Always a husker
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You might mean 2009. In 2010, neb had speedy Martinez, kyler reed, helu, burkhead...it wasn't too shabby of an offense.
Yeah maybe the 45 fumbles and 110 penalties are clouding my memory.
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big difference though KC. '08's obviosly improved. By the time the Gator Bowl came around it was developing into a pretty solid unit. Last year's edition seemed to regress, mostly becuase of injuries, late in the year.
This is what's been so frustrating with Pelini's teams of late. 2008 we saw major improvement throughout the year. 2009's D was in beast mode by seasons end. However, 2010 was a disaster late in the year. 2011 was almost identical. 2012 was a couple plays from going the same way, and pretty much did when you throw the championship/bowl games in there.
We used to hear about the "process" all the time. Now we rarely hear it. Maybe the lack of "process" is cause for our lack of "execution"? Regardless, this team hasn't finished strong in years.
Sorry to nitpick, but I wouldnt say 2010 was a disaster late. the offense went into the tank when the star got hurt, but, the defense play awesome down the stretch aside from one bad 1/2 quarter against OU in Dallas. I refuse to take note of the Holiday Bowl against Washington. That game was a joke, and there was not one player or coach that had half the necessary interest required to win that game. My comments could be found, but I expected a loss there from the moment it was announced. That game was nothing less than one last manipulated kick in the nuts from Beebe and the Big 12. So, aside from that game the end of 2010 wasnt nearly a disaster. It's just a shame the offense wound up revolving around one guy.
We should be kicking ourselves for 2010. We should have been undefeated going into the game with OU. No ands ifs or buts. We beat aTm, the scoreboard just didnt show it. Texas? You f'ing kidding me??? We were up 17 to nothing on OU and if TMart doesn't throw that pick in the end zone we go up 20 to nothing. We should be kicking ourselves.
I honestly still think that the 2010 team has been Bo's best fielded team thus far overall.
No doubt about it. That team should have done great things. If only we had something that resembled an offense.
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The Corn Crib.
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I've been watching a lot of the games from last year and the thing that keeps sticking out with this secondary is the missed opportunities to get interceptions. There was so many times we had almost perfect coverage but wouldn't turn and look for the ball. We often would get called for PI because our db's were fighting with the receiver instead of turning and looking for the ball. They also need to work on timing their jump. SJB would be an All-American if he could figure out how to play the ball.
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Abdullah will run for 4/5 a mile in 26 minutes and 36 seconds.
4/5 mile as in .8 of a mile? in that time?
Abdullah?
Well I took the number of rushing attempts he had last year and multiplied it by 7 seconds and that is how much time it came out to. At first I thought no way but, checked again and sure enough it came out to 26:36.
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Abdullah will run for 4/5 a mile in 26 minutes and 36 seconds.
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I can never bring myself to wish the buckeyes luck. the only way i could would be if we needed them to beat michigan for us to make it to the ccg.
Which is what you will need to happen, unless the Huskers beat them in Ann Arbor which i don't see happening.
meh
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Wow, Lincoln is going to look awesome. Can't wait to go visit for a football game this fall. I haven't been in the city in 4 years. Props to Knapp and everyone else who keep me and all the others who don't get a chance to ever see Lincoln updated.
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Indiana over Louisville. I never fare too good on these. We'll see how it goes.
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Back to the main topic. Who do you think sees the field more this year out out these four. Jordan Westerkamp, Alonzo Moore, Taariq Allen, and Tyler Wullenwaber? Assuming Allen and Wullenwaber come back healthy.
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Based on his athleticism only I really want this kid. It's rare that you see kids with his speed in the state of Nebraska. I have yet to see his film but, if he can fly around the field like he does on the track he could be molded into a good football player. It helps that his dad played here.
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Honestly, I was not very impressed at all by his workout film. His front squat seems to be below average and his power clean was also sub par. Anyone else agree?
Yes, I do agree. Unrelated but something funny I found at the 1:32-1:45 mark in that video. The two kids standing in the back appear to be mocking him.
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Thomas Brown bought shoes from me and he was with Afalava and Alonzo Moore. Let's just put it this way, Afalava is huge.
His highlight video was insane
And that was only his junior highlights. I wonder how much more he has progressed since then.
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Does anyone ever consider that these football coaches we love to hate on are just humans? Anyone? No? Ok never mind.
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Just watched this for the first time. Wow, am I impressed. Not only are his highlights stellar, but his demeanor and attitude in that interview are great. Seems like a kid who wants to work and earn everything he gets. We could use a few more Kenny Bell, Abdullah, Burkhead, Imani Cross type of players.
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Gained a lot of respect for Bo and the entire staff after reading that article. The coaching staff puts in so much time and effort into their jobs. It must be grueling trying to balance all of that out and still be happy with your life. Nebraska is at such a disadvantage as far as location in recruiting. The coaches really have to bust their butt to make up for it.
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Camera man: Say cheese!
Taylor: Cheese.
Bo: Chee- Damn you Wisconsin.
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Damn, Bo is aging, BAD.
5 years of watching his team fumble the dang ball every way imaginable will do that. Heck, it's probably taken a few years off of my life as well.
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Let me preface my comments by typing that Kenny Bell is one of my favorite players on the team. He brings that fun and competitive spirit to the game and he's fun to watch.
Now on to business....
Kenny's hit in the Big 10 Championship came up on Big Red Wrap Up tonight and the guys on the set, Blake and Adrian, said they felt the hit was one of the greatest they have seen and had no problem with it. Sorry, but I have to call homer on this one.
