Gosh, I don't know how I'd dig up the name now -- I can't remember which cycle. I want to say there was a linebacker from out west (not Bodtmann). He announced his commitment but then had to walk it back, and didn't end up coming here. I remember at the time thinking that wasn't the only one.
Stephen F. Austin and Texas State.
This is exactly my point, embedded in all the sarcasm. SouthLincoln Husker said Bo recruited by stars. If that was true, why were we getting under-the-radar talent?Those that were complaining about Bo's recruiting were complaining about the relative lack of star power--i.e., top heavy in 3* recruits--and a fair amount of under the radar recruits, so I'm not sure what your point is here. That's not to say that Bo didn't have numerous offers out to more 'elite' recruits, just didn't land many of them. Riley, so far, seems to be exemplifying the same pattern.Wow! Someone should have told Bo that 5 stars were the "best" prospects. If Bo were recruiting by stars, why was everyone complaining about star rating every year, particularly when we were recruiting the under-the-radar talent Bo constantly found?2 star only means that he has not been evaluated. More often, these kids get recruited by a bigger school and get bumped to a 3. I think Callahan & Bo recruited based on the stars, where Riley looks for talent that will fit his system. Moreover, Riley needs to prove he can win before these higher star players commit. Most of these kids were not even born when the Huskers were really good.I couldn't even find this guy on Rivals official site, but jeez, I sure do hope we can pull him away from KU, TX St, or CSU. This could be Riley's 2nd 2* RB to date, if he signs that is. Ok, well, I guess Ozigbo got the NU bump to 3* since he signed, but he was 2* before that with a plethora of offers from 2nd tier schools. Both RBs come in at a 'blazing' 4.7-ish in the 40, woohooo!
We're kinda used to high 3* or 4*(Castille, Helu, Burkhead, Ameer, T Newby, A Taylor, M Wilbon) or the occasional 5*(Aaron Green) 'round here @ 'RB U', Riley knows that, right?
Is it just me, or is Riley taking his reputation as a developer of 'project players' a bit too seriously?
Good call. I should have said D1 offers from Texas
Isn't this situation what happened with Dylan Admire? He was an OL from Kansas about five years ago.
Take a peak at the Dan Alexander clip in the greatest runs thread under Husker Football. That's how overrated straight line speed is without pads. Also, the context of my quote was in response to some questioning his speed, 4.71 obviously isn't elite, but speed isn't what makes a running back elite.
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Well, there's this thing called breakaway speed, you know, so they don't chase you down once you get into the clear. Ask Melvin Gordon. It's also better to have speed to hit creases so you can get into the clear. It's also good to have speed for a burst to the hole. So, in short, in good to have speed. It's also generally considered not as good to be slow. 4.7 is slow for an RB, maybe they need a better stopwatch.