Undone
All-American
Yep, and like I mentioned to Red Five, that piece of info is actually really big (if true), for sure.
Dylan Raiola
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Yep, and like I mentioned to Red Five, that piece of info is actually really big (if true), for sure.
Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
I think this is how Dylan and advisors viewed his choice. My guess is it goes the same for most top QB recruits:
You can go to a legit National Championship contender at Georgia, but you will most definitely be waiting your turn behind our starter. Also, we signed a couple other hotshots like yourself, so QB In Waiting isn't guaranteed either. Your chances of opting for the portal from there are roughly 98%
or
We are so thrilled to have your 5 star creds, Husker connections and stealing you from Georgia that you can start as a true Freshman, be the most popular person in the entire state, and we will tailor the offense around you. Your chances of opting for the portal from there are roughly 98%.
You can go to a legit National Championship contender at Georgia, but you will most definitely be waiting your turn behind our starter. Also, we signed a couple other hotshots like yourself, so QB In Waiting isn't guaranteed either. Your chances of opting for the portal from there are roughly 98%
or
We are so thrilled to have your 5 star creds, Husker connections and stealing you from Georgia that you can start as a true Freshman, be the most popular person in the entire state, and we will tailor the offense around you. Your chances of opting for the portal from there are roughly 98%.
With the news of some Utah opt-outs yesterday, it already had me thinking that some people would use the "we only beat a team that had given up on the season" if we were somehow able to find a way to win.
If you say "the bold is a good point" and don't have anything bolded, is that a backdoor way of saying he had no good point?????
This is, in fact, a good point.
Undone
All-American
If you say "the bold is a good point" and don't have anything bolded, is that a backdoor way of saying he had no good point?????
This is, in fact, a good point.
lol, I’m posting from my phone right now (which I hate). Also lots of typos & grammar probs in my post. Edits made.
TGHusker
Heisman Trophy Winner
I wonder where the breaking point will be and when it will come when schools start saying 'We ain't playing this game anymore.' It is like the nuclear arms race out there - eventually schools may say - we are fine with 8-4 or 9-3 and a 10-2 is great but we aren't going to finance our way to those records anymore.. Our boosters can help us with other campus needs. We aren't going to milk a cow that only has a limited amount of milk to give. Without a NFL style compensation package with T&Cs that limit transfers and payouts, schools might just say enough is enough. Let the top 4 teams in each conference form their own league and have at it. We'll go back to being an educational institution.
Wistrom Disciple
Starter
Pure speculation. Could be as @Undone suggests that they were frustrated by a good chunk of fans and media types talking about how TJ should be QB1 and that he's a better fit and blah blah blah. Damon Benning (I think?) mentioned how the general feeling about the Raiolas changed after that UCLA game with large segments of the fanbase and local media clamoring for a QB competition and changing the offense to better fit a dual threat QB.
Hooked on Huskers
All-Conference
Dylan, Dayton, Donovan ...... Good Riddance
krc1995
Heisman Trophy Winner
How freeing to be free of Dom. He can sit with Scott Frost on the all hated husker team.
I feel for Dylan. I’m sure his teenage/young adulthood was stripped by Dom. No wonder he can’t make a quick decision. Probably wondering what daddy would say. And Dom is the guy who verbally assaulted a Wisconsin band member- as an NFL player.
Toe
All-American
Let me ask you two something: do you still think Dylan is a great QB? If so, why?
Like... do you have a chubby for QBs with a high completion percentage on short throws and nothing else to show for it? His other stats are average to poor. He's #55 in the country for yards per game. He's #71 for interceptions despite missing three games and sitting on the bench for about half of three others.
Like I was saying earlier, I'd have a hard time calling him a better QB than say Casey Thompson. I don't know if we'll find a QB that's better than 2026 Dylan, but if we can't find a QB that's at least that good as 2024-25 Dylan, I'd be astonished.
ZRod
Heisman Trophy Winner
I like Dylan, and I've defended him here quite a bit. If this is true, that's a poor look and not a champion's attitude. He's got all the talent in the world, but he needs to be committed and a killer. Not dipping out when things are tough.
Hilltop
All-Conference
Where are you getting your stats? He had 6 interceptions this year and was ranked 35th. An 18 TD to 6 INT ratio is pretty dang good- better than we have had in a while. I'll agree, QBR didn't finish great but that was largely on 2 games. MSU we won but he finished with a 19.7 rating that has a lot to do with game plan. Minnesota was the other where we for some reason went one dimensional and he got sacked every other play. I don't think he was a world beater but he was generally better than anything we have seen on the field for us in many years- and yes, he was a hell of a lot better than Casey Thompson. Casey in his one year here had a 63.1% completion rating with a 17TD to 10INT ratio. He also rushed for -21 yards that season. He was literally good at one thing- throwing the long ball to the one receiver that could create separation.
I have zero stress about DR leaving but I think it's unlikely we get someone who is a better passer out of the portal unless we throw huge money up.