JJ Husker

I'm not too proud to ask for help.

This is right on the mark. I've got maybe a little different take on the Maryland game though. In The Deed alluded to this but, of course it was Maryland and not some powerhouse but I'm not sure how much of it was actual "game planning" by Langsdorf rather than shear dumb luck that we had a QB in there capable of making the throws Langs wants to see. I can't fault Langs for things working out the way he wants them to but, if that was the case, why haven't we been going with Fyfe when TA clearly does not throw screens and bubbles and so many of the passes well? If it was truly "game planning" acumen, then we would have seen different game plans for Tommy's Capabilities (the Iowa game comes to mind) or a different QB in those other games. But, like I said, maybe it was just dumb luck that Maryland and Fyfe happened to coincide. If we played Maryland 12 times, all the coaches would be genius' and all the players would be world beaters.

Those are some sobering statistics but they do not come as any surprise. Watching the games it was very evident how much the team struggled offensively, execution and maybe play calling most of all. Early in the season I thought Langs was coming around but not so much later on or against anybody with a pulse. If you throw out the doormat opponents, those numbers must get really ugly.

In my opinion, Newby needed to have the most things go right in order to be successful. Some backs are able to make up for the faults around them based on their athleticism and football skill, and I don't think Newby is/was one of those types of players. That's partially why I disagree with the notion that he'd be up there with the best backs of the last 15 years if things were different, or that he'd be to the level of Abdullah if he had an extra year of eligibility (as someone posted above.) First, you could say that about a lot of backs, and second, I don't look at Newby and see the same type of skill/athletic ability associated with some of the other recent backs. I think Tre Bryant is setting himself up to be a special talent, but as others have mentioned, Nebraska has gotten by for far too long on mediocre line play. Conference titles and playoff berths won't be a reality until that changes. Not sure I can completely agree with that. I agree Newby was not the main problem but Ameer faced many of the same problems and was able to turn nothing into something countless times. I do agree about the O-line needing to be better and Langs figuring out how to best utilize our RB's It was not my intention to claim he is or would've been as good as Ameer. Ameer was a special one and in a class above the others. But Rex, Helu, etc....yeah, I think Newby had the potential to be every bit the RB those guys were. Just unfortunate that he wasn't utilized to the strengths of his ability IMO.

Newby was not the problem with our run game. If he had been provided a good O line and favorable play calling, he would've been right up there with our top RB's of the last 15 years. I am excited to see what some of the other up and comers will do but if the O line doesn't improve and if Langs insists on running quick scat backs between the tackles and trying to get the edge with punishing runners, well, we'll just have more years like this one.

It bothers me that so many now say the rankings don't matter. Of course they matter. It is the only barometer (outside of head to head competition) to compare your team to other teams. Just because Nebraska has not compared favorably for a long time does not make the rankings meaningless. Also, the advent of the 4 team playoff does not make them irrelevant either. Being ranked #5 is better than #10 is better than #15 and so on. Sure they are subjective and not without flaws but so what, they've always been that way. If nothing below top 4 matters, I would argue that 2, 3 and 4 don't matter either. Those teams will play each other and be eliminated until there is one champion. If nothing else matters, then being number 1 doesn't matter either because that is simply a comparison to all of the other teams that logic has deemed irrelevant. Dissatisfaction and frustration is fine but don't say the rankings don't matter. We all know they do. Our team just has to get better than being another 25+ also ran.

No problem. I knew that you read something into it other than taking it at face value. Understandable misinterpretation based on some of my prior posts.

I think some (many?) people confuse what the flag or national anthem actually are for what they represent. A person can burn a flag or refuse to stand for the anthem but those actions can never really harm the more important aspect of what those things stand for. They are simply symbols (a piece of fabric or a song) but some people have trouble separating the unimportant physical object or actions from the ideals, sacrifice and freedom they represent. It seems to be a more dire problem with those who tend to be easily confused.

zoogs- My comment wasn't intended as why should we care about what Trump is doing now. I think you took what I said the wrong way. I was simply trying to say there are much more dire and pressing needs for those who govern this country to be concerned about. I was criticizing Trump for even raising this issue.

