Favorite Husker from each Coaching Era?

[Doc Fumble]

I HATE this time of year because it's such a dead time for Husker football. Thank God for the hiring of a new Voice of the Huskers because it gave us something tangible to discuss.

While we've had summer threads of favorite games, teams, players, etc., one we haven't done is picking our favorite players from every modern coaching era starting with the Bobfather. Note to @Navy60, if you want to include Bill Jennings, Go For It!

Here are mine:
(Note - This was off the top of my head so I reserve the right to change my mind or add to my honorable mentions list depending on who you all add.)

Bob Devaney Years:
Johnny 'The Jet' Rodgers
(Honorable mention to Rich Glover, Jerry Tagge, and Jerry Murtaugh)

Tom Osborne Years:
Turner Gill
(Honorable mention to Tommie Frazier, Mike Rozer, Irving Fryer, and Grant Wistrom)

Frank Solich Years
Eric Crouch

Bill Callahan Era
Zac Taylor

Bo Pelini Era
Ndamukong Suh
(Honorable mention to Rex Burkhead, Ameer Abdullah and De'Mornay Pierson-El)

Mike Riley Era
Tommy Armstrong

Scott Frost Era
Devine Ozigbo Go, Ziggy, Go!!! (the biggest one-year turnaround I've ever seen.)

Matt Rhule Era
Still to be Determined.

 

[Sgt Red]

It is a monumental task for me to try and pick a favorite Husker from the various coaching era's. Especially, over the span of the TO years. There are too many great ones! Kenny Walker comes to mind as well as a host of others.

 

[Doc Fumble]

Kenny Walker comes to mind.

BINGO!

Matt Rhule Era
Still to be Determined.

I imagine some of you saw this and thought, WTH? I can't believe Fumble, of all people, didn't list Dylan Raiola!!!!

That's because I've learned my lesson. I had high hopes for Adrian Martinez when he was our QB but he never reached his potential (which I think was high.) Don't get me wrong, I have a great deal of respect for him, especially with all the battles he had with injuries. AM2 showed A LOT of true grit. But I think he got screwed over by his head coach. IMO, he deserved better.

So I'm holding off--FOR NOW--on making Dylan my newest man-crush.

 

[KansasRed]

Wow; hard one to answer! My favorite players (and they are many) often come from specific events or games or plays or just simple guts, like Porkchop, and Jerry Tagge reaching over the goal line, and who can forget Ron Kellogg III's hail mary? Ah heck; don't get me started.

 

[ramelbm]

TO - Frazier
FS - Dominic Raiola
BC - Joe Ganz
BP - Suh
MRi - JD Spielman
SF - Ty
MRh - Shavers

 

[Doc Fumble]

Wow; hard one to answer! My favorite players (and they are many) often come from specific events or games or plays or just simple guts, like Porkchop, and Jerry Tagge reaching over the goal line, and who can forget Ron Kellogg III's hail mary? Ah heck; don't get me started.

That's a great way to look at it, KansasRed. I hate to go all-OT on my own doggone thread but your's should become a side question in this thread. What players became instant all-time fan favorites because of one game or play?

You mentioned the Hail Mary game: That's when Ron Kellogg III and Jordan Westercamp became instant Cornhusker legends.

Another Classic was the "Kick N' Pick" game which forever cemented Alex Henery's and Suh's places in Husker History.

MRh - Shavers

This season, I'm hoping he reminds me of my old mancrush on Lavonte David.

 

[Jimbosc]

Bobfather: The Jet
TO: Tony Davis
FS: Crouch
BC: Zac Taylor
BP: Suh
MR: JD Spielman
SF: Ty but credit to TW on really using him well)
MR: ?

