2024-25 Nebraska Football Roster Attrition + Graduation

[Jim14510]

I understand that, just thinking the guys that aren't going D1 and are D2/NAIA aren't going to go to portal right away I'd guess.

Stay through spring even. Better training at Nebraska than the smaller school and squad might need the bodies.

 

[Lionsfan93]

EJ leaving also confuses me a little.
I don’t see him as a guy that’s going to have a ton of suiters in the portal. He had a good last couple games sure, but he doesn’t have a whole lot of rap for a soon to be junior?
Unless he’s just looking for a full time job regardless of conference

It's been rumored that a handful of teams may touched basis with him to see his interest in potentially leaving. I don't think he will have a hard time finding a home.

In other news, can we just have Ron Brown recruit RBs for us? When he was RB coach, we went from Helu to Burkhead to Ameer. Then he comes back with Mickey Joseph and recruits the best RB we have had since then with EJ. I know he is an extremely polarizing figure to many, but he clearly has a remarkable eye for finding RBs.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

In other news, can we just have Ron Brown recruit RBs for us? When he was RB coach, we went from Helu to Burkhead to Ameer. Then he comes back with Mickey Joseph and recruits the best RB we have had since then with EJ. I know he is an extremely polarizing figure to many, but he clearly has a remarkable eye for finding RBs.

I think he's said his main reason for not being an official position coach recently has been because he wants to be out of the non-stop insanity that is recruiting. Hopefully he could be in on the evaluation portion of things, though.

 

[Irv]

It's been rumored that a handful of teams may touched basis with him to see his interest in potentially leaving. I don't think he will have a hard time finding a home.

In other news, can we just have Ron Brown recruit RBs for us? When he was RB coach, we went from Helu to Burkhead to Ameer. Then he comes back with Mickey Joseph and recruits the best RB we have had since then with EJ. I know he is an extremely polarizing figure to many, but he clearly has a remarkable eye for finding RBs.

It’s not an official tpb thread until someone asks for more Ron Brown.

 

[Hedley Lamarr]

Stay through spring even. Better training at Nebraska than the smaller school and squad might need the bodies.

That's how I'd approach it if I'm Rhule, especially with the ability to have unlimited coaches etc. However you could get exponentially more reps in for your guys you expect to play if you're close to the 105 in spring.

 

[bmorgan316]

It's not a huge surprise to me. He stepped up and had a solid season last year. Then he got buried on the depth chart again this year and really didn't see the field much for most of the season. Even though he moved up late in the year and had success, you have to imagine there were teams reaching out during season while he was riding the bench talking about how much better off he'd be if he were there instead of Lincoln. Maybe he was frustrated and initiating these conversations himself, looking for a situation where he would actually get to play. By the time he finally saw the field in Lincoln, he had probably already mentally gotten excited about the prospect of moving on. It's the reality of the transfer portal world we're in right now.

 

[kchusker1423]

This team needs a home run hitter at RB. I am tired of RBs that turn house calls into 15-20 yard gains like EJ and Dowdell both did this year.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

This team needs a home run hitter at RB. I am tired of RBs that turn house calls into 15-20 yard gains like EJ and Dowdell both did this year.

I am jamironing up what you're parkering down

 

[Lionsfan93]

It’s not an official tpb thread until someone asks for more Ron Brown.

Say what you want, but its really hard to argue against his consistent results...

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Say what you want, but its really hard to argue against his consistent results...

Not only on the field but getting people into the kingdom of heaven

 

[Ext. 55]

Dean says team is practicing today and he is watching the EJ situation closely

It’s fluid.

 

[nscottie]

It’s fluid.

Thank god for Dean. His remarkable insight and spelling prowess are admirable

 

[Ext. 55]

Thank god for Dean. His remarkable insight and spelling prowess are admirable

He’s nothing if not predictable. Journalistic integrity matters! He knows of course and has for sometime what each players plans are. Respecting the process.

 

[Ghost of Devaney]

Interesting on EJ. I know several radio folks have sung him praise for never complaining and being a team first guy. With the way he benefited under Dana I would think he’d be content. Didn’t seem like a money grab guy either.

 

[Goskers07]

Yeah I'm not ready to believe EJ is gone yet. Hes got way too much going his way right now for that to make sense.

That being said when it happens I will completely melt down and stay in the fetal position in bed all weekend.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Yeah I'm not ready to believe EJ is gone yet. Hes got way too much going his way right now for that to make sense.

That being said when it happens I will completely melt down and stay in the fetal position in bed all weekend.

Almost all players are low transfers risks in my NCAA football dynasty and that's all that matters

 

[Mavsker]

Are there better running backs than EJ out there in the transfer portal? Probably

Will we be able to both identify them and land them?

 

[COYS]

Are there better running backs than EJ out there in the transfer portal? Probably

Will we be able to both identify them and land them?

I guess I have more faith now that Holgorsen is running the offense. He knows exactly the profile needed at each position to run his system and seems motivated to hit the portal and upgrade our roster.

 

[ChocaEgg]

Are there better running backs than EJ out there in the transfer portal? Probably

Will we be able to both identify them and land them?

No faith in Barthel?

 

[vailhusker]

No faith in Barthel?