Riley says Gerry & Joseph ineligible for bowl game

[HuskerNorm]

If Nate Gerry became academically ineligible by choice prior to the bowl game it shows he is:

1. Lazy- Not willing to put forth the effort to maintain his grades.
2. Selfish- Putting himself above the team. This is especially disheartening since he is a team captain.
3. Not intelligent- Not because he can't maintain his grades but because he doesn't have the foresight to see how this can effect his future both on and off the field.

If I'm a GM of an NFL team I would pass. Just like I would have with Randy Gregory.

 

[Suhrreal]

With Devaney's connections to the NFL, I would imagine that he and Riley have received plenty of inquires about Gerry. I'm anxious too see what type of numbers he puts up at the combine. He's strong but will he run well? The character issues will drop him some, but the #'s he puts up at the combine will tell more about if he gets drafted or not? SLOW + CHARACTER ISSUES = NOT DRAFTED

He looked plenty damn fast to me running down that Iowa RB. Will probably run at least a 4.5 with 3 months of training. At his size, that is a big boost to his stock.

 

[teals]

Posting 4 times in same thread looks like you care a little. No?

Pot meet kettle. You're making ASSumptions about what Gerry is thinking or has done. Im assuming it is his life/career to make these choices without getting approval from the fan base.

Thank you

 

[OKCITYSKER]

He looked plenty damn fast to me running down that Iowa RB. Will probably run at least a 4.5 with 3 months of training. At his size, that is a big boost to his stock.

I don't see him having much of a career in the NFL. He obviously had a good SR year for us, but I don't see that parlaying into an NFL career? He's not always been the best tackler, and his hips have always been bad and or slow. We will see...

 

[Suhrreal]

I don't see him having much of a career in the NFL. He obviously had a good SR year for us, but I don't see that parlaying into an NFL career? He's not always been the best tackler, and his hips have always been bad and or slow. We will see...

He's a pretty good tackler when his form is good. He has the same problem a lot of bigger guys do always trying to knock someone dead. That's easily correctable at the next level. His hips have been good enough to let him play at a high level in pass coverage through his career here. Only times he has looked bad is trying to tackle midgets in the open field. At the NFL level he will have a lot more help on the backside pursuit than he did at NU.

 

[inWV]

He is not slow. He has the goods physically. He needs work on what is found between his ears.

 

[tdierberger]

Just jealous because you're not in his position? He is the only one that needs to live with himself

Wrong. His teammates do too. They'll be without his services for the bowl game. If I was one of them, I'd be pissed/disappointed. Not easy to replace an all-conference player.

 

[Solana Beach Husker]

A VAST majority(78 %) of NFL signees are broke 5 years after retirement. His FREE education could have come in handy. Probability will tell us that Gerry probably plays 30 NFL games with 3-4 different teams... in a 3 year span. Maybe makes 3 million, only gets to spend 1.5 million but has to overpay for housing in 3 or 4 expensive cities. Meanwhile he is overpaying for a financial adviser and an agent who both know he doesn't care about education. Oh, yeah and he doesn't get a pay check in the summer, so he burns through his savings traveling with teammates and friends, and enjoying the things he sacrificed while in college. He plays a high impact position, has a couple of concussions, gets cut, and has a contract with no guaranteed money, which is common in the NFL. So he has a high school diploma, multiple head injuries, no savings. Then he searches for jobs with HS coaches and such, except his history makes him out to be a poor role model for young kids. Burning bridges and missing opportunities shows a lack of humility, and this makes him very vulnerable in the next 5 years.

 

[Mr.Scary13]

The kid is a turd and going to have a hard time sticking in the league. He obviously thinks he's alot better than he actually is.

 

[GBRhuskers]

He doesn't want to play for free anymore, get over it.

Please do tell us what this is truly about then

Well, your conspiracy is up in flames.

 

[Chuck003]

The kid is a turd and going to have a hard time sticking in the league. He obviously thinks he's alot better than he actually is.

He is projected as a 6th round pick according to cbs sports. That was PRIOR to his suspension. He has some talent. 2nd or 3rd round talent? No way. You are right. He's not as good as he thinks he is. Nail on the head.

