[Husker] Recruits

[Bob Beach]

Mike and Kel wrote:
> Thanks Jon,
>
> The previous post had me believing that only us worthless lowdown scum sucking Husker fans were stupid enough to have any respect for Osborne and Pelini.
>
>   
     Uh, did you really read my post?  Here it is again:


>>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.



     In this post I see nothing about which you are talking about.  It has nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with respect for Osborne and Pelini.  I was just trying to say how a recruit in 2007 would view NU.  I certainly believe very very few recruits are drawn to a school based on who is the AD.  Do people realize how long it has been since TO coached?  The recruits today would have been in first grade when TO coached his final game.  His name would not be nearly as recognizable as the top coaches in the last 5-7 years to those people.  And I am serious, does anyone outside of LSU, Nebraska, and OU recognize the name "Bo Pelini"?  That name is not readily recognized nationally.  Why that upsets people I really have no idea.  


Bob Beach