There is no doubt that we have to "prove it" this fall in order to land a QB like Raiola. Even then, he'll probably be committed before we show it one way or the other.
Dylan Raiola #1 overall TOS
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Agree and right now the 2 early favorites are USC and OSU (Wiltfong leaning to OSU). Gonna be hard to keep him away from Lincoln Riley, Ryan Day and Saban although if Alabama gets 2023 #1 QB Manning, that will make it hard to pull in Raiola
Some of the recruiting analysts' on OSU sites would not be surprised if he commits this week. Jadyn Davis, the highest rated QB in the 2024 class, is also visiting this week. It will be interesting to see if either one commits.
How in the he!! does OSU get all of these QBs. Even that Wonder Boy kid from Texas (can't think of his name) transferred out because he was destined to sit the bench for a couple of years
Ewers. Well, you have a head coach, a former QB coach in the NFL, who likes to spread the field in a wide open offense. It doesn't hurt that the WR coach is recruiting NFL type receivers, 2 2022 first round draft picks, and two former OSU QBs were 1st round draft picks in the last 3 years. The number 1 pick in the 2023 Draft could be the current OSU QB.
the receivers they get often make any qb there look like hall of fame material. Not surprised.
Wonder if winning just 1/2 of the games last year would've given us a much better chance at landing him.
I think people should let this year play out before they give up on this young man coming to Nebraska. I know it's unpopular to say it but it's something I believe is happening, Nebraska is making progress even though it's not evident to many.
I have no idea what the record will be this year but I do expect even better performances as the core players of this team get better each day. I truly believe the gap is closing and all those that think OSU is unbeatable need only look at what Michigan did to them last year.
Speaking of OSU has anyone noticed that since Urban left OSU they don't quite seem to be the juggernaut they were under his guidance. jmo
I have no idea what the record will be this year but I do expect even better performances as the core players of this team get better each day. I truly believe the gap is closing and all those that think OSU is unbeatable need only look at what Michigan did to them last year.
Speaking of OSU has anyone noticed that since Urban left OSU they don't quite seem to be the juggernaut they were under his guidance. jmo
Defensively I agree but their offense is probably better under Day. Most forecast them as having the best offense in the country in 2022. There's a reason they canned their defensive staff last year. That was on their HC - Day. Most "experts" are picking them to run away with the B1G this year. Day's only B1G loss (in 3 or 4 years as HC) was the Michigan game last year and the OSU following are still simmering over that one. They finished 11-2 and won the Rose Bowl yet every OSU fan - that I know - considers 2021 to be a failure and disaster.
But with that said, I'm holding off on crowning them the automatic B1G 2022 champ until I see their defense a few times this year. But if they figure it out, they could be awfully hard for the rest of the conference to handle and they could be one of the 2 or 3 teams favored to win the NC.
Ohio State was one of the youngest teams in college football in 2021, Michigan one of the most veteran. Ohio State returns a bunch of starters and depth players. I don't think it's a changing of the times, OSU was just very green last year and they didn't have an identity on defense with their coordinator and scheme. All that is changed this year.
Times change and so do teams, you can't stay on top forever. We've seen teams rise and fall and it will happen to OSU just like it did to Miami, FSU, Oklahoma, USC, Nebraska even the mighty crimson tide went through a down cycle it's just a matter of when. Here's a tip, enjoy the good times when your team is up, it happens.
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I mean I guess, but OSU has been one of the most consistent teams in college football history. 3 losing seasons since 1966. Always in the national picture even before the BCS era. I don't expect Ohio State to be consistently down anytime soon.
Always in the National Championship picture? Wrong! You sound like us for the majority of my life, every team falls eventually... I doubt you'll be as embarrassing as we have been trying to fix it though.
When isn't Ohio State consistently in the national title picture? I don't mean every year. But they aren't going long stretches of 8-4 or worse.
I'm 35 and you've only been contenters for a 1/3 of those years. Being a winning program doesn't mean you're actually in the National title picture every year...
I have no dog in this fight but I guess your term of "every team falls eventually" is subjective. I agree that no team stays King of the Hill forever but I read that OSU has had only 2 losing seasons since the mid 1960s - 1988 or 89 and 2011 (the Tressel Sanctions). While I agree that they won't be in the national hunt every year (which is ridiculous), they'll probably be at the top of the B1G in most years or at least a contender for the foreseeable future. The key is they still have strong HS football in Ohio and almost everyone of those kids loves OSU
The B1G is trash, especially for the majority of my life. Why do you think national pundits thought Nebraska would come in and dominate? Ohio State was meaningless in my youth...
But they didn't. did they? Not quite sure what your point is as your not only slamming the B1G but also Nebraska who hasn't really even challenged for a title. Many of your national pundits consider the B1G right now behind only the SEC
Really ? Gotta believe most national experts would disagree with you. Nothing like living in the past
Most national pundits thought Nebraska would walk in and contend for titles...not debatable. B1G is trash
Literally Nebraska raised the money intake of the B1G and a simple goole search will prove me right. Try living in reality...
Maybe you along with those national pundits were wrong. The Big 10 is a strong conference, it is clearly the second best conference in college football top to bottom. Nebraska had success in the Big 12 and has struggled since joining the Big 10. So if the Big 10 is trash, the Big 12 is even worse (going off your logic)
This sounds like the PSU situation all over again. They were going to come in during the early 90s and dominate. We all saw how that turned out. Excuses, excuses.....blah, blah, blah !!!!!
Yes, you're correct - Nebraska saved the B1G from financial disaster. Good Lord
Yeah, seeing the same on several sites. Not sure if it was OSU or the kid's, but another 2024 5-star cancelled his visit this weekend (Jadyn Davis ?) which let OSU concentrate, wine & dine Raiola and his family. Pretty hard to recruit a HS offensive star when going against Ryan Day's offense. OSU's crappy defense, however, is a whole different story
Would be really too bad, if true.
After 4 years of spinning our wheels, we might finally play a little offense ourselves this season.
Also - every osu quarterback outright sucks the second they leave Columbus, so if NFL success is important to him, better to come to an unknown that never puts QBs into the league than go to a program that molds bust after bust.
I think you're generalizing here. Both Tressel and especially Urban utilized read-option QBs (Pryor, Braxton Miller, JT Barrett) whereas Ryan day utilizes a pro-style, NFL-type QB and offense. In fact, he was a QB coach in the NFL. His only 2 QBs at OSU have/had experience in the NFL - Dwayne Haskins (RIP) and Justin Fields and Fields could become a star with Chicago. In fact, OC Ryan Day was one of the key reasons Fields transferred to OSU. Day's current QB - CJ Stroud - is a drop back- in the pocket - QB and only runs when necessary (he can run).
So while I get the stigma with past OSU QBs, it's more important to look at the current staff and the type of offense they employ and I'm sure this was emphasized to Raiola
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I'm sure Nebraska fans would settle for a crappy defense if the team went 11-2 and won the Rose Bowl. We'll see if the hire of Jim Knowles as DC (and his $1.9M annual salary) was a good investment or not. New secondary coaches were also hired this offseason. No excuse for how bad the defense has been the last 2 seasons.