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Phenomenal get. This kid is a great passer, super athletic, strong, and lanky. Definitely an upper D1 player. Another 4* for TM. Unreal. He's a TRUE point guard.

I'm comparing them in their respective years, actually, which is why I mentioned Self wanting Allen to be next in line. I would be shocked if Allen only averages 5.7ppg this season like Graham did at as a freshman at KU. Glynn averaged more ppg as a sophomore than Mason III did his sophomore or junior years. I'm expecting similar production based on, well, statistics.

Consider me guilty of the football talk. I'm a much bigger basketball fan, to be clear. I agree that they are intertwined with the hire, though, and I don't it's coincidence that our best years of football also coincided with our best years of basketball.

I didn't say that, to be clear. I said either the Nebraska I or triple option. I don't think it's splitting hairs to separate the two. I wouldn't mind Frost as HC because he understands those principles and incorporates a lot option into his spread schemes.

Allen is listed at 6'1" I think, so he's probably an inch shorter than Graham, who is probably 6'1". lol.

There isn't a "true" spread anymore. Every team incorporates some of those concepts, just like virtually all non-pro-style offenses incorporate some sort of option and, yes, triple option football. GT is considered a triple option spread. Air Force is a flexbone offense with many complex passing schemes (Calhoun was an NFL OC). They also use the Nebraska I fairly often. They gave Michigan fits. Navy is GT's exact system. I don't know enough about Army. You equalize talent disparity by chewing clock, not turning the ball over, and keeping your defense off the field. You create more isolation wide when you force defenses to live in the box. Damaryius Thomas Gained almost 1200 yards his last year at GT because he was against m2m coverage every play. We've never had a receiver go over 1000. Talent disparity is easier to compensate for in this system because the players you recruit to it are specialized. That means you get a top 5 running quarterback, good shorter run blocking mobile linemen, the best fullbacks, and good running backs who know they are going to get carries. Nebraska will never get an elite passer here at QB, and we will never get elite receivers either. Not in stock, at least. But we can get walkons willing to block and learn routes all day. Most importantly, the system is exotic for every team you play, and they have one week to prepare for it. Easier said than done. I think the triple option or Nebraska I are the only offensive systems ever developed that can be championship-level successful at Nebraska in 2017. It's too windy and the climate isn't sexy enough for everything else.

I've seen a couple of people make the option football comment now. What are you basing this on?

See above. I have already been corrected.

I'm wondering if our Watson-Allen duo can be similar to the KU guard of the past couple of years--Devonte Graham and Frank Mason, III. Allen reminds me a whole lot of Graham. Combo guard, Brewster Academy, 6'2", 40+% 3pt shooter. I think Self thought so as well. Mason and Graham were basically unguardable together the past two seasons. It helps when Mason shot a legit 50% from 3. I think both GWIII and Allen will shoot over 40% from 3 this season.

Osborne's recommendation (Solich) and hire (Pelini) both had .750+ winning percentages. Those are remarkably rare winning percentages. Solich was fired by a colossal idiot, and Pelini would've been given every chance in the world to succeed/update his staff had he not burned bridges. Regardless, even the Pelini hire was a very successful one given where the program was in 2007. Yori--upgrade. Miles--upgrade. Erstad--upgrade. New practice facilities. New arena. TO was a great AD by every known metric. The next AD can still be his/her own man and agree with the greatest coach in college football history. A great doctor typically agrees with other great doctors on diagnoses. etc.

I think the next AD will share Osborne's opinion on the next FB HC seeing as Osborne is already being consulted for the next AD hire. It will be a unified front. The press conference today signaled nothing less.

I think search firm hired will report back to Osborne on the candidates he wants searched. Their job will likely be to do thorough background checks on Osborne's candidates. 1. Frost 2. Triple option gurus--Johnson, Niumatalolo, Calhoun 3. Whoever the firm finds. I think Calhoun is the dark horse--NFL OC experience, loves the triple option, and has had 10-win seasons 2 of the last 3 years at friggin Air Force.

PLEASE.

