Kidding...nope.You’ve got to be kidding? 422 offers is a gross example of a system that is broken. At the very least it becomes a joke that an athlete got an ‘offer’ from Nebraska. This year damn nearly everybody got an offer. We know it’s not a scholarship offer. It’s a publicity stunt. Nebraska and every institution of higher learning that is scatter-shooting offers should strive to do better. Plus if you think NU isnt leveraging the recruiting landscape like the big boys in the SEC and B1G, then I’ve got some ownership opportunities on a bridge in Brooklyn for you.
Maybe its the lawyer in me, but an uncommittable offer is not actually an offer. Maybe the rule should be that a kid can sign right away when they receive an offer, otherwise its just a big dance. Allowing the kid to sign immediately would seem to benefit everyone involved. The schools know who they have and who is just stringing them along. The kids know they actually have a plan and can close down the recruiting process. I have no idea if this would benefit or hurt the Huskers.
I agree, but I also think that that is part of the problem: We have a lot of high school athletes who don't know how to navigate the system, and there aren't always good mentoring adults in their lives to help them through it. I admire the two coaches mentioned for speaking out about how their players had been mistreated. Naming and shaming would probably go a long way towards putting pressure on the worst offenders to tone it down.The smart kid will identify the commitable offers versus the non-commitable and plan accordingly.
Sure, but you can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking your head up a bull's ass, but wouldn't you rather take a butcher's word for it?
I really hope you missed the sarcasm button.I got a great idea. You have 22 available scholarships? You make 22 offers. Fixed.
I really hope you missed the sarcasm button.
I got a great idea. You have 22 available scholarships? You make 22 offers. Fixed.
You would think it would be unnecessary but I have seen some crazy ideas on here and just wanted to make sure!I didn't miss it, I thought it unnecessary but I fixed it anyway.
The other thing is ... show me who was harmed by having 422 offers. Did someone accept an offer and we later recanted on it? Did someone count on that scholarship only to have it disappear?You’ve got to be kidding? 422 offers is a gross example of a system that is broken. At the very least it becomes a joke that an athlete got an ‘offer’ from Nebraska. This year damn nearly everybody got an offer. We know it’s not a scholarship offer. It’s a publicity stunt. Nebraska and every institution of higher learning that is scatter-shooting offers should strive to do better. Plus if you think NU isnt leveraging the recruiting landscape like the big boys in the SEC and B1G, then I’ve got some ownership opportunities on a bridge in Brooklyn for you.
Kidding...nope.
Is there "We only have three spots filled, so the first three to commit is who we are going to take" happening. Certainly. Is there anything wrong with that? Absolutely not. If that happens to be between 30 recruits for that position, as long as it is being communicated correctly to them, there is no problem with that. Plus, this staff has given us absolutely no reason to believe that are not telling the recruits what they have to do to have the offer committable...which "means this offer is contingent upon". Again, no problem with that. That is expected to be for every recruit. If those are examples of "bait and switch", then like I said in my first post in this thread: a person can never say the right thing to the wrong person.
There's a difference between recruiting to a program that is established and winning consistently and recruiting to a program that is being rebuilt in pretty much all areas. Down the road, there won't be as many offers from Nebraska once things in the program have turned around.
Ask RB Ronald Thompkins how the staff handled his recruitment this year after he committed to Nebraska and then shortly after blew his knee out. If I can recall correctly, and I might have some challenges with this since I am a kool-aid drinking college football worshiper, Ronald Thompkins signed with this class. Ask Dedrick Mills why his commitment was close to not being a signature. I wonder if the contingent aspect of him being academically eligible had anything to do with it. Ask Desmond Bland, MPG, Thomas Grayson, and any others about their offers and commitments. I'll be waiting for the ole "bait and switch" proof from what you find out. But it's a lot like that bridge you want to sell...it doesn't exist.
And about that bridge. Sounds like you are going to need to cast a bigger net as I'm not interested in it. By the way, thanks for the offer.
If you are going to proclaim that in general Power 5 CFB recruiting and specifically NU recruiting is some type of benevolent, compassionate undertaking, then there is really no help for you. Go check with all of the transfers in the past year. Check with Greg Bell after he decides NU isn’t for him and see how he feels when Frost and Moos blocked him going to Oregon St. How petty. It’s what have you done lately and if you can’t cut it under Frost you will be gone. Do I need to tally up all of the transfers?Kidding...nope.
Is there "We only have three spots filled, so the first three to commit is who we are going to take" happening. Certainly. Is there anything wrong with that? Absolutely not. If that happens to be between 30 recruits for that position, as long as it is being communicated correctly to them, there is no problem with that. Plus, this staff has given us absolutely no reason to believe that are not telling the recruits what they have to do to have the offer committable...which "means this offer is contingent upon". Again, no problem with that. That is expected to be for every recruit. If those are examples of "bait and switch", then like I said in my first post in this thread: a person can never say the right thing to the wrong person.
There's a difference between recruiting to a program that is established and winning consistently and recruiting to a program that is being rebuilt in pretty much all areas. Down the road, there won't be as many offers from Nebraska once things in the program have turned around.
Ask RB Ronald Thompkins how the staff handled his recruitment this year after he committed to Nebraska and then shortly after blew his knee out. If I can recall correctly, and I might have some challenges with this since I am a kool-aid drinking college football worshiper, Ronald Thompkins signed with this class. Ask Dedrick Mills why his commitment was close to not being a signature. I wonder if the contingent aspect of him being academically eligible had anything to do with it. Ask Desmond Bland, MPG, Thomas Grayson, and any others about their offers and commitments. I'll be waiting for the ole "bait and switch" proof from what you find out. But it's a lot like that bridge you want to sell...it doesn't exist.
And about that bridge. Sounds like you are going to need to cast a bigger net as I'm not interested in it. By the way, thanks for the offer.
If you are going to proclaim that in general Power 5 CFB recruiting and specifically NU recruiting is some type of benevolent, compassionate undertaking, then there is really no help for you. Go check with all of the transfers in the past year. Check with Greg Bell after he decides NU isn’t for him and see how he feels when Frost and Moos blocked him going to Oregon St. How petty. It’s what have you done lately and if you can’t cut it under Frost you will be gone. Do I need to tally up all of the transfers?
Face it. The recruiting circus in collegiate football and basketball is long overdue for major reform. The NCAA has done a few things with signing and contact dates. And the recent new transfer rules (and portal) are a welcoming addition for players who may not thrive under an autonomous coach or didn’t find the right match in recruiting.
Frankly Frost should save those 4 remaining Scollies for the walk-Ons. If there ever there was a bait and switch idea permeating through CFB and NU that is it. The odds of the high majority of those walk-ons ever getting financial aid from NU is very low. Compared to playing on a full ride at a smaller school it’s a no-brainer. They will understand when the loans come due. Unless, of course your father is Kurt Warner then you are set for life.
Kudos for Frost getting a good class. Hope those kids all stay in school and get a good education and they win a few games along the way. And the NCAA cleans up the recruiting mess ASAP. 400+ offers is just comical.