[Husker] Young Team

[Steve Stone]

Mike wrote:

>A side effect of this is that people who obsess about the recruiting 
>ranking are going to need to deal with a low ranking next spring. 
>The low number of seniors means fewer scholarships available to give 
>out, which will keep the Rivals ranking capped low.


Recruiting is probably 75% of college coaching success, but it needs 
to be kept in perspective. If I remember correctly, the 1995 Husker 
squad was composed of recruiting years ranked no higher than 15th, 
yet that team has been recognized as the greatest team of all time.

Another thing to keep in mind about recruiting: Dr. Tom always said 
that the walk-on program was worth six scholarships per year. During 
one pay-per-view game last year, Kelly Stauffer who was/is a 
perceptive analyst stated that Nebraska could't be competitive if it 
had walk-ons as starters, apparently forgetting that the '95 Huskers 
had either six or seven walk-on starters [defense and offense] in the 
Fiesta Bowl. Someone must have reminded him of that fact because he 
never repeated that statement.

Steve Stone