losing recruits to Michigan?

[gobiggergoredder]

Am I the only one who doesn't care what Harbaugh does?

 

[skersfan]

Doesn't Riley have a two to one win record against him? I thought someone posted that awhile back.

Either way, we have a great new coach, they have a very similar version of what just left, but knows how to win the big games.

I really would not want to see him on our sidelines after the past staff. We did exactly what was needed. The wins will come with Coach Riley.

 

[Apathy]

Hey lets make this conference better by stealing other B1G school commits instead of going after the other 4 power conferences commits

 

[Ratt Mhule]

How far is Ann Arbor from the nearest amusement park compared to Worlds of Fun from Lincoln?

And even thought theyre across the river (or ON the river if you will), there are legit casinos just 40 minutes down the road from Lincoln.

AA is about 2.5-3 hours from Cedar Point. Lincoln is probably 3.5-4 hours from WOF.

Been to both parks, CP is so much better than WOF, its not even fair. Their Millenium Force makes the Mamba look like the little alligator roller coaster at Fun Plex. You Omaha people with little kids will know exactly what ride Im talking about at Fun Plex.

 

[Count 'Bility]

How far is Ann Arbor from the nearest amusement park compared to Worlds of Fun from Lincoln?

And even thought theyre across the river (or ON the river if you will), there are legit casinos just 40 minutes down the road from Lincoln.

AA is about 2.5-3 hours from Cedar Point. Lincoln is probably 3.5-4 hours from WOF.

Been to both parks, CP is so much better than WOF, its not even fair. Their Millenium Force makes the Mamba look like the little alligator roller coaster at Fun Plex. You Omaha people with little kids will know exactly what ride Im talking about at Fun Plex.

damnit. They never shoulda closed Peeny Park. That ruined Husker Football. We just didnt know it yet.

 

[NUance]

Remember when everyone was saying how Harbaugh to Michigan would make the B1G conference that much better? Well Harbaugh's poaching of B1G recruits isn't helping to improve the conference. Just sayin..

 

[Warrior]

proven coaches

+1 Splash hire with JH! Successful NFL HC..

 

[PAHuskerFan]

Mich needs to fill up the class in a hurry. They find out what recruits are willing to travel away from home like Neb and use the "splash hire" of being in the spotlight and poach those kids. Actually shocked they haven't targeted more.

 

[darkhorse85]

How far is Ann Arbor from the nearest amusement park compared to Worlds of Fun from Lincoln?

And even thought theyre across the river (or ON the river if you will), there are legit casinos just 40 minutes down the road from Lincoln.

AA is about 2.5-3 hours from Cedar Point. Lincoln is probably 3.5-4 hours from WOF.

Been to both parks, CP is so much better than WOF, its not even fair. Their Millenium Force makes the Mamba look like the little alligator roller coaster at Fun Plex. You Omaha people with little kids will know exactly what ride Im talking about at Fun Plex.

damnit. They never shoulda closed Peeny Park. That ruined Husker Football. We just didnt know it yet.

I know this is trivial but "Peeny" made me laugh more than I probably should have. It's Peony. Like the plant.

 

[Count 'Bility]

How far is Ann Arbor from the nearest amusement park compared to Worlds of Fun from Lincoln?

And even thought theyre across the river (or ON the river if you will), there are legit casinos just 40 minutes down the road from Lincoln.

AA is about 2.5-3 hours from Cedar Point. Lincoln is probably 3.5-4 hours from WOF.

Been to both parks, CP is so much better than WOF, its not even fair. Their Millenium Force makes the Mamba look like the little alligator roller coaster at Fun Plex. You Omaha people with little kids will know exactly what ride Im talking about at Fun Plex.

damnit. They never shoulda closed Peeny Park. That ruined Husker Football. We just didnt know it yet.

I know this is trivial but "Peeny" made me laugh more than I probably should have. It's Peony. Like the plant.

Lol. I knew it would. I couldnt remember exactly how it was spelled. I went there once. I was 5. And it was cloudy and rainy.

