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[dryter at inebraska.com]

But the recruiting year immediately after Osborne retired was described by Steve
Stone as "weak."  I would have to describe Calahan's recruiting as very
strong--of course any class can turn sour due to injuries, eligibility and
players that don't pan out--simply because he pulled in players that were
courted by USC, Florida teams, and especially Turner from under Fuller's nose. 
This will bring talent that will compete in the big 12 with a much higher
likelihood than competing for players with Kansas and Washington State.

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> And NU's strongest recruiting year in a decade--if not ever--came the
> year after Solich was fired.  One must grudgingly attribute this to
> Steve Peterson for hiring Callahan and, perhaps more importantly, Blake.

The problem I have with recruiting strength (other than I think most recruiting
analysis is hogwash) it that I don't know what it measures other than
'conventional wisdom' with regards to the style of offense that most school
use.

Most teams (now including Nebraska) recruit for the passing game.

However, the best QB in Nebraska history, Tommie Frazier, was not ranked among
the top 5 QB recruits because he wasn't a passing QB.  I think he was the top
rated option QB.

If Bill Callahan recruited only second tier players on offense, I think he could
still have a higher rating than any of Osborne or Solich's recruiting teams had
on offense, because he's recruiting the same type of players that other schools
recruit.

Here's a question for those who consider recruiting an accurate predictor of the
future:  How much improvement has there been in DEFENSIVE recruiting under
Callahan?
--
Mike Nolan

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