Total disappointment

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This recruiting class is totally disappointing. Once again, we will be shackled with 9-4 seasons and minor bowl games for the next umpteen years. Bo Pelini could not recruit his mother to a sit down meal at supper time. He missed big time on Peat! Stanford got him. We had to have that guy. Stanford not only got Peat (4 star), they also inked Kyle Murphy (5 star), Nick Davidson (4 star), John Caspers (3 star), Brandon Fanaika (3 star), Josh Garnett (5 star) and Graham Shuler (4 star), all OL. Oh, by the way, you can look back at last year's class and they landed some other really good O linemen. All of these dudes play on the offensive line. Contrast that with Nebraska, two offensive lineman. That was not a typo, folks! That is correct, two offensive linemen. Do you think that the Stanford coaches know something that Bo and his staff does not? It is the offensive line that starts and stops the offensive output. Scoring more points than your opponent wins games. Everyone rants about Taylor Martinez but he needs an offensive line badly, not to mention Rex Burkehead. I get tired of this Crap! On top of that, we have probably the weakest offensive line coach in the nation. We used to be able to "develop" talent. You know the routine, freshman year, redshirt year, sophomore work your butts off. Get on the field some for your Junior year, then join the Pipe LIne your Senior Year, earn All American status and then to the pros. Now, that is not even a thought. Just look at this year's line! Who the hell did we "develop"? We have some of the weakest assistant coaches in the world. Papuchis as D coordinator? Hell, he could not even do a good job with the special teams.

Did any of you watch the Bo Pelini recruiting press conference on TV? Pelini quote, "It is not important how they come into the program, it is how they leave" What a joke! What offensive or defensive lineman do you think Nebraska developed that will get drafted in the first two rounds? My prediction, none! Not even Crick!

However, let us look at the brighter side. We got Sam Cotton (3 star) TE! Whoopity, Whoopity, freaking dooo dooo! Oh, we are supposed to have a good walk on class. That will help a lot. (Not)

If you cannot block and cannot tackle, you cannot win. It is that simple. It all starts with the OL and the DL.

Not to be redundant here, but Pelini cannot recruit!

JMO!

 
Rant Over! Yeah let's forget all the talent Pelini has brought in over his 5 years...David, Martinez, Bell, Burkhead, Green, Abdullah, Heard, Dennard, Martin, Turner, Moore, Hardrick, Rome has potential, etc my hand is cramping. Pelini said it himself, it is incredibly hard getting prospects to come to Nebraska. If true, which I believe it to be, his staff seems to be doing just fine. Sure this class may not have been his best, but missing out on 1 OL does not make or break this class. Now, if you want to talk about how some coaches (Cotton) develop recruits, that is a completely different story.

 
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Wow, not to be a prick, but that gave me a good laugh!

Stanford, wow, that's a very impressive haul and especially so for Stanford. We did miss big on Andrus and I think had we shown more consistency throughout the season and won two more ball games, that could have swayed a few more our way. However, there's no way to prove that, but as has been stated my many others, when the wins are coming, so will the recruits...only we're stuck at nine and ten wins with no conference titles or BCS appearances.

I second your opinion on Barney and our current development, or lack thereof, however I don't want to get into Bo's management/coaching style and blow this thread a mile wide. Remember, we did bring in a great oline class last year so we have top notch on campus, now it's time to see their develop.

 
Dude! Stop with the recruiting rage! We did just fine. It would have been great to get Peat, but how do you compare a Stanford education with a Nebraska education? It's like the difference between Kobe beef and a Texas steer. No comparison.

This class will be a good one, given the small numbers we had to work with. I for one am happy with what we got. Not ecstatic, but happy

 
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