JJ Husker

ISIS may very well be the devil incarnate but I have serious concerns about providing any weapons or intelligence to groups such as Hezbollah. Nothing good can possibly come from that long term. The enemy of our enemy may be the situation but it will require weighing the lesser of two evils and exhausting all other possibilities first. Hell, it has to be against the law at this point in time for us to provide these things to Hezbollah due to anti-terrorism efforts. What a sh#t sandwich we let take a foot hold over there by walking away with no plan to maintaining any advances made. This is one time where "Thanks Obama" is warranted.

I agree that this years group is ahead of the curve compared to last year and I think they will get better (with some adjustments at LB) and will be just fine. BUT, last years D was never "scary good". Yes they looked better towards the end but please, let's keep it real.

Makes ya wonder if Herbstreit is somewhere getting bent about this.

Awesome job Landlord.

Glad to help out our friends at McNeese State. McNeese leading VCU 977-702 (58%-42%) now.

I used to referee basketball as well and have coached multiple youth sports and this is about as good of a summary as there can be on how it really works between coaches and officials. As an official, you always want to be impartial and get the call right but these other things do impact how you call a game to some extent. Likewise, when you are coaching, it is important that you do work the officials- not piss them off but work them just enough so that they honestly think you feel you're getting hosed a little bit. It's part of the coaches job and one that I think Bo does fairly well. the only problem is that his angry face is so damned angry looking that it looks bad on TV but, I would bet those officials who get to talk to him before, during, and after games actually realize he is not some psycho killer, unlike some in the national media.

and this is a euphemism for what exactly.......?

Wow....what a total BS call. Tell me, how is the Nebraska player supposed to avoid that in that situation? He was still in the follow through with his motion, the defender was being blocked and falling into the QB. On another note, is there about a one foot window on the QB now that you can hit? You can't it him too high. You can't hit him too low. No clue how a player avoids getting these penalties. The simple answer is because they have pussified the sport to the point of not considering intent and they will now err on the side of player protection at all costs. I too feel it was a BS call but not because it was called but rather because of the rule that even allows it to be called. VV (or any player in that situation) couldn't have avoided it and he sure didn't "go low" on him on purpose. It was an extremely costly penalty for us due to the situation but the situation does not change whether it gets called or not. It was a judgement call on the part of the ref that easily could have been let go but, with the emphasis on player protection coupled with some mindless, intent doesn't matter, zero tolerance type thinking, well, this is what you get. There are examples of this all over football currently with hits to the head etc. Often times players just can't avoid and never intend to commit these penalties but, they are getting called flagged all over the place. It just happens to be rare that one of these calls harms a team as much as that call harmed us at that time.

I'm not afraid of Sparty and they should be worried about us. We've always had their number. Even last year as poorly as we played, it took five turnovers by us to allow them to win. They didn't beat us, we beat ourselves. I may be concerned about that happening again but I am not worried about MSU beating us. Sparty should be afraid of us.

I agree with ypur conclusion LOMS, things do feel different and it does seem like there is reason for optimism. However, I think stating we have played 3 to 3.5 complete games out of 4 is overstating things a bit. FAU was a complete game with a new feel. Followed by McNeese which was the antithesis of our first game, sloppy, unprepared, and unmotivated. Then Fresno which, IMO was marked by huge plays with sloppy unfocused play in between. Yes a good solid victory on the scoreboard but certainly not a whistle to whistle ass kicking that could've been. Then of course the Miami game which was another very complete effort marred only by some defensive letdowns and concerns. Dare I say this was a desperately needed signature win? I do. So yes there is reason for optimism, probably moreso than at any other time of the Pelini era but, there are also still signs that we should guard that optimism. I'll go full red koolaid if we don't letdown vs Illinois, take our A game to Lansing, and also handle the next few qith no headscratchers, and for godsakes no blowout losses this year. Then we will truly have turned the corner.

My wife makes a version of that Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana. It is quite possibly the best soup I've ever had. Not sure if she uses the linked recipe but it looks pretty darned close. I would suggest y'all try it.

