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I can dig that, I feel like the run game was something that really needs to be the focal point of any offense. I wasn't thrilled to see how TA was utilized for most of the season last year. Hopefully this year TA is given more designed plays to use his feet. I think that alone would make teams have to stack the box and open the passing game up a lot.

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Hey CM, why do you dislike Mike Riley so much? I know he is bald, and talks real goofy, but he can't help the bald part, it's just genetics...

Hey CM, why do you dislike Mike Riley so much?

Oh shoot! lol good catch my bad It happens! I think we have all done it! Sometimes I feel like this

Wow, what a pos thing to do. KW seems like he is insecure and has anger management issues, no wonder he loved Bo so much. His next head coach and position coach can enjoy that baggage. DB and Sharp were talking about a screenshotted conversation, between KW and another party, that got out. I thought they alluded to it being a text convo between players, but could be wrong. Anybody else hear that too or see it? They were referring to this "conversation." And I think someone above nailed it: you're talking about a guy who spent 5 years at NU, went through several injuries, earned a double major, was granted a 6th year of eligibility and decided to move on. He specifically, on several occasions in the interview, said that the current staff was not worse or bad, just different. You can question is reasoning when it comes to making the move, I have no problem with that. But for Peter to say KW (and apparently other DL who left this year) lacks heart and balls and were faking, is at least as out of line as ANYTHING, including the drugs and bust comments, that KW said or tweeted. You're wrong. It does lack balls to quit on a team on your own volition because of self interest. For the record KW was insinuating that the coaching was inadequate. A respectable person would have left, and said nothing, and certainly would not have agreed to go on the radio.. KW was irrelevant, and he wanted to be relevant so he went Big Red bashing one last time. I have a hard time with this thought process. Are you saying that you have to stick with the first job you ever get because if you quit you are quitting on your "team" and only are thinking of yourself? It's college, it only last for a short period of time in your life. Not only is your logical application to contend with what I was saying incoherent, it is grossly over analyzing an argument and forcing one situation to some how be indicative of all things concerning life. This is classic stuff! It's pretty good stuff isn't it?

Oh shoot! lol good catch my bad

Wow, what a pos thing to do. KW seems like he is insecure and has anger management issues, no wonder he loved Bo so much. His next head coach and position coach can enjoy that baggage. DB and Sharp were talking about a screenshotted conversation, between KW and another party, that got out. I thought they alluded to it being a text convo between players, but could be wrong. Anybody else hear that too or see it? They were referring to this "conversation." And I think someone above nailed it: you're talking about a guy who spent 5 years at NU, went through several injuries, earned a double major, was granted a 6th year of eligibility and decided to move on. He specifically, on several occasions in the interview, said that the current staff was not worse or bad, just different. You can question is reasoning when it comes to making the move, I have no problem with that. But for Peter to say KW (and apparently other DL who left this year) lacks heart and balls and were faking, is at least as out of line as ANYTHING, including the drugs and bust comments, that KW said or tweeted. You're wrong. It does lack balls to quit on a team on your own volition because of self interest. For the record KW was insinuating that the coaching was inadequate. A respectable person would have left, and said nothing, and certainly would not have agreed to go on the radio.. KW was irrelevant, and he wanted to be relevant so he went Big Red bashing one last time. I have a hard time with this thought process. Are you saying that you have to stick with the first job you ever get because if you quit you are quitting on your "team" and only are thinking of yourself? It's college, it only last for a short period of time in your life. Not only is your logical application to contend with what I was saying incoherent, it is grossly over analyzing an argument and forcing one situation to some how be indicative of all things concerning life. Bo sucked boss, get over it, that lunatic cretin man baby is gone to the abyss of the college football world, and will never be heard from again on a platform with any substance. Riley is the man now, and just like Pellllini I will give him my support and be optimistic that he will get the program going in the right direction.

