Kudos To Keller

[captain obvious]

Keller is a top notch QB. He would start in all but maybe 10-15 programs in the country. The yards are overstated since we HAD to throw but it still is a nice feather in his cap.
Keller should continue to blossom.

I don't think his yards are an overstatement. His completion percentage was over 60%. If he had thrown 70 passes to get to 380+ yards, then that would be an overstatement.

You remember how all the talking heads on ESPN were saying that Keller could not lead his team if called upon? Well, he blew that load of sh#t out of the water. He carried the NU offense throughout the game.

 

[cmb23]

Not trying to harp on Keller (obviously the defense was pretty porous) but you guys need to be a little bit more critical.

Not taking a microscope to the bad things??? Have you read any of the 10,000 posts on this board since Saturday....

Yeah....I'm really hoping that you forgot to insert the sarcasm icon. Either that or you have just not chosen to read one of the previous 138 threads.

 

[I Bleed RED]

Keller is a top notch QB. He would start in all but maybe 10-15 programs in the country. The yards are overstated since we HAD to throw but it still is a nice feather in his cap.
Keller should continue to blossom.

I don't think his yards are an overstatement. His completion percentage was over 60%. If he had thrown 70 passes to get to 380+ yards, then that would be an overstatement.

You remember how all the talking heads on ESPN were saying that Keller could not lead his team if called upon? Well, he blew that load of sh#t out of the water. He carried the NU offense throughout the game.

Well, he had more yds per attempt than against Wake and less than he did against Nevada. So 54 attempts is still a lot and the #'s are still a touch inflated....I did play QB in college so I kinda know how to evaluate this.

 

[skersfan]

Okay, get ready to rail on me.

We tend to buy all of our own hype. For some reason reality is not in the Husker fan mantra.

This is why this game is such a let down. We believed that less than stellar players from last year would overnite become game winners. Let's not read too much into what was done late in this game.

He did okay early in the game.

But I dare say most of his yards came after they were up 42-10. Against less than the best they had.

Let's not get to gooey over his production.

Not knocking him and his performance, just stating the obvious.

The team did not quit, but SC had pulled off the dogs when most of our highlights happened.

This game was nowhere near as close as the final score would indicate.

Still believe that we did as well as we were going to do against this level of a team. Not down on the Huskers in any way. I just realize what we have and what we need to get to where most think we were.

 

[cmb23]

Okay, get ready to rail on me.

We tend to buy all of our own hype. For some reason reality is not in the Husker fan mantra.

This is why this game is such a let down. We believed that less than stellar players from last year would overnite become game winners. Let's not read too much into what was done late in this game.

He did okay early in the game.

But I dare say most of his yards came after they were up 42-10. Against less than the best they had.

Let's not get to gooey over his production.

Not knocking him and his performance, just stating the obvious.

The team did not quit, but SC had pulled off the dogs when most of our highlights happened.

This game was nowhere near as close as the final score would indicate.

Still believe that we did as well as we were going to do against this level of a team. Not down on the Huskers in any way. I just realize what we have and what we need to get to where most think we were.

I tend to agree. Had Pete Carroll wanted to step on the throats of the team and Husker Nation, and REALLY try and prove something to those voters that are leaning towards LSU....it would have made the Texas Tech debacle look a little better. Figure they could have put up at least another 14-24 and not allowed another TD by NU.

 

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

I have to agree with skersfan. Kellers stats from that game are misleading. I thought he played well however on our first 2 scoring drives. I was really impressed with his composure and ability to get the ball into the reciever's hands.

 

[captain obvious]

I seem to remember USC's 1st string being in the game until about the 6 minute mark of the game. The last drive was pretty much garbage time, but what were we supposed to do, go to the locker room?

And doesn't the yards per completion stat depend mostly on things beyond the QB's control? He can't run the routes for the receivers, he can't control what the defense gives him, and he can't control what the receiver does after he catches the ball.

 

[junior4949]

Okay, get ready to rail on me.

We tend to buy all of our own hype. For some reason reality is not in the Husker fan mantra.

This is why this game is such a let down. We believed that less than stellar players from last year would overnite become game winners. Let's not read too much into what was done late in this game.

He did okay early in the game.

But I dare say most of his yards came after they were up 42-10. Against less than the best they had.

Let's not get to gooey over his production.

Not knocking him and his performance, just stating the obvious.

The team did not quit, but SC had pulled off the dogs when most of our highlights happened.

This game was nowhere near as close as the final score would indicate.

Still believe that we did as well as we were going to do against this level of a team. Not down on the Huskers in any way. I just realize what we have and what we need to get to where most think we were.

:yeah

Last night I saw on TV that the 3rd quarter tied for the most points ever given up by the Huskers. Yeah, passing stats can get overly inflated when the other team first puts in their cheerleaders and then puts in the geriatrics all while running a PREVENT defense. I'm not ragging on Keller because he's showed he's more than adequate. I was pretty nervous about him before the season began, but he is one of the few bright spots. However, I think it's very naive to read much into his stats against USC.

