HS_Coach_C

17 minutes ago, runningblind said:

Count backwards and you can typically oversign by 3 I believe.

I thought they got rid of the oversign and put a hard cap of 25 new scholarship players per year. I guess I haven't perused the NCAA rulebook lately... Not that it would help any.

59 minutes ago, suh_fan93 said:

 

So is the 25 new scholarships per year limit only a Big Ten thing?  Otherwise how do Alabama and Notre Dame take that many? Can you still count backwards?

4 minutes ago, chamrocck said:

What the hell is going on?  College football is changing and getting to be a bit of a joke with all the player movement.  If we are going to lose some of our best players let's at least get some dudes to replace them.  

But we're limited to 25 new scholarship players per year, including new high school signees, JUCOs, and transfers. Not going to be easy to keep a full roster, but at least we have plenty of walk ons to reward.

5 hours ago, lo country said:

Rutledge has a great record in year 2 where ever he has been as an analyst.......I think he is a sacrificial cow....I was hoping for someone else...But that's just me. Maybe some changes/moves coming up. 

Yes and no. I think he did some good things, but when your scheme allows for punters to frolic for first downs multiple times during the year, there might be some blame there as well.

30 minutes ago, BIG ERN said:

I'm not saying to stop recruiting them, but they can no longer be the focal point of the offense like we tried to run through Wandale. We aren't Ohio St and won't get those type of guys to compete where we want. Running a no huddle with average playmakers = very bad offense. 

I agree with you for the most part.  I guess to me "death of the Duck-R position" sounds like you wouldn't use those type of players at all. 

I'm all for more power running, bigger receivers, and shifty guys as the change of pace not as the focus.

Eh. I wouldn't completely rule out a Duck-R type receiver. Wandale had a lot of success even if he wasn't used quite right. Lindsey was a Riley recruit. Jones, Woodyard, and Williams were not really Duck-R guys and were all quick gets to fill a class. Spielman had plenty of success here. Fleming flashed potential but supposedly had off field issues.

I get it. We haven't had guys stick around, but I wouldn't stop recruiting a FEW of these guys. Just like you wouldn't want a toolbox full of the same tool, you don't want everyone on the team to have the same skill set. We need the big bodied guys and the smaller quick guys both.

19 minutes ago, SECHusker said:

 

Yes. It has taken far too long to develop any level of consistency, they still miss gaps, and they are a liability in the passing game. In comparison to the improvements made by the other units, the lag behind.

Disagree.  They still missed some plays, but until Miller and then Reimer got hurt, this was arguably the best unit on a solid defense this year. You also had the #4 guy going back and forth with OLB because of depth there. The jump ILB made from last year was definitely the biggest of any position group. The athleticism is still a question, but I think that is improving as well.

3 hours ago, BlitzFirst said:

still waiting for the mass exodus to occur.  Does anyone know when everyone is going to leave?

I'm pretty sure everyone already left. I've been seeing tweets with players at home with their families.

Boe Wilson grad transferring. Not a surprise. Good luck to him.

Nebraska 17

Rutgers 27

Rushing 165

Passing 185

15 minutes ago, knapplc said:

 

Those snaps are coming out rolling sideways. I'm not sure I've seen that before. I wonder if that's on purpose. If on target, not a big deal.

Yikes. Couldn't win it either.

I know there will be some upsets, but man I hope this isn't a demoralizing season for these guys.

Ugh. Well, when does baseball season start?

Actually, more realistically, when does the spring volleyball season start?

Here's his tweet. He's already my favorite recruit in this class.

Nebraska 38

Minnesota 35

Rushing 215

Passing 285

5 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

This is a nice gain, but it's almost all on Wandale and the play design. The three blockers in front basically get one guy. The receiver blocked for about half a second. Get three blocks by three guys, you double the yards.

Nebraska 38

Purdue 41

Rushing 235

Passing 215

Gotta finish out with 3 straight wins and disciplined play. Get guys excited, get some momentum, keep your recruits. Then at the end of the year it's 1 bad loss to Illinois, an expected loss to Ohio State, 2 shoulda-coulda-woulda losses to teams with excellent defenses.

I don't think I'm as down on the team as most after today, but there can't be any letdowns the rest of the way.

Well we didn't work on discipline this week...

11 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

Fleming isn’t suited up today, so this may have legs. 

I wish we would coach these kids so they can contribute and have good relationships with the team rather than running them off because "they don't get it".

Maybe there's more to it, but this stinks.

Nebraska 9

Iowa 45

Rushing 135

Passing 110

O: Brown/Fleming/Betts

D: Reimer/JoJo

Or at least I hope so, because I think that's a recipe for success.

Nebraska 34

Illinois 24

Rushing 290

Passing 215

Nebraska 17

Penn State 38

Rushing 220

Passing 140

Nebraska 38

Northwestern 20

Rush 260

Pass 240