Asked by Husker Max

1/25/2016

Positive signs? Are you feeling good about recruits this week?

42%

Yes

58%

No WINNER

42%

Yes

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12 Comments

Visitor

The recruiters are going to close strong

Kevin Bolin

Not likely - these guys have never recruited very well. I see this class being 6, 7 or even 8th in the big ten and that won't cut it.

Alan Blackburn

The recruits we have are mostly high quality in abilit!

Terence Knight

This Q asks if there are positive signings upcoming–not currently. Reilly is closing in on several 3 & 4 star recruits and should land them soon. NE has not been w/ the big boys for awhile so expecting 5 star recruits now is ridiculous. Lets just aim for a top 20-25 class this year and build w/ that

Brian Staudenmaier

The 4 and 5 star recruits start developing relationships as sophomores so it's gonna take a few years to really get this machine rolling

David LaFever

Lets be serious...it can't be any worse than Pelini's recruiting and then having a good number of players leaving the program due to him. Look at the recruits that played this year..better than Pelini's starters

Kevin Bolin

really? Are you serious? Or just trying to get a laugh! Pelini's recruits are the starters. Stanley morgan was a peleini recruit - only Reilly recruit to see th efield was the LB and that was due to them being thin there and having injuries.

Del Vanderbeek

Kevin Bolin you are right on, I agree with you. We will find out very soon on signing day just how bad it is.

Steve Peterson

Belief.

Mike Leonard

so much talent in one place

Daniel Conner

I believe that Riley is a better recruiter than Bo Pelini was.This year will be better than last year, and next year will be better than this year. If this doesn't happen, then we will be looking for a new head coach.

Steven Dankenbring

We have the assistant coaches that can get the inner city kids to look at lincoln

Arlie Rauch

Always hoping for the best. A good attitude and some good coaching can make much out of no-matter-how-many-stars a player has.

Richard Stotts

Due to last year's results on the field with the freshmen class.

Visitor

Love the qb and rbs

Kevin Bolin

what RBs are in this class that are high star?

58%

No

15 Comments

Kevin Hamilton

They seem to have stalled and the talent level being pursued does not appear to be at the level necessary to play with the big boys again.

John Nielsen

Riley is in his 60's and Eichorst might not be around NU too much longer. That and the poor record last year doesn't promise much stability or success over the next 4-5 years for recruits.

Ron Ames

Too many important misses.

Rich Stricklett

Haven't had a commit in 3 months

DHUSK

No. Just read this stat. "The Big Ten East division has 52 of the conference's 60 4-star recruits this year" We need to step up our game and start bringing in talent if we want to compete with OSU/UM/PSU/MSU.

Sean Fluharty

All of this talk about what Riley & Co. could do with the resources available at Nebraska, and they have done very little. We need Top 15 classes in order to compete for championships... instead we'll finish closer to 40

Kevin Bolin

You are so right! Look at Oregon St. now that he is gone - they have a much better recruiting class with their new coach then Reilly ever had there. They may even finish in the top 30; so don't try to blow smoke at me and tell me he and his staff are good recruiters.

Matthew James Rowling

Only 15 commits and no OT's

bjb1959

in general yes, this year, not really. I think their focus is on 2017 although that may be a mistake unless we have some great Jems from previous classes (redshirts) we are unaware of.

bjb1959

Gems, not Jems....

James Traut

Not necessarily Riley's fault... times have changed and the Husker name draw is now just so-so. Roughly middle of the pack class in the Big10.

Sean Fluharty

You hire a big-name coach such as Saban or Harbaugh or similar, and the kids will go to Alaska to play for him. Nobody cares about Riley; he's not a hot commodity. It's as simple as that.

Chas Herrera

I don't have much enthusiasm for this whole Mike Riley staff. Seems like a nice guy, but not a successful coach by Nebraska's standards by any means.

Visitor

just average at best

Jonathon Siminoe

We just keep coming up short on the high profile kids so it is a bit discouraging, but having said that I LOVE the fact that we are going after high profile players. I'm very optimistic that this staff WILL bring in the players needed, but it would seem this year we just don't have the draw.

Kevin Bolin

you need to take your rose colored glasses off and see this staff for what it is Riley left the cupboard bare in Oregon st. when he left and he will do so at UN too best not let him stay long

Jared Phillips

No evidence to say otherwise

Dan Janssen

Low ranking

Wednesday Punk

I'm just still not impressed with Riley and staff - Even if the guy recruits at the top of the heap for the next few years, and starts putting together some wins, he will be set for retirement in 5 or 6 years (or earlier if the wins don't start coming), and then we start over AGAIN! GBR!!!

Is it reasonable to consider Nebraska a potential playoff team in 2025?

