huskerjack23

The only thing that ever bothers me about fellow fans is being around the one's whose entire weekend is ruined if the huskers don't do well. Not ruined in "a shucks, that sucks" way, but in a don't be around me for 24+ hours if the huskers don't blow everyone out way. It's just not fun to be around those people when the game is on, anything goes wrong and they turn into a angry shell. I've been friends with 2 such people. A loss (except for the Texas b12 championship game with Suh) only sticks with me for about max 30 minutes IRL. After that I can laugh it off and have a good time.

Very much this. After growing up making it to personal, I realized I'm not on the team and have really nothing to lose watching these games.

GKF - one question/concern I have about what you're saying is specifically #3. What does this concept do for the QB, especially a guy like Taylor who is not Joe Montana? Has Taylor shown (in practice) the ability to make multiple reads and checkdowns? This was not his strong suit last year, and relying on a QB for whom passing is not his primary talent to make reads like this seems like a bad idea.

 

If the route isn't called in the huddle, but determined based on a read the WR makes, how does the QB know where he's going to be? And what's to prevent a cluster**** in the middle of the field when two or three receivers make the same read?

 

Maybe this is a problem of me not being able to visualize what they're doing, but it seems like less planning and more sandlot stuff. Sure it can work, but I'm not visualizing it.

I think there are routes that are set most of the time, and there are only some plays not all where a WR will cut a different route mid play based on how the defender is playing him (option routes). I think most of the time, the QB will make the determination based on the defender to "hot" the receiver so that the confusion will minimize.

Fluke injuries, like the two Martinez endured, are more likely with a running QB sure but they were very fluke injuries. I'm sure he can stay healthier this season

so does anybody have a 360 on here?

beautiful!

I'm gonna hop in and say that I also need a girlfriend.

 

I'm down...

 

GT: jcdahlgren23

 

I'll take USC

I'm up for an Xbox Dynasty

 

GT: jcdahlgren23

 

or just a random ranked/unranked game

I'll decide on a team tomorrow. Should we start a separate thread for Xbox OD? Who's gonna be the commish? Should we decide rules if we're gonna play sim or not care about breaking the AI?

Sign me up for an OD. GT: jcdahlgren23

It's been a long time coming, and the table's turned around, cause one of us is going and one of us is going down!

I'm not runnin, it's a little different now. Cause one of us is going, and one of us is GOING DOWN!!!!!!!!

The countdown is at 28 minutes and change at the moment, but it's official as of eastern time. bigten.org is showing it already.

What I wanna know is what the hell does "S/O" mean? Whatever it is, it probably would have fit in 140 characters.

Didn't know if anyone saw this yet

 

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/116/1169273p1.html

I think Nebraska should run the Hawaii Run and Shoot Pistol.

inb4 old farts complaining about change

 

+1 to the idea of classic alternates from the 2001 season. I'm all about changing the uniform and I'm also for nostalgia for nostalgia's sake. I'm very much for revamping some ideas but finding common ground between traditionalist and modern.

 

As long as the N on the side of that helmet doesn't change and we don't have purple pants (Clemson!), I'm for it.

 

When we tried out modern, we ended up at this hideousness:

 

And today's modern... ugh. Let's just not go there.

 

I'd just like to see more of the old. Throwback tributes like the 300 sellout.

I wouldn't even call that modern. That's just sticking a giant stripe on the pants. What did that really change? I guess there really is no "in between" traditionalist and modern considering that monstrosity.

inb4 old farts complaining about change

 

+1 to the idea of classic alternates from the 2001 season. I'm all about changing the uniform and I'm also for nostalgia for nostalgia's sake. I'm very much for revamping some ideas but finding common ground between traditionalist and modern.

 

As long as the N on the side of that helmet doesn't change and we don't have purple pants (Clemson!), I'm for it.

I'm gonna make a dad joke here.

 

Nebraska!

I guess I'm in the minority then.. Only takes me 5 minutes of watching a FSU or Miami game to think the taunting rule might be a good thing.

