What did we learn? Wiscy Edition
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Packerhuskerfan
Starter
I'd be fine with 6-6 or better, not 5-7. I'm sure most fans are like that.
Comish
All-Conference
We learned that Rhule, (while great at culture building and a bunch of really important foundational installation), is ill-equipped at time-out utilization and basic clock management.
Red Five
Heisman Trophy Winner
It came to light either after the CU game or NIU game. Rhule was asked about HH over Chubba after Sims ankle injury and said HH was QB2 "right now" because of other injuries (meaning Chubba). It sounded to me like Chubba won the 2nd string job in fall camp but got injured towards to end that elevated HH.
Also, Sean Callahan has reported (not sure if others said the same) for the past 6 weeks or so that Chubba really wasn't healthy enough to be an option at QB. Supposedly offseason groin surgery is in the cards.
Huskers34
Walk-on
Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
Given this offense, playing at Camp Randall, having to go the length of the field, and scoring a field goal to force overtime, I'd call that quite a bit less than a disaster.
A disaster would have been a meek three and out, a string of drive killing penalties, a keystone cops trick play gone awry, or, God forbid, going for the touchdown instead of the sure-thing field goal and throwing an interception --- the very thing the coaches were supposed to learn from last week.
Overtime was an absolute disaster.
Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
Eh, it's highly debatable. This game felt a lot like 2021 Frost, when the Huskers were in position to beat several teams with considerably more talent (including Michigan, Ohio State and Oklahoma) before last-second mistakes and letdowns.
I'm thinking this Nebraska team has considerably less developed and uninjured talent than that 2021 team did, so I'm good with giving Rhule years 2 and 3 to see what he can do as a turnaround artist. But this team is looking maybe one or two wins better against the weakest schedule I've ever scene, so 100% better is a helluva stretch.
Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
I guess. Just seems we've had multiple threads talking about how bad Purdy must be to not be playing, and I don't remember injuries coming up. He was always practicing and in uniform and stepped in for a couple plays IIRC. So it must have been a "full strength" issue and/or lingering faith HH or Sims would turn themselves around.
presidentjlh
All-Conference
Rhule's game management is atrocious and actually leaves me very concerned about the future.
Scofrosghost
Five-Star Recruit
This game showed me that in the end it isn’t qb play that has been hampering us. Obviously Sims and HH have not helped the situation but Purdy played a clean game with really pretty good stats and we still lost, like terribly. Go up 14 then lay an egg the rest of the game?? Like come on man!
100 percent in play calling, clock management, special teams (anyone else blocks that punt and our guy totally holds up and bails??) and of course crappy Oline play.
unfortunately a portal qb is not going to save this abortion of a program
100 percent in play calling, clock management, special teams (anyone else blocks that punt and our guy totally holds up and bails??) and of course crappy Oline play.
unfortunately a portal qb is not going to save this abortion of a program
presidentjlh
All-Conference
It's more how the 7 losses (let's be real about what Iowa will do) came about than the fact there are 7 losses. The only loss where I can just simply say "Yep we got our asses beat" was Michigan, I don't hold that one against the team at all. The rest?
UniversalMartin
Starter
I mean from a time-management standpoint, which is most of what I talked in my post. Obviously we still scored, so that was good. But we had a chance to win and basically passed.