Nebraska to launch Rex Burkhead Heisman website

[huskerfan333157]

Suh wasn't on any of these lists either...and he had a much harder road ahead of him to New York. Nebraska marketing wasn't behind Suh either. It's good to see we're making a push. It helps the university, helps recruiting, and rewards a class act by further acknowledging his accomplishments.

Nebraska marketing was behind Suh, that's where suh93.com came from - it just wasn't at the beginning of the season.

Rex isn't even going to be a finalist. Even if his stats inch him into the top 5, he lacks the flash that all Heisman finalists need.

Toby Gerhart says 'sup?'

Cant really compare Burkhead to Gerhart yet. In Gerhart's senior year he had 3 200+ yard games and a 178 yard game while his lowest rushing output in one game was 82 yards. Burkhead's best game was 170 yards and had 4 games below 82 yards (a 36, 69, 55, 75). Burkhead is a pretty good running back, but i cant see him getting close to Gerhart's stats.

 

[B.B. Hemingway]

Rex isn't even going to be a finalist. Even if his stats inch him into the top 5, he lacks the flash that all Heisman finalists need.

Ah, flash.... Playing for a program under NCAA sanctions, or getting mugged by a handful of guys for "unknown" reasons.... The only thing that Burkhead is lacking is that Heisman moment. The respectability, quality citizenship, and most importantly the game is all very Heisman like. Rex is what college athletics should be all about.

So Barkley isn't a quality citizen because Reggie Bush cheated?

Ball isn't respectable because he was mugged?

Come on. Make this about why Burkhead will be 2012's most outstanding collegiate football player. Taking cheap shots at kids who are more likely to win just isn't classy. Burkhead would never do that.

It wasn't a shot at Barkley, or Ball; rather a shot at how the media decides to cover athletes these days. Barkley, and Ball seem to be fine citizens, but part of their familiarity in the public eye is because of the situations that they are involved in, even if they weren't directly involved like in Barkley's case. Ball is slightly different, because while he in no way deserved what happen to him, it does seem that it MIGHT have been provoked in some way.

Barkley, and Ball are very legitimate Heisman contenders, however my point was, that Burkhead hasn't been involved in a national story, or scandal (unsolicited or not). Personally, I feel he is every bit of the RB that Ball is, and every bit the Heisman contender that Barkley is....

Looking back at my original post, it did read like I was taking a shot at the gentlemen, but that wasn't my intentions.

Realy? Burkhead is every bit the heisman contender that Barkley is? Really? You have got to be kiidding me..You're saying Burkhead is on the same level as Barkley? I understand drinking the kool aid but youve just dranked a whole 10 gallons of it and that is not good for you.. Barkley is one of the top players in college football. Burkhead is an amazing rb but he isnt even close to barkley's caliber. Burkhead had only THREE games in which he had run that went for over a 20 yards and Monte Ball only had three games in which he didnt bust a run that wasnt longer than 20 yards. Burkhead is a good running back and will keep the chains moving but he doesnt have the flash or big play ability that all the other heisman candidates have.

Yes, really. What has Barkley done that is so remarkable? I would also argue that being a preseason 2nd team All-American would place Burkhead amongst some of the "top players in college football". Also, is Ball that much better then Burkhead? I would say no, because Ball benefited from a lot of things that Burkhead did not. Ball had an OUTSTANDING offensive line, and OUTSTANDING quarterback play (let's not forget that Russell Wilson was a Heisman contender early in the year). Those are things that Burkhead did not have to his advantage. Having said that, all the credit goes to Ball for taking advantage of those benefits, and turning in a Heisman like year. Would Ball have put them numbers up on Nebraska's team? I would say no. Its fine if you think that Barkley, and Ball are better players then Burkhead (maybe they are), but to pretend that Rex isn't in their league is ridiculous.

 

[lo country]

Here is one thing and one thing only to think about. Our O line sucks. Every yard Rex has gotten the past three years he has banged out every one. IMO, he "earned" every yard. He also single handedly won ISU in the Rexcat and carried several other games as well. His off the field actions are Hypesamn worthy alone.