It's simple.. teach the kids that when they make a great play or get into the endzone to act like they've been there before and like they'll get there again.

I don't mind a little celebration, but when you score, toss the ball to the refs and celebrate with your team mates while you run back to the sidelines. Don't stand there showboating or rub it in to the other team. It's called showing a little class.

The problem lies with the fact that there's no way to legitimately call this foul fairly in every single game. False start penalties are cut and dry - if you move before the ball is snapped, you lose five yards. But with this rule you're asking a referee (who many already argue don't do a very good job in the college game) to distinguish between taunting, celebrating and everything in between. In my opinion, this rule is the most subjective and unfair rule in all of college football.

 

There's no possible way to contain excitement when you take the lead on a big score with less than one minute to play. If I catch a 60-yard pass with 30 seconds left and I'm 10 yards ahead of the safety, you can bet your ass I'm going to throw my arms up and point to the crowd on my way to the end zone.

 

This rule is asking young football players to become robots on the football field and act like pristine cupcakes after - or before - they score a touchdown.

 

Tommie Frazier's 65-yard touchdown run in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl could be called taunting and the score could be reversed. Think about that - one of the most famous plays in all of Husker history could have been ruled ineligible.

 

It's something I just can't stomach.

FTFY

1a. Atheist (or more specifically, soft atheist or agnostic-atheist).

 

1b. Unfortunately for the second question, what I do believe can't be derived from the first, and is unrelated. All atheism is is 'not theism'. I arrived at the position through skepticism, and I consider myself a skeptic.

 

This is what I would best classify myself as right now as well.

 

Deconversion stories are always fun. PM me sometime.

I'd also like to hear that story. There's an old thread about the morality of faith that's just over a year old where knapplc gets pretty heated with husker_x about religion.

 

I'm interested because I feel my story is so universal, that any person who saw the milestones of introspection and self-awareness that I did, would make the same conclusions.

More like Ryan Tannehill

I sometimes wonder if he's got a disorder like Asperger's Syndrome. I don't really know that much about it to know how well the symptoms match. Just wondering if that's an explanation for how he appears.

 

As someone who works with individuals who have Asperger's Syndrome-No, Taylor doesn't have Asperger's Syndrome. Taylor is a kid. A diamond in the rough. How eloquent are most boys when they're 20 years old and are in the spotlight? He'll get better as he matures. I'm sure he will cringe when he watches this interview say, in 5 years. There will be people who will come along and help him become more polished. I'm more interested in the way he'll play football for us this year. I'm hoping that the rest of the quarterbacks vying for the job will light a bit of a fire beneath him! Could be interesting

 

P.S. If you're interested in what Asperger's Syndrome looks like take a look at Dr. Temple Grandin. Dr Grandin is a famous veterinarian who actually talks about her syndrome. She is a remarkable woman. (Genius! Truly! Many, MANY of the greatest minds of our time had Asperger's Syndrome.)

I don't think anybody is going as far as to say he's got Asperger's. He's just more uncomfortable than most in social situations, that's probably the worst of what he must deal with. Not something he can't overcome and it looks to be like he's doing great things to do just that.

There are many parallels to the Christ story in other faiths, some of them predating Christianity by thousands of years. The Hindu god, Krishna, was conceived by a virgin and his birth was attended by angels, wise men and shepherds. Buddha was also the result of a miraculous birth and visited by wise men bearing gifts. Why are there so many versions of the Christ story across the world and how many are real ?

 

 

Did you even read the original essay?

Your original essay doesn't mention any of the similar messianic stories that are basically the same...virgin births, etc. It's a valid statement.

I thought Russell was perfect for the assignment. He always seems to mellow Matt out when he gets on his rants by making an absurd observation that brings it all back to earth. Jeff gets just as fired up as Matt does if not more so. I believe it was the right move to stay level headed because any kind of aggression will be seen as attacking and thrown back in their faces.

 

Normal people don't get that consideration because they don't have as a big of an audience as Comfort.

Did you watch the Ray Comfort episode? Man that episode was very very active and fun.