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You're not convincing me lol. LB is one area I don't get how we miss all the time and Iowa pumps out All-Americans. We started two formers DBs this year for the most part outside of Gbayor who is now gone as well.
Getting both would be an absolute homerun, but UGA is going to be tough to beat for Key. I guess his girlfriend plays softball there and, of course, they are an annual title contender.
Stenger is on scholarship and I think he can come on as a solid depth guy. I like the idea of moving McGahee back to an ILB position and finding a more traditional body type for the edge.
And LB is who should be your leading tacklers not DBs. If DBs your leading tacklers you're more than likely giving up first downs and touchdowns
Jones and Merritt might change some of that but Iowa doesn't always "pump out" All-Americans. They've had some success in part due to the continuity they've had at DC. They're not changing defensive schemes every couple of years. Having Chinander and Diaco before him were just killers for our linebacker recruiting. We need to keep Dvoracek on board for as long as possible and we'll see guys drafted as linebackers from NU.
Boy I hope so. Our LB play is subpar imo
It's just been inconsistent more than anything. Some of that might have been scheme related. There's no question that Merritt and Jones are higher level recruits IMO than what we've mostly been getting. I also think McGahee, Rogers, and Shavers are more physically talented than some of our older backers.
Going back to Frost, Henrich and Hannah were 4*, as were Mauga, Key Greene, and Ho’ohuli. Best LB recruits of the Frost era were Reimer (NR) and Hausman (5.6 3*). Scott was King of the blue chip busts.
Not this year it hasn't been. I don't know where you're getting that. Robby D is doin ahelluva job with that room.
Sarkisian is no longer the drunk that you call him and it isn’t drunkard managed program. So no it isn’t true.
Sark been sober for 9 years and he was born with only 2 heart valves and no longer the alcoholic that you label him as..
The Manning kid is getting over $3 million a year to be a backup QB. Give Rhule an extra $3 million of NIL a year and suddenly he'll be able to "manage" to keep any backup he wants to keep.
Bullock played very well, but he was a bit undersized. A few others who were inconsistent. One person who is getting lost in the shuffle is Maverick Noonan. He seems to be a bit of a tweener.
Rhule did have the opportunity to keep and pay both and he chose instead to kowtow to a freshman. That's just the kind of person he is.
Too bad our OL coach has maintained a completely bare cupboard after 3 full years on the job
It seems to me, without looking at the numbers, that we have more WR and DB than any other position. We keep getting told "we want to establish the run and stop the run". Ok fine. Then we need to emphasize more both lines and RBs and LB. DBs shouldn't be our leading tacklers. Kinda means atleast 5 to 7 yard gains
To all the people who laugh at this comment:
Who is waiting in the wings to round out and improve our OL play?
Thanks in advance for your non-answers
Dana called Donnie "as good of an O line coach as I've been around" in the press conference this week. He would like to find a couple of high level EXPERIENCED O linemen in the portal but that doesn't mean that Donnie hasn't been doing a good job. It means there was a hole in recruiting Frost's last two years. Gottula and Lutovsky came in after injuries and played pretty damned well. I think the young guys will be just fine but it's expected a lot to expect 19 year olds to come in and perform on the O line in the B1G. Look at OSU's recruiting and yet they still had problems on their O line this past season.
Idk if I fully agree with that. Brix and Taumua were highly rated. Marks and the two island kids have good potential we got this cycle, Hammerbeck is a 4* as well.
There are multiple guys waiting in the wings but their babies. You know that. Dana would like a couple of experienced B1G starters on the 2 deep but IF not Donnie will get the kids ready. You're crusade is going nowhere. Dana has his back
Pyle as well. We've got some dudes but they're really young to compete in the B1G. Ideally you find a couple of experienced starters in the portal where you don't have to throw that young of guys in the fire so soon.
Looking back, the lack of hs linebackers is kind of shocking. No wonder Christian Jones is coming here. Very easy path to start if we don't get a good portal addition.
Brix had never pass blocked in his life before coming to NU.
I'm sure the others will play eventually (lol)
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