eightlaces

cm,

You're really overanalyzing this piece. Don't like the references? Fine. They're mine.

- Riley loves to use TEs in his offense. This is something unique to him and I think you'll find that when he has the proper athletes (hello Snyder and Carter) that they'll help the offense immensely.

- You horrifically overanalyze having TEs as THE receiving threat. I'm talking about the guys who can move the sticks, be taken advantage of on third and medium/long or even be reliable on shots downfield.

As far as Sam goes, my editor put the pic and tagline in, so your beef's with him.

I know you don't like me and I know you won't like the vast majority of what I write if anything. You're wasting your overanalysis because you're not going to make me feel bad and other people enjoy the pieces. I write for my audience as a whole, love it or hate it.

Ahhhhh, hell yes!!!!! Huge step!! Please be what i am imagining you can be.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. I understand why people are weary after the Stanton recruitment, but these are two different types of athletes.

If the baby has just been slapped, chances are it's still covered in embryonic fluid, which can really affect your grip.

Now this only strengthens my argument.

Solid read and a very good point about penalties and discipline. The argument could be made that this is also due to the 'buying-in' from the players, more attention to detail and effort will lead to fewer penalties.

 

FYI, the article says when Iowa comes to town the Saturday after thanksgiving, should be Friday.

Thanks Rog!

 

 

The ones bitching about the write up are the same ones that have bitched all season.

For me, I like it when they post and share things. It is usually from a different perspective and it is nice to read, whether I agree about it or not.

So you are upset that guys on the message board are defending Gerry?

I'm not upset about it. I have had my doubts about Gerry this year and some have had similar thoughts. I have also said that he has played great the last couple games. My issue is we have a guy join the board and share something he wrote and people start throwing sh#t at him because he shared his thoughts.

 

 

 

What difference does it make whether he's a new user or not (he joined over a year ago, btw)? He wrote a boorish piece on Gerry and put it out there for the world to see. Shock of shocks, some people have an issue with it and didn't mind telling him so. If he plans to continue writing, I'm sure he'll wear his big boy pants and take the "strong critiques" of his crappy writing in stride.

 

Pretty much, yeah.

 

 

 

 

Iowa is the 26-year-old who chills on the couch on Saturday nights eating Cheetos and drinking Busch Light. Totally comfortable in his own skin, even if that skin hasn’t been soaped in a few days. Every once in a while, he goes to the fancy club and scores a kiss from a pretty girl. A story to tell his buddies. But most of the time, he settles for X-box or an old movie. What’s life gonna be like at 28 or 30? Ehhh, he’ll figure it out. He's content.

Nebraska is 26, too, but still chasing. Constantly looking for the bright lights. He was a big player in his early 20s. Now he sees his neighbors (Iowa, Kansas State, Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado) playing X-box on a Saturday night and shakes his head. I’m going downtown to the finest clubs, he says. Even if the girls are 21 and a little out of my league. It only takes one. I’m not living like this.

 

That's a pretty awesome metaphor for both programs. I especially like how Dirk has it play out for the current season in the next couple of paragraphs. This is about the third or fourth awesome Dirk article in as many months that I've really liked. There were times in the past when I didn't care for what he had to say. Lately, though, I'm becoming a fan of his.

 

 

That's b/c the new coach is nice to him. He had a personal hate for Bo and took it out on him every chance he got b/c Bo didn't like him and made him feel like that tiny, buck toothed bullied kid when he was young. If you are a reporter and ask questions you know the coach may not like, then you better have tough skin. You are asking the questions, it's your choice. Just b/c a person doesn't like you and treat you well doesn't mean you should use your job of writing articles to make sure and make them look bad. Not saying Bo didn't deserve some of it, but there is NO doubt he had small bucked toothed man syndrome when pushed. When you are pushed you many times revert back to childhood tendencies and acts. Him and Bo have something in common there.

 

 

Yeah, I think Bo picked a fight with all the media, not just Dirk. Remember his press conferences? He seemed to be seething with hatred toward them. Kind of the anti-Dale Carnegie approach. Oh well, don't have to worry about *that* anymore.

 

Ya, he did, but Dirk was a definite preferred whipping boy for him.

 

 

 

 

Iowa is the 26-year-old who chills on the couch on Saturday nights eating Cheetos and drinking Busch Light. Totally comfortable in his own skin, even if that skin hasn’t been soaped in a few days. Every once in a while, he goes to the fancy club and scores a kiss from a pretty girl. A story to tell his buddies. But most of the time, he settles for X-box or an old movie. What’s life gonna be like at 28 or 30? Ehhh, he’ll figure it out. He's content.

Nebraska is 26, too, but still chasing. Constantly looking for the bright lights. He was a big player in his early 20s. Now he sees his neighbors (Iowa, Kansas State, Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado) playing X-box on a Saturday night and shakes his head. I’m going downtown to the finest clubs, he says. Even if the girls are 21 and a little out of my league. It only takes one. I’m not living like this.

