'08 MO FB/LB Will Compton (Nebraska Verbal)

[GoshenGipper]

Originally Posted by Ricochet

I don't see him staying at FB if he came to ND. Thats what he might be offered as but I believe he wants to be a LB and one way or another he IMO would end up there.

Acoording to what his mom told reporters the staff offered him as a Fullback because they had only aloted so many spots on the defensive side of the ball, and those were basically full, but if he were to come he would have the opportunity to play ILB.

[THegraNDscheme]

Originally Posted by GoshenGipper

Acoording to what his mom told reporters the staff offered him as a Fullback because they had only aloted so many spots on the defensive side of the ball, and those were basically full, but if he were to come he would have the opportunity to play ILB.

If that's the case I hope the staff is being honest with the LBs that are already committed..Compton looks like a solid player but if getting him means losing one of the others then this is a bad deal.

[Stumper67]

Originally Posted by THegraNDscheme

If that's the case I hope the staff is being honest with the LBs that are already committed..Compton looks like a solid player but if getting him means losing one of the others then this is a bad deal.

Getting Compton won't impact any of the other LB commits.

[ND=NC]

Originally Posted by Stumper67

Getting Compton won't impact any of the other LB commits.

please explain? thanks

[Stumper67]

Originally Posted by ND=NC

please explain? thanks

He's strictly being recruited as a fullback. Like GoshenGipper said, he will get a chance to try out for defense but he is being recruiting as a fullback and will start out there no matter what as far as I understand it.

Part of it is also just my personal opinion... We have 3 guys that will play ILB coming in... We don't have a returning ILB that was rated above 3 stars as recruits... Crum will be gone after this year... Things will be wide open for the second spot in 2008 and beyond that, things will be wide open and very competitive at both spots... I really can't imagine Compton being recruited as a FB and being told he will have a chance to try out for defense scaring the guys we already have off... They will all get a fair shake, and I think (hope) they all realize it.

[ND=NC]

Thanks I understand now. I didn't realize what you meant when you said impact the other lb commits. I thought you were talking about once everyone was already in the program and battling for positions

[Axl Rose]

Originally Posted by Mattmags

it's expected that charlie will try and get 24-25 recruits this year with the departure of prince and possible career ending injury of..is it webb?

Another question. Nebraska has been hurt with decommitments right and left. Does anyone know how many have officially decommited since the coaching change? gotta be 10 or so right...

Nebraska had one of the top classes just 3 months ago, but now they're not even top 25. Gray, Robinson, Hoch, Woods, Gabbert, Kuli, Givens, ect.