Sure would be nice to get this guy back makes one wonder how this guy didnt get more playing time at NU.
Princewill Umanmielen is rated number 1 edge rusher in portal, 5th overall and a 5 star
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Sometimes people go to another place and improve a lot. Doesn’t mean for sure that he was underplayed when here. It’s possible but only Prince and his coaches know that.
He may not be going anywhere. Ole Miss is refusing to enter his name in the portal because he recently signed a deal to stay there. This appears to be a situation similar to the Washington QB.
I remember when we hoped to keep him and also get his brother to come. I was really bummed to see him go.
He and Leonhardt showed so much flash as freshmen and then seemed to digress in their time here. Maybe my memory is off with that… I just look forward to coaches who will develop players and see them improve like EJ did for us this past year.
He and Leonhardt showed so much flash as freshmen and then seemed to digress in their time here. Maybe my memory is off with that… I just look forward to coaches who will develop players and see them improve like EJ did for us this past year.
Seems to fit way better into a 4-man front, in my opinion.
Doesn't mean I was glad to see him go, but I suspect that's part of the reason he left.
Doesn't mean I was glad to see him go, but I suspect that's part of the reason he left.
No you’re spot on. Both freshman all Americans and then garbage sophomore years. Princewill had a very good junior year, Cam on the other hand….yeah.
alot of times a player can develop alot between a sophomore and junior year, and even between a junior and señor year..
which makes one wonder why rhule (hc) thought he would be ok with rvp (sophomore) and nwari (freshmen)...replaceing folks like 0&9 (seniors)..
iowa had 4 (quatro) senors on their dline and that seemed to work..
the way it works is the older a player gets the better they become..
it's like the total yards in rozier's junior and señor year...
or why cignetti has 23 year old players..
maybe I can hold a coaches meeting in the Lincoln home office about this consept
which makes one wonder why rhule (hc) thought he would be ok with rvp (sophomore) and nwari (freshmen)...replaceing folks like 0&9 (seniors)..
iowa had 4 (quatro) senors on their dline and that seemed to work..
the way it works is the older a player gets the better they become..
it's like the total yards in rozier's junior and señor year...
or why cignetti has 23 year old players..
maybe I can hold a coaches meeting in the Lincoln home office about this consept
Princewill never had a problem, he was a beast at Nebraska and has always been a beast. He was one of the top transfer players when he entered last time as well.
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He's s a pass rusher ..he was terribly under utilized.
It's exactly that.
Another Rhule failure shocking. In 2yrsb of this **** show it will be over! What a lame coach
I’m amazed a Husker fan would root for our coach’s failure. Seems like a psychological problem to me.
I am amazed that a Husker fan would be happy with what they have seen from Rhule so far...seems like an erectile dysfunction problem to me.
He was trying to be a linebacker in a 3-3-5 at Nebraska. Then he became an edge in the 4-2-5 at Ole Miss. Big difference in how he was utilized. Went from a backup role to coveted transfer.
Buyouts now for players, it's just ridiculous. Unfortunately support for football is not going away anytime soon.
Revisionist history, Played well freshmen year, but soph year had like 13 tackles total, 2.5 sacks and .5 TFL That isn't beast. He has physical attributes
He was a Jack, lined up on the LOS and was mostly asked to rush the passer.
Not revisionist at all dipshit. He did just fine sophomore year and why he was rated 1st overall edge transfer. We also had other players that year we used as pure pass rushing specialists including McGahee, Williams and Shavers, and so that took away from Princewill's stats, who we relied on more that year to be an every down guy focused on the run.
Physical attributes, just like everyone who has high ratings in the portal or recruiting boards. It wasn't production his soph year. He also went to a school where his brother was already attending.
If you watch tape, he consistently runs too far up field in his pass rush that opens up lanes for the QB run game. When he stunts to the middle, he only has one move that doesn't work as well in a clogged up middle as it does when he is on the edge 1 on 1. Dumbass He had great stats on a defense that blitzes at a 55% rate. Having an aggressive defense, sending more than 4 that often helps create 1 on 1 matchups.
Williams came in as a DE not a jack. McGahee played limited snaps, mostly at the end of the year. Shavers blitzed from a LB position. He had more competition at the spot his freshman year where he had better stats.
