[Husker] Recruiting

[Tommy]

Nebraska is far from alone in this.   The following article lists the best transfers in the country.  Notice that USC has several listed.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=rivals-146539&prov=rivals&type=lgns

On another note, the Huskers have some notable transfers in the past.  To name a few:
Vince Ferragamo
Jarvis Redwine
Mike Rozier
Scott Frost
Zac Taylor

Tommy Thompson
---- Alan Siporin <alans at efn.org> wrote: 
> 
> One more interesting development in JC recruiting. As we've discussed
> before, Nebraska works at a disadvantage in recruiting by not being near
> large population bases and by not being in sunny, warm climates, which
> equals scantily clad young women that easily lure 18 year old kids (as if
> scantily clad young women don't easily lure 50 year old men).
> 
> One way of combating these disadvantages was thru a unique offense, so we
> weren't competing directly with many of the other big powers for some of the
> top talent that we needed.  The current offense means we must go up against
> many of the other top programs.
> 
> BUT ... The JC recruiting offers a different way to achieve a similar end as
> the old offense. As long as USC, Texas, Miami, etc. aren't interested in JC
> players we are  not competing directly with them, or as many of them, or as
> frequently, at least. It doesn't mean we get all the JC players we go after.
> It means it increases our odds of getting them. You can figure that other
> big programs still target JC gems that they either need to fill a gap, or
> the player is just too good not to go after.  However, it appears that
> Nebraska, under Callahan, has staked out several hot JC schools and now has
> some inside position.
> 
> Alan Siporin
> 
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