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gee. I thought he quit last fall...........
I don't think he wanted to put the work in. A lot of wasted potential in that kid IMO.His career, for a 4-star recruit, really never got started here.
I don't think he wanted to put the work in. A lot of wasted potential in that kid IMO.
Because I've watched him play in spring games and I thought that he had very good feet and quickness. He's obviously smart enough. The only explanation I can offer for him getting beat out by a walk on who I don't think is as naturally talented is how hard they worked. That's all. Not everybody has enough fire in the belly to do what it takes to win a P5 O line job. It's a grind.So, help me understand why you would say this if you really don't know? How do you how much work he put into it and how do you determine if it was enough?
I pictured him as a center but you're right, he's not as tall as the O linemen Frost is recruiting now. Frost want's them massive. I had high hopes for him.I'm not sure he ever had the body type for success in college football. He was sort of undersized coming out of HS and in college he added weight (a lot it appears) but I don't know if his body really supported it very well. He might be one of those guys who stops playing college football and drops down to 200 lbs. As long as he doesn't go full "Refrigerator" Perry in retirement.
Only the fans glamorize college athletics. It is a full time grind, then full load of classes. Those that cash an NFL check hit the Powerball, those that get a degree and come out fairly healthy are like scratch off winners, most others just get burned out .
Very surprised that his career in college turned into one big dud given his 4-star rating coming out of high school.
Raridon is a product of an era where Pelini, Riley, and Frost (his 1st class) brought in a number of 1 or 2 star players who were somehow given a couple extra stars. There's usually a reason why a kid is still available late or has a high rating and shows a lot of offers, but very few teams are actually still recruiting him.Very surprised that his career in college turned into one big dud given his 4-star rating coming out of high school.
Raridon is a product of an era where Pelini, Riley, and Frost (his 1st class) brought in a number of 1 or 2 star players who were somehow given a couple extra stars. There's usually a reason why a kid is still available late or has a high rating and shows a lot of offers, but very few teams are actually still recruiting him.
True, he wasn't a late commit so he doesn't fit that profile. But he does fit a different type of overrated profile that he, Peyton Newell and others fall into: 4 star guys who matured early in high school, earned attention based on playing well as 10th/11th graders, but they are short, squatty guys who weren't going to get much better. We've had a few of those guys-- 4 star rated, but they get here and don't look any different than the walk-ons. Jay Guy was another one.But this wasn’t the case with Raridon. He committed to Nebraska long before he signed the dotted line.
I watched him play in high school. His 4* rating was generous.Always thought he would be a good player at a level lower than D1, just not built for BIG.Very surprised that his career in college turned into one big dud given his 4-star rating coming out of high school.
I just remember all of the gorgeous women stopping by to see my frat brother who was an O lineman for NU back in the day. Granted he looked like a greek god and might have had them hanging on him without football. Most of us remember high school sports where you worked out some in the summer but the winter was basketball and the spring was track and you didn't have the year long grind in the weight room. Our seasons weren't as long as the college season either. You always got a break to refresh. Not so much for a college lineman IF they really want to compete.Only the fans glamorize college athletics. It is a full time grind, then full load of classes. Those that cash an NFL check hit the Powerball, those that get a degree and come out fairly healthy are like scratch off winners, most others just get burned out .
I don't think anybody is judging him as a person. It is a fact though that a good percentage of your success in college football if you have the prerequisite natural athletic ability is how bad you want it. Some get derailed by injuries. IF he really wanted to play football, there's other options out there for his last year of eligibility. He's obviously come to the realization that he doesn't want to play badly enough to try to continue to play somewhere else. That's fine.People are so quick to judge these kids man. They’re figuring out their life. I’m best friends with one of Andrew Rodgroguez’s former O-Line teammates from High School, met him and talked to him. Andrew was highly touted but he is way more dedicated to his faith than he ever was to football.
Bottom line, If you don’t know these kids then you really don’t know shit about the situation. Really tired of the ignorant people on here determining that certain kids are worthless if they don’t want to play football. The overbearing dads on this forum need to let these kids live.
Dude there is alway going to be someone on scholarship not playing or beaten out by a walk on. Dead weight is harsh.Good to hear we're getting rid of some of the dead weight. That's 2 wasted scholarships opening up.
Dude there is alway going to be someone on scholarship not playing or beaten out by a walk on. Dead weight is harsh.
What a crock. His dad was an all-conference Husker and he was rated a four star. Teams surely knew he wanted to be a Husker and didn’t waste much time recruiting him. Any Husker coach past or present would have offered him. Was his four star rating too high? Who knows. It is just as possible he was rated correctly but simply didn’t develop due to desire on his part and/or poor coaching.Raridon is a product of an era where Pelini, Riley, and Frost (his 1st class) brought in a number of 1 or 2 star players who were somehow given a couple extra stars. There's usually a reason why a kid is still available late or has a high rating and shows a lot of offers, but very few teams are actually still recruiting him.
Would rather find dead weight at positions other than OL if possible.Good to hear we're getting rid of some of the dead weight. That's 2 wasted scholarships opening up.