Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the Husker big red youtube channel. I'm Chris Peterson and joining me as always is Danny Gillette
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uh Rick and Andrew. Good morning guys. Hope you're doing well. And uh, Danny, how are you doing this morning
man? Good. I stayed up for the basketball game, which was started at 930 my time and I uh wish I just went to sleep
so, I mean, I'm doing ok. I, uh, uh, the, the, the basketball team disappointed me but
you know, I kind of expected it after the quick turnaround from Tuesday's big win over Purdue
I'm not gonna say I expected it. I was worried about it, but
you know, I thought once they, you know, was that they were down to 14 2 and then they got it back to like 5050
I thought, ok, like, let's just hit some shots here. Like I always got a, got a cool down eventually and
and that just didn't happen. The defense was not good. Um, Iowa
I mean, I know Iowa made a lot of shots but when your opponent
you know, makes 35 shots and 30 of those are assisted, I mean, that
that proves that you're not playing good defense and, um, you know, your rotations are off
you know, you're, you're getting beat, people are having to over help and do different things like that
So the defense really let Nebraska down twice. Now, I would say in the past week
you know, particularly on the road, not that it's easy to win on the big 10 in the road, but the defense is gonna have
to, you know, travel and be more consistent if this team is
uh, you know, going to punch its ticket to March madness. Yeah. And honestly
I thought the offense did, ok? It was just a complimentary piece in terms of the defense
And, um, so we're gonna have to see if this is a trend coming up in the next
you know, couple games or if this was just a rough week on that side of the basketball
Yeah. And it was a little strange, you know, I think Nebraska only made 43 pointers
um, on Friday night where Iowa made 15 and, you know, going into the game
if you look at the stats Iowa, which I mean, they are a good shooting team, but they only averaged 73 point makes this year
and Nebraska was averaging 9.6. So pregame, you know, if you looked at the averages
it would have, you would have thought that Nebraska had the edge of the three point line
So, you know, the, the fact that Iowa, you know, did beat Nebraska there and had more at the three point line
They really, you know, if you told me that pregame, there's no way Nebraska was gonna win that one
So just sometimes the ball just doesn't go in and then when you couple that, you know
with the defense, you know, struggling, um, you do have some ugly results but also
you know, two days after 23 days after, you know, beating Purdue
they had to travel through some terrible weather. So, um, you know, they gotta bounce back
I think Rutgers is coming up next. Um, so, you know, it's
uh, it is what it is, you're, you're gonna have some ups and downs, but still three quad one wins
And we should say, you know, the bracketology, which came out yesterday before the loss
it did have Nebraska up as a number nine seed. Um, according to Joey
Joey brackets over there at ESPN. So I'm still, I'm sure they'll still be in the
you know, they might drop a seed line or two. But, um, it looks like that at least got them out of that because they
were in the first four in last four hour conversation for like, you know, the last couple of weeks
So I think this at least uh boost them out of that range for now as long as they can avoid like a losing streak
here. And it was interesting because Josiah Alik played a big hand offensively scoring 14 points in 21 minutes and Eli Rice came off the
bench and played really well. And so, you know, it was good to see him
He was making a lot of shots and uh he's, I've, I
I've got to see him. Obviously, we all have in, in, you know
minimal action this season, but last night, I really thought he made it, you know, he put a stamp on his game and made it
known when he was on the floor in a positive way. Yeah
he did, come on and, and made some positive contributions. Um you know
he, I believe Yeah, he's a freshman, I believe Eli Rice and, um, he hit a big three
didn't he forced kind of a steal that, you know, Josiah a leak had that breakaway dunk and that really was forced by
um, you know, Eli Rice's defense. So, you know, it was good to see that. I think
you know, I'm not worried or overly concerned about it. This, this league is tough
especially the one on the road. And, um, you know, I wish that they would have beaten Iowa
but, you know, it is what it is and maybe we'll get a chance to play those guys in the big 10 tournament
but it sucks. That was our only game against Iowa in the regular season and they beat us
But, you know, whatever, you just have to deal with it, at least there's football. But I
but, uh, I, I'm so something tells me that we may have the upper hand in football
uh, and for the foreseeable future. Uh, I sure hope so. I mean
I, I am very excited about what Nebraska has done, you know, in the transfer portal
Um Good to see you here in the chat. Steve go big red. Um We'll get back to
uh, you know, Rick's question here, but yeah, I love what the Huskers have done in the transfer portal with their six guys because
you know, I've been talking about it if you've been reading Husker Big red.com. But Nebraska is gonna be building through
you know, recruiting, like building through the draft and then supplementing, you know
in the transfer portal when needed to. And, and I, I think that's the way to build
you know, this thing long term. And, um, you know, you look at the way that Michigan's done it
I think that really goes to show that, you know, it's better to do it that way
the traditional way than the Colorado way, you know, that's not gonna bring you sustained success
Um But you do need to fill holes in the transport. I think Nebraska has done a great job of that
So anyway, long story short, uh do you think all the transfer portal um or do you
do you guys think all of the portal transfers will start this season? I'll throw that to you first
Annie, I'd say that there's a very good chance. I mean, you look at Del
I think he's probably your, your starting running back. Honestly, when you look at the running back room
you know, I think Naor and uh Banks all have the talent to start this season and then Thompson just due to his familiarity with
Tony White and the way he fits this defense in terms of being able to play off the edge and also
you know, play aggressively and cover. Um You know, I think, I think he has a chance to start as well and
you know, when you look at these additions, you know, they, they all have
you know, the opportunity to really make an impact right away. And that's something that strikes me as
you know, something to watch because, you know, we didn't, we, we had
you know, depth at wide receiver, for example, last year, but it was young and now we have veterans
We had, you know, at the beginning of the year, a very talented running back room injuries occurred and we were left to
start Emmett Johnson, who did an admirable job. Now we have Dante Dowel to kind of supplement that
you know, Stephan Thompson, Luke Reimer and Nick Heinrich are gone and now he gives us depth at the linebacker position
I mean, these types of guys, you know, fill holes that we desperately needed to be filled
So I do think they have a chance to start next season. Yeah
I would say, I, I do think there's a very good chance that all six of them start
Maybe Bly Hill, you know, is gonna have some competition in the secondary
but he's a 63 corner that has produced at the college level. So
you know, I wouldn't be, wouldn't surprise me at all if he worked his way into the mix
Um, you know, Mia Mazoka, um I think it's gonna start, I think there's a reason they brought him on and I read
I think it was from, uh, Brian Munson of Husker online or somewhere that it's not
it's not a sure thing that Ethan Piper is back next season. So I don't know if that has to do with
you know, the injury suffered at the end of last year. But, you know, I, I think that there's a reason
you know, the Huskers got, you know, Mi Mazu, um, you know, I do believe that both receivers
you know, are gonna start or at least, you know, Jamal Banks, um, you know, and I mean
receiver is kind of a little bit, you know, it's a little different than, because guys kind of rotate in and out then
you know, more than you would at right guard per se, you know what I mean? Um
but down Dowdell, I definitely think is gonna start, um, you know
it's just I, I believe that they brought him in to be the guy to be the RB one and I'm sure he's gonna win
