The Maudfather
All-American
The underwhelming, egg laying, undisciplined, lackluster, suck in big games, sh#t machine that has been our offense and it is not even remotely close.
Who has more to prove
- Thread starter walksalone
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I seem to remember SDSU running the ball down our throats, Washington would have if they would have stuck with it the first game, and we need not mention the second game.
A team that lives by the run will hurt us I think. As stated we will know how good we are after the Wisconsin game, and what to expect from the rest of the B1G.
A team that lives by the run will hurt us I think. As stated we will know how good we are after the Wisconsin game, and what to expect from the rest of the B1G.
walksalone
Heisman Trophy Winner
Not too mention, a team that can run the ball on us effectively, keeps our offense off the field. If we play Wisky, and they're putting together 7 and 8 minute drives, we're probably going to lose, and lose by a large margin. The whole bend, but don't break style of defense may need to get some serious renovations, if we plan on making a run at the big boys in the Big 1G.
Pedro Guerrero
Team HuskerBoard
SDSU – 37 – 141 – 3.8
NU vs A&M – 37 – 142 – 3.8
Looking at the rushing stats does that mean we ran the ball down Texas A&M throats? I thought that was one of the turd laying offensive games. :dunno
A defense can give up yards but as long as they keep the other team from scoring it shouldn’t matter. You win games by scoring points not by how many yards you gain. That is what the Pelini style defense is based off of.
How anyone can question whether or not Bo will have a scheme to challenge the few Big 10 teams that are going to line up in power sets and run it at us is beyond me. :madash
junior4949
All-American
Nebraska would have been fine against A&M and would have had more rushing yards had it not been for just about every third and short situation getting turned into a third and long because of a penalty.
sdhusker82
Special Teams Player
dont put it out with your boot ted!walksalone said:
mmmtodd
All-Conference
this brings up an excellent point that has been overlooked...offensive penalties/mistakes.
they have been huge. and they quickly put the defense back on the field in numerous times. do i even have to bring up a game such as the ISU home loss? ANY defense would have a mountain to climb with our offense of the last few years behind it.
you can talk til your blue in the face that nebraska's defense needs to make some dramatic change to be able to handle run based offenses, but Bo has worked in the SEC, and consistently shut down offenses far different than what the big 12 has to offer. was it really more of a shock that sdsu scored as many points as they did on us, or that the nebraska offense didnt?
if the offense can prove (see what i did there?) that they can stay on the field, thus alleviating the defense of, hell, even one drive a game, well then...there's your cookie. i remember one game last year where our offensive line said give us the damn ball and actually proved it (one drive really, and many, myself included, said oh there is the offense we need)...and we ended up losing to that team the second time around.
championships very well may be won with defense, and one squad is usually better than the other. but not to the wide gap we've experienced at the hands of the nebraska program the past few years. the offense has 2 things to prove really: that they can score when needed, and that they can consistently not f#*k up the entire operation.
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mmmtodd
All-Conference
that we have one would be a good start fuzzy. seriously, what kind of question is that? people act like the defense has so much to prove because the big ten is sooooo different...its not, folks. it really isnt that dramatic of a change. the conference shift is chevy vs ford, not chevy vs the space program. what is dramatic is Nebraska's offense. its like a gawldarn soap opera.
maybe your looking for specifics or something? i think several different expectations have been laid out clear as day already in the thread.
maybe your looking for specifics or something? i think several different expectations have been laid out clear as day already in the thread.
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walksalone
Heisman Trophy Winner
walksalone
Heisman Trophy Winner
carlfense
Heisman Trophy Winner
I read your argument about expectations being higher for the defense so they have more to prove. The reason why I think nearly everyone voted offense is because the defense has exceeded (or met) expectations. The offense has consistently failed to do so. To me that means the offense has more work to do, i.e. more to prove.