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Garrison declined to come back once before. His dismissal before probably didn’t leave a very good taste in his mouth. He was an option when we fired Austin.
The lack of any defensive linemen in this class is pathetic. I know that they plan to target some in the portal, but good teams get HS defensive linemen every year, especially when there is a need for them.
We have some young guys. We HAVE to get a big guy in the portal even if he makes more than the DC.
You need both every year to have a really good defense.
We’re kind of over stocked with young linemen. We need some mature Dudes. I have zero doubt that Rhule is aware.
We struck out on several defensive lineman in this class. So it's not like we decided not to take any this year. We just weren't able to get anyone good, which is sad.
IF you can’t land a kid you think will be a starter early, you’re probably better off hitting the portal.
A couple things:
1) Donovan Raiola is a truly awful developer of talent at a position where that is the #1 requisite.
2) That is all.
1) Donovan Raiola is a truly awful developer of talent at a position where that is the #1 requisite.
2) That is all.
I know your point, but in watching the O line they need to get better. Physically they have bad weight & the team is bad at tackling because they ARENT strong enough. They lose grip & get pushed around. Bad, bad S& C.
Corcoran appeared to be in bad shape. The rest of the guys I thought looked okay. I learned a long time ago to not judge linemen by their guts. It appeared to me that Corc struggled to run on and off the field. Suffice it to say, he wasn’t athletic enough.
Sure, the O-line was going to purposely look bad on film for everyone to see including coaches and scouts. That makes perfect sense. That will show Dylan.
And who do we get in the portal? A second string, though one time starter at OL or a once highly prized OT that had serious tendencies to self destruct at the wrong time and was an off and on starter.
My point is, unless there is something going in the program and many players are leaving, it is going to mostly be back ups who have likely fallen from grace. Who is going to start at tOSU and say, hey I see Nebraska needs a good DT, think I will go there. We get left overs or kids that were very good at a lower level and want exposure. It isn't always true, but often. The guys who are producing are staying and getting great NIL. The guy behind him might be interested for the right money but he also might see the future of that program versus the Nebraska mess.
Back to waiting on kids to develop. It took 4 years for Nash and Ty to become what they became and we basically had 2 wasted recruiting classes between Frost’s last class and Rhule’s first. Gotta plug that hole someway and that probably means the portal. We have a transfer DT from last year who played some who they think could develop but it’s going to take a full off season of dedicated work in the weight room. I’m not sure some of today’s kids have the work ethic required.
Ive seen a lot of things that don't make sense but this is high on the list. I could see DR returning but only cause no one else wants him. Could I see huskers keeping him sure because they have shown that almost every decision they make is terrible. Absolutely no way is he worth what they are currently paying him. You do realize they could simply move on from Raiola dn TJ and just go get a better QB in the portal and quite likely for the same or less than currently paying DR. He is not worth the ROI
Offensive tackle. Claude Mpouma.
But overall this recruiting class is just flat out awful. An embarrassment. No QB. No defensive linemen. One mediocre running back. So it seems offensive line was one of the brighter recruiting spots.
The class of 27 looks very good. What happened this year is puzzling. Hopefully the new DC can bring in some stud transfers on the defensive line. We need an all-out push for defensive linemen. We will need to spend a sh$tload of money. But it is our most glaring major weakness.
Preaching physicality and then not signing any DL ignoring the biggest weakness is peak Matt Rhule decision making.
He’s in a win now mode. High School recruiting doesn’t do much for that. He can get experienced guys at all of those positions in the portal IF he thinks we don’t have the young guys to move up. His DC hire is a big variable in DT recruiting. I have a feeling he likes his RB on the IR list and that we’re going to pay up to keep EJ. I think we have tp wait to see what we do in “free agency”.
If Matt is in a "win now mode" you may wanna inform Matt. lol
He didn't seem to care about the optics when he retained Donovan in hopes to land Dylan in the first place. That situation was laughably transparent.
Imo they plan on hitting the portal hard or they better
You would think that Rhule would get him some help and have 2 offensive line coaches.
I know it’s the NFL, but the Patriots technically have 3 coaches. Probably their most improved room since last year because of it. That plus drafting a OT at 4th overall.
would totally benefit to get Donnie some help, at least a guy dedicated to developing on a daily basis
Why?? We have plenty of proof that they’re not developing like they should. Latofsky (sp) Evans, are the only ones who have developed somewhat. And on passing plays the whole OL is a sieve…Donovan has put no one in the NFL, he cannot take credit for Jurgens, don’t give me that BS…
I’m more curious to see how Brix, Pyle, and Preston Taumua turn out. Evans looked awesome this year
Dylan has already been vastly overpaid the last two seasons. Year 1 he was at $2 mil, and in year 2 he was at $3.5 mil. His production has come nowhere close to matching that value.
I'd much rather drop him and use the NIL savings for DL and OL transfers. I like TJ better anyway.
You can have a very good S&C program but if the Coaching staff does not make it a point of emphasis then it wont amount to much.
I was listening to KFAB this morning, heard Rhule talking about his new class of recruits. He talked about how they evaluate the players, one of the things he said was, "can they help us beat Ohio State".....After we have out hats handed to us by Minnesota and Iowa (again and again), if that's really how his group is approaching the recruiting I'm starting to believe he's legally blind. Base your offense on a running game with play action passing regardless what the Raiola's want and find some run stoppers for the D-line and a coach who can recruit them. Use the Moneyball philosophy or better yet copy Iowa and believe me that's hard for me say.
What did happen this year? I think Nebraska signed the fewest players in the BIG with the exception of Penn State. Did Matt and his staff get turned down by a lot of their targets, did they not like the candidates or did they just not put the effort into recruiting kids? From the outside it looks very strange especially since so many Nebraska high school kids went elsewhere.
I don’t think they pass blocked any better for TJ, but he was much better at rolling the pocket. Iowa shut that look down and LaTeef got pounded on. The Oline was way better run blocking than pass blocking, but there were always plays that just about worked. It was like a different guy but that guy wouldn’t do his job. Early in the year the receivers were holding every run play. It’s like we don’t practice the plays enough to be proficient at it, and we aren’t talented enough to overcome that.
Public estimates of our roster had the number of players at 115. I’m not sure exactly where we’re at number wise today. We have one of the youngest rosters in college football and have gaps in our junior class that need to be filled. I think last year they said they would target over 20 guys in the portal with the idea of signing 12-15 every year. I don’t think that’s changed yet because of the youth of our roster.
Not me especially after the last two games, tj really struggled against really good defenses give me Dylan and a vastly improved o line
If the Huskers are graduating 19 seniors and trying to replace them with 10 high schoolers and then another 9 portal guys, those numbers likely won't work. I think originally NU planned to sign 9 kids and 10 portal kids, but then they added the Aussie kicker late.
Those numbers will change when NU finds out maybe 10 players will walk away or enter the portal. If they wanted a high school kid a LOT, they should have just went after him. I suspect NU got told NO a lot by some of their targets.
**It is entirely possible that Stewart is a stone cold, cut throat evaluator, and of course, that's how it should be in ultra competitive situations. If NIL money is directly linked to on field performances, there could be a lot of players in for a surprise.**
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