 

That's a pretty awesome metaphor for both programs. I especially like how Dirk has it play out for the current season in the next couple of paragraphs. This is about the third or fourth awesome Dirk article in as many months that I've really liked. There were times in the past when I didn't care for what he had to say. Lately, though, I'm becoming a fan of his.

 

 

That's b/c the new coach is nice to him. He had a personal hate for Bo and took it out on him every chance he got b/c Bo didn't like him and made him feel like that tiny, buck toothed bullied kid when he was young. If you are a reporter and ask questions you know the coach may not like, then you better have tough skin. You are asking the questions, it's your choice. Just b/c a person doesn't like you and treat you well doesn't mean you should use your job of writing articles to make sure and make them look bad. Not saying Bo didn't deserve some of it, but there is NO doubt he had small bucked toothed man syndrome when pushed. When you are pushed you many times revert back to childhood tendencies and acts. Him and Bo have something in common there.

 

 

Yeah, I think Bo picked a fight with all the media, not just Dirk. Remember his press conferences? He seemed to be seething with hatred toward them. Kind of the anti-Dale Carnegie approach. Oh well, don't have to worry about *that* anymore.

 

This is correct. He made life very difficult for all of us and the relationship was sour. The media can be your best friend, but he didn't seem interested in that. Try getting soundbites you can work with from this:

Nice read.

 

I believe Iowa is pretty disciplined so penalties could definitely be a major factor in this upcoming game!

 

Nebraska for the season is ranked 98th with an average of 63.3 yards worth of penalties per game. (Last 3 games) = 36.7

Iowa is ranked 50th with an average of 51.4 per game. (Last 3 games) = 52.7

 

The average number of penalties per game are as follows:

 

Iowa: 5.3 per game (Last 3 games) = 5.3 as well

Nebraska: 7.3 (Last 3 games) = 4.7

 

https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/stat/penalty-yards-per-game

Good point. This is part of the Iowa argument that I think some folks miss. They're a disciplined team, too. Currently No. 55 overall in penalties while the Huskers are No. 97 for the season. That said, both are playing sound football at the right time.

Stanton had almost exactly the same recruitment as O'Brien. Go back through and read his profile and tell me people weren't just as excited about this under the radar recruit that did great at the Elite 11. Posters were gushing about how fundamentally sound he was and he was the second coming of Tebow.

Mike Riley doesn't want Tebow. Bo Pelini shouldn't have wanted Tebow. Stanton hated being referred to as Tebow II.

 

 

 

 

Yep. Would be extremely surprising if a true freshman can grab the starting job. However, the #2 is wide open. And he can push Tommy enough to make him better.

 

That was the hope with Johnny Stanton, too, just to be fair.

 

POB is vastly superior to Stanton. Even at the JUCO level Stanton is subpar.

 

 

At the risk of derailing this thread, his stats don't exactly look sub par. He's completing 62.6% of his passes. Accounting for almost 300 yards of total offense per game. Threw 3 picks the first game. Since then his TD/INT is 17/5. And they've won their last 8 games.

 

 

Saddleback isn't exactly in the realm of, for example, Butler Community College. It wouldn't be a JUCO that coaches would say, "Man, we've gotta get a pipeline to that place going!" if that makes sense. POB can complete every pass on the tree. Johnny's a great guy, but he's far too erratic, second guesses himself too much and that snowballs into panic. POB knows what he can do, does it extremely well and doesn't let the little stuff get to him.

 

 

You've watched a bunch of his games this year?

 

Actually, yes.

I'm surprised at how many people are underestimating Iowa.

I wouldn't say they're just some random team that's gotten lucky ten times, but I believe there's enough to exploit for Nebraska to get a W. Won't be easy by any stretch.

Playing as a team rather than a collection of players has paid dividends.

Mike Riley’s Cornhuskers Rebounding Thanks to Sound Minds

 

 

Yep. Would be extremely surprising if a true freshman can grab the starting job. However, the #2 is wide open. And he can push Tommy enough to make him better.

 

That was the hope with Johnny Stanton, too, just to be fair.

 

POB is vastly superior to Stanton. Even at the JUCO level Stanton is subpar.

 

 

At the risk of derailing this thread, his stats don't exactly look sub par. He's completing 62.6% of his passes. Accounting for almost 300 yards of total offense per game. Threw 3 picks the first game. Since then his TD/INT is 17/5. And they've won their last 8 games.

 

Saddleback isn't exactly in the realm of, for example, Butler Community College. It wouldn't be a JUCO that coaches would say, "Man, we've gotta get a pipeline to that place going!" if that makes sense. POB can complete every pass on the tree. Johnny's a great guy, but he's far too erratic, second guesses himself too much and that snowballs into panic. POB knows what he can do, does it extremely well and doesn't let the little stuff get to him.

