Final 8-10 Recruits

DudznSudz

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I'm looking for anyone with some inside access or really good information to post on this about who they think our last few recruits are going to be. After Porcher IV decommitted the other day, that has me concerned about our defensive line (especially D end, good lord).

So, who do we all think are the most likely recruits to land, and who on earth could we get for the defensive line??

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No don't join, you'll just hear about all these kids that are leaning Nebraska and end up going elsewhere. Clouse predicted we'd have one of the best WR classes in rivals history... It won't even be the best in our own conference this year.
 

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No don't join, you'll just hear about all these kids that are leaning Nebraska and end up going elsewhere. Clouse predicted we'd have one of the best WR classes in rivals history... It won't even be the best in our own conference this year.
If we get Lewis and Calvin you could both be right. A 5-star and three 4-stars and still not as good as OSU's haul.
 

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I'm sure the coaches have let the WR recruits know they expect a better execution in the passing game going forward...

Another aspect is go there and sit vs. coming here and having more immediate playing opportunities....

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And it wasn't just crapping the bed - it was complete domination in every aspect of the game.
You are correct; but out group took Wiscy into overtime on their field. Wiscy can beat OSU; OSU needed a lot of 4th down conversions to get there. We are in the ball park.
 

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Is there anyone who wants to beat the best or do they all want to join the best?
 

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If we get Lewis and Calvin you could both be right. A 5-star and three 4-stars and still not as good as OSU's haul.
Fyi...Michigan got a commitment today from rivals 100 wr tarik black. 5 star WR Donovan Peoples-Jones is expected,to commit tomorrow. Michigan already had a commit from a 2016 rivals 250 wr who prepped and thus moved to the 2017 class. Michigan is also expected to land rivals 100 wr nico Collins given them a 5* and 3 four stars with three in the top 100.
 

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Fyi...Michigan got a commitment today from rivals 100 wr tarik black. 5 star WR Donovan Peoples-Jones is expected,to commit tomorrow. Michigan already had a commit from a 2016 rivals 250 wr who prepped and thus moved to the 2017 class. Michigan is also expected to land rivals 100 wr nico Collins given them a 5* and 3 four stars with three in the top 100.


And if this was a Michigan board we would give a rat's fat ***. Or if we want to know this info, we can access the Michigan boards and find out.
 

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Anything less than a #15 recruiting ranking is a failure in my mind. To be a big time player in college football again we have to start recruiting like one. Don't give a damn where Nebraska is located geographically. Just an excuse! Time to get it done
So I don't want to start this whole debate about recruiting rankings because I know how that ends, but you do realize that the actual ranking is a bit of a crap shoot, right? Let's say the class with the same athletes is ranked 19th and you'd be pissed but simply by putting an arbitrary ranking of 15th and then we're OK?

It should be about getting the right caliber of athletes to fill the right needs coming from the right programs (e.g., guys who fit the right character, have a history of winning football, etc.) and then hope they can be developed accordingly. This fascination with recruiting rankings is mind boggling to me. I don't mind that people pay attention to recruiting in general, because yes, good athletes are required to be competitive, but the rankings are just foolish to me.

Nebraska went from 5-7 (reg. season) to 9-3 (reg season). A nice movement in the right direction. Another step in the right direction with sound recruiting and you'll see some real momentum happening here.
 
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Anything less than a #15 recruiting ranking is a failure in my mind. To be a big time player in college football again we have to start recruiting like one. Don't give a damn where Nebraska is located geographically. Just an excuse! Time to get it done

Those are fighting words. Might want to watch where you point those, as the guy whose position group appears poised to implode (at least as one of many outcomes) appears to be the former Husker walk-on who knows how to sell the tradition and Blackshirts and how to Husker up when the chips are down.

We won't be flambaying an outsider. We won't be flambaying an outsider approach. We'll be roasting everything a lot of people on this board has said it will take to get us back to our winning ways... as a complete failure.
 
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jflores

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Thomas Graham is looking at Oregon because its fairly close to home, he loves the new coach, and they can offer early, if not immediate playing time.

People who play football are not dumb, when a fan base says "our team sucks, any of these 18 year old kids would come in and start" those kids that actually play football know better. True frosh starters are rare. (Look at the milk carton Lamar Jackson ended up on, in the actual defense).

Several top corners have made mention that our CB room is rather full and deep, some it has swayed away, some it appears not to matter. Graham it appears it is swaying.
 

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It was in response to where NU's wr class ranks the conference...something brought up by husker fans...you do know you are no longer in the B12, right?


Ironic that you (a Michigan fan) are asking me if I know what league we are in, as you post ad nausea on a Husker board.
 
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Thomas Graham is looking at Oregon because its fairly close to home, he loves the new coach, and they can offer early, if not immediate playing time.

