Filling out the recruiting class

[artguy68]

According to 247Sports, here is where we stand with our current scholarship offers. Below is a llist of players who are "warm" for Nebraska (likely ones to commit in bold):

Frank Brown, RB, solid 3 star, TX. NU in top 7.
Kevontre Bradford, RB, 4 star, TX. Likely OSU or Wis.
LV Bunkley-Shelton, WR, 4 star, CA. NU in top 6, but USC lean.
Omar Manning, WR, 4 star, TX JUCO. Likely for NU.
Lawaun Powell, WR, mid 3 star, IL. NU in top 3.
Ja'Quan Randolph, WR, low 3 star, FL. Likely for NU.
Chandler Durham, OT, low 3 star, GA. Likely for NU.
Kendal Septs, OT, mid 3 star, FL. NU in top 2.
Cesar Reyes, OT, mid 3 star, FL. NU in top 2.
Jared Ivey, DE, high 3 star, GA. NU in top 5.
Regen Terry, DE, mid 3 star, AZ. NU in top 2, but strong BC lean.
Jimari Butler, DE, low 3 star, AL. NU in top 5.
Tuli Tuipulotu, DE, high 3 star, CA. NU in top 6.
Nusi Milani, DE, low 3 star, CA. NU in top 4.
Devyn Curtis, MLB, high 3 star, TN. NU in top 6, but strong Vandy lean.
Kaden Johnson, OLB, 4 star, MN. NU in top 5, but Wis and Minn lean.
Mister Williams, OLB, mid 3 star, CA. NU in top 3, but strong UCLA lean.
Jamoi Hodge, OLB, no stars, KS JUCO. NU in top 2.
Darion Green-Warren, CB, 4 stars, NU in top 7 but strong USC lean.
Brian George, CB, 4 stars, KS JUCO. NU in top 6.
Jakorian Bennett, CB, low 3 star, KS JUCO. NU in top 5.
Kendrick Simpkinds, S, low 3 star, AL. NU in top 3.
Jamorri Colson, ATH, mid 3 star, GA. NU in top 5.
Johnquai Lewis, ATH, low 3 star, FL. NU in top 3.
Rishard Desnmore, ATH, low 3 star, AL. Likely for NU.

 

[WoodRiverJennings]

The longer it takes with Manning, the less likely he is to be N, imo. Sadly, I think we will see the class filled out with mostly low threes.

I think the staff was able to get some of their top targets early on, but have been striking out left and right since the season went South. Could be a very disappointing class.

 

[jlb321_rivals110621]

we are all of a sudden putting out a large number of JUCO offers and late offers to lightly recruited high school players which on both fronts are concerning

the JUCO push is an indication that you missed in your first 2 classes at key positions

and the late high school offers to "diamonds in the rough" means you struggled connecting with your initial targets

It appears we are scrambling to complete this class - I hope we close strong

as posted before .. since joining the BIG and for a number of years prior we have never had a class ranked lower than any BIG west team -- I hope this isn't the first year as this staff doesn't need another title for futility in Husker football history

 

[dand84]

2020 Commits and Fr. Scholarships
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QB: 2020 1, Fr. McCaffrey
RB: 2020 2, Fr. Thompkins, Johnson
WR: 2020 2, Fr. WR, Houston, Chase, Nance
TE: 2020 0, Fr. Hickman
OL: 2020 2, Fr. Anderson, Banks, Piper, Benhart, Fritzsche, Lynn
DB: 2020 3, Fr. Pola-Gates, Farmer, Newsome, Wright
LB: 2020 1, Fr. Nelson, Graham, Snodgrass, Hannah, Henrich
DL: 2020 3, Fr. Newsom, Robinson

16 scholarship seniors + Mile Jones, status unknown for Legrone, Hunt, and Washington. Also some possible guys hit the portal? Bradley? Jefferson? Some of the OL?

 

[Hedley Lemar]

we are all of a sudden putting out a large number of JUCO offers and late offers to lightly recruited high school players which on both fronts are concerning

the JUCO push is an indication that you missed in your first 2 classes at key positions

and the late high school offers to "diamonds in the rough" means you struck out on your initial targets

It appears we are scrambling to complete this class - I hope we close strong

as posted before .. since joining the BIG and for a number of years prior we have never had a class ranked lower than any BIG west team -- I hope this isn't the first year as this staff doesn't need another title for futility in Husker football history

I’ve seen this before. Sure as hell hope it doesn’t have the same results.

 

[dand84]

We have room for 4 more commits + whatever attrition we except to happen (Mo, Legrone, Hunt, etc).

 

[WHCSC]

What about Gentry, the OT from Colorado?
What about Rodney Groce?

