So here's the elephant in the room they got 11 d1 commits and not a single one of them are coming to Nebraska how come that is? 11 Commits and not one is staying home. Not one. We are not even going after kids that are right here. I understand NIL has some effect but 11 offers not One or of them are staying here.
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Damn, if they were all going to the service academies, Fresno St, and Northern Illinois, I would not have a problem with it. When you see the likes of Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri poaching Nebraska HS talent, that is concerning.
I was aware that Jett Thomalla had been recruited by Alabama and now has verbally committed to the Tide, but I was completely unaware that so many other Nebraska high school players were leaving the state to go play elsewhere.
There used to be a time when it was practically unheard of for an in-state kid to go elsewhere. Of course Frost was the first one I remember, when he opted for Stanford and Bill Walsh over Tom Osborne and Nebraska. The second one I remember was Danny Woodhead who ended up at Chadron State??? And Danny Woodhead is still raw about not getting recruited by Nebraska all these years later. The unwritten rule most followed was: If you're a Nebraska kid, and you're good enough to play college football, you go to Nebraska. No scholarship? Then you walked on and earned one. Now I realize the walk-on program very recently has mostly gone away or will go away soon. However, point is, we seem to be losing a very large percentage of available in-state talent to other schools.
I'd like Sam KcKewon, Sean Callahan, Steve Sipple, SOMEBODY to ask Coach Rhule what is going on?
There used to be a time when it was practically unheard of for an in-state kid to go elsewhere. Of course Frost was the first one I remember, when he opted for Stanford and Bill Walsh over Tom Osborne and Nebraska. The second one I remember was Danny Woodhead who ended up at Chadron State??? And Danny Woodhead is still raw about not getting recruited by Nebraska all these years later. The unwritten rule most followed was: If you're a Nebraska kid, and you're good enough to play college football, you go to Nebraska. No scholarship? Then you walked on and earned one. Now I realize the walk-on program very recently has mostly gone away or will go away soon. However, point is, we seem to be losing a very large percentage of available in-state talent to other schools.
I'd like Sam KcKewon, Sean Callahan, Steve Sipple, SOMEBODY to ask Coach Rhule what is going on?
When it comes to OL, I tend to think star rankings are fairly pointless because it typically takes even some of the most talented players 1-2 years of physical development before they're even remotely ready to play. Which begs the question regarding Nebraska's well documented struggle along the OL, is it talent evaluation, recruitment, coaching, or all three?
Is Nebraska's evaluation process wrong? Like are we just not good enough to identify great players?
In recruiting, are we recruiting the wrong guys? Are we missing on players and having to sign the Plan B's and in some cases the Plan Cs?
Is it just bad coaching?
Or, is it a combo of all three?
Nebraska's OL under Tom Osborne was never impressive according to recruiting analysts and other "gurus." But under TO, Nebraska had a system, they knew what they wanted and were looking for, and they recruited to that. The result was, year after year, Nebraska had one of the most dominant OL in all of college football despite the lack of "stars" next to our recruits names.
Is Nebraska's evaluation process wrong? Like are we just not good enough to identify great players?
In recruiting, are we recruiting the wrong guys? Are we missing on players and having to sign the Plan B's and in some cases the Plan Cs?
Is it just bad coaching?
Or, is it a combo of all three?
Nebraska's OL under Tom Osborne was never impressive according to recruiting analysts and other "gurus." But under TO, Nebraska had a system, they knew what they wanted and were looking for, and they recruited to that. The result was, year after year, Nebraska had one of the most dominant OL in all of college football despite the lack of "stars" next to our recruits names.
I have you by a few years H99 but I can think of a few others that played elsewhere.
Larry Station was an all-state linebacker in the early 80s and signed with Iowa. (Omaha Central)
Ty Goode was a Parade All-American in the early 90s and signed with Notre Dame. (Lincoln SE)
There are a lot of examples, for sure. Bottom line is that we know we're not going to sign all the Nebraska HS players. But to not sign any of the 11 just smells wrong to me. Would love to hear the rationale for sure!
And probably most notable...Gayle Sayers to KU.
