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I am a cook in a restaurant, the other day I opened a loaf of bread from one of our vendors and there was a bit of mold on the heal. The rest of it looked just fine, good texture, color, not stale at all. I tossed the whole loaf, felt a little guilty about it, there was probably some good pieces in there, pieces that could have contributed to nice club sandwich, or double stacked grilled cheese w/bacon. In the end however it was that speck of mold that forced my hand into thinking the whole loaf was contaminated and had to get thrown out. I wanted to put out a product I felt confident with. Opening a fresh loaf gave me that confidence.

The husker fans mindset, "everyone on the coaching staff was horrible except parella. Parella is a Nebraska boy and Nebraska boys are never bad." Sorry, but parella didn't improve the dline and he was just as bad as the rest of the coaching staff. Just because he's a Nebraska man doesn't mean he gets exempted from being an average to below average coach.

Yes, you're quite the pioneer.... That team caught fire for a month, and played above their heads. They were never as good as they looked that month, and the proof of that is what happened the following year. You think this team will fall off next year if Palmer, Copeland, Watson, Roby, and the rest of the underclassmen return? Highly unlikely, in my opinion.

A willingness to dispose of trash will serve Frost well in handling the Big Ten West.

Yeah, supposedly Diaco gave hardly any time to position drills. And Parella and D. Williams wanted a much more aggressive style of play, but Diaco wouldn't have it.

I don't doubt one bit that Mike Riley wanted to win and win at an elite level. He just showed that he couldn't surround himself with a staff that would allow him to do it. Or hold his players to a regimine that would allow them to do that. Or gameplan and make adjustments that would result in it. Or....

Not only that, but certain people here have a difficult time comprehending that under Riley/Diaco, the DLs primary job was to eat blocks so LBs could make plays. They did that by "squeezing" the pocket and keeping the QB contained within said pocket. If they got pressure as a by-product of sqeezing and containing, then bonus but "getting pressure' wasn't their job in Diaco's scheme.

In reality, with the brain trust that was Riley, Langs and Diaco, IMHO it is truly hard to accurately gauge the competencies of any of the position coaches. Throw in the rumors/comments about the level of conditioning and there is only so much an assistant can do with that.

People often talk about talent and development like they are mutually exclusive. The goal should be both. Stock pile top 15 talent, then develope them properly.

Agreed. Been saying the same for weeks. One loss in these last few games will wipe NU out of the “first or next four out” real fast. Keep playing good team ball and need to run the table. And Tuesday will be a battle more than some are thinking.

Nebraska 15-1 ATS in last 16 games. Only game they didn’t cover was Illinois, won by 1 line was -4.5

Ultimate basketball player with 2-6 points per game

By those in the know you mean Charlie

I think development and coaching are huge. Look at Wisconsin, they are beating teams they shouldn't because they develop the right way and coach some underrated guys up. Nebraska needs to develop players better and coach them up so they can succeed. Honestly, we have the talent on this roster, best in the west in my opinion and according to the recruiting rankings. So its about time we start holding our weight and winning football games. There are countless guys that I am waiting to see live up to their potential, and I think in year one we will see some big-time offensive and defensive line improvements. Another factor with development and I think this gets overlooked is belief. Nebraska needs to go into big games playing to win and buying into what Scott wants them to do. If the players are properly prepared and coached they will overcome the talent deficiency. See Auburn and them getting pushed around by UCF, Frosts team believed they could win and bought in and guess what they won. To answer that question on Georgia, no we can't beat them right now and yes they have better players that they recruited. Georgia has an unreal class that is better than OSU's which is also insane! It is a transition year and so things may take a little getting used to before we start seeing great results. Will it take 5 years? No, but we can and will get better talent here. With the superb coaching and development, that will make a top 15 class beat a top 3 class.

I was a terrible practice player...turns out I was also a terrible player in the games.

I don't think anyone is "exempting" him. With the stories that have come out about how Riley and Diaco tied the assistant's hands (Williams, Parella, etc) and wouldn't let them do any actual coaching or teaching...I'm willing to give Parella the benefit of the doubt. Just like I'm willing to give Deonte Williams (former DB coach) the benefit of the doubt.

Parella had a complete dline scheme change on him...to say that he didn’t improve the line is utterly unfair. As for your other comment.... im fairly certain that the fans wanted the williamssssss to stay as well. The general mindset was that diaco, cav, and Riley were the problem. Wow how quickly people make blanket statements.

We have people in this thread that think Gebbia will start next year over 2 players that ran this offense in high school and another person claiming our only Heisman winning QB wasn't the best QB on his own team...

