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I'd like to see us snag an inside linebacker or two.
Could IWCC be used kind of like the walk on program? Like a UNL JV if they would work together.IWCC still has a great program. They should have been in the JUCO National Championship game, but got screwed out of it. Bo and Riley wasted what has been built at IWCC, and Osborne helped start the IWCC program. I’m sure Osborne saw it as an avenue for recruits who didn’t qualify academically to spend a year or two, and stay close to NU coaches. It’s definitely been a wasted opportunity for NU the past few years.
Unofficially yes. I think that’s what Osborne had in mind when he helped start the IWCC program. After partial qualifiers weren’t allowed to enter the program, I’m sure Osborne thought this could be a way to keep them close to NU.Could IWCC be used kind of like the walk on program? Like a UNL JV if they would work together.
I’ve really never thought about it, but it seems like a no brainer. Could really benefit both programs.Unofficially yes. I think that’s what Osborne had in mind when he helped start the IWCC program. After partial qualifiers weren’t allowed to enter the program, I’m sure Osborne thought this could be a way to keep them close to NU.
dudeguyy said:I always felt like Pelini really squandered that opportunity.
Having a pipeline to a CC in your backyard can be a major advantage. I don't see how it couldn't provide the same type of advantage as the walk-on program if utilized correctly. Lord knows the walk-on program isn't the same as it used to be under TO when they still allowed partial qualifiers.
Remember how good Fort Scott CC was to us? It gave us Kinnie, Yoshi, SJB & of course David back in the Pelini era.
But I was hopeful for them to use IWCC this way when they first announced a program, and it never came to be. They've got a great program down there, or used to. Snyder's gotten some run out of them. We need to.
Between IWCC and the Kansas Jayhawk Conference, we have some top JUCO talent in our backyard that we need to poach! We used to thrive in the Jayhawk: Larry Asante (Coffeyville), Jamarcus Hardrick (Fort Scott), Stanley Jean-Baptiste (Fort Scott), Lavonte Davis (Fort Scott). Currently, SEVEN of the Top-30 JUCO recruits are in the Jayhawk Conference, and one more is at IWCC.
I was just saying something similar in another thread: