Dzuris IMO will be fine. I personally think he is better than Jack Gangwich was last year. He is a little rangyer and more athletic. I think he will surprise people. Hahn will be fine, he transferred from North Dakota St. I do believe he lettered there. He is a big dude probably not as athletic as Foster is but will do just fine. My question is why isn't Jalen Barrett starting at that spot?. He was suppose to be a great prospect. I know he hurt his ankle, but he wasn't being talked about even before that.
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It is an indictment on the previous staff to recruit and develop talent. The jury is still out on this staff, but looks very positive.Depending on the walk-on program to fill a large number of holes in the depth chart is an indictment on the program's abilities to recruit and develop talent.I look at all of the walk-on talent as a positive.
ColoradoHusk
Heisman Trophy Winner
I agree that the lack of depth at the junior and senior level is Bo's fault.It is an indictment on the previous staff to recruit and develop talent. The jury is still out on this staff, but looks very positive.Depending on the walk-on program to fill a large number of holes in the depth chart is an indictment on the program's abilities to recruit and develop talent.I look at all of the walk-on talent as a positive.
I also think Riley's use of walk-ons at the WR and other spots that are way down the depth chart in order to preserve a RS season by a true freshman is prudent.
Saunders
Heisman Trophy Winner
Uh, huh... ok RADAR....It is an indictment on the previous staff to recruit and develop talent. The jury is still out on this staff, but looks very positive.Depending on the walk-on program to fill a large number of holes in the depth chart is an indictment on the program's abilities to recruit and develop talent.I look at all of the walk-on talent as a positive.
Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
Whoa.Uh, huh... ok RADAR....It is an indictment on the previous staff to recruit and develop talent. The jury is still out on this staff, but looks very positive.Depending on the walk-on program to fill a large number of holes in the depth chart is an indictment on the program's abilities to recruit and develop talent.I look at all of the walk-on talent as a positive.
Dr. Strangelove
All-Conference
Depends on how this is framed. Enough talent to win the West? Sure. Sam is wrong in that regard.
Enough talent to win the B1G? No. The teams in the East are far out pacing Nebraska. We've had 4 years of mediocre recruiting, I find it difficult to disagree with Sam's point.
Hujan
Starter
Take out the pre-season cupcakes and the one blown play against Minnesota and Newby was in the low to mid-4s. The continued support of Newby is perhaps the biggest reason to question Riley and Langsdorf's coaching abilities, IMO. If they can't see that he simply doesn't have what it takes to be a truly effective back at a Power 5 program, I really have to question their opinion of everything else. Eye test, stats, whatever you want to look at, he simply did not have it last year and it's not really even close.
Even worse, I fear that his inability to move the chains will only further undermine their confidence in the running game which is already a tough sell for them in general, and thereby embolden their decision to have Tommy sling the rock 30-40 times a game in a driving rainstorm.
caveman99
All-American
Comments from press who have seen practice is that Newby has elevated to be the best of the group, at least in camp so will be interesting to see if he can replicate that on game days.
caveman99
All-American
Hoppes is a name to keep in mind for next year, supposedly a really good athlete.
We went through all the hand-wringing about the walk-ons last year after the Miami game. In that thread, it was the argument about how much talent Bo left for Riley compared to how much talent Callahan left Bo. People were convinced that we were playing so many walk-ons because of this dearth of talent on the roster.
However, as it turned out, we were actually playing fewer walk-ons in that game than played in the first road game under Bo (using the first road game for both teams because of the limited travel rosters). So we were actually playing fewer walk-ons last year than at the end of that supposed boon of recruiting.
Now, participating is different than starting so it's not a perfect comparison. But that was 20% participation last year vs. 24-29% participation in Bo's first year (depending on which numbers you want to use exactly). If I had to take a guess, I'd say we'll see about 57 players on that depth chart play and I would guess 14 will be walk-ons which would be 24%.
However, as it turned out, we were actually playing fewer walk-ons in that game than played in the first road game under Bo (using the first road game for both teams because of the limited travel rosters). So we were actually playing fewer walk-ons last year than at the end of that supposed boon of recruiting.
Now, participating is different than starting so it's not a perfect comparison. But that was 20% participation last year vs. 24-29% participation in Bo's first year (depending on which numbers you want to use exactly). If I had to take a guess, I'd say we'll see about 57 players on that depth chart play and I would guess 14 will be walk-ons which would be 24%.
Saunders
Heisman Trophy Winner
The Dude
Heisman Trophy Winner
Whoa. Super controversial stuff. The balls on that guy.
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84HuskerLaw
All-Conference
I think walk ons have always been a very important part of the team for several reasons (except Callahan who dumped the entire idea).
1. Walk ons tend to be local Nebraska guys who live the dream of being a Husker and play with all the heart and effort a coach can dream of.
2. Being disproportionately Nebraska guys, these walk ons are all but ignored by the national recruiting types so they are not heavily sought after and Nebraska gets an edge in getting what may well be solid 3 or even 4 star types.
3. Many walk ons don't make so the feeling is that if 30% of the walk ons become contributors, that is somehow a great success rate. Arguably the program ought to look at taking 50 walkons each year and awarding 5 schoarships to the top five and letting the bottom 20 move on. Repeat as necessary. Maybe that is effectively what we do now.
4. There has been a certain element of pride in being a walk on and then 'making it' - sort of a chip on the shoulder attitude of 'I'll prove the experts wrong and show em!"
1. Walk ons tend to be local Nebraska guys who live the dream of being a Husker and play with all the heart and effort a coach can dream of.
2. Being disproportionately Nebraska guys, these walk ons are all but ignored by the national recruiting types so they are not heavily sought after and Nebraska gets an edge in getting what may well be solid 3 or even 4 star types.
3. Many walk ons don't make so the feeling is that if 30% of the walk ons become contributors, that is somehow a great success rate. Arguably the program ought to look at taking 50 walkons each year and awarding 5 schoarships to the top five and letting the bottom 20 move on. Repeat as necessary. Maybe that is effectively what we do now.
4. There has been a certain element of pride in being a walk on and then 'making it' - sort of a chip on the shoulder attitude of 'I'll prove the experts wrong and show em!"