Easyk83

Badger fan here, I think you're going to find that while the 34 has its hangups that as a system it will fit your schools talent pool better. Your edge rushers won't be worn down as much on running downs given that you're playing 3 D-tackle sized linemen on the line and that big Nebraska boys will make for natural 34 ends. The undersized 43 DEs that you tend to recruit will become natural 34 OLBs. With this scheme you won't need to recruit 4 and 5 star 6'4 types who will grow into muscular athletic 43 DEs to build a top ten defense.

Riley isn't a sexy hire but he's a good solid HC and he's produced better than his talent base should support. IMHO he's coming to a weaker conference and will have a better talent base to work with. I liken him to solid workmanlike coaches like Bret Bielema and Jerry kill.

Husker fans by all means criticize the staff, but keep watching for Abdullah's sake. What a running back! Playing on one leg and he's still trying to put his team on his back.

Hey guys, Badger fan here and no I'm not here to troll or fight. Anyways I predicted the game would go the way it did. No my prediction was not based off my intuitive understanding of the game but rather on an analysis of the Wisconsin-Nebraska game by a blogger, can't remember the name of the article... Anyways again Bo stubbornly trotted out his 2 gap defensive line alignment against Minnesota's power run game like he did against Wisconsin the week before. The Blackshirts, yes your defensive line starters deserve that title, held up well throughout first quarter but then started to show signs of wearing down in second quarter. By the 4th quarter they were physically broken and unable to control the line of scrimmage. This happened against Minny last year as well as in each of the 3 blowouts against Wisconsin. The trouble is that Bo's 2 gap alignment puts too much stress on your DTs, who have to stack up the guards all game long. This defensive style also prevents the use of an effective rotation since the backups at a developmental program like Nebbie generally just aren't good enough to play 2 gap effectively. Thus Nebraska's defensive line starters are left to be leaned on, worn down and beaten until they break physically and mentally. In contrast to Nebraska's effort today consider Iowa. Iowa used more conservative 1 gap alignments and kept rotating their DTs throughout the game keeping them fresh. Whereas Nebraska's defensive front broke in the 3rd quarter(against Wisconsin) Iowa's didn't start wearing down until the end of the 4th quarter, but even then they were fighting like hell. Nebraska needs a new HC new DC and a new defensive scheme. Start playing more 1 gap and start rotating your D-line guys to keep them fresh. Otherwise you guys just aren't going to be able to contend defensively against the power run offenses in this league.