2025-26 #PortalSZN Thread

[Kinish]

Also, it is still really early. Guys are still going INTO the portal. Are we waiting for some specific RB to enter?

yeah twitter nerds think they are waiting to scoop Brown from Miami

seems like a giant risk that could fuck up royally

so thats probably the plan

 

[Goskers07]

Hopefully we’re waiting on Charmar to finish his season?

I doubt it though.

I can get down with Charmar. It makes sense to me if they believe they have good potential in the room - hell, Nelson looked good in the bowl game and got good reports this year - to bring a veteran guy in to wrap it together, especially a bigger body.

I can warm up to it i spose.

 

[Tsakoi]

yeah twitter nerds think they are waiting to scoop Brown from Miami

seems like a giant risk that could fuck up royally

so thats probably the plan

Dowdell was a fairly late portal commit if I'm remembering correctly.

 

[CornFed Gregger]

Fwiw DB said this morning that he felt like they didn't need to take another RB. He was looking at the numbers though I think most of us are looking at production.

Nelson
Mozee
Ives
Williams
Booth
Rule

DB also said he would be good without getting another QB.

Colandrea
Lateef
Soukup
Longval

Mainly bring it up because DB and Rhule think along the same line on these kinds of things.

Wasnt DB always hyping Wilbon & it didn’t lead to jack squat?

Feel like RBs usually show ya something if they got it & none of our guys have done that yet. Worries me we’re going to depend on new tmart’s legs too much & it’ll lead to old tmart problems

 

[vailhusker]

I think if Pat and Matt told Barthel we want Cam Edwards but we don’t want too pay him what he’s worth then there’s not much for Barthel to do. And it sounds like they’re not really valuing the RB position this year which is odd after watching EJ carry the offense

Not a big Barthel guy but the money guys haven't done him any favors. Not enough money to keep Dowdell, or get CharMar last year and now this year Edwards? Not sure what happened with the Parker transfer either.

 

[Krup21]

yeah twitter nerds think they are waiting to scoop Brown from Miami

seems like a giant risk that could fuck up royally

so thats probably the plan

Pretty sure Kewan Lacey is coming home

 

[rsmacke]

Not a big Barthel guy but the money guys haven't done him any favors. Not enough money to keep Dowdell, or get CharMar last year and now this year Edwards? Not sure what happened with the Parker transfer either.

I agree and I also think Barthel is highly overrated, however like you said he’s kind of handcuffed if they don’t value the position he’s coaching

 

[NSECTA4]

I know it's not super exciting but both of NUs LS are Seniors this year. I know they were trying to get a waiver for one but I'm not sure if they did?

I’m a proponent of actively recruiting long snappers. Never take it for granted. It’ll show at the worst times if we have a bad one. Just like having some fun with it.
Besides, who doesn’t like a good snapper.

 

[Steveweiser316]

Fwiw DB said this morning that he felt like they didn't need to take another RB. He was looking at the numbers though I think most of us are looking at production.

Nelson
Mozee
Ives
Williams
Booth
Rule

DB also said he would be good without getting another QB.

Colandrea
Lateef
Soukup
Longval

Mainly bring it up because it seems like DB and Rhule think along the same line on these kinds of things.

I know DB is really high on Nelson but he didn’t show anything all year to show he is ready to be a bell cow back. Further, one drive in the bowl game isn’t enough to impress me.

 

[Irv]

The problem is I think he’s actually a decent coach. He just couldn’t be bothered to recruit a single player with the talent to be worth coaching

I don’t know. He’s got a running back room that is utterly pedestrian but apparently he isn’t being allowed to recruit anyone to improve it. So might not be all his fault.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

I don’t know. He’s got a running back room that is utterly pedestrian but apparently he isn’t being allowed to recruit anyone to improve it. So might not be all his fault.

Now have you considered the possibility that Booth is going to run for 2,000 or possibly even 3,000 yards next season?

 

[Irv]

Nelson
Mozee
Ives
Williams
Booth
Rule

It’s really hard to imagine looking at the running back room and thinking, “yeah, we are ready to compete in the big ten.”

Might be nice if our scramble-y boi had someone to help keep the defense honest.

But I’m sure Dana can big brain an offense with a room full of backup RBs.

 

[Husker1]

Listened to Benning this morning also, and I can’t imagine the staff really thinks rolling out a guy who played so few snaps this past year (Nelson), a converted WR with even fewer snaps (Mozee), Ives (lol), an 18yo freshman (Rule), a constantly hurt freshman Booth, then a handful of walk-ons, is a winning formula if Rhule really wants to be a strong running team.

Someone on here said it also, but how do you watch EJ this year and go “nah we don’t need anything close to that for next year - we good”.

Lastly, I get Barthel has been a weirdly hot name for some prominent jobs, but his recruiting has been objectively sub-par, and he can only take partial credit for EJ, given that he also buried him on the depth chart in favor of Dowdell and Gabe Ervin Jr.

 

[Frogsker30]

Maybe kegone wants to come kehome

 

[vailhusker]

I know DB is really high on Nelson but he didn’t show anything all year to show he is ready to be a bell cow back. Further, one drive in the bowl game isn’t enough to impress me.

EJ probably had more snaps in one game than the whole current room has had put together.

 

[NVHusker27]

Listened to Benning this morning also, and I can’t imagine the staff really thinks rolling out a guy who played so few snaps this past year (Nelson), a converted WR with even fewer snaps (Mozee), Ives (lol), an 18yo freshman (Rule), a constantly hurt freshman Booth, then a handful of walk-ons, is a winning formula if Rhule really wants to be a strong running team.

Someone on here said it also, but how do you watch EJ this year and go “nah we don’t need anything close to that for next year - we good”.

Lastly, I get Barthel has been a weirdly hot name for some prominent jobs, but his recruiting has been objectively sub-par, and he can only take partial credit for EJ, given that he also buried him on the depth chart in favor of Dowdell and Gabe Ervin Jr.

I always find it odd that people blame Barthel for Emmett being buried on the depth chart in 2024 when it clearly was a Satterfield call. It's no coincidence that Johnson immediately became a bigger factor once Satterfield was demoted.

 

[Kinish]

But I’m sure Dana can big brain an offense with a room full of backup RBs.

why do you have faith in Dana?

just curious

 

[Husker1]

I always find it odd that people blame Barthel for Emmett being buried on the depth chart in 2024 when it clearly was a Satterfield call. It's no coincidence that Johnson immediately became a bigger factor once Satterfield was demoted.

Rhule has made very clear (check Minnesota 2023 postgame presser) that he lets his position coaches run rotations. It’s not odd at all that EJs position coach should be held responsible. Also, it was Dana who identified EJ right when he got here as someone he wanted to feature.

 

[Jim14510]

Trae Taylor’s parents run his Twitter account. Or at least, handle most of it.

I get in his situation having a parent with access to the kids account but you're saying they post shit? Cause that's some serious helicopter shit.

 

[Carm]

I thought it was said that Longval had graduated but DB counted him.

He graduates next May. He redshirted one year, though, so he has one year of eligibility left. He'll go to grad school if he wants to play another year.