TonyStalloni

We have the lead 46-45. We are starting to battle a little

I realize this is the most talented players but he is a long way from having a talented team.

Fred’s demeanor in the two Husker Online videos I saw this week was that of a coach who knows his team isn’t close to being decent. Not what I was expecting this year.

I tried to find it on the local radio stations. Two are carrying high school football and one has Husker volleyball.

No updates tonight for this game?

I think there is more to the Scott Frost retention and offensive rebuild than just Scott being an iconic player here. I think many of the moneyed boosters didn’t want to pony up 20 mil for Scott and another 5 mil for the assistants plus dig deep in their pockets for the new expansion. I heard today of a nationally known booster who said if Scott was fired he was done. I also don’t think Trev wanted to be labeled as an axe man in his first few months on the job. Trev found a way to keep enough of a majority happy for another year before a final decision is made and he has time to get some names in his little black book of coaches. Also some big name schools are looking to hire after this season. Teams like USC, LSU and probably Florida.

I had hopes for an 18-12 season but we will be lucky to get 10 wins. Too much AAU and not enough Big Ten.

Weak!!

Until this team decides that every player on the floor needs to box out we have what we see tonight. Effort like this will get you beat by 40 in the Big Ten.

I find myself having very little patience with ballyhooed Husker teams that fail to show up and want to play me first basketball. They have much work to do.

This is some ugly basketball.

Beck was the a$$hat who didn’t have time to visit with Joe Burrow and his dad when they came to Lincoln to check out the school and meet the coaches.

My inlaws drove from Joplin Mo to Hastings to watch my son play his last home football game. My father in law about froze at the game and since he never played any sports he was ready to leave by half time. The game finally ended but the next morning we were greeted by snow and wind. They were finally able to leave on tuesday and stated they will only come visit in the summer in the future.

Attracting the interest of Omaha kids has been hit or miss since Callahan. Bo tried to patch up the divide a little while Riley let it slip back. Even Osborne lost good players from Omaha who wanted out of the state. I'm not sure these kids would have had any more interest in Nebraska if they were allowed an official visit. All four had probably unofficially visited in the past. They are good players who were attractive to schools all over the country and they took advantage of their opportunity. You never know.....one or two might end up transferring back if they find the grass isn't greener elsewhere.

I agree completely. Outside of Indiana perhaps which is recruited by 3 major universities, Nebraska has the lowest population density of any state represented by the Big Ten. We are reaping what a years worth of Covid restrictions have given us. We are severely limited unless we can get far away recruits to Lincoln to see for themselves what there is to offer.

I say it every year but this year I hope we can make a fair share of "threes" and stretch the defenses. I feel like we have the talent this year to compete most nights. It depends how soon they jell as a team and whether they can get the rebounds. We have some height but not necessarily the bulk inside. Plus be better on free throws to get those extra 8 to 10 points a night.

One way to fix having a very small class is recruiting from the portal or junior college. You eventually add more numbers to your small class 4 years from now by adding kids who don't graduate in the 4 year cycle.

My guess is the coaches understand if they don't get some issues fixed next year their time here will come to an end. They are going to focus on recruiting kids from the portal that are more ready to play next year than a high school kid who could take 3 or 4 years to mature and grow into the system. They are also looking for junior college kids with experience.

I think with 2 more talented O linemen we would be a much better team. Giving AD 4 seconds instead of 2 would make a ton of difference getting our WR open. The coaches have to be tired of designing plays based on the inabilities of our O line.

Condolences to you as well. I can't imagine your struggle as these illnesses probably lingered for quite some time. For my friend it went from perfect health to death in 7 weeks.....5 weeks on a ventilator.

I recently lost my best friend to Covid. The memorial service is this saturday. It has slammed me in the face to reassess life and what is important. Tears have flowed freely as I think about times together. I'll always cheer for Big Red win or lose but they are no longer at the top of the list.

If Frost stays what does next year look like? The defense should still be solid if Chins can find a few D backs. D line and LBs are pretty well stocked. An edge rusher might be nice but they don't grow on trees. Special teams in some areas have been better than last year (but worse in others). Kickoffs usually make it to the end zone so no run backs for Tds or returns beyond the 50 yd line. Punting has been hit or miss but somewhat better since the Mich St game which cost us a win. We need to have our bag man deliver a package to a great kicker or see if the Brown family from Texas have another son ready for college. Offense is the challenge. I don't think Adrian comes back for a 5th year. I love the kid but he has probably seen enough. Do we give the reins to Smothers,Masker or Harberg or find one in the portal? I don't have the answer but I'm not sure our mad scientist QB coach does either. We don't consistently move the ball and when we do it tends to be a couple chunk plays which may get us to the red zone where we bog down. I hope we have enough talent and depth at WR with the kids coming back and the three we recruited last year. We lose Austin Allen and maybe Vokolek but we had a solid group of freshmen in the last class. I'm guessing one or three RBs transfer this winter or after spring ball. Johnson and Yant appear to be a good 1-2 punch if Yant can learn the playbook. The O line needs major help. Hopefully Prohaska and Nouelli are ready to play. I wonder if Cam will leave for the NFL if he has interest from pro teams. We have not seen Lutovsky except in mop up duty and I hope he can contribute. Our O line coach (whomever that is) needs to find some dudes in the portal. I would say Austin, Verduzco and Held are on the hot seat. I wonder if Dawson could be let go and outside linebackers given to Barrett Ruud? That would allow us to add a special teams coach. Lastly next years schedule is probably as favorable as we have had since we joined the Big Ten. We drop OSU and Mich St for Rutgers and Indiana and get the Sooners in Lincoln. Trev Alberts has a lot to think about this winter.

I'm afraid this team just quit. If we win another game this year I'll be shocked.

I am enjoying watching the Huskers a lot more this year than any time in the last ten years. Knowing we will be in a game in the 4th quarter is much more enjoyable than having to shut the tv off or change the channel because the score is 42 to 10. Our O line is making slight progress but will still have problems matching up with the OSU, Penn St and Iowas on the schedule. Even the best QBs and RBs won't have success when there are 2 or more defenders in the backfield within two seconds. I have high hopes Lutovsky can be that type of mean, nasty but smart O lineman. We just need four more going forward. We seem to have an abundance of tight ends on the team. Austin Allen is usually the only one to get a ball thrown his way. Why not use the play Michigan ran with success three times where the tight end shows block for 2 counts then releases to a vacant spot over the middle. That's assuming our O line can keep defenders off the QB for 3 to 4 seconds. In four years Frosts team has evolved from a team that had few weapons and couldn't compete in the Big Ten into a team that can go toe to toe with most teams on the schedule.

These coaches just keep building a monster program. The rest of the Big 10 coaches must be in shock.