that over. I mean, he's a talented guy and I think he fits this scheme perfectly
So, yeah, I guess long story short at least five or six. Stefan Thompson I think is gonna come in and start
you know, day one and, uh really just, I think he fits perfectly because when you look at like Luke Reimer
you know, one thing he did last year is he was a really effective Blitzer in bringing pressure
And I think Stefan Thompson, you know, can add that, you know, quality of star to our soccer group
Yeah. So um I wanted to uh so Sean Milo mentioned to come in
I wish our fans and media would stop exaggerating. Don't get me wrong. Our portal editions will help out but it's not like we landed
65 star guys. The portal class is ranked number 42. Um So I guess what I would say
you know, to that Sean is uh for one thing, you know, you need to look at the
the total amount of numbers. I mean, I, I understand the portal rankings but I, I think that that's overrated a little bit
I mean, last year, I think Michigan had like the number, their class was rated around 20th and it was pretty impactful seeing as they
won the national championship and all those guys ended up starting for them basically, except
you know, Hausman who still played quite a bit. So I, I wouldn't get caught up in him and
you know, who was number one in the transfer portal rankings last year? Colorado
And how many games did they win for? So let's not get caught up in that, you know, that's not
it's, you know, yeah, you can add five star players and all this stuff, but Nebraska doesn't need to add 15 guys in the transfer
portal. They've got a really solid roster, you know, they kept Bryce Benhart
you know, it was like Matt rule said with the, with the Husker portal, you know, I mean
Isaac Gifford coming back, Nash Ty Robinson. I mean, those are, those are better guys than Nebraska would have got in the transfer portal
And I guess for me why I like it so much is that they needed a linebacker
you know, to start and they got one, they got a starting caliber linebacker who's played in this defense
They needed a versatile defensive back. They got one, they needed a starting running back
released a starting caliber blue chip caliber running back. They got one
they needed help at wide receiver, experienced guys. They got two. So I mean
it's just they, they found positions where they needed depth, they needed experience and they got good football players that fit what they want to
do. So I really don't care what the rankings have to say about that because more often than not those recruiting service rankings
you know, they, they don't know what the hell they're talking about. I mean, uh let go go show me the rankings of all the
Michigan recruiting classes that just won a national championship. And, you know
Kenneth Grant and Mason Graham were both rated as three star recruits and those
both, both of those dudes are going in the first round. So 24 7 sports and rivals and all these guys
all these, all these people who've never been on a coaching staff, like, I mean, I'm not saying they don't know what they're talking about
but it's not a lot of them, let's be honest. Yeah, they're not gospel and I'm not saying we do either
Like, you know, it's just, I, that's why I trust more often than not
Like I, if there's a debate between a player but, you know, if Matt rule offers him and
you know, the 24 7 doesn't have, I trust Matt rule and the staff over
you know, some dude at 24 7 sports, I agree. I agree and I've always thought that way
Um You know, but I, and I think, you know, it hasn't always been the case where we filled positions of need with
you know, quality players so quickly. And I think that's the other thing too. I think
you know, in pre with previous coaching staffs, I won't name names
but we were a little slow on the uptake uh in terms of identifying needs um right away and I think that's the other excitement
of it. We were able to land quality players at positions of need quickly and
you know, we were able to land veteran contributors who, you know, who
you know, many of them, you know, when you watch, you know
their tape and their highlights, they, they pop off the page. Um Yeah
and I wanted to get to this uh, comment from Steve, you know, before we get to your question here
Rick um Rules building this program the right way and it's already starting to show
And I think this is really important. That's one of my biggest takeaways from, you know
this whole Michigan championship is that you don't have to be Alabama or whoever
but you have to build a culture, you have to keep guys on your team, right
And then you have to play football the right way. And I think that Matt rule has done all of those things
I mean, if you look at Nebraska's one of the programs that's had the fewest members going into the transfer portal this year
they haven't even started winning yet. Imagine when we start winning, which is gonna happen pretty soon
So I just think that, yeah, I'm really excited looking at this. I think it's gonna be an entirely new era of college football with
this 12 team playoff. I think, you know, it's ii, I think that the
the, the, the be or the kind of the distribution of talent which is going
is kind of going beyond those first four teams. Like, it's just, it's not getting so concentrated
I think we're gonna keep seeing that spread out. And I think that's a good thing for Nebraska football and it's all
let's be honest here, it's also gonna be a lot different with Nick Saban no longer in the picture
Oh, definitely. Absolutely. Yeah, Klin De Boer to, I mean, I, yeah, I
I would be, I'd be worried about taking that job, but, I mean, he's won everywhere that he's gone
But it's just, yeah, it's really interesting because he's never, you know
he's never been in the SEC. He's never, has no ties to the South at all
Um, but yeah, it was. But, I mean, he knows how to build a program
I think he does, he does and the infrastructure is there and he'll have all the
you know, the recruiting and everything. But man, that was getting kind of ugly because like when the
when the athletic reported that Tommy Reese was a candidate, I literally laughed out loud because that guy is an absolute joke
Like he should not be like the fact that he's even mentioned he should be
he should be fired after the Rose bowl. Like he got coached circles around himself
I mean, if Tommy Reese was actually a candidate for like Scott Frost would be a better candidate than Tommy Reese like my God
I, so I laughed pretty hard at that. I mean that if, if he was actually in the top three and like they were desperate
for Caitlin de Boer yesterday, so good for them, I guess they got it done because that would have been
that would have been an embarrassment to replace Nick Saban with Tommy Reese. Yeah
I don't think I, I don't think Alabama is gonna return to the Mike Shula days
but we'll see, I mean, you're seeing it be glorious though. That
that would be glorious. And you're already seeing, you know, some players enter the transfer portal
So I like, like I said, the last time we did a show
I'd be interested to see if Nebraska kicks the tires on any of those guys
Yeah, that will be interesting to see what happens. Um Yeah, the receiver just went into
I'm, I'm blanking on his name, but the guy who caught the touchdown at the end of the season just went in the portal
Oh, of course. I think he already got projected to Texas. So, I mean, woohoo of guys obviously left too
Yeah, a lot of Washington guys. Um So yeah, it'll be, it'll be interesting
I think Nebraska, I do, you know, they could maybe add a few guys here or there but
and I know everybody wants to ask about the quarterback. But anyways, what would, uh to Rick's question
What do you think the reaction would be if Danny Kaye beat out Dylan R at QB starting to have
I think that would be wild. I'm not saying it's impossible because I really think that Daniel Kain is a good quarterback
but that would be crazy and yeah, I don't know, I, I don't think that Dylan Rayola would sit and be the backup
I think he would probably do. I was gonna say, I think for the pecking order of the program and the harmony of all involved
I don't see that happening right right away. Uh Yeah, shock would be
that would be, that would be a shocker. That would be, I'm trying to think of what's, uh, like a famous quarterback competition or something
like that happened, you know? I mean, that'd be like, yeah, Brady beating out Bledsoe or something like it would be
it would be some arteries literally exploded. So, I don't know. Well, that's true
Yeah. And so, I mean, yeah, you're right. Ok. But I'm just trying to think of
I'm trying to think. I just can't think of one where there's a
