RB situation
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Tough question without really knowing. Ive heard that Mills told a reporter that he needed to get two A's and 1 B this quarter to qualify. If I had to bet my house, I would bet that he doesnt do that. On Mo Ive heard multiple reports . As to the legal issue Im guessing he needs to get it lowered to a misdemeanor which Im guessing is probably likely. If he gets a felony I dont see how he stays. Also heard grades have been bad.
The coaches couldn't possibly rely on either to be major contributors. Mo's freshman year was a miracle and should be viewed that way. If he is still in a husker uniform at the start of next season it would be another major miracle. The Mills situation is a risk at a high need situation...fortunately Frost is very creative with his touches and his offense can produce in short yardage without a standard RB...and I think we should expect to be w/o an every down back for a while.
I'm not counting out Brody Belt.
Im hoping so.
Though getting two As and a B in junior college? In one quarter? Thats a pretty tall task. VERY challenging.
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A semester. If they are basket weaving and art, no biggie but if they are trig, calc, chem, English Literature, or similar classes, yes it could be challenging, even at a JC.
Do they even offer those classes at football factory JCs? Serious question. English literature (which is exceedingly vague) i could see. But football players taking Trig, Calc or Chemistry at JC?
Um yes Trig, Calc and Chemistry are available at a JC. It's not probable that those are the classes he's taking though unless he's planning on becoming an actuarial or physician.
wheres lori loughlin when you need her...?
I needed her for years in my youth and she never showed up. I won't hold my breath now.
If he starts and That long blonde haired kid, Nelson, from way out in western NE starts...the huskers simply won't lose a game all year!!!!
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I havent' heard much on Mills. Mo, I honestly believe his charges will be for the misdemeanor and the felony will be dropped. So Im not really worried on that. I have also heard the grade thing/ not going to class has been a reoccurring issue. My hope is he has been worried/ distracted over this legal stuff. Once the legal stuff is taken care of he will get back on track. If he doesn't there is real concern he could be kicked off the team. Going to class is just as important as going to practice, you stop doing either for to long and there will be problems.
Mo missed every practice this week. Only had two running backs practice yesterday, Bradley and Bryant.
IMO it's very dicey for both of them. Mo has both legal and grade challenges. Mills is on the ragged edge of qualifying academically. In addition, no one knows for sure if newcomer Thompkins will be sufficiently over his terrible injury to be able to play or not in the Fall.
RB could easily turn into the weakness of the team in the fall unless something goes our way.
Brody Belt will be starting running back on the Red team(the starters). What does that say for where Bradley is at now?
Says this fall he will be buried on the depth chart..
Belt and Mazour are the top 2 backs that are playing in the Spring Game. Jaylin is at the kid's table. Look for him as a possible transfer.
I'm super bummed about that. I loved his HS film, thought he was gonna be a good one. Hope he doesn't end up as David Horne 2.0
While I agree, one Positive, I guess, is these coaches aren’t playing games.
If you don’t do what you’re supposed to do, you won’t play. The cream rises to the top.
This post shows some serious lack of knowledge, or more likely you are just taking a potshot at community colleges. However, just in case you are serious: A quick Google search would inform you that the JC label hardly exists anymore. The label was mostly replaced by Community College at least 40 or 50 years ago. As for their course offerings, most taxpayer supported community colleges coordinate course offerings with four year state-supported colleges in their states such that their grads can enter the four year school as a junior. Many students follow that path, mostly to save many thousands of dollars in tuition and fees, not because the schools are crappy “football factories.” In Arizona, for example, one would probably think the freshman classes at ASU, NAU and UofA would be much larger than the junior classes due to attrition. In fact the junior classes typically are much larger, mostly because of the huge numbers of community college students entering the universities as juniors.
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Would think at present that Jaylin is behind a walk-on, a former walk-on, Miles and then whoever is available come August (Mo, Mills and the summer new scholarship guys). May already be behind Moses.
From the looks of it, the coaches are going to recruit a big room, develop walk-ons and let the chips fall where they may. Carries will be earned, not given (see Bell vs. Ozigbo).
When you are doing RB by committee and you don't have your A guy(s) then carries are given and not earned. I guess you could say they are earned on the basis of they beat out all who were available but if that group is not of high caliber, the earning gets a bit diluted don't you think? Its not like they beat out Ozigbo or someone. They are most likely the last man standing.
Hopefully the fall will be a different story. At least lets all hope so.
Hopefully the fall will be a different story. At least lets all hope so.
A lot will change between now and October. We saw a moderate amount of Mazour and Wilbon in the spring game last year and they were nowhere to be found come fall.
Spring Game touches predict next to nothing.
Spring Game touches predict next to nothing.
Yeah im taking a pot shot at community colleges. From personal experience I dont believe that they are the same as four year universities.
I took an Econ class (macroeconomics cant remember what number) and an Accounting class (second accounting class business majors take at UNL) at SEC when funds were low to use for credit attending UNL.
The classes were a JOKE. I didnt buy the macro-econ book and got an A. Accounting class was far easier than anything I took at UNL as well.
So maybe people are saving thousands, but are they held to the same academic standards? Maybe, maybe not. I dont feel im going out on a limb assuming "community colleges" that are known for football are not known for being academically strenuous.
Perhaps a better way to see things wrt RB is that if Jaylin were in line for play in the fall, he would be on the 1 line with the Red Team on Saturday, given the depth at the position. Spring game touches mean something if you are going into your third year and you are on the White team behind a walk-on and a former walk-on. Although Devine was on the White team last year, so maybe there's hope for Jaylin.
I agree. Last year I'm not sure what the coaches thought they had at running back. In the spring game, they simply went with what the previous staff had given them. Between Wilbon, Ozigbo, and Bradley nobody really impressed them.
And then Zig put some serious work in during the summer and put himself in position to take his spot.
How long do you think he would hold up back there? He didn't make it through the spring. How many 185 lb backs do you see in the B1G? Washington was about that size and he didn't hold up. Sure they like to use guys like that shifting from the backfield to the slot or in motion. No doubt he is a premium athlete but his skill set is operating in space where he can take on LB's on his own terms.
Biggest story lines of the summer will be if Mills qualifies with his grades and if Mo will be eligible in the fall..
If true, he won’t likely be able to pick up the playbook...or be able to work hard enough to fit in. Work ethic and aptitude are transferable qualities.
How do you explain Washington last year? He didn’t come til late in the summer, and seemed to do just fine.