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23 minutes ago, krc1995 said:

The reason I mentioned it. Which I thought at the time could violate some privacy law.  

I think Frost said mental health and mental illness. I could be wrong though. If Frost said it was for mental health, that is such a broad term that he definitely didnt violate any kind of HIPAA law. To be honest, mental illness is probably broad enough that he is still in the clear. 

2 hours ago, teachercd said:

What do you doods think they will do about tailgating?  

It honestly seems like people’s fear of  COVID-19 is losing steam at a rapid pace lately. Part of that might be because the focus has shifted after the George Floyd incident in Minneapolis. I honestly expect it things to be a lot closer to normal then people are projecting. 
 

It sounds like testing is becoming more widely available and the death to infection rate is trending the right direction as well. People are tired of being cooped up and are willing to risk the chances of catching the rona. 
 

If people are allowed to have large gatherings like we’ve seen the past two weeks with the protests and such, I don’t see how having tailgates are a whole lot different 

2 hours ago, lo country said:

I'm with you.  I said the same earlier. If you don't want to be here, great.  Leave.  Quit.  Stop the drama and the passive aggressive tweets. I'll still wish you luck.  But if you don't want to be here, it effects the entire team.  Not just him....

This x10. When your best player at any position group isn’t happy then before long it starts to effect everyone around him. We’re at the stage right now that it’s  imperative that the leaders of our team all are in the same page and have the same goal in mind

This should be great for recruiting

12 hours ago, Husker in WI said:

 

 

I really don't get the conspiracy theories that Luke is obviously the better QB right now and Frost is just stubbornly sticking with AM. I know that's not exactly what you guys said here, but I have no reason to believe Frost is playing anyone who is measurably worse than their backup. If Luke looks like the better QB he will play. I don't expect that to be the case this year.

 

As a side note, I think a lot of the debate comes down to fans valuing splash plays too much and consistency too little. A lot of us would roll the dice on a more talented player even if we knew they were more likely to blow a big assignment, seems like coaches (understandably) want to play it safer. I don't actually think that's the case for QB, but some other positions. Center is a case where the coaches went the risky route, and ironically were criticized pretty heavily for it.

I agree with what you’re saying, I know high school is different than D1 big time college football but we had a kid at olb last year that was a head hunter big play waiting to happen when he was on the field, unfortunately we didn’t know if it was going to be for us or the other team. We had to put him in (due to injury)during crunch time in a district game that was also for the league championship. The opposition ran an option and instead of taking the pitch man who was his responsibility, he crushed the qb who made the pitch and they scored with less than 15 seconds left, we lost. Moral of the story is that it’s hard to Go away from a sure thing for a possible splash play unless you’ve planned out a perfect time for said splash play. 
 

I think Frost needs to really work on when he plays guys so they don’t burn a redshirt. I feel like that was mismanaged last year as he only played guys 1 or 2 snaps a game and imo that’s a waste

On 5/30/2020 at 9:24 PM, Toe said:

Bubak is buback!

 

Might as well link his old recruiting profile here, from back when Bo offered him:

 

 

It’s crazy to believe that guys Bo offered are still eligible to play college ball. It seems like it’s been forever ago since Bo was let go and Riley was brought in. Shows even more why our program was in shambles. It’s hard to be a winner when there’s no stability at the head coach position 

12 hours ago, Treand3 said:

Oh no doubt. Big reason inside zone was terrible imo.

Big reason why our whole offense was pretty much a mess and in all honesty probably was a big reason why we were so swing pass heavy. Also shows why our starter and backup QB got hurt

9 minutes ago, Fru said:

Granted he’s an elite talent at our weakest position, but I have a difficult time believing SF and Co would put up with that. I could maybe see them tolerating a talented guy with a bad attitude. But kowtowing to a dude actively trying to sabotage the team? Come on now. 

He’s a potential nfl caliber player at what last year was an incredibly weak pianoforte the team. I’m sure Frost and his staff were willing to try to reach him and get him on the same page as them. Plus it sounds like maybe he wasn’t a cancer until after the season had started

The fact JD is still in the state of Nebraska and not back home is a good sign imo

I think Purdue is huge because we need a fast start, but I have fear of another slow start due to how young we still are soI voted Iowa, that’s a game the last two years we have been in a position to win and just haven’t been able to finish, a win over them late in the year to me is a huge sign of progression.

21 hours ago, Decked said:

Worked for the KDWPT office in Pittsburg during my time at Pitt. From KC. That’s what about 50/50 of Missouri/eastern KS people call them if not more.

 

 

OAGAAG

Hell yea! OAGAAG!

1 hour ago, SouthLincoln Husker said:

The rest of the story - paddlefish are snagged and not caught with bait!

Do they call them spoonbill anywhere else besides here in Southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma?

8 minutes ago, Husker in WI said:

I think this will be the year we see younger guys pushing older guys out of their roles, instead of just filling in as rotational guys. I could see both Farmer and Newsome starting by the end of the year, and guys like NPG and Wright could definitely step in as well. Looking for Henrich to take one of the ILB spots, and I think Nelson will take a big leap. I like Rahmir too - I think the incoming guys are more complete backs, but Rahmir has home run speed and a head start on the playbook and S&C.

I think you're right, but if that happens I don't expect us to see a huge jump in the win column this year but next year will be huge. Frost's first recruiting class was done in such a short period of time, it's hard to believe that the overall quality of those recruits are as high as his last two classes have been. If that's the case, then we are still a year or two of development away before true potential begins to be met

I think these kind of things are going to reel in some commits! 

Nice seeing him @ing guys committed to NU

2 hours ago, Hilltop said:

AM was pretty good against it but many of those are the middle of the field plays where our receivers took the biggest hits.  JD was pretty good at finding the holes in the zones but man did he pay the price for it sometimes.  Hopefully we find balance with the added talent at receiver this year.

