Nebrasketballer

Well, if no political debate, then religion?

Miles still has a few months to work his magic.

Hopefully a sign of good things to come.

It would be huge for Miles and the 2013 class if he could get Agau to flip his commit to Nebraska. Agau, Webster, Fuller, and Hawkins would be a solid first class for Miles, especially considering the limited amount of time he has had at Nebraska so far.

I never said that I know more than Miles. Again, I was simply stating my opinion about a potential recruit. I was under the impression that was allowed here. Also, I think your logic could be applied the many people that think they know more about a recruit simply by watching a few highlight videos and game tapes than the recruiting services know by actually having first hand knowledge of the player. If people really believed that recruiting services were so far off when it comes to evaluating talent, then people wouldn't make a point to list how many stars are next to a player's name on ESPN and Rivals. Recruiting services are obviously not right 100% of the time, but they are accurate enough of the time that people reference these rankings in newspapers, magazines, TV media, radio media, and message boards when comparing players. As I stated in a previous post on this thread, I'm not saying that Atewe can't end up being a good player. All I am saying is that I think he is not on the same level as Agau, so going after him would be a step down. I don't think anyone on this site would argue that Atewe is on the same level as Agau. I think it's safe to say that goes for Miles as well. (No, I'm not saying that I can speak for Miles or that I know what he thinks, but logic would lead us to believe that if Agau was committed to Nebraska instead of Louisville, then this would not even be a topic.) It is my opinion that Miles is recruiting a few players in the 2014 class that are on the same level as Agau, so if Miles were to land a commit from one of them, it would not be a step down getting them instead of Agau.

I also believe that by not rushing to take another player in the 2013 class, it will give Agau until the last minute to flip from Louisville to Nebraska. Even though the chances of Agau flipping may be slim, I believe the reward would justify the wait, as I don't think anyone would argue that Atewe would be a better get for Miles than Agau, and the connection to Omaha Central would be important as well.

Wow dude, I didn't mean to offend you by simply having a different opinion than you about a potential recruiting target, as well as a different opinion of the importance of getting players that are highly rated by recruiting services. I'm not saying that there is no way that this kid could turn out to be good. I simply think that Nebraska has little margin for error when it comes to recruiting. I also think that Nebraska is at a point where alot of stars have aligned concerning facilities, coaching changes, and entering the Big Ten. These things can help take recruits' attention away from the fact that Nebraska has little tradition to sell them on. I think that there is a window, where if Miles takes advantage of these things, he can change the future of the program. I think it is imperative for Nebraska to strike while the iron is hot and get high level recruits into the program. My opinin is that Nebraska would be better off keeping the spot open and offering the scholarship to a higher-level recruit in the 2014 class. There are multiple 4Star-5Star players in the 2014 class that Nebraska is recruiting, that they could have an entire year to build relationships with. Plus, the new arena (as well as the other development projects that are part of the west haymarket development) will continue to become more impressive as they move closer to completion. It will be easier for a recruit to see himself playing in a brand new arena when he is standing inside of it on his recruiting visit, rather than seeing a rendering on a computer screen. Just my opinion...

Well they obviously meant very little to Doc too. That didn't get him very far. Good players win games. And "stars only mean very little" when you are trying to justify your team getting a player that doesn't have any stars. I didn't hear anyone saying that "stars mean very little to me" when both ESPN and rivals had Agau listed as a 4Star. I'm pretty sure there were posts on here whenever Agau got bumped up to a 4Star player and when he would move up 10 spots in the ESPN Top 100. I'm pretty sure there were posts about 5Star Okafor visiting Lincoln and that it was amazing that Miles even got a 5Star to visit. I'm pretty sure that there was a thread started when ESPN rated Tai Webster a 4Star. Obviously, ESPN and rivals aren't right 100% of the time, but a team that consistently gets 4Star-5Star players will consistently be better than a team that gets 0Star-1Star-2Star players. Stars are not right 100% of the time, but they do matter.

This would be a mistake in my opinion. Just because Agau decided to go to Louisville doesn't mean that Nebraska needs to take a player that is ranked 4 stars less than him by both ESPN and rivals. I think it is a mistake to waste a scholarship on another low profile recruit, when the roster is already full of low profile guys. I think they should save the scholarship for the 2014 class and go after a player of the same caliber of Agau. They should take their chances on being able to get a higher level player, now that Miles will have a full recruiting year to build relationships with players instead of the few months that he has had to recruit to Nebraska for the 2013 class.

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