After sophomore CB Alfonzo Dennard went down with an injury in the first half (does anybody know how serious that was, by the way?), it became very apparent that he is head and shoulders above the 2nd stringers. When Anthony West, a former starter, entered the game in place of Dennard, Baylor continuously exposed his coverage struggles. This goes to show that Pelini really knows what he is doing in terms of recruiting and coaching his recruits. Dennard was only a 3 star recruit out of Georgia but has developed into a surefire starter as only a true sophomore. West, a Callahan recruit, was passed up by Pelini's younger, yet more athletic and more aggressive, recruit. It gives me the notion that Pelini knows how to recruit kids that will respond to his style of coaching in an outstanding manner. This is obviously very encouraging, and judging by the defensive play this year, I can confidently say that the blackshirts are back for good, as long as Pelini is head coach. And once we get this offense figured out and start winning again, recruiting will pick up and we will be well on our way back to the top.

Yes he's a five star college player...And that what counts.

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Originally posted by huskermaniac28  After sophomore CB Alfonzo Dennard went down with an injury in the first half (does anybody know how serious that was, by the way?), it became very apparent that he is head and shoulders above the 2nd stringers. When Anthony West, a former starter, entered the game in place of Dennard, Baylor continuously exposed his coverage struggles. This goes to show that Pelini really knows what he is doing in terms of recruiting and coaching his recruits. Dennard was only a 3 star recruit out of Georgia but has developed into a surefire starter as only a true sophomore. West, a Callahan recruit, was passed up by Pelini's younger, yet more athletic and more aggressive, recruit. It gives me the notion that Pelini knows how to recruit kids that will respond to his style of coaching in an outstanding manner. This is obviously very encouraging, and judging by the defensive play this year, I can confidently say that the blackshirts are back for good, as long as Pelini is head coach. And once we get this offense figured out and start winning again, recruiting will pick up and we will be well on our way back to the top.

That is a great point! Frank Solich and Bill Callahan have a lot of in common when it comes to recruiting...they dont know how too lol.

I agree that Bo has proven that he can find that diamond in the rough. But, insulting BC's recruiting by comparing it to Frankie isn't kind. BC got some major players to NU. Most of them didn't pan out, but some of them were good, and one, might just have been the best defensive player to ever play at Nebraska.

But, I'll still take Bo every day of the week over BC. Bo seems to know what he wants, BC seemed to be grasping at straws sometimes, and I question if he really understood what he needed and how to correctly run a WCO. A lot of the time he seemed to just recruit for the stars and ignore the ability to fit in a scheme.

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Originally posted by Hater  I agree that Bo has proven that he can find that diamond in the rough. But, insulting BC's recruiting by comparing it to Frankie isn't kind. BC got some major players to NU. Most of them didn't pan out, but some of them were good, and one, might just have been the best defensive player to ever play at Nebraska.

But, I'll still take Bo every day of the week over BC. Bo seems to know what he wants, BC seemed to be grasping at straws sometimes, and I question if he really understood what he needed and how to correctly run a WCO. A lot of the time he seemed to just recruit for the stars and ignore the ability to fit in a scheme.

Okay I was being harsh on BC, but lets not forget how many recruits bailed in the final hour on NU with BC. Regardless he did pump life into recruiting after Solich left the cupboard pretty bare.