Define "better than." That seems to imply we have some egotism regarding the way we behave toward other teams or their fans. We don't. We're just nice, like typical Nebraskans. You go to most any little town, you say you're from Washington or Vermont or Kentucky & we'll typically say "Welcome to Nebraska" or "What brings you here," or some other nicety. We'd be pretty rotten sacks of crap if we truly thought we were "better than" anybody else. We're just nice. We're welcoming - even to Miami fans, despite how their team behaved. We had five or six Miami fans in our section. They were treated nicely, everyone talked to them throughout the game, any bitterness was directed toward the field, not them, and when they left, as we wished them a safe ride home, they remarked how they had been treated better here than anywhere else they'd been. Nobody was being friendly toward them out of some variation of "we're better than you," it was just Nebraskans being Nebraskans. That's all that happens at Memorial Stadium. Better than/worse than/same as... that's a weird, immeasurable metric. I think you misunderstood what I meant by better than. My point is, people should not act like this booing is beneath us, something btw that you have also previously said in this thread. Yes Nebraskans are generally friendly and welcoming to visitors. I'm not saying anyone thinks this makes us better but, some of the reactions to the crowd booing thug players flipping them the bird hint that said booing should be considered being below us. It isn't and it wasn't. That is all I was trying to convey.

Piss poor writing and journalism. The only thing he made a case for was his own dislike for Bo or real men being involved in cfb. Any coach with a pulse is going to argue that call, in that circumstance, vehemently. Bo didn't cross any line and mr candyass writer fell prey once again to Bo's angry face. This isn't news, it's more like a teen girl's hissy fit. Nice article ass clown.

The sooner we collectively realize that we are really no better than any other fan base the better. Sure we may generally behave in a more classy and respectful manner than what happens in many stadiums but, we aren't robots. When opposing players snub the post game handshakes and instead flip off the crowd on their way out, yeah they're gonna get booed, and deservedly so. Let's not act like that is somehow beneath us, it's just natural. Oh and btw, f#*k Miami, bunch of classless thugs. I loved the fire in the belly from our players and our fans.

Good OP +1. I pretty much agree with everything you said except I am taking a wait and see approach if Beck and Bo really will stick to the offensive game plan we saw last night. I still am more concerned about what ways this team can find to beat themselves than any fear of MSU or Wiscy. Yes, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, let's hope it is the sunlight of this program finally finding it's way and not the headlight of our own driverless, out of control, locomotive. But yeah, we've had two games this season that have felt like none before in the Pelini era. FAU had a special feel to it and last nights Miami game.....tif that isn't one of the signature wins and performances we've been so desperately waiting for, I don't know what is. We've sure had special moments, highlight reel material, and exciting come from behind victories but, enforcing our will on a team of Miami's caliber, albeit a not at the top of their game Miami, is still preferable to a hail mary or circus stunt catch in my book.

Classy. Yeah, our D has some issues but glad you feel like pointing that out after our offense prison raped your defensive unit. I'll take our D over yours any day and twice on Saturdays.

Agreed. At this point, I would say the only RB ahead of AA might be Rozier..........and I don't think that will be the case by the end of the season. Ameer is well on his way to GOAT Nebraska running back. He is something extra special.

I liked what I saw, a lot. And I mean pretty much everything; Beck's gameplan (maybe first time ever for me), our guys played with a fire and nastiness I haven't seen in a long time, the crowd seemed awesome, the b*******/student section thing didn't suck, liked seeing Bo get fired up and havin him some ref ass, RG perfectly suckered in that double penalty and got in their heads all night, and Ameer...........so f'n good I have no words other than Heisman worthy. And there is good reason to still hate Thug U. Only disappointment was that we didn't sacrifice a couple guys to break #17's legs after that ridiculous facemask on Ameer. The hockey coach in me woulda gooned it up right there and put that guy on the sidelines for 8 weeks minimum. If we bring that effort every game, anything is possible.

I always tailor my game day menu to the opponent. Like when we would play CU it was buffalo burgers or buffalo steaks. Today is a little odd, since it is Miami,..........hookers and blow.

Bo's job is NOT on the line today. There is no more pressure in this game than any other game for the players and coaches. Yes, the expectation of winning is there but, it always should be there for Nebraska.y

Eddie Timanus, wth? Seriously though, I can't believe we are being picked so unanimously, especially since many of the score prognostications are so close. I hope the "experts" are right but I'm having trouble generating that much confidence. I feel like we're the better team and should win handily but recent history has shown that just doesn't matter with this team. Excited to see if we can put together a game plan and execute it. Btw, thanks Saunders. Appreciate the effort every week. +1

I hope ALL of our players want to beat Miami as badly as possible. That's not trash talking, that's just giving a sh#t about how you play the game.