Courtesy Flush

6 minutes ago, BigRedN said:

Can we just go ahead and flush all punters and kickers as well.  For me, it would just be a nice flush.  I'd go with no experience over what we have. 

What if I could get you the B1G kicker of the year from 2020? 

Bill O’Brien liked the Nebraska Athletics Open OC posting on LinkedIn.

(Jokes) 

2 hours ago, Vince R. said:

Two offensive staff members are being let go immediately after the season, and one is retiring. The players do not want to transfer. Many want to stay and made it known that there won't be a mass exodus. There will be some though, and the staff is for it. Trev and Scott have been talking to replacements for a little while. Oops. 

You’re a wizard, Harry!

1 hour ago, Courtesy Flush said:

Take away 1 turnover a game and the Huskers are easily 7-1

*I should say one turnover that led to points for the other team, took potential points off the board for Nebraska, or resulted in a key game ending play (MSU, Mich).

Could the 2021 season be the hardest schedule in Nebraska’s history? The B1G has never had 5 teams in the top 10 at the same time until this year (MSU, Mich, PST, OSU, Iowa). 
 

All but 4 of the teams that Nebraska has played were ranked at some point during the season.

Team - Highest Rank - Current Rank - Record

OU - 3rd - 8th - 8W 0L

MSU - 3rd - 3rd - 8W 0L

Mich - 6th - 7th - 7W 0L

Minn - 20th - 20th - 6W 2L

Pur - 25th - N/A - 5W 3L

OSU - 3rd - 5th - 7W 1L

Wisc - 12th - 21st - 5W 3L

Iowa - 2nd - 22nd - 6W 2L

When has NEB ever played a schedule like that? Did that ever happen in the Big 8/Big12? Has it ever happened in the B1G? Not that I can recall. Not even close.

Take away 1 turnover a game and the Huskers are easily 7-1 and ranked in the top 10, playing a 7-1 OSU team this weekend. The only loss would have been to Minnesota using this methodology.

Turnovers: 

Illi - 2AM Fumble

OU - 2AM Int in Redzone

MSU - 2AM Fumble, 2AM OT INT

Mich - 2AM INT, 2AM fumble

Pur - 2AM INT(s)

The Huskers are tied at 87th in the country in turnovers lost with 13. 
 

This has been one interesting season. 

Being at the game last night was different for me than it was at the CU game in 2019.  This team is different; more disciplined, bigger from top to bottom. They are playing well. Losing sucks, but losing by 13 total points to 3 top ten teams shows me they’ve turned a corner. The defense is fantastic. They are improving. I made it a point to talk with some of the Mich fans yesterday. I asked for an honest assessment of how they felt things were going. Most of them said they were shocked we hadn’t won more games. Quite a few of them felt this was their best team in years, and they were nervous before the games. 

The sentiment in the stadium is that this might be the worst refereeing we’ve seen. Sitting next to Michigan fans, and they agree. 
 

What a joke.

7 hours ago, Mavric said:

Don't look now but...

 

 

Didn’t the Huskers hold Michigan State to zero 1st downs in the second half, or did I hear that wrong? I can’t believe they’re still that high. 

Bob Stoops said before the OU game that NEB was ready to turn a corner. 

What I learned is that this Oline change was a plus. It might have been a big enough plus for another 1 or 2 scoring drives in previous games. That is the difference between this team being 3-3 and 6-0. 
 

Illinois wouldn’t have gotten to Martinez, we would have sustained drives and that game would have been a blowout.

OU wouldn’t have hurried Martinez nearly as often and that would have resulted in more sustained drives and at least 7 points… The difference in the game of course.

Last week was pathetic for our oline. This oline would have created enough space and drive sustainment to allow for 14 or more points. 
 

This team should be 6-0 during one of the hardest schedules in school history according to preseason predictions. 
 

This team still has a lot to improve, but that team that showed up tonight should have beaten OU and Michigan State. That team that showed up tonight will beat Michigan next weekend, and I’ll be there to watch. 
 

GBR

5 hours ago, Xmas32 said:

I'm one more bad week away from sacrificing a live chicken and spreading the blood on Memorial Stadium and Barry's (cuz duh) to get rid of the bad juju.  @teachercdhas offered to be my wheelman.

I’ll drive

13 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

Penance has to be made by all:

 

 

I’ll have to ask my wife if I can get mine back so I can get in line for my turn. 