It's also funny how no one is apologizing to Mark May for all the verbal abuse he's taken on this board. Let's face it, USC probably could have hung 60+ on us. Just like said above, the game wasn't nearly as close as the final score showed. We were whipped down. All the ESPN analysts you guys love to hate were how far off on this game?

If nothing else, I guess the game last Saturday just shows how far we've come as fans at NU. 5-10 years ago, the state would have been in mourning for a week. Now, we just try to spin a couple of the positives from a beatdown sustained in our own backyard.

 

[captain obvious]

If nothing else, I guess the game last Saturday just shows how far we've come as fans at NU. 5-10 years ago, the state would have been in mourning for a week. Now, we just try to spin a couple of the positives from a beatdown sustained in our own backyard.

You've been here for the last week and a half, right? You've read all the other posts about how much our defense sucks, right? Perhaps you've noticed a bit of criticism of our offensive line, too?

I don't think it's overly naive to feel relatively good about the passing performance on Saturday. When was the last time the QB and receivers on any Nebraska team seemed to be as in sync as what we saw for the majority of the USC game?

 

[Necava Husker]

Yes, there was not a lot of positives to take away from our loss to USC. But Keller had a good game in a losing effort. I enjoyed watching Keller give it his all until the end. Gameball for Sam.

Link: http://www.insidesocal.com/usc/

Cracking The Top 10

Nebraska quarterback Sam Keller's 389 yards passing was the seventh-most allowed by a USC defense in school history. Keller surpassed UCLA QB John Barnes' 385 yards in 1992 but fell short of Wisconsin QB Ron VanderKelen's 401 in 1963.

So our 389 passing yards was good for #7 on USC's list. I wonder if Keller's 347 yards of passing against USC two years ago was in the top ten also.

Trojans are probably glad not to see Keller again. Unless we catch them in a bowl, that is. heh heh heh.

 

[I Bleed RED]

I seem to remember USC's 1st string being in the game until about the 6 minute mark of the game. The last drive was pretty much garbage time, but what were we supposed to do, go to the locker room?

And doesn't the yards per completion stat depend mostly on things beyond the QB's control? He can't run the routes for the receivers, he can't control what the defense gives him, and he can't control what the receiver does after he catches the ball.

No yds per attempt is one of the biggest indicators of how "big" of a passing game you have. Meaning if you have 400 yds but threw it 70 times then it's no big deal, but if you can throw for 300 in only 20 attempts then you scorched their a$$. It is a big indicator for QB's and offensive production.

Remember the point of the post was how many yds he passed for and it being #7 all time. I think he played a great game and he was very effective and had a high completion % and made great decisions with the ball. I am stating only that the total yds is a bit misleading.

 

[captain obvious]

I seem to remember USC's 1st string being in the game until about the 6 minute mark of the game. The last drive was pretty much garbage time, but what were we supposed to do, go to the locker room?

And doesn't the yards per completion stat depend mostly on things beyond the QB's control? He can't run the routes for the receivers, he can't control what the defense gives him, and he can't control what the receiver does after he catches the ball.

No yds per attempt is one of the biggest indicators of how "big" of a passing game you have. Meaning if you have 400 yds but threw it 70 times then it's no big deal, but if you can throw for 300 in only 20 attempts then you scorched their a$$. It is a big indicator for QB's and offensive production.

Remember the point of the post was how many yds he passed for and it being #7 all time. I think he played a great game and he was very effective and had a high completion % and made great decisions with the ball. I am stating only that the total yds is a bit misleading.

Yeah I got it now. Total yards/total attempts.

 

[TheKiD]

Keller showed that he is the real deal. Callahan showed that his offense can play against the nations best defenses. Cosgrove showed that he can't coach. But seriously, Keller should feel tremendous about his day against USC.. sure he had those two picks but, they wouldn't have changed the outcome of the game.

The defense kept the game out of reach for us.

Fire Coz&Co!

 

[I Bleed RED]

Keller showed that he is the real deal. Callahan showed that his offense can play against the nations best defenses. Cosgrove showed that he can't coach. But seriously, Keller should feel tremendous about his day against USC.. sure he had those two picks but, they wouldn't have changed the outcome of the game.

The defense kept the game out of reach for us.

Fire Coz&Co!

Callahan's offense can play against a good defense BEFORE they make adjustments. The offense sputtered for 2 quarters once USC adjusted and got into the game.

Keller did great especially with what he had: mediocre adjustments, no running game, very little time and average receivers (outside of Purify). We are lucky to have him. He will be playing on Sundays.

Could you imagine if Dirk Koetter didn't screw up? Ganz...although I like the kid...we would be in real trouble.

 

[DCHusker]

Part of the reason the offense sputtered is because USC was putting up points so easily that Callahan really had to go pass heavy. I think his game plan was to use the pass to set up the run, since USC's secondary is the one maybe vulnerable piece of that defense. Thats why on the second play of our first possession on 2nd and 10 BC already had them in the shotgun. Great game plan, but by the time we should have been shifting back toward the run with their LBs backing up in coverage we were so far behind that we had to keep throwing. I think Keller did the best anyone could expect against one of the top 2 or 3 defenses in the country.