June recruiting thread.... let's get it, dudes.

[Dell Husker]

 

[Fargo Husker]

So do we think this is re: Hall and McMorris?

Or are we being super literal and thinking “Hometown Huskers” mean from Lincoln?

 

[Carm]

Or Burt? Or Jones? Or Pyfrom? Or all of the above?

 

[NeAz]

I get your point but this always makes me laugh...

Like there is shit to do in Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Fayetteville, Norman, Stillwater, Columbia (MO or SC), Knoxville, Oxford, Eugene and the list goes on and on...

And even if you do live in a town where there's shit to do...Athens (Atlanta), Austin, LA etc etc...you're a fucking full time football player you don't have time to do it. College kids are gonna be college kids no matter what. Drink, party, fuck...it doesn't matter what town they are in.

This notion that Nebraska is in the middle of no where with nothing to do...Lincoln is 33% larger than Eugene, OR but Eugene doesn't get the moniker of a place out in the middle of no where. There are 78,000 people in Auburn, AL. But Lincoln is a bunch of hicks that live in the middle of no where?

Baton Rouge is smaller than Lincoln. The difference I guess is that Baton Rouge has New Orleans which is 25% smaller than Omaha and the same distance away.

Just funny that narrative gets pushed around a lot.

Now the not making bowl game...spot on. Lol

I agree Lincoln is better than a lot of college towns. But it is in the middle of nowhere. 2ish hours to KC and 6ish hours to Denver. Not a lot of recreational things to do. Lakes are small, campgrounds are always packed, and you’re pretty much locked in your home for 4 months out of the year.

Baton Rouge is an hour from New Orleans or the ocean. With plenty to do in the area.

 

[Gman1228]

I have no idea what gaslighting means.

Manipulating an argument or truth. No one is saying we should recruit like Alabama or Georgia and yet that repeatedly gets mentioned. Everyone claims we can’t recruit because we have sucked for so long etc etc


For the 1,000th time what I have tried to convey is that there is a world of difference between recruiting top 50 players and then recruiting kids with 0 offers. Everything is just stated in these extremes even though that’s not the questions being asked when anyone is questioning the recruiting methods. Why can’t we target other legitimate p5 players with offers?

History tells us the better players you recruit, the better you will perform. Sure there will always be out liters but you can’t fill 1/2 your class with non p5 dudes and expect to compete. It’s not like we are offering these kids and then other p5s are jumping in as well.

I just can’t stand that we can’t have a discussion or disagree on things without everyone getting all crazy and acting like you hate Rhule or Nebraska just because you don’t understand what they are doing. It’s gaslighting to a T.

 

[Carm]

See ya, Dontae!

 

[jickey moseph]

Manipulating an argument or truth. No one is saying we should recruit like Alabama or Georgia and yet that repeatedly gets mentioned. Everyone claims we can’t recruit because we have sucked for so long etc etc


For the 1,000th time what I have tried to convey is that there is a world of difference between recruiting top 50 players and then recruiting kids with 0 offers. Everything is just stated in these extremes even though that’s not the questions being asked when anyone is questioning the recruiting methods. Why can’t we target other legitimate p5 players with offers?

History tells us the better players you recruit, the better you will perform. Sure there will always be out liters but you can’t fill 1/2 your class with non p5 dudes and expect to compete. It’s not like we are offering these kids and then other p5s are jumping in as well.

I just can’t stand that we can’t have a discussion or disagree on things without everyone getting all crazy and acting like you hate Rhule or Nebraska just because you don’t understand what they are doing. It’s gaslighting to a T.

Contradicting yourself here, aren't you? And no shit there is a world of difference between top 50 players and kids who haven't been evaluated.

Also, your last sentence just makes me lolz. You're now calling your rant/outburst a discussion? And you keep using that gaslighting term - what is this, the Bachelorette?

 

[Huskerforlife]

 

[slattimer]

Manipulating an argument or truth. No one is saying we should recruit like Alabama or Georgia and yet that repeatedly gets mentioned. Everyone claims we can’t recruit because we have sucked for so long etc etc


For the 1,000th time what I have tried to convey is that there is a world of difference between recruiting top 50 players and then recruiting kids with 0 offers. Everything is just stated in these extremes even though that’s not the questions being asked when anyone is questioning the recruiting methods. Why can’t we target other legitimate p5 players with offers?

History tells us the better players you recruit, the better you will perform. Sure there will always be out liters but you can’t fill 1/2 your class with non p5 dudes and expect to compete. It’s not like we are offering these kids and then other p5s are jumping in as well.

I just can’t stand that we can’t have a discussion or disagree on things without everyone getting all crazy and acting like you hate Rhule or Nebraska just because you don’t understand what they are doing. It’s gaslighting to a T.

Hard to have any actual discussion when the drum beats of gloom and doom are on the daily.

Is taking some of these guys flyers? Most definitely. I’m not disagreeing with that. And they have so many offers out, who the hell knows who they’re actually targeting and on the take. You can say because of kids coming in a visiting, social media, Mongo or whatever else, they really don’t know. Are they going to try and build relationships with those dudes and get them in for games. I haven’t the slightest idea. Maybe they’re waiting to win some fucking games and try and parlay that into some bigger fish.

