Shoot, this kid has some energy. I’m not drinking the Kool-aid, but shoot I like that he’s a husker. Shoot, dude brings some swag and confidence and leadership. Get them first downs and shoot get those tuddy’s too! Shoot!!!!
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Shoot, this kid has some energy. I’m not drinking the Kool-aid, but shoot I like that he’s a husker. Shoot, dude brings some swag and confidence and leadership. Get them first downs and shoot get those tuddy’s too! Shoot!!!!
He’s got that Jaxson Dart swagger. Hopefully he balls out like him for us too.
He's way more mobile than Dylan, looks way more aware than Lateef. He might have to carry the team
No one cares about interviews much, play on the field matters. That said, I like him! He's so much more down to earth and genuine than DR. DR reminded me of Russell Wilson in interviews - felt like they were trying so hard to find the right words and give the perfect interview. This kid talks like he's having a pizza with his buds.
Breath of fresh air
Breath of fresh air
By the way, can they fix the audio so we don't have to listen to someone POUNDING the keyboard the entire press conference?
No, not even close. He's just some dude on his 3rd stop that we had to pay a million plus to convince to be here for a single season.
And that's why it has fallen apart.
Perspective: When we say "and that's why it has fallen apart." I feel like that's a collective statement about CFB. These are the kinds of players that we are going to get from here on out.
I hated it when Damon and others said, "We are a developmental program" as opposed to a possible elite program. That was about three years back. Today's truth is that we should consider NU a developmental program in perpetuity. Only problem is that we haven't gotten the "development" part right as yet.
And if this is the year that we really start to develop players, then elite teams will recruit 5-10 of our players based on their development rather than an Umamenielen or Davis here and there based on their potential.
Anything better than 9-4 on a season, then we won't afford to retain our roster. Not that we can't, but won't. This is because I believe that the administration's model is simply to keep the program profitable to carry the other sports and some percentage of overall University expenses.
Though I sound like a hater, I will happily welcome the rewards and consequences of 9-4 any day over 6-6 or worse.
It still shocks me how bad the production value is at these things!
How can you not like that kid after that interview?
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Way more mobile? That's about the biggest understatement I've heard in a while. Not even comparable.
Look, I guess it just matters more to some of us. When all you've got for a response is gifs from the early 2000's....cool.
Or have you forgotten that our freshest memory of actual NU football action was giving up 30 unanswered points in a middling bowl game to a team that just lost its head coach? All while Shat Stool stood there with a backward hat, mouth agape and dumbfounded, burning 1st quarter timeouts
But, sure, the million dollar placeholder from UNLV is gonna get NU over the top, er, middle.
Keep that same energy when NU is down 2 touchdowns late to North Dakota at home.
Hope the girl scout cookies are selling well.
Look - I can live my life bitching and moaning about a lot of things. I choose to be happy. I choose to be happy about my kids, my wife, my job, my friends, my church, my sports teams and my Huskers. It doesn’t mean all those things are perfect all the time and it doesn’t mean all those categories win all the time. However, all of them are perfect for me and I find great joy in all of them.
Choosing to be happy and look for positives has served me very well. I have an amazing marriage, a wonderful family and blessed with a wonderful job. With regard to the Huskers - regardless of record I can still appreciate the joy that football brings. I can respect the hard work and effort by the team.
All that to say - you keep doing you and I’ll keep doing me, I’m sure it’s working well for both of us.
Well steely you’re a breath of fresh air always on the bright side
This dude seems like he's gonna be really fun to root for!
You are the worst kind of weakling. The type who have to announce their "success" and "happiness" in their lives on a football message board most assuredly have neither.
I dont recognize or relate to Nebraska football in the same way i used to. Im sorry for you that you lack anything required to comprehend that.
It used to mean everything to me. And now it means little. It SHOULD hurt.
You are single ply, bud.
I mean this with all sincerity - I genuinely feel sad for you.
I just hope that the first 3-4 games of the year, the coaching staff grows a pair and plans on using Lateef for a few series each game. Otherwise, they may run this kid into the ground before mid-season.
I'm convinced that we need to become a developmental program. The short term goal should simply be to be better than Iowa and Minnesota. Go back to playing Big Red football. Once you beat Iowa three times in a row, then you start to dream big.
But the goal of administration doesn't seem to allow that mindset. We're all about dreaming big, keeping the sellout streak, the off-season hype, bleeding dollars from the fan base. When coaches are fired, first and foremost it's about maintaining the status quo and keeping the money flowing in. It is not about winning.
sorry but the days of being that type of program and winning are over. You developed a kid and he will be gone as soon as he gets on the radar. College football is an arms race now.
if we become a developmental program, we will basically be minor league team to the big boys
The program has the support and funding to contend in the arms race. It’s a matter of if they want to or if they want the charitable drives to still be buildout. You can’t ask a donor for a big capital pledge and then expect him/her to contribute to NIL elsewhere after you land them for the capital project.