you know, kind of the favored son. Well, I guess, you know, the one, the one that I could say
although it's a little bit of a different situation but it maybe is like the Tom Brady Drew Henson when Brady was at Michigan because
Drew Henson was the five star, but Brady had been there for a couple of years
They weren't in the same class. So it's kind of a, but yeah, shock would be a shock would be a good word for it
Mitch. I don't see it happening though. All right. Yeah, that's, that's a huge impact
Uh, you know, part of it too. And, you know, I have to wonder, you know
if Dylan Rio or Rio has a really good season. Um, you know
I think, I think that will elevate this program even further and I'll be interested to see how Viola's Success
ties to the caliber of recruits. We land in the program. Yeah
Crouch versus Newcombe. That was a, that was an interesting one. yeah, maybe Bobby Newcombe didn't quite work out a quarterback the way that everybody
thought that he was going to, but still ended up being a, having a successful
pretty successful career. And, yeah, that, that 19 nineties nine team that they should have won the national championship
If the, if the 14 playoff, I know we said this, I think last week, but if there was a 14 playoff
well, I'll, I'll say this, I think if there was a 14 playoff, I think Nebraska wins the championship in 94 95 96 9799
So you can call me a homer. But I, I think Nebraska had
I mean, maybe not 96 because that Florida Wefa team was pretty good. But
man, I don't know, just give us another game against Texas and there's no way we
we lose that one. So that's my thoughts on it. Hey, that might happen
uh, in next year's playoffs. So maybe, I mean, yeah, like it's
it's not that, it's not, it's because here's the thing is like, yeah, is it insane for Nebraska to
you know, for us to talk about the 12 team playoff? I mean, maybe a little bit like I get it
they haven't even had a winning season, but you don't have to go like 12 and one now
You just have to win, like, 10 games and you're in the mix depending on
you know, who you beat and who, you know, but if you're, if you're any team in the big 10
if you go 10 and two next season, like 50 you got a better than 50% chance of being in the playoff
in my opinion. Yeah. And, you know, you also, even if you don't make a far in the playoffs
that's something you can sell as, you know, what, what have you done recently
you know, to recruits. And I think that goes a long way too because
you know, let's be honest here. I mean, we all care about the nineties but the recruits don't
none of them were even born at this point in the nineties. So it's about what have you done for me lately
And, um, that would certainly be a big, you know, step towards
you know, showing that you're having success in building the program. I think that's part of the reason why things did get so concentrated for
a while in that four era because it was like, ok, from a blue
from a five star, you know, major recruiting perspective, it was like, ok, who can get me to the draft and who can get me
to the playoff. And there was like five teams that, you know, Georgia Clemson
Alabama, Ohio State, you know, and it, outside of those teams, there wasn't really a guarantee
And now you look at over the last two years. I mean, yeah, Georgia made the championship game last year but the other three teams
that made it TCU, Washington, Michigan. That's not somebody that five years ago
anybody would have predicted was in a championship game. So, the idea that it
it's not that far fetched for, you know, a team like Nebraska or a team
uh, you know, I'm trying to think even like a US C who hasn't been there in decades
you know, it's not that far fetched for a lot of programs to get there and enjoy the kind of success they've never had before
And for the first time ever, like, literally, for the first time ever
we're gonna decide the college football national championship truly on the field from a 12 team perspective because
yeah, people could sit there this year and say, oh, Georgia, you know, oh, Georgia might have been the best team
Like we're not gonna have to worry about that anymore because George would have been in this playoff and we would know
So I think it's gonna be great for college football. I think it's gonna be great
Like you said, Danny from a recruiting perspective because it's gonna allow a lot more teams to say
hey, like you can come here and play, you can get your nal money and you can go play in the playoff and you can
be a hero instead of just being another guy at Georgia, which is basically what Dylan Rayola
you know, he made that choice. So I think a lot of others will make that choice too
Yeah. And, you know, I think it also gives you kind of a benchmark
especially if you make it on, you know, where your program is at and it offers a chance to kind of assess what you need
to get to that national championship. Whereas with only a 14 playoff
you know, you and a bunch of other programs obviously were left out of the picture
And, you know, it's easy to watch these games and say, oh, Nebraska needs this
like Michigan has so we can get there. But now that you're going up against
you know, playoff type competition, you can truly assess, you know, what made
you know, your, uh, your opponents great and see if you could implement that into your program
And then the other thing, you know, the other big, um, I guess elephant in the college football room is
you know, Jim Harbaugh still has a decision to make and, you know, I like Sharon Moore
but he's not Jim Harbaugh. So, I mean, if you, you, if you Jim Harbaugh goes to the NFL
literally, literally within a span of the week you've lost, I would say two of the top three coaches in college football because in my
opinion, before Nick Saban retired, it was Saban Kirby Smart and Jim Harbaugh and then a huge
gigantic drop off like a massive cliff drop off to the next person
So you have two of those three guys, potentially not on the, not on the sidelines next year
So that, that's, that's a pretty big change. So, I mean, George is still out there
but outside of that, there's a, there's a pretty big power vacuum right now that could potentially take place in college football next season
Not that I'm predicting with Jim Harbaugh. I don't think anybody can predict what Jim Harbaugh will do
But if he does leave that, I mean, and then from a big 10 perspective
you're looking at the two teams that just made the national championship in your conference
both of them are starting over with new head coaches. So it's kind of a kind of a
not a bad situation, I would say for a team like Nebraska just kind of laying in the weeds
building themselves up. Although Ohio State is loading up very good, very
uh, active in the, in the transfer portal and building the program over the past couple of weeks
So I think they're gonna be a force to be reckoned with for a little bit and they
they always will be, I mean, Ohio State has always recruited better than every other program in the Midwest
including Michigan and Notre Dame. I mean, that's been, that's not new
Um, so, yeah, they're always gonna have incredible talent and they are loaded up for next year
But my question there is like, yeah, they got the kid from Ole Miss and they got Henderson and they got Will Howard
But Can Ryan Day actually, like, be disciplined enough to run the ball. You know
it's kind of like Mike mccarthy when, uh, you know, he loved
he, he uh, has a team that's good enough to throw, to run the ball in Dallas. He's got a pretty good running back
but he just can't help himself throwing the football 40 times a game. And I, so like
I, I'm just not sure how that, like, I, I see what Ohio State is trying to do and I think if Ryan Day can
be disciplined enough, they're gonna be really tough because their defense is incredible. But we'll see
we'll see if he can not throw the football 40 times a game, you know
and that's coaches just have some, for some reason, they have a hard time with that
And that's one thing I like about Matt rule and I, I think it's from the NFL perspective too
knowing that like to win to really win championships, you have to have a great quarterback
You have to be able to run the football and you have to be good on both sides of the line
Like those are four things that you can't waver on to win championships
Yeah. And you also have to be disciplined in terms of penalties and clock management
I mean, we saw this year, you know, Mario Cristobal in Miami Matt rule
I mean, clock management and how you utilize your time outs and situational football can either make you or break you
