2025-26 #PortalSZN Thread

[Frogsker30]

Did Rhule do one last favor for ravioli

 

[Snockered69]

In the headlights sign this mother f'er right now.

If anything else he will be apart of our great media team that has turned our steaming pile of doo into a poo pourri smelling pile of doo.

 

[panther07]

Did Rhule do one last favor for ravioli

Fran Brown would have been on staff at Georgia while DR was committed there.

 

[Frogsker30]

Fran Brown would have been on staff at Georgia while DR was committed there.

Fair point

Fun facts Syracuse qb coach was Jim garbage’s qb coach with the chargers way back when.


Edit: phone autocorrected harbaugh to garbage

 

[Carm]

Some stats Indiana and Oregon are 1 & 2 in rushing in the B1G, Ole Miss was 3rd in the SEC and Miami kind of an outlier was 6th in the ACC. I’d say the running game is almost a necessity to win in CFB.

I'm not arguing as I think it's important, too, but this is sort of a high-level counter (i.e. rushing doesn't guarantee success, other factors are bigger, e.g., turnovers). This is top ten rushing per game. Florida St is 12. In the NFL a lot of the rushing yards get built up when teams are protecting a lead. Not as true in college, though.

 

[Irv]

Might actually be good for him to go to a place where nobody is paying attention.

 

[wildcat_husker]

What value do you put on RB? NU has an All-B1G RB on its roster this past season and when QB1 went down the offense tanked. I think it’s obvious what the implied value of RB is. They just need to be good.

The QB is the most important position -- no one is arguing that. But having a good RB helps a ton as well and can take pressure off the QB.

Do we beat the following teams without EJ?
MSU: 13 carries for 83 yards, 3 TDs; 37 yards receiving
Maryland: 21 carries for 176 yards; 20 yards receiving
Northwestern: 27 carries for 124 yards, 2 TDs; 15 yards receiving
UCLA: 28 carries for 129 yards, 1 TD; 3 receptions for 103 yards, 2 TDs

USC isn't as close of a game without his 165 rushing yards and a TD.

Our best plays against PSU & Cockeye were long runs by him.

 

[Kazman5k]

As a big boy Dylan should know that orange is not a flattering color

 

[Irv]

The QB is the most important position -- no one is arguing that. But having a good RB helps a ton as well and can take pressure off the QB.

Do we beat the following teams without EJ?
MSU: 13 carries for 83 yards, 3 TDs; 37 yards receiving
Maryland: 21 carries for 176 yards; 20 yards receiving
Northwestern: 27 carries for 124 yards, 2 TDs; 15 yards receiving
UCLA: 28 carries for 129 yards, 1 TD; 3 receptions for 103 yards, 2 TDs

USC isn't as close of a game without his 165 rushing yards and a TD.

Our best plays against PSU & Cockeye were long runs by him.

I think this stuff shows why the analytics can be too narrow minded.

Yes, it’s true, rushing for 400 yards a game won’t guarantee wins. The service academies had been proving that for years. But those teams also don’t have much talent. They could pass for 400 yards a game instead and the results would be the same.

We won only 7 games last year with the best RB we’ve had in years. Does that mean he’s not valuable? Or does that mean that we would’ve been worse without him? I’d say the latter.

You have a team with no DL, no pass rush, a defense that couldn’t get off the field, no star receivers, a qb who took a ton of sacks, a qb who couldn’t push the ball downfield, and you won seven games.

Anyone really think we win seven games last year if you start Nelson? That’s preposterous.

 

[Carm]

they may have to pay him more than Fran (who only makes about 4M I think)

 

[Carm]

The QB is the most important position -- no one is arguing that. But having a good RB helps a ton as well and can take pressure off the QB.

Do we beat the following teams without EJ?
MSU: 13 carries for 83 yards, 3 TDs; 37 yards receiving
Maryland: 21 carries for 176 yards; 20 yards receiving
Northwestern: 27 carries for 124 yards, 2 TDs; 15 yards receiving
UCLA: 28 carries for 129 yards, 1 TD; 3 receptions for 103 yards, 2 TDs

USC isn't as close of a game without his 165 rushing yards and a TD.

Our best plays against PSU & Cockeye were long runs by him.

We also averaged about 45 yards per game more in rushing over the last 5 games than the first 8. Not having a passing game is what killed us in the last 5 games. EJ couldn't save us.

 

[Irv]

We also averaged about 45 yards per game more in rushing over the last 5 games than the first 8. Not having a passing game killed us.

Not having a passing game is also why we ran for 45 more yards.

 

[Hedley Lamarr]

We also averaged about 45 yards per game more in rushing over the last 5 games than the first 8. Not having a passing game is what killed us in the last 5 games. EJ couldn't save us.

I hope we go RB by committee that can include Mozee and Nelson but id sure like a portal add thats more of an every down back. Id actually prefer 2 portal adds and Mozee moving back to receiver but oh well.

 

[rsmacke]

We also averaged about 45 yards per game more in rushing over the last 5 games than the first 8. Not having a passing game killed us in the last 5 games. EJ couldn't save us.

Also only had 1 capable RB, couldn’t just run him into the ground every play. I have a hard time watching Michigan win with Corum and Edwards then Ohio state with Judkins and Henderson, and then whoever wins this year they all have pretty solid RB rooms then Nebraska thinking they can just out smart everyone by going budget on a RB room.

 

[Southendzonehusker]

Imagine thinking you are going to start at Oregon and end up at Syracuse. It’s like thinking you’re going to the best steakhouse in town but going to McDonald’s. Kind of surprised we haven’t had rumors of DR to Washington.

 

[Goskers07]

We always thought he'd follow up McCord, we just didnt know at which school.

 

[Carm]

Not having a passing game is also why we ran for 45 more yards.

completely understand. Was not arguing something different.

But 129 yards per game rushing was enough to get us to 6-2 with an average passing game and no DL.

 

[Carm]

I hope we go RB by committee that can include Mozee and Nelson but id sure like a portal add thats more of an every down back. Id actually prefer 2 portal adds and Mozee moving back to receiver but oh well.

I expect we see Rule (not the DL coach) with a fair amount of carries as well.

 

[Fargo Husker]

The RB deal is not on Barthel. He's been in contact with about every good RB in the portal. It's a Rhule/Stewart deal and how they value RBs.

It'd be insane for them to see what EJ did for them this season and continue to have this philosophy.

 

[Lionsfan93]

Same crew that thought we were fine on DL last year, you tell me.

1 - same crew that said we were fine at RB last year when everyone was freaking out. They were right.
2 - they did try to address DL in the portal last year. In fact, they pulled 5-star Nwaneri out of the portal. They also brought in Jaylen George and Gabe Moore.

No one is happy with the DL play in 2025...but let's not start just making shit up...