Isaiah Neyer enters the portal

[redfred]

I'm afraid we here at BHF tend to be the exception to the rule. Most of social media -- sports, politics, you name it -- IS a lot of faceless bluster. People who would never dare stand up to a guy and spew venom in his face don't think twice about doing it from the safety of an anonymous post. In my opinion, that's why public discourse in all areas has gotten so bad.

Add to it that this generation lives on social media and get their 'feel goods' from their friends tweets and texts. That's all well and good until you go from being a high school jock everybody in your circle adores to a highly-recruited student-athlete at a name school. Once the initital online love-fest is over, you suddenly find scores of people chewing you a new one if, heaven forbid, you screw up on the field or say something people take the wrong way.

I believe the Athletic Department offers seminars to help new players deal with the dangers of social media. But there's not many folks in this world, expecially young people, who can ignore their tic-tok/X/instagram accounts when scores of posters are saying, "YOU SUCK!"

Agree completely. Unfortunately, it's not just your average fan board that takes the low road. I usually don't name names but I'm looking at you Mr. Finebaum. Maybe a necessary evil to maintain interest, but........

 

[redfred]

Is this a subliminal request by the forum for me to tone down my harshly worded opinion about certain players on offense who were highly recruited?
.

I sincerely doubt it Pavlov. I think what most of us are saying, at least me, is there is a world of difference between saying.....'Such and such a player is a cowardly, lazy piece of...' and 'such and such a player needs to develop intensity and passion'. They both point to the need for improvement, but one statement leads to discussion and reflection, and the other shuts off every avenue to civilized discourse. But as mentioned above, many players need to improve their ability to turn off blind criticism........it will be a skill that's very useful in later life.

 

[innmc]

When players are making the kind of money that they're making now that opens up all kinds of criticism I know it's not coming out of my pocket but still

 

[kfr1631]

I second Hunchie's motion.

We don't tend to attract the immature, fly-by troller and gaslighter crowd that I see pop up on other boards. That doesn't mean we never go at each other. Like any board, BHF has scuffles from time to time. But they're usually honest ones that reflect the personalities of the posters involved. That's why total opposites like Mrjfb and Yours Truly could regularly fire shots at each other without either side ever taking them personally.

That said, NEVER piss off Uenth or Husker99!!!

Book it!

 

[Doc Fumble]

When players are making the kind of money that they're making now that opens up all kinds of criticism ...

I get that, innmc. But that doesn't change the fact that they are still young pups.

You need to keep in mind that most young adults are not as wise and mature as we were back-in-the-day.

 

[ramelbm]

I get that, innmc. But that doesn't change the fact that they are still young pups.

You need to keep in mind that most young adults are not as wise and mature as we were back-in-the-day.

They are young pups, and young pups need to be checked from time to time. That’s how they learn.

 

[SUHnami]

When players are making the kind of money that they're making now that opens up all kinds of criticism I know it's not coming out of my pocket but still

This right here. When you are being paid to play, which means folks spend good money to see you play, you are 100% Open to criticism. And especially on 2025 when the players will be getting revenue shares from the respective Universities on top of their NIL and full ride scholarship? You bet your behind you are going to get criticized.

 

[Pavlov's Dog]

I think a lot of these kids get so much smoke blown up their, er, brains that they reject criticism of their play as an attack on them personally. Just a way to avoid accountability for their play. Then again, I'm not on MySpace or any of those websites.
..and thanks to those who told me I haven't crossed the line,

yet.

 

[TNT]

Or you learn to have a thick skin and show the doubters they were wrong about you. That's the best way to shut up the naysayers.

Actions will always speak louder than words

 

[ATX_Husker]

Nebraska wide receiver transfer Isaiah Neyor signs with Louisville

 

[MadRat]

From one .500 team on the rise to another .500 team perenially under that mark.

 

[SUHnami]

Interesting Isaiah Neyor makes surprising transfer portal decision after initially signing with Louisville

 

[Removed Spleen of Jordan]

I hope they don't hold a spot for him if he's out of the portal again to be honest. That Iowa game episode soured me on him. Best of luck in the draft.

 

[SUHnami]

I hope they don't hold a spot for him if he's out of the portal again to be honest. That Iowa game episode soured me on him. Best of luck in the draft.

Sounds like he's going to turn pro.

 

[Pavlov's Dog]

Marginal player at best and a head case? UDFA and perhaps 50k/yr with the Stallions.

 

[Cigarman]

Big bodied, runs good routes but has boards for hands. He doesn't look like NFL material to me. But who knows, I have been wrong before.

 

[Husker99]

I sincerely doubt it Pavlov. I think what most of us are saying, at least me, is there is a world of difference between saying.....'Such and such a player is a cowardly, lazy piece of...' and 'such and such a player needs to develop intensity and passion'. They both point to the need for improvement, but one statement leads to discussion and reflection, and the other shuts off every avenue to civilized discourse. But as mentioned above, many players need to improve their ability to turn off blind criticism........it will be a skill that's very useful in later life.

I usually tried, and often failed, to not overly criticize college football players because they were amateurs in the truest sense. But now, with NIL money and being paid, criticism is justified when they screw up. I don't mean virulent criticism, just hey, number #24, how about you make that block instead of miss it?

 

[Doc Fumble]

Weird to leave and spend that extra year trying to learn a new staff and system and developing chemistry with a new QB. That seems short-sighted. Some of these kids seem to be making pretty dumb decisions by leaping into a portal without thinking it through.

Maybe we didn’t have a place for him anymore. Our receivers didn’t impress me much this year.

Sean Callahan reported this week that Holgorson told Neyor he watched his tape and informed him he's not going to have a place on his offense next season. In this era of CFB -- especially for portal acquisitions -- there's no soft-petaling it. If you can't cut it, you're out. The ironic thing about this is that Neyor was arguably our best receiver last year. So its natural for fans to have thought he wanted to test the market again.

At the end of last season, Callahan reported that DH told Rhule he wasn't impressed with his WRs and said Nebraska needed a serious upgrade of talent going into 2025. Neyor's departure is a sign DH meant what he said.

 

[Doc Fumble]

At the end of last season, Callahan reported that DH told Rhule he wasn't impressed with his WRs and said Nebraska needed a serious upgrade of talent going into 2025. Neyor's departure is a sign DH meant what he said.

Special Advisor (pre-OC) Holgorson's assessment that we needed to seriously upgrade our WR room (and, in my humble opinion, our TE room too) should tell us fans something.

Holgorson is widely regarded as one of CFB's certified offensive wizards. So if he was blunt with Coach Rhule about our underperforming receivers and then, as OC, was the one who reportedly told last year's best receiver to take a hike, it should tell us something.

I think we fans need to cut Dylan Raiola more slack when evaluating his freshman year.

 

[justino52]

Sean Callahan reported this week that Holgorson told Neyor he watched his tape and informed him he's not going to have a place on his offense next season. In this era of CFB -- especially for portal acquisitions -- there's no soft-petaling it. If you can't cut it, you're out. The ironic thing about this is that Neyor was arguably our best receiver last year. So its natural for fans to have thought he wanted to test the market again.

At the end of last season, Callahan reported that DH told Rhule he wasn't impressed with his WRs and said Nebraska needed a serious upgrade of talent going into 2025. Neyor's departure is a sign DH meant what he said.

It's funny how hindsight works. Before the bowl game the BIG Network had the Nebraska Wisconsin game on and at least twice Neyor dropped passes and I yelled at the TV (even though I knew the outcome). His drop against Iowa may have sealed his fate with Holgorsen.