OL Recruiting: 5 Year B10 West

[Husker2326]

If we can't recruit what we "want" then develop what we "can".  It's that simple.  Development has been pitiful on much of the O side of the ball.  I'll add recruiting misses and injuries didn't help.  

Exactly but what also hasn't helped was having a oline coach put players in positions that they don't belong in. Too many times i see former oline players from NU not be in the best position to develop like say Trent Hixson for example not to take anything away from him being a former walk on a guard position can't remember which one and he is as stiff as a board not being able to slide his feet or bend his knees so he doesn't get beat on the play and that's just not him throughout the years. I don't know why Nebraska coaches like playing i will experiment on a kid.

 

[Blackshirt316]

Easiest way to improve our talent is to give the head coach the power to make coaching hiring and firing decisions for the state high school coaches. Put coaches in those positions that steer players to the program, not away from it. Then get the high schools running Nebraska's most often used plays and being taught the Nebraska defensive style and offensive line blocking methods.

The population is not large so you need every in state kid being interested in going to the program and already have a basic understanding of the playboook and terminology.

 

[In the Deed the Glory]

Easiest way to improve our talent is to give the head coach the power to make coaching hiring and firing decisions for the state high school coaches. Put coaches in those positions that steer players to the program, not away from it. Then get the high schools running Nebraska's most often used plays and being taught the Nebraska defensive style and offensive line blocking methods.

The population is not large so you need every in state kid being interested in going to the program and already have a basic understanding of the playboook and terminology.

What?!? This is insane.

 

[Jason Sitoke]

Easiest way to improve our talent is to give the head coach the power to make coaching hiring and firing decisions for the state high school coaches. Put coaches in those positions that steer players to the program, not away from it. Then get the high schools running Nebraska's most often used plays and being taught the Nebraska defensive style and offensive line blocking methods.

The population is not large so you need every in state kid being interested in going to the program and already have a basic understanding of the playboook and terminology.

This is the easiest way?  Dare I ask what other way might be more involved, time-consuming, and more ethically compromised?

 

[BigRedBuster]

Easiest way to improve our talent is to give the head coach the power to make coaching hiring and firing decisions for the state high school coaches. Put coaches in those positions that steer players to the program, not away from it. Then get the high schools running Nebraska's most often used plays and being taught the Nebraska defensive style and offensive line blocking methods.

The population is not large so you need every in state kid being interested in going to the program and already have a basic understanding of the playboook and terminology.

That is very unrealistic so kind of ridiculous to even suggest it.

However, what we can have is a staff that works with in state HS coaches close enough that they are teaching the coaches their systems, practice drills, work ethic in kids..etc.  We have had that in volleyball years ago and look what we have now?  We had that in football when many coaches were running TOs system.  BUT.....to accomplish that, you can't be changing head coaches at Nebraska every few years and you have to have a HC that is committed to being her long term and one that appreciates Nebraska talent....and not just Lincoln and Omaha.  I think Frost can be that.....if he starts winning.  If he doesn't, then we will be changing once again and end up with a coach that may not appreciate Nebraska talent.