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Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know, I know, I know.
Nebraska has relied upon Texas "talent" for a very very long time. That "stolen" talent has largely been a huge part of their program, and why they won a few National Championships.
Sure. Maybe. Oh shit..........................., wait a minute. After further review.....
What has Texas "talent" ever done for Nebraska football?
Let us take a step back, and yes, even look at the "Glory Days" of Husker football. 1993 - 1997. One of the best runs in college football history. 60-3.
You want to know how many Texas players were on those rosters?
Let us start with 1993:
Byron Bennett: K, Texas: Missed the possible game winning National Title winning 48 yard Field Goal that was close to as any team of being 5 Straight. Yep, 5 straight.
Corey Dixon: DB: 5'8" 160 DB and great return man that nobody in Texas wanted
Scott Saltzman: DT: FR, nobody in Texas wanted. Walk On at Nebraska
Aaron Graham: OL: Undersized OL that nobody in Texas wanted. Beat out Texas Tech and Baylor back in the day for his commitment.
That is it, the ENTIRE roster of Texas players on the Husker roster.
1994
Byron Bennett K, Texas: He sure did kick a lot of extra points. And missed the 48 yard FG that would have been 3 straight. (He did the old Tin Cup Texas "yank" on that one).
1995:
Nebraska brought in Octavius McFarlan and Aaron Taylor out of Texas in that class. Both contributed, and Taylor was an All-American.
1996:
Brought in Julius Jackson. Yep, a single player from Texas in that recruiting class.
1997:
Clint Finley: S: I think he started his Senior year. Maybe.
Kris Brown, K, from Texas landed on the roster as a walk on. Non-Scholarship player. Future NFL kicker.
1998
Keyou Craver: Really good player. One of the few out of Texas that actually produced. Lone Texas recruit we landed that year.
I'll stop there. That is/was our "Glory Years". Every player we got out of Texas that was worth a shit wasn't wanted by anybody.
I can go on with our Big 12 days of when we "supposedly" delved into the "Texas" talent. It doesn't get any better than this, trust me. (I'll lay that worthless trial out if you want).
So when people talk about Nebraska missing out on Texas recruiting, I have to laugh. I mean seriously, I have to laugh.
What are we missing? And no, don't make me go through the dreadful years of Frank Solich and/or Bo Pelini recruiting Texas when they were in charge.
You ever want to find the studs and stars that have littered the Husker roster over the years? They have come from Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, California, Jersey, and Florida.
Does Nebraska miss Texas?
Not hardly. Nebraska misses Tom Osborne. And maybe more importantly, the best S&C program in the country that was a decade ahead of everybody else..., at least back then.
Nebraska has relied upon Texas "talent" for a very very long time. That "stolen" talent has largely been a huge part of their program, and why they won a few National Championships.
Sure. Maybe. Oh shit..........................., wait a minute. After further review.....
What has Texas "talent" ever done for Nebraska football?
Let us take a step back, and yes, even look at the "Glory Days" of Husker football. 1993 - 1997. One of the best runs in college football history. 60-3.
You want to know how many Texas players were on those rosters?
Let us start with 1993:
Byron Bennett: K, Texas: Missed the possible game winning National Title winning 48 yard Field Goal that was close to as any team of being 5 Straight. Yep, 5 straight.
Corey Dixon: DB: 5'8" 160 DB and great return man that nobody in Texas wanted
Scott Saltzman: DT: FR, nobody in Texas wanted. Walk On at Nebraska
Aaron Graham: OL: Undersized OL that nobody in Texas wanted. Beat out Texas Tech and Baylor back in the day for his commitment.
That is it, the ENTIRE roster of Texas players on the Husker roster.
1994
Byron Bennett K, Texas: He sure did kick a lot of extra points. And missed the 48 yard FG that would have been 3 straight. (He did the old Tin Cup Texas "yank" on that one).
1995:
Nebraska brought in Octavius McFarlan and Aaron Taylor out of Texas in that class. Both contributed, and Taylor was an All-American.
1996:
Brought in Julius Jackson. Yep, a single player from Texas in that recruiting class.
1997:
Clint Finley: S: I think he started his Senior year. Maybe.
Kris Brown, K, from Texas landed on the roster as a walk on. Non-Scholarship player. Future NFL kicker.
1998
Keyou Craver: Really good player. One of the few out of Texas that actually produced. Lone Texas recruit we landed that year.
I'll stop there. That is/was our "Glory Years". Every player we got out of Texas that was worth a shit wasn't wanted by anybody.
I can go on with our Big 12 days of when we "supposedly" delved into the "Texas" talent. It doesn't get any better than this, trust me. (I'll lay that worthless trial out if you want).
So when people talk about Nebraska missing out on Texas recruiting, I have to laugh. I mean seriously, I have to laugh.
What are we missing? And no, don't make me go through the dreadful years of Frank Solich and/or Bo Pelini recruiting Texas when they were in charge.
You ever want to find the studs and stars that have littered the Husker roster over the years? They have come from Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, California, Jersey, and Florida.
Does Nebraska miss Texas?
Not hardly. Nebraska misses Tom Osborne. And maybe more importantly, the best S&C program in the country that was a decade ahead of everybody else..., at least back then.