So you are saying that there are not 13 Neb kids in the NFL right now. I found this: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/friv/birthplaces.cgi?state=NE
Oddly enough, there are 10 players listed, which is what would be expected.
What has happened to HS talent in Neb?
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Oddly enough, there are 10 players listed, which is what would be expected.
The 13 players I am talking about played high school football in Nebraska, not necessarily born there.
Zach Miller - Bishop Neumann
Shaquil Barrett - Boys Town
Christopher Reed - Central
Jared Crick - Cozad
Trever Roach - Elkhorn
Spencer Long - Elkhorn
Andy Janovich - Gretna
Niles Paul
Matt Longacre - Millard West
Danny Woodhead - North Platte
Greg Zuerlein - Pius
Kyle Emmanuel - Schuyler
Sam Koch - Seward
I agree with this. Unless you're a freak, Nebraska HS players are underrated and under recruited. Why?
1. Other other top are discouraged from recruiting in the state because while there are good players that can play for just about anybody, there are not A LOT of them and if you do offer a kid, they feel Nebraska could swoop in at any moment and flip the kid. So most programs feel there time is better spent elsewhere. There are a few exceptions like UCLA and Iowa. Similar sentiment has been expressed when Nebraska recruits in places like Louisiana and Oklahoma... why bother? You will never out recruit the home school if they make an offer (not sure I agree with that).
2. Recent coaching staffs at NU (and basketball for that matter) do not value in-state talent like previous staffs did. In basketball, for instance, there's a prevailing theory that in-state kids should go away to prep school to finish their career and their recruiting interest will explode. Not as common in FB, but it worked for Brock Bando.
The last stud linebacker is finishing up at UNK, after rewriting their record books receiving to many awards to mention. But he was one of those 'slow' farm boys from an 8 man school. Tyke Kozeal
Interesting that only 2 of those dudes were offered by Nebraska out of high school.
I sounds good. Looking forward to your report about the multiple schools in each of those four states that currently have more than 13 players on NFL rosters.
Unfortunately Ott was from a very remote, obscure location - which translates to: not across the breakfast table from Barney.
I think Nebraska still produces a lot of corn, right? Seriously, compared to 20-30 years ago, the number of kids playing football from those midget leagues to high school are WAY down now, and in a small population state like Nebraska, it makes the void look that much bigger.
Devaney and Osborne had a pretty good luxury getting most of the best players in Nebraska to accept a scholarship or walk on. And they were masterful at developing those players.
As some have commented, new schools are diluting the talent base, but I don't see that as legit, talent is talent and will stick out, even on the thinnest/thickest of rosters or newest of schools. Like I said, Nebraska is just seeing the effects of small population vs the kids in the small population playing other sports or just not playing at all at the organized level.
College teams in Texas are down a bit right now, Missouri is down, ASU and Arizona down. Those are good areas to focus on and pull in players. And come here to Colorado, or go steal some kids from Kansas. I know the coaching staff is all over the map, so hopefully they can have a successful end to 2017's recruiting cycle.
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There are over 100K more people in Lincoln than in 1980. Same pattern as Omaha. Most of the immigrants over that time are/were young folk (single, yet to marry, married with or soon to have small kids). Either build new schools or nearly double the size of existing ones.
NU had another shot at Barrett, but apparently still passed:
From this article:
Barrett walked on at UNO since it was close to home. He quickly earned a scholarship, won the starting job at middle linebacker in 2010 and posted some impressive stats: 82 tackles, including 11½ for loss, 8½ sacks, three forced fumbles and four blocked kicks. But then UNO dropped football in 2011, leaving Barrett scrambling.
Kush remembers calling a coach at Nebraska, telling him Barrett would be a big asset. Nothing happened, and Barrett eventually landed at Colorado State. He starred at linebacker and defensive end for the Rams, ending his three-year career there with 246 tackles (116 solo), 18 sacks, 32½ tackles for loss, three interceptions, seven forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and six pass breakups. In 2013, he was voted the Mountain West defensive player of the year.
Debatable, but the point is that there is talent in the state... and its quality talent
it was sarcasm. But...
St Thomas Aquainas in Fl has 9
Glades Central in Fl has 6
Colton High in California has 5
DeSoto High in Texas has 5
Glenville High in Ohio also 5
