huskerinAZ

Of course we trot him out there.........haven't you heard "TM is the guy" LOL I don't blame the kid a bit.......he is what he is.....never a top flight QB prospect.....FAR from it.....but the golden egg was put in his lap for WHATEVER REASON and those people made him THE MAN..........and he isn't...........and that is pretty clear. I don't know what the issue is but when TM is in the game the team responds completely differently. The last few week with Taylor out.......the offense had this confidence and swagger (despite the opponents) and the whole team rallied together and the offense felt like a team. And today with Taylor in there, it was the same disjointed mess the first few games were when he was running the show. And after todays pressers I don't think TM likes the situation hes been put in.......he doesn't have that personality to embrace it.......so why force it on the kid? The other thing that bugs me to death is the media buying into this "TM has to come back or NE will be in big trouble without him"..........have they watched the same games I have watched? TO vs BP........TF, one of the best QBs NE has ever seen went down with an injury.........Brook B stepped in and did a good job holding the team at a certain level. Then the bowl game comes and TF is TRULY healthy (unlike TM today)........and he starts the bowl game.......BUT BB still gets playing time and they rotate thoughout the game. Now TM is so far off the talent level from TF and yet BP insist on this NOT HEALTHY player to return at NOT 100 percent and plays him the entire game when 2 other players have shown they can get the job done. Just show the coaching intelligence level difference between TO and BP as if I have to point that out.

That Eric Crouch won a Heisman and TF didn't is enough to make me laugh out loud at him LOL EC would have not been on the team if he wouldnt have left like a baby crying to mommy but the school begged him to come back. The kid was SO over rated Scott Frost is my vote.......the kid was in a really TOUGH spot......taking over for Frazier. Living in AZ, I was at that ASU/NU game that NU lost.......ASU broke the NU winning streak.....AG fumbled all night long.......and the ASU fans were yelling at us....."see you at the blue bonnet bowl NU".......even though as NU fans outnumbers the home team fans.......it was a bad night. I had no faith in SF after that night for the rest of the year. But the next year proved me so wrong.....alot of personnal stuff came out......inside drama......and it seemed to work itself out the next year. The MU game was the catapult.......and then that bowl game......which didn't seal it at all. What sealed the "co" championship was Scott Frost post game speech........totally got the voters thinking and doing a reality check........that speecjh in my mind got NU a share of the championship. THen the kid goes on to make an NFL team as a safety!!!!!!!!!! He my choice.....hand down......not even close. EC would think about the NFL if he couldn't be QB.......would an over rated joke he was.......he an TBOW should have great stories to share........but TBOW came through in the big game unlike Crouch

I learned that TA is the best QB that we have, even if TM is healthy and despite what Bo keeps insisting. I know he will never take over for TM as a starter and it's a shame.......but it's well documented that Bo is loyal to TM is a very strange sort of way for some reason. So that being said......I know that beyond this year.......I will have much less frustration watching the QB play at NE.......today was fun to watch on the offensive side of the ball (despite who we were playing.....because that team still had 11 men on the field) and they executed in every facet of the game and I haven't seen that in MANY years. 300/300 plus game.......first time EVER in NE history.......and NE has had MANY powerful offenses that played against many creampuff teams........but they never got a 300/300 game. I just wish my tingley feeling over the QB situation would have to wait until next year. Oh and one more thing I learned......our defense is still soft as Charmin tissue.....they need to man up and find an attitude !

Anyone listen to TA's post game presser? This kid is a QB and a leader and gets IT. He talked about how he was always younger in HS and played with jrs and srs and he was still called upon to be a leader so he is used to it. He said when they took the field, in the huddle he told everyone that they needed to take the pressure off the D so they needed to go down and score. Then after SDSU scored right back, he said again, in the huddle, he said, ok it's alright that they scored, now we just need to go right back down and score again. Both times they did. His presser was so interesting compared to TMs pressers. The dialogue is SO totally different. This kid is a leader and knows how to motivate an offense and make them believe. One of the biggest things from a TM presser this year that sticks in my mind is that whatever game it was, the offense started inside the 10......TM comment was well we were inside the 10 so we knew that wasn't a good situation.....or something to that effect......REALLY.......that is the mentality of the best QB NE has? I didn't buy it the last couple of years and I REALLY don't buy it now. TM is probably a great kid and gives his all.......but that doesn't make him our best option (no pun intended). He isn't a confident leader and it shows. Again, for any of you that have listened to TMs pressers with a puzzles look on you face.....go watch TAs........you will feel much better about the state of our future and if we are lucky that won't mean next year.

Now this is fricken funny and unfortunately SO true! LMAO

Let me correct your post and say we were able to throw it 15+ yards with accuracy TODAY..........what happens in the future remains to be seen! And if Beck dialing it down is what created the flawless flow on offense TODAY, then maybe we should stick with that when TM comes back.....because there was a huge difference in the way the offense executed today vs the first 3 games this year.......maybe too much is being put on a 4 year starter despite those 4 years of experience that are so intangible. Yeah, Im not afraid of a controversy........I had to go there!

