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James Williams to the portal

I was speaking in generalities, but money is always an issue. Board man gets paid. The sack man gets paid.
Money may not be the main issue but it sure makes a lot of problems or complaints in life go away.
 
Here's an interview with Williams from today. He doesn't say much about his decision to enter the portal, other than saying that it's important for his development in terms of getting to the NFL.
 
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Makes me laugh, didn’t Rhule and Co pluck him out of Iowa western and give him a shot when he had limited options?
Yeah. Whatever. See ya. He would have likely been playing another season at JUCO and he talks about our coaches creating packages for him. But he needs to go somewhere else for NFL development when he doesn't even know who the dline coach or DC is.

Also, nice interview. You have a guy on who just announced he's leaving and you don't even really pin him down on why. I know he can't say he's been in contact with FSU or whoever but so soft to gloss over that.
 
His interview he sounded at least pretty genuine. I wish him the best, but I won't be rooting for him if he isn't on the team.
rumor this morning is that he doesn't actually have an offer with any NIL connected to it yet. I hope it works out for him but I think he made a horrible mistake bailing out on Rhule and the Huskers. Deciding to add him to the team was a Matt Rhule decision. It wasn't Pot Roast's call.
 
rumor this morning is that he doesn't actually have an offer with any NIL connected to it yet. I hope it works out for him but I think he made a horrible mistake bailing out on Rhule and the Huskers. Deciding to add him to the team was a Matt Rhule decision. It wasn't Pot Roast's call.
And it wasn't like he was at Iowa Western. He was at Central Iowa or wherever. Don't remember any good players out of there. Would have another year of burned eligibility if NU didn't take a chance on him.
 
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And it wasn't like he was at Iowa Western. He was at Central Iowa or wherever. Don't remember any good players out of there. Would have another year of burned eligibility if NU didn't take a chance on him.
I'm not sure if he was on scholarship at NU or not. That could have been a factor in him entering the portal. I think his original offer was to walk on. He might not have been guaranteed one of the expanded number of scholarships.
 
I'm not sure if he was on scholarship at NU or not. That could have been a factor in him entering the portal. I think his original offer was to walk on. He might not have been guaranteed one of the expanded number of scholarships.
That would really surprise me, unless something else was going on off the field. 5 DL spots open compared to 2024. 6 with Williams. He would definitely have a scholarship if he stayed.
 
That would really surprise me, unless something else was going on off the field. 5 DL spots open compared to 2024. 6 with Williams. He would definitely have a scholarship if he stayed.
The offsides problems were a mental focus issue. We have no way of knowing what he was told as far as his future at NU. Rhule has always said if a kid tells him he wants to go, he tells them to go. I'm just not sure Williams is mature enough to make that kind of decision and I'm afraid maybe he got some bad advice. I'm not sure who the chick is in the FSU picture or who the potbellied dude is trailing behind them either.
 
rumor this morning is that he doesn't actually have an offer with any NIL connected to it yet. I hope it works out for him but I think he made a horrible mistake bailing out on Rhule and the Huskers. Deciding to add him to the team was a Matt Rhule decision. It wasn't Pot Roast's call.
I think he simply got some bad advice from someone.
 
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