[Husker] This pretty much says it all

[Mike Jaixen]

Personally, I think it's an indictment of both this
defensive coaching staff as well as recruiting
services.  Recruiting analysis is an inexact science
at best for professionals (i.e. coaches), and a
fallacy for amateurs (i.e. Rivals).  

I do think that we'll get a better gauge on the talent
on this defense next season when a new defensive staff
takes over.  (While I've found a few fans who think
Bill Callahan might return next season, I haven't
found a single person who thinks Kevin Cosgrove or
most of this defensive staff should return.)

--- weldoc at juno.com wrote:

> Recruiting versus Coaching and Player Development
> 
> Pulled this from Huskerpedia. Interesting analysis
> of star averages:
> 
> Nebraska----------------LSU
> Turner (3)----------------Jackson(3)
> Potter (4)----------------Pittman(4)
> Suh (4)----------------Dorsey(4)
> Dixon (4)----------------Favorite(4)
> Ruud (4)----------------Sanders(4)
> Octavien (4)----------------Highsmith(3)
> Dillard (4)----------------Beckwith(4)
> Murillo (4)----------------Zenon(3)
> Bowman (5)----------------Jackson(3)
> Asante (4)----------------Steltz(4)
> Green (2)----------------Taylor(3)
> 
> Avg Stars
> Nebraska (3.82)---------------LSU (3.54)
> 
> Throw in Jones (5) instead of Murillo and Thenarse
> (4) instead of Green
> and NU averages an astonishing 4.09 stars per
> player.
> 
> Help me out here. Which team has the nation's #1
> defense and which team
> has the nation's #112th ranked defense?
> 
> WE HAVE BETTER DEFENSIVE RECRUITS THAN LSU!
> 
> I would venture to guess that in terms of raw
> material Nebraska has one
> of the top-5 defenses in the nation. Yet what do we
> see on Saturdays...
> week after week?
> 
> This just goes to show you that this defensive
> staff's failure is of epic
> proportions. The stuff of folklore. In 1000 years,
> parents will gather
> children around campfires and tell them frightening
> tales of Nebraska's
> defensive ineptitude.
> _________________________________
> 
> Received the above courtesy of Cousin Rich. Thought
> it was VERY
> revealing.


Mike Jaixen
Blog: http://huskermike.blogspot.com


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