 

[Husker99]

Devaney: His bottle of whiskey and dude could party.
Osborne: Brett Popwell...From Australia and a tough guy.
Solich: Curt Dukes...dude was just an outright stud!!
Callahan: Chris Septak...5* TE who more than lived up to the ranking!!
Pelini: Chase Rome...another 4* DT who just wowed everyone!
Riley: Keyshawn Johnson II...Greatest WR ever to play at Nebraska.
Frost: Turner Corcoran...dude is in his 9th year and is the greatest OT ever!!
Rhule: (Tentatively) Syncere Safeeullah...100 lockdown corner

 

[Navy60]

Fumbler, I have to go all the way back to Bill Glassford toget my all time favorite - Bobby Reynolds, and first favorite Tom Novak.

Out of the loop pretty much until the Devaney years, but then Bob Brown and Frank Solich.

Osborne is tough because so many, but Gerry Gdowski and Mike Minter

Solich- Eric Crouch

Callahan - Joe Ganz and Zac Taylor

Pellinl - Suh

Riley - Tommie Armstrong

Frost - Adrian Martinez and Trey Palmer

Rhule - Heinrich Haarberg

 

[GIJoeRed]

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Matt Rhule Era
Still to be Determined.

Gotta be the coach himself at this point.
Is he a "playa"?

 

[Uenth]

Great picks from everyone!

I'm harvesting veggies and preparing them for winter eating, along with getting Arlo in the groove (he is such a cutie). He starts obedience training in a couple of weeks, just to help with his skittishness. All that means is not a lot of free time.

Hopefully this weekend, I'll have time to put on my thinking cap and come up with some oldies but goodies for DrF's list!

 

[Hunchback Johnny]

That's a great way to look at it, KansasRed. I hate to go all-OT on my own doggone thread but your's should become a side question in this thread. What players became instant all-time fan favorites because of one game or play?

This one is easy for me. Roy Helu Jr. against Missouri. Loved his upright and smooth, effortless running style. Reminded me a lot of Eric Dickerson. His game against Mizzou was incredible. Averaged 10+ yards per carry.

 

[Dave]

Hard game to play, from Maury damkroger, rich Glover, Jeff Kinney, Dennis claridge, wonder monds, Jeff Smith, turner gill, this games to hard for me to play. Good luck folks.

 

[Doc Fumble]

wonder monds

The Most Famous Afro in all of Husker History!!!

He's 73 years old now and I don't want to see a recent photo. In my mind, he's STILL got it!!!

 

[Uenth]

Devaney - Rich Glover
Osborne - Grant Wistrom
Solich - Eric Crouch
Callahan - Zac Taylor
Pelini - Suh
Riley - JD Spielman
Frost -Adrian Martinez
Rhule - Emmett Johnson

Have to add GI's own Little Tommy Rathman to my Osborne favorites. He lived across the street from me when he was in his early teens and that dude was CRAZY - absolutely no fear of anything!

 

[oakley100]

BD Jeff Kinney
TO. Turner Gill
FS Crouch
BC Zac Taylor
BP Suh
MR Armstrong
SF. I can't think of anyone...those years were just miserable. Maybe A Martinez but his fumbling away games keeps coming to mind.
Rhule hopefully Raiola has a big year.

 

[Righteous Red]

Will Shields, Neil Smith complete with bandage over nose -TO
Kent McClougan, Bob Brown- BobFather
Kenny Bell and Prince Amokamara - BO

 

[Doc Fumble]

BP Suh.

Is there any Husker fan with a pulse who wouldn’t pick Suh?

Kenny Bell

Kenny became one of my all-time favorites the night he slobberknockered that Wisconsin player! Same with John Ruud when he laid out OU’s Kelly Phelps back in 78.

 

[ATX_Husker]

Kenny became one of my all-time favorites the night he slobberknockered that Wisconsin player! Same with John Ruud when he laid out OU’s Kelly Phelps back in 78.

 

[GIJoeRed]

Kenny Walker may not have been the best; but, having been deaf and earning the right to play under TO, who always played the ones deserving the right to play, says something about his skill level.