Pender Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 1. The speed lives down South. It is cold in Nebraska. Lots of players make their decision based on that. 2. Evaluation of recruits is an inexact science. How many top recruits have bombed out in college? 3. Chemistry between the coach and the player is very subjective. 4. Nebraska has never been relevant on the national stage in the lifetime of the recruits. It's like going to Gopher stadium and seeing all the national titles for Minnesota and the first thought is, "Minnesota was a football champion?" 5. To have a championship football team, you need at least one excellent player and about 5 really good ones. No weak sisters. And must have good special teams with a consistent kicker. 6. Lack of a diverse female student body to date. 7. Lincoln is, face it, boring. The only thing to do is drink and not supposed to do that until 21. Weak music scene. 8. The competition is much stiffer than back in Dr. Tom's day. Now it is Bama, Sooners, LSU, Clemson, Ohio State, Oregon, Notre Dame and others trying to get back like us: Texas, Michigan, FL, FSU, Miami and others. 9. State has only 1.8m people. Not a lot of job prospects here after graduation. 10. Program has been cursed since Steve P. and the fans refuse to perform the Ritual Exorcism to cleanse Husker Nation and rid it of the demons of the failed coaches of the past. Quote Link to comment
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Nebfanatic Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 12 minutes ago, Thurston from Pender said: 1. The speed lives down South. It is cold in Nebraska. Lots of players make their decision based on that. 2. Evaluation of recruits is an inexact science. How many top recruits have bombed out in college? 3. Chemistry between the coach and the player is very subjective. 4. Nebraska has never been relevant on the national stage in the lifetime of the recruits. It's like going to Gopher stadium and seeing all the national titles for Minnesota and the first thought is, "Minnesota was a football champion?" 5. To have a championship football team, you need at least one excellent player and about 5 really good ones. No weak sisters. And must have good special teams with a consistent kicker. 6. Lack of a diverse female student body to date. 7. Lincoln is, face it, boring. The only thing to do is drink and not supposed to do that until 21. Weak music scene. 8. The competition is much stiffer than back in Dr. Tom's day. Now it is Bama, Sooners, LSU, Clemson, Ohio State, Oregon, Notre Dame and others trying to get back like us: Texas, Michigan, FL, FSU, Miami and others. 9. State has only 1.8m people. Not a lot of job prospects here after graduation. 10. Program has been cursed since Steve P. and the fans refuse to perform the Ritual Exorcism to cleanse Husker Nation and rid it of the demons of the failed coaches of the past. Sounds like we will never be relevant again then 3 Quote Link to comment
Ziebol Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, Thurston from Pender said: 1. The speed lives down South. It is cold in Nebraska. Lots of players make their decision based on that. 2. Evaluation of recruits is an inexact science. How many top recruits have bombed out in college? 3. Chemistry between the coach and the player is very subjective. 4. Nebraska has never been relevant on the national stage in the lifetime of the recruits. It's like going to Gopher stadium and seeing all the national titles for Minnesota and the first thought is, "Minnesota was a football champion?" 5. To have a championship football team, you need at least one excellent player and about 5 really good ones. No weak sisters. And must have good special teams with a consistent kicker. 6. Lack of a diverse female student body to date. 7. Lincoln is, face it, boring. The only thing to do is drink and not supposed to do that until 21. Weak music scene. 8. The competition is much stiffer than back in Dr. Tom's day. Now it is Bama, Sooners, LSU, Clemson, Ohio State, Oregon, Notre Dame and others trying to get back like us: Texas, Michigan, FL, FSU, Miami and others. 9. State has only 1.8m people. Not a lot of job prospects here after graduation. 10. Program has been cursed since Steve P. and the fans refuse to perform the Ritual Exorcism to cleanse Husker Nation and rid it of the demons of the failed coaches of the past. 6 Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 What is relevant? It won't take 10 years. 3 Quote Link to comment
Wistrom Disciple Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, Thurston from Pender said: 3. Chemistry between the coach and the player is very subjective. This entire thread is subjective. What is "nationally relevant" to me might differ from what you consider to be "nationally relevant". Could it take ten or more years to win a title? Possibly. Could it take ten or more years to finish in the top 10? Maybe... though I'd bet we will be there within 2-3 years. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Somewhere a Dredge is missing its swimmer. 3 1 5 Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, knapplc said: Somewhere a Dredge is missing its swimmer. More likely a floater IMO 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment
Hilltop Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 3 years maximum. 1- See past two recruiting cycles. 2- Level playing field for all coaches- not applicable to this argument. 3- Chemistry between player and coaches looks pretty dang good with Scott's guys so far. 4- 2009 wasn't relevant? Suh up for the Heisman? Nebraska is still a powerhouse brand and will remain so into the foreseeable future. 5- 1 excellent player and 5 really good ones. Refer to recent recruiting- they are there but inexperienced. 6- Have you been on campus recently? We aren't as diverse as some but there is plenty of variety. 7- It all depends on where you come from... Lincoln has a lot going on and driving to Omaha is similar to driving across many major US cities. Try to get from one side of Miami to the other faster than you can drive from UNL to downtown Omaha... Have you been to Tuscaloosa or Clemson? 8- Same for all teams involved... Level playing field. 9- We have one of the lowest unemployment rates nationally. Jobs are here for those with motivation. 10- We aren't cursed, we have made a couple bad decisions. 5 Quote Link to comment
ZRod Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, GSG said: More likely a floater IMO 1 5 Quote Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Hilltop said: 7- It all depends on where you come from... Lincoln has a lot going on and driving to Omaha is similar to driving across many major US cities. Try to get from one side of Miami to the other faster than you can drive from UNL to downtown Omaha... Have you been to Tuscaloosa or Clemson? Kansas City is just a hop skip and a jump too Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I will address the "diversity of females on campus" part... Ummmm...let me put this in non-offensive context for our more easily offended posters... Dudes on the team loving banging girls from the state. 2 6 1 Quote Link to comment
Thurston from Pender Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 And there's always this, Quote Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. helped LSU, his alma mater, celebrate its national championship Monday night by handing out wads of cash to players. Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Thurston from Pender said: And there's always this, Which is illegal... Quote Link to comment
Toe Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Oh, it's Thurston again. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
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