 

[StPaulHusker]

How far is Ann Arbor from the nearest amusement park compared to Worlds of Fun from Lincoln?

And even thought theyre across the river (or ON the river if you will), there are legit casinos just 40 minutes down the road from Lincoln.

AA is about 2.5-3 hours from Cedar Point. Lincoln is probably 3.5-4 hours from WOF.

Been to both parks, CP is so much better than WOF, its not even fair. Their Millenium Force makes the Mamba look like the little alligator roller coaster at Fun Plex. You Omaha people with little kids will know exactly what ride Im talking about at Fun Plex.

damnit. They never shoulda closed Peeny Park. That ruined Husker Football. We just didnt know it yet.

I know this is trivial but "Peeny" made me laugh more than I probably should have. It's Peony. Like the plant.

Lol. I knew it would. I couldnt remember exactly how it was spelled. I went there once. I was 5. And it was cloudy and rainy.

Wow. Peony Park. We are really bringing up the old days now.

 

[Count 'Bility]

How far is Ann Arbor from the nearest amusement park compared to Worlds of Fun from Lincoln?

And even thought theyre across the river (or ON the river if you will), there are legit casinos just 40 minutes down the road from Lincoln.

AA is about 2.5-3 hours from Cedar Point. Lincoln is probably 3.5-4 hours from WOF.

Been to both parks, CP is so much better than WOF, its not even fair. Their Millenium Force makes the Mamba look like the little alligator roller coaster at Fun Plex. You Omaha people with little kids will know exactly what ride Im talking about at Fun Plex.

damnit. They never shoulda closed Peeny Park. That ruined Husker Football. We just didnt know it yet.

I know this is trivial but "Peeny" made me laugh more than I probably should have. It's Peony. Like the plant.

Lol. I knew it would. I couldnt remember exactly how it was spelled. I went there once. I was 5. And it was cloudy and rainy.

Wow. Peony Park. We are really bringing up the old days now.

I dont know when it closed, but like I said, I was about 5 or so. late 80's.

Research says it closed in 1994. Pretty safe to say that though we didnt know it then, that was the beginning of the end of Nebraska football. Hasnt been the same since.

 

[junior4949]

Doesn't Riley have a two to one win record against him? I thought someone posted that awhile back.

Either way, we have a great new coach, they have a very similar version of what just left, but knows how to win the big games.

I really would not want to see him on our sidelines after the past staff. We did exactly what was needed. The wins will come with Coach Riley.

What you just posted has nothing to do with losing recruits to Michigan which is what this thread is about. Harbaugh will have an easier time recruiting to Michigan than Riley will have recruiting to Nebraska. It doesn't mean we won't occasionally out recruit Michigan. It also doesn't mean we won't win football games against Michigan. If it were this automatic, TO would have never won a NC.

 

[junior4949]

Michigan has just as much to offer as Nebraska as far as tradition, support, etc goes. They have a bigger name coach, which doesn't mean better, but it's a recruiting draw. They're also one of the best public universities in the country and Ann Arbor probably has bigger draw than Lincoln.

It isn't a huge stretch to think that Michigan will reassert themselves quickly under Harbaugh. Hoke was a bad coach, not a bad recruiter. Nebraska has a culture hurdle to cross before it can move forward (thanks, Bo) and this team has not been left in great shape. How many of you are solid about what we have at quarterback right now? That's not to mention potential serious problem spots at LB and DE that the new staff is inheriting.

Sorry, didn't mean to be such a downer there. The sky isn't falling here by a long shot, but Michigan is a formidable opponent in any recruiting battle.

this is a good post. But me personally I still dont see where it answers my question of what does Michigan have to offer that we dont in a big picture.
I'm not tryin to find a way to say Nebraska has something to offer that Michigan doesnt. I think the two are pretty damn equal. But it just feels like there's this perception natianally that compariing Nebraska to Michigan is like comparing Nebraska to say Florida or USC in the recruiting front right now. And to me when you look at some recruiting disadvantage perceptions such as weather, midwest, Big10, and so on, Michigan isnt free from those kinda things either.

