Kaelin is N!

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And later Joey Ganz a lightly recruited 2 star that Callahan signed
Husker fans trashed the recruitment of Ganz mercilessly as I recall. And what a heroic success story of an underdog it was when he proved them all wrong. Such a feel good story in the Husker history books.
 

RedJensen

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What? Are you his uncle or something? Better than Raiola (at some point)? A low three star vs..the number 1 player in the nation? Jesus.. Whatever get's you hard. He is an OK get, but comparing him to a five star? Whatever.
It’s actually pretty easy to compare. We don’t have the 5 star. We got the (almost) 4 star who decommited just to come play here. That’s worth at least 2 extra stars.
 

king_kong_

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Husker fans trashed the recruitment of Ganz mercilessly as I recall. And what a heroic success story of an underdog it was when he proved them all wrong. Such a feel good story in the Husker history books.
Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it
 

Yantzeee

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What a back up plan! Another Nebraska low rated recruit! Has any of the last 20 yrs qb's from our state ever panned out! One good thing about missing out on top recruit! They can get rid of his under performing Uncle who sucks at coaching and recruiting!
Low rated recruit? You do realize Oregon, LSU, Texas, Penn State and OU 2024 QBs are rated about the same (by 247).

Daniel has some really good offers and was committed to an $EC that has put a lot of QBs in the league lately. Think DK would be a plan A guy most years for us.

ON3 is the reason he’s rated low composite wise and that site doesn’t have any sort of credibility yet IMO. ESPN, 247, and rivals have him rated about the same. The state of Nebraska had over 10 guys commit to P5 schools last year but yet On3 #3 in state player last year ended up @ an FCS school. Take that for what it’s worth
 
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Truewooper

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There have been some pretty dang good 3 star qbs in college. So if the staff likes the player we have to assume they know what they are talking about. Notable 3 Star QBs that come to mind: Pat White, Colt McCoy, Sam Bradford, Marcus Mariota, Baker Mayfield, Kevin Hogan, Johnny Manziel, Hell Russell Wilson was a 2 star qb. Obviously there have been 5 and 4 star qbs who bust, look at Cody Green.

It's not an exact science. This is why development and finding the right fit at QB matters.
 
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king_kong_

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Low rated recruit? You do realize Oregon, LSU, Texas, Penn State and OU 2024 QBs are rated about the same (by 247).

Daniel has some really good offers and was committed to an $EC that has put a lot of QBs in the league lately. Think DK would be a plan A guy most years for us.

ON3 is the reason he’s rated low composite wise and that site doesn’t have any sort of credibility yet IMO. ESPN, 247, and rivals have him rated about the same. The state of Nebraska had over 10 guys commit to P5 schools last year but yet On3 #3 in state player last year ended up @ an FCS school. Take that for what it’s worth
10 NE guys going to P5s
And all of them should have been recruited and signed by Nebraska?
RollingLaugh
 

dinglefritz

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Husker fans trashed the recruitment of Ganz mercilessly as I recall. And what a heroic success story of an underdog it was when he proved them all wrong. Such a feel good story in the Husker history books.
Not me. I gave Bill the benefit of the doubt😉
 

Laner2

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What a back up plan! Another Nebraska low rated recruit! Has any of the last 20 yrs qb's from our state ever panned out! One good thing about missing out on top recruit! They can get rid of his under performing Uncle who sucks at coaching and recruiting!
Reliably bad take.
 

Yantzeee

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Has any of the last 20 yrs qb's from our state ever panned out!
Easton Stick doing pretty well for himself. Winningest QB in the history of FCS, 4 rings, and still in the NFL. So I think he panned out and obviously much better than the 2 QBs we took in 2014 over him. And recall Bo was in a mad scramble at the end and to even find a QB
 
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You should try it sometime
 

Huskers_Rule

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All I can say is that it is so damn energizing to finally have a coach who knows what in the hell he is doing. I have not been this optimistic about Husker football in a long, long time. Getting this kid means much more than landing a solid 3 star recruit at QB. It signals that NU football is once again being led by adults who understand what it takes to succeed. And we have not had that since Solich was fired.
You say this about every new coaching hire.
 

Antwill

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Who did a hell of a lot better than Sam Keller.
He should have started over Keller for sure. I just don't get these coaches who won't even give a kid a chance because he isn't rated as high or isn't "his guy."
 

RBigredMax

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this is what I am coming to appreciate more and more about rhule. Who he is in the dark when the possibility of this quote never coming out of things would have landed differently. Up front, honest, but extremely respectful. We’ve got a good one.
 

Hephusker44

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Many here were perfectly fine ignoring the best quarterback to come out of NE in 25 years

They said as much over and over and over again

Same people would never own up to those posts today. Pathetic if you ask me.
Better than Bronson Marsh?
 

Huskers123456

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Easton Stick doing pretty well for himself. Winningest QB in the history of FCS, 4 rings, and still in the NFL. So I think he panned out and obviously much better than the 2 QBs we took in 2014 over him. And recall Bo was in a mad scramble at the end and to even find a QB
Plus Duggan was a Omaha metro qb. So 2 NFL qbs out of the Omaha metro in the last 8 to 10 years.
 
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You say this about every new coaching hire.
Perhaps I do! Ha. Chalk it up to my optimism whenever a failed coach is fired and a new guy comes in. I think that is better than automatically being cynical about a new coach's potential success. All that said, I do not remember saying this about Mike Riley. I was, like almost everyone else, scratching my head over that hire. I was indeed optimistic about Pelini and Frost being hired, but so were a ton of others on here. They were both wildly popular hires at the time.