 

[jeans15]

Posting 4 times in same thread looks like you care a little. No?

Pot meet kettle. You're making ASSumptions about what Gerry is thinking or has done. Im assuming it is his life/career to make these choices without getting approval from the fan base.

No it means I'm on a message board and I commented. What he does in his own life here on out. I won't think twice about unless he plays for the Cowboys.

One of those post had nothing to do with Gerry. The other was a response to another post.

So I guess you are joining the ASS club too.

 

[Suhrreal]

He is projected as a 6th round pick according to cbs sports. That was PRIOR to his suspension. He has some talent. 2nd or 3rd round talent? No way. You are right. He's not as good as he thinks he is. Nail on the head.

We heard the same stuff last year with VV and Collins. See ya in a couple months. What you see with your own eyes is always worth more than what some nerd at CBS Sports has to say.

 

[otismotis08]

Buh bye. Next man up.

 

[jeans15]

This would be a good reason to allow Redshirts to play in bowl games.

 

[scarletred]

Let's quit bitching about it and look at the bring side of this.... We now can play some players like Reed and get some experience for the 2017 season...

Wish Nate Gerry the best for the future and thank you for playing for Nebraska.

 

[Lincoln100]

He will forever be known as a dumbass

 

[anon_umk0ifu6vj6zi]

I am not saying he should be banned, or is a "bad" kid... but does this effect his status for Pro Day here? I imagine the administration will continue to be above this kind of stuff. Just like they let the disrespectful POS #80 use the facilities whenever he wants (even though everyone there is out to get him and his former coach).
I would imagine (and hope) he will be allowed to participate. I hope he does well.

 

[BHoppy]

Wow. It's called responsibility. You make excuses for him and give him an out. I don't he knows what is right and he needs to make every effort to fullfil his obligation to his teammates who have worked for this "team." Do you not seriously see this as a problem that keeps people, groups and teams from being successful - it is about the higher goal, the guy next to you, the team, not self.

Exhibition games do not count against your record. This does.

 

[BigRedPimp]

No it means I'm on a message board and I commented. What he does in his own life here on out. I won't think twice about unless he plays for the Cowboys.

One of those post had nothing to do with Gerry. The other was a response to another post.

So I guess you are joining the ASS club too.

You sound like a joy. Step away from the ledge. 2017 is almost here and you can find another one of your "beloved" Huskers to call out.

 

[Bremser]

Just jealous because you're not in his position? He is the only one that needs to live with himself

Not jealous at all. I wish him the very best success. I'm an abundance guy. I just don't like quitters...people who don't finish...and people who put themselves first.

 

[percyland]

I don't know why you guys think he will automatically be some big time millionaire. After the third round salary drops quite a bit and so doesn't guaranteed money. Hell after the third round it's barely guaranteed you'll even make the team.

He better hope to get drafted in the top 2 rounds.

 

[B1G RED RULES]

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Good call on Gerry @Tuco Salamanca

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How stupid do you have to be to fail your classes?

 

[B1G RED RULES]

Embarrassing how? In a few months he'll be making millions.

Making millions in athletics does not take much intelligence. Preserving it and building upon it in a short term industry does. Just a hunch...he won't have much to show 10+ years down the road.

 

[Husker.Wed.]

How stupid do you have to be to fail your classes?

Depends on the classes. I would have failed a couple of my engineering classes if I hadn't have dropped them right before the deadline. However, NG is a sociology major, so I doubt his classes were overly-challenging.

 

[teals]

Well, your conspiracy is up in flames.

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You're obviously very confused with what I was saying

 

[little a]

So then Collins and Valentine must be idiots too? Shouldn't they have stayed to be a "good example", they pissed their educations away too.

Big difference-- they left AFTER the season concluded---- Gerry was ruled INELIGIBILE to play

 

[GBRhuskers]

You're obviously very confused with what I was saying

Please explain, I can own up to a mistake if in fact that's what happened.

 

[B1G RED RULES]

I could agree with letting his teammates down if this game had any actual meaning but it doesn't. This is an exhibition game. If this is the playoff or a new years six bowl completely different conversation. Even the coaches are already talking about next season. It was obvious Gerry never bought in and was ready to get out asap. If he doesn't want to be here just let him go and put a guy in that actually wants to play for these coaches.

