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The Huskers are an average high school team.  They don’t belong on the same field as teams like Michigan or Georgia.  
 

if you are down 4 TDs, why still call run plays that have not worked all game?

The Huskers looked better in the second half but you can’t expect to win with three interceptions and a fumble.

Still concerned that the offensive is not good enough to control the clock with the run game.  
Overall, I still don’t like a three man defensive front line but they did better thanI expected.

This O Line cannot get the job done.  The D Line is not good enough either.  Iowa wins.

This team has exceeded my expectations since they have 3 wins.  I only expected 2 wins.

We need a new head coach but I expect Mickey wil get the nod.  Trev will get crucified if he does not keep the “first black head coach of any team” in Nebraska history.  Too much politics to ignore.

3 hours ago, southernoregonhusker said:

Eh, Riley had 9 wins, but the boosters wanted Diaco as DC.  Diaco's god awful defense was the reason for 3 wins.  The only thing Riley did wrong was he quit recruiting when he saw the writing on the wall.  

Callahan and Petersen destroyed Nebraska football and culture.  Fans with annual championship expectations fueled the fires too.  Remember, we fired two 9-win coaches because they did not measure up.  Solich went on to a successful career at Ohio.  Pelini might have mellowed out if his brother was. It around as a bad influence.  
the Huskers are a doormat now and it will take time with an exceptional HC and trike outstanding assistants working hard for several seasons.  Five star recruits are not dreaming of coming to Lincoln.   We will have to develop good local talent and lesser star recruits, teaching fundamentals, stressing strength & conditioning, and MOTIVATING them.  

9 hours ago, NebraskaHarry said:

I hate to rag on the kid anymore than he already has been, but I'm gonna do it anyway. How is Purdy even on a football scholarship? He stinks!

He panics under pressure.  He must have done okay in High school to get a scholarship.  I think his coaching and development in Lincoln is minimal.  I would bet that Purdy has not had much full speed tackle action in practice before and during the season.  The coaching in Lincoln is insufficient for Purdy and others.

Any body think we will win any of the last three games?

I think that we will lose all three.  
 

I also think that it cost Mickey the head coach job for next year.  I would not like to see him go due the circumstances brought about the Scoot Frost tenure.  But- the losing season doormat reputation must be changed.  A new coach staff, with or without Mickey, may needed for a fresh start.

14 minutes ago, lo country said:

That we have not really developed any player at any position.  

We were pushed around on both sides.

Our S&C is very poor.

Bielema in year 2 has Illinois clicking on all cylinders.  With players who average recruit ranking is 59.

Anthony Grant, for the first time, disappointed.  Didn't plant the foot and get upfield.

Ruud might go down as the worst assistant coach with Dawson.

We might be Nebraska, but will be interesting if any current HC's will come here.

Unsure how many of our starters would start at another B1G school.

I agree.  Also, this team could punch its way out of paper bag.  They don’t play smart (lack coaching) and can’t play the opponent consistently (failure of scouting and coaching).  I was hoping that Mickey would be the next HC but now NO.  

On 10/15/2022 at 11:24 PM, ColoradoHusk said:

I don’t get why the D giving up 101 plays is the fault of the offense. Especially with the worst o-line in my lifetime. 

My theory/ if the offense was able to sustain drives ending in scoring, our opponents would never have the time to run 100+ offensive plays.  

I am going out on a limb- IF we beat Purdue, we go on to beat Minnesota, Iowa and maybe Wisconsin.

The impossible dream- Bowl eligible!

The Announcers bragged up on the fan base and their support.  TV cameras scanning the stands showed a lot of empty seats in the third quarter.  Then they stated not all games this year are sold out.  The wealthy boosters will buy them out to keep the steak alive.

Very little will change until competent experienced coaches are hired to teach and develop fundamentals and techniques and develop competent s hemes.  
 

l don’t like Joseph taking the blame.  Someone taught him to not throw the players under the bus- good leadership but not truth after just six days.  We were simply outclassed by a better team by a highly skilled and organized coaching staff.

We won’t be good for at least a year or two and success won’t come from this group of coaches.  I think we will be lucky to win two games this year and fortunate if we can retain our best players.  Until I see the players showing fundamentals  and conditioning, I all have no faith in these coaches. 

I don’t see a winning season or bowl game this year and most likely a new coach and assistants next year.

