Nebraska 2018 Season Thread

[MarqHusker]

I just noticed IU finally travels to Lincoln in '19.

[FearlessF]

I'll settle for 9 wins

might not get there, but that's my standard

oh, and since I live on the wrong side of the river, one of the nine has got to be vs the Hawkeyes

[Hoss]

IF Damien Daniels can find conditioning and strength, while the Davis twins get bigger and stronger the D-line could show improvement.  Having a big guy like DaiShon Neal figure it out would be nice.

Frost says he's going to fix the problem of being smaller and weaker in the trenches.  I won't doubt him, but doing it by next season is a lot to hope for.

Fearless,
Download/stream Jay Foreman's segment on Sharp & Benning today, and FFW to the 7:15 mark and run through 12:30 or so. There is conversation on this issue in regards to the Iowa game, the DL alignment/technique concerns discussed here and in other threads this year in general, and personnel. Good stuff, and encapsulates- in Jay's own special way- my thoughts on our DL this year.
http://www.1620thezone.com/podcasts/ 

[ELA]

https://twitter.com/MattSmithCFB/status/1067612118948687872?s=19

[Entropy]

Fearless,
Download/stream Jay Foreman's segment on Sharp & Benning today, and FFW to the 7:15 mark and run through 12:30 or so. There is conversation on this issue in regards to the Iowa game, the DL alignment/technique concerns discussed here and in other threads this year in general, and personnel. Good stuff, and encapsulates- in Jay's own special way- my thoughts on our DL this year.
http://www.1620thezone.com/podcasts/

start a few mins earlier and you can hear some thoughts on systems and flexibility

[Entropy]

another transfer for UNL:

https://247sports.com/Article/Nebraska-Huskers-football-Guy-Thomas-transfer-125581751/

Key points:

Of the 20 players recruited in the 2017 class, 8 have transferred... 2 never made it to campus... leaving 10 in the program.   
Also, in that class, UNL recruited 4 LB's.. a position of need.   None of them are on campus today.  

[FearlessF]

why ya never want to get too worried about recruiting

[FearlessF]

start a few mins earlier and you can hear some thoughts on systems and flexibility

good stuff

[FearlessF]

Nebraska's defensive line just added a big piece for 2019. According to a report from GoPokes.com, Oklahoma State defensive tackle Darrion Daniels plans to enroll at NU as a graduate transfer for his senior season in 2019.

The 6-foot-3, 300 pound Daniels is the older brother of current Husker nose tackle Damion Daniels.

Darrion Daniels was the top-ranked recruit in OSU's 2015 class and was named the program's top defensive newcomer that season. In 2017, Daniels won the Vernon Grant Award for outstanding leadership, spirit and enthusiasm.

In 2018, Darrion Daniels suffered a season-ending pinky injury during the fourth game of the season, which allowed him to redshirt and still be a senior in 2019.

As a junior in 2017, Daniels had 26 tackles and five tackles for loss, starting in 10 games for the Cowboys.

As a recruit in high school, Daniels was a member of the Rivals250, ranked No. 161 for the class of 2015. He was the No. 23 overall player in the state of Texas that year and held 27 scholarship offers out of high school.

[Entropy]

Nice added depth at a position of need

[Hoss]

Mr. Forty really wanted this kid to stay in Stillwater...he was considered a leader within the OSU program. That also bodes well.

If the Utah transfer pans out (Heard he was practicing at OG) as well as this guy, D-Train comes back from injury in high form, and Daniels' gets into shape...the DL could make a pretty significant improvement in the course of one offseason. 

[FearlessF]

always felt the Utah transfer was a long shot

with older brother pushing, younger brother Daniels could get into good shape

Davis Brothers with another off-season of squats

still hoping DeiShon's light will come on - new depth chart says he's up to 310.

[Hoss]

If Daishon had the goods we'd have seen it by now IMO...he's going to be a senior iirc. Shades of Greg McMullen, who they kept trying to fatten up in the hope that he'd turn into a player at some position.

Davises aren't 2-gap players IMO. If we move to a slanting style, I think they could be killers. Still need to find a NT though, and maybe the Brothers Daniels can fill the role.

Still recruiting tall OLBs, so we're not going to a see seismic shift in D philosophy, but I hear rumors of more Pro 30 alignments next season.