He didn't fail the classes in just the last few weeks, so if the Huskers would have accomplished more than a exhibition game, he would have been out as well. I'm sure Iowa abusing him like a little girl didn't improve his intellect much, but his impressive classroom performance was a season long effort.

 

[Dean Pope]

It shows his character. He'd been mailing it in for quite some time. Finally bought in and had a good year. I suspect he'll be one of those players who plays for their contract year, but is otherwise a bust. Lazy.

I think the local fan base over rates his pro prospects just a bit. I would bet that he's not even on some teams' draft boards. He could go as early as 5th or go undrafted based on what he did on and off the field in college. The NFL doesn't tolerate fools (or bike thieves) unless they show some major league athletic ability-- that said, the kid that skipped class in order to play video games all day will have to run about a 4.4 at the combine to get drafted in day two.

 

[Suhrreal]

I think the local fan base over rates his pro prospects just a bit. I would bet that he's not even on some teams' draft boards. He could go as early as 5th or go undrafted based on what he did on and off the field in college. The NFL doesn't tolerate fools (or bike thieves) unless they show some major league athletic ability-- that said, the kid that skipped class in order to play video games all day will have to run about a 4.4 at the combine to get drafted in day two.

Agree with the fan overrating their own guys, but in this case I do believe you are quite wrong. It seems to me a lot of people are basing where Gerry will get drafted based on their contempt for him. No matter how much you hate him, he's still the biggest athletic safety available. He has also backed the measurables up with lots of production for the past 4 years.

Your talk about the NFL not tolerating fools is comical. They tolerate quite a bit. Just go down the rosters for the past few years in Cincinatti and Dallas. The NFL is suddenly the great league full of angels and upstanding citizens? Come on, man.

 

[dockentwo]

You

Posting 4 times in same thread looks like you care a little. No?

Pot meet kettle. You're making ASSumptions about what Gerry is thinking or has done. Im assuming it is his life/career to make these choices without getting approval from the fan base.

You put pimp in your name. So you attack a top poster to defend someone that made some bad choices. He will want that degree at some point - what a waste of time and opportunity. And he does have a different standard as a captain imo.

 

[GBRhuskers]

It seems to me a lot of people are basing where Gerry will get drafted based on their contempt for him.

Strongly disagree. People are basing their opinion from not only what their eyes tell them but what every draft site/person says about Gerry. He's rated anywhere from 8th best safety to 19th, and those only include seniors. Once you include juniors then he drops a few more spots.

You seem to be in love with the guy and are doing exactly the opposite of what you claim others are doing.

I say 5th round, at best.

 

[TruHusker]

Anyone making excuses for him has no room to say anything when players from other teams don't go to classes all semester. You are all up in arms when it happens somewhere else. Excuse it all day, but it is a black eye for the University to have allowed him to continue playing if he wasn't attending classes. I hope MR never lets it happen again, no matter who it is. Plus, the failure to remain academically eligible will negatively impact the university's APR score. IMO, it does say a lot about who he is as a person and a leader (or more specifically who he isn't) - but that's just me. We will be a better team next year without him and a few other (not all) of this senior class around.

OK, I am all confused about some of what you said. Who are the players from other teams who don't go to classes or is that just a general statement based on nothing. How can the U get a black eye when there was no choice, he is/was not going to play unless you are saying he wasn't attending classes this last semester which led to this problem. Is there an NCAA rule that says you have to attend classes? I know lots of people who didn't attend regularly but passed. How can MR avoid this from never happening again? It is not his fault, that is what ticks me off here - it is NATE's fault completely. Not the previous coaches, not these coaches, not his teammates, not the lure of money and the NFL dreams and all that bull. MR is powerless in this situation but you want to hold him up as responsible?

 

[Suhrreal]

Strongly disagree. People are basing their opinion from not only what their eyes tell them but what every draft site/person says about Gerry. He's rated anywhere from 8th best safety to 19th, and those only include seniors. Once you include juniors then he drops a few more spots.

You seem to be in love with the guy and are doing exactly the opposite of what you claim others are doing.

I say 5th round, at best.

