[Husker] All Holy Spirit Husker Talk

[David Elfering]

Yes they did. The answer was akin to saying they should all be experienced
and capable. Maybe its my own coloring of it through recollection. I was
photographing the event and didn't hear every response so I might have
missed it if there was something more in-depth about the OL.

On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Jon Johnston <jon.johnston at gmail.com>wrote:

> No one asked about the offensive line?
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> Jon Johnston
>
> On Jul 22, 2011, at 11:50 AM, David Elfering wrote:
>
> > My parish (All Holy Spirit Greek Orthodox Church) has put on a July
> Husker
> > season preview the past couple years. Tim Beck and John Papuchis come and
> > discuss various things about the coming season, take questions, etc. I
> > didn't email in advance of the event as I didn't want to come across as
> > advertising.
> >
> > This year's talk had a different complexion given the change in Coach
> Beck's
> > responsibilities!
> >
> > My take aways
> > Both coaches were relaxed but professional, their real world answers
> > resonated with veracity and there was very little "coach speak". To his
> > credit Coach Beck told everyone up front that no specifics of the new
> > offense would be covered as they are purposely keeping it under wraps,
> and
> > though Bubba Starling does confide his thoughts to him he would not
> disclose
> > them. The one nugget we derived about the offense came from a question
> about
> > whether the role of the fullback would once again be more prominent.
> Coach
> > Beck's answer "did you see the spring game?". Food for thought.
> >
> > I learned some things that surprisingly I didn't know but suspected. They
> > recruit a lot by positional need, but do save "wild card" spots for best
> > available athletes. Recruiting, as has been the case for many years, is
> done
> > by regional assignment but once a player moves beyond a certain point
> their
> > prospective position coach becomes involved. Another question was about
> > whether Nebraska will more intently target a recruiting area in which the
> > local school is having NCAA issues that might affect whether high profile
> > athletes would consider outside schools (when they wouldn't normally) and
> > the answer was yes, but that they do not change their entire recruiting
> > approach to do so.
> >
> > Coach Papuchis was enamored with the talent and depth of the defensive
> line.
> > He also had some keen insights into Dennard, who he said has a rare
> talent
> > for a defensive back in that he is very physical and attacks his opposing
> > assignment. He asks to be assigned the toughest receiver on the other
> team
> > and makes it his personal mission to shut them down. On special teams he
> > said there is no replacing Alex Henery but that we should have some
> pleasant
> > surprises at the kick return position with an in flux of talented young
> > players there.
> >
> > The outlook on linebackers seemed positive after a year of multiple
> > injuries. As expected both coaches gushed about Lavonte David. Though
> they
> > didn't say this, it sounds like he is a Suh type generational player at
> his
> > position. He came from a much smaller, lower profile program and
> dominated
> > in a way that isn't normally possible - and did so with only a basic
> > understanding of the defense.
> >
> > Someone asked about differences between the B12 & B10. The answer in
> short;
> > not a great deal except that there is a lot more true, two back offense
> in
> > the B10 and almost none in the B12.
> >
> > There was some talk about the new staff additions. Tim Beck characterized
> > them as hungry and extremely knowledgeable.
> >
> > Though the coaches always do a great job, I felt they were more relaxed
> than
> > in other years. There were a few funny stories and quips. Having seen
> both
> > coaches up close I came away with a very positive feeling about them.
> Good
> > coaches and good guys.
> >
> > This is all off the top of my head.
> > ---
> > David Elfering
> > aroundomaha at gmail.com
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