So it's not really about being better but being equal. And I still dont see where an opportunity at Michigan blows out of the water an opportunity at Nebraska.

What is the one thing that nearly every single D1 recruit with a star rating of three or higher wants to achieve? They want to play in the NFL, correct? Which university you mention has a coach who just came from the NFL? Which school has a coach that coached his team to the Super Bowl? Which school has a coach that put Stanford back on the football map?

If Pete Carroll quit the Seahawks today and was named the HC at Wyoming, I'd argue he'd have no problem luring top talent to Laramie. I'm not sure how much attention potential recruits pay attention to money and such, but Michigan just made Harbaugh the highest paid college coach. I'd see this as a great commitment to the sport I'm being recruited to play.

I'm excited about our situation here at Nebraska and Riley as our coach. However, it's pretty easy to see why Michigan will enjoy an easier time recruiting.

Damn, I knew we should have kept Calahan.

Um, Clownahan was a lot of things. However, being a poor recruiter wasn't one of them. Bo's best years here at Nebraska were with Clownahan recruits. Just because he was pi$$ poor at player development doesn't mean he couldn't recruit. Just because a coach is a great recruiter doesn't mean he will be successful. If this were the case, Hoke would still be at Michigan.

 

[StPaulHusker]

Michigan has just as much to offer as Nebraska as far as tradition, support, etc goes. They have a bigger name coach, which doesn't mean better, but it's a recruiting draw. They're also one of the best public universities in the country and Ann Arbor probably has bigger draw than Lincoln.

It isn't a huge stretch to think that Michigan will reassert themselves quickly under Harbaugh. Hoke was a bad coach, not a bad recruiter. Nebraska has a culture hurdle to cross before it can move forward (thanks, Bo) and this team has not been left in great shape. How many of you are solid about what we have at quarterback right now? That's not to mention potential serious problem spots at LB and DE that the new staff is inheriting.

Sorry, didn't mean to be such a downer there. The sky isn't falling here by a long shot, but Michigan is a formidable opponent in any recruiting battle.

this is a good post. But me personally I still dont see where it answers my question of what does Michigan have to offer that we dont in a big picture.
I'm not tryin to find a way to say Nebraska has something to offer that Michigan doesnt. I think the two are pretty damn equal. But it just feels like there's this perception natianally that compariing Nebraska to Michigan is like comparing Nebraska to say Florida or USC in the recruiting front right now. And to me when you look at some recruiting disadvantage perceptions such as weather, midwest, Big10, and so on, Michigan isnt free from those kinda things either.

So it's not really about being better but being equal. And I still dont see where an opportunity at Michigan blows out of the water an opportunity at Nebraska.

What is the one thing that nearly every single D1 recruit with a star rating of three or higher wants to achieve? They want to play in the NFL, correct? Which university you mention has a coach who just came from the NFL? Which school has a coach that coached his team to the Super Bowl? Which school has a coach that put Stanford back on the football map?

If Pete Carroll quit the Seahawks today and was named the HC at Wyoming, I'd argue he'd have no problem luring top talent to Laramie. I'm not sure how much attention potential recruits pay attention to money and such, but Michigan just made Harbaugh the highest paid college coach. I'd see this as a great commitment to the sport I'm being recruited to play.

I'm excited about our situation here at Nebraska and Riley as our coach. However, it's pretty easy to see why Michigan will enjoy an easier time recruiting.

Damn, I knew we should have kept Calahan.

Um, Clownahan was a lot of things. However, being a poor recruiter wasn't one of them. Bo's best years here at Nebraska were with Clownahan recruits. Just because he was pi$$ poor at player development doesn't mean he couldn't recruit. Just because a coach is a great recruiter doesn't mean he will be successful. If this were the case, Hoke would still be at Michigan.

Considering Bo had the same win-loss record every year the entire time he was here, I would say that his recruiting was just as good as Callahan's.