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  1. Put down the tomatoes, don’t throw them at me. I drank the koolaide by the gallon this summer and still have some leftovers in my fridge that I sneak off and drink sometimes. I love this coach, and each week I love this team more and more. So hear me out. Even I’ll conceed that OSU outclasses us enough at this point in the season that we probably can’t compete this year. But that’s not true for the other 6. It’s going to take injury luck and continued improvement each week. But if we can find a way to snag a win this weekend, take one game at a time, view it as championship weekend every week with a bowl game up for grabs, it could happen still. If we can beat NW, then we should be able to matchup with the likes of Minnesota and Iowa as well. Bethune and Illinois are the easiest W’s left, obviously, so if we can keep focus and not pull the traditional “NU forgets to show up,” thing, those go our way. That leaves MSU, which haven’t looked unstoppable imo. If you can find a way to play that game above you heads a bit, again, knowing the postseason lies on the other side, it’s not unreasonable. This weekend is huge. May be the last great chance at gigantic direction change for 2018.
    14 points
  2. Reed had plenty of swag when he make believe lit up the Wisconsin rb.
    9 points
  3. It sounds strange, but I liked what I saw last night. -The defense had a tremendous burdon and they gave the offense every chance to make it a game in the first half. -It doesn't help after a 7 minute first quarter drive, Nebraska had a 1st down, then penalty, 2nd down, 3rd down, punt. Back on the field. -I think the defense played overall gutty. You can complain about individuals, but I saw a team that fought hard against a great Wisconsin offensive line. -I can't wait to see the look on Scott Frost's face when he sees the Paul Chryst "FU MFers". I think Chryst was offended that Frost went for it on 4th and 11. Like Frost didn't respect his defense, which he might not. -Paul Chryst is probably mad that Nebraska fired his friend Mike Riley, since he knew Riley better than Riley knew himself -As strange as it sounds, I'm much less pissed off after this game than after the 2017 game -Nebraska should have went for two in the 4th, but I think even Frost knew a win was a longshot. But still... -The dam breaking on J. Taylor was as predictable as it was long. At some point, fatigue, mental and physical, was going to set in -Nebraska is going to have to break the 30-point barrier to win this year -The Huskers have seven games left. Right now, we need a win like no other. That being said, a 4-3 (Bethune, Illinois, Minn, Northwestern should be...pardon the expression, winnable/competitive. Ending to the season with a winning record(and an improvement over 2017) would give me great optimism for 2019. I think it's doable. -Adrian Martinez looked 100% healthy for the first time since Colorado. Overall, I thought he played ok. The stats are a bit misleading. But if the game starts to slow down, watch out...Last nights game should boost his confidence -No use complaining about the refs until Nebraska gets more competitive and cuts back on the dumb penalties that put Nebraska in 1st and 20 in the first quarter on the road vs Wisconsin. When your the most penalized team in the nation, refs are more apt to 'find' penalties (aka Foster's 'block in the back'). -About time Caleb Lighthorne got benched. I'm sure there are better punters enrolled at UNL who are not on the football team who are more effective then him -The power of the bench is the one power Frost needs to use and use more of. Maybe he was waiting until after 4 or 5 games to use it. -Brett Pickering looks to be on the right track. -Saw too many low snaps to Martinez. -Never thought I'd say this, but I miss Matt Millen. Get well soon. -For the first time since joining the Big Ten, I see a schematic path to toppling Wisconsin. I don't think Wisconsin's secondary can match up with a speedy wide receivers, high tempo offense, and a mobile/accurate QB. -I don't know if it was smart of Frost to go for it on 4th and 11 at the end of the first half, but I think he's trying to send a larger message and lay a foundation a la Frank Reich going for the win against the Texans a few weeks back and Doug Pederson for the Eagles in 2016. -I could care less about any 'records' broken on a 0-5 team. I think this team is closer now that some players are gone. I think this team is better now they are gone. I know people talk about swagger and getting into people's faces. Right now, the offense doesn't trust the defense, the defense doesn't trust the offense, and no one likes the special teams. The team, especially going against Wisky and Michigan, went in expecting to lose. That's why they are congratulating each other for good plays even when Nebraska is down 2 or 3 scores. Players are doing what they can do. They practice and train hard, but don't see a path to victory. If this team starts to smell victory or gets a taste of it, that may all change. Right now, we need a W bad. Keep the faith. GBR.
