If Quincy Russell and Todd Peat make it up... that would be awesome.
Question: can anyone find a list of last years spring game visitors? it would be interesting to compare the number of and quality of players from last year with the number of and quality of players coming this year. And it would also be interesting to look at spring game visitors from the past few years and then to see how many that visited from the spring game actually committed... I wonder what that percentage rate is.
Anyone out there who would be willing to round up this info and make these calculations? :thumbs
Ask and you shall recieve. Not too telling however.
I did a search of Huskerboard and found these lists for 2008 and 2009 (The only spring games under the current staff).
2008
Ryan Mossakowski, QB Frisco, Texas.
Clayton Moore, QB Louisville, Miss.
Nathan Scheelhaase, ATH Kansas City.
Gabe Lynn, DB Tulsa, Okla.
Brandon Wegher, RB Sioux City, Iowa.
Shawn Bodtmann, FB/LB Scranton, Pa.
Nick Ash, OG Keller, Texas.
Yashua Williams, CB Denton (Ryan).
2009 Spring Game
Chris Barnett, TE, Dallas (Texas) A Maceo Smith (2011 recruit)
Jared Barnett, QB, Garland (Texas)
Chance Carter, DE, Wilmette (Ill.) Loyola
Andre Dawson, RB, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Washington
Tyler Evans, S, Waverly
Randy Knust, WR, The Woodlands (Texas)
Marcus Lucas, WR, Liberty (Mo.)
Robert Marve, QB, Miami transfer (official visitor)
Mike Moudy, OL, Castle Rock (Colo.) Douglas County
Tobi Okuyemi, DE, Plymouth (Minn.) Wayzata
Torrea Peterson, DT, San Antonio (Texas) East Central
James Randall, LB, Compton (Calif.)
Andrew Rodriguez, OL, Aurora (Husker commit)
Neil Shortell, DE, Shawnee Mission (Kan.) Bishop Miege
Keeston Terry, WR, Blue Springs (Mo.)
Cole Underwood, OL, Denton (Texas) Guyer
Both only list the nationally ranked players attending. I left out all of the 2011 visitors and nebraska players who did not have or would not recieve scholarship offers because there are typically 75+ Nebraska players in attendance. There may have been late additions to the visitors who might not have been included on the list after the fact.
-In 2008 only 1 player committed who ended up signing (Shawn Bodtmann's scholarship was later pulled).
-In 2009 3 players committed who ended up signing (A-Rod was already committed I believe and K. Terry decommitted during the summer?)
I don't think that a percentage can really be calculated because I don't think that these lists are entirely comprehensive, plus a guy like Tyler Evens was really probably more of a walk-on candidate until he camped here during the summer.
If there is one thing that you can definately take away from it however, it is that we are bringing in a lot more quality players this year. It is obvious that recruits are liking what the've seen and heard from the Huskers. Let's hope that will translate into more committs following the spring game.
