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@teachercd until it's manipulated in one way or another. In many instances its the "Haves" that benefit while the "Have nots" are more deserving.

Sports in general is a very good example. I've seen and heard of the scenario where coachs are forced to start lesser players because parents of the lesser players have put thousands of dollars into the athlete thru select sports. (baseball, volleyball, softball, basketball) Parents believe they should have a voice in their child's sport because they've (the haves) spent thousands on their child's development. The parents feet feel their child should start even if the better athlete who isn't in select sports (parents can't afford it, the have nots) is more deserving.

Or... Like many schools, end the elitist tradition of having to boast on 2 students. Val's & Sal's post HS accomplishments rarely result in more success then other class members. Sometimes, yes but that is not the norm. As a community we frown on "Look At Me or Look At My Accomplishments" boasts so why do we promote that agenda with our youth?

Welcome to the Fam Damily Mr. Hardy.. No better place then N!!

lol.. you expecting Armageddon? Hell, by now you have enough stock piled to actually use it to barter with when the world collapses and all any of us want is to get drunk and pass out. 

Dumb question from someone that has never lifted.

Hutmacher, to me, seems like a power lifter so my question is mostly about equipment. Has equipment changed that much for power lifters as I figure most of the equipment is still bars and weights. Yes/No? I realize the quick twitch muscle development equipment has changed but has the power lifter equipment?

3 minutes ago, SFW said:

Unpopular opinion #2

Adrian Martinez will never lead us to a winning season.  

not sure how "unpopular" this is. many agree with the statement. he had a bad 2nd year. here's hoping that was a fluke

as an anti sergio garcia guy I'm not sure i can support this guy

My question (except by Husker in WI) remains yet unanswered by the other posters.

• Frost came in with amazing hype, what he learned was how depleted his department was. So much so that I believe it shocked him to the core. You can say the comparison is irrelevant or argue its relevance but program history be damned, losing creates decline, decline creates bad habits and bad habits create bad results.

29 minutes ago, Sker fer life said:

IMO year three is critical for Frost and company,  regardless of schedule.  He has got to get this team to a bowl.

So, the HOF coach's results aren't good enough in your opinion, yes?

18 minutes ago, SFW said:

6-7

13-0

4-8

5-7

 

Were going to find out this year if 13-0 was an outlier or not.  
 

and if we go 5-6 again as the HOF coach did, is that reason for concern?

So, the below stats are those from a hall of fame coach. Are these acceptable at Nebraska?

If so, are you as a fan willing to have 3 below average seasons to finally acknowledge the coach is worthy of the hype?

Actually, Paul Johnson isn't an RPO offense. (though I think you fully understand that).

I'm saying 80% is obviously not realistic even with a great line but had frost ran it that much last year the results would not have been worse. (Likely not better either) However, had he ran a base formation with a focus on running more the result of that would have been a more through understanding of the base formation fundamentals. It was a young line last year. From the start frost new he'd struggle to win 7 games. Sacrifice the season to develop through repetition thereby better preparation for the this coming season. Install 30-40 plays with each having 1 or 2 audibles and perfect those plays. Perfection through Repetition.

Both of frostie's seasons here ended much better then they started, yes? Was it because the players didn't fully understand the complexities of the offense and if so, would repetition be the reason for the perceived improvement by years end? If so, then can anyone disagree that hindsight being 20/20, developing the run the ball mentality thru repetition pays dividends? There is so much truth is the wisdom of "sometimes one takes one step back to leap forward". Step back, reduce the playbook, establish depth, establish fundamental soundness via repetitive confrontation against every front. Once that foundation is established and hardened then add to it but not before.

I (edit I think I) fully understand the RPO.. I fully understand the appearance or resemblance of frostie's offense when compared to Osborne's. What I'm saying is develop a run first mentality rather then audible out when a defense switch to a 8 or 9 man front. I get Wyohusker's post. I get the frustration with people screaming "run the dang ball". What I don't get is the opinions stating we need a highly complex scheme in this day and age. The best RPO schemes are simple. The successful RPO programs (Bama, OSU, Clemson, OU) have the run the ball first mentalities with a sound foundation. Meaning they have a base formation  (1 TE, 2 TE, 5 wideouts, etc.. sets) and from that foundation they audible into the adjustments. Do that with a smaller playbook and perfect those instead of trying to ho hum through a complex over sophisticated playbook. Run the ball, IMO, is more about the mental makeup of the program then averaging stats. Hindsight being 20/20, I wish Frost would have run the ball 80-85% of the time last year because the results would likely have been the same (maybe better) but the players would now believe that much more the emphasis Frost wants on the ability to run! Frost knows you can't win if you can't run. As do most here so the "run the ball" is not about stats it's about confidence and fundamental beliefs.

