Who's Leaving? 2024/25 version

[lo country]

1000%, if you’re a sophomore and above and don’t provide clear value over a younger guy then there simply isn’t a reason to be on the roster. Based off Dana’s previous offenses, something tells me HH represents significant more value and upside than a slow, oft injured Te who also can’t block very well

I think the bolded might start becoming the benchmark to use for staying or going.  Unsure what year I'd use, but I'd like to see what percentage of successful players took 3-4 years to shine.  With the portal it seems like most will attempt to move on in year 2 if they get limited to no playing time.  

Rhule seems to have embraced and is learning the portal in contrast to his "program builder" reputation.  As we struggle to become relevant and win at a regular clip the portal is the key. No time (yet) for the slow burn of building a program.  Once we become a perennial fixture in winning, I think keeping the "majority" of good players on the roster increases as they see the vets going to the draft and know that they could be a 2+ year starter/contributor.

 

[krc1995]

1000%, if you’re a sophomore and above and don’t provide clear value over a younger guy then there simply isn’t a reason to be on the roster. Based off Dana’s previous offenses, something tells me HH represents significant more value and upside than a slow, oft injured Te who also can’t block very well

I’m not sure how many freshman we will take in the future.  Certain positions, sure. No longer have the roster spots to chance on development. 

 

[runningblind]

I'm glad to see it from Rhule.  The notion of 90% high school recruits and expecting to be able to wait 2-3 years for development would've gotten him fired.  That era is gone until they start having guys sign contracts.

 

[gossamorharpy]

I’m not sure how many freshman we will take in the future.  Certain positions, sure. No longer have the roster spots to chance on development. 

I like the 4 star ratio of this past class.  Go all in for a few less guys with higher potential. The lines are where hs recruiting still

very important in My opinion. Other positions seem to be easier to fill transfer market 

 

[Huskerfollower4life]

I'm glad to see it from Rhule.  The notion of 90% high school recruits and expecting to be able to wait 2-3 years for development would've gotten him fired.  That era is gone until they start having guys sign contracts.

And nobody knows how long that is going to be when players will be able to sign contracts.  Also you won't see a lot of scholarships handed out to Nebraska kids just bc anymore.

 

[krc1995]

And nobody knows how long that is going to be when players will be able to sign contracts.  Also you won't see a lot of scholarships handed out to Nebraska kids just bc anymore.

I’m wondering about some of the legacy kids on the roster. Is Booker one of them?  I’m assuming Benning is good enough- or is he a free pass regardless?  
 

there might be others 

 

[krc1995]

I like the 4 star ratio of this past class.  Go all in for a few less guys with higher potential. The lines are where hs recruiting still

very important in My opinion. Other positions seem to be easier to fill transfer market 

It seems like the line guys are more likely to stay at one school. I’m not sure if that’s true, but it seems that way.  

 

[BigRedBuster]

I'm glad to see it from Rhule.  The notion of 90% high school recruits and expecting to be able to wait 2-3 years for development would've gotten him fired.  That era is gone until they start having guys sign contracts.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out long term. Nobody should use this year as an example for the future. All rosters have to be cut drastically which caused thousands of players to be in the portal. That won’t be the case next year. 
 

Programs will have to be way more selective on who they recruit out of HS. They will still plug in players from the portal. But, I expect that to be heavily from lower levels with players that have proven they can perform. Nebraska won’t be taking a bunch of transfers that were buried on D1 depth charts. 
 

I would be very surprised if we took 15+ transfers every year going forward. 

 

[Toe]

It will be interesting to see how this plays out long term. Nobody should use this year as an example for the future. All rosters have to be cut drastically which caused thousands of players to be in the portal. That won’t be the case next year. 

That, plus two new(-ish) coordinators this year, who might be prioritizing different types of players than their predecessors.

 

[gobiggergoredder]

I would be very surprised if we took 15+ transfers every year going forward. 

I think that’s exactly how it’s going to be.

