Mavric

Well, they are at least the best team in Ireland. That's a start.

Here is the thing that absolutely doesn't make any sense to me at all.

 

If a player loses their helmet, why do they have to go to the sideline for a play? Has their been any statistically proven study ran that indicates that said player has a higher chance of getting a concussion ONE play after they lose their helmet?

 

I understand that the rule is for player safety, but I don't understand how sitting out for one play after your helmet comes off decreases the likelihood of receiving a concussion.

 

I don't know, but my assumption was that it's to try to get them to secure the helmet better always. So missing a play is a punishment to prevent it from happening. That's the only thing that makes sense to me.

 

Then

 

2) Do the officials really think that it's going to lead to players making sure their helmet doesn't fall off again? I mean, is one play enough of a deterrence to stop them from "not securing their helmets". They should have to be taken out for the rest of the current drive. I think that would be enough of a deterrence.

Depends. I would think the players wouldn't want to come out of a game for something that's pretty easily preventable. After it happens in a couple critical situations - as it did tonight when Clemson's QB had to sit out a critical play late in the game - I'd be willing to bet it will have an effect.

At least they're trying to do something about it. If the helmet comes off that easily, it is NOT fitted properly - and thus not protecting properly. End of story.

For awhile it seemed like we were going out of our way to NOT have anyone playing outside contain. Looked better in the second half so hopefully we got something straightened out.

The D came around in the second half. Bo commented that they may have prepared for too many thing - they didn't really know what SMiss would do. SMiss had 25 carries for 95 yards (under 4 ypc) and was 1/8 throwing for 15 yards. Holding anyone to about 100 yards in a half is pretty good.

Still lots of room for improvement but at least they were headed in the right direction. LOVED the pressure we brought at times.

I really like what I saw from Abdullah. There were a couple times I thought the ball might come out but he held on. With good ball security added to the rest of his skills, he really becomes dangerous.

Great work by Martinez but also some very nice catches by the receivers - not a drop. Not every pass was perfectly placed but all but a couple were catchable and the receivers brought most of them in.

Probably not in the mix against the spread - lots of nickel package out there today. When we're back to the regular 4-3, I bet he'll be back.

Jesse Palmer - leader of the "Taylor Martinez for Heisman" campaign.

630 total yards of offense? Good lord!

34 passes, 349 yds

44 rushes, 273 yds

I'll take it.

41 pullups? At that size? Holy hell

That's crazy for anyone - let alone at 225 lbs.

Martinez 26/34 - 76.5% - 349 yds - 10.3 ypa - 5 TDs

Nearly unbelievable numbers. Great game.

Over 500 yards of offense - and still more than a quarter to go.

That kick looked like me off the 12th tee box...

Had to go back and watch the TD again. We were unbalanced left - RT was on the end of the line so the middle of the trips was on the line and ineligible. However, the middle WR never moved after the snap. CRAZY play design.

Back to the O. Let's go again.

That sucked

Looks like Carnes days are numbered. Hope to see Marrow in there quite a bit. Z. Anderson behind Santos at 3rd string is surprising since many on here seemed to think during his recruitment he'd come in and be starting.

We'll see how much clamoring for Carnes there is this year. He was supposed to be our "savior" last year (according to some) and now he's #4. Hmmmmmm.......

You mean when he was in another first year of an offense when he didn't have any spring ball to get up to speed, throwing to mostly freshmen, sophomores and somewhat injured receivers - some of whom may or may not have been giving their best effort all the time. Yeah, I think the timing could have been better. I think it will be.

His Freshman year he was two completions from being over 60% for the year. IIRC, Beck's offense at Kansas relied on short passes (that is, the type that are easy to complete). I wouldn't be surprised if he's 65%.

Too late. I've been told by way too many people on HB that I am not to believe a single word that comes out of Fox News.

Who said that? Plenty of talk about bias from Fox . . . which is accurate. Did someone actually say to not believe a single word?

Well, actually, yes.

Why, why, why do you so staunchly support Fox news when you know they are full of it? That's what I don't get. It's not even that they promote another viewpoint - they out and out lie.

 

Fox news is the only "news" source to ever sue to win the right to lie to their audience. How can you possibly trust that?

 

By all means, show me where I'm wrong in any of the posts I make deriding Fox. Point out the mistake. You don't, and you can't, because I'm not. Fox is a propaganda engine. Failing to see that is contributing to the mess this country is in.

 

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Huskers 41

Eagles 10

Passing - 165

Rushing - 310

And the Seahawks apparently trade Tarvaris Jackson to clear up space. Not a surprise - only that they thought he could be the answer in the first place.

Huskers up 2-0. Hopefully the third set win come quicker than last night.

Understatement of the Day: This Haggerty girl could be really good.

Huskers looking good in the first set.

Link to Obama bemoaning? Also . . . it's still a fact.

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Obama urges Congress to boost public sector jobs

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So where's the bemoaning?

Do you actually read the articles?

The big challenge we have in our economy right now is state and local government hiring has been going in the wrong direction.