Here is an attached link talking about Rex. Good read IMO.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120818/BIGRED/708189825

For those thinking him not worthy he needs a mere 1277 yrds to be all time #2 on the Husker list. Only behind Mike Rozier. Think about that, a crappy line, a season in 2010 were everyone including the refs were against us. On a team that has not had a passing threat since he has been playing. Going Sat after Sat against teams that did nothing more than stack the box and dare us to run which we did. NOt to mention breaking his foot and missing a great deal of playing time.

Again, Rex has earned these numbers on a team with not many other weapons.

One of the all time Husker greats, regardless of outcome with the Hypesman.

 

[Hoosker]

It's nice to see our school rally behind him, but it's already been said. He's not flashy enough with his runs and won't win partly because of it.

Great guy off the field. Great player on the field.

He doesn't need a trophy to be validated in Nebraska's minds, but he needs one to be validated in the entire country's.

 

[huskerfan333157]

Yes, really. What has Barkley done that is so remarkable? I would also argue that being a preseason 2nd team All-American would place Burkhead amongst some of the "top players in college football". Also, is Ball that much better then Burkhead? I would say no, because Ball benefited from a lot of things that Burkhead did not. Ball had an OUTSTANDING offensive line, and OUTSTANDING quarterback play (let's not forget that Russell Wilson was a Heisman contender early in the year). Those are things that Burkhead did not have to his advantage. Having said that, all the credit goes to Ball for taking advantage of those benefits, and turning in a Heisman like year. Would Ball have put them numbers up on Nebraska's team? I would say no. Its fine if you think that Barkley, and Ball are better players then Burkhead (maybe they are), but to pretend that Rex isn't in their league is ridiculous.

What good as barkley done? How about 308/446 3,528 yards, 69.1 completion percentage, 39 td's to only 7 interceptions in his junior year. Those stats arent pretty remarkable for a junior qb? Lets compare those stats to Peyton Manning's senior season: 287/477 60.2 completion percentage, 3819 yards, 36 td's to 11 interceptions. Still saying Barkley's junior stats still arent impressive? Ok lets see what Peyton Manning did his junior year. Peyton Manning's Jr year: 243/380 63.9 completion percentage, 3287 yards, 20 td's to 12 ints. Also, If its all about the team then im sure there were better candidates than rozier and rodgers, right? Rozier had a great offense around him so lets discredit his success. Rodgers was on a pretty good team when his heisman but im sure there was someone else that deserved the heisman more, right? Thats pretty much what youre saying about ball...

 

[huskerfan333157]

Here is one thing and one thing only to think about. Our O line sucks. Every yard Rex has gotten the past three years he has banged out every one. IMO, he "earned" every yard. He also single handedly won ISU in the Rexcat and carried several other games as well. His off the field actions are Hypesamn worthy alone.

Here is an attached link talking about Rex. Good read IMO.

http://www.omaha.com...IGRED/708189825

For those thinking him not worthy he needs a mere 1277 yrds to be all time #2 on the Husker list. Only behind Mike Rozier. Think about that, a crappy line, a season in 2010 were everyone including the refs were against us. On a team that has not had a passing threat since he has been playing. Going Sat after Sat against teams that did nothing more than stack the box and dare us to run which we did. NOt to mention breaking his foot and missing a great deal of playing time.

Again, Rex has earned these numbers on a team with not many other weapons.

One of the all time Husker greats, regardless of outcome with the Hypesman.

You think rex is the only guy in history to be a really good back on crappy teams? Im pretty sure there are have been a decent amount of running backs throughout the years that could say they were great but were held back by their not so great offense. Burkhead isnt the only person that has had to deal with this issue. Rex is a good rb but at this point in time there are better options out there for heisman finalist predctions. Hopefully Rex has a monster year and persuades voters that he should be invited.

 

[mrandyk]

Here is one thing and one thing only to think about. Our O line sucks. Every yard Rex has gotten the past three years he has banged out every one. IMO, he "earned" every yard. He also single handedly won ISU in the Rexcat and carried several other games as well. His off the field actions are Hypesamn worthy alone.