Though the football program has not looked good on the field the last 10-12+ years, but the administration has never had a losing season. Revenues still very high. When money flows like that and you are lacking something money can buy, it’s just a matter of commitment.
we need a Theo Epstein type of GM. We don’t have that. We have one hired to keep a tight budget. As a Red Sox fan, he reminds me of so many GMs before Theo. Think it’s a fluke Theo ended two curses? He didn’t do it like the Yankees exactly, he got creative spreading a dime as far as it could go but didnt shy on spending on talent where needed.
there’s an old saying “if you can throw money at it; it isn’t a problem”. Out of greed and being stubborn the universities administration, thinks it can’t throw money at it, that’s why it’s a problem. My guess is this year might be bad, and end up the worst revenue year in a while. TV viewership decline; it will make them wake up. We’ve had bad years but the hype around the program was still there. People care less than ever and if we do poor in October, how much interest will be there in November?
as a money guy, I’m not too worried about people calling in to the radio shows or chatting on the message boards with negative takes. It shows they are interested. It’s when that stops and please lose interest, that’s where it hurts. Programs hasn’t had that yet.
I’m sorry it sucks but where money is evolved, no where in sports, no where, are teams winning ships without spending especially in college football. It just doesn’t happen anymore and won’t unless it can come to some sort of structure in the NFL that puts heavy caps on spend… there’s a reason Ohio state in the top 5 every year, Dodgers keep winning World Series, and Dukes #1 in college basketball.
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Never said anything about not spending money. I'm saying that we need to get our heads out of our asses, stop saying that we are so much better than Iowa even though we can't beat them on a football field, and get ******* better at playing football. I'm saying that we need to pull a Bill McCartney and make everything about beating Iowa. Start beating Iowa on OUR OWN GAME (not beat them at their game). That means better on the line of scrimmage and have a better running game than anyone on our schedule. That was Nebraska football.
We gotta get better than Iowa first. After that, the conversation can shift to national contention. But given the nature of our program, we'll already be in national contention if we're physically beating up on Iowa and Minnesota. So it would probably take care of itself.
I would look at money as investing the money. Not spending money-- actually what they have been doing over the years is wasting money. Want to spend money in NIL? Use it wisely. Buy a QB with 30 starts under his belt. Over spend to grab that pass rusher or cover corner. But develop everywhere else, especially your offensive line- Iowa could have won a national title last year with that offensive line. Why can't NU take a guy from Council Bluffs and Kansas City and make them into 3rd/4th round draft picks?
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That’s a really good question. Why can’t we? All I know is we haven’t. It’s as evasive as Nebraska or Rhule beating a ranked team.
I don’t necessarily think we disagree with eachother, I think we both just have different goals/views.
you state we need to pull a “Bill McCartney” and focus on being better then Iowa. That’s not pulling a “Bill McCartney”. Bill’s focus was beating us, the top dogs in the Big 8. Focusing on beating Iowa would be like if Bill focused on being better than Oklahoma state. We were the top tier In the Big 8. Iowa and Minnesota aren’t the top tier. They probably aren’t even second tier. So that’s not the same thing in my opinion.
and if our head coach makes significantly more money then Iowa’s and Minnesota, is it wrong that I think his goal should be much better than just those caliber of schools?
Bolded is 100% truth.
It's a generational thing for millennials. My arrival to Husker fandom was just in time to see the ***-kickings roll in.
Never have I gotten to watch Nebraska win a conference championship or a BCS bowl game. Every game of consequence can effectively be penciled in as a loss.
The most successful season in Husker history I have witnessed included:
1) a close win against a bad OU team at home
2) a heartbreaking conference championship game loss
3) a Heisman trophy snubbing
Older fans don't understand or appreciate that there has been no ROI on choosing to remain a Husker fan for anyone under the age of 35. The pattern recognition can't allow for positivity at this point, and the tradition is meaningless.
There's freedom is letting go.
Is it true that you thought Hunter Haarberg was a good quarterback?
Good point. Iowa is not the top dog. My take is more about developing talent and playing old style Nebraska football. Iowa and Minnesota play Nebraska football so much better than we do right now that they always beat us with lower ranked recruits. Beating Iowa 3-4 times in a row would be a stepping stone, not the destination.
That's the new Nebraska brand though! Spend (waste) more money- get the big name guy! Doesn't coach Nebraska style football? That's OK. Our leadership is too stupid to know any better. Plus, we care more about revenue than success. Right now, revenue comes in regardless of how bad the team is so what's the difference?
I am surprised that the young fans have bought in as much as they have.
The difference in time between today and NU's national title run as Army's glory days of football and the Tom Osborne era. It was a LONG time ago.