Mierin
Assistant Coach
I think the offense played too poorly in the 2nd half for people to anoint McCaffrey our savior. But I still think he should be our starter for the rest of the season.
Penn State - What Did We Learn?
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I think the offense played too poorly in the 2nd half for people to anoint McCaffrey our savior. But I still think he should be our starter for the rest of the season.
ColoradoHusk
Heisman Trophy Winner
I think Frost was struggling on finding something which would work in the 2nd half. The o-line was struggling with Penn State's front 4. Frost didn't want to be too aggressive, and risk a turnover. Plus, with a big lead, Frost would have been killed if he didn't milk clock and take the points early in the 4th quarter. The thing which really almost bit NU in the butt was the quick TD after the long pass after NU made the lead 14 points. After that, Frost was just trying to hold on.
NebraskaHarry
All-Conference
Nice to win this game!
But...
Nebraska has to be able to throw the ball further than 20 yards and they can't right now. That worries me. Hypothetically, if Penn State scored and tied the game or was winning with 1:30 minute left, I don't have the confidence Nebraska could throw the ball and march down the field. Thank goodness for the strip sack, fumble score.
But...
Nebraska has to be able to throw the ball further than 20 yards and they can't right now. That worries me. Hypothetically, if Penn State scored and tied the game or was winning with 1:30 minute left, I don't have the confidence Nebraska could throw the ball and march down the field. Thank goodness for the strip sack, fumble score.
Canadian Fan
Four-Star Recruit
Positives:
1. Although imperfect, I think LMC earned the right to be the starter. I'm afraid that would have been loss three with AM2 at the helm.
2. Some of the run plays with Wandale where he was slashing in the Guard-Tackle gap looked really good.
3. Although still lacking NFL-calibre talent at key positions, Chin's Blackshirts continue to improve,. I would add that most of the mistakes I noticed were individual mistakes (bad angles in particular) as opposed to schematic failings.
4. Some real nice glimpses of youthful talent today. Betts in particular was a pleasant surprise today.
Negatives:
1. LMC needs a tonne of reps as in the passing game he doesn't see the field that we'll.
2. Frost needs to run more deep routes. His propensity to cut off all the routes at 10-15 yards is making it way to easy for the opposing defenses to sit in zone and stack that area.
3. The OLB coach needs to threaten to bench any player who overruns the play. I lost count of the number of missed tackles as OLB's including Domann were schemed perfectly to make plays and whiffed.
4. "Snaps" .....damn snaps.
Very happy for team to get the win. They deserved a break. Kudos guys.
1. Although imperfect, I think LMC earned the right to be the starter. I'm afraid that would have been loss three with AM2 at the helm.
2. Some of the run plays with Wandale where he was slashing in the Guard-Tackle gap looked really good.
3. Although still lacking NFL-calibre talent at key positions, Chin's Blackshirts continue to improve,. I would add that most of the mistakes I noticed were individual mistakes (bad angles in particular) as opposed to schematic failings.
4. Some real nice glimpses of youthful talent today. Betts in particular was a pleasant surprise today.
Negatives:
1. LMC needs a tonne of reps as in the passing game he doesn't see the field that we'll.
2. Frost needs to run more deep routes. His propensity to cut off all the routes at 10-15 yards is making it way to easy for the opposing defenses to sit in zone and stack that area.
3. The OLB coach needs to threaten to bench any player who overruns the play. I lost count of the number of missed tackles as OLB's including Domann were schemed perfectly to make plays and whiffed.
4. "Snaps" .....damn snaps.
Very happy for team to get the win. They deserved a break. Kudos guys.
JJ Husker
Assistant Coach
It would be crazy to argue otherwise. I mean Luke got the W. But in no way do I feel that it is fair or correct to blame our past woes on 2AM. IMO they are virtually identical players. I think we get the same win with Adrian today and I think we have the same chance with either of them in the future. Luckily our D has improved and PSU’s offense appeared to be fairly anemic. Our offense still had the same issues we have had, just made it over the hump today.
Spooky Tooth
Special Teams Player
I need to point out that one of the things AM has issues with is also something LM does well......game tempo. LM can get people set up quickly and that allows us to go more up tempo......AM struggles with this.
Also, how about a shout out to Jojo for recognizing the D was not lined up properly and causing a timeout to be called by N to correct it. That is what good football IQ does for you. I think Reimer can be that guy with some seasoning under his belt (sorry for that mental image).
ColoradoHusk
Heisman Trophy Winner
I thought the special teams were solid today. 3 for 3 on FG's, good job on kickoff return, and a smart coaching job by having Taylor-Britt as the short return guy, which got a nice punt return. Plus, Prysztup had a booming punt late in the game to make Penn State drive further down the field.
Regarding the red zone offense, Warner had a drop in the first quarter which should have been a TD. After that, Frost was going conservative and making sure to score points. I think Frost was spooked by the turnovers against Northwestern last week, and he admitted it in his post-game presser.
Mierin
Assistant Coach
Ya I agree with that. The QB was a factor but not the only and probably not the biggest problem.
chamrocck
All-American
Thankful we won!
Props to Luke and Wandale but we need more weapons. Have to find way to stretch the field.
Big play Betts!
Defense bend don’t break. The turnovers were huge or we don’t win. Williams sack, force fumble, scoop n score was the play of the year so far. That was boss!
OL and DL making progress but still lots of room to improve.
Saw some good tackles and pass break-ups. Still vulnerable to QB with time can beat our secondary.
Nice that the improved play translated to the win but concerned we were flat the second half and almost blew this game. Needed to dominate second half and not give Penn State life.
#DayByDay
Props to Luke and Wandale but we need more weapons. Have to find way to stretch the field.
Big play Betts!
Defense bend don’t break. The turnovers were huge or we don’t win. Williams sack, force fumble, scoop n score was the play of the year so far. That was boss!
OL and DL making progress but still lots of room to improve.
Saw some good tackles and pass break-ups. Still vulnerable to QB with time can beat our secondary.
Nice that the improved play translated to the win but concerned we were flat the second half and almost blew this game. Needed to dominate second half and not give Penn State life.
#DayByDay
Mierin
Assistant Coach
Ya... I'm content with our special teams being decent and not losing us games, because that's a huge improvement.
ColoradoHusk
Heisman Trophy Winner
JJ Husker
Assistant Coach
I agree. But I do think we will start faring better when Frost and the staff actually commit to their own preached no fear of failure. They have been calling games fearing failure every step of the way. At this point I think the biggest adjustments we need to make involve the coaches rather than the players. And that is not saying we need different coaches but rather that they need to evolve and adjust.
WyoHusker56
Starter
I felt this way coming into the game and nothing changes my mind. Luke has some strengths Adrian doesn't and Adrian has some Luke doesn't. I don't think our offense really works better with either. If Betts shovel is considered a run we threw for less than 100 yards today...
FrantzHardySwag
All-Conference
Can we just get Betts and Fleming a ton of reps. Both have showed they are playmakers. Both have 4 years of eligibility after this season. Please let them mature.