Asked by Husker Max

538 Votes

Is it reasonable to consider Nebraska a potential playoff team in 2025?

25%

Yes, it just might happen Yes, it just might happen

75%

No, that's crazy talk No, that's crazy talk

25%

Yes, it just might happen

6 Comments

Jeff Shaw

Qb. Oline. Offense could be very good. Back 7 on d should be good Concerns at rb depth and unknowns on interiour d line.

Terrence Smith

With their schedule, they might be able to make it this year.

Chester Ogborn

They are as much a potential playoff team as Arizona State and Indiana were last year. There is no harm is fans dreaming big. A team with a recent history like Nebraska is going to put it together this year. Why not the Huskers?

Joe Nigro

Just wishful thinking but I believe the talent is there. We will need a few breaks but it is possible.

George mcdaniel

It had to do with mindset confidence and luck

Matt

They have a schedule that gets to the year 3 Matt Rhule 10 wins. If they can hang with Penn St. then they could be in the conversation as a 10-2, 11-1 team.

75%

No, that's crazy talk

17 Comments

Chad Alexander

So tired of delusional preseason talk. How about a winning conference record and a bowl win.

Charlie Knapper

Haven't proven anything, yet.

Brad Mcbride

They are a 6-6 football team until proven otherwise.

Chin Sin Chong

No on field results to support that yet. History told us talks are simply empty statements

Roy Katskee

NU has not demonstrated that they belong.

Melvyn Halfon

NU has not been able to recruit top notch players. The media has led fans to believe that 3 star players can be molded into 4 and 5 stars. That dog don’t hunt?

Kevin Hubbell

Let's not put the cart before the horse! 7 or 8 wins maybe.

Joe Hegarty

That's crazy alright. Just hope they make a bowl game again.

Suicide Slush Puppie

We simply don't have the level of talent needed to reach the playoff. Achieving more wins that last year is a more realistic goal.

Bill Petty

Anything can happen, but up until now, Rhule hasn't shown that he can get the job done. I hope I'm wrong, but I just can't by the hype. Show me on the field.

Eric Picquet

They haven’t done anything on the field to warrant that expectation. But there is nothing wrong with the team setting it as a goal and striving to reach that goal.

Mike O

Immanuel Kant would say no, but he had a very strict definition of reason. I can only imagine him pooh-poohing the Huskers because Rhule is compulsed to pass the ball on clear running downs. Afraid to actually hand the ball to the fullback on 3rd and 1. And instead is in the shotgun. NO THEY KANT!

Bob Flanagan

Thry’ll be better this year, but I think 9-3 or 8-4 are likely which keeps them out of contention this year. My hope is that by year 4 under Rhule will finally get them ibto the playoff picture

Richard Johnson

They need to prove they belong. Still to ,many players on the squad that played on bad teams and don't know how to win yet.

Greg Engel

I just can’t let myself get my hopes up too high. I am hopeful for a good season, though

Dan Larsen

Let's consider a few "bigger" bowl game victories first.... way to early!

Steve Slezak

Too soon

Is Marques Watson‑Trent the Big Ten’s top linebacker?

Asked by Husker Max

6 months left

Is Marques Watson‑Trent the Big Ten’s top linebacker?

27%

Absolutely Absolutely

73%

Not quite Not quite

27%

Absolutely

1 Comment

John Haller

He was a tackling machine with a less talented defensive line in front of him at Georgia Southern. He will have bigger gaps and less linemen reaching him IMO

73%

Not quite

1 Comment

Mike O

Dick Butkus is the best Big Ten linebacker. But Watson-Trent might be the best ever with a hyphen in his name. Jack Ham is the best Big Ten linebacker to have the middle name Raphael. LaVar Arrington is the best to have a capital V inexpliccably inserted into his frist name. The list goes on.

Husker Max

Positive signs? Are you feeling good about recruits this week?

42% Yes

58% No WINNER

42% Yes

58% No

Is it reasonable to consider Nebraska a potential playoff team in 2025?

25% Yes, it just might happen Yes, it just might happen

75% No, that's crazy talk No, that's crazy talk

25% Yes, it just might happen

75% No, that's crazy talk

Is Marques Watson‑Trent the Big Ten’s top linebacker?

27% Absolutely Absolutely

73% Not quite Not quite

27% Absolutely

73% Not quite

42%

Yes

58%

No WINNER

42%

Yes

58%

No

25%

Yes, it just might happen Yes, it just might happen

75%

No, that's crazy talk No, that's crazy talk

25%

Yes, it just might happen

75%

No, that's crazy talk

27%

Absolutely Absolutely

73%

Not quite Not quite

27%

Absolutely

73%

Not quite