 

[Mierin]

People related to Fidone continue to be embarrassing online. 

This was on a post about Thomas Fidone on the official husker football FB page.

[SIZE=0.8125rem]Robert Lee Fidone[/SIZE]



[SIZE=0.9375rem]So I read somewhere they were hoping Fidone would play a senior year. That’s total propaganda BS. You think they would pull a good player out of an entire game for motion penalty.? They did everything they could hurt his pro stats. This kid gave it all [/SIZE]from Nebraska And they did everything to hurt him, especially in that next last game





[SIZE=0.8125rem]Putt G Wloo[/SIZE]



[SIZE=0.9375rem]Robert Lee Fidone[/SIZE] how Nebraska hurt him he played in every game





[SIZE=0.8125rem]Robert Lee Fidone[/SIZE]



[SIZE=0.9375rem]Putt G Wloo[/SIZE] well to keep his statistics low. They didn’t pass him as much as they could have. And he was open a lot. Finally, the biggest slam came when they pulled him out of a game on the third play for motion. And he did not get back into the game until the last couple of plays where he caught a pass for like 30 yards. When the pros look at him, they look at all that stuff yards after catch, etc. etc. They tried to keep it low enough so he wouldn’t be a great candidate if he wanted to go pro in his senior year. Pulling him out of that game was a dealbreaker. I’m sure. And behind closed doors they promised him a whole lot more. A break out year with a lot of passes per game. Never happened the one coach before this new one told the other tight in that he wasn’t good enough to play so he portal out.

 

[twofittyonred]

People related to Fidone continue to be embarrassing online. 

This was on a post about Thomas Fidone on the official husker football FB page.

[SIZE=0.8125rem]Robert Lee Fidone[/SIZE]



[SIZE=0.9375rem]So I read somewhere they were hoping Fidone would play a senior year. That’s total propaganda BS. You think they would pull a good player out of an entire game for motion penalty.? They did everything they could hurt his pro stats. This kid gave it all [/SIZE]from Nebraska And they did everything to hurt him, especially in that next last game





[SIZE=0.8125rem]Putt G Wloo[/SIZE]



[SIZE=0.9375rem]Robert Lee Fidone[/SIZE] how Nebraska hurt him he played in every game





[SIZE=0.8125rem]Robert Lee Fidone[/SIZE]



[SIZE=0.9375rem]Putt G Wloo[/SIZE] well to keep his statistics low. They didn’t pass him as much as they could have. And he was open a lot. Finally, the biggest slam came when they pulled him out of a game on the third play for motion. And he did not get back into the game until the last couple of plays where he caught a pass for like 30 yards. When the pros look at him, they look at all that stuff yards after catch, etc. etc. They tried to keep it low enough so he wouldn’t be a great candidate if he wanted to go pro in his senior year. Pulling him out of that game was a dealbreaker. I’m sure. And behind closed doors they promised him a whole lot more. A break out year with a lot of passes per game. Never happened the one coach before this new one told the other tight in that he wasn’t good enough to play so he portal out.

Ya...  those tight ins always getting shade....  

 

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[floridacorn]

People related to Fidone continue to be embarrassing online. 

This was on a post about Thomas Fidone on the official husker football FB page.

[SIZE=0.8125rem]Robert Lee Fidone[/SIZE]



[SIZE=0.9375rem]So I read somewhere they were hoping Fidone would play a senior year. That’s total propaganda BS. You think they would pull a good player out of an entire game for motion penalty.? They did everything they could hurt his pro stats. This kid gave it all [/SIZE]from Nebraska And they did everything to hurt him, especially in that next last game

I can appreciate the frustration, but the logic chain here is broken.  He seems to be implying Fidone was held down so he would return for his SR season while simultaneously claiming they didn't want him back, didn't think he was good, and simply wanted to destroy his pro prospects.  Fidone's play aside, he seems like a really good dude.  Good on him for not being the entitled brat he seemingly had a clear path to become.