[Husker] Recruits

[Tommy Thompson]

That's OK.  There's nothing to worry about.  I'm sure there are a ton of 
guys who just finished playing 8-man football in Nebraska that are 
available. (sarcasm intended)

Seriously, I have to agree totally with Bob on this issue.  While nearly 
everyone in my area (Metro East, St Louis) has heard of Callahan, not as 
many remember Tom Osborne, and very few have heard of Bo Pelini.  Only the 
die hard college fans have heard of him or anyone on his staff.

Besides Kreikemeier and Cotton, does anyone know of ANY players that have 
been recruited (verbal commits or nearly commits) since Callahan was fired?

Tommy Thompson
"GO BIG RED"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Beach" <baseballguy at neb.rr.com>
To: "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:31 PM
Subject: [Husker] Recruits


>
>
>     Evidently recruits are not that impressed with Nebraska.  We'll see 
> what happens.  I would guess part of the problem is outside NU, OU, and 
> LSU probably not many recruits have ever heard of Bo Pelini.  If one goes 
> into California, Chicago, or the East Coast I doubt if many would 
> recognize the name "Bo Pelini".  And it is fairly obvious the name "Tom 
> Osborne" isn't influencing a lot of people either.  I don't believe all 
> hope is lost but it is also pretty obvious Pelini and Osborne don't swing 
> the weight people thought they did.  I am talking at this point in time. 
> That is no disrespect to Osborne.  It is just that relatively few people 
> go to a program based on who the AD is and most of today's high school 
> seniors probably don't remember TO coaching.  If Bo comes through with a 
> couple of great teams that could all turn around.
>
>
> http://journalstar.com/articles/2007/12/18/huskerextra/football/doc4767565a90410928579363.txt
>
>
> Bob Beach
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