Pete to KY

[headcard]

The 105 limit is 20 more than the old scholarship limit. I would think an athletic kid who could grow from a TE to an OT would be just the type of priority for 1 of those 20 spots. These type of kids either make their way to inside the old 85 limit or eventually they’re playing elsewhere or they’re not playing football.

True, but 105 is also a lot less players than we have traditionally carried.

It will be interesting to see how it works out. I wasn’t a fan of having 150 on the roster, but in this new era, I could just see teams going to 105 scholarship guys and getting rid of traditional walkons.

 

[dinglefritz]

I have always thought Corcoran would make a better guard than a tackle. But damn, his injury was a bad one. I spoke to his girlfriend at The Brazen Tavern before the pinstripe bowl. She said his hamstring had completely torn away from the bone and was also torn itself. So I ain’t no doctor but I do wonder how long it will take him to come back from that. Furthermore, when you severely rip up a muscle like that scar tissue forms and that area will always be prone to reinjury.

I think he probably had 8 weeks of zero activity. I'm not sure how they reattach that. My shoulder they used a type of composite stud anchor to reattach tendons to. I would think the hamstring would be a much tougher injury than a torn rotator cuff.

 

[dinglefritz]

He’s interesting. Worked his way up to second string on the depth chart as a RS Freshman. I’m afraid these are the kinds of kids we won’t have room to take fliers on moving forward.

They had a clear intent for Seagran when they recruited him. SDSU and NDSU have made a living converting high school TEs in to OTs. We'll take more guys like him. What people forget is that we have borderline local kids that go elsewhere right now because our scholarships are limited to 85. 20 more scholarships are likely going to allow us to give a few more local kids scholarships. People forget that Boerkircher was projected as an OT by Frost's staff. Imagine with his athleticism what he could do as a TE if he was able to put on the required mass.

 

[Pennsyhusker]

To say that we missed out on three guys who were being recruited by almost everyone so therefore the OL coach isn't great at recruiting is a little harsh. That's an entirely different level of recruiting. And that's not even counting the fact that NU did bring in one of the four OT's they were after. Potentially the best of the bunch.

We do have talent at offensive tackle. Gottula played well and will get better, Pritchett was a top 100 guy and obviously has talent. Brix, Pyle and Marks are all talented but young. The coaches just wanted to get older in the line. Period. Recruiting over some good young kids is a sign of the times now. It was the media and message boards that exaggerated the need. We'll be fine. Hell, Teddy might still come back as well. He's a wildcard at this point.

Brix, Pyle and Marks have proven nothing so far. They are total unknowns. And I’m not buying the recruiting over youth excuse. Notre Dame has a beast of a starting offensive tackle and he is a freshman. Our young guys might be talented. I sure as hell hope they are. Because they need to be or we are in a world of hurt. But given our past ten years of total suckitude I am in 100% prove it to me mode at this point. I am not going to listen to anything that comes out of the mouths of our coaches in the off season. Been there done that. I will only believe we have young talent on our line when they prove

I think he probably had 8 weeks of zero activity. I'm not sure how they reattach that. My shoulder they used a type of composite stud anchor to reattach tendons to. I would think the hamstring would be a much tougher injury than a torn rotator cuff.

Let’s Hope Corcoran can recover ok. I know he is not a fan favorite. But we could use him.

 

[SLOHusker]

Brix, Pyle and Marks have proven nothing so far. They are total unknowns. And I’m not buying the recruiting over youth excuse. Notre Dame has a beast of a starting offensive tackle and he is a freshman. Our young guys might be talented. I sure as hell hope they are. Because they need to be or we are in a world of hurt. But given our past ten years of total suckitude I am in 100% prove it to me mode at this point. I am not going to listen to anything that comes out of the mouths of our coaches in the off season. Been there done that. I will only believe we have young talent on our line when they prove

Let’s Hope Corcoran can recover ok. I know he is not a fan favorite. But we could use him.

Corcoran needs a good year at guard to be drafted. I think he gets that opportunity. Not sure why this board has such a nasty opinion of him. He's been one of the better OL when he's been healthy. He willingly played tackle because we were so thin and wasn't bad, just not a plus player. Tackle is not his natural position.

 

[spartanhusker]

i'm sorry... who is pete?
im old😂