 

[uberism1111]

we are all of a sudden putting out a large number of JUCO offers and late offers to lightly recruited high school players which on both fronts are concerning

the JUCO push is an indication that you missed in your first 2 classes at key positions

and the late high school offers to "diamonds in the rough" means you struck out on your initial targets

It appears we are scrambling to complete this class - I hope we close strong

as posted before .. since joining the BIG and for a number of years prior we have never had a class ranked lower than any BIG west team -- I hope this isn't the first year as this staff doesn't need another title for futility in Husker football history

Bo's January run was always offering kids with only MAC level offers or even lower. That isn't what Frost is doing.

They are offering some JUCO kids at DE/OLB type because it is a major need on the roster. It needs to get fixed. One of the JUCO offers is for ILB.

The high school kids that were committed to Florida State are not "Bo low hanging fruit". There is a dynamic skill player at a prep school in CT that may get an offer.

That kid that visited from Canada didn't even get offered. If it was "Bo season" he would have been offered and committed already.

There is a MAJOR difference between Bo and Frost recruiting.

And we don't have that many spots left anyways. 10 at most.

 

[jlb321_rivals110621]

Bo's January run was always offering kids with only MAC level offers or even lower. That isn't what Frost is doing.

They are offering some JUCO kids at DE/OLB type because it is a major need on the roster. It needs to get fixed. One of the JUCO offers is for ILB.

The high school kids that were committed to Florida State are not "Bo low hanging fruit". There is a dynamic skill player at a prep school in CT that may get an offer.

That kid that visited from Canada didn't even get offered. If it was "Bo season" he would have been offered and committed already.

There is a MAJOR difference between Bo and Frost recruiting.

And we don't have that many spots left anyways. 10 at most.

i'm no fan of Bo .. but Bo was able to consistently get 9 or more wins per year from "low hanging fruit"

We are still looking forward, with much anticipation, to winning more games than we lose and will likely be going into year 3 still hoping to celebrate this miraculous achievement

 

[artguy68]

What about Gentry, the OT from Colorado?
What about Rodney Groce?

We are not in Gentry's top 4, and he is a strong BYU lean.
Groce does not have a "top" list, but it is true, we are predicted as most likely, along Miss State and Auburn.

 

[Ewooc]

The longer it takes with Manning, the less likely he is to be N, imo. Sadly, I think we will see the class filled out with mostly low threes.

I think the staff was able to get some of their top targets early on, but have been striking out left and right since the season went South. Could be a very disappointing class.

Yep, we needed to have a good year this year to help recruiting. Last year Frost could sell rebuild as an excuse for 4-8. Kids remember Frost and the undefeated UCF team. 2 years of 4-8, kids aren't buying the hype and rebuild. I agree I don't see this class ending great. Would be shocked if we can crack the top 25.

 

[Bigredhunter]

2020 Commits and Fr. Scholarships
------------------------------------------------

QB: 2020 1, Fr. McCaffrey
RB: 2020 2, Fr. Thompkins, Johnson
WR: 2020 2, Fr. WR, Houston, Chase, Nance
TE: 2020 0, Fr. Hickman
OL: 2020 2, Fr. Anderson, Banks, Piper, Benhart, Fritzsche, Lynn
DB: 2020 3, Fr. Pola-Gates, Farmer, Newsome, Wright
LB: 2020 1, Fr. Nelson, Graham, Snodgrass, Hannah, Henrich
DL: 2020 3, Fr. Newsom, Robinson

16 scholarship seniors + Mile Jones, status unknown for Legrone, Hunt, and Washington. Also some possible guys hit the portal? Bradley? Jefferson? Some of the OL?

Man this past class looks so promising and that's without Wan'Dale even being listed! If we max out our guys potential and craft the scheme to fit their skill set, I can see these guys being extremely successful for us!!

 

[dand84]

Assuming Frost wants to take a full 25, we currently have 14 committed, Seniors/Portal net 3 more, current roster has 1 space for 18 total slots available. Any bets on the 7 extra guys that will have to leave the program? There are some situations where you can be over of course, but who is going?

 

[jlb321_rivals110621]

 

[BroskiRed]

I never saw that he took an official to TN, did he? He has officials set up for NU, TCU and Maryland...

 

[Harry Caray]

Another LB recruit off the board. You can see why we offered like 10 JUCO linebackers this week. The 3-4 defense is never going to work here if we continue to struggle recruiting linebackers this much.

 

[Jimmy Frank]

i'm no fan of Bo .. but Bo was able to consistently get 9 or more wins per year from "low hanging fruit"

We are still looking forward, with much anticipation, to winning more games than we lose and will likely be going into year 3 still hoping to celebrate this miraculous achievement

Try keeping a coach around longer than 5 years and it will. Yeah, you’ll have to toughen the F up and be patient, oh well.

