Thanks Adam. Appreciate your insights. As for #2, I was pretty much thinking 2 years when I said "X number of years". Seems to me that after 4 years a coach has had the opportunity to implement his system with his recruits and the results should start to show (or not show as the case may be).1- I think having Boyd Epley is huge. He has that exact reputation. One thing they used to have was the point testing system (they did away with my sophomore year). This showed where you were at the beginning of winter or summer conditioning and how much you improved by the end. This spurred great competition among incoming freshman to show who was better coming in. This spurred great competition among individual groups like the D Line or what have you. I was well aware of this before I got there and loved that. If they haven't, they should bring that back. It not only helps breed competition on the team, it's something that is very enticing to recruits. They also used to have the Platform, and nobody was allowed to stand or sit on it unless your name was on it. There was only a certain number of Huskers in history who earned their way on it, it was very prestigious and something people strived for for years. I know about not sitting on it, because my first day as a freshman I sat down and didn't realize it and they ripped my butt apart for it. They got rid of that as well. They should definitely bring it back!
2- Yes and no. Yes because you want recruits to feel that stability. No because if Riley doesn't work out in a couple years, you don't want to look like a liar.
3- I completely understand and relate to this. But honestly, most walk ons come from inside the state of Nebraska. As mentioned in the video, we used to get 2-3 star athletes to walk on, especially from Nebraska. It wouldn't be hard to come out publicly and let it be known that our walk on program is going to be elevated and have much more of an emphasis put back on it. Then talk about all the successful walk ons we've had in the past and how valuable the walk on program is to the team. I don't think it would take much to make it very prestigious to young players across the state of Nebraska again. It used to be just getting asked to come down to Lincoln at all was a big deal. Also, increasing the number will make it more enticing, competitive and helpful to the team.