Actually Maryland's recruiting has been pretty decent. They just have a terrible football culture and no one cares about it, so they consistently perform under their talent level.
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actually this game means a lot right now. We NEEDED this win so we have a fighting chance to get to a bowl game and get the extra practices. And honestly, there’s not much else we can learn about our team. We aren’t a very good team right now. We are a team that’s fighting its *** off to make a bowl game. Maryland was step one...Iowa is step two. Even if we beat Iowa it doesn’t say a lot. Just shows progress and allows us more practices for the younger players coming up...GBR
Great to win today. I proudly rang our old large cast iron school bell (easily a three-four man bell to move) after the game. I then stepped out to the front yard and our neighbor from across the street, a Golden Gopher grad, was raking leaves. He gave me a bad time for celebrating a win over Maryland. Yes, It’s a lot more fun winning than losing. The young kids played great.
you really need to go look at Maryland’s recruiting the past 4-5 years plus the transfers they have gotten in. They aren’t that far off from us talent wise and might even have us beat at this point In time.
2020 (this years class) Maryland has 2 5.8 4 stars committed and 3 5.7 3 star guys committed to them (which are borderline 4 star guys and are 4 star players on 24/7 and ESPN).
2019 class Maryland got a 6.0 4 star and 2 5.8 4 star players along with one 5.7 3 star players
2018 class Maryland got 6 5.8 4 star players and 4 5.7 3 star guys along with 7 5.6 3 star guys (which isn’t bad and what Wisconsin and Iowa do constantly)
2017 (Maryland’s best class and ranked top 17th in the country) class had 3 5.9 4 star players, 4 5.8 4 star players (for a grand total of 7 4 star players) and then followed that up with 8 5.7 3 star players (again borderline 4 star players) and also pulled in 9 5.6 3 star players.
2016 class they got a 6.0 4 star OL, and 3 4 star players (one 5.9 and 2 5.8 guys)
So, as you can see, Maryland does NOT have a team full of 2 star players. They actually might have more 4 star and 5 star players then we have. They have anywhere from 19-24 plus 4 star guys on their team and a couple 5 star guys (at least one, the transfer LB from OSU Buckeyes). And I didn’t mention or count the 5 star guy/s Maryland had transfer in...actually i didn’t count any of their transfers they brought in. Only reason Maryland is struggling is because they have a lousy Head Coach. Give them Urban Meyer or a good HC...Maryland would look completely different this year.
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Use protection tonight, guy. Never know where @SC_'sker has been.Lol you sound absolutely miserable... Want to talk about it?
You are really, really bad at talking trash BTW. Between that comment and your gif earlier I actually feel sorry for you, you don't exactly paint a very good picture of yourself on here.
Sorry if you felt left out, I’m sure HBK can edit you in the initial post...
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have done my research. While everyone here has been screaming we have less talent than Minnesota, Purdue, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa, the exact research exercise you did would prove Nebraska has superior recruiting. Take away our 4 star transfers and busts, and we are all solid 3 star talent teams with a few 4 stars sprinkled in. You can substitute the word “Maryland” in your post with “Nebraska’ and the word “Nebraska” with Minnesota, Purdue, Indiana, Iowa, or Wisconsin.
Now, I’m not ready - yet - to say Nebraska has lousy coaching, as you suggest for Maryland, but I would argue the coaches of the teams I mentioned above are outperforming our staff at this point in time.
The excuse that every team that beat us this year has better talent is lazy. We just have not gotten the production from our 3 star talent that those other programs have (not to mention the regression we have witnessed in players like Martinez and Barry). This is my sole concern with our program at this point in time.
Lame. What are you like 12 or something? At least try to be clever and don't just regurgitate put downs from junior high. LMAO, try harder nerd!!!
Maybe if you stay on these boards long enough you will learn something about college football. I've seen so many ridiculous posts on here from you and while your comebacks are childish I suspect that has more to do with you being a social misfit than your age. I am positive you do not fit in anywhere but we have to tolerate you on here. You seem like the kinda "guy" that thinks because Nebraska was on top in the 90's that you know what you are talking about on here (you absolutely do not).
EDIT - Thanks for "liking" my post, totally the sign of a beaten "man".
First time I've been wrong this year, although it was more of an attempt to draw Top_Gun out than it was an actual prediction. I love getting the troll riled up!
funny, the last few games I have seen progress, not regression. My only point was showing wrong you where on the Maryland being full of 2 star talent. You was far off and very wrong. So forgive me if I dont believe you did any research at all. Again, you claimed Maryland was full of 2 star talent and they are actually full of 4 star players and high 3 star players.
