[Husker] recruits

[Steve Stone]

Sean McGrath wrote:

>No offense, if recruiting is the lifeblood of college football then ND
>should have MNC in the upper teens or twenties. Same with Texas. In this
>case, it's quite wrong. Hell, if this were correct, the Husker would
>never have won a MNC with Osborne in the nineties. I'm sorry but
>counting on retired lawyers, businessmen, general laborers and such to
>tell us who is and isn't the best players in the country is hit and miss
>at best (snip)

TO did get many of the best young ballplayers in the country, 
particularly toward the end of his coaching career. In fact, after 
the 1995 season he lost some of the best recruits who became 
convinced that they could never, ever start for the Huskers - - so 
why sign up for Dr. Tom's squad?

Not only are the amateur recruiting woefully wrong much of the time, 
every year the pro draft proves the professionals don't know a whole 
heck of a lot about recruiting for the pro teams.

Steve Stone