 

[Jimmy Frank]

Yep, we needed to have a good year this year to help recruiting. Last year Frost could sell rebuild as an excuse for 4-8. Kids remember Frost and the undefeated UCF team. 2 years of 4-8, kids aren't buying the hype and rebuild. I agree I don't see this class ending great. Would be shocked if we can crack the top 25.

They’re not buying it huh? Don’t worry Debbie, well be fine.

 

[cHUCK001]

Some good players, but let's be real. You are not going to build a championship team with this list.

 

[Dean Pope]

The longer it takes with Manning, the less likely he is to be N, imo. Sadly, I think we will see the class filled out with mostly low threes.

I think the staff was able to get some of their top targets early on, but have been striking out left and right since the season went South. Could be a very disappointing class.

Our Rivals and 24/7 writers are normally pretty optimistic, I heard one on the radio recently admit that we seem to have lost a lot of our top uncommitted prospects and that other staffs are really amping up the negative recruiting.

 

[Jimmy Frank]

If recruits read the toxic waste the trash fans post here, I don’t blame them. If the Deborahs get their way, Coach will be run out of town and we’ll forever be a dumpster fire. The lack of support is pathetic and embarrassing.

 

[WoodRiverJennings]

Alternatively, if recruits see the toxic waste the coaches put on the field, I don't blame them either. If the results on the field don't improve, we won't be able to out-recruit Kansas. The lack of improvement is even more pathetic and embarrassing.

 

[Dean Pope]

Some good players, but let's be real. You are not going to build a championship team with this list.

Nope. I think we need to be realistic. Let’s first try to win the division and raise our profile so that recruiting becomes a bit easier. I think we need to ask if this group can help us beat Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin.

 

[jlb321_rivals110621]

If recruits read the toxic waste the trash fans post here, I don’t blame them. If the Deborahs get their way, Coach will be run out of town and we’ll forever be a dumpster fire. The lack of support is pathetic and embarrassing.

Win —— Some —— Games

 

[c3o]

If recruits read the toxic waste the trash fans post here, I don’t blame them. If the Deborahs get their way, Coach will be run out of town and we’ll forever be a dumpster fire. The lack of support is pathetic and embarrassing.

You seem more worried about the attitude of a message board than the product on the field. That’s odd, Jimmy.

 

[uberism1111]

Worry about recruiting when you know who has signed. Under the Frost staff they are always in on some good players that the writers have zero clue about.

 

[phoenix4nu]

Worry about recruiting when you know who has signed. Under the Frost staff they are always in on some good players that the writers have zero clue about.

Diamond in the rough types?

 

[Jimmy Frank]

You seem more worried about the attitude of a message board than the product on the field. That’s odd, Jimmy.

Hey look everyone, it's Sherlock Holmes. You would be correct. I'm more concerned with toxic waste fans that don't get behind the coaches and players and support them. The staff hasn't even been here 2 years. Some of the star players were playing high school ball last year. The RS center used to be a TE and is playing center for the first time in his career. There doesn't seem to be a healthy QB. 30 some players recruited in the last 3 years are gone. We're on our 3rd coach since 2014, technically 4th if you count Cotton OSU puts more players in the NFL in 1 year than have in 4 years.

So yeah, I don't care who the staff is, the one thing the program could benefit most from right now is consistency and stability.

 

[Jimmy Frank]

Alternatively, if recruits see the toxic waste the coaches put on the field, I don't blame them either. If the results on the field don't improve, we won't be able to out-recruit Kansas. The lack of improvement is even more pathetic and embarrassing.

Aww, the team not winning enough for you, it's all about you after all. Quit being a **** and go root for another team. You're obviously not a Husker fan calling the coaches toxic waste.

 

[Harry Caray]

Minnesota looking pretty good with a team of all 2 and 3 star recruits (after firing their DC in the middle of Year 2). Coaching matters.

 

[CatColumbia]

Aww, the team not winning enough for you, it's all about you after all. Quit being a **** and go root for another team. You're obviously not a Husker fan calling the coaches toxic waste.

We’re headed for a 3rd consecutive year with a 4-8 finish. 4 out 5 years of losing record and we’re supposed to be happy singing Kumbaya? I’m sorry but this is unacceptable. Especially for the amount of money and support the Big Red Nation puts forth. We deserve better.

Now I will say that our administration put us in this **** hole that we’re in and Frost is trying to get us out. It’s clear that Frost has been out coached in A LOT of games this year and we should be critical of that. Not calling to fire him, but I would like to see a better product on the field.

 

[c3o]

Hey look everyone, it's Sherlock Holmes. You would be correct. I'm more concerned with toxic waste fans that don't get behind the coaches and players and support them. The staff hasn't even been here 2 years. Some of the star players were playing high school ball last year. The RS center used to be a TE and is playing center for the first time in his career. There doesn't seem to be a healthy QB. 30 some players recruited in the last 3 years are gone. We're on our 3rd coach since 2014, technically 4th if you count Cotton OSU puts more players in the NFL in 1 year than have in 4 years.