BIG QUESTION: How many of our good players will be lost next year? The 

On 9/16/2022 at 6:15 AM, MyBloodIsRed16 said:

they need to change how the DT's play.  They aren't good enough to read and react.  put them in a gap and tell them to get pentation.  Having them engage the Oline and go from there is not working.  slants and stunts are about the only way to get guys free.  They aren't very athletic across the line.  Oshaun and Tannor are the most athletic of the D line and they still haven't done much.  Love Nelson but he just isn't a great athlete.  Need to scheme your guys free.  Linebackers and Dbs just need to buckle up and play and start tackling better. 

They have big problems- not just the DTs.  This is a long rebuild.  

6 minutes ago, PaulCrewe said:

This is my point.  I said it on the first page.

 

THERE IS NO COACH OUT THERE BETTER, except the guy who was a huge NFL failure/quitter for the Dolphins

 

 

I heard one of commentators say on an open mike that Meyers wife wouldn’t say yes- she likes Florida.

Frost’s firing leaves the staff short one coach now.  Does Mickey Joseph hire someone before the end of this season?  If he does, what role or responsibilities should the assistant work in?

3 hours ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said:

 

...you left out the lack of success he's had at Wyoming. Hard pass.

True.  He has not taken Wyoming Dow though- mixed bag of winning and losing seasons.  His record is better than Frost and he has to re recruit for Wyoming- much harder than for Lincoln.  My point was that he built the North Dakota State winning ways.  Mickey Joseph may be a great coach but has been a head coach for one year without any evidence of building a football machine.  I hope that Mickey gets the job done and builds something for the future.

I have been hearing identity or similar issues for over five decades now.  I think it largely is red herring- you can’t come up with name and the problem is solved.

The team has to be sound on both sides of the ball and in all areas of the game.  It has to start with the coaches demanding conditioning, techniques and standards. Next both lines have to be developed that can control and dominate the LOS.  The offenses and defenses come next- schemes and talent.

Special teams are mandatory.  You must dominate in ball control and field position.

Our problem has always been in the run, pass or dual threat identity.  A championship team may be more successful in running or passing BUT they are competent and competitive in both.  
I can remember Osborne’s teams being dominate in running against weak and average teams and the stall out against top 29 teams because their passing game was not respected.  Remember when Solich’s teams were basically Crouch left, Crouch right, Crouch again.  We did not have a real passing game threat despite having stars that went on to the NFL as receivers or dual threats.  Not many QB stars at Nebraska ever went on to be stars in the NFL.

We need an offense that can make long drives on the ground backed up with a good passing threat (that is respected)featuring a road grader line.  We need a defense that can stop the run for three yards or less, put pressure on the QB and DBs can play close without flags.  
The special teams need provide good field position.

It will take time for competent and skilled coaches to develop this kind of team.  
Their identity is being a kick a$$ competitor.

I heard Green Bay described in their hey-day as a team that only ran about a dozen plays.  But, they ran those plays better than any anyone else and ran over defenses.

IMO, it all starts with both lines.

4 hours ago, TGHusker said:

  Yes the old Back to the Future option: We fired a .300 coach in Jennings and brought in a guy from Wyoming - named Devaney.  And bingo history was made. 

Bohl played for the Huskers and was their DC before Solich fired him.  Bohl then wound up at North Dakota State where he built a FCS dynasty finishing with three consecutive FCS championships.  He also grew up in Lincoln so he knows the Big Red Traditions developed by Devaney and Osbourne.

1. North Dakota State Coach

2. James Madison Coach

3.  Appalachian State Coach

4.  Urban Meyer

5.  Craig Bohl

22 minutes ago, Hayseed said:

The girls loved him!

Was that what he used the credit cards on?

9 minutes ago, lo country said:

That's been his mantra since he has been here.  No, you blitz to get them in 3rd and long.  The TO's he so depends on could be increased with the defense crashing every play. He telegraphs the blitz so there is no real surprise when or who it's coming from.  Rarely see two guys stunting to get there.  And this has been against ND and GS. Not against B1G OL's....

 

To the DB's, I thought they talked about getting bigger, rangy guys who can bang at the LOS.  But like clock work, need 5 yrds, we will give an 8 yard cushion...Safeties appear at times to be 20 yards downfield.  I truly miss Marvin Sanders.  When he talked about the DB's playing press, push them down, push them out of bounds or slow them up.  Either way disrupts the passing game.  Especially when they were exploiting our coverage.  Press at the line and break up their timing and routes.....

