Courtesy Flush

Look, man... I get that you have to use ads and all, but every damn time I change a page in a thread I get a freaking CU ad staring me in the face. “Celebrate with your herd”.   Uh... No. I’d like celebrate with my bushel, but I’m stuck reading 10 posts per page and fighting off trash ads.

9 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

I really really really hope Washington is healthy enough to play this week.  We need both at RB and WR.  This all works because we have interchangeable parts like that that can be moved around.  Take one out and it's not as good.

 

Hopefully we learn more from Frost's press conference today.

Yeah, I agree. He’s a special player too. It’s going to be fun to watch this team grow over the next few years!

4 hours ago, Nebfanatic said:

I didn't miss the point. Taylor is a better running back and would be just what we needed. I understand you are high on Wan'Dale but he is not Jonathan Taylor good yet. 

Let Wan’Dale get as many touches as Taylor and then let’s have this conversation again. 

2 hours ago, Nebfanatic said:

Nope. We need a Jonathan Taylor. Wan'Dale is great, but a completely different player.

Huh? You’ve missed my point entirely. We don’t need a Jonathan Taylor when we’ve got Wan’Dale who can do the job just as well. Let’s give Wan’Dale a chance at RB. I don’t care if they look, lift, or move the same. Wan’Dale looked as good at the running back position as the best running back in the country regardless of how many jukes he makes... let’s give him the damn ball. 

3 hours ago, The Dude said:

I'm just going to say it.  He looks to be our best runningback.

I’m just going to say this too - He looked as good as Jonathan Taylor. 

58 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

Noa was a slot receiver for Cal.  He's being asked to play an outside receiver for NU.  It's a completely different skill set.  It's rare to have a guy like Spielman who can make that transition easily.  Noa doesn't have the speed or the strength that Stan had.  Stan and Spielman are almost built like RB's, and have the strength to make catches downfield.  Noa's drop of a perfectly placed pass by Adrian was frustrating and was a huge play at the time.

 

I am not sure what Mills' deal is.  I didn't like the outside zone runs called for him in the first quarter (after Mo got dinged up).  The fumbling is a huge issue.

I understand the difference in where he is playing for NEB vs CAL, I guess my question is why?  He was a slot (or F) receiver at CAL vs the X or Z (depending on the personnel set) at Nebraska. He’s not playing the X or Z receiver well, so we need to do something different with him. He’s unable to make space or create any separation in fly routes or deep slants. Some of it is his strength and some of it is being unfamiliar with the X. Get Chase or Warner out there to play the X and let Noa play the slot where he thrives. We could also let Williams and McQuitty take those same X/Z spots. If we rotated JD, Wan’Dale and Noa at the slot, giving them a few breaks and keeping them fresh, we’d wear down the middle of the field more and create some opportunities for those wheel routes out of the slot, or the deep balls out of the X and Z for a guy like Warner. JD plays the Z extremely well, so we could keep him there more routinely as well. We don’t have a true X receiver. The other option is to run more two TE sets. It’s really interesting to watch how effective they’ve been in the 02 and 12 personnel sets. Having those large TE’s on the field at the same time has had a huge impact. If we’re going to beat OSU, they’re going to need to use those packages more. They were super effective last night and in the last game as well.

B1G network last night on “Final Drive” said they believe Wan’Dale is every bit as good as Rondale Moore. Those of us that have been watching know that, but it’s exciting for those that haven’t paid attention in the press to start calling it out. Ohio State struggled last year with Moore, so here’s to hoping that Washington and Robinson make some major plays against them this year too.

Maybe I’m crazy but...

1. Noa doesn’t seem to be running routes effectively. Stan got open a lot more than Noa. Every time a ball is thrown Noa’s way, he’s covered.

2. Mills is perplexing, and probably the most frustrating running back I’ve watched since Thunder Collins. 

3. The Area 51 dingbat festival actually worked! There was an Adrian Martinez siting!

15 minutes ago, HuskerNation1 said:

I learned just how big Bryce Benhart is. The kid is huge. 

The kids this staff are bringing in are special! They’re also A LOT bigger and faster. 

17 minutes ago, JJ Husker said:

 

Spent some time on the Poudre River trail ehh?

Nice cool night for it.

Yeah, not quite out by the river. All in town, but it was definitely a nice night for it. A little rain at first.

I learned that if I get pissed and nearly throw my TV at half, but decide to spend the rest of the game on an angry walk, it actually feels pretty good. 

1 minute ago, Huskers93-97 said:

Being dead serious in this comment. I feel like I am watching a mike Riley team 

I agree, I don’t know what’s happening. We’re f#&%ing cursed.

2 minutes ago, krc1995 said:

Ok- Mills haters come on back

Yeah, sorry man. Not a fan of that kid. I want to like him, but he’s so damn stupid.

The ref sounds like Charlie Brown’s Teacher of 15 years. 

Just now, Swiv3D said:

Matt Millen is the stupid version of John Madden

I can’t stand him either. He’s worse than that lady at the beginning of the year. What was her name? Pat Millen? 

1 hour ago, Stone Cold said:

God can i Plus 1000 this comment please

Look, Steve Austin, you get one vote like the rest of us. Stone Cold Stunner or not, your opinion is always only worth 1 vote.

