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:lolBrad Dickson @brad_dickson 3h3 hours ago
Mike Riley: The NU recruiting goal is to "own this state." The previous coaching regime's goal: "To leave no Cotton unsigned."
:lolBrad Dickson @brad_dickson 3h3 hours ago
Mike Riley: The NU recruiting goal is to "own this state." The previous coaching regime's goal: "To leave no Cotton unsigned."
This is just crazy talk. When you go back and look at the roster in the mid-90's, you will see a heck of a lot more Nebraska kids starting on those teams than three per class. Our OL alone was almost all instate kids with Wilks, the Zatechka brothers, Treu,and Wiegert. I don't think the coaching staff needs to waste a lot of time recruiting Nebraska, but they do need to at least take a look. Considering the populations of both Lincoln and Omaha have grown in the last 20 years, it seems reasonable there would be at least the same if not more talent now than then.Scholarships to 3 or so Nebraska kids is kind of the limit. Whether you want to believe it or not, the state just doesn't produce more talent than that.
It was a different system though, and most high schools played the triple option, so those OL came in knowing more or less what the scheme was, all you needed wassize and aggression.This is just crazy talk. When you go back and look at the roster in the mid-90's, you will see a heck of a lot more Nebraska kids starting on those teams than three per class. Our OL alone was almost all instate kids with Wilks, the Zatechka brothers, Treu,and Wiegert. I don't think the coaching staff needs to waste a lot of time recruiting Nebraska, but they do need to at least take a look. Considering the populations of both Lincoln and Omaha have grown in the last 20 years, it seems reasonable there would be at least the same if not more talent now than then.Scholarships to 3 or so Nebraska kids is kind of the limit. Whether you want to believe it or not, the state just doesn't produce more talent than that.
it didnt. but the strength and conditioning and the "player development" advantages did diminish.Callahan got the ball rolling with overlooking the talent in the state of Nebraska. A lot of those key players came from Osborne's teams in the 80's and 90's came from Cozad and small towns of the like. I never bought that suddenly the talent in the state somehow diminished.
Even if Riley can pick up the in state recruiting again he still needs to not only spot but also develop that talent regardless.
Yes, the mid 90s had a ton of homegrown talent, but one could also argue that the era was an "anomaly" in terms of the amount of talent in Nebraska at that time. Omaha had always produced good IB's, but Ahman Green was a once-in-a-generation player who was head and shoulders better than previous Omaha RB's. Scott Frost was an amazing talent recruited by schools all over the country. The linemen you mentioned were All-Conference and numerous went onto play in the NFL. That is an amazing amount of talent from Nebraska that we didn't see at NU (at the same time) before the mid 90s and since then.This is just crazy talk. When you go back and look at the roster in the mid-90's, you will see a heck of a lot more Nebraska kids starting on those teams than three per class. Our OL alone was almost all instate kids with Wilks, the Zatechka brothers, Treu,and Wiegert. I don't think the coaching staff needs to waste a lot of time recruiting Nebraska, but they do need to at least take a look. Considering the populations of both Lincoln and Omaha have grown in the last 20 years, it seems reasonable there would be at least the same if not more talent now than then.Scholarships to 3 or so Nebraska kids is kind of the limit. Whether you want to believe it or not, the state just doesn't produce more talent than that.
Count' hit the nail on the head. Schools in Nebraska are strapped for money and can't afford to upgrade weight rooms and acquire things for player development. Another issues is the NSAA has implemented more rules for practice times and such that they didn't have during the 80's and 90's.it didnt. but the strength and conditioning and the "player development" advantages did diminish.Callahan got the ball rolling with overlooking the talent in the state of Nebraska. A lot of those key players came from Osborne's teams in the 80's and 90's came from Cozad and small towns of the like. I never bought that suddenly the talent in the state somehow diminished.
Even if Riley can pick up the in state recruiting again he still needs to not only spot but also develop that talent regardless.
As others have mentioned, times are different. Nebraska was running an offense scheme that they committed too for a long period of time. It was relatively easy to take some instate kids, bring them into the program, and practice with them.This is just crazy talk. When you go back and look at the roster in the mid-90's, you will see a heck of a lot more Nebraska kids starting on those teams than three per class. Our OL alone was almost all instate kids with Wilks, the Zatechka brothers, Treu,and Wiegert. I don't think the coaching staff needs to waste a lot of time recruiting Nebraska, but they do need to at least take a look. Considering the populations of both Lincoln and Omaha have grown in the last 20 years, it seems reasonable there would be at least the same if not more talent now than then.Scholarships to 3 or so Nebraska kids is kind of the limit. Whether you want to believe it or not, the state just doesn't produce more talent than that.