The problem with that idea is that then you don't have the selling point to more advanced recruits of "immediate playing time".
NOTES from today's scrimmage
- Thread starter ChrisMWilliams
- Start date
Means we can still get 4 years of him starting. I really like his arm, especially with where we are going with the OL, RBs, and WRs.
PR also feels this way. In the interview today said red shirting all these kids is "a very good thing for the program."
It's pretty late in August. If he doesn't name a start till the day before Sept. 1st be ready for a long season.
Amen to that. When I heard this, it almost made me forget about the QB drama. People need to snap out of their Jantz vs. Barnett funk and realize how HUGE this milestone is in the building of this program. If you can redshirt nearly all of a freshman class, that is great news when it comes to player development.
My earliest detailed memories of ISU and Big 8/12 football started somewhere in the early 90s, but I seem to remember that this was what the Husker program was built upon. The oldtimers can correct me if I'm wrong, but when Nebraska was rolling, Osborne typically redshirted their entire freshman class.
As for selling recruits on playing time and playing "immediately", nothing precludes you from playing to ego. If a HS junior thinks he's good enough to play as a freshman, and you tell him you think he could come in and earn it without making any promises, you can still get those guys and run an honest program.
Cyclonepride
Thought Police
Lots of redshirts is great for the program. Every player has the opportunity to become better before they hit the field, and that should really pay off for them and the team as a whole.
You must not have watched our team lately. As I recall, at one point Woody was the only healthy non-redshirting back.
Just my opinion but I think it is very doubtful that West would have played as a true freshman. WR is too deep of a position.
I don't know, the only one of the five (including Tyler Leo) who didn't play in last Saturday's scrimmage was Shontrelle. And he's played since. Personally, I don't expect either Standard or Leo to get any snaps at RB this year unless there are major injuries.
Probably not a bad ploy to keep Tulsa guessing as to who will be at QB, publicly. The team can tell by who is getting the most reps.
Well us fans would like to know. It makes us think that we have a reallllly bad QB problem. Thats not good on our blood pressure.
What ever happened to Quinton Pompey? I haven't seen him anywhere after being a fairly good recruit according to Rivals.