Plus it isn’t any secret, they’re behind on the 2024 class anyways. Should they be able to beat out other P5 teams for players. Would certainly be nice, because they’re going to have to soon.

I’m not trying to say recruiting is going well. I don’t pay enough attention to know either way. But you mention if history tells us, it goes both ways….you seemingly ignore Rhules history when it’s convenient….

If they’re still taking a ton of flyers in the 2025 class, then that’ll be a different story for me.

 

[Huskerforlife]

 

[Gman1228]

Hard to have any actual discussion when the drum beats of gloom and doom are on the daily.

Is taking some of these guys flyers? Most definitely. I’m not disagreeing with that. And they have so many offers out, who the hell knows who they’re actually targeting and on the take. You can say because of kids coming in a visiting, social media, Mongo or whatever else, they really don’t know. Are they going to try and build relationships with those dudes and get them in for games. I haven’t the slightest idea. Maybe they’re waiting to win some fucking games and try and parlay that into some bigger fish.

Plus it isn’t any secret, they’re behind on the 2024 class anyways. Should they be able to beat out other P5 teams for players. Would certainly be nice, because they’re going to have to soon.

I’m not trying to say recruiting is going well. I don’t pay enough attention to know either way. But you mention if history tells us, it goes both ways….you seemingly ignore Rhules history when it’s convenient….

If they’re still taking a ton of flyers in the 2025 class, then that’ll be a different story for me.

Fair enough. I don’t discount Rhule’s history but you also have to factor in historical reference of Nebraska, Big Ten etc If you want to win you have to have talent, period. I don’t care how good of a developer you are you have to have dudes.

I’ve been caught very off guard by how unorthodox Rhule has built this thing to this point. I don’t think I’m alone in feeling that way.

 

[Jim14510]

I'm going to admit it..

I'm not sure I know what gaslighting means.

Thought I was the only one confused by it's usage.

 

[Jim14510]

Or Burt? Or Jones? Or Pyfrom? Or all of the above?

I'll message Michael.

 

[Jim14510]

Guess I won't. He's got DM's locked down. Bet that's mom's idea.

 

[LoudHogRider]

Tuscaloosa? More like Turdscaloosestool

User_Name checks out …

😎

 

[NSECTA4]

Manipulating an argument or truth. No one is saying we should recruit like Alabama or Georgia and yet that repeatedly gets mentioned. Everyone claims we can’t recruit because we have sucked for so long etc etc


For the 1,000th time what I have tried to convey is that there is a world of difference between recruiting top 50 players and then recruiting kids with 0 offers. Everything is just stated in these extremes even though that’s not the questions being asked when anyone is questioning the recruiting methods. Why can’t we target other legitimate p5 players with offers?

History tells us the better players you recruit, the better you will perform. Sure there will always be out liters but you can’t fill 1/2 your class with non p5 dudes and expect to compete. It’s not like we are offering these kids and then other p5s are jumping in as well.

I just can’t stand that we can’t have a discussion or disagree on things without everyone getting all crazy and acting like you hate Rhule or Nebraska just because you don’t understand what they are doing. It’s gaslighting to a T.

 

[Jim14510]

Guy sitting in front of us asked if I needed a snickers after the first time Frost lost to Colorado. I was still optimistic back in those days and really fucking pissed.

Wife and sister in law thought it was hilarious and still bring it up.

 

[DrumMonkeyRobot]

Here is an example of gaslighting:

Let's say Ted is in a relationship with Linda.

Ted is a known cheater and has been caught in the past.

Ted is cheating on Linda.

Linda suspects Ted has been cheating again and she confronts him about it.

Here is the gaslighting: Ted responds to Linda's assertion that he's been cheating with something like, "I get caught one time and now you never trust me anymore. Haven't I done everything you asked? You always do this! How are we supposed to fix this relationship if you refuse to forgive me!? You're always checking up on me even though I've done everything you've asked of me! Why are you like this!? You're so paranoid!"

Now Linda is questioning if she's the one with the issue and not Ted.

 

[slattimer]

Fair enough. I don’t discount Rhule’s history but you also have to factor in historical reference of Nebraska, Big Ten etc If you want to win you have to have talent, period. I don’t care how good of a developer you are you have to have dudes.

I’ve been caught very off guard by how unorthodox Rhule has built this thing to this point. I don’t think I’m alone in feeling that way.

What do you mean caught off guard by how unorthodox he’s been? He’s basically assembled the staff exactly as he has at previous stop outside of Phil Snow.

 

[Scarlet ObsessioN]

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Here is an example of gaslighting:

Let's say Ted is in a relationship with Linda.

Ted is a known cheater and has been caught in the past.

Ted is cheating on Linda.

Linda suspects Ted has been cheating again and she confronts him about it.

Here is the gaslighting: Ted responds to Linda's assertion that he's been cheating with something like, "I get caught one time and now you never trust me anymore. Haven't I done everything you asked? You always do this! How are we supposed to fix this relationship if you refuse to forgive me!? You're always checking up on me even though I've done everything you've asked of me! Why are you like this!? You're so paranoid!"

Now Linda is questioning if she's the one with the issue and not Ted.