On a 1mph wind day, Culp drills a 45 yard FG right down the middle to win the game. However, just before the ball crosses the threshold of the upright, a bird, with a B1G tweet-shirt on, flys right into the ball, knocking it off the upright and down into the end zone. 

2 minutes ago, gossamorharpy said:

Im in the camp of giving frost another year with some staff shakeups but if he truly only wins 2 or 3, meaning he ends the yea ron like a 10 game losing streak and we beat literally not one besides buffalo and fordham, hes out.  Northwestern is trash this year, purdue needs to be a win and same can be said for minnesota.... Not to mention wiscy hasn't looked this weak in 10-15 years-- frosty restores a lot of confidence for me if all of these are wins-- these wins would also get us to a bowl..... 

 

While style points shouldnt matter- the games i listed above would be great to see a comfortable win instead of our typical fashion of playing to our competition.

This team is a hot mess, but at least they’re hot. A quick shower, some o-line makeup and we win every game here on out. We will beat OSU so long as the defense remains solid. Our defense is fantastic and their defense is really bad this year. They’re ready for the breakthrough, and we’ll remember the second half of this season as the moment when everything came together. 
 

(Sets the KoolAid down on the desk.)

Man, I was thirsty.

Indiana looks like Nebraska

1 minute ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

I don't know how you can play that poorly of a second quarter, go into the locker room to re-group and re-stategize, then come out and play even worse in the third quarter. 

 

Unless your coach is terrible at his job. 

 

I will never give Scott Frost the benefit of the doubt again. 

Add me to this camp. I’m done apologizing for him. It’s beyond embarrassing at this point.

1 minute ago, TonyStalloni said:

s it time to think about starting one of the young Qbs so they have experience for next year while at the same time hitting the transfer portal for a senior QB? That negates the excuse for a bad season next year because our Qbs are inexperienced.

I wondered the same thing, but let’s just hope the new coach brings in someone with them.

6 hours ago, Courtesy Flush said:

The offense in general: 6 TDs

The defense in general: 2 turnovers, 3 sacks

Correction - Illinois 

The offense in general: 6 TDs

The defense in general: 2 turnovers, 3 sacks

Gooooo Biiiiiiiiig Reeeeeed

15 minutes ago, B.B. Hemingway said:

I think it has potential to be a very clever, beneficial move. Possibly even making this alliance more important to the SEC, than the SEC would be to the three conferences in the alliance. It undoubtedly removes the stranglehold the SEC had on the future of CFB.

I agree. If they handle this correctly, they could show recruits they can play nationally, or they can stick to regional football with the SEC. they can also set up and control the governing body and playoff. They could extend 1 spot to a SEC team that wins the conference championship. How funny would that be? 

23 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

Here's your answer to this:

 

 

Let’s just hope he didn’t coach them to smile for the camera. 

10 hours ago, hagg said:

 

Scott Frost just says klaatu barada nikto and the cop calmly turns and leaves. 

Army of Darkness for the win!

7 hours ago, Bledred said:

When you are pulled over for speeding and 20 cars speed past you.  Breaking the law is breaking the law.  Are we sorry we broke the rules or are we sorry we got caught?

Funny story - I’ve been pulled over 42 times and have only had 2 tickets issued:

#1. I was going 82 in a 65 in the panhandle of Oklahoma. I was in the military, and would pull out my military ID with my license. It was a get out of free jail card nearly every single time. There were two issues: I had a Nebraska hat on, and Texas plates (stationed in Texas). Oh, I also had a radar detector. It was the only time I used one.

#2. Pulled over in Iron County, Utah in a red Subaru Outback for going 83 in a new 80 mph zone. Others were going the same speed as me. They also got pulled over up the road.

I’ve been pulled over for running 92 in a 45 (racing at night, not in city limits or near houses). I’ve been pulled over for going 155mph in Skull Valley, Utah on my bike. That’s usually a trip to the slammer for the night. I didn’t get tickets for either of those. In fact, the cop asked if he could take my bike for a quick ride. “Uh… yes!” He went by at 130+ with no helmet. I can’t imagine the wind in your eyes at that speed.
 

Policing and regulating are two completely different things, but thank you for the opportunity to tell a funny story.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/saturdaytradition.com/michigan-football/double-standard-michigan-reportedly-committed-similar-infraction-that-has-nebraska-under-ncaa-investigation/amp/

1 hour ago, Undone said:

 

Quick clarifying question: Is Melissa smoking hot?

Bob’s a sexy beast, so he was able to get a younger, more athletic wife. Melissa is definitely an upgrade from Karen. Karen really let herself go.