Jeremy

I would LOVE a Jeff Monken bringing that option back to Lincoln. But that won't happen.

Can't fire Frost. Hopefully Fidone stretches the field enough to open up the running game come August. That's all I got. But firing Frost would only make things worse. No one (especially not Urban Meyer) of high quality would come here. It's a broken drum, dead horse, whatever, but Frost needs more time.

I want no part of Indiana. They would run us off the field. Again.

Neither Frost nor Moos is getting fired. Unless Moos retires, they're both here for the long haul. One way or another, Frost will make this work.

Our biggest problem is either the scheme or the line's blocking in the scheme. Half of our runs are into free-runners, unblocked linebackers, and defensive linemen. Unblocked. These are junior high-level problems. If we can't get hat for hat, we ain't winning crap.

Not me. Luke's a great kid, but really a wildcat QB

New coach? Nope. Sticking together in all kinds of weather.

Welcome to Football Purgatory, brother. Settle in, because it looks like we're gonna be here for a looong time.

Agreed on all points. Scott had McKenzie Milton to scare those defenses with deep, accurate throws to quick receivers. I like Luke - he seems like a kid that every coach would love to have. But he's not a quarterback. I think he'd be great in the slot, or even taking pitches and hand-offs. Heck, he has our best run of the season so far - taking a hand-off on a counter play where Adrian was under center. We don't have the quarterback to run the spread. The receivers are getting open, but not getting the ball. To me, the solution is simple: Run the I. You can still get a wide-out and a flanker on the field. Have the linemen drive block for all their worth - they're BIG kids! Give them one job, block one guy, hat-for-hat. Right now, they're looking around in the middle of the play, wondering who the hell they're supposed to be blocking, while Wandale and Luke are getting their crap rocked. Establish the run. Run the clock. Move the chains. Keep our porous defense off the field. Hit them with play-action when they stack the box. It CAN'T be any worse than some of the playground stuff what we're seeing now.

If we're going to compare Frost to Riley, let's wait another 23 years and see where they stack up. Hopefully, Frost's 13-0 year is more indicative of what he's capable of.

I would contend that the B1G is more pass-happy than most would believe. Out of the 14 teams, at least 11 use variations of the spread, throwing the ball all over the place. If Nebraska went back to its I-Formation, Power Run/Option Roots, we would be quite unique in the B1G, and the nation - hard to prepare for.

Riley was a career .500 coach, and that would never have changed in Lincoln. He was absolutely destroying our program, and his firing was absolutely justified. Frost was probably the most sought-after coach that season, and we would've been crazy not to go after him. Since then...things have just gone worse than anyone could have imagined.

That's a great question, and it's hard to give a specific answer. I do know this - we've been trying this for SIX YEARS, and it's not working. We even had a quarterback that was drafted, but prior to his draft, all the passing didn't translate to wins - in fact quite the opposite. Why NOT try the stuff that worked in the past? Why not run the ball, control the clock, and keep our HORRIBLE defense off the field? Why not use I-option, an offense that would be unique in the B1G, and in the country?

No, Riley went 9-4, with a 62-3 loss to Ohio State. SIXTY-TWO to THREE. Also got boat-raced by Tennessee, a coach that would also get fired the next season. Our fired coach was one of the worst of the fired coaches. (Is Scott doing better now? No. But he might...?)

The Buckeyes get 5-star kids and transfers that can throw the ball. WE DON'T.

I doubt Osborne has changed his philosophy. Run the ball, stop the run, the game. When you pass, 3 things can happen, and 2 of them are bad. It's hard to pass the ball a lot in Lincoln in November. I'm really surprised and stupefied that Frost doesn't have the same blueprint.

You're absolutely right, but you won't convince anyone here. For some reason, they and Frost are convinced that this offense, averaging 19 points a game, is the way to go. That they need up-tempo, to play really fast, and keep our Swiss cheese defense on the field for 90 plays a game. Our best play is, without a doubt, the QB draw up the middle. Wouldn't it make more sense to have a fullback running into linebackers and safeties instead of the QB every play? For whatever reason, we've hitched our wagon to this horse, and by God, we'll follow it off the cliff to avoid running the ball like we used to. Say what you want about Pelini, but I remember one game in particular - Miami '14 - where we focused on running the ball with Ameer, and we pushed them around. It was glorious. Bring back the run, Scott!

I formation. Power run/option. Control the clock, move the chains. Keep the defense off the field. Defensively, commit to stopping the run. Whatever it takes.

None of the remaining games will be close. 1-6. I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but this team has quit. We'll see how things look next September.

Whatever happens, he needs to scrap the spread. We don't have the quarterback, nor the athletes to be effective.

Running power/power option is not rocket science. Frost could coach them to do it if he wanted.

Good question. The difference would be the KIND of blocking. Right now, we use a zone blocking scheme, and we're whiffing all over the field. In the I, we would use drive blocking, hat-for-hat, simple scheme. Let our big guys put their strength to use, not worrying about zone steps, reach blocking, doubling, moving up, etc. We need to simplify everything and focus on a few plays instead of 30 formations, free-running, unblocked defenders, and useless passes to the flat.

Get in the I. Pound the rock. Move the chains. Keep this pitiful defense off the field.

I don't like it. They have an incredibly quick/athletic kid at QB who will run all over us if we don't figure things out in a hurry. If McCaffrey can't throw downfield and/or receivers can't get open, we'll struggle to move the ball, as well.

Discounting Betts' touchdown, McCaffrey went 12/20 for 107 yards. Frost and Crouch hit that yardage normally with far fewer passes. We will not be even close to elite doing what we're doing now, unable to stretch the field. Press coverage will kill us, evidenced by how PSU shut us down in the second half. McCaffrey was primarily a receiver in high school, and I'm not saying Martinez is any better. Our offensive line is blowing blocking assignments all over the place, unsure who they are supposed to double on, and when to move up. Do you know what our best running play is so far this season? A counter play to McCaffrey, from under center, against Ohio State. Mills is no Ozigbo, but he's played fullback before, and I liken Wandale to a Keith 'end zone' Jones, shiftier even. Are you prepared to tell me it's better to run him between the tackles inside the 15 on a zone read than with a lead blocker?