According the LJS this was Dillman’s offer list at the time. Florida State, Auburn, Arizona, Arizona State, Clemson, Cal, Colorado, Louisville, Ole Miss, Tennessee, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Washington and Utah. He was also a 250 player on one of the sites. It was very stupid not to give Burrow a scholarship especially since he was a legacy, but Dillman was getting more run than Haarberg. My point is they were both projects and Nebraska shouldn’t take projects unless they take two qbs. It made sense with Cody Green and Martinez. The backup plan worked to a degree there.
I remember the Dillman ranking but I think he was a “projected 5 star” based on his So year
There was a lot of interest from big schools early (unsure of how many actual offers)
From what I remember he committed before his Jr yr to us. Had a terrible Jr year (might have gotten injured) moved from California to Texas between his Jr & Sr seasons, never played Varsity in Texas bc he was ineligible from the transfer. Bo & Beck never got ahead of things bc they “thought they had their guy” but should have been looking for a Plan B when there was only bad JR film on him.
Bos staff got lucky with Martinez. I seem to remember he was a California player of the yr but few were recruiting him as a QB. Most wanted him as a corner (kinda a Cam Taylor Britt deal). We took him as a QB but he was a project as well. Once he got here it became evident nobody could catch him when he ran so we kinda hit the lottery on a scratcher ticket. Cody Green was considered the better “QB prospect” bc of his size & experience in Texas HS football
The Burrow thing is just weird & gives validity to “the curse”
We literally had the best QB in the NFL running up & down the stadium steps as a kid. He grew up a Husker fan & wanted to be a Husker but THREE STAFFS passed on him
Bo/Beck are the most unforgivable
Riley dipped their toes in but thought all the “good players” were in California so didn’t do enough to get him to flip from Ohio St (who hired the guy as OC who pissed them off here at Nebraska)
& Frost who put a bunch of work in getting Martinez (thinking he was the choosen one) & decided yo pass on Burrow bc they thought they had their “program changing QB”. There was literally NoBODY who thought Burrow was better than Martinez after 2018. Burrow looked like a game manager at LSU & Martinez had flashed ability not ever seen before out of a Nebraska QB. It’s like “freaky Friday” happened between the 18 & 19 seasons between the 2 & they swapped trajectories.
It feels like we’re in an alternate universe where, as a Nebraska fan, no matter what choice made, a swift kick in the nuts follows