Coaching Matters
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Talent evaluation, regardless of stars, also matters.
Yep. And we had that and recruited to our system better than anyone back in our heyday.
It’s not possible to give 110%. Max effort is 100%.
My dad must have told me a million times not to exaggerateIt’s not possible to give 110%. Max effort is 100%.
It would certainly be damning for any coach in the 87 million dollar contract range, and who had recently been extended in spite of many consecutive embarrassing losses, to be going into year four and not have the roster where it needs to be in terms of talent AND age. Almost like they don't have a clue what to do or how to do it.
Sound like anyone we know?
Have heard it said that Indiana is a unicorn, only time will tell.
I Support and Thank the young men that have worn the N, but clearly our decrease in talent level over the years (relative to opponents) correlates to the downturn in the program win/loss record.
I Support and Thank the young men that have worn the N, but clearly our decrease in talent level over the years (relative to opponents) correlates to the downturn in the program win/loss record.
Because there was no competition. It was OU who owned us, TX, ND, USC, etc. Parity hurt Neb more than any school. Not sure if we’re even considered a blue blood outside of this board.
It's a testament to Cig as a coach. Looking more and more like a late stage coaching hall of fame candidate and more. Still lots to prove, but my eyes tell me what they tell me. It's no fluke and repeatable.
The one thing that I would worry about as an Indiana fan is his propensity to rely on 1 year transfer portal QBs. Indiana has no depth at QB. If the transfer gets injured there could be a significant drop off in QB play. Next year is no different, they bring in Hoover and only have young Mendoza and 2 other lightly recruited QBs on the roster.
I’m going to assume based on the coaching and discipline exhibited by Indiana that if their #1 QB goes out, they will have a much, much, MUCH better prepared backup than what Nebraska displayed.
I feel like this is probably pretty close. NU could eventually rank much higher.
NU big time money has a choice: NIL, or start building the buyout chest. I think they have to be heavily considering the latter and, if so, it comes at the expense of the former.
Not everything is compared to a 7-6 Nebraska team. I didn't mention Nebraska in my response.
My response was however directed toward poster who stated that Cignetti's success at Indiana is repeatable. To which I replied, THE ONE THING that would worry me is his propensity to rely exclusively on a 1 year transfer QB. He will be on his 3rd QB in 3 years. In his 3 recruiting cycles, the backup QB has transferred out 2 times. This year would be the 3rd, but young Mendoza may well stick it out.
It’s the narrative he keeps pushing, that we don’t have enough money. This, despite Rhule saying we do, and also that we aren’t pissed about not being in the playoffs, but rather that we are pissed about looking like hot garbage on the regular. Just give us a team that has a set of nuts and look like a team. We should have more than enough money for that, no?
I am posting about NU football stuff. I suggested that you apply to the staff. Kinda weird how you couldn’t figure that out, no?
Nebraska football NIL efforts reportedly greatly improving in Troy Dannen era
In 2023, the Nebraska football team was running well behind the country's top team in terms of NIL, but they're catching up fast.
huskercorner.com
looks like we are a lot closer to #1 than we are to # 50.
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What is also interesting is how many G5 transfers are starting for these teams
Indiana-11
Oregon-7
Ole Miss - 8
Miami - 9
Out of 88 starters in the final 4 between 1/3 to 1/2 are transfers from G5 schools. That doesn't include FCS and lower level P4 or it easily would be 1/2. At this point th name of the game is unapologetic talent acquisition and ruthless roster management, combining a willingness to expend resources and a mindset of production > potential.
seems like there's incentive contracts too..bama and indiana players looked the same size but indiana players were hustling alot more..
maybe cig is the motivational speaker of the last 200 years...idk..
Do I think Cig is a very good coach- absolutely. Do I think it’s repeatable- as long as billionaire Mark Cuban’s $$$$ continue to flow into the program and enable them to maintain a roster similar to what they currently have, definitely. The days of program builders and player developers as coaches is over, and is the reason older coaches who were recognized as masters of that, have hung up their whistles. Today’s programs are built by $$$, a system that is unsustainable and will implode at some point without guardrails which currently are not within sight.
And he gets guys who give 110%. And he gets guys who play smart. Recruiting matters too.
Yes. Top 25 shouldn’t be that damned hard. Look at some of the ranked programs but you can’t get rolled by the stinkin Gophers.
No. I think we rank 50th in being able to attract portal players regardless of what we pay. I think we have to over pay for lessor talent. We still should be fielding a top 25 team.
Correct Bo P's talent evaluation was pretty darn good even if he was a lazy recruiter.
Too lazy to research - I assume all those star #'s are based off what they were coming out of HS? If so, I don't think Cig gives two ***** about that. Let's rerank the stars after their first two years in college. The guys that Cig gets in the portal may not have been 4-5 stars in HS but they damn sure have shown they are studs before he brings them in. Would anyone think Raiola is a 5-star now? No. How about Mendoza? Yes.
Sounds like a major indictment on Rhule and staff if this is the case... That being said, our portal ranking was top 25 last year, and at the moment, it's top 25 this year. So maybe not as bad as you'd think?No. I think we rank 50th in being able to attract portal players regardless of what we pay. I think we have to over pay for lessor talent. We still should be fielding a top 25 team.
I’m not arguing that Rhule has been underwhelming so far. Indiana has actually recently had a group of higher star ranked starters than we’ve put on the field. They’ve actually had multiple coaches including DeBoer climb the ladder over the past decade. Sorsby started out at Indiana.