    7 points
  4. Florida won the SEC East in 2016, went 9-4 and won the Outback Bowl beating Iowa 30-3. They had a much more talented team to turn around.
    7 points
  5. You guys do know that Brett Kavanaugh came up the ranks as a s#!t stirrer for Ken Starr and an assigned leaker for the Bush administration. He has a long personal history of character assassination, and made his prepared statement about partisan retribution. It's bizarre the people that conservatives choose to pity.
    6 points
  6. I learned that Husker fans are finally more appreciative of a pass-happy offense, and far more forgiving when the offense abandons the run, when the defense gives up 40+ points a game and when the team leads the NCAA in penalties on the way to an 0 -5 start. Seriously, can you imagine if a poster last year pointed to our awesome passing stats as a sign of optimism in a 0-5 season?
    6 points
  7. I wouldn't trust a CNN poll on who should be the dog catcher.
    5 points
  8. Kavanaugh may end up being a good Justice, but his overly emotional performance in the Senate testimony hearing shows he is not fit to be on the SCOTUS. Time will tell.
    4 points
  9. Ugh another pessimistic thread. I'm tired the negativity, there's 7 wins still on the table.
    4 points
  10. I hate losing. I despise the fact we are as bad as we are. But, have to say, I’m still enjoying the season because I believe we are seeing a foundation being built and the culture bring changed like Frost wants. That at makes it much more fun and interesting than last year.
    4 points
  11. Yup he lost me at CNN poll too Also this is NOT surprising. Gee I wonder why
    4 points
  12. ^^^^^^^^^THIS. I've sobered up from any Kool-Aid I drank during the summer. We're 0-5. This is a serious comment though - Frost will make Paul Chryst look like a little rag doll when this thing gets going.
    4 points
  13. I was at the game. I guess for one Martinez reminds me of so many other quarterbacks we've had the past several years. He can make a great play one play and then the very next make a horrible decision that kills a drive and forces us to punt. Over throws, several dropped int's, the fumble. Holding on to the ball instead if simply throwing it out of bounds after clearly being outside of the tackle box. Calab Lightbourne might be the worst punter to ever put on a Nebraska uniform. I actually said out loud 'how does this guy even get on the field'???? Thank goodness they replaced him with Armstrong. Bootle got beat repeatedly so I'm not feeling the love for him at all either unlike others apparently. The line did a decent job at times but the penalties and when they get beat in pass pro they got beat. Just unbelievable. Their penalties killed several big plays but constantly seeing holding calls from the very same guys repeatedly. It's unacceptable. Their bad tendencies are deeply ingrained. Maurice Washington needs the ball in his hands and should be (and should have been already) our primary running back. Without question. Feed him. Frost needs his guys in there. Bottom line. Looking forward to Evanston next week regardless. GBR.
    4 points
  14. In 2016, Nebraska lost to Iowa 40-10. Florida beat that Iowa team 30-3. Similar records sure. Similar talent level no way. As far as transfers, I know Florida had a few, but I don't know who or how many. I also don't think anyone was ran off from NU. I think players decided they didn't fit or didn't want to fit Frost's offense and he didn't try to stop them from leaving.
    4 points
  15. Yes. Otherwise, you just look stupid. It is the same reason why you don't trash talk when you're losing.
    4 points
  16. That's certainly not a good testimony on behalf of why he is qualified to be on the Supreme Court.
    3 points
  17. He showed zero composure under stress. Threw out baseless accusations, started bawling, said “I like beer” fifty times. Not who I want making critical decisions.
    3 points
  18. Let me ask you....do you recognize the many successes of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama?
    3 points
  19. He’s an amazingly qualified Justice and a remarkably good and brave man. He fought through lies, smears, and a gauntlet of hate and evil to secure the job. THREE CHEERS FOR BRETT!!!