Princewill rated near the very top both times he entered the transfer portal. I'll trust that evaluation over some message board numbnuts who is wrong about everything.
His freshman year, he was undersized for his position and that's why he was used as a pass rushing specialist and got corresponding stats. His sophomore year, he became an every down player. An every down player's job is not to rack up stats, it's to hold position, not get beat, and do your job, which is exactly what he did and exactly the role and production we needed from him that year. The recruiting services all agreed he was a top player.
His sophomore year he played behind MJ Sherman as a Jack, just like he did his freshman year.
Maybe you are right. I just really hate the 3-3-5. Seemed like we always had a few guys who were undersized at the line of scrimmage. Nobody consistently set the edge. A small LB on one side, a slow defensive end on the other. Other times it seemed like a corner or safety was supposed to be there. Didn't it seem to you that our outside pass rushers sought out blockers? Rarely if ever did anyone come bending off the edge around the outside. Unless it was a safety or slot corner sprinting in and going right past the QB.
You can be unhappy with his job performance thus far but still cheer for him to get better. That’s a logical sane position for a Husker fanI am amazed that a Husker fan would be happy with what they have seen from Rhule so far...seems like an erectile dysfunction problem to me.
I don't think any Husker fan is rooting for Rhule to fail. But, if he goes 7-6 or worse again next year and is retained, are you going to be excited for 2027?
There are most definitely fans that want Rhule out and if the team has to fail then so be it. These people will be even more upset if Rhule wins like 8 or 9 games over the next couple of years because it won't meet their expectations, but it won't be bad enough to fire him.
I cheer for NU to win it all every single year. Don't you?
This!
I don't want to be iowa and minny. I don't want to start "rooting" for those magical 8 wins seasons and some lame bowl game.
I want NU to win all their games. When that doesn't happen, I want them to make the playoffs. When that doesn't happen, I want them to be in contention to make the playoffs in week 10.
Anything below that is lame. I saw some lame iowa fan posting how they were "Indiana's 4th closest loss" last year...what the ****.
Do you know how beaten down you have to be to brag about that as some accomplishment?
I don't want that.
What does that have to do with anything? You said he was a beast at Nebraska, his numbers weren't beast like as a sophomore. There was plenty of discussion on this forum and others about his attitude and him not meeting the team requirements for attending class and other commitments. He has fantastic physical attributes for a football player, that is why he is at the top of recruiting rankings and transfer rankings. So he left and went somewhere that didn't require those same commitments. Now he is leaving there too.
Nobody's rooting for Rhule's failure as a HC. He will fail all by himself.
Portal rankings measure actual output in college play. There's a lot of 5 star HS guys who are now 3 star or below in the portal rankings, which strongly suggests potential is far from the only thing looked at in ratings. In Princewill's case, he was rated as the very top edge rusher both times he entered the portal, meaning that the scouts who rated him were just as impressed with his performance as they were with his potential. It seems like you argue just to argue and never have a real point. Princewill is a damn good player and always has been, and that's why he has the corresponding rating he does.
How can it be that portal rankings are based on production if they listed him on top last year, when he left Nebraska, when he finished 12 games with 13 total tackles, 2.5 sacks and .5 TFL? It was based on potential and what he could be. Like I told you before, he had better stats at Ole Miss because that defense was more in line with his skill sets. If you put him one on one he is going to win a lot of time. Then you bring up MJ Sherman being some sort of great player. Sherman was a serviceable player, who is now on a practice squad in the CFL.
When you change your argument over the course of the thread. People are going to call you out. It's a message board remember?
I've never changed my argument retard. Princewill was a very good player his entire time at Nebraska, and MJ Sherman was a great player his senior year. And I don't give a **** about stats, the position's job is to hold the line parallel to the LoS and not get beat, and also contribute to the pass rush and qb pressure. That's exactly what Princewill did the entire time he was here, regardless if other guys mopped up and stat-padded.
The name calling is so unbecoming. You honestly believe that these people who rank the players are watching film of these players and ranking them based on holding the line parallel and not getting beat? Please.
If anything it is the opposite for most Fans.
Right now Matt is like that old dog you have had forever...and you know it is getting close to "his time" but you are still hoping for one more good year.
But you also know that it is almost over.