WR Matthias Algarin [Nebraska Walk-On]

To which school will Algarin commit?

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Solich wasn't fired until December of 2003....Woodhead would've already finished his SR season of football. Solich nor Bill gave him any sort of looks. In fact, I would blame Frank more since Bill wouldn't have much of a clue that late in the game to get him. 

 
BIG ERN said:
Solich wasn't fired until December of 2003....Woodhead would've already finished his SR season of football. Solich nor Bill gave him any sort of looks. In fact, I would blame Frank more since Bill wouldn't have much of a clue that late in the game to get him. 
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Solich asked him to walk-on, which is exactly what this staff would have done for an unranked, undersized RB.

 
Woodhead attended one of UNL's camp so Coaches could see him first hand and tested very poorly.   The problem was he had a problem with his back at the time.    What are the coaches to think when you have a small&light player who runs a 4.75?  (I don't remember the exact time as it was a long time ago.).   The Solich and Callahan coaching staffs BOTH passed on him.

It just wasn't meant to be.  Doesn't do any good to second guess.

Welcome Matthias Alagrin!   Hope you love your time in Lincoln.

 
Growing up in Chadron while Woodhead played, I'm very happy the way things turned out  :thumbs  so fun watching that guy play. Chadron St. put together some good teams in that time

 
BIG ERN said:
Solich wasn't fired until December of 2003....Woodhead would've already finished his SR season of football. Solich nor Bill gave him any sort of looks. In fact, I would blame Frank more since Bill wouldn't have much of a clue that late in the game to get him. 
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This may be the case as far as Ross already being there but the point remains the same.  Frank wanted Ross and refused Danny.  Ross probably ran a 4.7 forty.  That much I do recall pretty accurately as I personally called in to the athletic department to urge them to reconsider Woodhead.   I recall Jim Rose on the radio show defending the  decision not to recruit Woodhead as he was just too slow, etc.  Instead he sets records and plays NFL ball for a number of years, etc.  Of course Frank wasn't interested in Reggie Bush either (well he offered him a safety spot if he wanted to try defense.  Bush may not have been an ideal I back but gee whiz?   Give him a shot after he travels to Lincoln twice on his dime to try to get a look.

 
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84HuskerLaw said:
This may be the case as far as Ross already being there but the point remains the same.  Frank wanted Ross and refused Danny.  Ross probably ran a 4.7 forty.  That much I do recall pretty accurately as I personally called in to the athletic department to urge them to reconsider Woodhead.   I recall Jim Rose on the radio show defending the  decision not to recruit Woodhead as he was just too slow, etc.  Instead he sets records and plays NFL ball for a number of years, etc.  Of course Frank wasn't interested in Reggie Bush either (well he offered him a safety spot if he wanted to try defense.  Bush may not have been an ideal I back but gee whiz?   Give him a shot after he travels to Lincoln twice on his dime to try to get a look.
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Are you talking about the same Reggie bush who played for USC? He was a .99 5 star and your saying Frank turned him down? 

 
flatwaterfan said:
Woodhead attended one of UNL's camp so Coaches could see him first hand and tested very poorly.   The problem was he had a problem with his back at the time.    What are the coaches to think when you have a small&light player who runs a 4.75?  (I don't remember the exact time as it was a long time ago.).
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I was at that camp in 2003 and spent most of my time pestering Scott Downing with a million questions. He said that he better not see this information on the internet, but it's been 16 years, so I think I'm in the clear. Turns out that Solich was interested in Woodhead walking-on and possibly earning a scholarship as return specialist. I know that Downing was really high on Danny and thought that he could get a greyshirt offer with a good 40 time. Those camps used fully automatic timing on the 40 (read: SLOW) and Woodhead didn't break 4.7 while Terrance Nunn ran in the 4.5s and Nate Swift was around 4.6.

Come December, Callahan comes in and retains Downing. Talking to him at the 2004 camp was equally interesting. Essentially, if we didn't swoop in and get Brandon Jackson in January then Woodhead would have gotten some sort of offer but their roles were too similar at running back. Callahan was focused on getting a bunch of late additions at smart/quick options receiver and Downing suggested Woodhead. However, Tom Lemming convinced him that Santino Panico was THE diamond in the rough in high school football.

Other fun tidbits from Downing that I remember

  • We were going to shut out Oklahoma State in the opener
  • Jeff Byers is the best high school lineman he has ever seen but was only 260 lbs
  • Vince Young will separate Texas from the rest of the Big XII
  • Tommy Zbikowski is the perfect Solich QB and was their number one target
  • They had spent the offseason obsessing over Rich Rodriguez's new offense at West Virginia
 
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84HuskerLaw said:
Amazing  but I think I read on a recent search of Woodhead he ran a 4.35 forty at some point in his pro career.   Glad Frank and Callahan considered him but no matter how you look at him - he should have been a Husker.  
 
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Woodhead is fast and supremely quick. He won the GMAC and has the Chadron record for the indoor 55m at 6.47 in 2006 which works out to around a 7.00 60m. But he was a late bloomer, running a 11.25 in the state meet in the 100m his junior year. He didn't run his senior year and just dominated on the soccer field instead. From what I gathered, Solich wasn't a fan and Callahan was intrigued but had him behind Brandon Jackson and the Lemming connection to the Panico family was too big to overcome.

For comparison, Algarin's track times are a little bit faster than Woodhead's and his jumps are at the top of the high school ranks.

 
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The_Fan_Man said:
Woodhead is fast and supremely quick. He won the GMAC and has the Chadron record for the indoor 55m at 6.47 in 2006 which works out to around a 7.00 60m. But he was a late bloomer, running a 11.25 in the state meet in the 100m his junior year. He didn't run his senior year and just dominated on the soccer field instead. From what I gathered, Solich wasn't a fan and Callahan was intrigued but had him behind Brandon Jackson and the Lemming connection to the Panico family was too big to overcome.

For comparison, Algarin's track times are a little bit faster than Woodhead's and his jumps are at the top of the high school ranks.
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 I am not being critical of Algarin but he doesn’t look anything like Woodhead.   Two different animals  - Danny was much bigger and built like a I back.  algarin is a wiry 150 LBs punt returner or wingback maybe.   Not sure he’s strong enough to get open as a WR vs bump and run coverages.   But ?

 
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