Just now, swmohusker said:

I love frost and think he has a chance to do something special here, but for the most unpopular opinion (to some) not named Riley or Callahan is maybe Bo Pelini was a pretty good coach too.  

Most agree with you. Pelini was a pretty good coach but the antics were just too much. That said, he averaged 9 wins a year. Nough said!!

Here's my biggest issue.. run the dang ball!! Stop playing fancy feet, stop trying to develop a 300 page play book. Instead, develop 100 plays that work and stick to those plays. Certainly a gadget play here or there but for heavens sake. Stop this mind set of.. if they do this, we'll counter and do this... Just be good at 33 plays with each having an audible or two of those 33 formations and perfect those formations and audibles.

Personally, part of me is hoping there won't be a season as that would indicate a considerable effort in self discipline and safety. Safety both of the athletes, students and fans. In this scenario nobody can say greed was the driving force to reopen early. The fan side of me is greedy though.

23 minutes ago, hunter49 said:

have heard the same, docs and hospitals getting paid for cause of death listed as co-vid....corruption is rife in the system.

Actually, medicare addressed this rumor. The fact is, yes hospital administrators flat rate increases when a medicare patient is hospitalized with a critical respiratory illness and tripled when/if a ventilator is necessary. The catch however is, this policy applies to any and all respiratory illnesses not just the covid virus. Below is a 2017 (before covid 19) quote from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

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For less severe hospitalizations, we use the average Medicare payment for respiratory infections and inflammations with major comorbidities or complications in 2017, which was $13,297. For more severe hospitalizations, we use the average Medicare payment for a respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support for greater than 96 hours, which was $40,218.

In honesty, I think in general it's a hard match for the more liberal West Coast ideals to mix with the more conservative midwest ideals and thereby making it more challenging to recruit those states. Also, many west coast athletes tend to view nebraska as a hick state and therefore and likewise, the university too which also perpetuates into a more difficult task in recruitment. Just my thoughts. Time will tell but even in Osborne's era we struggled with California recruitment.

I prefer to look at facts before bringing forth judgement and the fact is since 1943 nebraska's total cali athlete list is only 171 students. So, IMO, it's just not TT that's struggled recruiting this state but every person since and before 1943. I think instead of casting stones we should rather appreciate the struggle.

Link of Cali Recruits:

https://dataomaha.com/huskers/state/CA

In comparison. from that same article had you read it you'd have seen the US Dept of Education statistics in which Nebraska is way lower then other conference and national schools. (Scroll to the bottom of the article and the differences are rather surprising.) Nebraska is at I think 127.

Hmm.. article regarding Northwestern Athlete costs.

https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/northwestern-tops-nation-spending-athletic-aid

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EVANSTON, IL — Northwestern University spends the most sports-related student aid per athlete of any school in NCAA Division I, according to data submitted to the federal government. The university divides more than $19 million in athletically related student aid among the 478 students who participate in varsity sports. Northwestern is the only school in the country to spend more than $40,000 per participating undergraduate student, according to most recent data available from the U.S. Department of Education.

I'd be ok with this. Especially if it is an alternative to paying players.  

edit: and now with the turnover via transfer portal the excuse of depth holds less meaning. Am I wrong in thinking this?

I wonder if this new norm has caused some season ticket holders to give up their tickets. In my reality if I held season tickets I know I'd be considering it. The cost of the tickets, the drive to and from the game, the sardine packaging of the seats, the narrow entrances and the new broadcasting techniques used today. All adding up, I'd weight all those factors then add in the "risk factor of illness" and I'd probably coward out and turn in the tickets. Personally, I do think the stadium seating is way over do for seating capacity upgrades. Meaning stadium seats resulting in fewer fans but more fan comforts.

Arrowhead Stadium holds just under 77,000 with real seats. Not sure why Memorial Stadium doesn't do the same. Well... I understand why they didn't but I don't understand why now they won't remodel the seating. It's way past time to do so.

Not at all surprised here. Also, just more wood to stoke the fire come game day. Let's hope he has a fulfilling career in Iowa with a losing record against the home state uni, yes?

On 5/5/2020 at 9:53 AM, Mavric said:

 

I guess there is some time between now and NSD.  But I kind of doubt there to that position yet.  If he basically hasn't played in three years and is only now getting cleared to play, I can't imagine they're counting on much from him for now.  Maybe for the next class if he looks good this fall.

Yep.. agree here. I think they would prefer he build strength. That he works with our ortho staff to further strengthen his new knee and gain confidence in the rebuild before they allow him to cut it lose and play at full speed. That said though, when allowed i do think he'll impress.

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