But I do think the optimism this time around is well-founded. Rhule has a proven track record of turning moribund college programs around. He is also connecting with the fan base and Osborne in a way no previous post-Solich coach has. He seems to genuinely love Husker football and the State of Nebraska and it seems he really does want this to be a destination job and knows what it takes to get us back to where we should be.

Time will tell if Rhule turns out to be another bust. But I really am more optimistic about this hire than I was even for the Frost hire.
 

c3o

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Congrats to the in state QB achieving his dream. It’s now in his hands what he makes of it
 

Husker.Wed._rivals

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Perhaps I do! Ha. Chalk it up to my optimism whenever a failed coach is fired and a new guy comes in. I think that is better than automatically being cynical about a new coach's potential success. All that said, I do not remember saying this about Mike Riley. I was, like almost everyone else, scratching my head over that hire. I was indeed optimistic about Pelini and Frost being hired, but so were a ton of others on here. They were both wildly popular hires at the time.

But I do think the optimism this time around is well-founded. Rhule has a proven track record of turning moribund college programs around. He is also connecting with the fan base and Osborne in a way no previous post-Solich coach has. He seems to genuinely love Husker football and the State of Nebraska and it seems he really does want this to be a destination job and knows what it takes to get us back to where we should be.

Time will tell if Rhule turns out to be another bust. But I really am more optimistic about this hire than I was even for the Frost hire.
Good post. But I always shuddered that a criterion for a coach being successful at NU is how much he cozies up to Osborne. When you take a new job you shouldn't have to look over your shoulder at what some past retiree is trying to influence.
 

dinglefritz

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Good post. But I always shuddered that a criterion for a coach being successful at NU is how much he cozies up to Osborne. When you take a new job you shouldn't have to look over your shoulder at what some past retiree is trying to influence.
Ignoring one of best college coaches ever isn’t a recipe for success. While I believe Tom’s issues were a problem for Callahan, having him on board after Frost was fired is huge. He’s beyond meddling now IMO and just happy to have a guy who brought Frank back. Rhule has been acquainted with if not friends with Frank for years. It’s all positive.
 

19Football19

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There have been some pretty dang good 3 star qbs in college. So if the staff likes the player we have to assume they know what they are talking about. Notable 3 Star QBs that come to mind: Pat White, Colt McCoy, Sam Bradford, Marcus Mariota, Baker Mayfield, Kevin Hogan, Johnny Manziel, Hell Russell Wilson was a 2 star qb. Obviously there have been 5 and 4 star qbs who bust, look at Cody Green.

It's not an exact science. This is why development and finding the right fit at QB matters.
People always pull out the few that did or didn’t make it and think it holds weight or justifies their narrative. Statistically, you’ll not find an honest person that says 3* are better than 4* - they just need development. If that’s the case, how’s it worked out for us being called mid 3* U of the has been blue blood programs.
 

realHuskerDrew

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People always pull out the few that did or didn’t make it and think it holds weight or justifies their narrative. Statistically, you’ll not find an honest person that says 3* are better than 4* - they just need development. If that’s the case, how’s it worked out for us being called mid 3* U of the has been blue blood programs.
Yeah, I will say the comparing of star ranking is stupid. People who use this just are just ignorant of the system. There is like 3x more 3 stars than 4 and 5 stars combined each recruiting class.

Back to our topic.. I am just feeling real good that we landed Kaelin and am convinced like someone said earlier that DK was likely told that they were going after Raiola hard and would have to wait on taking him but if he went elsewhere that he was the top guy after that.

I just wonder now, we have several WRs coming in on visits, how many can we really take after signing 6 last year?
I would think 2-3 is the limit. Saw some film of Hall, and man he’s a baller
 

timnsun

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People always pull out the few that did or didn’t make it and think it holds weight or justifies their narrative. Statistically, you’ll not find an honest person that says 3* are better than 4* - they just need development. If that’s the case, how’s it worked out for us being called mid 3* U of the has been blue blood programs.
Pretty sure you’re the only one calling us mid 3* U of the has been blue blood programs. I’ve literally never seen it anywhere else. Only in every single post you make on this site, or some derivation of that.

No other way to maintain your narrative.
 

Truewooper

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People always pull out the few that did or didn’t make it and think it holds weight or justifies their narrative. Statistically, you’ll not find an honest person that says 3* are better than 4* - they just need development. If that’s the case, how’s it worked out for us being called mid 3* U of the has been blue blood programs.
Lol never said that all 3*s are better than 4*s. Just saying that they could develop him into a very good player.
 

10Trvln

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Perhaps I do! Ha. Chalk it up to my optimism whenever a failed coach is fired and a new guy comes in. I think that is better than automatically being cynical about a new coach's potential success. All that said, I do not remember saying this about Mike Riley. I was, like almost everyone else, scratching my head over that hire. I was indeed optimistic about Pelini and Frost being hired, but so were a ton of others on here. They were both wildly popular hires at the time.

But I do think the optimism this time around is well-founded. Rhule has a proven track record of turning moribund college programs around. He is also connecting with the fan base and Osborne in a way no previous post-Solich coach has. He seems to genuinely love Husker football and the State of Nebraska and it seems he really does want this to be a destination job and knows what it takes to get us back to where we should be.

Time will tell if Rhule turns out to be another bust. But I really am more optimistic about this hire than I was even for the Frost hire.
Everything you said is correct. I would add, the maturity level of the coaching staff rose drastically after Rhule and his assistants stepped on campus. That alone, will pay huge dividends for our football team.
 

Redmich

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I am glad Kaelin threw for the coaches and they were highly impressed - a lot of stiffs could put up impressive numbers when you have 2 power 5 WRs on your high school team. Particularly playing in a small state facing very little D1 talent on the other side.

 

Walleye 1

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I will admit I am wrong all the time. I love coming here and being corrected. Would rather to know that i have factual information.