Here is an attached link talking about Rex. Good read IMO.

http://www.omaha.com...IGRED/708189825

For those thinking him not worthy he needs a mere 1277 yrds to be all time #2 on the Husker list. Only behind Mike Rozier. Think about that, a crappy line, a season in 2010 were everyone including the refs were against us. On a team that has not had a passing threat since he has been playing. Going Sat after Sat against teams that did nothing more than stack the box and dare us to run which we did. NOt to mention breaking his foot and missing a great deal of playing time.

Again, Rex has earned these numbers on a team with not many other weapons.

One of the all time Husker greats, regardless of outcome with the Hypesman.

You think rex is the only guy in history to be a really good back on crappy teams? Im pretty sure there are have been a decent amount of running backs throughout the years that could say they were great but were held back by their not so great offense. Burkhead isnt the only person that has had to deal with this issue. Rex is a good rb but at this point in time there are better options out there for heisman finalist predctions. Hopefully Rex has a monster year and persuades voters that he should be invited.

This. Being the MVP of a 4th place Big Ten team isn't going to get you the Heisman unless you have some unreal numbers. I also agree with whoever said that this is more of a team award. Either competition is going to have to be weak or we are going to need to win the national title.

I wonder if Suh would have won the Heisman if we had an offense to get us to the national title game.

 

[huskerfan333157]

Here is one thing and one thing only to think about. Our O line sucks. Every yard Rex has gotten the past three years he has banged out every one. IMO, he "earned" every yard. He also single handedly won ISU in the Rexcat and carried several other games as well. His off the field actions are Hypesamn worthy alone.

Here is an attached link talking about Rex. Good read IMO.

http://www.omaha.com...IGRED/708189825

For those thinking him not worthy he needs a mere 1277 yrds to be all time #2 on the Husker list. Only behind Mike Rozier. Think about that, a crappy line, a season in 2010 were everyone including the refs were against us. On a team that has not had a passing threat since he has been playing. Going Sat after Sat against teams that did nothing more than stack the box and dare us to run which we did. NOt to mention breaking his foot and missing a great deal of playing time.

Again, Rex has earned these numbers on a team with not many other weapons.

One of the all time Husker greats, regardless of outcome with the Hypesman.

Burkhead is 12th atm. He also has a lot more carries than most running backs on that list, so obviously he's going to be up there when he has a lot more attempts...http://www.huskers.com/pdf8/881889.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=100. Compare his attempts to some of the guys that are above him and below him.

 

[huskerfan333157]

Here is one thing and one thing only to think about. Our O line sucks. Every yard Rex has gotten the past three years he has banged out every one. IMO, he "earned" every yard. He also single handedly won ISU in the Rexcat and carried several other games as well. His off the field actions are Hypesamn worthy alone.

Here is an attached link talking about Rex. Good read IMO.

http://www.omaha.com...IGRED/708189825

For those thinking him not worthy he needs a mere 1277 yrds to be all time #2 on the Husker list. Only behind Mike Rozier. Think about that, a crappy line, a season in 2010 were everyone including the refs were against us. On a team that has not had a passing threat since he has been playing. Going Sat after Sat against teams that did nothing more than stack the box and dare us to run which we did. NOt to mention breaking his foot and missing a great deal of playing time.

Again, Rex has earned these numbers on a team with not many other weapons.

One of the all time Husker greats, regardless of outcome with the Hypesman.

You think rex is the only guy in history to be a really good back on crappy teams? Im pretty sure there are have been a decent amount of running backs throughout the years that could say they were great but were held back by their not so great offense. Burkhead isnt the only person that has had to deal with this issue. Rex is a good rb but at this point in time there are better options out there for heisman finalist predctions. Hopefully Rex has a monster year and persuades voters that he should be invited.

This. Being the MVP of a 4th place Big Ten team isn't going to get you the Heisman unless you have some unreal numbers. I also agree with whoever said that this is more of a team award. Either competition is going to have to be weak or we are going to need to win the national title.