And that's a big component too because I believe that Ryan Day struggled down the stretch last year with clock management in some instances as
well or even just, yeah, I mean, fourth downs, you know what I mean
It just, uh, you know, there was, there was a lot of instances in that Michigan
Ohio State game two or 3/4 downs where he, you know, just didn't, didn't go and it made no sense to me and I'm not
sure why he didn't go for it. So there, there's a lot of, you know, whether it's that
um, you know, kind of going for it and you do have to be careful with that because like we saw in the championship game
that hurt Michigan, they went for it on the fourth down late in the second quarter
they got stopped. Washington turned around. So it does work both ways
But if you have a championship team, like you really have to be aggressive in coaching it and
and, um, you know, I hope that when, if Matt rule gets to that situation
you know, he'll, he'll be an aggressive coach. But, um, I really like what
what Nebraska has done back to what they, you know, the transfer portal and
and kind of filling these different needs going into the spring. And I just really
I mean, I look at this roster, I don't see a lot of weaknesses. Like, I really don't
I like the offensive line, I feel pretty good about the d I feel like the offensive and defensive lines are
you know, probably in the, I would say in the top third in the big 10
Like, is that fair? Like, you know, just so we got 18, you know, so I mean, that's
you know, and you're talking about like that's with Oregon and Washington and you know
but Nebraska's got players on both of those. I mean, uh Ben Scott
I'm pretty sure was, you know, honorable mention all big 10. I might be wrong on that and
but, you know, Bryce Benner, that's two guys right there. We just got a 20 game starter
Um that was in the SEC in the big 12 and um
you know, we have Grant Bricks and, yeah, Gibson Pyle. So, uh yeah
I feel really, really good about that. Um Good morning Stefan from Hondo
Texas, lots of, lots of Nebraska fans in Texas. There's Nebraska fans everywhere though
So, you know, what is interesting too is that, that, you know
he didn't even mention a walk on like Alexander Rouge Roli, I mean
I really like him and I'm happy he was able to come on as a walk on and, you know
he, I think is gonna be impactful as well. And then you have a guy who I also liked last year a lot and
uh, Justin Evans Jenkins who I thought played really well and, you know
you have him and you have a lot of depth there. Yeah
you're, yeah, definitely Jenkins. Scott Ma will definitely be, you know, salty on the inside
And then you've got some other guys that are, you know, could be in the mix there too. I'm still interested to see what they
do with, you know, Turner Corcoran. Are they gonna have him play tackle or guard
So, but those are good choices to have. Um, I still, you know
the tackle depth still worries me a little bit, but they've got like
Gunnar Kulla needs to take a step forward. Um, you know, Corcoran can play there
If Teddy stays healthy, then I think they'll be ok at tackle
But, you know, so if there was just don't penalties, Teddy, please don't commit penalties
It drives me crazy with his pre snap penalties. Yeah. See, I see
to me, I think if Corcoran's cigar, I think he'll end up starting over Justin Jenkins
But I mean, it's gonna be, it's nice to have, I'd be happy with either for the record
I'd be happy with either. I mean, I wouldn't be like, oh, this guy is, be a star I'd be happy with either
Yeah, then you have quality, you know, some really quality depth. So, you know
I feel as good about the offensive line as I have in a long time at Nebraska really
And I feel like they fit the style of their offensive line coach. Well
I think Rayola wants to play mean and I think he wants to play physically and I think he wants to focus a lot on
unlocking and, you know, fighting in the trenches. And I think, you know
a guy like Pyle can do that, Preston can do that. Grant can do that
So they, they, they have the style that their offensive line coach wants and I think it's headed in the right direction
Yeah. And speaking of, uh, Rego, did you see he's like, ranked number six
the number six recruiter, I think for the 2024 class. Thanks a lot to his nephew
but still, I mean, he was able to, he was able to
uh, land, land a lot of good recruits in the summer and then once the season ended
Um, so, yeah, I agree with this, uh, Mitch about Corcoran, um
that, you know, guard is his natural position. Um, and he's been out of position too long and bass way too much of it because
of the fans. And I actually agree with that too because I did that a lot. But I mean
it just drove me nuts. We'd have a drive with momentum and then it would be a pre snap penalty
And next thing, you know, we're 45 yards in pre snap penalties and it's second in 72 and I just wanted to yell at Teddy
Yeah. Well, and, um, with, uh, with Corcoran too, I think, um
especially, you know, I see some of that in Grant Bricks too, you know, like
I wonder if he will be a better guard than he would be a tackle. So we'll see what happens
But I do think that if Corcoran plays guard this year it can stay healthy
Um, that would bode well for the offensive line and, and Teddy, I mean, Teddy is the lynchpin because if he gets hurt then you're
having to move either Kulla or Corcoran out to, to left tackle. And
um, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, Sledge is really, is a, a player too
Yeah. No, he's really good too. And Preston Tau, I don't expect him to come in
you know, since he was hurt to play right away. But, you know, he's another guy that I really think has a lot of
uh, I think he can be potentially like a right tackle. Uh, Preston Tabua
speaking of linemen, uh, Nordine Nawi and, uh, Marco Ortiz are actually playing in the Hula Bowl today if I'm not mistaken
So nice. So I have to figure out a trail that's on
I think it's on CBS Sports Network, but I might tune in. Yeah
good for those guys to, uh, you know, get some, get some opportunities, uh
good for Nordine try to get his, get his, uh NFL draft stock up
There's not gonna be that many Huskers drafted this year because most
everybody kind of came back. Probably Quinton Newsome. I feel like he's gonna get drafted
but I don't know, sometimes I'm wrong. Um I'm trying to think maybe
maybe Anthony Grant, I see him as maybe a r rookie free agent probably because he is kind of old for the running
back position honestly, but we'll see. Yeah, and then Omar Brown I think has a chance
you know, I think he'll get drafted or signed by somebody probably would it be more of a later round pick
But he played pretty well this year. Um Yeah. No, I think he, I think he honestly out of all the people that could get
drafted this year, you know, for Nebraska, I think Omar Brown is the best shot
Yeah, I do think that the 2023 align class is legit and that's, you know
one thing too. Yeah, there's not a lot of uh high ranking guys but like I said
that doesn't really, yeah, that doesn't really matter to me as much iii I don't
I do trust to a, a an extent the 24 7 people in the rankings
but it's not the end all be all and especially with offensive line coaching and just so much of it
you know, is you're projecting what, what a kid's gonna be, especially with what Nebraska is doing now is
you know, they're, they're betting on traits, they're betting on athletes. So they're not
they're not looking at a kid and seeing what he is in high school and being like, you know, ok
that's what he's gonna be. They're, they're looking at his traits, looking at his, you know how he tests how he runs what he does
in the track and field. And they're saying, ok, this is what he's gonna be and that's what Nebraska is betting on
So, you know, it, that they, they have to be right in that and I
I feel like they will be and so I guess that's why I'm not so concerned about what
whatever the rankings are or whatever because I just trust that Nebraska is gonna have to do a good job of developing guys
Yeah, and to the development point, I think it is gonna pay off big, you know
legacy players, Sam Cook and, you know, um Kayla Benning and obviously Viola and
you know, uh Quinn Clark, I think is gonna be a name that
you know, we're gonna hear a lot of who I think is very underrated just because of all the receivers we have in the room
and, you know, there, there's a lot of depth and a lot of positions and it's good to see some legacy players be able to
slide in as well. Uh Pyle should get a rankings bump but uh probably won't because they
I, I don't know, they don't care about football. They, they only care about the Underwear Olympics over at 24 7 and on three and