Wow, what a pos thing to do. KW seems like he is insecure and has anger management issues, no wonder he loved Bo so much. His next head coach and position coach can enjoy that baggage. DB and Sharp were talking about a screenshotted conversation, between KW and another party, that got out. I thought they alluded to it being a text convo between players, but could be wrong. Anybody else hear that too or see it? They were referring to this "conversation." And I think someone above nailed it: you're talking about a guy who spent 5 years at NU, went through several injuries, earned a double major, was granted a 6th year of eligibility and decided to move on. He specifically, on several occasions in the interview, said that the current staff was not worse or bad, just different. You can question is reasoning when it comes to making the move, I have no problem with that. But for Peter to say KW (and apparently other DL who left this year) lacks heart and balls and were faking, is at least as out of line as ANYTHING, including the drugs and bust comments, that KW said or tweeted. You're wrong. It does lack balls to quit on a team on your own volition because of self interest. For the record KW was insinuating that the coaching was inadequate. A respectable person would have left, and said nothing, and certainly would not have agreed to go on the radio.. KW was irrelevant, and he wanted to be relevant so he went Big Red bashing one last time. I have a hard time with this thought process. Are you saying that you have to stick with the first job you ever get because if you quit you are quitting on your "team" and only are thinking of yourself? It's college, it only last for a short period of time in your life. Not only is your logical application to contend with what I was saying incoherent, it is grossly over analyzing an argument and forcing one situation to some how be indicative of all things concerning life.

Wow, what a pos thing to do. KW seems like he is insecure and has anger management issues, no wonder he loved Bo so much. His next head coach and position coach can enjoy that baggage. DB and Sharp were talking about a screenshotted conversation, between KW and another party, that got out. I thought they alluded to it being a text convo between players, but could be wrong. Anybody else hear that too or see it? They were referring to this "conversation." And I think someone above nailed it: you're talking about a guy who spent 5 years at NU, went through several injuries, earned a double major, was granted a 6th year of eligibility and decided to move on. He specifically, on several occasions in the interview, said that the current staff was not worse or bad, just different. You can question is reasoning when it comes to making the move, I have no problem with that. But for Peter to say KW (and apparently other DL who left this year) lacks heart and balls and were faking, is at least as out of line as ANYTHING, including the drugs and bust comments, that KW said or tweeted. You're wrong. It does lack balls to quit on a team on your own volition because of self interest. For the record KW was insinuating that the coaching was inadequate. A respectable person would have left, and said nothing, and certainly would not have agreed to go on the radio.. KW was irrelevant, and he wanted to be relevant so he went Big Red bashing one last time.

really? Burkhead missed a block that should have resulted in a 15 yard loss.Probably cause he was toxic...playing for himself and weak minded...I learned that today. Lol lol the petulance is radiating today

Wow, what a pos thing to do. KW seems like he is insecure and has anger management issues, no wonder he loved Bo so much. His next head coach and position coach can enjoy that baggage. DB and Sharp were talking about a screenshotted conversation, between KW and another party, that got out. I thought they alluded to it being a text convo between players, but could be wrong. Anybody else hear that too or see it? haha, yea KW is a shining example of everything that was wrong with the last few years

Context is the key to understanding why Nebraska football is where it is at today. Solich reached a National title game two years prior to be fired, Solich had good teams. Solich won a conference title in year 2. Something Callahan did not do, and something Bo did not do. Nebraska is big time football. Nebraska is not defined solely on winning a certain amount of games, it has historically been defined by the titles and championships it has won. If a coach cannot prove to his superiors that he is leading Nebraska towards that definition, than they won't be employed here. It became evident in all three firings that the coaches were not getting any closer to having that definition come to fruition.

HAHHAHA no giving up really? How in the world did Melvin Gordon run for 400 yards on a team that did not give up? How did Wisconsin score 70 points in a championship team on a team that did not give up? how about the stomping in Madison, and Ohio State? How would you know what coach Riley thinks of Bo? Way too many people equate results with effort. They gave up 400 yards because they were put in bad positions by their coaches, failed to make plays when they had a chance and coaches failed to adjust. I watched the game. It wasn't a lack of effort. It was a lack of execution, which was mainly the coaches fault. There are dozens of articles quoting what Riley thought of Bo, what Bo's team accomplished and what he inherited in terms of talent. Well you better cite your evidence, because until you do that I am inclined to believe that is not true.

What do you all think is the best way to move forward? It is not players going on the radio knocking on the current coaches. it's not knocking on the legacy of players who came before you. It is an exciting time to be a Cornhusker. Recruiting looks great, young stars are excited to commit to Nebraska. Why can't people have some optimism?

HAHHAHA no giving up really? How in the world did Melvin Gordon run for 400 yards on a team that did not give up? How did Wisconsin score 70 points in a championship team on a team that did not give up? how about the stomping in Madison, and Ohio State? How would you know what coach Riley thinks of Bo?