LJS

I can fully understand wanting to chase your dreams, but some people need their frontal lobes to develop more.

OWH

I just came across this, sorry for the bump if you were finished, but I felt the need to reply since I went to both schools! I would agree with the comments above about both being on similar footing academically. Both are fun towns, but have quite different atmospheres once you leave campus. I am partial to both, grew up in WY, lived in NE 7 years and now live near Loveland. To me it comes down to a couple things: 1. If what she wants to major in is better at UNL, that is one leg up there. 2. I think everyone should go away somewhere to live on their own once in their lives. It allows you to learn more about yourself and build life skills by having to figure things out on your own. UNL is not far enough that it would inhibit travelling back and forth. My hometown is in the Black Hills and it is a similar drive to Lincoln than it is from here. I got back for major holidays and one summer. My parents came a few times also. The allure of her friend might be a deciding factor. My best friend in HS went to WYO in Laramie, but I wasn't about to let cheap Husker tickets get away for 4 years! We are still good friends to this day even with going to different schools. Good luck with the decision!

If we miss out on this kid we will be 0 for Latu

I’m not gonna say one squad is better yet, but the similarities between the teams is pretty close. Both close with a strong home favored schedule against weaker conference teams. Needing to win out to get to the dance. The bigger deal may be the former squad closed out with a huge win vs Wisconsin and had the MSU win, so their resume was stronger and the one and done conference tourney didn’t kill their chances. Still can’t say that with this years squad. The biggest thing about next year is how the traditional strong programs rebound from poor years(Maryland, Indiana, Iowa Wisky And Illinois) as well as how the schedule plays out against playing teams once vs twice. An overall better team may be on the floor, but the record could be worse

Anyone waiting on avatars, the delay is on me. I've barely been home the past month. They are coming. My apologies for the delay.

All the games are scary. Maryland is fighting to get on the bubble. Illinois plays a style unlike any othe B1G team and hasn't given up on their season. Morgan from Indiana can take over a game. Penn State is in the same boat as us except they have a little more work to do.

Don't be...I won money

Just nitpicking here, 84, but Newcombe wasn’t on the team in Crouch’s senior/Heisman winning season. Newcombe graduated after the 2000 season.

Ideally Ohio State gets the 1, Michigan gets the 5... I like out chances against those two way more than Penn State/Michigan State/Purdue

This kid was a steal, cherry on top of an awesome walk-on class.

Have I mentioned lately how happy I am with this group?

Many people have defended both William's and Bray as well. Hard to say which position coaches are good or bad when both coordinators did such a poor job. On defense in particular the info about Diaco really makes it impossible to determine anything about the position coaches.

I just want us to win 1 tournament game. Although, when we win 1 tournament game I'm gonna expect a national championship I STILL remember having my heart broken when we lost to Penn.

I would say so. If they get in the tournament, nobody would want to play them. This team is deeper than Petteway's team was.

I am glad Frost brought his entire staff from UCF with him. They will recruit kids to play for Nebraska, not to just play for one coach or the other. They are also a tight knit group and know what it takes to rebuild a program.

First, this Nazi guy is a colossal d-bag. That said, I think the University is doing it right so far by just speaking out against it. This is still freedom of speech. The last thing I want is Nebraska expelling him, them getting sued, and a giant rally of Nazi's/d-bags showing up in Lincoln to voice their rights.

This is morally repugnant. The whole ICE decision making process is disgusting. It's why I don't buy a word any official says on immigration "priorities" or the like... their actions don't match their words.

To be honest I’m not sure how I feel about it anymore because it has been just a slogan for too long. All I know is I don’t like the way the blackshirts have played or how the whole deal was handled by any of the coaches since Frankie was here. Give them to the starters, wait until they earn them.....doesn’t matter until the play improves (which I think it will). What will be really neat and what I expect to happen is for them to be finally, truly earned in the off season and awarded prior to the first game and then for the team to play with a nasty disposition and fly to the ball. If we don’t have some disqualifications due to overzealous play I will be disappointed. IMO you can’t play the type of defense we need to without incidentally/accidentally crossing the line nowadays.

I tend to think we all ought to focus mostly on the future. The past is the past (good, bad and the ugly). The Riley/Pelini era players on this team next fall get a fresh start. They can all get in that weight room and run those steps and work their butts off (or on as the need may be). While two or three years is typically needed to really transform a body from average to those of the Frost era Huskers. These guys surely have done some of it and are not starting with high school physiques. 8 months is enough time to get from a decent football shape into excellent if the will and determination and guts are there.

We only have 3 qbs. No one is switching positions

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Can I please have two votes?