No Barney on the WR list? I would have him ahead of Hall.
According to Rivals Hall was the 57th rated WR. Barney is 62nd.
If NU wins <5 games this year I will be shocked, and Rhule will find out first hand how the greatest fans in the country can get more than a little testy. I think the floor is about 6 and the ceiling is about 8-9. They gotta figure out a way to quit beating themselves before they start figuring out how to beat the other team.
You’ve been odds man.. odds on winning the National Championship
I'm with Kong on this one. We are a <6 win team for far too many years in a row. You can't win on interviews, gimmicks and nicknames. Hell, you can't win because you practiced so well. It's time to be focused on football. Put your game consoles, pipes and prerolls away and let's get it done.
We just don’t have many good players
Hall missed a ton of the season last year. I'm guessing that affected his rating.
Both were 5.8 4 stars. Interesting to think hall could be higher.
Clearly our DBs were suspect in multiple games. As has been discussed multiple times and it's a huge question mark this year.
We need a consistent pass rusher
At some point, NU has to arrive at the point where we can get and keep the key players healthy.
Hope Jimari Butler flips the switch this year. And prince safeulluah or however the hell you spell his name did great last year, if he makes some gains we could be ok on the pass rush side. Interesting storyline for sure.
I think NU has 6 games that can go either way.
They said Jamari put on 25#'s, let's hope that doesn't affect his speed and quickness. I do think with Cam and Prince, if they can get and stay healthy, could be in the backfield a lot. Now we just need to learn how to get that other team to turn the ball over.
The thing that will help Hall get on the field is that he blocks like a real football player.
Outside of the offensive line the offense us underclassmen and do not have the bad habits. When the online was young the offense imploded with mental mistakes. Now that the line has matured I see a high ceiling where the athletes will shine.
Go look at our skill position recruiting back to 2019. We have to have athletes for them to shine.
Having a TE who blocks like a real football player would be a nice step toward the light
according to most here we have a deep and talented WR room
I believe the younguns of today will beat out the upperclass. Ruhl has brought in some very good talent and has kept them under glass
Overall I thought our third down defense was pretty good last year.
Problem we faced so many poor offensive teams last year and this year with CU, OSU USC we might get really tested.
I will say that I was very impressed with how many times our defense came up with stops after our offense gave the ball away in a "sudden" change of possession.
Hopefully having an actual decent QB will change this. Sims, HH and Purdy all had a massive knack for giving it to the other team. Hopefully Raiola can turn the trend in the opposite direction. I feel like the D is going to get more on their end this year as well. Comfort level is going to allow them to be just a bit more quick reaction which is going to lead to TO's! LFG!
I think Phil Steele is just going off the HS ratings of these guys. He typically talks to coaches throughout the summer and gets as good of a handle as anyone on the national level on incoming players to watch. I suppose a lot of the freshmen slipped through the cracks. With the Huskers coming out of the spring at least, I would say that Barney would be our second best newcomer to watch. Some of the guys he listed are probably not even on our two deep.
Steele does a ton of research beyond their recruiting rankings. I respect his opinions. That doesn’t mean things always turn out the way he thinks they should.
So many things come into play.
I've been saying that since the end of the year. We got killed by the only 2 teams with a legitimate QB. Hope this year proves me wrong.