Well, before this "Love Shack" incident blew up, I was edging towards Nebraska. Now I'm edging the other way.

I wouldn't.

Stew's not exactly on Nebraska's Christmas card list this year.

Right now 18 slots remain.

Yep. Would be extremely surprising if a true freshman can grab the starting job. However, the #2 is wide open. And he can push Tommy enough to make him better.

 

That was the hope with Johnny Stanton, too, just to be fair.

POB is vastly superior to Stanton. Even at the JUCO level Stanton is subpar.

The talk of "buying in" is true. Much like any big organization where a lot of people are tight with the person who got booted, there's going to be harsh feelings, stubbornness, etc. Riley knew this was the case coming in. He's been around, he knows the drill. A big part of his program, maybe the biggest part, is respect. Respecting your teammates, your coaches and especially yourself.

The players being human beings experienced a lot of different emotions, but most took to the changes well even with some skepticism. Keith Williams' innovative style of coaching that got his receivers jazzed was fresh and new, Cavanaugh's work with the line is very old school and it took some time for that to be understood. This wasn't John Garrison anymore.

The close losses hurt, but that's obvious. You lose that closely that often and doubt creeps in, you start to feel the old feelings and say this isn't going to work out. Michigan State is an example of what happens when this program works together and it can happen again against Iowa along with whomever is drawn for the bowl.

Some guys still don't buy in and they'll be escorted out this offseason. Be prepared for the purge.

I believe that with the current mindset of the team, how everyone who's going to buy in has by this point and a defense that shook Connor Cook when it counted, Nebraska has a very good chance at beating Iowa.

No win sticks out to me as truly dominant aside from the 40-10 victory at Northwestern. If Iowa's just going to try to attack the front seven with the running game or short passing attack, I don't see them having much success especially with Banker not being afraid to bring cornerbacks.

There has to be some manner of pressure on C.J. Beathard or at least the ability to force the Hawkeyes to convert third downs as they've struggled all year. If the Blackshirts keep them primarily from their own 35 out, that'll be a solid win.

Hey, weren't you the long time (and current?) Callahan apologist?

I feel he was never given a fair shake as he was seen as an outsider by much of the fan base and he did himself no favors by trying to cram a square peg into a round hole immediately with his offense. However, his recruiting was excellent and set up for one of the best I've ever seen in the 2009 squad. Overall, he wasn't a good fit for the program and he's found a great spot as an NFL offensive line coach.

I can assure you POB will be giving Tommy a run for his money come the spring.

 

 

Didn't you write the Gerry hit piece?

 

No, I didn't write a hit piece about Nate Gerry. I strongly critiqued his performance, but that's it.

 

 

Surely you can see how someone might perceive that turd of an article as a hit piece. If it was merely a strong critique, then why did you feel compelled to apologize for it? I'm willing to give second chances, but if you're incapable of seeing it from gobiggergoredder's perspective, I don't have a lot of hope for you.

 

Well, I said earlier in this very thread I can understand why. Why did I feel compelled to apologize for it? I personally felt that I tripped over the line I was trying to toe. The apology was something that several people on a number of levels told me was unnecessary, but I feel better for having done it and that's really all there is to it.

I believe Gerry to be a good kid, but an erratic football player at this point.

Welcome, Brandon! It's great to have you here. Definitely saves me the trouble of posting your articles here myself, which I've done once or twice in the past. Hope you get some good feedback.

 

Definitely looking forward to the evolving Husker offense in 2016. A lot of featuring the TE will be up to the QB in distributing the ball well, too. That's something I hope to see more of in Tommy's senior campaign. The good news is Cethan Carter seems like he could really be on the cusp of something with this November he's having.

 

@eightlaces is a good twitter follow, too.

Thanks for the warm welcome! It's a shame we didn't get to see what Snyder could do this year, but I believe he'll be a real asset for next year's squad. The offense is shaping up to be very potent.

 

 

Didn't you write the Gerry hit piece?

 

No, I didn't write a hit piece about Nate Gerry. I strongly critiqued his performance, but that's it.

 

I have some real strong opinions on what you put together, but I will keep an open mind and wish you the best of luck.

 

I appreciate it. It's garnered some strong opinions both ways and I understand why, but I have nothing personal against Mr. Gerry. What happens on the field is what I'm concerned with. Well, unless something criminal happens. Something along those lines.

Never heard of this guy. Eight laces? What is that, a shoe reference?

Didn't you write the Gerry hit piece?

No, I didn't write a hit piece about Nate Gerry. I strongly critiqued his performance, but that's it.

Hey there folks,

After chatting with the powers that be, I'm happy to say that I have the opportunity to share my work with you. I tend to write on a daily basis, so hopefully I can bring some more discussion to the board with my work. I hope you enjoy it and am always open to ideas and suggestions. With that said, here's today's offering:

Two Reasons Nebraska Fans Will Love Mike Riley’s 2016 Offense