I wonder if Suh would have won the Heisman if we had an offense to get us to the national title game.

He might have but its still a stretch since he was a DT. Suh was one of the best defenslive lineman all time but he also had a great defense around him as well. Its just like on the offense side of the ball where youre going to benefit from having great players around you.

 

[huskerfan333157]

Here is one thing and one thing only to think about. Our O line sucks. Every yard Rex has gotten the past three years he has banged out every one. IMO, he "earned" every yard. He also single handedly won ISU in the Rexcat and carried several other games as well. His off the field actions are Hypesamn worthy alone.

Here is an attached link talking about Rex. Good read IMO.

http://www.omaha.com...IGRED/708189825

For those thinking him not worthy he needs a mere 1277 yrds to be all time #2 on the Husker list. Only behind Mike Rozier. Think about that, a crappy line, a season in 2010 were everyone including the refs were against us. On a team that has not had a passing threat since he has been playing. Going Sat after Sat against teams that did nothing more than stack the box and dare us to run which we did. NOt to mention breaking his foot and missing a great deal of playing time.

Again, Rex has earned these numbers on a team with not many other weapons.

One of the all time Husker greats, regardless of outcome with the Hypesman.

BTW, Rex would be 36th out of 50 if you went by yards per carry for the top rushers in nebraska history..

 

[Comish]

It's nice to see our school rally behind him, but it's already been said. He's not flashy enough with his runs and won't win partly because of it.

Great guy off the field. Great player on the field.

He doesn't need a trophy to be validated in Nebraska's minds, but he needs one to be validated in the entire country's.

This ^^^^

 

[Excel]

Yes, really. What has Barkley done that is so remarkable? I would also argue that being a preseason 2nd team All-American would place Burkhead amongst some of the "top players in college football". Also, is Ball that much better then Burkhead? I would say no, because Ball benefited from a lot of things that Burkhead did not. Ball had an OUTSTANDING offensive line, and OUTSTANDING quarterback play (let's not forget that Russell Wilson was a Heisman contender early in the year). Those are things that Burkhead did not have to his advantage. Having said that, all the credit goes to Ball for taking advantage of those benefits, and turning in a Heisman like year. Would Ball have put them numbers up on Nebraska's team? I would say no. Its fine if you think that Barkley, and Ball are better players then Burkhead (maybe they are), but to pretend that Rex isn't in their league is ridiculous.

First off, on the original post I quoted you on in this thread I think apologies are in order. I misread your post and it is what it is, thank you for the clarification.

On the Ball v. Burkhead issue I think the stats are telling;

Rushing 2011

Rex - 1357 Yards, 4.8 YPC, 15 TDs

Montee - 1923 Yards, 6.3 YPC, 33 TDs

Now people like to say that Rex is a complete back, he can do it all. Well Ball can too,

Receiving 2011

Rex - 177 Yards, 8.4 YPC, 2 TDs

Montee - 306 Yards, 12.8 YPC, 6TDs

Now lets look at 2010, when both kids were backups, and I should say its important to note that when Rex was the steady second option to Helu, Ball split the role, backing up Clay with James White. Ball, as a backup and at times a third stringer, was nearly the back Rex is as a starter;

2010

Rex - 951 Yards, 5.5 YPC, 7 TDs

Montee - 996 Yards, 6.1 YPC, 18 TDs

Now I get the Offensive line argument and take it as a compliment though I don't think that if Rex and Montee swapped teams they'd have the other guy's numbers. Unless you want to say that NU was sporting 150lb linemen I don't think you can say that Burkhead would've posted twice his numbers with UW's line. It accounts for some of the differential but not all. At some point you have to admit Montee is just maybe, slightly better.

I like Rex, he's a real leader. As a former history major I especially like that he's a smart kid and takes his education seriously, that's admirable. That said lets not pretend that Montee is somehow completely lacking of character in comparison.

