Rutgers - What Did We Learn?

CAHusker said:
I learned this program is still stuck in mediocrity.  Really, you just learned that after this game? 
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After reading this thread I see we have lowered the bar for mediocre. Bo Pelini was mediocre. We are a s#!t team at the bottom of the conference. That’s not mediocre. 

 
Either he was hurt before making the trip and suited up as a decoy(which is silly) OR we have a killer warm-up routine. 

 
Mavric said:
The way Frost talked, it seems to me like he was already hurt, tried to go but couldn't.
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Ok. I didn’t know what to make of it when the reporter  pressed him on why bring him if he’s hurt to which Frost replied something with preventing signals from being stolen. 

 
The Dude said:
Based on their performance against the 104th best offense in the nation? 
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Partially. Mostly because of their overall performance this season. Opponents have usually feasted and had career days against the defense the last few years, especially in games like yesterday. The defense has improved, added depth, and come up big in key moments. They're starting to pass the eye test, and I don't have a feeling of dread every time they take the field. The front seven is the best it's been in years. The offense has done this defense no favors this year. 

Are they perfect? No. It's not a shut down defense, but Chinander is holding up his end of the bargain thus far and is showing progression and improvement. Add a consistent pass rusher and I like where things stand. 

Huckleberry Muhammad said:
Umm... no disrespect intended, but that was Rutgers.   I thought maybe AM "won me over," too.  But that was Rutgers. 
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Ok. 

 
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Fru said:
Partially. Mostly because of their overall performance this season. Opponents have usually feasted and had career days against the defense the last few years, especially in games like yesterday. The defense has improved, added depth, and come up big in key moments. They're starting to pass the eye test, and I don't have a feeling of dread every time they take the field. The front seven is the best it's been in years. The offense has done this defense no favors this year. 

Are they perfect? No. It's not a shut down defense, but Chinander is holding up his end of the bargain thus far and is showing progression and improvement. Add a consistent pass rusher and I like where things stand. 

Ok. 
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I don’t disagree. They are progressing. But 30 PPG or there about this season is not good enough. I would like to see them average 17-24 most years. We do that and Frost does his job on offense we can be a 10 win team year in and year out. Years where we hit the right QB talent and we average in the 40s on offense are seasons we can be CFP contenders 

 
lo country said:
Running works

ST is horrible

Got some young talent

D is the reason for the wins this season

I'd like to see some of the seniors return

I'd like for some of the staff to not return

Great game.  Hard as hell to over come 4 TO's.....Wow

And that stat the @Mavricposted above, I hope Frost knows that an O capable of making ling drives is just as potent as chunk plays
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Frost thought he could keep all his boys happy and get off cheap just hiring an analyst to run ST's. That was a horrible idea that has to be fixed. We need a quality on-field coach running ST's. 

I'm excited about the young O-line. We had probably our best performance of the season with three frosh and a soph starting. 

I'm not totally sold on Chin but at least you can say the D has gotten better each season. They usually held-up their end. Would like to see us force more turnovers and develop a good pass-rushing OLB, gotta have one of those in a 3-4.  

Hard to say which seniors will return. Heimes and Miller are obviously done. Hopefully we get lucky, could make a real difference next season.

If we don't make any staffing changes then IMO Frost just isn't the right guy. The O and ST's need fixing. Frost needs to be more involved in the team as a whole. Replace Mario with a Co-OC/QB-coach that Frost can cede control of the O to. Frost backs-off into more of a GM/quality-control HC, maybe he can handle ST's himself like Urban did. Otherwise we have to replace somebody else too, I lean slightly towards Ruud. If the new ST's guy can coach ILB's great, if not then give Dawson a raise and all the LB's. 

The problem is that we're error-prone, and the longer a drive takes the more opportunities there are for drive-killing errors. We need to develop a downfield passing game no matter what but grinding-out drives will work too if we can clean things up. 

 
huskerfan74 said:
(1) we have no special teams. Our special teams is a bunch of guys running around clueless without any plan but try to give the other team every possible advantage. From now on, Nebraska should call this “incompetent teams” instead of special teams. I can honestly say that I have never seen anything so unspecial at any level of football.

(2) the first half was one of the worst and most boring halves of football ever

(3) Didrich, Wandale, and AM won this game for us and the defense kept us in the game

(4) why wasn’t Diedrich Mills used more often this season when he was healthy? 
(5) the swing pass needs to be retired forever...I want to bury that play and give it a proper funeral. It is the worst play ever.

(6) until Swing Pass Frost finds a way to fix the undisciplined play, penalties, and turnovers in every game, he will never be successful at Nebraska 

(7) we are capable of scoring more than 7 points in the second half...thought that was impossible 

(8) we are the thirteenth best team in the conference but number one in turnovers 

(9) with this magnificent win, toilet bowl here we come
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If we try to go into another season with a freaking analyst running ST's Frost should be fired on principle. We need a quality on-field coach putting quality time into ST's

Actually we are in like 9th place in the con. Since teams played a different number of games it's not really exact. If we had managed 4-4 we'd have been fifth(or kinda tied for it with 3-3 Wiscy). 

 
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