PhillyHusker

Because they didn't believe they could win and all the burden was on the defense because Frost and staff couldn't figure out how to move the ball under they got in the Delorean and went back to 1997

I'm just wondering about the psychological toll last night's game took on the Huskers. Northwestern is a smart, tough team and Nebraska still does not have a placekicker which is critical in games like this. Last night, I was concerned for the players safety. They were punching way above their weight class, literally and figuratively. The only time Nebraska made any progress was when they ran the 90's offense, but I'm sure we won't see that again. Martinez has some good tools, but he had no poise, no help from the game plan, and from the offensive line. The only thing is why not try Vedral, and hope he gives the offense a spark. It's because Frost is too scared Martinez will enter the transfer portal. My fear is AM is too traumatized and will look elsewhere. I will say this...McKenzie Milton will be available as a graduate transfer. UCF may be good with that since he'll be a senior and they'll probably have a new qb ready to roll in 2020.

He's an offensive guru and the only playmakers I see is Wandale and the other one is on trial for felony child porn charges.

Hopefully he'll realize that you need a backup placekicker. For 4.5 million, I expected more and expected more playmakers for recruiting. Maybe he should have spent his December of 2017 recruiting instead of coaching his former team.

Bo never mailed anything in. The last game he beat Iowa, which was the last time Nebraska beat Iowa and probably will be for quite a while.

Sometimes the offense bailed out the defense. He's the best Nebraska coach post-Tom Osborne.

Nebraska was a lot closer to those programs five and ten years ago then today. Much closer.

There is no Bo Pelini curse. It really started with losing Texas at home in 2006. Next year it was getting crushed by USC. 15 years of "Nebraska is back" talk. At some point, you are what you are. And really, Nebraska hasn't had a big win since getting crushed at Colorado in 2001. The media is part of the problem. Calling Johnny Stanton "Nebraska's Johnny Football" is part of the damn problem. We put players and coaches on pedestals they haven't earned. We drink this damn Koolaid summer after summer. Johnny Stanton.jpg_large

Bo beat Clemson Dabo, Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State (on the reg). It will be a longgggg time before Nebraska beats Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State.

I think we are fine with rebuild, but the team we played has a first year head coach that's 2-0, and our coach went 0-6 and now is 1-1 in his second year. Further, our team doesn't look any different today than the past 4 years (Mike Riley Era). What also concerns me is the hubris from Scott Frost, trash-talking from our players (yes, we talked the most trash during the week), and the lack of conditioning and leadership. We also are a bunch of whiners. We whined for 365 about what a CU player did to a Nebraska player. We whined and tattled to the Big Ten and the Pac 12. When did the Big Red become Big Victims? I remember laughing at Chad May as a teenager when he whined and complained about Nebraska being a dirty team. The reason he was complaining was because KSU lost! Now we are doing the same thing. We used that injury as an excuse and it let the players off the hook. It's all a bunch of Big Red Koolaid. Our talent is also depleted than what it was just 4 years ago. Our talent may actually be worse than last year. Scott Frost brought his entire coaching staff from UCF. He should be thinking that maybe what worked at UCF isn't going to work here. I think some coaches should be on the hotseat. Not during the season, but changes should happen at the end of the season. The other problem we are at the mercy of Adrian Martinez. They have to start him, because deep down, they fear if they bench him, he would transfer. The number one job of a quarterback is not to run, but to pass the football with accuracy and consistency. We have no vertical threat - and that's not all on AM. We lack size and separation at the wide receiver position. Additionally, we miss Kade Warner. But the lack of the passing threat is hurting our running game. I can't help but look over to the CU sideline and see a team that went 5-7 last year, and see the first year head coach changing the culture immediately. That's what we thought Scott Frost would do.

He should have said in his press conference that this loss was also on the coaching. You throw your defensive coordinator under the bus, what message does that send to the players? Should the players listen to the d coordinator? AFTER the Colorado game. That's a proven fact. Not a good look.

Thanks for getting into detail. Why did it take Noah Vedral until yesterday to be cleared? Well, they got turned down in early August, and didn't try again until AFTER the Colorado game. Sorry for bringing facts into the equation, but that tells me two things: 1)They were ignorant in TG being a flight risk 2)Nebarska deserved an earlier ruling, but why wait until AFTER the Colorado game?!?! Also, the HEAD COACH is not a coordinator. They are responsible for every aspect of the game. The kicking game is of the utmost importance. I take his "I stay away from kickers" as a lack of interest in kickers. Caleb L. himself probably cost Big Red one game. Pickering was a scholly kicker and his flakiness has cost Nebraska at least two games. I agree on psychology of the kickers, but the head coach shouldn't treat kickers as mercenaries and embarrass the kid on TV. If kicking is psychology, what does NOT kicking it in OT send and what does your coach doing a face rub on national TV after a missed PAT send???? I thought SF was all about love and trust?!?!? That being said, I"m his biggest friend. He just needs to grow into the role. And he needs a win bad.

Some don't like hard truths.

Where am I wrong?

Feel free to get into specifics, pal.