BigRedBuster
International Man of Mystery
Nebraska leads FBS with 19 rushing touchdowns of 40 yards or longer since the start of the 2010 season, including two this season.
Interesting stat I saw on ESPN
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BigRedBuster
International Man of Mystery
I know nothing more on the stat than what I posted. Obviously both this year were one from TMart and one from Rex.
I'd be interested to see how many of those occurred against teams with defenses that finished the year ranked in the Top 25...heck even Top 50.
BigRedBuster
International Man of Mystery
For that point to be valid the rest of FBS would have had to play those years against all top 25-50 defenses.
Everyone plays their fair share of patsies.
GSG
Assistant Coach
2010
Western Kentucky
Martinez - 46 yarder
Idaho
Martinez - 67 yarder
Helu - 58 yarder
Washington
Martinez - 80 yarder
Helu - 65 yarder
KSUx
Martinez - 80 yarder
Helu - 68 yarder
Martinez - 41 yarder
Missouri
Helu - 66, 73, 53 yarders
Oklahoma
Helu - 66 yarder
Western Kentucky
Martinez - 46 yarder
Idaho
Martinez - 67 yarder
Helu - 58 yarder
Washington
Martinez - 80 yarder
Helu - 65 yarder
KSUx
Martinez - 80 yarder
Helu - 68 yarder
Martinez - 41 yarder
Missouri
Helu - 66, 73, 53 yarders
Oklahoma
Helu - 66 yarder
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That wasn't the point. It essentially says we're really good at scoring long runs against teams with very bad defenses. So what?
I'd rather we have the offense we have now that shows it can actually put together a long drive, over whatever Shawn Watson ran that looked good on the highlight reel and terrible against defenses with a pulse.
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Chaddyboxer
Banned
WTH!? 19??? Holy crap.
Chaddyboxer
Banned
Yeah, let's wait til BIG10 play. The 2010 team was on a path to do some great things and when TMart went down....sh#t hit the fan for NEB's offense.
Chaddyboxer
Banned
Heard and Abdullah need to break one loose for a looong one this weekend. Also, Rex needs a taste of the end-zone as well.
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Chaddyboxer
Banned
Here's some more stats for us to chew on, per Brian Bennet of ESPN. While it is sub-par competition, the offense is killing it on 1st downs. Still impressive....
"Nebraska has averaged 7.9 yards on first down this season. The Huskers have run 105 first-down plays and totaled 826 yards, producing 52 percent of their total yards for the season on first down. Nebraska had 359 yards on 38 first-down snaps in the season opener against Southern Miss, averaging 9.4 yards on first down. Against UCLA, the Huskers gained 194 yards on 33 first-down snaps, an average of 5.9 yards per play, and in a 42-13 win against Arkansas State the Huskers rolled up 273 yards on 34 first-down attempts, for an average of 8.0 yards per play."
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten
"Nebraska has averaged 7.9 yards on first down this season. The Huskers have run 105 first-down plays and totaled 826 yards, producing 52 percent of their total yards for the season on first down. Nebraska had 359 yards on 38 first-down snaps in the season opener against Southern Miss, averaging 9.4 yards on first down. Against UCLA, the Huskers gained 194 yards on 33 first-down snaps, an average of 5.9 yards per play, and in a 42-13 win against Arkansas State the Huskers rolled up 273 yards on 34 first-down attempts, for an average of 8.0 yards per play."
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten
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Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
And for God's sake, when the line opens a huge hole and you see the entire field before you, goal line in sight......HOOK SLIDE! So the offense can go back to grinding out a long drive. Because that's what fans come to see.
This is among the goofier criticisms to raise its head on HuskerBoard.