We can argue the penalty all day, but I am on the spirit of the rule here. Kenny hit a guy who didn't know a hit was coming. Not only did he hit a guy who wasn't looking, but he brutally leveled the guy.
I really think that these hits have to be taken out of the game. Tackling and blocking often involves collisions that can not be stopped and, quite frankly, that is why the guys were the gear they do (although a lot of them choose not to wear all of said gear).
As I am watching the play, I am thinking Kenny could have come under control there and basically walled off or disrupted the defender's path to Turner without laying him out like that.
As I said before, I like Kenny and I certainly would not want to see him go across the field on a shallow cross, look up for an elevated pass and get leveled by a defender.
I think sometimes people either get beat on plays and try to make up for it with brutality. Or they think they are sending a message by being brutal.
I don't think it's necessary and I was disappointed in the take by not only Adrian but also by a guy like Blake who had to quit because of excessive head injuries.
Gtfo. Why was the Wisconsin player running down the field with his eyes closed? Kenny hit him from the front. Do you have to run down field with a yellow flag yelling I'm going to try and lay you out before you block someone now? Come on you are talking foolish.
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It's not recruiting that is the problem... It's that Bo Pelini doesn't know how to face a multiple offense. Ucla, Ohio State, Wisconsin 2.0. Period. He can't even defend an obvious jet sweep. Granted against Ucla and Wisconsin hardly showed their gameplan on film coming into the game but there was absolutely no in game adjustments until he put in Courtney Osborne in the game down 70 with 2:00 left in the game.
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One of the best blocks I've seen all year. Hands down. Can't say enough about how great a block that was. Isn't the goal of football to knock the other player on their butt till they don't get up anymore? What has happened with college football? When I made those kind of hits in high school my coach would rewind the game film and use those type of hits as an example of how to play football. And the PF on Stafford was even worse. He made a typical tackle... It wasn't even a vicious hit. The plays ensuing the Bell hit really showed what type of character team Wisconsin really is. The slam on Taylor's head, the multiple late hits on Taylor on the very next play, and the other late hit where the Wisconsin player tried taking out Taylor's ankle 5 seconds after he threw the ball. Not to mention the helmet to helmet on Taylor as he was trying to get out of bounds. Disgusting display of class by Wisconsin. I'm sure they are proud of those personal fouls.
I knew you would be proud.
These things happen in games. Quit trying to make broad generalizations about teams. Wisconsin didn't throw a flag, the refs did.
If the tables were turned I may have some of the same complaints you do now but I wouldn't condem your entire team and question its character. That just makes a person look bad.
That's an answer I can respect Bucky. Well said. I am a wee bit cranky today my apologies.
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One of the best blocks I've seen all year. Hands down. Can't say enough about how great a block that was. Isn't the goal of football to knock the other player on their butt till they don't get up anymore? What has happened with college football? When I made those kind of hits in high school my coach would rewind the game film and use those type of hits as an example of how to play football. And the PF on Stafford was even worse. He made a typical tackle... It wasn't even a vicious hit. The plays ensuing the Bell hit really showed what type of character team Wisconsin really is. The slam on Taylor's head, the multiple late hits on Taylor on the very next play, and the other late hit where the Wisconsin player tried taking out Taylor's ankle 5 seconds after he threw the ball. Not to mention the helmet to helmet on Taylor as he was trying to get out of bounds. Disgusting display of class by Wisconsin. I'm sure they are proud of those personal fouls.
I knew you would be proud.
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I am still in the Husker Hangover mode (probably the same hangover many of our players had at game time). But I am sincerely curious to see what our defensive sets looked like. I did some rewinding during the game trying to figure out why there was no one in the secondary on their upteenth long run to the outside.
I know that Fisher seemed to be just crashing inside and falling down on every play, so that's one person out of the picture. But where were our safeties?
I saw Evans getting blocked out of the play on every single long run. But shouldn't there be support?
I just want to see some wide shots of the field to see where our players were. I'm curious to know if we did adjust at all or if we played the same basic set the whole game. I also want to know if Wiscy's presnap adjustments led to all of the confusion on our defense. Did they do this when we played them the first time?
Oh, and what was that amazing Amoeba set that Wiscy ran on defense? Two linemen and then four guys jumping around and stuff in the middle. That was the best defense I've ever seen. They walked in on Martinez unblocked the entire game.
Thanks for any images or clarity you can provide. I'm looking for analysis here... not judgement or anger. Just straight up football talk.
Audible into a QB run and let our OL just run forward. Beck pissed himself when they went to that set. IMO, the toss and QB draw was open all night iwth that backyard crap.
Or Power I with Rex and Cross. Run right into the mouth of that crap and knock em on their a$$. We DID NOTHING last night that leads me to believe beck or Paps have any clue about how to adjust
That's what I was thinking. If we would of ran it right at them or ran a damn SCREEN (Beck, cough cough) we could have busted it big. How they lined up was basically like having their DT's lined up 5 to 6 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Major
for Beck this game.
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The only reason we have a great tradition is because we used to be innovative. We used to do things that no other teams could do. Facilities, walk-ons, strength training, etc. We have fallen behind a bit and we need to catch up so we don't end up becoming the school that was so stuck in the past that we wouldn't make simple changes to draw in recruits. I don't see why alt uniforms seem so sinister to so many Neb fans.