I truly believe that Marvin Sanders was the best DB coach we ever had at NU.

10 minutes ago, husker009 said:

I guess what I'm trying to say is that it is unreasonable to assume things will improve much in just six days. The defense will still be slow in six days, the players will still be used to losing in six days, both lines will still get pushed around in six days. Physicality and a losing culture are not issues that are fixed in just six days.

I agree totally with your last post.  The coaches may make changes and make some progress over the next 9 games.  If they don’t get rehired, their work will get lost in the coaching changes next year.  
Devaney was a success in one year with the old players and his coaches.  Bill Jennings was a good recruiter but no head coach.  I remember Devaney got an ovation when he called a pass play on 3rd down instead the usual run 3 and punt.  Today’s situation is different but I think Joseph has a situation where he can get improvements.

On another topic, Urban Meyer may not be a saint but neither was Devaney.  Devaney got results using his lovable character and humor mixed with some kick a$$ standards.  Meyers tendency to quit and move one a lot worries me most.  We should look at some FCS coaches with  5-10 year success record- up and comers like the North Dakota State coach.

I want Joseph to succeed but he needs to make this team his fast and that means Chin must go IMO.

1 hour ago, husker009 said:

First, the team already has two losses just three games in, and the coach is now fired. That would be demoralizing to any team, especially with nine games still left. Also, the entire coaching staff is aware that they are a lame duck staff for the next nine games. What incentive do they have now to do the best job they possibly can? It would not surprise me if the players throw in the towel on the rest of the season now. Similar events transpired in the 2007 and 2017 seasons. It seems like bad timing do this so early in the season, especially the week the team plays a top ten OU team. There is a reason why coaches typically don't get fired so early in the season. No athletic director wants to risk the team giving up on the season. Now I can see OU destroying us and the team compiling only a two or three more wins because the players and staff probably feel that the season is lost and that there is no reason to put forth their best efforts anymore. I hope I'm wrong here, but installing an interim coach so early into the season doesn't usually happen for a reason. There will likely be no reasonable improvements with an interim coach that makes it worth it to fire Frost this early. 

Disagree.  The assistants will do as much as they can to stay in football- no one will hire them to their staff if they are labeled quitters.

The players will give everything except for the losers.  They want to move up to starter status so they look good in the portal, still have a chance for the pros, and most are competitors with pride.  They will respond to the new coach if he is positive.  Pelini got it done.  He was a great coach with a unruly mouth and a childish brother.

1 hour ago, huskerfan74 said:

That is exactly what I figured would happen. Trev is smart. He saw that he is losing the fans. Anyone looking at the fans faces can see that frost lost them. 7.5 million is not worth losing the sellout record and the fans support. I guess everyone got what they wanted including Frost. I am sure Frost wanted this more than anyone. He is $7.5 million richer with the same outcome of him leaving. After the northwestern game and the North Dakota game, I am sure frost knew he sealed his fate. Getting $7.5 million more is icing on the cake. His body language on the sideline of yesterday’s game said it all. He was way over his head and had no idea how to lead or coach this team. This was for the best. The damage done by Frost needed to be limited. Coach Joseph cannot do any worse. 

I thought Frost would be fired after this loss but not until after 1 Oct 23 to save the $7.5 million.  I was concerned about having a lame duck acting coach for the rest of the year BUT after learning that fans were chanting Fire Frost while the coach and team were on the field— Trev Alberts really had no choice anymore.  I am sure there were discussions behind the scenes but the time had come.

I am sad for Scott and his family and the assistants to follow.  They did not want this failure but it was apparent there would be no improvement coming.

Mickey Joseph has a big task to pull the team together and make some necessary changes. I want him to succeed.  We need to put a brake on our expectations.  You can’t change some 20 years of problems to be fixed in one week or one season.  There aren’t many Devaneys out there like in 1962.

I want Coach Mickey to do good but he won’t get different results this year without a defense!  Chin and his assistants need to be replaced- Chin now!!!!!!

we generally do week enough to win in the offense but the defense generally never does.  We need ball control with long drives and the defense get several three & outs for a good team.

I can’t see six days turning this dead team into a competitor for Oklahoma.  
 

Oklahoma 77. Nebraska 3