And sorry, but again your wrong. The Huskers don’t have more talent then the teams you mentioned. You are forgetting about all the transfers we lost and players that didn’t qualify. I posted in a another thread about all the 4 star players we lost on the 2015, 2016, and 2017 classes. So the very best case, the talent is close to equal to them, not so much better then them. We had 17-19 4 star guys in those classes and only have 3 or 4 4 star players are left from those classes (makes up our Seniors and junior’s this year). The rest of our 4 star players are all from 2018 and 2019 classes (our sophomores and freshmen). You have to take into count all the players we lost.
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I keep hearing that we shouldn't be happy about this win because Maryland is terrible. Well so is South Alabama and some other teams that we played dangerously close this year. The point is, we beat a team like we were supposed to. AND we played a clean, complete game. We haven't been doing that.
Nebraska has looked good 2 weeks in a row. Its encouraging
Nebraska has looked good 2 weeks in a row. Its encouraging
exactly my point in my post above this. I don’t give a flying f_ck if Maryland is bad or not. We won 54-7. We blew them out on the ROAD. Again that’s on the ROAD. We have seen progress the last couple games. Lower penalties, less turn overs, and offense that has Oline blocking and opening wholes and a defense that’s actually stopping offenses (at least at times). We are finally seeing the Martinez of old? Or he’s at least close to looking like he did last year these past couple games. We are playing cleaner games and Again, PROGRESS is being made. It’s all about getting better and we have seen this lately. Now bring on Iowa...GBR
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Coaching is not good, and they have a lot of talented skill players. But their Offensive line is the worst in the Big Ten. Its worse than Rutgers.
exactly my point too. This guy claimed in a post on page 1 that Maryland was full of 2 star talent and I was pointing out how wrong he was. They actually have more 4 and 5 star players then we have. They are hampered by bad coaching and yes, a bad Oline.
yet you’re not counting all the 4 star players that left and didn’t qualify. We only have 4-5 4 star players left on the team from 2015, 2016, 2017 classes (M Dismuke, L Jackson, John R and J McQuitty and K Davis are the only ones left). Most of our 4 star players left are from 2018 and 2019 classes (our sophomores and freshmen). But yes, if you count the guys that left and didn’t make it, we are have more talent...but how fair is that to count guys that are gone and not playing?
Ha. I just remember the most vocal whiners. He may need to step up his game.RollingLaugh
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Maryland quit on the season, and they suck.
Yesterday is over, nobody cares about that game, except the kids in the locker room.
Iowa will smack us in the mouth so let's see if we fold or step-up this week.
Frost should run some Wildcat with Luke and mix it up or my fear is we get boat-raced again. They will take away Speilman. Iowa plays smart football. I think we can win it on the Qbs legs in a wild scramble of a ballgame but not sure Scott is willing to see it and coach accordingly. Still suspect IMO.
Yesterday is over, nobody cares about that game, except the kids in the locker room.
Iowa will smack us in the mouth so let's see if we fold or step-up this week.
Frost should run some Wildcat with Luke and mix it up or my fear is we get boat-raced again. They will take away Speilman. Iowa plays smart football. I think we can win it on the Qbs legs in a wild scramble of a ballgame but not sure Scott is willing to see it and coach accordingly. Still suspect IMO.
Lots of claims, zero references. Lots of posts, not one original thought. Thanks for reading all of my posts, though. It’s flattering to have such loyal fans. Back under the bridge you go.
You’re obsessed. It’s sad, pathetic and exhausting.
Nobody believes your schtick about being a husker fan. You’re a hater, nothing more, nothing less. You’re told multiple times per week by multiple people to delete your account. Talk about beaten. Drums don’t take that kind of punishment.
You are correct on my 2 star mention on Maryland. That was clickbait, no doubt they have comparable talent and yesterday was positive with a blowout win.
Regarding Nebraska being below the talent of the other programs I mentioned, I still dispute. No doubt Nebraska has lost a lot of 4 stars. Those other schools, though, never recruited as many 4 stars from the beginning, leaving all the teams with primarily 3 star players with a few 4 stars sprinkled in. You are also making the assumption they had no transfers/busts within their groups. I believe all of these teams are playing with equally talented people, ours just seem to be gelling now. Hope that continues.
Regardless of our disagreement, if this group could play Iowa strong or even possibly beat them, that would be great finish for a bad season. I really hope they can get the extra bowl practices and that would give me cautious optimism for the upcoming year.