What did we learn? UTEP edition

Mavric said:
Also, according to PFF, Dowdell was our fourth-highest-graded RB.  (Snaps in parenthesis)

Emmett Johnson - 76.8 (18)

Gabe Ervin - 75.6 (9)

Rahmir Johnson - 68.8 (29)

Dante Dowdell - 67.0 (13)

Kwinten Ives - 65.0 (7)

Maurice Mazzccua - 59.5 (8)

Perhaps when they played in the game has a decent amount to do with this but Rahmir and Emmett seem to more trusted in the passing game/pass protection as they played equal or more snaps on passing downs while Dowdell and Ervin were more heavily used on running plays.
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I'm sure the fumble dinged his rating a decent amount. He looked good, but so did some others.  Pleasant surprise.

 
Archy1221 said:
Something that stood out to me in contrast to the CU game on Thursday….

MR could have easily just showcased Dylan and had him throw for 400 plus yards with 3-4 TD’s and not run the ball nearly as much, probably winning with a similar margin as we did.  But I love how MR is trying to build a balanced offense in order to win different types of ballgames based on matchups and weather.  
 

Contrast that with Deion and his offense where everything is based on showcasing his son regardless of game flow and situations.  CU is going to lose games because of it but I don’t think Deion cares, or is too dumb to realize.  Them throwing on first down at the end of the game was criminal game management.  
 

So glad we have MR/Dylan vs the alternative 
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Say what you want about what he says and some of the things he does, but Deion isn't dumb.  He knows what he's doing, and that is making his kid a first round pick.  CU gets eyeballs and a couple years of money/notoriety before he leaves.  They all know what they're doing, and it was the plan all along.  Only CU fans actually believed they'd come out of this a winner and a better team.

 
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runningblind said:
Say what you want about what he says and some of the things he does, but Deion isn't dumb.
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As a coach, which is what I was talking about, yes he is dumb IMO.   He was 4 yards away from losing the game on Thursday because he had no concept of time management.   Why??  Because he will sacrifice wins at the expense of showcasing his son.   That is a dumb thing for a coach to do.  

 
Archy1221 said:
As a coach, which is what I was talking about, yes he is dumb IMO.   He was 4 yards away from losing the game on Thursday because he had no concept of time management.   Why??  Because he will sacrifice wins at the expense of showcasing his son.   That is a dumb thing for a coach to do.  
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In your opinion maybe, but he doesn't care for anyone else's opinion. He doesn't care about winning a traditional way, team building or longevity, that's my point. There's a difference between that and being dumb.

He wants ratings, discussion, and he and his kid being the center of it. That's exactly what has happened.

 
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One of the most impressive things about Raiola happened at about 7:00 left in the 2nd qtr. NU with a 3rd & 5 on the UTEP 47. Lined up in the gun with Emmett to his right. DR surveys the D and checks out of a run to a pass play moving Emmett to his left. He then continues to read the D and checks out of the pass play back to a run moving Emmett back to his left. Ball is snapped, handoff to Emmett and juke in the backfield and 42 yards later we have a 1st and goal. Having a freshman QB in his first game read and check out of a play twice to a big strike play is pretty impressive IMHO. We've had QBs in their senior year that couldn't do it.

Second, I was happy to see Buschini have punts of 44 & 53 yards for a 48.5 avg. Alvano was also perfect in POTs and 1 FG. Hope the kicking game can remain strong.

 
I learned that I may have not seen a more perfect throw from a Husker than the back shoulder TD to Banks to end the half. Timing and placement were incredible. 

 
Hayseed said:
I learned that there were three calls in the Penn State game that looked questionable and all favored Penn State, so I downloaded the 258 page rule book and I'm looking through it. On the first one the PS qb took off running and while being tackled was still on top of the defender who was laying on the ground when he clearly fumbled the ball. They called him down. The Nitwit Lions went on to score.
 
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His shin was on the turf, and he still had complete control off the ball, which is why it wasn't considered a fumble. 

 
Mavric said:
On the Defensive Line, only Ty Robinson played more than 16 snaps (21).  They only ran 50 plays so that helped but that's not many.

Also interesting that Elijah Jeudy was tied for the least amount of snaps played at 4.  Even the German freshman who's barely played football before played more (5).

After much hand-wringing about how Stefon Thompson wasn't figuring it out, he played the most snaps among LBs (26). True freshman Vincent Shavers was third at 20.

CB Blye Hill did get in three snaps coming back from injury.  Buford graded out pretty well in his first start at CB (more of a safety previously).
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I was at the game and we never even saw if Shavers got in!  They were subbing so much!

 
UTEP played 50 offensive snaps, but none of our defenders played more than 37 of them, with most under 30.

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It all comes down to QB play and after many years of trying we have one. When we got down to the 4 yard line and it was first and goal with backups in the game, it reminded me of last years offense. Couldn't get it in the end zone.

 
Undone said:
Here's a thought that will confound and piss off quite a few of our fans: the offense we're running this season is more like Callahan's West Coast offense than any other scheme Husker football has seen since roughly the late 70's.

There is certainly a hybridization of some concepts at play - something that Rhule and Satterfield clearly love. But it's funny how West Coast this system is now becoming, something Husker fans kind of hated when Callahan was here.

The pass protection out of the big sets is something that will be really interesting to watch. I think Rhule will ride or die on that concept, I really do.
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It helps to run the west coast with a qb who can make all the throws.  
 

previous passing gaps of notable QBs

a Martinez- couldn’t hit quick sideline throws like wr screens and deep ball was an issue due to how he lofted the all and throwing motion. Feet were not always sound and he ran into quite a few sacks by simply abandoning the pocket.

t armstrong- yolo bomb, some games on point with a line drive throw, other games errant at best

t Martinez- shot put, sling style worked cause of his legs. Some games he was on (that ok state game comes to mind) but not a passing qb at all.

this is not to knock any of the 3 above, they were all gamers and notable Huskers in my book- it’s just nice to have a freshman qb who can make pretty much all throws, with varying levels of touch and speed, pretty much anywhere on the field.  

 
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