Democracy > Authoritarianism 

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1 minute ago, The Maudfather said:

Credit the staff on this pick up. When's the last time we pulled a 4* db out of Florida with an offer list like his?

It’s been a very long time.

9 minutes ago, lo country said:

That UCF O and D looking very good today against Stanford.  I think that we continue in this trajectory, got to look at the staff....Like you said, Frost is getting a pass because he is a Nebraska homeboy.  Anyone else comes in with this year two record (5-9) with the mistakes we have made would be eaten alive........

 

It's a double edge sword with time.  I look at so many programs in year 2 that have made a jump or are winning and are putting a positive product on the field.  If our S&C was as horrific as advertised, it will take years to get the depth on par with other programs.  Frost system is perhaps the most radical departure from the previous style of players since Cally came in for Solich. It's still continues the (really getting old) of square peg meet round hole with the guys on the roster vs the scheme we are playing.  Watching OSU vs Indiana today and even Indy has 2 starting WR's that are 6'3 and 6'4 and go almost 220.....We have no one on the roster like that.  No running game (I know the OL issues, but damn 113th?).

 

I'm concerned that Frost is so married to the speed part of his scheme, that he is really looking over the power part.....Can he adapt ie grind is ok?  Bring in a 2 back set?  Use one of our vaunted TE's as a HB.  Better yet, friggin use the TE's we heard so much about.....

Who do you think recruited a lot of those kids now playing at UCF? Who recruited those kids on offense at Oregon? 

There is a major cultural issue and it didn’t come from this staff. Frost isn’t getting a pass from most of us because he is a home boy; it’s that most of us saw what the hell happened for the 3 years before he got here. Riley destroyed this team. It’s going to take time to recover from that.

5 minutes ago, lo country said:

 

If these guys are the future, get them playing time now.  Because next year will be the same tired crap if things go south..."X" number of new starters at "X", need time to build chemistry etc......

 

The future is now.  Can those guys do less than what we are currently seeing?  Maybe Benhart coming in lights a fire under someones a$$.  Same with Rahmir and Miles.  

I agree. They’re already making mistakes, so they should have a fire under their a$$. 

5 hours ago, WyoHusker56 said:

 

I think the problem was he left zero offensive line depth. After graduating three seniors last year that Bo recruited there is basically no depth. Jaimes and Farniok are decent, but the middle of our line is young and inexperienced and it's a recipe for run game struggles. 

The guys were getting in under this coaching staff will be great. Their size difference is crazy. Bryce Benhart is a monster. I was shocked standing on the sideline. Pads look little on that guy. 

I guess Montez must have talked himself out of that game. Hahahahaha!

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5 minutes ago, Husker in WI said:

 

These open guys also might be his last reads, it's not like he can magically see the whole field and jump straight to the open man. But you're right, it seems like he spends a long time locked on to one guy and any of the things you listed could be why. I would think film study and experience will help.

 

Might go hand in hand with the coaches comment about looking for the perfect play too - if he expects a certain receiver to be open on the play, that would make him a little slower to move on to the next read. 

I agree. These are plays he made last year. I do think he’s got to run through progressions quicker/react quicker. A few of those plays he had the ball for 5 seconds+. The series after the first CU touchdown he starts off great, holding ball for 1 to 2 seconds before hitting an open target like the visuals I shared above. After seeing this stuff, I feel a lot better about the offense.

They’re going to be fine.

12 minutes ago, WyoHusker56 said:

 

Seems like Martinez at times isn't trusting his eyes. Don't know if he's trying too hard to read through his progressions, overthinking, afraid of turnovers or what.

I think you’re right. Rewatching this, I notice he keeps his eyes fixated on one guy too long. Sometimes just waiting for the receiver to break open. 

Do you guys her that singing?

“The snow glows white under our nose tonight,

not a verdict to be seen,

a kingdom of judgement here,

But no one knows if he’s clean

The wind is howling like texts with Videos inside,

couldn’t keep them to himself, heavens knows he tried....

don’t share the video, don’t let them see,

be the good guy you’re supposed to be,

conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know...

(send) $hit now they know!!!!!

Let it go...

Let IT go...

Don’t judge Maurice anymore...

Let it go...

Let... IT... Go...

The administration has closed this door...

Here he stands, on 3rd down and 10... Throw him the d@mn ball... 

He ain’t going to jail anyway...

1 hour ago, yort2000 said:

 

 

The thing you should be looking at on this third down play isn't if he could have hit someone running open down the middle.  The main takeaway from that play is how confused our O-linemen are and 5 of them end up blocking 2 guys and let 2 guys run right at the QB untouched.  

They do for sure. Also Martinez has to get rid of the ball faster. Here are back to back series on 2nd and 3rd down and guys are wide open.

2nd down - Doesn’t get rid of ball fast enough to Wan’dale. Result: Terrible incomplete pass.

3rd down -Hold ball too long before throwing to Stoll.

Result: waits 1.5 seconds longer and DB is on Stoll’s back. Punt...

Next series

2nd down - Wide open receiver, but he runs for sideline.

Result: loss of yard

3rd down - Washington wide open with linebackers on his heals. Potential for huge gain of safety on far side of field is blocked by WR. Martinez holds ball

Result: Sack and Punt...