HuskermanMike

Spot on here. HH came in and threw a dart to Fidone for 7 yards and got the ball out quickly. Where was that earlier in the game? Now it was a bad read because we were running 2 minute offense but it looked like when Dylan was out there he had no idea who would be open. Even the trick play for 10 yards was tough, if it had more time the guy deep was wide open. I also believe we need to have one running back in for a series and rotate them unless they are on fire. Dowdell can come out on 3rd or else stick with one guy for a series. I think we substitute too much as well. Once we get a first it would be cool to play with tempo and just go to the next play. The coaches have to simplify this playbook over the bye offensively or get everyone on the same page.

What's the reason/ story on why we aren't recruiting him?

He went 7-12 for 105 yards in his first game as a starter. The conditions were wet so they were not ideal. Buford lost 13-10. This video shows one of his highlights.

He committed to Tennessee. I still don't think this is over until signing day.

I'm gonna go with Jaylen Lloyd on offense. He will have many opportunities to run by the defense this season and gain big yardage. On Defense, I'll go with John Bullock. He will be an anchor in the middle and help get the defense in the right places. Jacory Barey will break out as a returner on special teams and do some damage as a receiver.

I think 8 is the amount of wins we get this year. Nebraska gets plus 3 wins just having close to an even turnover margin. You have to get over the Wisconsin hump because we get them at home and the boys should be fired up for that one. Offensive production will be huge for this team. Can Nebraska average 24 or 25 points per game? This will help a lot because I don't see the defense taking a big step back at all. I see them giving up close to the same or one more point per game.

Many of the guys want to represent their state, which they are proud of and dream of playing on. Rhule is big on development and wants as many guys who are passionte about the program to have a chance to represent the N. A good example of this is Elliot Brown the wide receiver. He won't play at all but he has been from all accounts a fantastic culture guy who is working his tail off to make the team better. Some of the walk-ons will do everything they can to make the program better and they should be able to have that opportunity. Especially with Nebraska having a storied walk-on program. With the new rules, most walk-ons will have to play down a division at an FCS or D-2 school. The tricky part is if programs can have practice players or guys who can take over a spot in the 105 roster if someone on the team gets hurt for the season. It wouldn't be many guys but I could see something like this happening.

It's great to see our DB coach acclimating well so far. He is brining the energy!

Yep, pretty much that. I saw a Twitter video today of his dad helping coach the wide receivers. Now, it is up to the staff to get more guys from the KC area. Need to establish more of a pipeline here.

That is some good info on possible transfers. However, you are right that the coaches couldn't get anyone here with Buschini still at Nebraska. I know Rhule isn't big on moving on from guys that want to be here. I know Brian is on an award watch list for punters- not sure what the criteria is for it. I think the coaches were confident he could get back to his 2022 self. Let's hope he punts less than 50 times this year, which means our offense is generating points. Remember, Rhule is big on developing guys and making you better- we will see if it pays off with Buschini.

Yeah, that is tough for Teddy. Dude just seems like he can't catch a break. I would say Gunner Gottula is the back-up behind Turner. Outside of him, they would have to move Knaack over to the left side. Hood to me is a RT and he will not see the field at LT at all.

I don't know, I guess you can make a case for that. I did see him punt a 60-yarder against Minnesota. In 2022, he was at 44 yards per game. I see him getting around 43 yards a punt this year to get closer to his 2022 average. So the question remains, were we able to get a punter with a better average than that in the portal? I assume the answer was no so we are sticking with Buschini. At least we don't have our Defensive Coordinator coaching the punter!

You do realize Brian averaged just over 40 yards per punt last year and 44 yards per punt in 2022. If the coaches wanted to get a different punter they would have hit the portal but chose not to. This is probably because they like what they have in Buschini. It was observed for an early practice in fall camp that punting wasn't great. It has time to get better by 8/31. The last 5 games from 2023 for Brian Iowa- just under 40 yards per punt. Let's just round up to 40 from 39.9 yards Wisconsin- 35 yards per punt Maryland- 45 yards per punt Michigan State- 35 yards per punt Purdue- 46 yards per punt So three of his last 5 games met the threshold for you for coming out and punting 40 yards. He 8 had games where he punted 40 yards or more. We know what we are getting. He will either punt really well or will punt a few games in the 35-yard average range. Hopefully, he can be more consistent but it is not as bad as others have been saying.

It seems we have had lots of true freshmen get season-ending injuries over the last few years. Hopefully, this trend reverses when we switch over to grass. 2024- Roger Gradney 2023- Dwight Bootle and Demetrius Bell 2022- Ajay Allen 2021- Gabe Ervin and Thomas Fidone