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No offense taken, Eric. I have no trouble admitting the Big Ten is a step down from the SEC, no problem at all.

CTJ will have his hands full with recruiting. Much like UT, we don't have a ton of local talent to pull from. We recruit nationally on quite a scale. Take a look at our offers (http://nebraska.247sports.com/Recruit/Offers) and you'll see CA, AZ, IL, OH, PA, FL, TX, and more. I don't think it's a terrible school to recruit for, but we certainly have disadvantages. That said, we've got a few things that go our way. Facilities, tradition, academic support, and game day are the biggest sales. With the right kid, the sale isn't too tough.

As for position, I'm not sure what CTJ will be looking at. We just placed our LB Coach, Els, as RC but he's completely new to it. It's very possible CTJ would step in immediately as RC, but I'm not sure. As for the secondary, he'll be working with Bo. Make no mistake, most don't view that as a significant drawback. Bo is one of the better defensive minds in the country. Not the best, but CTJ could certainly find worse gigs.

As for his place as HC, I don't expect him to go anywhere. He's won 9 or 10 in every season he's been here. Hard to get a hot seat with that, and coming off the Bill Callahan era.

THIS plus.....

UT will not offer him a "new deal" and he was probably lucky to get the extension at UT after 5-7 and the KY game.

I think he is all but gone bc of Sal, a new deal that only Neb can offer and splitting up the DBs.

I know Ryan mentioned how valuable he was with a lot of recruits we got but CTJ did miss on 3-4 HUGE names that we led for and late in the process too. He did a good job.......I would not say great on or off the field.

I do not see this as much of a loss if he leaves....and JMO he is gone as assts are always looking for the longest job security they can get esp when a similar good program is offering

Thanks, St Maarten in March, I'm jealous!

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