So was Beck the genius behind todays great offensive performance? LOL Today made me realize this........SDSU aside (not much difference in talent between them and Southern Miss or Wyoming imo)......the play calling seemed different to me today.......so much throwing DOWN the field and not laterals to the sideline........is that because Beck called those pass plays because he knows TA and RK can make those throws with confidence and TM can't OR is it a read where the pass goes and these guys actually found the guys open down field and had the guts to make the perfect throw? Whatever the reason......I agree with what BO said in the presser, this is as good as this offense has looked this year by far. No clock running down and calling time out at the line......no bad plays that put us in 2nd and 3rd and long.......the answer to the OP question is simple for me

Alot of good stuff in this thread..........alot of which I agree with. Ill just say TM is the PERFECT QB that makes me feel indifferent......which is a bad thing. He isn't terrible for the most part, but he isn't close to great for the most part either. He is "serviceable" and has his advantages when healthy. I will say this about all GREAT QB for Nebraska or any other program..........GREAT QBs have IT............it might not be the fastest speed, it might not be the stongest or most accurate arm......BUT THEY KNOW HOW TO WIN! Its a mental thing to me.........the inner confidence that you are better and you WILL lead your team to victory regardless.......its the QB IQ......regardless of what the offensive system is.......which makes the confidence grow because you are total comfortable with what is going on and YOU KNOW it will work. TM HAS NEVER HAD ANY OF THESE QUALITIES IMO. Yes he has had MOMENTS of being very good but in the next quarter looks lost. I just don't think he has the mental WHATEVER to take the team over the top and a GREAT QB has that (even though he might have less physical attributes) The "IT" factor is missing when it come to TM......I've said it in a 1000 threads, but it's true.........Frazier had IT coming out of his ears......Turner Gill had "IT" to a point.....even Scott Frost had "IT" to a point (remember that crazy MizzU game!)..........I don't know if TA has IT......but I know the bit I saw of him in the SM game made me tingle and I haven't felt that for a REALLY long time when it comes to NE QBs........hope the kid has a good week......it might be something special.....it might be IT!

Good stuff.....but I think AC comments are very valid.....and this is a guy that LOVE BP! He can still see reality.........when your defense is continually getting kill on BIG games.......there has to be a convo happening.......BO is a defensive guy according to ALL parties........so if the defense keeps melting........the convo has to be brought up. Also like what he said about TF.......I know many people blow off Tommie but the guy, at the end of the day does live and bleed NE red........and it hurts him and many other NE classics just like it does the rest of us. He has NO official title with UN.......so what he says is NOT CHECKED by the university.......which many might not like.....but it is from the heart. I don't get the posters who HATE on these former "glory" players who voice their opinion.......they are only doing it because they KNOW what it takes to be great and what needs to be done to be great......and they are trying to pass THAT on. Good interview...........BO doesn't hate NE like Calley did.....but he has to step up and make a turn

Having fun in a sport is a huge plus when playing it.......WINNING is much more fun than losing...........2 + 2 = 4..........the quicker Bo figures that out, the quicker he will figure out what is wrong with this team and how they could have more fun!

This thread is a mute point......TM will start with a boot on his foot!!!!!!!!! He's the man, haven't you heard BO? In case TM comes down with a case of paralysis over the next two days.........I wanna see TA start and play ALOT. All this stuff about "unpolished" and "no game experience"..........I couple of VERY GOOD freshman qbs come to mind that didn't have either one of those either and they are historical characters in Husker football because THEY GOT A SHOT. I say let TA go for it .......that is if TM is on his death bed and can't get that darn boot on!

Why are you still a fan? You lost all faith, remember? Apparently you didn't read my last line! Im a fan because I have no other choice.......born and bred 40 plus years Nebraskan.......but I won't bury my head in craziness that makes no sense......I didn't do it with the Calley experience and I won't do it now. I have all the faith in the world that this program can be GREAT.......if the right regime is in place.......but this regime isn't it. WHY ARE U A FAN.......what a ridiculous question......maybe you need to ask yourself the same question............I KNOW why I am a fan..........tell me why you are?

This, pretty much. I couldn't even get that mad during the game, because I half expected it and I've grown numb to it due to it happening in practically every big game we play. I don't think there was anything in particular about this game, it's just that it's happened too many times. AMEN! That is my point exactly.........MOST of us that don't have our head buried SAW this coning durint the game. Not that it doesn't frustrate me to no end......but IT DOESNT SURPRISE me.;.......this has been going on for several years......there is a "common thread".......that seems to hate Nebr fans.................

Bye Bye Big XII..........have fun with that ostrich experiment! I live in reality......it's really pretty clear. Ill see you on the other side! GO BIG RED........God willing!!!!!!!!!

Me too. I felt the same way about that missed sack. I bitched about it for about 10 minutes straight, and just had a gut feeling that we were doomed after that. And we weren't WRONG!!!!!!!!!! So if us as fans can see and feel that......we aren't the insane ones LOL But I guess we are "fair weather" fans because we dont by the crap........whatever