[Husker] Fw: All Holy Spirit Husker Talk

Mon Jul 25 14:28:59 CDT 2011

It would be nice to get back to the old days of just reloading the OL each
year.  And rotating 10 guys through could get us there. -- Laura

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From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
Andy Knipp
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 12:18 PM
To: Jon Johnston; Mike Jaixen
Cc: husker at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] Fw: All Holy Spirit Husker Talk

Cotton is a tackle and Moore a guard? I like seeing four tackles and three
guards the coaches are confident in

Jon Johnston <jon.johnston at gmail.com> wrote:

>Especially at tackle. I don't think so. 
>
>Jon J
>
>On Jul 22, 2011, at 1:43 PM, Mike Jaixen wrote:
>
>> Remembered it. It was non other than former NU I-Back Damon Benning on
Twitter:
>> 
>> http://twitter.com/#!/damonbenning/status/94064602987511809
>> 
>> "Moore, Rodriguez, Caputo, Cotton, Jones sound right? We' ll see. Yoshi
and 
>> Sirles might be on the outside looking in."  
>> 
>> 
>> Two freshmen starting on the O-line?
>> 
>> Mike Jaixen
>> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
>> http://www.cornnation.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Forwarded Message ----
>> From: Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>
>> To: Jon Johnston <jon.johnston at gmail.com>; David Elfering 
>> <aroundomaha at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Husker Discussion List <husker at tssi.com>
>> Sent: Fri, July 22, 2011 1:39:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Husker] All Holy Spirit Husker Talk
>> 
>> 
>> The World-Herald reported that Beck noted redshirt freshman guard Jake
Cotton 
>> and freshman tackle Tyler  Moore made strong impressions in spring camp,
too, 
>> for an offensive line  that could have "10, 11, 12 guys fighting for
starting 
>> jobs."'
>> 
>>
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110721/BIGRED/707219753/-1#beck-says-martinez
-is-biggest-surprise
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I don't know where I read it, but I thought I had seen some speculation
that 
>> neither Hardrick or Siriles would be starting this fall.
>> 
>> Mike Jaixen
>> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
>> http://www.cornnation.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Jon Johnston  <jon.johnston at gmail.com>
>> To: David Elfering <aroundomaha at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Husker Discussion List <husker at tssi.com>
>> Sent: Fri, July 22, 2011 1:28:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Husker] All Holy Spirit Husker Talk
>> 
>> No one asked about the offensive line? 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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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