People who play football are not dumb, when a fan base says "our team sucks, any of these 18 year old kids would come in and start" those kids that actually play football know better. True frosh starters are rare. (Look at the milk carton Lamar Jackson ended up on, in the actual defense).

Several top corners have made mention that our CB room is rather full and deep, some it has swayed away, some it appears not to matter. Graham it appears it is swaying.

Supposedly his girlfriend is going to attend Oregon, so getting ready for bad news.
 

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As for wide out debate, if Nebraska lands Lewis and Calvin I'll easily take it over any class in the Big.
 

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He may go to Oregon, but I think it may have something to do with Jaylon Redd being there. Didn't they visit Nebraska together?
 

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As for wide out debate, if Nebraska lands Lewis and Calvin I'll easily take it over any class in the Big.

How can you say that if you don't know what every other school has to compare too. Sounds like Michigan has a nice group of receivers.
 

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Thomas Graham is looking at Oregon because its fairly close to home, he loves the new coach, and they can offer early, if not immediate playing time.

People who play football are not dumb, when a fan base says "our team sucks, any of these 18 year old kids would come in and start" those kids that actually play football know better. True frosh starters are rare. (Look at the milk carton Lamar Jackson ended up on, in the actual defense).

Several top corners have made mention that our CB room is rather full and deep, some it has swayed away, some it appears not to matter. Graham it appears it is swaying.

This stuff has to stop. If Graham picks Oregon over Nebraska, I'll buy "closer to home" as a reason but it makes no sense since he was a strong Notre Dame lean for awhile. South Bend, Indiana didn't just pick up and move in the last week or two.

What you say above, if in fact that's what happens, tells me a couple things. One, his relationship with DWills isn't as strong as some say it was. Two, the current coaching staff will struggle to sign elite prospects class after class, in the same position group, due to the depth chart. And three, Taggart was able to land an elite prospect after a meeting that lasted [assumption] under two hours. Adding to that, Taggart has no prior relation with the elite prospect or his family and doesn't have not only a position coach for this elite prospect but there hasn't been a defensive coordinator hire.

What next, we going to talk about his girlfriend rumored to be attending Oregon on a track scholarship?

At some point as a Husker fan, we will hold coaches accountable for not being able to land elite prospects when so many positives are in our favor. Which includes a depth chart! If Graham does in fact pick Oregon in 48 hours, the bottom line is he'll be another elite prospect we lost. If Graham does in fact pick Nebraska in 48 hours, it's a darn good sign our coaches can sign elite guys in consecutive classes. But hey, don't worry, at least the coaches tried. Participation ribbons for everyone!
 

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This stuff has to stop. If Graham picks Oregon over Nebraska, I'll buy "closer to home" as a reason but it makes no sense since he was a strong Notre Dame lean for awhile. South Bend, Indiana didn't just pick up and move in the last week or two.

What you say above, if in fact that's what happens, tells me a couple things. One, his relationship with DWills isn't as strong as some say it was. Two, the current coaching staff will struggle to sign elite prospects class after class, in the same position group, due to the depth chart. And three, Taggart was able to land an elite prospect after a meeting that lasted [assumption] under two hours. Adding to that, Taggart has no prior relation with the elite prospect or his family and doesn't have not only a position coach for this elite prospect but there hasn't been a defensive coordinator hire.

What next, we going to talk about his girlfriend rumored to be attending Oregon on a track scholarship?

At some point as a Husker fan, we will hold coaches accountable for not being able to land elite prospects when so many positives are in our favor. Which includes a depth chart! If Graham does in fact pick Oregon in 48 hours, the bottom line is he'll be another elite prospect we lost. If Graham does in fact pick Nebraska in 48 hours, it's a darn good sign our coaches can sign elite guys in consecutive classes. But hey, don't worry, at least the coaches tried. Participation ribbons for everyone!

I'm not advocating participation ribbons. We can only repeat what he tells people.

However, what we are observing is a trend across time/space/culture. NU went "folksy" with a "show them the Power of N" attitude at the DL position. Which some people think is imploding on the recruiting trail.

NU went OSU/Michigan "hired gun" style with DW. There are several top prospects who appear interested, but who knows how many sign with us. With zero prospects "in the bank" its also possible this position underwhelms us come February after the DW hype.

So taking that data, where does NU turn when it make a change? Both strategies seem to be of marginal value. If one wants to talk recruiting success, you'd have to go back to Billy C and a shady John Blake in the post TO era.

Me personally, I'd like to see the class implode before we going knocking skulls. We could still have a pretty good class brewing.
 
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How can you say that if you don't know what every other school has to compare too. Sounds like Michigan has a nice group of receivers.
You could make the case for Nebraska. OSU only has two WR commits (Grimes and Lindsey), so while Grimes is a consensus 5-star and Lindsey is close (only Rivals has him a 4-star, I believe). You could make the case that our group is better, or at least deeper. Same with Michigan, if you count the Prep School kid they will have a 5-star and three 4-star WR's, just like us and Peoples-Jones and Lewis are very similar WR's. Basically a pickem. I wish our other positions could stack up to UM and OSU like our WR's.
 

