malachi coleman

[admo]

If you don't play as a freshmen, you sure as hell better be playing as a sophomore.   If not, like you said, hit the road jack.

Rhule knows it.  I think some fans here "development" and think one thing but what it really means is...you better be on the two deep by the end of your sophomore year or we will find someone who is.

Yep, it' derp feelings from old school, loyal Husker fanatics.  They think a priority commit would love to participate in 4 games and redshirt, because they are too green to make a difference for a football team with no passing attack.  Which makes zero sense to me, but makes sense to them. 

And then spend the next 2 years getting stronger and working their way up to be 2nd team behind Brody Belt and Bullock.  Go to class, pay your dues, work hard, and someday you could be great, like the walkons do.

Coleman was the biggest priority next to Raiola who said "no thank you".  And if Coleman turned down Nebraska for Iowa, at the very least he would have been in the rotation by now with the Hawkeyes and likely becoming a starter.  However, at Nebraska, a special talent like him is just not ready yet or good enough yet..... and needs to redshirt and save that opportunity for much, much later when good enough.     He'll transfer when that time comes.  

 

[The Dude]

Maybe don't hire a 6-year-old to coach your wide receivers.

 

[Hilltop]

He is physically ready but has some mental maturing to do.   If he moves on,  so be it.  Imo, we should put the best guys on the field each week without regard to worrying about the transfer portal.

 

[Scofrosghost]

I don’t know all the behind the scenes stuff, but rumors are what they are. I guess at this point I really don’t care if a kid is dotting all his I’s and crossing his t’s, just get the raw talent out there and get him reps. I really doubt the assertion that he hasn’t been open in the games he’s played. Just throw it up to him and let him Randy Moss somebody like Michigan did to Gifford (how embarrassing was that) 

 

[HANC]

I don’t think Rhule will take that approach at all. Yes, he wants to develop players, but he’s doing that by identifying guys early, playing as freshmen, and developing.  If someone isn’t on a clear track of contributing after a couple of years in the program, Rhule will recommend he moves along, so he can use that scholarship on another young guy or transfer. I don’t think Rhule will get all worked up about “burning a redshirt”. 

Serious question that I "should" know the answer to , but don't.   When Rhule was rebuilding Temple, he didn't have to worry about the portal, so kids were willing to "stick" around and develop.  When he was at Baylor, did the portal exist, or is this the first time he is "building" a program while trying to convince kids to not dive into "greener" pastures.  Maybe he built Baylor under the same conditions, I don't know.

 

[The Maudfather]

Maybe don't hire a 6-year-old to coach your wide receivers.

This. 

 

[Enhance]

Serious question that I "should" know the answer to , but don't.   When Rhule was rebuilding Temple, he didn't have to worry about the portal, so kids were willing to "stick" around and develop.  When he was at Baylor, did the portal exist, or is this the first time he is "building" a program while trying to convince kids to not dive into "greener" pastures.  Maybe he built Baylor under the same conditions, I don't know.

If memory serves, the logistics of the transfer portal were set up some time around 2018. Rhule took over as the Panther's HC in 2020. So from a timing perspective he got some taste or experience with it.

 

[soup]

Omarion Miller would like a word about freshmen WR starters. (that was in the running to come to NE but went to CU)  BUT, to be very clear it took him until the Buffs 5th game and a top 5 QB throwing him the ball for him to finally "breakout"

So, there is some truth to the fact that it takes a hot second for an offensive player as a freshmen to gain some footing.

We should be comforted in the fact that we have had so many freshmen playing on defense, that playing freshmen for this coaching staff will not be an issue.  But we do need them to at least know the playbook first.

 

[ColoradoHusk]

If memory serves, the logistics of the transfer portal were set up some time around 2018. Rhule took over as the Panther's HC in 2020. So from a timing perspective he got some taste or experience with it.

I thought that the the current transfer rules (immediate transfer without sitting out a season) started in 2021 or 2022, because that was the same time that NIL started, and I remember the talk about how the combination of the two threw college sports in a loop.  So, while it may have been discussed for a while, it wasn’t in place until Rhule was gone from Baylor. I do think that the new transfer rules, has forced Rhule to adjust his mindset of building a program, in terms of both keeping players and bringing them in as transfers.

 

[Enhance]

I thought that the the current transfer rules (immediate transfer without sitting out a season) started in 2021 or 2022, because that was the same time that NIL started, and I remember the talk about how the combination of the two threw college sports in a loop.  So, while it may have been discussed for a while, it wasn’t in place until Rhule was gone from Baylor. I do think that the new transfer rules, has forced Rhule to adjust his mindset of building a program, in terms of both keeping players and bringing them in as transfers.

You may be right TBH I was going mostly off memory.

 

[ColoradoHusk]

You may be right TBH I was going mostly off memory.

So am I for the most part. It’s too bad I remember things more from 30-40 years ago compared to 1-3 years ago. 

 

[Toe]

Sounds like Coleman might not be waiting much longer to get his first start. Not that it's much of a surprise with Washington going down, but yeah...

 

[Undone]

Coleman is a good player. Get a QB in here who can throw the ball to him in a catchable vicinity (which we don't even really have right now) and he'll be tearing it up.

 

[Enhance]

Or NU was able to design a play to get him open, and Satt called a perfect play at a perfect time.  Nobody knows if Coleman wasn't running deep routes before just because he wasn't thrown any.

Exactly this.

Apparently TO told Rhule sometime before the game 'if you're going to run the belly g option, you have to put in a belly g pass.'

So, it was a great play call, good protection, a great pass, a great route, and a great catch. Five things went their way. But, it doesn't necessarily mean Malachi is the new deep threat or that they'll have success finding him on deep plays moving forward. He's still a young guy and Haarberg is still an inconsistent passer. That's not to take anything away from Malachi, because he executed excellently, but this offense hasn't really shown it can consistently get those five things right on the same play.

 

[Xmas32]

Omarion Miller would like a word about freshmen WR starters. (that was in the running to come to NE but went to CU)  BUT, to be very clear it took him until the Buffs 5th game and a top 5 QB throwing him the ball for him to finally "breakout"

So, there is some truth to the fact that it takes a hot second for an offensive player as a freshmen to gain some footing.

We should be comforted in the fact that we have had so many freshmen playing on defense, that playing freshmen for this coaching staff will not be an issue.  But we do need them to at least know the playbook first.

Plus a rash of injuries in CU's receiver core.