Hayseed

Urban Meyer lost to us last year with a complete defensive meltdown....obviously he should've been fired or at least replaced his entire staff.

It's possible that Bill Byrne will be available soon. The entire process and future expectations are a mystery to me.

Good ol Bill Byrne ... He got us into the Big 12 ... and hired Frank Solich! I hope this new guy is at least that good. Tom Osborne recommended Frank Solich and where did you think we would go besides the Big 12? Byrne was a great AD and fundraiser for ALL the sports. I thought he was a snob at the time, but in hindsight his record speaks for itself.

I don't remember many people being crazy about Bill Byrne and he turned out to be an outstanding AD. I have to admit this hire surprised me unitl I read about Barry Alvarez' endorsement....that's a pretty big Husker endorsement. And I agree with Pearlman that the last guy with close Husker ties before Osborne turned out to be a big disaster. Don't kid yourself, Dr. Tom knew what was going down, is staying out of the "debate", and is asking you to be a fan and give the new guy your support.

Shouldn't we wait a while until we start the harikari routine?

Wow, this is unbelievable.

I'm not getting too shook up unless Martinez keeps coming out looking like the chokemaster.

Hope you have a great time and tell your friends to come next time. I'm looking forward to a good competitive game.

He's alright...he has character in his voice like the late Howard Cosell. All he needs now is a memorable phrase like "Look at that little monkey go!!"

Tommie Frazier

Not at all what I mean. WHat I meant was, in terms of recruiting, you guys are not gonna compete for the same guys. You need a solid coach who can develop players and scout REALLY good 3 stars. When you start winning, you'll get more 4 stars. BUT, you guys are never going to CONSISTENTLY get a top 3-5 class. I absolutely think NU can compete for the NC with the right coaching and system. I don't believe this is true. If we show that we're capable of playing Top 10 ball then recruits will be drawn here just like they are to West Virginia, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, or anywhere else. The notion that Lincoln is some hick town with wagons and injun attacks is easily dispelled with one visit or just a look online. With two top D linemen and two top LB's on board right now (I don't know whether we have them and don't know it??), we'd have beat UCLA and everyone would be talking about a potential NC. I think we took a hit when two of the D coaches decided to spend their time chasing girls instead of recruits.

Welcome to the board. I pretty much agree with you. If we can maintain our recruiting and stay in the top 25 every year we'll be able to compete with anyone. I just wish we could drastically oversign players and summarily cut the ones who don't pan out from our roster like certain unnamed (cough.....Alabama and LSU......cough) schools habitually do. I think you mean pay them under the table like the SEC.

I think there's a snowball effect either way depending on what you show recruits. Location has little to do with it unless you're in a really dismal place, which isn't the case at NU. Recruits want to play with a winner and for a coach who knows what he's doing. If you look at the situation and results, KSU Coach Snyder is probably one of the all-time best.

Heard has an extra gear.....a Reggie Bush gear.

I learned that ....nevermind, I didn't learn anything. Glad Chase Rome is back though.........and it was good to see a bunch of players get time.

It said cowboys....I thought it was about the rodeo and you could understand why they'd get tired of being thrown from bulls.

9th ranked offense....mid-major conference....the defense did great. They played with a lot of fire and made it easy for the offense to stay with what they do best. I think the coaches recognized something had to be done and got off to a good start. Martinez has to take care of the ball, on the other hand. It didn't matter this time but he's capable of some crazy stuff when it counts.

I trust that Beck knows what he's talking about. The thing that bugs me is that Beck should know Martinez isn't that great under pressure and account for that. Not one screen to Heard or Abdullah?

I don't remember the 90's being such a well-oiled machine. The three championship years we had a lot of depth but plenty of injuries to the point where the O line had to carry the team. At the beginning of the 90's people were jumping from buildings worse than now and if I remember right Osborne might have been considered a bum. I think we need to live here and now and put illusions of the 90's to rest. The offense looks damned impressive at times ,mostly due to Beck and Martinez .....and a joke at others, mostly due to problems with Beck and Martinez that are completely fixable. The defense is in serious need of intuitive playmakers. How many interceptions can we drop, tackles miss, lose contain, no pass rush ,loose coverage, etc etc etc etc....

I think it's the same problem Solich had and the majority of coaches have....inability to land enough big recruits. They do a fine job with ordinary players but I have news for you, they could coach me for a hundred years and it would never make me a top athlete.

When in the last four years have we 'won one we should've lost?' That has not been Bo's make up. We always lose at least one we should not have lost though. 2011....Ohio State, Michigan State, Penn State?? 2010.....Oklahoma State?

When in the last four years have we 'won one we should've lost?' That has not been Bo's make up. We always lose at least one we should not have lost though. But don't you start the season with high expectations despite the reality of this horrible defense? If you expect to win every game then I won't be able to find any, but I think there might be a few.

We have a good coach at work on the D line but he couldn't work on them last year because he was working for someone else. Let's give him a chance. We're gonna need some serious recruiting victories on that side of the ball....the O side just needs to pull it's head out and keep its composure.

I think we're running a 6 gap and our secondary is running a grab and pray.

Next game the Weinerslinger will be back in business.....you could be one of the lucky ones to catch a weiner. I'd play Abdullah and Heard about 40/40 and Cross about 20.