H4ever wrote:With recent events involving several 3,4, and a 5 stars being poached from the likes of Ohio State and Fla... I'm wondering if the Huskers may be on the road to perennial top ten status again? Prob not.. but it's good to see Riley making progress. The cupboard has been bare post-Pelini but it's filling up fast. I'm excited and still myopic :)
P.S. How da fuck does PSU rise from the ashes so quickly?
No 5*s have been poached from anywhere.
NU got a verbal from Tyjon Lindsey 4* formally a Buckeye commit.
The cupboard has been bare BECAUSE of Pelini which I believe is your reference.
Riley had a good class last cycle, nat'l ranked 25th. This will likely be a better class by at least 5 points. Both classes far exceeding anything Bo Peep came close to. He lived around mid to upper 30s.
Nebraska is proving it's serious about stepping up their game. Hiring essentially a player personnel director (NFL ties) and an overseer of football operations, which in turn has "assisted" Riley in dumping 3 long time assists, they've been very pro-active in changing the face of the program.
Within the next two years NU should be mentioned as "relevant" once again. Although 2018 is going to be a meat grinder of a schedule and 2017 starting young Riley recruits. I just hope this pain in the ass fanbase can give him at least 4 more years to judge the product.
Current verbals:
Pos State Star rank
Austin Allen TE Neb. 3*
Broc Bando OG Fla. 3* (formally from Neb.)
Jaylin Bradley RB Neb. 2* (Would be pushing 4* if from Cali Tex or Fla.)
Tristan Gebbia QB Cal. 4*
Willie Hampton LB Fla. 3*
Brenden Jaimes OT Tex. 3*
Keyshawn Johnson Jr.WR Cal. 4*
Tyjon Lindsey WR Cal. 4*
Jaevon McQuitty WR Missouri 4*
Ben Miles FB La. 3* (Les's kid)
Avery Roberts LB Del. 4*
Matt Sichterman OT Ohio 3*
Deontre Thomas DT Okla. 3*
Guy Thomas DE Fla. 3*
Chris Walker OT Neb. 2*
Andrew Ward LB Mich. 3*
Deiontae Watts DT Tex. 3*
This is the new top 10 NU is chasing: (Copied from website not to be mentioned.)
1. DT Damion Daniels -- He is the best chance to add a third defensive lineman from the Husker staff's board and would be a nice fit as a nose tackle in the new 3-4 defense.
2. DB Deommodore Lenoir -- He shot up to No. 54 in the R100 and he'll be officially visiting NU this weekend.
3. ATH Greg Johnson -- One of the best athletes nationally this cycle who could play multiple positions for the Huskers.
4. WR Joseph Lewis -- He is down to Nebraska and USC.
5. Bryan Thompson and/or Randal Grimes -- With Lindsey's commitment big bodied receivers are the highest priority to round out the wide out class.
6. TE Kurt Rafdal and/or Nick Robinson -- NU could take both of them as Robinson is athletic enough to be a big bodied receiver as well.
7. DB Elijah Blades -- He will be announcing on signing day between Florida, Nebraska, USC and Oregon.
8. RB CJ Verdell -- He's looking like a possible candidate to flip from Oregon.
9. ATH Michael Onyemaobi -- NU has made up a lot of ground with him over the past few weeks.
10. Wildcard -- Similar to Grimes, there could still be some surprise new names to visit Lincoln for the last two weekends.
On the bubble: WR Jamire Calvin, DE Robert Beal, DE Lashawn Paulino, LB Jaquan Henderson, LB Isaac Slade-Matautia, WR Gavin Holmes, ATH Tony Wallace, DE Jordan Paup [no offer]
Nebraska’s recruiting Class of 2017 currently has 17 total commitments with 12 days to go, and there is room for 22-25 total new additions to the program signed for this cycle.
This class still has the potential to be a top 15-20 national class after Feb. 1 depending on how many of the remaining top targets come aboard from now until February 1.
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Penn St. has a really good QB.. Makes you good from the jump. Ask USC. Think Buckeye fan would trade QBs with PSU?
NU hasn't had a freekin' decent QB for over 10 years.
