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Not sure what can be done with this group at this point. Single wing. With a few waggle passes incorporated in. Focus on short yardage gains and conversions keeping drives alive. Burn as much clock as you can. Get into field goal range around the 25. Kick field goals thereafter minimizing potential opportunities interceptions and fumbles. Emphasize forcing turnovers on defense and scoring as many field goals off the turn overs. Fake punts given the situation. Only if relatively deep in the opponent's territory or, if there's considerable doubt that a field goal can be executed due to wind, rain, snow, ice, Etc. Let's do better with situational decisions as well. Big bowls of ice cream for the top four players with the highest yardages gained (If does not violate regulations). Likewise for any player that causes a change of possession to us. Anyone responsible for giving the ball away cleans up around the locker room areas (including toilets) and does a lot of running. That goes for anyone that commits a costly penalty. Extend the cleaning to other locations as necessary. Give Purdy more chances to see what he can accomplish. Can't be much worse (or maybe it can) than what we've witnessed transpire thus far. Do whatever possible to squeeze out one more win to be bowl eligible. Evaluate staff performances across the board as the season commences. Hit the portal hard for a legitimately competent quarterback that can operate the offense effectively. Enough trying. Cease saying "try" replacing it with "Intent to" whenever and wherever applicable. Let's GO Team!!!

That'll be Urban Meyer.

Former Husker fan turned Alabama fan that goes around attempting to be given attention and validate himself though his rather radical, ridiculous proclamations. The type that's loud and doesn't apply reasoning. Always entertaining to observe!

Didn't watch or attend the game. Listening to it was bad enough. What a horrendous performance. From both teams really. Enduring that in person must've been a rough ride.

It's not funny. The ridiculous of it is.

Scotty's on the way to Iowa. Going to lead the chicken's offense!

Kookbox is at it again

It's possible that Satterfield is pretty smart. Sometimes intelligent people don't get out of their own way. Many smart people wouldn't make very good intelligence officers. While I view things differently, I do think that there's been situational issues. I'm not nearly as knowledgeable about football as many of you here. It just seems to me that it's more of a personnel issue. Our quarterbacks just aren't that good. There's other contributing factors along with that. Then maybe instead he attempts to compensate for what we're working with by outsmarting the opponent at junctures which diminishes what (I think) is otherwise decent play calling. Perhaps he makes corrections, can adjust. I'm a strategy person. I like strategizing and having contingencies. Thing is, sometimes more oftentimes proves less. Work with what's in front of you rather than injecting things that are counter to what one's intending to accomplish. No sense making what's a simple choice complicated. Accept the answers, whatever they are, as you say with Michigan continuing to do what was necessary to achieve the objective of winning. There's definitely some things needing addressing on offense. When evaluating the season and his staff, among other things Rhule would do well to bring in a quarterback's coach in some configuration as he originally intended to do.

It's a disaster...He's not a weapon's expert! Move on without him huh? Perhaps Gen. Rhule (Ha) though making some adjustments can overcome our offensive "production" and the unit will then become a model of exemplary execution!

Tend to lean toward running the ball. There's a legitimate argument both ways IMO. Passing it offers more risk and higher reward, while running offers less risk and lower reward. With the TD throw that probably provides us a greater probability of winning IF we can subsequently stop them from scoring a TD and avoid OT. That's not a guarantee, though. The folks arguing for running have a point taking into consideration we're playing our third quarterback and a rush is the safer, more reliable option. Still, if you're going to be an aggressor playing for the win, the idea is to go for a knockout blow approaching the finish rather than a battle of attrition as time is expiring. It's possible a touchdown is scored rushing as well. We can all agree that the game sucked. Another squandered opportunity... The much larger issue though, in my opinion, is the play of our quarterbacks. Rhule took a risk with Sims that didn't pan out. Haarberg hasn't been an answer and there's no indication that Purdy is. I'm more concerned with getting a quarterback here that can run an offense effectively and efficiently. We lost this game due to turnovers. The regularity of which we do it is massive and costly. It's terribly difficult to gain momentum giving the ball away. Only execution does that. The defense did their part. The game plan was decent enough. I anticipated more points being scored and it not being that close. That's a pretty decent offense that we faced. Their defense wasn't particularly good and yet we only scored 10 points. Satterfield might need to sharpen his game though the outcome is attributable to our not having an offense that functions well enough to win mostly due to the play of our QB's.

You would've elected to run the ball instead of throw it in that situation.

Worst ever?

Haarrrberg Simmmms Purrdy Apple, cherry, peach. Take your pick. We've got you covered!

Nebraska 13 Maryland 29 Rushing 156 Passing 111

Defense didn't play with the intensity as they had been. QB and O-Line are our biggest challenges (Nothing new there, bad combo). Our weak side was exploited. Haarberg played with less confidence today. I'm sure the pounding he's taken is part of it. Probably got away from the run game a bit too much. Still, players have to make plays. Opportunities were there and they didn't. Michigan State was likely underestimated to some extent no matter how our players were warned. We're a different team at home then away. There seemed to be regression in just about every area of play today.

Huskers 20 Michigan St. 13 Rushing 213 Passing 166

Haven't been watching the chickens. Have they been dealt the adversity we have on offense with all the challenges in relation to injuries? We didn't start out with an abundance of weapons. The verdict is still out on the offensive staff. Suggesting that they're an abysmal failure is premature. Spot on about coach White and his unit though.

Liked some things Satterfield incorporated into the game that were effective. We're finding ways to win games and not losing ones that we've come accustomed to even when we should've been. The fear of losing seems to be diminishing I'd say, the playing not to lose.

Nebraska 19 Purdue 16 Passing 137 Rushing 208

Not next year. I'd say relatively soon. It's what coach Rhule prefers. Just got done installing new artificial a year ago I think though wasn't it...

Like a really bland pork summer sausage. Messy absent much seasoning though it's enough to get one though until the lead chief and his crew has more to work with.

Nebraska 31 Northwestern 12 Rushing 236 Passing 170

I smell a RAT.

It's more/mostly who we have on the field. Skill, physical features and mental aspects. Although coaching likely shoulders some responsibility. Particularly in the area of recruitment. Candidates have pause when they aren't seeing better results and the confidence isn't there like it might be elsewhere. Much of these things we see so often though, aren't on the coaches but players. Bringing in the right linemen short and longer-term will advance our cause considerably.