Who's Leaving? 2024/25 version

huskerfan74 said:
So why is EJ bolting? He was getting major attention. Something systemic in the culture of this team is going on that is causing people to bolt. Winning is a culture and losing is a culture. I guess we know what we have.
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Because he’s our best back and he’s average.  Seems like a good kid, but he’s being replaced.

 
NIL has killed college football. It has become minor league NFL. How is this helping these players? There is no way this continuous transfer carp is good for their academic careers. Not everyone is going to the NFL and some of them have to get day jobs after college is over. I cannot believe that the NCAA has allowed this crap to happen. In other words, player development is bullcrap. The university with the deepest pockets can buy the championship. And if players truly believed that Rhule is such a wonderful player developer, why are they bolting faster than we can recruit their replacements. Why does it feel like finally going to a bowl game is anticlimactic given the mass exodus in coaches and players. Yet, the one solid constant is Ed Foley. He is more resilient than a cactus.

 
gobiggergoredder said:
Why do you think fans are not happy?  Do you think there are things that could make them more happy? I wonder if Rhule is happy.  Do you wonder if Rhule is happy?
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Why is asking a general question have to be turned into something like that?  We are on a message board to get people's thoughts on things and you have to always be a troll to me even if we have the same beliefs in things.  You keep doing you brother.

 
Huskerfollower4life said:
Do you feel like all of the players are leaving bc of the Iowa loss or just EJ?? Butler was wishy washy last year where he entered the transfer portal only to take his name out, it almost feels like James Williams didn't play for the University of Nebraska but for TK and MG leaving as the starting linebacker who knows.
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I think you might be focusing on loyalty to the school a bit much. Most of these guys don't come to UNL out of a pure love for the University or the state. For most, they come here because of the coaches that recruit them, the scholarship/NIL money, and the belief that this opportunity can springboard them to a better future. Take one of the key factors away (position coach with close relationship) and a lot of the appeal gets divided. 

Whether right or wrong, that's just the way it is nowadays and until the portal and NIL get under control, we're going to continue to see these sorts of mass changes more frequently.

 
Wistrom Disciple said:
I think you might be focusing on loyalty to the school a bit much. Most of these guys don't come to UNL out of a pure love for the University or the state. For most, they come here because of the coaches that recruit them, the scholarship/NIL money, and the belief that this opportunity can springboard them to a better future. Take one of the key factors away (position coach with close relationship) and a lot of the appeal gets divided. 

Whether right or wrong, that's just the way it is nowadays and until the portal and NIL get under control, we're going to continue to see these sorts of mass changes more frequently.
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Well spoken my friend.  The Nebraska kids have loyalty to the program but even that will change bc offering Nebraska kids scholarships is going to have to be very selective.  Next year is going to feel like year one but will no real establishment.  

 
huskerfan74 said:
NIL has killed college football. It has become minor league NFL. How is this helping these players? There is no way this continuous transfer carp is good for their academic careers. Not everyone is going to the NFL and some of them have to get day jobs after college is over. I cannot believe that the NCAA has allowed this crap to happen. In other words, player development is bullcrap. The university with the deepest pockets can buy the championship. And if players truly believed that Rhule is such a wonderful player developer, why are they bolting faster than we can recruit their replacements. Why does it feel like finally going to a bowl game is anticlimactic given the mass exodus in coaches and players. Yet, the one solid constant is Ed Foley. He is more resilient than a cactus.
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Rick Neuheisel was just talking about this today.  It's going to burn out because of donor fatigue for NIL and evolve into a collective bargaining agreement between the players and organization.  Does it happen in a couple of years, 5 years?  I can't see there not being a recalibration within the next 5 years, especially if they go to 16.  Lots of schools with their hands out with coaching encouragement as there will be more pressure to make the playoff.  Ohio State's roster was rumored to be 20 million dollars and recent news was Michigan's QB approaching 10 million dollars to sign in Ann Arbor.  That stuff is unsustainable for almost all schools.

 
Princewill is the number one transfer portal player on the 247 board. When we lost Hausmann to the portal he was highly ranked as well.  Wished both of them would have finished their careers here.  I know the 2 Kentucky wr's that are transferring are highly ranked on the 247 board as well but I don't know realistically what are chances are with them.

 
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Wistrom Disciple said:
I think you might be focusing on loyalty to the school a bit much. Most of these guys don't come to UNL out of a pure love for the University or the state. For most, they come here because of the coaches that recruit them, the scholarship/NIL money, and the belief that this opportunity can springboard them to a better future. Take one of the key factors away (position coach with close relationship) and a lot of the appeal gets divided. 

Whether right or wrong, that's just the way it is nowadays and until the portal and NIL get under control, we're going to continue to see these sorts of mass changes more frequently.
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Gone are the days of actually being a fan of a player. 10 years from now, the question of, “who was your favorite husker player” will be mostly meaningless. 

 
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