:dunno I remember hearing he was mobile, not a runner, a good arm, but not a pure drop back passer. When he transfered from Georgia to Texas, I had a few chances to go see him play. At the time, I just didnt feel like making the 45 minute drive. Looking back, I kind of wish I did now.
Oh boy, that's a tough call.
NU will not have a great season with or without Ganz next year. But the probability of potentially great seasons in the following two years is much improved if the youth are the key players next year.
Very rational analysis. I agree. I also assume that Pelini will realize that NU next year has a marginal to dismal shot for some kind of conference/division title. After all, he picked up a team that was10th or 11th best in a 12 team conference. He is rebuilding. He should see it as a process and structure what he does in view of results over a two - three year period. Think about it. Should Iowa assume they have a great shot at winning the B10? Should Mississippi feel that they have a good shot at a divisional SEC championship? Should Washington assume that they have a real good shot at the PAC 10 championship next year? No. No. And no. So NU should be just as realistic.bshirt said:
I think it will be a good competition, but you are wrong about Lee being faster. Ganz runs a 4.5, while Lee is listed at 4.6
All those stats and rankings are great but has anyone seen him play? Does he have the same wack a$$ side arm delivery like Keller or good over the top mechanics like Ganz? I'd like to see him play first before annointing him the next starter. I for one fell for the Keller hype and then after watching the spring game and his mechanics thought "Oh No!" Why do we continue to annoint on hype, let's see results. We all know Ganz is a baller so let's give him the nod.
How do you get that NU is in worse shape now than when Callahan took over four years ago? Solich pretty much left the cupboard bare for Callahan to work with, granted, Callahan changed our entire offensive scheme, but in those four years, he got some of the best talent in the nation in terms of recruits, he just didn't know how to develop them.
Well, things like this are subjective. I do think that NU is worse off now than they were four years ago in several ways. One, programs like Missouri and Kansas have really improved the rest of the conference , in general, has beat up on NU now for 4 years. NU no longer intimidates anyone. In fact, from a Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, or even the middle-level programs in th B12, NU is viewed as a team that everyone should beat. In the last four years, and especially this last year, NU has been jackhammered by many conference teams. Ask fans from other B12 programs where NU resides in the conference and you will hear bottom half or bottom third. It was not that bad 4 years ago. As to the talent --- well, where is it? Where is the speed? NU was possibly the slowest in the B12 last year. Where is the physicality? The DL especially were thrown around like rag dolls all season. Sure there were coaching problems --- big time --- but I do not see this talent people say is here. Sure, you can refer to some recruiting rankings --- but where is the production? Perhaps the production is forthcoming. But based on who we have returning who played last year --- guys like Peterson, Swift, Lucky, our OL Ganz and on defense Murillo, Asante, Suh Potter, etc. well --- line them up with returning starters in the B12 and NU will be in the middle, at best.