So yeah, I don't care who the staff is, the one thing the program could benefit most from right now is consistency and stability.

You’re currently being toxic. Lol

 

[Jimmy Frank]

We’re headed for a 3rd consecutive year with a 4-8 finish. 4 out 5 years of losing record and we’re supposed to be happy singing Kumbaya? I’m sorry but this is unacceptable. Especially for the amount of money and support the Big Red Nation puts forth. We deserve better.

Now I will say that our administration put us in this **** hole that we’re in and Frost is trying to get us out. It’s clear that Frost has been out coached in A LOT of games this year and we should be critical of that. Not calling to fire him, but I would like to see a better product on the field.

What exactly is gained from trashing the coaches and players? What is gained by being supportive? I ask in the context of, the staff hasn't even been here 2 years and recruits from their first (hurry up) class are sophomores.

 

[CatColumbia]

What exactly is gained from trashing the coaches and players? What is gained by being supportive? I ask in the context of, the staff hasn't even been here 2 years and recruits from their first (hurry up) class are sophomores.

What is gained from being supportive? Positive or realistic is not going to change how inept they are on Saturdays. Those guys (players) shouldn’t be on this board anyways. They have a lot of catching up to do to even get six wins. In life it’s always important to be true and honest, and if we’re a terrible team right now, that’s what we are and we as fans shouldn’t sugarcoat it.

 

[TruHusker]

Worry about recruiting when you know who has signed. Under the Frost staff they are always in on some good players that the writers have zero clue about.

Always? Name them please. Then name the food ones that were "under the radar."

 

[jeans15]

Minnesota looking pretty good with a team of all 2 and 3 star recruits (after firing their DC in the middle of Year 2). Coaching matters.

Yep

 

[MOHUSKER]

Sorry to say ,but there recruits seem to be ******..Juco's recruits have been a bust so far and half of the high school kids they get never work out.I have no reason to beleive this staff has the brains to short out the good from the bad so far,based on what we have seen so far..

Too many young coaches we have who dont know talent from a hole in the ground,even our husker sites staff ,like Nate never gets it right ..they pump up our recruits to get us jacked and then when they suck ,its always on the coaches for them not panning out!!

I think they should start sending our reporters also to classes that teach them how to see talent,since they are the ones who gives out star ratings,and if they dont work outhhem the boot also for false reporting to get our money for memberships,since if we drop off they get pink slips,so they pump sunshine ,where it aint.They are just as resposnsibles when it comes to exspecting great things from crap they feed us to sell memberships and papers..


These sites give out star rating that never pan out.We have reporters who never played the sport let alone know what talent looks like and that is why alot of these high star kids never live up to these sites rating..Nate has been wrong more then right when he reports what he thinks are talented players.Sorry,but going to college for sports reporting doesnt make you a trust worthy talent scout,i bet most of them never even played the sport they are covering..

Shawn included..He went to south ,but im sure he never played football.He is a good reporter,but it doesnt make him a talent scout.I geuss what im getting at is these stories they pump out should not be tooken as something we should exspect from this team ,but more as hope,then maybe we wouldnt be so bent when **** goes the other way.

Evaluations are never a perfect science, they are an opinion of potential, but they can’t know the heart and work ethic of 3-4K players, sometimes really talented kids physically don’t put things together, other times kids not as physically talented work hard and have better instincts that show up later.

You see the same issues with coaches, managers and players in every sport. Human performance and behavior are unpredictable.

 

[Jimmy Frank]

What is gained from being supportive? Positive or realistic is not going to change how inept they are on Saturdays. Those guys (players) shouldn’t be on this board anyways. They have a lot of catching up to do to even get six wins. In life it’s always important to be true and honest, and if we’re a terrible team right now, that’s what we are and we as fans shouldn’t sugarcoat it.

Yeah, its just the boards. That's why Wan'Dale's dad had to tweet that his kid is happy where he's at.

What's gained from being supportive? If you were a player right now, would you rather have fans tweeting you're trash and play for a garbage program or fans that tell you that you're a Husker and we have your back, keep working?

 

[WoodRiverJennings]

Aww, the team not winning enough for you, it's all about you after all. Quit being a **** and go root for another team. You're obviously not a Husker fan calling the coaches toxic waste.

I didn't call the coaches toxic waste. And no, the team isn't winning enough for me, or for anybody else.

 

[c3o]

Yeah, its just the boards. That's why Wan'Dale's dad had to tweet that his kid is happy where he's at.

What's gained from being supportive? If you were a player right now, would you rather have fans tweeting you're trash and play for a garbage program or fans that tell you that you're a Husker and we have your back, keep working?

I would be a man and not worry about things I can’t control or what others think of me.