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What you say above, if in fact that's what happens, tells me a couple things. One, his relationship with DWills isn't as strong as some say it was. Two, the current coaching staff will struggle to sign elite prospects class after class, in the same position group, due to the depth chart. And three, Taggart was able to land an elite prospect after a meeting that lasted [assumption] under two hours. Adding to that, Taggart has no prior relation with the elite prospect or his family and doesn't have not only a position coach for this elite prospect but there hasn't been a defensive coordinator hire.

To be inside the mind of an 18 year old, for sure. I don't really doubt that DW and Graham are "tight". They probably are.

That doesn't guarantee us anything. My brother and I are pretty close, but I'm not following him to NJ to be a back end software programmer. Its not my thing.

Now if Graham has really had several leaders, he has to be a kid who is rapidly changing his mind about what is valuable. He was a ND lean for a long while. We didn't seem to mind that he rapidly changed his mind to a Husker lean when DW was brought on board. But we are upset again that now he's looking at a coastal school with a ton of money and style, where his good buddy and girlfriend are going, and the prospect of early PT. (If we learned anything from the ND to NU switch, loyalty to a coach you like only goes so far, same would apply from NU to UO).

I sincerely hope that DW closes this one out, he had the last visit which is normally a good sign. If somehow Taggart was able to walk in, we'll be head scratching for a while to come.

DW has been an employee all of maybe 2 weeks, I'd say any of the "hold the coaches accountable" talk with him needs to be at least a year from now.
 

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Ya, you're an 18-year old, great comparison of not following your brother. Goodness.

Upset? Seriously man, this is a message board to discuss what's going on. No recruit, or player, will ever upset me. You're confusing my questioning your "reasons" he may end up at Oregon with being upset over him choosing the Ducks. His good buddy and girlfriend haven't mattered the last several months, but now they do. That's Joe Husker fan at his finest, find an excuse and beat that drum.

DWills will get a full cycle to show his recruiting chops before he's held accountable by me. Not that what I say matters in anything. With that said, he was brought in to land studs, which include the 2017 class, which he very well may do between now & signing day.
 

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"That's Joe Husker fan at his finest, excuse after excuse."

I'm pretty workable. I like the current staff, but if they can't deliver I won't cry when their gone.

If someone could show me "the guy" that all these rich folks can right the check to end this drought, I'd join the "no excuses" camp pretty quick. If there is no workable plan of action, then I view the "no excuses" camp as wanting spend someone else's money for no real good strategic reason, or at best, a shot in the dark.

I'm definitely not in the "fire everyone often" camp. I think most Head coaches deserve four years.
 

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Ya, you're an 18-year old, great comparison of not following your brother. Goodness.

Upset? Seriously man, this is a message board to discuss what's going on. No recruit, or player, will ever upset me. You're confusing my questioning your "reasons" he may end up at Oregon with being upset over him choosing the Ducks. His good buddy and girlfriend haven't mattered the last several months, but now they do. That's Joe Husker fan at his finest, find an excuse and beat that drum.

DWills will get a full cycle to show his recruiting chops before he's held accountable by me. Not that what I say matters in anything. With that said, he was brought in to land studs, which include the 2017 class, which he very well may do between now & signing day.

Not that you care because its my life, but when I was 18 I was from Omaha looking at USC, Michigan, and MIT to go to engineering school. Up until the very last minute, because USC, Michigan, and MIT are

a. Far from home
b. Top level engineering programs by virtually any publication you care to find

At the last minute I got cold feet and selected Iowa State because my best buddy let me hang out with him there so I could see what it was like, and it was only a 2 hour drive from my girlfriend.

The decision couldn't have worked out better for me career wise or family wise, so I'm not going to begrudge a kid with NFL talent, that the NFL will find anywhere he goes, because he woke up and decides he likes the Dippin Dots in the Eugene mall with his girl. Kid may very well had that happen to him and he probably would still invite DW to church next fall if he's in town.
 

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Losing Graham to Oregon will be tough for Nebraska and for Coach Williams. After all we are talking about a team/program that:

Went 4-8 last year
Fired their coach
Hired a Coach with a 40-45 record
Has no DC
Has no DB coach
Their HC has met with Graham one time
 

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Losing Graham to Oregon will be tough for Nebraska and for Coach Williams. After all we are talking about a team/program that:

Went 4-8 last year
Fired their coach
Hired a Coach with a 40-45 record
Has no DC
Has no DB coach
Their HC has met with Graham one time

Ya, but current girlfriend and teammate rules all!

Your response is perfect. Hammer, meet nail.