Butler to the portal
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Forests burn down all the time. Sometimes it is needed. We've been raped by administrators and coaching staffs for quite some time, after we ran out some decent guys because we had our standards too high.
Life is a balancing act. We won't stay this way forever. Remember though, we had an extremely long run of success
Life is a balancing act. We won't stay this way forever. Remember though, we had an extremely long run of success
2 DL now gone that would have gotten significant snaps now gone. Yes I think Jackson's role would have been increased next year.
I bagged out of paying attention other than watching the games during the skid, but I can imagine that it got quite toxic. Butler would be a returning starter who has been a real solid citizen over the last couple of years that doesn’t want to spend his last year in Lincoln. There is a toxic obsession with this football program that is contributing to its demise.
On a positive note should mean a lot more snaps for mcgahee in the bowl game assuming he’s still on the team
I don’t think he’s good enough to play there
This should get interesting, I hate to see some of these players leave, but in the back of my mind I’m thinking it may not be a bad thing, get rid of some of these guys that have known nothing other than losing… we need to get rid of that loser mentality in the locker room, and this may help.
I say go all in on the Prime approach. Turnover the roster - but no more grabbing guys who couldn't make the field on other teams hoping we can coach em up. Pay for the guys from winning programs who have been successful and are looking for a payraise.
Plus there’s some mid 3* JR’s or walk ons in the room. A few diamonds in the rough 😜
TBH, decent, nothing special. This would have been his sixth year, you are what you are at this point. Best of luck to him.
I’m with you. It wasn’t like he was dominant this year. We need to worry about the younger cats leaving.
Dylan is really the only guy on the entire team we can’t have leave IMO
Coaching staff included
To be a head coach in college football right now and having to deal with this constant revolving door? Wow. Hang on to your hats everybody, it’s about to get very chaotic.
I’d add EJ. You can build an entire offense around those two
Maybe butler was told to go after his antics by not shaking hands, could be he’s a cancer
it appears eveytime a coach leaves a number of players with follow, something needs to be done this is spiraling out of control. Next thing will be a school like bama or Texas will come in offer a coach at a smaller school big money to join them and he takes his best players with him. Look what cignatte did at Indiana! He couldn’t have done this 10 years ago but it’s becoming a normal thing today
Ya, with the roster mandated to drop to 105 this stuff is shocking.
A little early for panic. We new it would be a circus with the new roster limit rules. I’m more concerned about our coaching….or lack there of.
I might be a little naive for thinking like this, but with the limited 105 roster and open transfer rules, the guys on the field going forward are going to be good football players, that want to be here. Guys that want to lay it on the line for their team, their coaches, and this state. No more room for "locker room" guys, or guys that have been or are practice all-Americans, but don't get it done when it matters most. I'm OK with a little thinning of the herd like this assuming we build a strong coaching staff. I'd rather go pay proven players to fill holes with money we're saving on the smaller roster than pay kids based on a forecasted ability that we haven't seen.
We need to 8-9 games next year and then a lot of the recruiting goes away, then it turns into selection.
We need to 8-9 games next year and then a lot of the recruiting goes away, then it turns into selection.
Is that even a fair assumption at this point? I'm expecting to see an avalanche of names leaving across the DL/Edge. Hope I'm wrong.
You know it, now when you lose a coach he takes most players with him
Things like this are bad for every school that isn’t a perennial contender. Any school that finds any success will be raided by whatever bigger name had a down year. Can’t get the kids to transfer just for NIL? That’s fine, just take their coach. Transfers having to sit a year protected institutions from shit like this. Now it’s a free for all. We need multi year pay to play contracts in college football yesterday.
N can find DL the caliber of JB. He probably doesn't want to start over with a new DC and DL coach his last year in college. Good luck to him
We actually need DTs, at least 2. I’d rather Butler not leave but we have plenty of players with a DE body. Wallin, Cam, Williams, Davis and even PWill.
I think we can find as good or better in the portal with the right dollars
I updated the Countdown to 105 thread which now includes 5 players. Includes Butler and Gbayor.
I'm afraid this might get ugly.
