So a day it seems like we waited forever for has come and gone. We now have our 2008 recruits signed so we can move on to the anticipation of the Spring Game, for which the tickets went on sale yesterday.
I would say that yesterday was a pretty decent day for the Huskers. We didn’t have any last minute de-commits, which is always good, and we added defensive back Mason Wald out of Alabama. Rivals shows him as committed but he has not signed yet. I am not sure what is going on there.
It would be easy to focus on all the great recruits we had de-commit. Kids like Blaine Gabbert, Trevor Robinson, Jonas Gray, and Simi Kuli. With that said I think it is more important to look at what we got. We got a bunch of kids who seem to have great character and heart. We have a lot of kids that have been described as hardworkers and team players. That is what we need. Especially since I believe we have a coaching staff who can develop players, which the previous staff seemed to be unable to do.
We didn’t end up with a top 5 class or even the best class in the Big 12 North but I think we ended up with a solid class. In three to four years I think Husker Nation will be celebrating the success of Bo Pelini’s first recruiting class.
I can’t say it any better than my fellow bloggers. So please check out these great articles by some of the best college football bloggers around:
The Class of 2008 Comes Together – Big Red Network
A Look at the Nebraska Cornhuskers Recruiting Class of 2008 – Corn Nation
I have no doubt that Charlie Weis will eat those words – Hi-Plains Drifter