NIL and Farming States

[817 Boxing B]

So... somebody pondered why an old blueblood like Nebraska isn't more aggressive when it comes to player acquisition and NIL...? I'm just curious to see what you guys think? 

[Hookem72]

Well they tried to be and successfully landed Dylan Railoa and were very active in trying to get Michael Terry III.  I think if Nebraska had been more successful last year with Rhule they would have been able to sustain that momentum.  

[GoHorns1]

3 hours ago, 817 Boxing B said:

So... somebody pondered why an old blueblood like Nebraska isn't more aggressive when it comes to player acquisition and NIL...? I'm just curious to see what you guys think? 

Nebraska hasn’t been a player in the last 20 plus years.

[Bobby Burton]

The Big 10 desperately needs more of its schools to step up, Nebraska included. 

[Cujonation83]

3 hours ago, 817 Boxing B said:

So... somebody pondered why an old blueblood like Nebraska isn't more aggressive when it comes to player acquisition and NIL...? I'm just curious to see what you guys think? 

Nebraska is a victim of being in a state with ZERO talent and bordered by states with equally low talent. They are also a victim of demographics too.

[Jc Dobbs]

1 hour ago, Bobby Burton said:

The Big 10 desperately needs more of its schools to step up, Nebraska included. 

They caught lightning in a bottle when they had Dr Tom Osborne as their longtime HC. And Bob Devanney before Osborne. Under those two NU was a juggernaut for decades.

It's another example of a university having the right guy in place... and then comes a succession of wrong HCs and all the warts underneath the surface that were hidden pop up again and the whole program grinds to a halt. We've seen it in Austin before.

Here's hoping Coach Sark can keep Texas rolling for a long time...

Hook 'Em!

[BobInHouston]

All of the raw talent they used to get from all over... California, New Jersey, South Carolina... those guys are being scooped up closer to home. There isn't enough talent in Omaha to make up for that. 

[Hashtag]

On 6/12/2025 at 6:05 PM, Jc Dobbs said:

They caught lightning in a bottle when they had Dr Tom Osborne as their longtime HC. And Bob Devanney before Osborne. Under those two NU was a juggernaut for decades.

It's another example of a university having the right guy in place... and then comes a succession of wrong HCs and all the warts underneath the surface that were hidden pop up again and the whole program grinds to a halt. We've seen it in Austin before.

Here's hoping Coach Sark can keep Texas rolling for a long time...

Hook 'Em!

Or they just abused partial qualifiers…

 

 

[817 Boxing B]

Gonna be hard to get donations from folks who will be claiming bankruptcy soon, imo. 

[Jc Dobbs]

18 hours ago, Hashtag said:

Or they just abused partial qualifiers…

 

 

Thanks! I totally forgot about that... and the way they tried like heck to keep Lawrence Phillips eligible. Oh, well.

I lived in Wyoming for a few years near the Colorado border and until moving there I didn't realize how much CU despises NU.