Ok so... what do Starkville and Oxford have that Lincoln doesn't?

Kernal said:
The Nebraskan Assassin said:
Kernal said:
Nebraska was ranked #5 after five games in 2010. Being highly ranked early in the season isn't that difficult. Let's see where they're ranked at the end. My guess is quite a bit down the ladder.
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MS State has beaten 3 straight Top 5 teams. Their schedule is brutal. That's the ONLY reason why they might not finish high in the polls.
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Neither LSU nor Texas AtM are "Top 5 teams." They're barely top 25 teams. That's the problem with early polls.
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I am willing to wager that both LSU and A&M finish higher than Nebraska in the final polls.

 
LumberJackSker said:
The Nebraskan Assassin said:
You put a guy like Nick Saban in Lincoln, and guys would flock there to play for him. Location has nothing to do with it.
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how many of those are there? And how many of the top coached would be willing to leave the job they already have
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You never know unless you try. Money talks. Just look at Petersen last year. People swore up and down that he'd never leave Boise.
I'm not saying I want a new coach at the moment, because I don't. I'm just saying that the "geographically challenged" excuse is for the birds.

 
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Callahan only had one great class, and one good class, which Bo has beat. I'm no Bo fan but the classes are similar.

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NUpolo8 said:
TheSker said:
NUpolo8 said:
The previous coach landed classes that embarrass Bo's
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Pelini's record completely embarrasses the previous coach.
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We are talking about recruiting. Callahan pulled in great talent, so much so Pelini should be writing him thank you notes because they were a big part of your talking points.
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It was a silly place to use the word embarrass, though I understand you like to use it as much as possible to influence what you write about Pelini.

 
They do have a lot more in state guys than Nebraska. They also get a lot from neighbors Alabama and Louisiana. So that's a part of the story. But overall, MSU hasn't had very good classes the last five years. (Ole Miss has had better, but still not elite.) Great coaching has brought them from recruits in the mid-30s to a team ranked #1.

 
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I'm not sure which is more ridiculous, the idea that Mississippi shares Nebraska's geographical handicap in recruiting or the continued belief by some that Callahan was a superior recruiter to Pelini.

Actually, I take that back. One of those things can at least be debated. Mississippi has a ton more talent within its borders and in easy driving distance. There is simply no comparison.

As to Callahan vs. Pelini, I don't think there's been a significant difference if you go by recruiting rankings. If you go by things that actually matter (bringing in kids that can win games due to a combination of talent and attitude), I think it's pretty clear that Pelini comes out ahead. Callahan's team quit on him. Some of that is crappy coaching, but a lot of that is selling kids on the right or wrong reasons to come here and selecting kids with the right attitude.

 
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