[Husker] Recruits

[Mark Landin]

On 12/19/07, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Like it is nearly every year.  Remember two years ago
> when Josh Freeman jilted Callahan just before
> Christmas?
>
> Here's a thought... perhaps Bo Pelini looked at the
> film of some of these guys and told them that while
> Nebraska would honor the scholarship that had been
> offered, they might want to find another institution
> that better matches their talents.

There is that possibility. However, I don't think one can reasonably
think NU is "happy" to lose players like LB Compton, DE Kuli, and RB
Gray, all of whom had offers from multiple elite programs. Givens and
Robinson? Don't know .. if they are prototypical pass blockers and
Pelini is looking for more run blocking, perhaps those guys aren't a
big loss.


> Many fans are
> making the assumption that these players were not only
> a good match for the previous coaching staff (who
> probably have a questionable record in that regard
> anyway) but also the new staff.  Maybe Pelini and his
> staff looked at the films and wondered just what
> Rivals and Callahan were thinking about these guys.

Then they are wondering what Texas, OU, Florida, and Miami, et al, saw
in those guys too.

>
> And who knows, maybe Dan Hawkins (who ended getting
> commitments from many of these guys) was able to
> successfully convince recruits that Nebraska was going
> to run the Wing-T offense and wear leather helmets on
> defense.  Maybe some of these players will change
> their minds again after the dead period ends in
> January.

That's possible too, for some. I think Kuli and Compton are still
outside shots. I think Gabbert, Givens, Robinson, Rippy, Williams and
Gray are just plain gone.

As others have mentioned, after the dead period we will start to see
activity on some players who have had us on their lists for a while
but hadn't committed anywhere, and some players with some renewed
interest.
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