Big Red's pompous review of Chizik's 1st class

[MNclone]

I just like to see the Huskers excuses as to why they didn't land any of the recruits that we were both after.

[cycloneinmonaco]

I really don't care how many stars these guys have. What really matters is heart.

[MaxPower57]

Everyone knows from Mr. MIMAL : M(innesota) I(owa) M(issouri) A(rkansas) L(ouisiana) that Iowa is the face of the nation, which would leave Ames as the eyes of the nation and Iowa City as the cold sore of it. I guess that would make Nebraska as some sort of mullet.

[benjay]

Originally Posted by MaxPower57

Everyone knows from Mr. MIMAL : M(innesota) I(owa) M(issouri) A(rkansas) L(ouisiana) that Iowa is the face of the nation, which would leave Ames as the eyes of the nation and Iowa City as the cold sore of it. I guess that would make Nebraska as some sort of mullet.

lol .......

[letsgostate]

I don't agree with the negative posts on the recruiting..If you simply go by the number of "stars" a player has, a coach could recruit all running backs with four stars and have a top class. Yet the on field would be poor because of a lack of position players. In reality, that is with ISU has done the past few years. Few big guys and lots of smaller backs and dbs to fill out the list. Chizik recruited specific needs not caring about ratings. I'm more excited about this class than I've been for a long time. You cant coach a guy to be 6-6 or 300 lbs plus, but we have guys like that coming.

[bigred]

Originally Posted by SANDWEDGE

You have to remember its Nebraska.............armpit of the nation

If I lived in Ames, Ia I would not be making that comment. Ames is not the end of the world but you can see it from there.

[jdoggivjc]

Originally Posted by bigred

If I lived in Ames, Ia I would not be making that comment. Ames is not the end of the world but you can see it from there.

So what does that make Lincoln if you can see the end from Ames? One of the Earth's moons? Or just another piece of floating space junk?

[clone2bone44]

Originally Posted by brianhos

Not really sure what you disagree with in this post? Do you think this is our best recruiting class ever? I think it sums up the situation pretty well. We have a low ranked class except for a few big names.

I think that the article is right on- I think the point he was trying to make was in regards to how it was written. The "big brother" complex shows through in how our supposed gems of the class were described- Wallace Franklin and Phillip Bates- would have went to Nebraska if "we" really wanted them too. Just my thoughts. Anyone else?

[Wesley]

Originally Posted by GoShow97

On the surface it seems pretty objective and spot on to me. I can't see any major issues with it. Time will tell.

Huskers did not promise Bates much - probably he would play defense and they were not excited as much about gis running ability. Jamaicah Bass was a recruit originally for Dan McCarney. Sounds like we ran Tanner off.


Huskers super classes so far have not produced as much as expected on the field. Lots of injuries, some defections, some academic problems, inadequate coaching, poor playcalling. Considering the many starred takent, the Red machine talent has under performed to date. Maybe next year will be better. Now they lose 2-3 coaches, they fired the last link to Traditional Nebraska football in the Boyd weighlifter coach today so they can replace him with a Bill callahan acquitance from Oakland raiders who needed a job after their new coach showed up. Norvell left. Tight end coach almost left. Cosgrove almost left to Vikings. Underperforming so far. Even lost their bowl game. I admit we totally underperformed also last year. That is why we made some changes. IIs Callahan the answer? The answer is still up for debate. Gene wo;; a;sp have to prove himself in the next three years.

[darts180]

Look, it really doesn't matter what the stars are of this class are. We have heard for years that the 2 star players are part of the best recruiting classes ever.

I really don't care about this year. because Gene addressed the needs of the team. If these guys are better up front than last year then he did a good job. The test of Gene and the staffs recruiting is what they do in the future. If they are still getting the 11th ranked class in the conference, then we can complain. Until then, well they get an A for this year because they did what they could with what was available.

The thing is that we should be happy if Nebraska and Iowa are ripping us. They have the most to lose if we get good.

[CyBobby]

Originally Posted by Cyphor

I liked the termonology about "luring" people to Ames. A nice little jab by the husks. I aslo enjoyed the "Philip Bates chose ISU so he could keep the dream alive," snip. Thats right husker recruits! Nebraska is a graveyard where dreams go to die. Remeber when Chizik comes calling.

Your right on...NU is the graveyard for Nebraska High School football players. Even Gayle Sayers (Omaha Central) had the good sense to play football at Kansas University.

If I were a high school player in the Omaha area I would sure consider Iowa State. I might actually see the playing field before I got gray hair!!!

[dinger]

Originally Posted by darts180

The test of Gene and the staffs recruiting is what they do in the future. If they are still getting the 11th ranked class in the conference, then we can complain.

will you complain if we get the 11th ranked class and win the north and represent in the championship game? i wont...frankly because those yahoos that rank classes are doing it for one reason...they love college football and recruiting but arent smart enough to be a coach. i will trust GCs assessment of our recruits, not some online "guru"

Originally Posted by Wesley

Huskers suoer classes so far have not produced as much as expected on the field. Lots of injuries, some defections, some academic problems, inadequate coaching, poor playcalling.

dont forget about over doses