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Recruiting Talk TOO EARLY
Bo Pelini and company have been in Lincoln, Nebraska for almost half a year now. That may be time enough to get things together, but I have little faith in this staff in terms of recruiting on their own. I know it sounds bad, but let me qualify the comment. I don’t know what they can do just quite yet, so I won’t try and guess how good or bad they are until next season or I have more information. They managed to stop the hemorrhaging so to speak when Billy C left. So they’re good enough to keep guys, but we don’t know if they can get good new ones.
Recruit Breakdown: Defense
We all should know by now that Bo Pelini’s forte is defense. With top ten defense the goal for each of his coached college teams, it will be interesting to see what he can do with one of the (statistically) worse teams in the NCAA. I don’t expect instant turnaround to the number one defense in the land, but looking at these recruits, I should hope there’s some major improvement in the next couple of years.
Recruit Breakdown: Offense
In the last few games of the 2007 Husker football season, Nebraska saw an explosion of offensive numbers that is unlike anything we’ve dealt with before. The question for Bo Pelini is how to bolster a good thing with the right pieces to make it better? Technically, a system isn’t even in place for the players to be working in. If you can surround your greatest tools with high-caliber athletes, then the system is just a minor detail.
What the Huskers Need on Signing Day
Soon, the Nebraska staff will be introducing a list of players who have signed their Letter of Intent to play for the Huskers next year. During the weeks after Bo Pelini was hired, he evaluated the needs at each position for next year. The best Seniors invited to NFL combines include Carl Nicks, Zack Bowman, Sam Keller, Mo Purify, and Steve Octavien. These guys were seen as the leaders of the team. In addition to filling spots up with bodies, new leadership must be found.
Recruiting Woes or Product of the System?
We all knew it was coming: recruiting is up in the air right now. The Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World Herald would have you believe that the Huskers are some how in trouble because their recruiting class in not suddenly number one in the country. Far from it, we’ll be trading in players who want to get to the NFL in two years for guys who want to play (and win championships) for Nebraska in four.
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