October Recruiting Thread

[Alcaus]

Was an interesting listen about him and others this morning from Tim.

Tim knows

Spoiler

He actually does. Dude is good at his job.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Is this more battered fan syndrome shit bc it's real for some people

It's probably more "I developed a stupid belief based on absolutely no evidence and I'll be dead before I move off it"

 

[Carm]

He's not really thought of as a great recruiter

He is a key recruiter on a lot of the top prospects

E.g., Trae Taylor

 

[Baron Winnebago]

He is a key recruiter on a lot of the top prospects

E.g., Trae Taylor

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But what good is elite quarterback play really? Can't we just throw a scramble-y boi back there and win a lot?

 

[ChocaEgg]

He is a key recruiter on a lot of the top prospects

E.g., Trae Taylor

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Need him to start forming some of them damn relationships with some stud RBs that can contribute right away

 

[Bulldog10]

Need him to start forming some of them damn relationships with some stud RBs that can contribute right away

All he had to do was keep Lacy committed and not a single Husker fan would be able to talk bad about him.

 

[ChocaEgg]

But what good is elite quarterback play really? Can't we just throw a scramble-y boi back there and win a lot?

We do need a scrambley boi tho

 

[ChocaEgg]

All he had to do was keep Lacy committed and not a single Husker fan would be able to talk bad about him.

I would definitely have a different opinion had Lacy ended up a Husker

Edit - but I do acknowledge that the blame for how that turned out probably lies elsewhere

 

[Goskers07]

Rule seems okay, Amir would be good if he signs with us.

He's not really thought of as a great recruiter and the RB room has been ass for most of his time here. We definitely need to upgrade

On the contrary, hes actually got a reputation as a great recruiter. In fact, that was one of the biggest things said about him when he was brought in.

I agree RB has been a struggle up until this year, but I'm starting to think thay correlates more with poor OC and poor OL play. As for recruiting, the critics like to hang their hat on Ives, but he was a project grab in a transition class. Since then, hes brought in some well regarded talent. And as has been pointed out, he does a lot of work on many other recruits, too, not just RBs.

EJ has been a whipping boy unnecessarily for a few seasons and Emmetts rise from afterthought to all conference back under him should be enough to put that to bed, but some just can't seem to let go.

 

[ChocaEgg]

On the contrary, hes actually got a reputation as a great recruiter. In fact, that was one of the biggest things said about him when he was brought in.

I agree RB has been a struggle up until this year, but I'm starting to think thay correlates more with poor OC and poor OL play. As for recruiting, the critics like to hang their hat on Ives, but he was a project grab in a transition class. Since then, hes brought in some well regarded talent. And as has been pointed out, he does a lot of work on many other recruits, too, not just RBs.

EJ has been a whipping boy unnecessarily for a few seasons and Emmetts rise from afterthought to all conference back under him should be enough to put that to bed, but some just can't seem to let go.

He's brought in Ives, Nelson, Booth, and Parker, right? Parker was the most heralded prospect as a low 4 star (Booth may have been a 4* at one point too). Not great, not horrible, just meh.

 

[vailhusker]

I'm not a big Barthel guy either but they certainly didn't help him out by not wanting to pay Dowdell or CharMar. They probably thought they were going to get something from Parker too before his mystery injury.

 

[ChocaEgg]

I'm not a Barthel guy either but they certainly didn't help him out by not wanting to pay Dowdell or CharMar. They probably thought they were going to get something from Parker too before his mystery injury.

YEah not his fault on the portal guys.

 

[Goskers07]

He's brought in Ives, Nelson, Booth, and Parker, right? Parker was the most heralded prospect as a low 4 star (Booth may have been a 4* at one point too). Not great, not horrible, just meh.

Dowdell as well. If its stars you want, I've been told Nelson would likely have been rated higher but for off field stuff (don't remember if it was academics or otherwise). Booth I believe was a 4 star at one point, dont remember if he finished there.

I know this makes it an if/but situation, but with that info thats all but one of his recruits being a 4 star. Thats not bad.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Dowdell as well. If its stars you want, I've been told Nelson would likely have been rated higher but for off field stuff (don't remember if it was academics or otherwise). Booth I believe was a 4 star at one point, dont remember if he finished there.

I know this makes it an if/but situation, but with that info thats all but one of his recruits being a 4 star. Thats not bad.

EJ is going to be Nebraska's first 1k rusher in like a decade behind a line that Jim and I would average 3 TFLs a game against.

I don't even know what we're talking about here

 

[Goskers07]

EJ is going to be Nebraska's first 1k rusher in like a decade behind a line that Jim and I would average 3 TFLs a game against.

I don't even know what we're talking about here

Which is incredible considering he was a flyer offer in the first place and was basically thought of as akin to Ives most of his time here.

 

[Alcaus]

EJ is going to be Nebraska's first 1k rusher in like a decade behind a line that Jim and I would average 3 TFLs a game against.

I don't even know what we're talking about here

Nebraska fan avarice is unquenchable

 

[ChocaEgg]

EJ is going to be Nebraska's first 1k rusher in like a decade behind a line that Jim and I would average 3 TFLs a game against.

I don't even know what we're talking about here

Credit for that goes to #21 iwbh hth gbr

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Credit for that goes to #21 iwbh hth gbr

But you see how Barthel can't win if we blame him for all the bad things and say all the good things aren't his doing?

 

[ChocaEgg]

But you see how Barthel can't win if we blame him for all the bad things and say all the good things aren't his doing?

I mean, hard to give Barfthel credit for a Frost guy with freakish athletic ability that leads to lots and lots of yac

 

[Alcaus]

@ChocaEgg giving Frost credit before Barthel lmfao