Dear Lord, please tell me this moron has more important things to spend his time on than crap like this. This doesn't make anybody's top 1000 list of issues facing this country. Is it possible Trump is smarter than anyone thinks and all this bullsh#t he comes up with is just meant to divert half the country's attention to trivial sh#t?

For 2017, in addition to offering Vals hamburger in the stadium, they must also offer the Special pizza. If not, it will be a failure.

I know you are joking, but he can keep punting in the NFL for another 5+ years. Koch is one of the best punters in the league. Ha, I thought you were going to say he can keep punting in the NFL for another 5+ years AND still do a better job than Read as ST coordinator for us.

Thanks saunders & Atbone. I ordered it with the additional 128GB SSD & 4GB VRam. Seemed like too good of a deal for only $100 more. This deal appeared to be $200 to $600 less than anything comparable. I think he'll be more than happy with it, especially considering what it will replacing. Damn Amazon lightning deals and their constantly growing "% claimed" ticker. Makes ya feel like you're going to miss out if you don't act right away. Oh well, at least I partook in cyber Monday.

Thought this would be a good place to ask this- My son wants a gaming laptop. I think he primarily plays League of Legends. I found this... ASUS 15" Laptop 6th gen Intel i7 2.6GHz 16GB RAM 1TB hard drive 7200RPM NVidia GeForce GTX 960M gaming graphic card w/ 2GB VRAM $829 Is this a decent deal and will it serve the gaming purpose? I assume it can also be used for typical computer stuff too, surfing, MS office etc. Also could upgrade to 1TB + 128GB SSD & 4GB VRam for another $200 $100-Amazon lightning deal. Would that be necessary/worth it?

That wouldn't work in a B1G conference game. None of the refs would throw a flag for holding.

This is not what we HAD to do. It is what we chose to do. Why are people still surprised when we go pass heavy? To be fair, I don't think anyone is surprised when we go pass heavy. As you say, that is Langs and Riley's desire and natural tendency. I think the surprise and dissatisfaction creeps in because of the circumstances and situations in which we go pass heavy, and the personnel we do it with. Tommy slinging around a bunch of yolos....yeah, people are going to question that. Just like we question running zone reads with an immobile quarterback. Just like we question attempting to run right up the gut into the defensive strength of the opponent rather using misdirection or edge speed. And just like we question why in the 12th game of the season is an injured 4th year qb, who still can't go through pass progressions and who showed time and again he isn't capable of making simple throws, our best option against a weak pass D team. I would've loved to see us go pass heavy, with somebody else at qb, and with enough runs to half ass keep the D honest. It was not a well called game by Langs and it was also a sh**ty defensive performance. I'm surprised that is the game plan they chose to go with especially after the first 2 quarters when it was a proven losing plan.

This hurts. What a mistake. Special teams were a high point of the team. The response you won't see, anywhere.

Mine was JJHusker1....stupid, I know. I wanted it to be just JJHusker but had to add a number cuz some other doofus had already used it.

2-1 23-16 on the season I might have won the trophy Congratulations for winning the REGULAR season trophy but we've got bowl games to go yet....;-) Actually, take it, it's yours (unless Mav or Admo want to take a run at it) Not sure I care enough at this point. The last couple of weeks I didn't really have a good feeling about any of the games I picked. Just figured I'd pick 3 and hope to go 2-1. Bowl games are typically not conducive to gambling. Too many extraneous factors to consider.

1-2, 21-18 season +$120and this is why I no longer gamble on football.

Colorado's QB would have 400 total yards offense against our defense. Texas isn't going bowling. Utah would be NU's best opportunity for a W. I agree, CU would take us behind the woodshed. And, if Texas was a possibility, they would likely find a way to win. I don't know about our chances against Utah but at least a possible loss to them in a meaningless bowl wouldn't be quite so noticeable. I saw no bright spots whatsoever in our game yesterday. Seems the few areas where we appeared to be on the uptick vanished and we reverted to the form of middle of last season. Players bickering, unexplainable offensive game plan, putting square pegs in round holes, soft defense, lack of will and some players choosing to run their mouths rather than letting their play do the talking. Real shitshow yesterday IMO. Not good for the last game of the season. If I had to guess, I would say this program already peaked with the new regime and is on the downhill side of things yet again.