I am basing it on his production compared to the other "top" safeties listed on every "draft site" along with comparisons in size and what I have seen with my own two eyes. A "draft site" is basically a guy not much different than yourself compiling a list of players for web clicks.

Heard these same arguments last year that Vincent Valentine was not going to be drafted, the "draft sites" didn't have him high, he was lazy, all sorts of BS. What did we see on the field? A 6'4" 330 pound man that simply did not budge at all when it came to the run game. Nobody moved our defensive line in short yardage last season. It was one of the best short-yardage run defenses I have seen at NU, yet people let their contempt for VV cloud their judgment.

For what it's worth, the only site I know for sure that watches the film has Gerry rated in their top 5 of ALL safeties including 3 underclassmen.

 

[jeans15]

Well...I accept his apology. Learn from it and move on.

 

[GBRhuskers]

I am basing it on his production compared to the other "top" safeties listed on every "draft site" along with comparisons in size and what I have seen with my own two eyes. A "draft site" is basically a guy not much different than yourself compiling a list of players for web clicks.

Heard these same arguments last year that Vincent Valentine was not going to be drafted, the "draft sites" didn't have him high, he was lazy, all sorts of BS. What did we see on the field? A 6'4" 330 pound man that simply did not budge at all when it came to the run game. Nobody moved our defensive line in short yardage last season. It was one of the best short-yardage run defenses I have seen at NU, yet people let their contempt for VV cloud their judgment.

For what it's worth, the only site I know for sure that watches the film has Gerry rated in their top 5 of ALL safeties including 3 underclassmen.

Ya, okay. I don't believe you have spent the amount of time breaking guys down from all over the country while sizing up how they'll project to the NFL. That's not a dig at you, so if you put that kind of time in feel free to let us know. I feel you're emotionally tied to Gerry based on your comments, which I believe you said Nate is a 1st rounder. Yikes.

Valentine was projected lower. If you dug in to the projections though, quite a few of them also said he could be a mid-rounder [which he was] if his high ankle sprain that limited him during the season cleared up.

It's worthless to argue over. You think Nate is a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd rounder. Myself, and dang near everyone else says 5th round or later. We'll find out in late April, until then it's all moot.

 

[Suhrreal]

Ya, okay. I don't believe you have spent the amount of time breaking guys down from all over the country while sizing up how they'll project to the NFL. That's not a dig at you, so if you put that kind of time in feel free to let us know. I feel you're emotionally tied to Gerry based on your comments, which I believe you said Nate is a 1st rounder. Yikes.

Valentine was projected lower. If you dug in to the projections though, quite a few of them also said he could be a mid-rounder [which he was] if his high ankle sprain that limited him during the season cleared up.

It's worthless to argue over. You think Nate is a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd rounder. Myself, and dang near everyone else says 5th round or later. We'll find out in late April, until then it's all moot.

I actually dislike Gerry quite a bit. Thought he might have been paid to make some games look worse than they were over the past two seasons. I don't let that cloud my judgment when looking at him as a prospect. He is the type of guy that could kill at the combine. We will find out indeed I am pretty much done defending my position. His athleticism at his size is very rare, and he showed that he could make plays in the run game and also in coverage. I'll just leave it at that.

And you keep using words like "projected" -- who is doing the projecting? It's literally a guy writing web articles for clicks. That is how people make money on the internet lol. The majority of these people are not experts, they are doing menial tasks to create content.

 

[jeans15]

You sound like a joy. Step away from the ledge. 2017 is almost here and you can find another one of your "beloved" Huskers to call out.

Nah..I just like calling people like you out...I know you are not used to someone calling you a douche. Pimp? ....More like pimped?

 

[headcard]

I actually dislike Gerry quite a bit. Thought he might have been paid to make some games look worse than they were over the past two seasons. I don't let that cloud my judgment when looking at him as a prospect. He is the type of guy that could kill at the combine. We will find out indeed I am pretty much done defending my position. His athleticism at his size is very rare, and he showed that he could make plays in the run game and also in coverage. I'll just leave it at that.

And you keep using words like "projected" -- who is doing the projecting? It's literally a guy writing web articles for clicks. That is how people make money on the internet lol. The majority of these people are not experts, they are doing menial tasks to create content.