    3 points
  20. Look, growing up watching the Huskers as a teenager in the 90's, any loss would ruin my fall, let alone my Saturday. Right now, Frost and the program need a win badly. I can tell you Paul Chryst would rather go up against his buddy Mikey Riley than Scott Frost. While Wisconsin is big and powerful, Nebraska's passing game and mobile QB can and will give Wisconsin fits in the future. The game needs to slow down for Adrian Martinez. While his stats were gaudy, he missed some opportunities that were learning experiences. If he can grow and capitalize on them, watch out. I think Frost's scheme offensive scheme of speedy WR, running game, and a mobile/accurate QB could give Big Ten West opponents fits. We need to trust the process and allow Frost the time to develop his offense. Last night, I saw progress and a path forward for success vs. Wisconsin. The talent, size, and development gap between Nebraska and Wisconsin on the front lines can't be made up in one recruiting class, nor one offseason of a new strength and conditioning. The program was really at rock bottom this time last year. The program needs to get that first win and break that streak. The players don't know how to win, don't believe they can win, and are frustrated as hell. But if they keep pushing, they will get there, and hopefully before Bethune Cookman. The Huskers are laying the foundation right now and it's starting with the basement. Basements aren't pretty, but no sense filling up the basement to put a mobile home over it. Build it right.
    3 points
  21. I thought Martinez, Washington, Ozigbo, Spielman, and Morgan played with some “swagger” tonight. They looked confident that they could do things against Wisky’s D, and they did. The rest of the team, however, it’s hard to play with swagger when you are getting knocked around all over the field. Then when Reed thinks he makes a big hit and celebrates while the RB is still running with the ball, Reed looks foolish.
    3 points
  22. On defense, I think your first point will solve the second point
    3 points
  23. When we joined the Big Ten I toured some of the message boards from other teams. Almost every one of them said to be ready for some really bad officiating. It's been seven plus years. Nothing I've seen has led me to believe those folks were wrong. These guys are bad sometimes. Really, really bad. That doesn't mean Nebraska isn't undisciplined, making stupid mistakes, and getting caught. They are. Every game. A lot. A ton of these calls are legit & should be called. But the refs still suck. And once a team gets a reputation for penalties, refs are human and humans follow trends. It can be both that Nebraska is undisciplined and the refs are making bad calls.
    3 points
  24. Majority of the penalties tonight were for offensive holding . That’s a clear sign of a physical mismatch.
    3 points
  25. You truly don't think the coaches are addressing penalties? Seriously?......
    3 points
  26. I think this week’s penalties were different than last week’s. The holding penalties by the o-line were due to being overmatched by a very good Wisconsin D. They are just better than NU in the trenches right now. I didn’t see the late hit/dumb penalties like which happened last week.
    3 points
  27. Oh he should feel right at home at Nebraska then.
    3 points
  28. Nice generalization there. Also, I didn’t know I was a Democrat. Thanks for assuming. And did you even read what I said about them. I believe they’re both guilty. By the way you further cemented my original point by bringing up the Clinton’s with your last two replies.
    2 points
  29. I mean ... our total offense yards are way up, our completion percentage is way up, our interceptions are down - especially when not starting a walk-on - and we haven't thrown a pick six yet. But let's keep painting with a broad enough brush to try to make it look like people can't realize things like this and have a different opinion when the circumstances change.
    2 points
  30. Whatever, Debbie Downer! There's eight wins on the table!!! We'll play a bowl game if we win our next seven.
    2 points
  31. I'll say this, just my opinion. Going 4 - 8 with Mike R as head coach is still worse than this year. Last year and the aftermath in terms of attitude and lack of development make it the worst I've ever felt about Husker Football in my 61 years. Being 0-5 right now, and regardless of our record at the end of the season, it will be better simply because Scott Frost is head coach. It is getting better, regardless of short term records. Now, in the longer range, big picture. Scott may not be able to get this turned around to the point where we've all dreamed it would, and should go. But he is here, and I'm equally convinced that if he can't get it done, it won't get done. When we entered basic Army training, everyone of us was a swaggering, confident swinging dick. For the next five weeks we progressively became scum, maggots and whale-stuff (which is at the bottom of the ocean). But, by the end of eleven weeks we could walk through walls, face any threat and had more swagger than one can imagine.