rivals. So, um, you know, when you get out to actual football, yeah, I don't
I have no idea how Gibson Pyle is in a four star. It's just, he's needed to be one since last year
This isn't even a new development either. He's needed to have a ring, but for quite a while
Yeah, he's been great. Yeah, and he's another guy that, you know, was a high school tackle that's really gonna be a very good guard
So, um at any rate, uh thanks for the comment, James go big red
Um Thanks for everybody who's commenting here on the chat today and you can
oh, go ahead. I was gonna say Steve, uh, rule's ability to move guys positions and they push on development
The rating don't mean much. Yeah, I, I agree. You know, it's, it's about who you trust
Um, you know, with evaluations. Yeah. No, I was gonna say you could say the same thing in terms of being under about
you know, Vincent Shavers or, you know, Isaiah mcmorris or, you know
um Pyle, for example. So I think there's a lot of guys like that and I
and I agree the rankings don't mean much, but it's still nice when you lay it all out to kind of see all those four
stars. Especially considering coming off a five and seven season. Oh, yeah
for sure. I mean, yeah, that they do matter, I think with, um, you know
I think it's easier to, to say, you know, to look at the guys that are the consensus four stars
you know, it's, there's some of those guys where it's not that hard to look and be like, yeah, this
this guy is, you know, got legit NFL talent. I think it's
you know, those guys that are in like the 500 to 1500 range
I think there's a lot more, you know, there's not as big of a difference, I would say between the different prospects
So I think that's where it comes down to your scouting and those types of things
But I do also agree with uh Mitch. I love Kayla Benning
I think he's gonna be so good. I think he's gonna be, you know, maybe not a first team
all big 10 player. But I think at some point in his career, he's gonna be like a multi, all big 10 selection
I just feel like that this out of all the kids who all the recruits are gonna outplay like what their ranking is right now
Like Kayla Benning might actually be at the top of my list outside of like Daniel Ken
But it's pretty, I, I think Kayla Benning is gonna be an NFL player someday
Yeah, he's got the mobility, he's got the instincts. He's got the speed
he's got everything you want for this Tony White defense. And I think it could translate
like you said very well to the NFL just because how quick he is and you know
how alert he is on the field with everything going on around him
Well, and think about the way that the game is, you know, or where, where it's at today
you, you need guys that can cover like a defensive back, but they can also tackle like a linebacker
I mean, to have somebody like that who, you know, can really truly be
you know, kind of a mix between those two guys because it's not like, I mean
Kayla Benning, we've seen him cover Davo Hall one on one, you know, I mean, so he can do like he can cover and he
can do different things. Um, so I feel like I just really like players that
you know, if I put him in the slot, you know, he's not gonna be, you know, uncomfortable in coverage or if he has to
cover a running back or a tight end or whatever and he's a great tackler and
um, he's just around the ball constantly. So I, I uh am really excited about what he's gonna bring to the secondary
So the Polynesian ball is gonna be January 20th and then the Hula Bowl is today
So those are some things that we can watch. I remember waiting up a couple of years ago
I think it was with you um for the Noah Pola Gates commitment at the Polynesian Bowl
Uh I think this was 45 years ago now. So I do have experience with watching that ball game and I wish uh he turned
up better at Nebraska, but I feel like Frost and his stuff
his man, his tail all over the place. But anyway, and then, uh Malachi dominated
excuse me at the Polynesian Bowl last year. So we'll see what
uh we'll see what Dr can do. That's why I want to watch the Polynesian Bowl because he'll be playing
So that'll be fun. Dylan Rio and Dante Dodo. Yeah, I agree
Dylan Royal and Dante Dowdell, I think that's, I just think they're the best players and
you know, like if you guys, I don't know if you saw this from Jamal Banks after when he committed
I believe this was, he told us to uh Kristofferson of 24 7
but he was talking about, you know, uh Ris throwing ability because he did have a throwing session with him and he said the only
player he could compare him to was Sam Hartman. And you know, Sam Hartman is about to be drafted somewhere into the NFL and you
know, Dylan Marla hasn't even played a down in college football. So I feel like that's a pretty good comparison and um I
I think that's one of the reasons why you know, Jamal Banks came here is he's like, yeah, this dude is legit
So um and yeah, I believe Carter Nelson is playing in the Polynesian play
So, so we actually, I, I don't know if they're on the same team
but uh so it might be one to watch for Nebraska fans
um might be a glimpse of the future because I think Nelson also had a good uh a good week at the all American Bowl
So, um, and then James, let's see with the players from the transfer portal
ball control helps the defense out. Yeah, absolutely. Um, you know, just because Dylan Rayola is a five star freshman and a super talent doesn't
mean that, you know, you want him throwing the football 3540 times a game next season
I think Nebraska very much is gonna build, you know, a run heavy offense and I mean
he's gonna be allowed to throw the ball down the field to try to make plays, don't get me wrong
but I don't think that he's gonna be, I think this is gonna be a 5050 a very
very 5050 offense and I think they're gonna try to give him play action opportunities
I think they're gonna try to keep him in manageable situations, you know, not third and not third and Longs
you know, like you would do with any quarterback, but I just think the way that they've been, man
they manage him and, um, you know, all that type of stuff. I don't think they're gonna put too much on his plate
Um, I do agree with what, you know, Mitch is saying. Um, I do think that he is gonna look very good like an NFL
prospect, but I still think that there is still a jump to the big 10 and
you know, but I could be wrong. He could be better than, you know
he could, it would not surprise me if he was an all big 10 player next year
Like third, honorable mention, third team, all big 10. I take that, I'll take that
Yeah, I mean, I'm not saying, like, I'm not saying first team or anything but
you know, or newcomer of the year, like, it would not shock me at all if he was big 10 freshman of the year
like, not one bit. No, I mean, he's got the talent, uh
he's, he's got the, he's got the arm, he's got the accuracy and he has a whole lot of speed to throw to
It's not like it's not, I mean, uh, you know, I guess I shouldn't say that because Jameis Winston was a red shirt freshman
you know, when he came in, I'm trying to think of true freshman that have come in and kind of taken things up
I mean, Caleb Williams did, you know, he, he took over for
uh, Spencer Rattler halfway through the season and he was pretty darn good. I mean, he even
he was even getting some Heisman conversation that back in, I think that was 2021
So, you know, um, yeah, good enough to win eight with our schedule
Oops. Sorry about that. I got it. I got it and I agree that I agree
Yeah. Yeah, I think so. The schedule is not as hard as we thought it was gonna be
you know, like, um, so, yeah, I, I definitely think there's an opera
I mean, they could have won eight games last year if the quarterbacks just weren't totally
you know, didn't, didn't fall apart. I mean, how many, however they led college football and turnovers at the quarterback position by a wide margin
I mean, we don't have to say much more than that. The defense was off the charts
That was the funnest defense. That's as fun as I've had watching Nebraska defense since Bo Pallini was the coach and
and like, the early Polini years, you know, like the big 12 Polini years
not, uh, not when we were giving up, like 70 up points to Wisconsin every game
Although I had to say the Jonathan Taylor running display in 22 2019 actually was one of the most impressive things I've ever seen
because he just gashed through our entire defense. Yeah, that was not fun
But, yeah, it is what it is, you know, hopefully that stuff I
I feel like that's not gonna, you know, that type of thing is not gonna happen anymore. Not
not that it ever, you know, you're gonna have bad games and, you know
Michigan did run it down our throat pretty well last year, but not like Wisconsin did not for
