You don’t get to live in a world where you get to change one variable and everything else stays constant. It is unrealistic. Along those same lines, McCord doesn’t have the same stats at Nebraska as he does Syracuse. Different offense, different league. We could have had Jeanty as our top RB that doesn’t mean he even sniffs 1000 yards.
of course he wouldn't have. and that's not at all what I was doing.
Not about local kids at all. It’s simply about thinking that if you pick McCord over Dylan Raiola then every commitment stays the same. Heck if McCord only wins one more game last year perhaps Satterfield is still the OC. Then what? Again when you change one variable or one decision the subsequent consequences also change. This isn’t a vacuum.of course he wouldn't have. and that's not at all what I was doing.
without DR, it's highly likely McCord - who led the nation in passing at 'Cuse - is our QB last year.
sliding doors, Tuco. I get the sense you've been awfully bristly with me lately.
lighten up, pal. just because you despise local kids and would rather see zero NE players on the NU roster doesn't mean you have to get your thong twisted every time one gets brought up.
Lateef committed in May of 2024.
Nebraska kids are going to have to prove themselves. The level of competition in this state is far below the competition of the recruiting hotbeds. It is not even worth comparing it’s so far apart.
So a 45 yard flight to receiver was your response to a 63 yard arm to catch TD pass? I’m not shocked a bit. Jett is a good QB. He plays far inferior competition. He’ll have to prove himself. Period.
He has said that if they had recruited him earlier he would have committed to NU. Who knows if that’s being completely honest. It gives him cover for having gone to Stanford. Can you imagine what an icon he would be in Nebraska if he had chosen NU and then had the NFL career he had? Water under the bridge. It worked out well for him.
Plus if Mccord for 1 year I seriously doubt he contacts all these 4 and 5 star guys coming to give us a look
I don't think McCord wins any more games than DR did last year
That view in part is why I’m not worried about us offering Dayton. He’s not an area kid, but he is a legacy that likely will stick around for several years. He kind of fits the bill for what we need for depth. I just wish he was more athletic. I’m not losing any sleep over our QB recruiting. We just need to land enough guys to throw bodies out there and see who rises to the top. Think about all the QBs Callahan ran through. The best were a lightly recruited JUCO and a 2 star who was headed for a partial baseball scholarship had Nebraska not offered him. My suspicion is Dana could find a guy blindfolded. I’m pretty much done with star rankings on QBs.
I believe Rhule clearly made a decision based on the longer term. He has the potential to have the same QB for 4 years. When was the last time a P5 team had the same starter for 4 years? Tom and Tommie?
man. That’s an ugly thought🤔. I had a Dr pre-op reply to me, “man those are some really dark thoughts. I like your sense of humor. We gotta have some beers sometime”. I told him I always gave instructions to the neighbor what to do with my cattle “if I die in a fiery crash”. BUT that’s nothing compared to the scenario you just painted.
Picking Raiola was the easy long term decision. There is no doubt it has had an overall positive effect on recruiting. wrt Holgerson, I’m sure Rhule had a hard sell going on, but the prospect of being able to have Raiola in an offense he gets to develop was a sweetener.
Well, I'm not really saying that. I'm fine with trusting the evaluation our staff has made. These guys are getting in on guys early and really look like they are out there evaluating. I'm just stating how I feel philosophically, but I'm not arguing that we should be recruiting any specific player over anyone else. In general, I still feel that recruiting in-state talent and building out is how you fill a class.
The Nebraska coaching staff hasn't developed a player two decades.
Come on, this isn’t fair
Yeah maybe we haven’t had the numbers but that was a terrible take.
that would be Frost and AM.
Yeah, it's not a good thing. If the guy isn't in the NFL after starting 3 years, he wasn't elite. Taylor was probably the best on this list but he was special because of speed and the offense we ran.
Not sure if AM is still on the Jets roster or not. TM would have had to play WR to stick in the NFL. His accuracy and ball security wasn’t good. Unfortunately for him his injury history probably prevented him from getting much of a shot and I really don’t think he loved football.
Per his Wiki page, Martinez signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 6, 2025.
Training camp arm at the very least. He looked much improved in the UFL with a head coach who could coach QBs.
