Dudes . . .

K Rod

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Real talk: I will credit this staff with Dassan McCullough, Jacory Barney, N. Hunter and that's it. And I consider Barney a special teams dude and a regular guy on offense. Dylan and E. Pritchett could end up being dudes, but they aren't yet. Everything else they have right now I consider B1G average or below.
Barney and Hunter I will agree on. McCollough no. You could just put a chair in his spot and the chair would be more productive. This guy, like so many other Pre season Huskers, was supposed to be a high draft pick. He has played himself into the 6-7 round, if he gets drafted at all.
 

K Rod

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That was Callahan. Frost didn't evaluate anything either. It was more about stars-- a guy might suck but if some website had given him four stars at some point then that was good enough. Pelini's staff did their own evaluations but didn't work hard enough to fill up a class or keep key commits and so Bo took some guys late he didn't know anything about. Mike Reilly's plan for recruiting was a **** show with each position coach seemingly on his own.

Rhule's staff looks like they evaluate and recruit well. I think Rhule's biggest problem at this point isn't recruiting.
Case in point. Emmitt Johnson. Anybody watching the game tape last year could see EJ was by far our best back. Yet when Dana arrived he was buried at 3rd string on the depth chart. Once Dana looked at some game tape that changed ASAP. My point being, nobody on this staff had any clue who the top RB was. Zero clue. Until Dana got here. That speaks volumes about the total lack of detail and ability for this staff to evaluate talent. Even when it is standing right in front of them. Zero clue.
 

Steely Dannebrog

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Yep and since players quit after final regular season game, skip bowl practices and games….they only have 5 more days before they can move on. Who are you expecting to pack it in Friday afternoon?

Let me put it this way - if you thought the run D vs. PSU was soft....
 

itseasyas1-2-3

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Agree that we do not have enough 'dudes' on the team.. talent evaluation is very much lacking.. it's like we are really missing someone with common sense football smarts in this area, and it's been noticeable since we brought in MR. I thought maybe that had changed when he brought in Dana, but he's been very disappointing in the run game and scheme overall imo.. better than Satt yes, but there is a lot more that could be improved upon.

As to having enough money to buy a top team in the portal for next year... well prices are going to go up, as many teams now look at what it will take to buy a team, and adjust accordingly, you watch, prices will nearly double for top NIL talent and we're going to be in a similar boat with a lot of other teams that have 25-30 million dollars to spend on a team.

I believe that the donor fatigue is also real.

I still believe MR wants out of Lincoln, but it's become a lot more complicated with his new buyout.
If an average or above average team has a total stud at a key position, those powers like OSU, BAMA, GA or big NIL schools need a plug-in player like that, they are only filling one or two real positions of need and can really throw the dough at them.

When it comes to receiving a much larger offer from another school, loyalty has become secondary. As a dad, if my son was in high demand, I say take the money since any player can be one play away from having a career ending injury.
 
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itseasyas1-2-3

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Most men as they age lose the desire to make more and do more if they’ve reached a comfortable level from financially. Call it lazy or call it wanting to enjoy life without dealing with the BS. He’s no doubt lived modestly enough that he can live comfortably and help out his family. In that regard he’s led a successful life.
Many guys are driven to make a lot of money through coaching, betting horses, etc as the vehicle for wealth. Once that level is reached, rather than the desire to make a lot more money, for many, it becomes a time to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Having more than you need and taking care of those you care about is the definition of success.

The giant bankrolls are for the DJT's, Gates, Musk, Buffett types. Gaining as much wealth as possible becomes the focal point of their lives. They wield power and have all their "yes" men around them, while the former have achieved true freedom.
 
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itseasyas1-2-3

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Barney and Hunter I will agree on. McCollough no. You could just put a chair in his spot and the chair would be more productive. This guy, like so many other Pre season Huskers, was supposed to be a high draft pick. He has played himself into the 6-7 round, if he gets drafted at all.
He's gonna look like a guy without a position.
 

litespeedhuskerfan

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This revisit down memory lane with Bo reminds me of my single time after my divorce. Every single girl I dated, and broke up with, eventually got a "How you doin" text from me a few mos. later, and visa versa if they ended it with me. Every single time. Why? Cause after you go without for a few mos. you tend to forget about her temper, that broke my front door when she stormed out, etc etc. Or her addiction to scripts, or that she threatened to kill herself, or that she always wanted sex in public places where you might get caught, or that she had 2 black kids... (all different girls mind you)

When you go without whatever long enough, you rewrite their time with you into the "they weren't THAT bad" and before you know it... "How you doin" , happens
 
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Jeans_15

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Stfu about Bo while you trying to glaze the trash Nebraska has been since he left.

The program is a joke.
 

Jeans_15

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The only reason I was glad Bo was gone so the dumbass fans would stfu and quit crying.

Cause they didn't understand the game was changing

Look at the results of giving those fans what they wanted.
 

orclover11

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If Eichorst was not a ***** and if some of our fans did not need to be French kissed by the coach, we could still have Bo and his recruits, many of which are still in the NFL.
If it wasn't Eichorst it would have been somebody else that pissed off Bo and made him act like a petulant child. He hired multiple criminals as position coaches and coordinators and ironically, once they had to leave, the defense started falling apart. His teams played with a chip on their shoulders as if they had it really hard because the fans had high expectations, but Bo was absolutely delusional and hated recruiting. He thought he was in the same league as urban meyer or nick saban. and therefore couldn't take instruction. This is why he flamed out even before the NIL era. Bo talked **** to his bosses and the fans and didn't win anything and was still being paid a relatively high salary to not win anything. As bad as Rhule is...he could still win 8 games, and Bo basically capped out at 9 with a schedule full of big 10 west and sunbelt teams. Bo won less than 20% of his games against top 25 teams. As a Cubs fan, I am starting to think the husker stuff is cultural karma from the 90s. A combination of very high expectations, thinking winning is easy, and trusting authority too much because of T.O and filling the stadium like freaks because we were the goat 30 years ago.
 
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