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**@venue** · 03-28-2009, 05:40 PM

A guy gains a little weight and it’s all the talk. So it goes for Roy Helu, who showed up to spring football looking more Hulkish, toting 222 pounds, 15 more than he had at the end of last season.

For any Husker backers worried the extra bulk might slow the running back and take the hurdling out of his game, the words of Bo Pelini after Saturday’s practice should ease concern.

The Husker head coach was heavy on praise for Helu, saying he has looked tremendous through three spring practices.

“He’s really picked up where he left off,” Pelini said. “I think he’s bigger, he’s faster. I think he’s feeling good. He looks like he’s smaller and he’s actually carrying more weight. Obviously the strength staff did a tremendous job and you got to give credit to Roy. He worked his tail off and it’s paying off for him.”

Coming off a team-best 803 rushing yards as a sophomore last year, Helu recently ran the fastest sprint time he’s had at NU.

“He looks pretty special,” Pelini said.

Pelini seems to like the 1-2 punch he has developing with Helu and fellow junior Quentin Castille, coming off a career-high 125 yards in Nebraska’s Gator Bowl win.

“Quentin looks good, he looks fast,” Pelini said. “I like our backs.”

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**HuskerFalcon** · 03-28-2009, 06:17 PM

sounds great, our best strength of position for the offfense

**tattooedhusker** · 03-30-2009, 07:52 AM

Glad they look good, they'll be carrying the load for awhile.

**caveman99** · 03-30-2009, 11:39 AM

I am glad to hear that also, I was a bit worried that the extra 15 lbs he was carrying might make him lose a step. Reading that he just set a new personal record sprint time is great to hear. Dobson is really making monsters out of some of these guys, Stronger AND Faster!!!!

**@venue** · 03-30-2009, 11:50 PM

harder, better, faster, stronger.

04-03-2009, 10:27 AM

The Helu & Castille combination is going to be hard to stop. I see shades of the Bettis/Parker combination from a few years back in the NFL. I really like these guys. I think they're going to come up huge for us. If we can get some solid O-line play, I think we could be really special on offense, as well as defense.

**caveman99** · 04-03-2009, 10:39 AM

I really want to see a successful power middle run game this year. It will only make what they do on the Zone Reads that much harder to stop.

**HuskerFalcon** · 04-03-2009, 04:08 PM

i don know about helu being like parker, he isnt a speed back, he is more balanced

04-03-2009, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HuskerFalcon

i don know about helu being like parker, he isnt a speed back, he is more balanced

Yeah, I definitely agree. I just meant, generally speaking, I get that type of feel from those guys. That has been a great weapon for Pittsburgh. Maybe we can work it to our advantage as well.

**zE bOp** · 04-03-2009, 09:33 PM

Q and Helu will form the core of our O, and yea, I really love these guys.

03-28-2009, 05:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
@venue Shut 'Em Down Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 1,548	Pelini: Helu has looked tremendous A guy gains a little weight and it’s all the talk. So it goes for Roy Helu, who showed up to spring football looking more Hulkish, toting 222 pounds, 15 more than he had at the end of last season. For any Husker backers worried the extra bulk might slow the running back and take the hurdling out of his game, the words of Bo Pelini after Saturday’s practice should ease concern. The Husker head coach was heavy on praise for Helu, saying he has looked tremendous through three spring practices. “He’s really picked up where he left off,” Pelini said. “I think he’s bigger, he’s faster. I think he’s feeling good. He looks like he’s smaller and he’s actually carrying more weight. Obviously the strength staff did a tremendous job and you got to give credit to Roy. He worked his tail off and it’s paying off for him.” Coming off a team-best 803 rushing yards as a sophomore last year, Helu recently ran the fastest sprint time he’s had at NU. “He looks pretty special,” Pelini said. Pelini seems to like the 1-2 punch he has developing with Helu and fellow junior Quentin Castille, coming off a career-high 125 yards in Nebraska’s Gator Bowl win. “Quentin looks good, he looks fast,” Pelini said. “I like our backs.” HuskerExtra.com - Lincoln, Nebraska - Football __________________ >>> twitter.com/huskerhooligans <<< >>> facebook.com/huskerhooligans <<< >>> 1,000,000 Nebraska Cornhusker Fans <<< A Husker Hooligan isn't a street hooldum that fights with rival fans. Rather, a fan who is deeply passionate for the the best team in the land... GO BIG RED!!

03-28-2009, 06:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
HuskerFalcon Addicted To Red Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: annoying state of Iowa Posts: 1,164	sounds great, our best strength of position for the offfense __________________

03-30-2009, 07:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
tattooedhusker Big Red Beer Drinker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Omaha, Ne Posts: 1,564	Glad they look good, they'll be carrying the load for awhile. __________________ 'One school leaving a conference does not break up a conference....6 schools leaving a conference breaks up a conference. '

03-30-2009, 11:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
caveman99 Because I am not Default Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: White Plains, NY Posts: 2,100	I am glad to hear that also, I was a bit worried that the extra 15 lbs he was carrying might make him lose a step. Reading that he just set a new personal record sprint time is great to hear. Dobson is really making monsters out of some of these guys, Stronger AND Faster!!!! __________________ MY BATTLE CRY!!!!!

03-30-2009, 11:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
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04-03-2009, 10:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
hskrzfan34 Guest Posts: n/a	The Helu & Castille combination is going to be hard to stop. I see shades of the Bettis/Parker combination from a few years back in the NFL. I really like these guys. I think they're going to come up huge for us. If we can get some solid O-line play, I think we could be really special on offense, as well as defense.

04-03-2009, 10:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
caveman99 Because I am not Default Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: White Plains, NY Posts: 2,100	I really want to see a successful power middle run game this year. It will only make what they do on the Zone Reads that much harder to stop. __________________ MY BATTLE CRY!!!!!

04-03-2009, 04:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
HuskerFalcon Addicted To Red Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: annoying state of Iowa Posts: 1,164	i don know about helu being like parker, he isnt a speed back, he is more balanced __________________

04-03-2009, 09:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
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