If we're Lucky?

Nothing like a foot of snow in a little over two hours, resulting in an 8-mile drive that took 3.5 hours (but I got to hear nearly all of the Mitchell Report harumphing!), to sap the will to do anything out of a guy.

Still, we got our first dose of real Nebraska news yesterday amidst all the baseball public shaming. Bo Pelini is officially a man, he's 40, he sat down with the Lincoln Journal-Star, and, in that interview, he mentioned Marlon Lucky was likely applying for NFL Draft consideration.

Most Nebraska fans I know have a pretty topsy-turvy relationship with Lucky. On the surface, his vision, feet and toughness through the middle have always been called into question but when you look at the box score you see one of the best receiving backs Nebraska has ever had and a guy who racked up 1700 all-purpose yards last year and scored 12 TDs.

Some of the lack of Lucky love is attributable to the fact that he's never become the jaw-dropping 5-start I-Back everyone had anointed him to be before he even arrived on campus and he'll never be that sort of back. Essetially, he's a back of the NFL-variety. Not a game changer but a player who can pass block, catch the ball and show an occassional burst of speed all while platooning.

That's why it comes as no surprise that he's at least mulling the decision between college and the pros but the question I'm more interested in is how badly do you think Nebraska needs Lucky next year?

You know the drill, you can vote at the top of the page but for what it's worth, I'd much rather have him around than not. What the offense will look like next year is still open to speculation but that's the beauty of Lucky, he's versatile if not dominant.

And who knows, if Pelini can turn things around starting next year I think a little team success could make Lucky's contributions a lot more visible. It's tough to notice a guy who is consistently in the 75-75 range when your team is threatening to give up 75 points on any given Saturday.