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The latest additions to the 2012 Husker Recruiting class have their official bio's and are listed on the Huskers.com football roster. Signing day makes it official, but seeing the names of those players listed and ready contribute makes it real. Along with these additions, the graduated players have been removed and various other changes appear to have happened. Continue →
When it comes to hiring a head football coach, you never know exactly how it's going to turn out. For example, West Virginia won 11 games in the final three years under Rich Rodriguez. Michigan hires him away only to finish with a losing conference record in each of the three seasons with Rodriguez in charge. The Wolverines hadn't had a losing conference record since 1967. But can you call the hiring of Rodriguez a total failure? After all, he did bring in quarterback Denard Robinson, who just led the team to a Sugar Bowl victory under Brady Hoke. Illinois has dismissed Ron Zook in favor of Toledo's Tim Beckman. Beckman appears to be an upgrade in coaching acumen, might he similarly benefit from what Zook left on the roster? Continue →
While it won't be official for at least another week and perhaps not at all, you might be wondering what the new kickoff rule (moving the kickoff five yards closer to the opposing team) might mean for the Huskers. Kicks taken at the goal line or inside the five-yard line might have become kneel-downs. If we use the 2011 season as an example, here's how things might have changed. Continue →
Nebraska football fans understand history and tradition as much anyone can. The University made a change that greatly affected the college sports landscape and the rich histories held in the Big 12/Big Eight realms.
The decision to break away from a conference that had members with as long as 100 year histories against the Huskers was not a simple one. It seems like a new difficult decision may be looming on the horizon for the Big Ten Conference, and more is at stake than even seemed possible during the conference realignment that was started a few short years ago. Continue →
With signing day about a year away, it seems a wee bit early to be eyeing recruiting rankings. Or is it? After all, schools (Nebraska included) are already extending scholarship offers and accepting commitments. What do we see so far? Continue →
We saw a lot of parity around the Big Ten when we looked at quarterback and tight end. We saw some have and have-nots at the other skill positions but the real difference seemed to be the offensive line class assembled by Michigan and Ohio State. Now we look at the defensive tackles, ends, linebackers, and defensive backs along with the “athletes” and kickers to complete our look at conference recruiting. Continue →
Nebraskans love Ndamukong Suh. We thank him for being a genuine star, for contributing to our community, and for even helping to reshape the course of Husker football. Adults and children alike wear his jersey - and not just his Husker jersey, his Detroit Lions jersey - here in the Cornhusker state. But, the fact is, Ndamukong Suh is not well liked by most folks right now. Continue →
If you missed part one of this series (Recruiting: The 80s!) you might want to start there. That post has a full description of the methodology and reasoning behind this series. If you didn't miss it then you'll know that, as a valued commentor pointed out, this isn't really a brief history. In fact, this post is very long. Continue →
By now, frequent visitors to this site have gotten to know Nebraska’s 2012 recruiting class very well. But how does it compare to other conference schools? Sure, you might have seen recruiting rankings that compare NU’s collection of talent to the other Big Ten programs as a whole. But what do we learn when we get under the hood? Continue →
Led by comments from Northwestern's AD and Big Ten Administrators Council member Jim Phillips, it seems the conference is listening to fans and open to a four team playoff. In the proposal apparently discussed by the Big Ten, the top four teams would be removed from the BCS pool with "semifinal" games played at the home of the higher seed. The Championship game could then be bid out. Commissioner Jim Delany would not comment on specifics, waiting to receive feedback from member institutions. Delany did say that they are trying to do the right thing for fans without adversely affecting the positives of the current college football landscape. Comment →
Recruiting is an inexact science. We all know that. But of the many frustrating things wrapped up in recruiting and its coverage, the most frustrating thing for me has always been the lack of a historical record through which we could compare today's best guesses by analysts to the best guesses by analysts of the past. Continue →
The Big Ten reassessed the division names, Leaders and Legends, and ESPN got a first look at the results. A survey of 516 fans indicated that 57% felt positively towards the names and the acceptance of the names increased as the season wore on. There was initially backlash after the new divisions were named when Nebraska joined the conference, with the same complaints still in existence. Fans feel that the names are confusing and cannot remember which division to which teams are members (Nebraska is in the Legends division, for those who cannot remember). Comment →
If you've got some time to kill, here's a video with highlights from each of Nebraska's 2012 walk-ons:
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Now that the initial excitement of Signing Day 2012 has ended and most of the over-reactions (both good and bad) have been expressed, it seems like the right time to revisit the Huskers' results with fresh eyes. Thankfully, here at BRN we have a variety of contributors and perspectives. So, a round table discussion seemed in order. Here are our thoughts on the class. Take time to share your ideas in the comments if you like. Continue →
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