not like ripping off 70 yard runs where we couldn't get it. The guy on the damn ground
That was embarrassing. Wisconsin and Minnesota, um, I can't for the life of me remember
their names right now. One went to one, was playing with the Carolina Panthers for a little bit and the other one I don't believe
got, or maybe he got drafted, I'm gonna look it up but there are two running backs that they had
uh, during the frost era. They absolutely tore us up every single year
Yeah, I can't, I know who you're talking about. I can't remember who, who it was though. But
yeah, I'm, I'm hoping that Dante Dowdell is, is that for us because we haven't had like a
you know, like a dog at running back or just like a, you know, I, I can't, I just really can't
I mean, make me sense a mirror. Has it been that long? I'm just trying to think of the past
Yeah, I mean, I have Scott Frost. Scott Frost. We had, uh, you know
a Zigo the first year was like Rodney Smith and Mohammed Ibrahim
That's who they were. That's who it was. Oh, yeah. Mo. Yeah, Rodney Smith rolled us
Yeah, I, I know exactly what game you're talking about. It was raining
Uh, October. Uh, yeah, they gashed us. Yeah. Um, well, it's happened a lot but
you know, I feel like that, uh, we have the teams to hopefully gas some people and I don't know
man, I just really like our, I really like our team and I like our offensive line and I just feel like that
Uh, I mean, it's so, it is kind of annoying because this is like, where we sit every off season
we're like, yeah, we're super excited and for all these reasons and then it just gets crapped on
but I really, I really believe it's gonna be different this time. You guys
I just have to believe it. We have the quarterback now. We've never had that before
I was just thinking, I just remember watching Justin Fields and JK Dobbins and the college game day came and everybody was so excited and
then we just got a way out there. What's that? When Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union were there and yeah
we just got embarrassed. That was so bad. It was one of those seasons where you hated it as a Nebraska fan
but you loved watching the opposing players because they absolutely had, feel a against us
Let's hope, let's hope he just stays healthy, staying healthy would be a good start
I mean, I feel like talk about getting our hopes up every year. I
I feel like we talk about Irvin as a key factor every year that unfortunately he gets hurt
I'm not trying to bash him but seems like he gets hurt more often than not
And it's, and it sucks because II, I believe he's a good running back but injuries have just slowed him down
Yeah, it would be nice if he was able to stay healthy because then it would be, you know, you'd have two guys that are
62, you know, two in that big range and then you'd have
uh, you know, Emmett Johnson and Ramier Johnson. So I feel like that would be a nice combination of guys to have
So we'll see how it works out. I mean, the spring will be very interesting um
to see how that, uh that battle works out and I'm just excited to see
uh Dante Dowdell in there. I just, I really feel like he has a chance to be really good
I mean, just, you know, I'm just, I, I, I'm trying to think back and it's been a long time since we've had a really
good running back. Like the last time. I can't remember the last time Nebraska's had a running back go like 1000 yards in back to
back seasons. And I feel like Dante Dowdell is that kind of player. This is a good question
I'm gonna say, I don't know on this one, I don't know. I haven't heard anything. Have you
I haven't, no, I have not heard anything at all. I, I believe there was some talks on that last weekend with
uh, Holgerson and there's still, you know, talk about him being an yst or whatever
he doesn't know Houston still paying him because they just fired him. So I guess we'll just have to see how that goes
I mean, I really do think they need a quarterback's coach. I'm not saying that, you know
Satterfield doesn't need the, needs, the play calling stripped away, but I just think that they need somebody
you know, I think it would be beneficial if he could manage the entire offense and then you have somebody else that can be there
you know, really giving these quarterbacks the coaching that they need because with two freshmen and
you know, another guy that really could use some better fundamentals and Heinrich Harrick, I, I do think that it's imperative that they get a
dedicated QB coach that's not Marcus Satterfield. And I think Holgerson lives in the Nebraska area now
So maybe how do we keep out, leave me out of spring
He's not happy right now and it is exactly how to it. Well, I think it might be another AJ Allen situation come the spring
and I wouldn't be surprised if he left honestly, which, you know
disappointing. I'm not sure how you, you keep him happy other than you
you're gonna you know, he's gonna get the chance to compete like anybody else. And I'm like
I don't blame him for not being happy either for the record. I mean, I mean
I get it. But look, I mean, I, what is, I understand where he's
where he's coming from. But at the same time, like, even if Nebraska believed in Emmett Johnson
as they're starting running back, they still have to add somebody because there's no, there's no reliable depth on this team right now
You know, like you can't sit there and go into the season being like, hope Gabe Irvin stays healthy to be the number two
Hope Ramer Johnson stays healthy, you know, maybe, maybe Quinn Ives can play like you can't make it through a big 10 season with one
running back. You just can't, especially not a running back like Emmett Johnson is what
100 and £85. I mean, it's just not gonna happen, man. Like if you try to give Emmett Johnson the ball
you know, tw there's a reason why Nebraska wouldn't give him the ball 20 times a game last year
no matter how productive he was because he won't last, he just won't last
And I'm like, you know, you can come at me for that if you want to, but that's not
you know, Blake Corum didn't make it through. Michigan tried to do that with Blake Corum and he broke down
So it's not, that's coming back in college football. Although to be fair
they gave Heinrich Harb, you know, 2025 carries a game and he was hurt by the end of it and he didn't
yeah, he broke down too. Like, it's just, I mean, even if you make it
even if you somehow make it through the season, like, without missing a bunch of time
like, you're not going to be at your best and I don't think it would be, I don't think Dante Dowdell is the guy you
want to give the ball 20 times a game to, I, I think the brat. So that's why
you know, like I get where you're coming from, Emmett, but I, I hope that he lets it play out in the spring because I
do think he's gonna have a big role. I, I definitely see him getting, you know
even if Del is the starter, I still think there's still a world where, where Emmett Johnson gets double digit touches
you know, every game and I'd love to see him throwing the football a little bit more
I think that could definitely be something we take advantage of more next season
but you, you need more than one quality running back. So, I mean, if
if, uh, Emmett Johnson leaves, then we're, we're right back in that same situation of needing more depth
in my opinion. Yeah, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him gone
I mean, I honestly thought when the Randolph, uh, Kai News was announced that he was going to the trans portal
I thought Emmett Johnson was gonna be the guy that, that announced he was leaving. So we'll see
Yeah. And, um, you know, I don't be, I, I have no idea what the transporter rules now because it seems like people are just
still going in there. I, I believe there are some different rules if for, like Michigan and Alabama players
but I don't believe that Emmett Johnson would be able to transfer at least until the spring
So we'll see there's plenty of time. But, yeah, if, if he does leave
then I would, uh, I would say that Nebraska would be looking for another running back in the spring portal window
That's so we'll see what happens there, but hopefully he sticks around
Um, but at any rate, I do like where the, the running back room is with
uh, Dow Dell and he averaged like, five yards to carry last year for Oregon
I mean, he's coming from a big time program. So, I mean, it's like I get
I get why it would be frustrated but you can't say no to that commitment. If you're in Nebraska
you have to do what's best for the team and, and that's, uh, that's what they did. So, I agree
I agree. But, uh, enemy. Right. Yeah, I mean, in terms of