Ball put off the draft this year and came back to what in all likelihood will be a team that is less talented and less successful than last year. He's a running back so his career is limited, every year he spends in college is one less he'll get in the NFL. Additionally he must know that there is no way he'll repeat last year's performance, the time to go, if he was in it for money, was last year. Montee forfeited what might come to amount to millions of dollars over a career, to return to Wisconsin. That's damn admirable in my mind. He loves his team and he loves being a student at UW. That's why we saw him on Mifflin street and why he was at an early school party where he got in to a bit of trouble. That's part of college...he's a college kid and a damn fine one.

All of this being said I don't think either will win the Heisman. Montee's best shot was last year and Trent Richardson hogged much of the RB spotlight, I would argue, somewhat unjustifiably.

Anyhow I hope Rex has a great year.

 

[lo country]

Here is one thing and one thing only to think about. Our O line sucks. Every yard Rex has gotten the past three years he has banged out every one. IMO, he "earned" every yard. He also single handedly won ISU in the Rexcat and carried several other games as well. His off the field actions are Hypesamn worthy alone.

Here is an attached link talking about Rex. Good read IMO.

http://www.omaha.com...IGRED/708189825

For those thinking him not worthy he needs a mere 1277 yrds to be all time #2 on the Husker list. Only behind Mike Rozier. Think about that, a crappy line, a season in 2010 were everyone including the refs were against us. On a team that has not had a passing threat since he has been playing. Going Sat after Sat against teams that did nothing more than stack the box and dare us to run which we did. NOt to mention breaking his foot and missing a great deal of playing time.

Again, Rex has earned these numbers on a team with not many other weapons.

One of the all time Husker greats, regardless of outcome with the Hypesman.

BTW, Rex would be 36th out of 50 if you went by yards per carry for the top rushers in nebraska history..

You are correct. The kid sucks. Go with AA if we want to win.

Martinez pretty much sucks also. I mean he will eclipse every record of NU QB's, but he will have started for 4 yrs. Guy is a loser for sure. :sarcasm

 

[huskerfan333157]

Here is one thing and one thing only to think about. Our O line sucks. Every yard Rex has gotten the past three years he has banged out every one. IMO, he "earned" every yard. He also single handedly won ISU in the Rexcat and carried several other games as well. His off the field actions are Hypesamn worthy alone.

Here is an attached link talking about Rex. Good read IMO.

http://www.omaha.com...IGRED/708189825

For those thinking him not worthy he needs a mere 1277 yrds to be all time #2 on the Husker list. Only behind Mike Rozier. Think about that, a crappy line, a season in 2010 were everyone including the refs were against us. On a team that has not had a passing threat since he has been playing. Going Sat after Sat against teams that did nothing more than stack the box and dare us to run which we did. NOt to mention breaking his foot and missing a great deal of playing time.

Again, Rex has earned these numbers on a team with not many other weapons.

One of the all time Husker greats, regardless of outcome with the Hypesman.

BTW, Rex would be 36th out of 50 if you went by yards per carry for the top rushers in nebraska history..

You are correct. The kid sucks. Go with AA if we want to win.

Martinez pretty much sucks also. I mean he will eclipse every record of NU QB's, but he will have started for 4 yrs. Guy is a loser for sure. :sarcasm

Did you even read ANY of my posts? I said rex is a pretty good rb, reading comprehension might help a little bit bub. I just stated that looking at rushing yards only isnt the only stat to look at when it comes to comparing running backs. Nebraska has had a lot of good running backs so people put too much stock into "oh rex will be in the top 3 in rushing yards." Well, of course hes going to be up there when he has 100+ carries more than half the rb's on the rushing leader's list. Yards per carry is a good stat to look at when it comes to running backs and Nebraska has had quite a few running backs average 5+ yards per carry. He's a good rb but let me reiterate that people are putting too much stock into his total rushing yards ranking.

 

[lo country]

Hey bub, I did read your post. I read your last post as well. I take back my sarcasm. I guess you do think he is just ok. Good for you. I am glad we have this "average" back on our team. Let's see, currently he is behind the likes of Rozier, Clark, Crouch, Hipp, Green and others. Not to bad for an ok back.

I guess the only reason Martinez has any records is he has started 2 yrs and the O was built around him