Corn Nation: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:



Around SBN: Don't Bet On It!: National Games of Interest Bar-right-arrows



Nominations for the Big 12 Pre-Season Team - Take Two

Corn Blight already posted his , so here are my nominees from the Big Red for a Pre-Season team.  Just to remind you of the ground rules:

From each of your respective rosters, highlight the following number of players at each position whom you wish to nominate for the Big 12 team- (1) qb (2) rb (2) wr (1) te (3) ol (3) dl (2) lb (3) db (1) k (1) p.

QB:  Joe Ganz

That's a no-brainer.  Except for Beau Davis, nobody else has taken a snap in a D-1 game.

IB:  Marlon Lucky, Roy Helu

I'll take Helu because he might just be Nebraska's most complete back.  He can run the ball inside or outside.  He can catch the ball and he can block.  He won't get any votes on the all-conference team, but he'll get a vote for top two Husker running backs.

WR:  Nate Swift, Curenski Gilleylen

Corn Blight talked up Swift, but with the departures of Terrence Nunn and Maurice Purify, one of the young receivers is going to have to step up.  And Gilleylen showed some nice wheels in the Spring Game; he might be the deep threat that we really haven't seen in Lincoln in years.

TE:  Hunter Teafatiller

Yeah, I know he's likely to be suspended part of the season, if not longer.  But he's got game experience and has had some big catches in the past.

OL:  Matt Slauson, Jaivorio Burkes, Mike Huff

Slauson was an impact player as a freshman and sophomore.  His junior season was forgettable...but it was forgettable for the entire program.  Burkes burned a redshirt and immediately started.

DL:  Ndamakong Suh, Barry Turner, Zach Potter

We all know how bad the defense was in 2007, so we're just going to take our best shots here and guess (hope) who's going to step up.  Phil Steele thinks these three guys are in the upper third of the Big XII ... that's good enough for me.

LB:  Phillip Dillard, Cody Glenn

Dillard's the easy choice, but for the other spot, you've really got to think.  Tyler Wortman does deserve a mention, but Glenn looks like he's going to be Bo Pelini's pet project.  He wants to finish up his career with a bag.

DB:  Larry Asante, Armando Murillo, Rickey Thenarse

Steele also mentioned Murillo and Asante, and as the two returning starters in the secondary, have to get a mention.  Who else will step up?  Hard to say, but after remembering what the Bullocks brothers did under Marvin Sanders in 2003, you have to wonder just what he can do with Thenarse.

K:  Adi Kunalic

Yeah, he'll probably only try a couple of field goals, but the guy gives us touchbacks after kickoffs.  That might be a 15 yard advantage in field position after each score.

P:  Dan Titchener

Like Ganz, this one's another no brainer.

OK...now go ahead and rip me or Corn Blight.  If we're full of it, let us know...

 

0 recs | Comment 0 comments

Read Related

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

CN needs your tips! Readers who see anything of timely interest, earth-shattering brilliance or utter stupidity should inform us with an email to: cornnation - at - gmail.com. Better yet, join the CN community and create a fanpost or fanshot!

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recent FanPosts

Rc_icon_small
Former D-Coordinator Lance Van Zandt Passes Away
Dscn8770_small
New One
Josh2005_small
Diaz not enrolled, may still come for spring
Photo_6_small
Christensen Found Not Guilt of Sexual Assult - Does He Come Back?
Image001_png_01c8d512_small
Is this correct or am I missing something?
Rc_icon_small
Hoops: Niemann Eligible Next Season; No Word on Diaz
Photo_6_small
Big Red Breakfast Details - Thenarse Not Starting?
Small
Thoughts from the Arm Chair: Let the Games Begin!
Photo_6_small
Londen Fryar - Son Of Irving - Scorned by Billy C
Small
Jersey numbers

Post_icon New FanPost All FanPosts Carrot-mini

A Sea of Red

Aseaofred08cover160_medium

"A Sea of Red 2008" is available in stores throughout Nebraska. With 112 pages of analysis, stats, history, and pictures, A Sea of Red is the only preseason magazine devoted exclusively to Nebraska football. Read more about it here or buy it  online at Maple Street Press.
If you've read it and have comments or feedback, please leave a fanpost here at Corn Nation. We're always looking for ways to improve!

Just For You

Next Game

New Mexico St. Aggies
@ Nebraska Cornhuskers

Saturday, Sep 13, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
Memorial Stadium

Complete Coverage >


Managers

Photo_6_small corn blight

Rc_icon_small Husker Mike

Editors

Josh2005_small huskerlibrarian

Blankman_small Blankman

ad

Site Meter