Red Five
Heisman Trophy Winner
Yeah, we are basically Alabama. They have 13 players starting pro careers this week.
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Yeah, we are basically Alabama. They have 13 players starting pro careers this week.
The draft certainly isn't the only indicator of talent, and there were some things out of Nebraska's control. But, I disagree with the notion that it's a farce. I think the proper reaction is somewhere in the middle - Nebraska's talent isn't and hasn't been good enough, but the draft is not the end all be all.The draft this year as proof of Nebraska not having talent is a farce.
We had one drafted. Yes, that is low.
However, Foltz would have been if it wasn't for a tragic accident and I'm confident that Westerkamp would have been drafted if it weren't for his injury. I still think he is going to catch on and have an NFL career as long as his knee is healthy.
Is there room for improvement in our talent? Absolutely. But, to look at only getting one drafted this year as proof, well.....not buying it.
The draft this year as proof of Nebraska not having talent is a farce.
We had one drafted. Yes, that is low.
However, Foltz would have been if it wasn't for a tragic accident and I'm confident that Westerkamp would have been drafted if it weren't for his injury. I still think he is going to catch on and have an NFL career as long as his knee is healthy.
Is there room for improvement in our talent? Absolutely. But, to look at only getting one drafted this year as proof, well.....not buying it.
Not sure I buy the injury thing. Every year several guys are drafted with the understanding that they'll effectively have to take a redshirt year due to injury issues. I'm not sure his injury is even that significant.The draft this year as proof of Nebraska not having talent is a farce.
We had one drafted. Yes, that is low.
However, Foltz would have been if it wasn't for a tragic accident and I'm confident that Westerkamp would have been drafted if it weren't for his injury. I still think he is going to catch on and have an NFL career as long as his knee is healthy.
Is there room for improvement in our talent? Absolutely. But, to look at only getting one drafted this year as proof, well.....not buying it.
You know what I noticed about all those "4 stars" we signed over those years?All I know is that the recruiting at Nebraska is trending to be so significantly better than when Bo was here. We are killing it on social media, FNL is way more known of a recruiting product along with the spring game. It also doesn't hurt having the Williams' on our side.
Bo had two good years of recruiting in 7 years, but that was even overdone by the amount of top prospects not even getting or staying on campus which inflated his best year of getting talent. I feel like this talking point is overdone though (see below). He did however always pull together some solid 3products like Abdullah, Dennard, Henry, Gomes, Enunwa, Bell, Valentine, Gerry, & Collins. Not to mention some amazing JUCOs along the way like David and Gregory. Burkhead and Westerkamp are the only 2 top end recruits that ever really panned out for Bo --crazy to think about.![]()
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2009
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2010
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2011
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Aaron Green![]()
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Ryan Klachko![]()
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2012
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2014
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We very well could look back if Riley is around another 4-5 years and see the players who didn't finish in Lincoln. It happens at every school, and sometimes it has nothing to do with the coaches. I didn't however list the countless 3 star players who hurt Nebraska's depth a ton during the Bo to Riley transition either. Either way I can slowly see this Riley era coming into fruition. The biggest factor in all of this will be the play of the QB. For the past 4 seasons we had a player who was a career 53%. That will simply not cut it in the offense that Danny wants to run. The offensive line will be improved along with the defense under Diaco. At the end of the day we need to win the West and get to Indy. If not, everything else is just noise.