It comes from a lack of respect of your elders, and the ones who came before you. How could a kid every think it was appropriate to speak to any person the way KW did to Jason. The Bo players were cultivated to be very weak minded, and have no filter to asses their feelings in a constructive manner. Kenny calling out Epley's testing methods,,, Ok guess what KB Boyd built the body's of 5 national championship teams, The only damn record that anyone should care about. Hey KW, Peter like all humans has tribulations... Ok great glad to know you don't strive to succumb to drug addiction. But guess what JP gave his heart and soul to something bigger than himself. JP's strenuous efforts for his teams led him to injuries which led him to prescription drugs. People really need to stop the incipient insults of Mike Riley's coaching ability... Far too early to judge how Riley's tenure will end up. I can say this, those Bo teams were weak after the Callahan recruits had been exhausted. It was embarrassing to see one RB run for 400+ yards on a defense. It was embarrassing getting stomped on by Wisconsin, and Ohio State. Those loses derived from a weak minded mentality. Those players could not handle any sort of adversity in a constructive manner. Just like Bo couldn't handle adversity. I got a hint for all the former Bo players. Real men to cry, real men don't blame other people, real men don't play for themselves, real men don't call others names. Bo was the complete opposite of what my father taught me about being a man. A man doesn't insult other people. Wait...didn't you just insult Bo and all his players? You said "all the former Bo players" and you said all of them cried, blamed others, played for themselves and called other names... That was not an insult, that was the the consensus among the majority of people of how Bo and his team carried itself.

What does that even mean? little ambiguous. why do you always try to draw parallels to situations that don't necessarily coincide? If you are out there rubbing in peoples faces that you are so great, than you are obviously trying to prove to yourself that you are better than what you think. JP had a right to defend his Alma mater. I have every right to be embarrassed about those Bo teams. It was awful seeing Voldermort running down the sideline screaming and cussing, and watching his players give up. Yea that's embarrassing to call myself a supporter of that.

It comes from a lack of respect of your elders, and the ones who came before you. How could a kid every think it was appropriate to speak to any person the way KW did to Jason. The Bo players were cultivated to be very weak minded, and have no filter to asses their feelings in a constructive manner. Kenny calling out Epley's testing methods,,, Ok guess what KB Boyd built the body's of 5 national championship teams, The only damn record that anyone should care about. Hey KW, Peter like all humans has tribulations... Ok great glad to know you don't strive to succumb to drug addiction. But guess what JP gave his heart and soul to something bigger than himself. JP's strenuous efforts for his teams led him to injuries which led him to prescription drugs. People really need to stop the incipient insults of Mike Riley's coaching ability... Far too early to judge how Riley's tenure will end up. I can say this, those Bo teams were weak after the Callahan recruits had been exhausted. It was embarrassing to see one RB run for 400+ yards on a defense. It was embarrassing getting stomped on by Wisconsin, and Ohio State. Those loses derived from a weak minded mentality. Those players could not handle any sort of adversity in a constructive manner. Just like Bo couldn't handle adversity. I got a hint for all the former Bo players. Real men to cry, real men don't blame other people, real men don't play for themselves, real men don't call others names. Bo was the complete opposite of what my father taught me about being a man. A man doesn't insult other people.

Is it too long for you to listen to? or is it to ambiguous to understand what KW was implying? KW says that there was decline in production, laying blame on the coaches. I thought the production was a lot better last year than previous years. For one, no running back ran for 400 plus yards on the defense.

Did you not listen to the part where he blatantly professed that he feels that John P. could not develop him into a NFL type player. Three things I want to point out that you did not address. 1. John P. epitomizes work ethic, and clearly has a prowess that his players should envy. 2. It was more important for him to go to the NFL than to make the team better. 3. Not trashing NU? Are you kidding me, "bigger schools" lol Contrary to what some people think we are NEBRASKA, we have 5 national championships, a plethora of all-Americans. The two highest paid defensive players in the NFL. Players that play for their team and not themselves usually end up in favorable positions. I am sick of people down playing who Nebraska is. we are not Kentucky, shoot we're not even Michigan. Any player who is out there for themselves has no business on any team. Those are the type of players who don't win championships. I would wish KW luck but I know based on his work ethic, and his self righteous attitude that he will continue to have the same level of success that he has had at NU.

