Patrick Payton

Harry Caray

All-American
Feb 28, 2002
71,000
7,227
113
Not surprising after all the other Florida guys have left. Floribraska has been as bad as Calibraska.
 

zamzman

Junior
Jul 1, 2004
2,638
213
0
This one is a little weird. Don't abandon hope yet. He's been questionable for a long while. I'm pretty sure he's never visited Lincoln. He was complaining about the NCAA restriction on visits, and how it was affecting player's futures.
 

Headcard

Heisman
Feb 2, 2005
192,508
20,877
113
He was close with the FL guys that are gone, so not a shock. Still sucks, he’s a good player at a position of need.
 

CatColumbia

All-Conference
Apr 19, 2014
5,934
3,140
0
This one is a little weird. Don't abandon hope yet. He's been questionable for a long while. I'm pretty sure he's never visited Lincoln. He was complaining about the NCAA restriction on visits, and how it was affecting player's futures.

Signing day is in 11 days, he’s staying close to home.
 

Mrs.Jeans15

Heisman
May 5, 2018
25,597
40,940
0
Move on from Florida. Take 1 or 2 at best.

Focus on the radius and Juco. Jucos don't have time to transfer.
 

tone1017

Senior
Sep 12, 2010
640
566
0
Was my favorite commit in the class, we just don’t have very many players with his body type/skill set.
 
May 2, 2006
4,111
346
0
I don't give a crap about player ratings anymore!! We need guys with attitude and passion. If he doesn't want to be here, screw him let's move on.
 

nudan92

Senior
Nov 24, 2008
1,438
581
0
Oh well...at least we didn't waste a scholarship on a guy who probably would have entered the transfer portal as a Freshman.
 

BohemianAlpsNE

All-Conference
Jan 20, 2016
1,719
2,363
0
You knew this was gonna happen. Glad it's over. Would have transferred anyways. Move on to somebody that wants to be here.
 

LoudHogRider

Heisman
Aug 4, 2010
119,891
70,103
0

 

CatColumbia

All-Conference
Apr 19, 2014
5,934
3,140
0
I think it’s a Florida thing because there it’s normal for kids to transfer high schools 2-3 times in 4 years. So for them it’s no big deal to get up and leave. I’d say we don’t abandon Florida but only bring in 1 or 2 per year. Recruiting 5-6 guys per class will leave us vulnerable to a mass exodus.
 

NECoach31BB

Senior
Mar 8, 2002
17,723
651
0
Guy has a ton of upside but if he isn’t wanting to be here, more downside than upside. Need guys who desire to be here and will find ways to bring out the best in themselves and teammates.
Wish the young man well where he ends up unless he is lined up against the Huskers
 

TheBeav815

All-American
Feb 19, 2007
18,955
5,101
0
God forbid we ever sign an impact pass rusher. The obvious chance of immediate playing time bust be quite a deterrent.
 

HominidHusker

Senior
Jun 25, 2018
3,727
743
0
Gotta get them W’s. W’s attract talent.

2021 class still has a lot to like, and we could add a couple more impact guys still.

Just need to get our talent healthy, developed and on the field.
 

Dean Pope

All-Conference
Oct 11, 2001
13,288
1,055
0
Decommits. This one hurts.


I don't think we ever really had him to begin with so this one doesn't hurt in my book. Great pass rush prospect from a talent rich Miami school, but the chances of getting him to sign and getting him to stay were very slim. Especially after the clown show his former high school teammates put on up here-- those guys thought that Nebraska football was so bad that all they would have to do is show up and they would immediately start (workouts & meetings would be optional).
 

Dean Pope

All-Conference
Oct 11, 2001
13,288
1,055
0
Will allow us to replace him with someone from the portal.
Yes! At this point, I think our best bet is to let the current players and commits who are not "N" get the hell out of here and replace them with high character transfers who have already proven themselves at some level. I think even a standout FCS player would help us a lot more than bringing in more "4 stars" who want to play for the Big Red without having to put in any work.
 

SkerInCo

All-Conference
Apr 26, 2004
5,270
1,285
0
THIS guys is a guy opposing DCs are going to have scheme for. Fidone is going to be a stud.
This year Austin Allen has had 2nd most targets, completions, and yardage on the team. Fidone's probably chomping at the bit.
 

Nebyank_rivals

All-Conference
Sep 15, 2001
4,798
1,972
0
Can't blame him with the everything going on and how bad we are.
Until this virus runs its course and kids get to actually visit it will be harder to keep the ones from down South. The team is showing signs of life and if players that come here can see the campus and experience game day again then things will get better.
 

xrugger

Junior
Aug 15, 2001
396
211
0
Interesting that he is going to FSU, a place that makes Nebraska's decline seem like a bed of roses. I didn't see this posted so here is the link on FSU falling off a cliff https://www.espn.com/college-footba...hole-6-year-unraveling-florida-state-football
One takeaway from that article and from what we have all seen, Florida has lots of good players but loads of overrated players many of whom have a false sense of entitlement. I've long felt that about California as well.
 

CatColumbia

All-Conference
Apr 19, 2014
5,934
3,140
0
Interesting that he is going to FSU, a place that makes Nebraska's decline seem like a bed of roses. I didn't see this posted so here is the link on FSU falling off a cliff https://www.espn.com/college-footba...hole-6-year-unraveling-florida-state-football
One takeaway from that article and from what we have all seen, Florida has lots of good players but loads of overrated players many of whom have a false sense of entitlement. I've long felt that about California as well.

Everybody recruits Florida, even lesser programs like Louisville has made their foot print in Florida. So while there is talent, everybody recruits there. The high school scene is different in Florida, specially in Miami. The norm there is for kids to transfer 2-3 times during their high school careers. So kids are perfectly fine leaving for another program once they are in college.

We have 3 remaining Florida players on our roster and I believe they love Lincoln. Like Scott said, The staff just needs to do their due diligence if the kid is the right type of kid that would do well in Lincoln.