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Wisconsin will win this one if they simply keep it on the ground.

D not awful,  but not playing great either. 

19 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

You were expecting to do better than a 42 yard FG attempt when we got the ball?

Nah. Once they got across midfield Rhule seemingly forgot he had 3 TOs available.  Drive was mismanaged. 

Just awful.

That was a 101 class on how to blow a game.

We should be down to 1 time out and have 20 more seconds on clock. 

Terrible game management 

A chance to do or dare

5 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

I disagree that it’s only a 1-loss season with average QB play. NU got smoked against CU and Michigan, and who knows how other games end up. Other teams may play more aggressively against NU’s defense if NU had a better offense. 

Too much emphasis on the final score and not how the game arrived at that point. CU's offense is the only team that actually has the talent to have tried to be more aggressive if needed (in this hypothetical).

5 minutes ago, Undone said:

 

Yeah and I'm really nowhere close to being in the "fire Satterfield after the Iowa game" crowd. I think the assessment that his play calling is bad across the board isn't really that accurate.

 

Agree 100%. its been overreaction theater with some of the fan base this season. 

Regardless of any in-game OC decision, this is a 1-loss season so far with simply average QB play (and that's despite the injury and o-line challenges). 

Unf#&%ingbelievable

Let us stand by the road

Only the Iowa game was a poor result this week for the Husker's chances. 

12 minutes ago, huskerfan333157 said:

HH was a disaster today.

Disaster to me means cant catch snaps and turns it over at a much higher rate per snap than HH. 

Don't' understand the Sims love. 

Haaberg's been bad. Sims has been a disaster. I'll take bad over disaster. 

Well, HH had 2 shots and couldn't deliver on either. 

Bad call for sure.

Yet the secondary is finally getting burned by the soft coverage scheme. 

That's what we get sometimes with walkons and 3rd stringers. 

Haarberg bad again today. Should have 2 TD passes.

Almost seems to be regressing. 

A chance to do or dare

Works for me. 

Nice end to the season without having to be sacrificed to the East champion.

12 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

On his podcast this week, Rob Zatechka explains that it’s tough to change something like turnovers which has been a glaring problem for many years and multiple coaches. That turnover problem is a program issue, which is tough to change for a first year coach.

 

I would also say that the injuries and the lack of depth are also having an impact on turnovers for NU this year. We are starting an inexperienced QB in Haarberg, who is getting beat up physically. His backup is even more turnover prone. The RB room has been riddled with injuries and now relying on a 4th string I-back. The punt returner against Purdue was replacing Kemp, who has never had issues fielding punts. The fumbled kickoff was almost a fluke play, caused by Purdue going after an up back fielding a kickoff.  Teams are also going to be more likely to try for turnovers more aggressively against NU because how turnover-prone we have been. 

Regarding the part about ST, best move might be to just stick with Hill back there. He's not an inexperienced low-star.(Can't believe I just typed that with what I thought of his abilities last season.)

1 hour ago, Enhance said:

Not saying you're necessarily wrong, but I have a couple thoughts that may or may not make you feel better :

- RE: surviving off dropped or missed passes, some of this is credit to the defense. They took it to Purdue yesterday, creating tight throwing windows and disrupting routes. Obviously there were a few passes that Purdue could have (and should have) caught, but that's just part of the game and it's pretty clear Nebraska's D disrupted their mojo and I think it contributed to Purdue's overall offensive funk.
- RE: blitz and coverage decisions, I don't know what the analytics say, but I trust Tony White lol. His philosophy appears to be to want to apply pressure on 3rd and short situations to force quick passes. It's hard to get a good pass rush with just 3-4 guys. And the longer you give a QB, the more likely they are to find a guy. White wants to force that decision quickly apparently and force the QB/WR to make a play fast. He probably likes his chances.

Maybe you're right. 

I'll be the turd. Love the wins and the overall D performance.

However, the D scheme against the pass bothers me. Yesterday, they survived off a good amount of dropped or just-missed passes.

- Don't like that we blitz on 3rd an short (5 or less to go) and drop into coverage on 3rd and medium to long (6 or more). If I were going to be consistent one way or the other, I would do the opposite.

- Perhaps its a talent issue, but way too much cushion, especially on the 3rd and shorts. I wished the CBs would jam at the line and then actually cover the man. 

Feel free to flame.

Considering the Oline play, pretty happy with the score.

Day by day