OK, so did anyone listen to Kevin Williams interview on USC today? http://www.huskermax.com/games/2016/vid/00/2016_04_18_kevinwilliams.html Anyways, I don't know exactly what he was implying but it does not sound like he has a very positive view on the coaching or much respect for John P.

I think POB played a lot of baseball in his younger days before focusing on football. Most baseball players/pitchers follow through with their back foot after throwing the ball. It's probably just a holdover from playing baseball. Wouldn't the QB Whisperer Langs get him to change that already, or you think he's ok with it? It's just him following through. If it helps POB get his legs into his throws, it's not a huge deal. Okie dokie, then. I just hadn't seen the motion so pronounced before in a QB. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a QB lifting the back leg and bringing it forward. In-fact many QB coaches teach that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKekaOuWtog. If you look at Peyton, he has similar mechanics, the only difference is that POB leg lift is a little more pronounced. Might have been due to nerves, and trying to put a lot of power into his throw. Most of us are not use to seeing a QB at Nebraska that has proper mechanics for a passing QB. POB looked pretty good to me on Saturday throwing the ball. Most of his throws had beautiful placement. Tommy Armstrong even looked much improved throwing the shorter routes. It is going to be exciting to see what Danny L. can do with Patrick in the future.

There is abso I think POB played a lot of baseball in his younger days before focusing on football. Most baseball players/pitchers follow through with their back foot after throwing the ball. It's probably just a holdover from playing baseball. Wouldn't the QB Whisperer Langs get him to change that already, or you think he's ok with it? It's just him following through. If it helps POB get his legs into his throws, it's not a huge deal. Okie dokie, then. I just hadn't seen the motion so pronounced before in a QB. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a QB lifting the back leg and bringing it forward. In-fact many QB coaches teach that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKekaOuWtog. If you look at Peyton, he has similar mechanics, the only difference is that POB leg lift is a little more pronounced. Might have been due to nerves, and trying to put a lot of power into his throw.

That alone is more 4* recruits than most Pelini classes had holistically. Hmm, not so sure about that. Bo usually pulled in 4-6 4*s per class, if I recall correctly. But we need to get more in the 8-10+ range per class if we want to regular compete with the Bigs. Perhaps this '17 class will achieve that. You can probably live with 4-6 in a class if they actually pan out. That was part of Pelini's problem. A lot of the higher rated recruits he brought in didn't contribute, didn't make it to campus, or transferred out. Hmm, not sure, I think most of the 4* Bo recruits ended up contributing. There were probably more 3* guys that didn't pan out, just because there were way more 3* guys. But we're going to need more than 4-6 4* per to compete. Sparty, for one, has been recruiting more 4* guys the last few classes, more in the preferred range. https://michiganstate.n.rivals.com/commitments/football/2016 What I am saying is that you can LIVE at 4-6. Im not saying it's ideal. But as far as Pelini and 4 star contribution according to 247: 2008: Josh Williams (1 of 3 4 star) 2009: Cody Green (1 of 2) 2010: Braylon Heard, Chase Rome (2 of 5). I will even let Andrew Rodriguez slide although he was underwhelming. 2011: Aaron Green, Jamal Turner, Charles Jackson, Bubba Starling, Tyler More, Todd Peat, Ryan Klachko (7 of 9) 2012: Jared Afalava (1 of 8) Paul Thurston is questionable. 2013: Adam Taylor, Johnny Stanton, AJ Natter (3 of 7) Although Natter is listed, for now on the 2 deep at DE. 2014: Tanner Farmer (1 of 2) It's too early and this could be 2 of 2 16 out of 36 four star recruits Pelini recruited according to 247 had no considerable contribution so far. And at best there will be 2 additional. So less than 50% to at most 50%. Absolutely on point here. Let's assess Paul Thurston for example, I coached his cousin in pee wee ball, good athlete, but I digress. Thurston was a 4 star OL coming in. The problem with Thurston was that Pelini and cotton recruited for quantity. Sure he was a 4 star, but his physical attributes do not mesh with what they were trying to accomplish. Maybe they did not know what they wanted to accomplish. Thurston is a slender, speedy O-lineman, Oregon would have done wonders with some one like Thurston. Unfortunately, Thurston has not been able to be utilized because in the BIG, you need lineman that are beefy, and can withstand the more physical style of football played.