Great proactive decision, IMO. Hopefully we won't get cute with the next hire(s). It's funny: the moron ADs who took the pretentious "academic" and "philosophical" approach to hiring rather than the blatantly obvious empirical one were Peterson and Eichorst. The middle guy--Osborne, who just so happens to have a doctorate in educational psychology--picked coaches with Nebraska ties because he understood the importance of culture and communication in this area. All of Osborne's hires--Pelini, Miles, Yori, and Erstad--have a Nebraska commonality, and all of them were more successful than their predecessor. None of them were celebrity hires, but they were all carefully considered and did not involve some public abstract esoteric boast of "understanding" of coaching philosophy. What's even more hilarious about the lack of boast is that Osborne is an actual coaching genius, yet he is time and time again dismissed by fans as someone the program shouldn't be seeking for advice. The claim of Steve Peterson was that our football program was gravitating to "mediocrity" two years from a national championship appearance and that our insanely innovative offensive system was antiquated. Idiot. The claim of Shawn Eichorst was that he knows championship-calibre football while hiring a coach with a horrendously worse record than the one he fired. Doofus. Hopefully when Osborne is consulted, we will do what he suggests, which probably means the subsequent hiring of AD Alberts and HC Frost. I agree with the notion that TM might have two guaranteed seasons now, including this one. Just don't hire some pretentious idiot who has their head so far up their own ass that they can't see what's right in front of them. PLEASE.

This year's roster has enough talent to really evaluate Tim Miles as an in-game coach. There are no massive roster deficiencies, so the microscope can fairly go on his coaching staff, in my opinion. I actually say that as an optimist. The fact that he has brought this sort of talent here is basically the first, enormous check mark for a real basketball program. I'm beyond impressed, and it's a huge accomplishment. Let's hope he can facilitate their success.

Yeah, utterly bizarre decision considering Nebraska weather variables in freaking October. Good idea, wrong climate.

Misread your original question, sorry.

Defense can be coached, but one has to be athletic enough to do so. I'm guessing a top 150 recruit with elite athleticism can guard. It has everything to do with his defense because being a poor defender could keep him off the court regardless of his offensive prowess.

Nebraska hasn't fielded a full lineup the last few years precisely for that reason. The most forgotten impact player Nebraska has had is Rey Gallegos. He was third on the 13-14 tournament team in minutes. He was a good defender and a serviceable three point threat. His presence on the court on offense meant open lanes and less double teams. I see Allen having the ability to play a very similar role if he can guard the perimeter.

He's a very good shooter who shoots a true jump shot from 3. He shot 45% from 3 in high school, if I'm not mistaken. I think his athleticism transfers to D1 immediately.

I think Taylor is a very serviceable point guard if Miles makes up his mind that's what Taylor is. He takes care of the ball, has great size, can get to the lane, and is a very good defender. Otherwise, it's going to have to be Allen, which I think would be a waste of a skilled scorer. Taylor's offense is ineffective on the wing for the most part because he's not a consistent shooter, but his defense has always been very good. I think he could do some damage as an aggressive PG off the bench and a utility sub for 2 and 3. He doesn't need to be a starter to log starter minutes. I think Allen gets the nod at the 2 with a short leash for Palmer. It'll depend on matchups though. Very different athletic types.

I think Nana is a major sleeper here. He is an elite 3pt shooter and athlete. I think there will be games where he will come in and stay in because he spreads the floor and can defend/rebound/run the court from the 3. The number one question I had before the summer is still the question I have now--has Roby developed into a serviceable three point shooter? If so, no one has a prayer of taking his spot. If not, I can see some situations where we roll out a lineup of: Watson (40%) Allen (50%?) Nana (45%?) McVeigh (35%) Copeland (35%) The defense would probably be awful with this lineup, but it could probably destroy a zone. One thing I LOVE about Copeland's film is his ability to find openings in the middle of zone defense, catch the ball, and score. He's definitely going to be our zone buster on the interior. But if Roby can get to a 35% clip from 3, he would probably play the 4 in that same lineup. I think Roby's 3pt shooting and Nana's ability to guard the 3 will be the biggest factors in McVeigh's playing time.

This. Creighton has proved me completely wrong. I thought they'd fall apart in the Little East, but Coach Mac has been phenomenal there. Respect is due, and they are not our benchmark this season. They have a better program than we do, but I think the young talent is in our favor. Mac has an absolutely awful philosophy on both ends for what TM wants to do, regardless of the talent on the floor. That's why TM is 0-for against him. It's like Washington State playing Navy in football or something.

You got Gill in the two-deep? I don't. I'm basing that on injury though. I saw enough from him to believe he'd become more consistent.

Agree, and I think it gets better big picture. Glynn/Taylor Allen/Palmer (slight correction, IMO, but I can't see a shooter that good not starting) Roby/Nana Copeland/McVeigh Jordy/Okeke/Borchardt Wow. Copeland makes it all make sense. That is a terrifying starting 5, and a super deep bench (I think there'd be practices where that bench beats the starters). We're at least 10ppg better than last season, and that's a conservative estimate. Let em loose, TM and co. This is tournament talent.