[Husker] Draft

[Bob Beach]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Monty Perry" <python3955 at hotmail.com>
To: "husker list" <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 7:35 PM
Subject: Fw: [Husker] Draft


> 1963 the first selection was the 171st pick if I read it right, according 
> to
> http://www.geocities.com/nflhuskers/draft/nfldraft.html
>
> It also states in 1962 we had none.
>
> These two sites (see previous post) were 1st and 4th results in Google, 
> when I searched for "huskers draft  history"




     I thought it had been a while.  1962 and 1963 were during the Devaney 
era and were Devaney's first two years so the program was just starting to 
turn around.  No surprise there.  So, am I correct in saying this was the 
first time in the Osborne/Solich/Callahan eras that the draft has gone this 
deep before a Husker was drafted?  Absolutely amazing the Huskers wouldn't 
have one pick before the fifth round.  I am not one that necessarily 
believes where your players place in the draft is reflective of the kind of 
college team you had/have.  However, to have your first player not go until 
the fifth round when you are supposedly one of the premier programs in the 
country doesn't speak very well.  It is a good thing some things are in the 
past.


Bob Beach