I think we will, bri going in two receivers tgat can take the top off of the defense forces those safeties to actually cover they’re deep haves which in turn opens up the middle. If linebackers vacate due to a blitz or a run read then the quick slant or sit down could be there. If not then the skinny post right behind them could be there. 

1 hour ago, SFW said:

Bob Diaco, will make the Huskers feel the strain again with a win for Purdue in the opener.

Goodnight I hope you’re wrong! But if he plays the corners as deep against Nebraska as he did when coached the buskers, then our bubble screen game should be pretty darn successful!

11 hours ago, SFW said:

Frost doesn’t get that pounding a superior talented team into submission and winning in the fourth quarter is where it’s at. 

He thinks he can out smart them and talent them.

 

That’s what he doesn’t get. 

Don't you have to have superior talent to pound a team into submission? You cant just line up with the top tier teams and pound them into submission. When is the last time someone has pounded Alabama, Ohio St, and Clemson into submission. I guess you could bring up how LSU throttled Clemson in the NC game, but they did that with Joe Burrow the number one draft pick and Heisman winner at QB. And if I remember correctly he set all kinds of passing records after they hired a new passing coordinator. 

We don't have superior talent to pound most teams into submission and never will unless we find other ways to win games. There is a reason everyone runs RPOs. Frost's playbook really isnt that large. He changes formations to see how the defense aligns, and then attempts to take advantage of the alignments. That is what everyone who is successful does. 

But obviously we should just line up in the I formation and run the veer, counter, and inside trap exclusively and will be the best in the west in no time at all! 

4 hours ago, SFW said:

I can only remember 4 good skill players in the last 10 years and zero great players.

 

In my 50 years watching NU we’ve only had a few great skill players ever.

 

Osborne knew this and built the program on toughness at the point of attack.  Then every 10 years he got a couple of great skill players and bam something wonderful happened.  

Why Frost doesn’t get this is beyond me.

I think most people believe he does get it. He’s recruited some absolute monsters for the offensive line. Big tall long kids that if they dedicate themselves in the weight room will be a solid group. I don’t think the question is wether or not Frost gets it, but if his staff can develop the recruits and get them to reach their potential 

9 hours ago, 84HuskerLaw said:

It appears that special teams is getting a complete overhaul and massive increase in focus/attn.  New kickers with real talent ( if reports are accurate) and serious coaching attention.  Special teams is equally important to winning as offense and defense.  In fact mediocre teams can become giant killers with dynamic emphasis on kicking/coverage/returns.  Add in a good set of gimmick/gadget plays and two minute drills and any given saturday upsets will happen.  Conversely ignore those phases and blowout losses become the norm for mediocre squads.  

That is what Virginia Techs program was built on when Frank Beamer was the coach. And he used that to propel the program into a year in and year out top 25 team. 
 

I also wonder how much different our kicking game would have looked if Pickering wouldn’t have gotten hurt. I think that injury had more impact on the season than one might initially think. Play calling might have been different and maybe we would have won another game or two and we’d be looking at last season in a little bit different light

23 hours ago, GBRFAN said:

I agree 100%

 

As stated above AM is my pick over TG - you just dont have to look far for an example of the proper tech for a sideways pass....

 

I am pro AM and have always been on his side

What’s wrong with you? Everyone knows that at Nebraska the back up QB is always the best on the roster!

I work in a small rural county in se ks. We have a little under 9,000 people in 500 square miles. We’re an hour south of Kansas City where a large portion of our residents commute for work. Most of us have what are considered essential jobs and we’ve only had 5 confirmed cases. 1 of which was a lady who was in her 60s. She was our first confirmed case and the only one to go to the hospital at all. She was released in less than 24 hours and made a full recovery. The vast majority of the people who have succumb to Covid have had underlying conditions. Huskerfans post about the nurse in New York is tragic, but I imo ( which I know means squat)  those instances are few and far between, and more the exception then the rule. 10 years ago I had a cousin in his early 30s die from the flu. It was tragic but definitely not the norm.  
 

I just don’t see how completely shutting down the football season and then those schools losing out on the revenue is feasible. I totally understand why they’re considering it and won’t ever question anyone who is looking out for the safety of others, especially our youth. But I think they need to make sure to make good informed decisions and not rush it.  Schools are already cutting athletic programs which in turn means kids lose out on getting some or all of their education paid for. I’m scared either way it’ll be a slippery slope that a lot of schools and athletic departments won’t be able to recover from. 
 

2 hours ago, Huskers93-97 said:

I see they have done programming on 94 and 97 Nebraska. Usually from their series big ten elite. What’s more elite than 95 huskers. Surprised they have not done any programming on that year 

Could have something with the fact that when it comes to drama from close games there really wasn’t any. The only drama was crap off the field and they don’t want to highlight or focus on that

5 hours ago, Decked said:

With Vedral leaving and us now being down to 3 scholarship QBs I wonder how much Luke will actually play that Taysom Hill role. Martinez has shown he cannot play a whole year. If he goes down it’s Luke & a true freshman. 

Even though Martinez is injury prone the coaches can’t decide not to play Luke in that capacity  if they believe he will help win games. Every player has a chance to get hurt on every play and yes while some positions tend to have a higher chance of injury, you still have to do what it takes to win games. They need to play whoever wherever to give the team the best chance to win games 

I don’t see him going anywhere unless it’s either A. a program that is so top tier he can’t refuse

or

B. He realizes the talent he has recruited isn’t going to pan out so he has to strike while the irons hot

The schools in the big ten make so much money that it’ll take an unbelievable offer to buy him away from Minnesota