you know, other names, I guess, Glenn Thomas, I believe he's on staff with the Steelers right now
Is that right? Um He's the other guy that, you know, has been just not mentioned at all
It's just, he's been mentioned mostly because he's done it with Matt rule so many times before
So I really don't know if it's not gonna be like Holgerson, if it's not gonna be Glenn Thomas
I have no idea who it is but Matt Rules, you know, made some, I mean
Tony White came out of nowhere. Nobody was really talking about Holgerson. You know
that before Matt rule kind of reached out to him. So I feel like he's got a plan one way or another and we probably
know what that plan is fairly soon. I mean, winter workouts and all that stuff are
are coming up pretty quickly. Yeah. And, you know, next thing, you know
it's gonna be, you know, spring practices and stuff like that. So I'll be interested to see what comes out of winter workouts and how
much we learned from, you know, from those practices and, you know
things like that leading up to spring ball because I do think there will be some nuggets of information that
you know, they, they, they always report stuff that gets a fad excited
but I'll be interested to see, you know, how they, um, evaluate meeting the reporters
you know, this, this current group. Um, so Steve haven't seen, uh
I haven't seen anything about Emmett. What's his issue. Well, the issue
um, I think obviously he wants to be, he probably feels he should be the starting running back and he probably doesn't like the idea
of Nebraska basically recruiting somebody over him. I mean, you know, you can say what you want to say about it
but that's how he has to view it and, you know, this is a, you know
blue chip, uh running back, um, you know, and all that type of stuff
So, um you know, thank you James. We appreciate it. Thank you very much
Yeah, thank you James. Appreciate that man. Thanks for the Super Chat. Um But yeah
and then uh yeah, going from uh starter to third string, I would say that's
you know, that's probably, I, I don't know if he's gonna be third string number two
hypothetically if Emmett was third string, I think he's saying Gabe Irving would probably be because see I would put
I would put Emmett before Gabe honestly, but I could see a situation where Gabe goes
you know, um before him just because of his, you know, veteran experience
Yeah, definitely. I think so. Um You know, they're just to me they're different types of backs too
you know, you have uh Gabe Urban's kind of that power back where, uh you know, Emmett Johnson
um you know, can do some different things. So I really like that. Uh I
I like that mixture and I, I do definitely wanna see, like I said
Ramier Johnson, I would love to see him throw the football more and when you have a
a more accurate quarterback, I feel like that makes it a lot easier, you know, like I feel like
you know, we, and actually we have receivers too that can threaten the field a little bit more like Banks and with Naor
um I just feel like Ramier Jean, I mean, we talked about that with
uh, whipple like two years ago, how he could be like a Brian Westbrook and then they never threw him the ball
Like I remember when he had over 100 yards in that game against Michigan
So it's like the drop against Illinois, I think honestly unfairly steeled in Spain
That was bad. But, you know, that was bad when you come off the bench cold and you're used to starting and
uh, they, they expect you to make a big play right away. Then it's a little bit tough and they totally mismanaged
Premier Johnson has been mismanaged his entire Nebraska career. So it, yeah
he has been, um, could see slot receiver time. Yeah, he, he catches the ball really well
Um, he reminds me there's this, I can't remember, there's like a guy that used to play for
uh, the Redskins and he, uh, because he was always on my fantasy football team and I can't remember his name now
but he never like, got the ball more than like, 10 times per game
but he would always run like four or five times for like 40 yards and catch like five passes for like 40 yards
That's, that's why I could see Ramier being, you know, just, he's not a guy that this guy on the
this guy on the Redskins was a receiver, he was like a receiver slash running back
Yeah, and I'm just, I'm trying to, I can't, I just can't remember who he was but uh because I always played the P Pr
Fantasy football league. So I would always look for those type of like third down, you know
like running backs um to confirm the commitments and guys on campus do classes start in a week
I believe they start. Yeah, I think it's like the 21st, I wanna say somewhere around then
Um They haven't, the Huskers have officially started announcing some of their transfers like Isaiah Naor and Dante Dowdell
So those guys are officially signed. Um So when the, when the program
like when the, when the Huskers announce it on their official Twitter account or on their Facebook page or whatever
they can only do that if the players officially signed. So, um so yeah
tho those things are happening and that's why you'll see like a commitment or whatever
Um when they say commitment, they just haven't formally signed the papers, but transfers can basically do that whenever they want
There's no specific signing period as much as I want Notre Dame to join a conference
I don't think they'll ever do it. I, yeah, it's, I, I don't think
I don't know if they will either. Um, if anything I see Miami coming to the big 10
Yeah, I would say the AC C is the, the AC C is in trouble. They are in trouble and Florida State is on the
war path now. I mean, they are pissed and they probably have a right to be
I mean, I understand where they're coming from. I don't think they were a, a top four but like
I understand they did everything that they were supposed to do and I also understand that they got whipped in the Orange Bowl
but they were also down 20 players. So like that, I don't feel like that's a fair
you know, representation of what they could have done in that game if they were really trying
but at the same time they didn't, they didn't wanna try, which I thought was kind of disappointing. Um
yeah, exactly, because I, I agree 100%. Mitch if they win that game
like, they could at least make a claim to be now national champions now, whether they voted a P number one
probably not based on what Michigan did, but they at least have the case
But now you can't make that, you can't say anything you can't say, oh, we should have
they can't do what Auburn you know, Auburn that year they went 13 and no, they could at least say like
hey, like they have a right to claim that they were the best team. Florida State gave up that right
Because, you know, they, they were too, they didn't, they didn't care enough to play the game against Georgia
which I thought was disappointing. Um, but yeah, I do. I, yeah
I just don't know what Florida State's gonna do. Does the big 10 want Florida State because there's only when we talk about expansion
there's only two places to go. You're either going to the SEC or the big 10 or there's no
no, no other conference matters. The big 12 is a one big league
a one bid league, you know, and every, every league besides the big 10 in the SEC are predominantly gonna be one big leagues
you know, you might get an extra bid in the AC C maybe like Florida State and Clemson or something
but it's not gonna happen very often because I just don't think that the selection committee is gonna value their
their conference very much because they didn't this year. And, uh, when you look at the big 12 and you lose big
you know, Oklahoma and Texas, you know, I mean, who's the, who's the best team in the big 12 going to the next season
Arizona or Kansas State? I mean, come on, like Kansas State maybe
you know, it's a good it's a good conference. But so, you know, in terms of
you know, what the big 10 want Florida State in Miami, I mean, possibly that would get you the 20 teams that would have
you know, you down to Florida. I, I don't know, it's, it's crazy
Just, just combine the SEC in the big 10 already and call it the mini NFL or whatever
I mean, that's what it is at this point, Let's see. Is it Colorado hopes it's them
I mean, I mean, yeah, I mean, see the thing with Colorado is
you know, I'm not sure, I'm not sure how long the Dion phenomenon is gonna last
Yeah, I, I have my doubts as to the, uh, stability of the program
not just under Dion, but if Dion will bolt, bolt for the next good opportunity very quickly because call me a hater
or whatever, but he makes it very clear that it's about himself. Yeah
And if, if they have a winning season next year with his son at quarterback and then his son, like