    2 points
  32. Michigan State look pretty uninspired this season and is beatable. Basically if we have 500 yards of offense like we've had three times this season, don't have offensive penalties that stall drives, and improve on special teams yes, we could win six.
    2 points
  33. 2 points
  34. Part of the problem now is that they have a reputation.. The penalties won't stop this year
    2 points
  35. I'm not speculating on whether it will work or not. You are saying flat out it will work as well as Baker Steinkuhler at DT, which is often cited as being a bad decision because OLine was said to have been his natural place. You're saying it's a bad decision, even though you have no idea whether it will work. I'm waiting to see what happens, because I have no idea whether it will work.
    2 points
  36. That makes me feel better they're completely ineffective not inattentive?
    2 points
  37. I can’t remember which podcast I listened to in the pre-season, but someone mentioned that everyone looks pretty good when the play is simple and in front of them, and that really rings true. Our OLine actually looks pretty impressive sometimes when they know their assignment and can just go cancel out a guy. But we heard about how whenever Chinander brought something different in practice, it really screwed up the OLine and the offense had a bad day. Not a surprise that it happens in season as well. Defensively, it really hurts not having Mick. He’s a game changer when healthy and we just aren’t deep enough yet to lose someone like that for an extended amount of time. Then you throw in Ferguson and Honas and we just can’t absorb that yet. Agree with everyone that there was some lack of effort at times but I was also fairly pleased that the team didn’t just quit. Moral victory, but I do think it’s a positive. Love the future of this offense. Just have to continue to get deeper and cut the dumb penalties. Frost is the right guy and will get us on track. Big game at Northwestern now - an opportunity to turn around this season.
    2 points
  38. Swagger without wins and / or domination would look ridiculous. Ask a certain Mr Reed.
    2 points
  39. My favorite part of this .gif is where 21 just gets assholed. That tackle attempt from 23 is pretty special.
    2 points
  40. Bland, Fair, and Mills are all expected to graduate in December. I remember reading McCaffery could, but it's up to his parents and the staff.
    2 points
  41. Here's the thing with your first comments. You have to see this as a the glass being half full - we finally have a mobile quarterback that is actually dual threat. He's an actual threat when he's throwing and running, not just when he's running. Contrast that to Taylor and Tommy. They'd get the hell blitzed out of them and didn't have the composure to hang in there, step up into the pocket, and make a throw. So for the first time in eight cumulative seasons with mobile quarterbacks that were actually more like "single threat" quarterbacks we finally have a really good one where a good play caller like Frost can put together a game plan against a team. Combine that with the fact that our offensive line is constantly hamstringing games with penalties. If you take those penalties out that killed multiple drives it was probably worth another seven points on the board, which gets us to 35. Our defense was terrible (unsurprisingly) for the umpteenth time in B1G play and lost the game.
    2 points
  42. I thought both sides of the ball played much improved. Ozigbo needs and and deserves more than 5 carries in a game Lamar Jackson and Dedrick Young are complete liabilities on defense Im curious what the point of putting Mazour in scholarship was if he isn’t going to play until garbage time. Offensive line played better. Martinez had a lot of time to throw most of the game. Martinez will be an absolute weapon when he understands he can run more than he does. Tre Neal might understand this defense but he’s not very good out there. Looks lost sometimes I really hope JD stays all 4 years here. Dude is amazing.
    2 points
  43. Its hard to win games when Officials don't use the same rule-book for both teams. : Targets : Holds : Block in the backs : Late hits : Facemasks 2 weeks in a row iv seen a deliberate effort by B1G crews to not throw flags on blatant penalties committed by the other team.
    2 points
  44. I just wish that the team was putting up big stats and points from the beginning of the game, and not when they are down by 2-3 scores in the 2nd half. Garbage time stats suck.
    2 points
  45. Offensive holding? No we aren't. We had 1 against Colorado We had 2 against Troy We had 1 against Michigan We had 3 against Purdue We had 5 tonight (two were off-setting so they aren't officially in the total) So we've never even had six in a single game, much less average six.
    2 points
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