NebraskaHarry

Could use please keep your negative Nancy attitude to yourself for just a bit. It's too bad our D didn't play well, we didn't win, all that. But let me throw you a hypothetical because well it is only the second game of the season. Lets say UCLA only loses twice all year, a top 10 offense.. And Nebraska some how wins 11 games and makes it to the Big 10 championship game, maybe even wins it... Is your attitude going to be the same? Yes or No to that question, either way you have a serious problem. If you want to give constructive criticism and say we should have done this and this and why, sure that's great. Lament away. But to whine and moan... Time to grow up man. If you can't get your son to root for Nebraska because they don't win every game every year.. that's your problem. Welcome to reality. And before you get on your "well if that's what you expect Nebraska to be speech", I'll just tell you no now. The way we played last night was not great, but before I go making any decisions on whether we need to rid our coach, I'll wait until we get a bit further into our season. So relax.

Our DB's are not the problem. Our D linemen can't get off blocks and Compton and Whaley are too slow to run with receivers and runningbacks. If I had a lineup right now based off of who should be playing. DE - Ankrah DT - (I dunno they are all pretty bad, I'd almost consider burning Valentine's RS but I wouldn't want too. Take your pick I guess) DE - Martin OLB/Hybrid -Cooper MLB - Compton MLB - Santos/Whaley/and whatever happend to Roach? OLB/Nickle - Jackson/Evans, Rose/Santos (why isn't Santos on the field? or am I just not seeing him? Corner - Green/Stanley-Baptise Corner - Mitchell/Seisay Safety - Stafford/Jackson Safety - Smith/Jackson The point is our DL is sooooooo soft I'd rather we add another guy somewhere else to compensate for that horrible play and in hopes that Compton and Whaley won't have to run around as much chasing Runningbacks and Receivers and focus more on stuffing the middle and protecting the middle of the field.

A 3-4. Disguise blitzes with an extra LB or stand up DE. We could easily do that with Eric Martin. But we need that extra LB for containing space on the outside. A guy like Cooper IMO plays well for this.

Sometimes trolls are good to counteract the Kool Aid. Over the years, I've noticed my fellow Big Red online fans have become very arrogant. They rip other teams and conferences while looking at DONU with Big Red Rose Colored Glasses. Well, we got whipped by a bottom dweller from that crappy conference on the West Coast. It's time to come to the realization that DONU is just another program. The past is past and we are no longer elite. We left the elite club in 2001. I'm not saying we can't get back, but ... UNL is beginning to remind me of my alma mater, Oregon State, in many regards. OSU's basketball team was the 8th winningest program in 1989. Then our Hall of Fame coach retired. Corvallis, like Lincoln, is a bit of a hard sell to top recruits who want to go to cities with great weather, etc. Since 1989, OSU has had 4 winning seasons and have sunk to the 18th winningest program. Obviously UNL has done much better since Osborne left, but we haven't had any seasons that were Osborne-esqe either. I just have this feeling we, UNL, aren't going to get back into the elite status mode until we hire established coaches that kids want to come play for. First thing we do is switch to Nike. Who's with me?!?!

It is amazing how so many people here go on suicide watch after games like this... Personally I find these games to make me a better coach. Our defensive front 4 is soft. So lets go to a soft front 3 and play a 3-4. Play Cooper and the next most fast big guy for our outside LB's. Plug Compton and another big LB in the middle for main run support and here ya go. UCLA gutted us on the outside all game with speed. We're just too slow.

We need to go to a 3-4. If our front 4 are not going to pressure the QB and just play patty cake we might as well put another guy in the backfield for support on passes and plays outside the tackle box. Especially those sweeps we couldn't stop. Plus at least we could maybe disguise a blitz here and there a little better. Hopefully guys like Valentine will lead to that.

Josh Mitchell, the smallest guy on the field, was our best defender!

I guess leaving our big boy pants at home didn't help.

Welp I guess... I... I dunno.

haven't scored a touchdown yet this second half... come on offense.

someone hold me.

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Haven't converted a third down all game.

Could use some play action there on 1st downs.

Lets use some Heard.

Because Martin is the only one who really wants to get to the QB. Everybody else would rather play patty cake.

You must not remember 07.

We're not even close to being as bad as 07. I think you may be overly depressed right now.

We look so deflated out there. I just can't believe we can't tackle, we can't get pressure, our D can't do anything.

Can we disguise any of our blitzes? Or blitz at all? I mean I'd rather their qb have less than 3 secs to figure things out after the snap over having all dang day back there.

Well our O is playing good. I think our special teams just woke up. Now if we could get our D to pull up their big boy pants maybe we could put this game away.

Is Bo mad at us or something?

We'll come out to play right after our offense scores on this next possession.

Now would be good for a 3 and out on D.

that's better!