Cy the Cyclone

Black Friday is here and the Huskers are up against the Darth Vader of collegiate football...the Hoks.  Forget everything that's transpired so far this season.  THIS is your destiny.  To destroy the Covid ridden Death Star piloted by the evil racist emporer Kirk (all my kids work for me so I don't have to give them an allowance) Ferentz.  We need the utmost effort from every Husker player, fan and cardboard cutout to free the Midwest of this evil plague.  If Skywalker could do it, the Huskers can...hell...you both have guys named Luke.  It's obviously a sign.  And Jo Jo is pretty close to Jar Jar.  Another sign!  

Anyway, the Sqwaucks deserve to lose.  Why...Kirk Ferentz has been threatening to postpone the game because he doesn't want to play on "black" Friday...and the Steelers want their uniforms back.  

you guys clean Iowa's clock and we'll kick longhorn butt and the world will be a happier place.

The weather has been real nice...

You can't come back to the Big 12...we've already sent our crappy officiating crews who hate Nebraska to the Big 10.   Where would those guys go?  Not a lot of job opportunities for blind people.

Those Sun Belt teams are, for the most part, well coached and talented teams.  Always enjoyed watching Troy come to Lincoln for their annual thrashing back in the day.

It's not prestigious...but at least it's something

48 minutes ago, Jason Sitoke said:

Probably just celebrating a bit too hard after the win today. In Ames, I can only imagine that involves binging on engine degreaser and hitting each other over the head with frozen turnips. 

Natty Lite and sniffing ethanol at the local Kum & Go actually...

I keep hearing about all this talent.  Where is it?  Still at high school?  This ain't high school.  

oh, and can we quit bagging on the Big 12 now.  Any of the Big 12 schools would boat race Nebraska off the field...even Kansas.

Craig Sundberg was better than Turner Gill...said no one ever

I learned whoever was in charge of the pumped in noise was real good.  Sounded realistic.  Even increased when something good happened.  On the other hand, whoever ran it at Kansas sucked.  There was more noise during that game than a real crowd has ever made.

It's Friday night...traditionally the night for high school football...and we have two of the biggest high school teams on FSN1 tonight.  It's the Iowa Minnesota matchup.  The winner gets to take home a metal pig (as chosen by the other cheerleaders).  So let's sit back, relax, and make fun of the Hawks and the Gophers shall we?  By the way...Kirk Farentz is a racist.

I always buy my used cars in Kansas cuz they have Les Miles

You should have made a bigger play for Matt.  He brought a staff that develops players.  Frost and his staff doesn't seem to have the ability or interest in evaluating and developing recruits.

Before you all go off the rails on me, hear me out.  I hear a lot of bragging about all the talent Nebraska has and how highly ranked the recruiting classes are but that's not translating into success on the field.  Matt Campbell and his staff takes their 3 star recruits and turns them into exceptional football players.

Breece Hall...3*

Charlie Kolar...3*

Brock Purdy...3*

Mike Rose...3*

David Montgomery...no stars.

Here's goes after hard playing, fundamentally sound players and develops them into legitimate All Americans.  And he does it at Iowa State.

Okay, I'll be serious

The defensive front was stout.  Stuffed the run real well with the exception of one or two plays.  LBs are heads above where they were last year.  Line needs to get better pressure without relying on blitzes.  A good coach will pick up on that and pick it apart.

DBs need to learn to wrap up.  Lots of shoulder hits that didn't knock anybody down but allowed the ball carrier to get a couple more yards.  Noticed as the game went on, the cushion got bigger.  

On offense, the running game (other than the QB draws and scrambles) is nonexistent.  Need to get back to the basics in the run game.  Get a fullback back there to open a few holes.  If you can't execute a basic running game plan, don't get cute with trick crap.  

Frost needs to pick a QB and stick with him.  Luke seemed to have better velocity and aim today.  Give the guy the next start.  It isn't going to help either guy switching them out game to game.  You'll never get team consistency if the rest of the offense doesn't know which guy they will be dealing with from series to series.  

Run blocking is harder than pass blocking so if the line sucks (and I'm not convinced they do) use a few two tight end sets or get a lead blocker into the backfield.  I watched some dives into the middle today but not much to the edges.  What happened to the option?  Pulls the safeties up and loosen up the middle.  Do something, anything, to get the DBs pulled in to give the WR a chance.

Play calling was predictable.  Defense isn't fooled by three guys in motion.  NW knew it would be a 5 yard out or QB draw.  

Referees were consistently bad for both teams.  No favoritism I could see.  No targeting calls or official reviews so at least the game was over fast.

My take aways:

1.  Glad you chose Frost and let us keep Campbell.

2.  If you are a prospective RB recruit, look somewhere besides Nebraska

3.  Neither of your QBs look impressive.

4.  NW is bad.

5.  Kirk Ferentz is a racist (which has nothing to do with Nebraska but I like to      keep pointing it out)

6.  Footballs bounce real high when you throw it at a helmet

7.  Kansas looks better at this point in the season

The only possibilities I see for a win this year is Illinois and that TBD game in December...as long as that opponent is Illinois.

I voted for Jamal Lord

Neither...just call Martinez a running back and don't let him throw the ball.  The only offense you have is the QB draw anyway so why bother even trying to throw it?

Martinez is now the 2nd worst QB in the Big 10.

Wonder what would be happening if NW had a quarterback

So...when does the game start?

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Ah...beating a hapless Kansas football team by 30 on a warm, October afternoon...all is right with the world.

6 hours ago, Mavric said:

16 Team Super Conference

 

Nebraska

Ohio State

Michigan

Penn State

Wisconsin

Alabama

LSU

Georgia

Florida

Auburn

Oklahoma

Texas

Clemson

USC

Oregon

Notre Dame

 

One of these teams is not like the others...

Your conference leadership is horrible...

Play whoever Baylor has on their schedule since they can't seem to be able to get their s#!t together...