yeah, he'll be looking for another job next off season, like 100%
Um, so not, not always the case. I mean, the ones that you see that get reported on
uh, do you want me to get it? I'll get it here. Yeah, so I'm sorry, you're good
These, these guys are getting paid very well. Um, this is Steve Bowker with the Facebook comment
Um, these guys are getting paid very well. Um, with the nil now, no one should be allowed to sit out bowl games
I don't think they're getting paid very well because the ones you hear about are the ones with the bigger deals
There are a lot of smaller deals but they, all, the, all the nil money is not the same
the bigger guys get a large chunk of the change and some of the players who opt out of the bowl game
you know, don't even get any nil at all. I mean, so I think
and I'm not trying to bash you Steve per se just saying in general that I think it's a common misconception that everybody gets paid
well with nil and that's just not true. Yeah, I think like Nebraska
I know the guys get like a base salary. I don't know what it is. Um
but they get like somewhat like a base salary. But I mean, if you've got
if you're a player that, you know, is projected to be a first round pick, I mean
that's not, you know, that monthly salary compared to, you know, a $10 million contract
Um, you know, I think that's why they do because really these games don't matter
I mean, like if you were playing for a championship or, you know, basically the Orange Bowl
if it's not a playoff game, it's essentially a glorified preseason game
So, I mean, it doesn't, you know, it just doesn't mean what it used to and that's college football's fault
So, you know, I have, I mean, one idea that I've had
I know people might not like it but, you know, they have these bowl, you know, these bowl purses and they're
they're saying, oh, this, this program gets, you know, a million dollars. How about you make it where you
you give the winning team of every bowl game and you let them split $100,000 or something or
you know, make, give them, you know, I mean, you could add it, make it higher based off the bowl game or whatever
But if you gave the players a piece of the pie, you know, if they won that game
like, there's probably a good chance that more of them would play now, maybe not the top 10 picks or the first round picks those
guys, but some of the other guys, you know, yeah, if they, if they thought they could go get 50 grand or
you know, 100 grand or whatever it is, I mean, that would probably be way too much but you
you get my, what I'm saying? I, I don't know if that would be possible at all but just a thought
No, I mean, I, I think it's a good idea. I mean, that certainly offers a little bit more of an incentive and II
I just think there's too many bowl games to begin with, honestly
There's just too many bowl games and they need to shrink the field down
Uh, I get that everybody wants to have a chance to participate in a postseason game
but there's just too many, well, and that's, you know, back in the early nineties
like, we'll go back to when I really started being a college football fan, which was like 1991 9293
I think there was like 12 bowl games or like 14 bowl games. So it was
you had to have a good season to get to a ball game. So it was actually like a reward where now it's like you
can, you know, you have teams that are going two and six in their conference and go into a bowl game because they scheduled for
you know, they scheduled four sisters of the poor and they may, you know, they got six wins
So it's like, I mean, I get it, it's good for development, it's good for practice
And I don't think the thing is, I don't think the bowl games are going away. I know everybody
everybody who, you know, is a college football yst has been talking about this like
oh, we've got to destroy the bowl seasons. You know, who's not saying that the people who run ESPN because people still watch them
So it's like as long as people watch those games, they will play them
I guarantee it like, you know, I, I would love if they went down to like 20 bowls
but I just don't see it happening. And let's be honest, some of the location of the bowl game is pretty sweet
Like Vegas, you know, Nashville, Miami, I mean, there are some pretty good places to see a game
Uh, no, no, the 12 team that's locked, that's locked in. It's con it's contractually done
It's happening. Um, I believe I want to say at least for the next four years
probably longer. What I, what I think is gonna happen is the 12 team playoff is gonna be a tremendous success and it's gonna expand
That's my prediction. What I wanna see 24 teams maybe. Yeah, something like that even
um, you know, hell, even if you went to 3032 I could see this thing getting like March madness style at some point
you know, like, uh, and, and what I think is so what I think would be interesting
say if you went to a 48 team playoff, ok, which would be huge. I get it just
just humor me for a second and we're already coming past time here. So I need to wrap up here in a minute
But, ok, 48 teams, you get 16, 1st round, 16 teams get the first round by
right? So then you, you have your round of 32. Um And then
so basically that would give you six rounds of playoffs essentially. And
uh, a lot of, so you could have all these crappy bowl games, could each host their own playoff game
you know, like in so in this world, because I know it's a lot of extra football
I would totally get rid of conference championship weekend. I just would totally obliterate it
I totally, at this point, I think it's useless at this point
When you get to, when you have 18 teams in a conference. what the hell's the point
Bring back the, bring back the co championships. Each conference can decide
you know, who, who their automatic birth is. But it's like if the big 10 has three teams that are ranked
you know what I mean? But if there's 48 teams, it's not gonna matter that much. If you're
if you're like seven and five, you're gonna make it. So, like I would cut the season down to maybe 11 games
11 or 12 games and then, uh, just go from there and have
uh, you know, and you would play games like in your region, you know, just like in the NC A tournament
So you'd have to move bowls around a little bit. So there'd be more in the Midwest and stuff
It would take a whole, it would totally change everything. But I don't know, it's just my, my crazy fantasy to
to fix it all Mitch is already on his sixth, uh, shoveling
shoveling, uh, adventure here, man. It's, that's like one of the most depressing things in the world when you go out and it's like freezing
get all your stuff on, you shovel your work, your butt off, you know. And then like an hour later all your work is covered
up again. That's just, that's when it beats you down. The cold literally beats you down
This is, this is one of the few times I'm happy I'm stuck in a wheelchair and a walker because I don't have to do
any showing whatsoever. Or else my ass should probably be out there too
So I mean, there are linings here folks but not many. That's funny
Yeah, it's not, it's not funny right now. I don't know about you guys but I'm in Montana
It's like negative 30 right now. So not a fun time. Yeah
I feel, I, I feel bad for the Chiefs guys. Negative 23 or the
or the volunteer shovel uh shovelers at the Bills game. Yeah. Those guys are legends
That's a lot of snow too. How is our hunter? Um Do you mean who is our punter
Um Either way our punters, Brian Buschi and uh he actually is from Helena Montana
which is where I am currently located where I live. So I think he was asking like maybe like because Buschini was hurt last year
you know. Oh yeah. Well, yeah, I think he's, I, I think he was dealing with some stuff
I know he wasn't great at times. Last year, but I thought he finished the year pretty strong if I was
I think he punted it pretty well in that Iowa game. I don't remember that. Well, though
I just, I like blacked out half that game. I just remember there was a time when
uh, when we had a punter who punted the ball 15 yards
So we've come a long way from that. I think it was 2019
I forget who the punter was. Uh, I can't remember but, um
Brian Buschini, uh, yeah, he, he's dealt with some injuries the last two years
but when he's healthy, he's an NFL caliber punter. So, um, I think
yeah, I think he'll have a chance. He'll have a chance. I think if he can stay, especially if he can stay healthy
So, um, at any rate, guys, I'm gonna have to, uh, wrap it up there
So, uh, thanks everybody who contributed and, uh, hopped on the chat today
We'll, uh, keep doing this every Saturday. We'll have another episode of our podcast on Monday
And, uh, as always go big Red Kobe Grin. Have a great weekend. You guys