Paul in WI

Riley was brought here as the program's healer and to leave the program in much better shape than the venomous mess that he inherited. I see Nebraska as a multi-year (and possibly multi-coach) rebuild. Riley may run out of time due to his age or our patience, but he will leave the program looking a lot closer to the Huskers that made me proud for so many years. As long as I see continued improvement from month to month and year to year, long live Mike Riley. I want a conference title and a NC as much as anybody, but I'm not going to pitch a fit if I don't get immediate gratification.

I like this young man's attitude. This is just the type of player that we want at Nebraska.

What makes one polo boring and another not boring? Outside of build quality, there's only so much that you can do with a polo. Let's be real: It is just a frigging casual short sleeve pullover with a bloody collar, a logo, and maybe a name. It hardly smacks of fashion. Furthermore, does anyone besides me think that it is absolutely insane to drop 100 bucks on one like some vendors are asking?

Terry,

Please stay a member of our Husker family. You are going to be absolutely awesome in this offense. I just know it.

The Hawks are in an especially tough spot, but damn.... I hate to see him go. I won't question it too much, because the front office has been doing an awesome job in evaluating and procuring upcoming talent that keeps them competitive and under the cap.

I don't ever remember thinking that we had weak defenses. I remember having two basic gripes as a casual fan:

1. Our secondary seemed slow and many times would not turn around to challenge for the pass. We usually didn't get burned by this until the really "big" games against teams with a competent aerial attack. We finally got that sorted out in the early 90's. Why it took so long, I don't know.

2. I always felt that both our offensive and defensive numbers got terribly diluted during the last quarter and a half of games. While we took great pride in getting the water boy a lot of playing time, it made our overall numbers look more pedestrian compared to those teams that left their starters in for practically the entire game versus our typical 2.5 - 3 quarters.

Banderas is going to have a great year.

And in other news, we need to complete more passes, throw less INT's and get more TD's.........

 

On a serious note, we have been technically and fundamentally pathetic for several years under Bo. Other than 2009 and 2010 (Defensively), our team was a dumpster fire as it relates to penalties, TO's, miscues, missed assignments, tackles etc..... Throw that in with zero player development and you got what we got. 9 wins and a$$ beatings by teams with a pulse.......

 

I like Banks comments about a "planned collision". Diving at a guy with no intent to "collide" other than hoping you can knock him down with shoulder roll is a friggin joke. That's not a planned collision. Its trying to minimize contact on the defenders part IMO. Solid, basic technique works. IIRC, Pete Carroll had his Seattle D work with some guys from Aussie rules football on tackling. You know, face and chest up, butt down, squared up, wrap up etc.... It surely improved their D. Less penalties, better tackling etc....

 

I also like the idea of gang tackling. The way we played so "technique oriented", if one guy missed a tackle/assignment it was off to the races. Their was no plan for pursuit, over lap, help, assistance or whatever word you want to use. Almost as if each guy was on an island.

 

Banks is saying all the right stuff. I hope that it translates to better results. I do not see how it can honestly be worse......

I'd +2 your post if I could.

Please tell me JMFB isn't banned.

 

I found him occasionally maddening, but nowhere near troll level disruption. Dude knew his football — mostly — but not the fine points of interpersonal communication.

 

Also, I was kinda having fun with him.

 

Perhaps some time in the penalty box would be in order? Now back to soaking my dentures.

The option was simply a component of a larger power rushing attack. Just as we hear that it wouldn't work now, you have to admit that we heard the same complaint all throughout the Osborne era as well. He did manage to average 10 wins per season for his career (along with 3 NC's), which wasn't bad for an "obsolete" offense. I'm very glad that Tom didn't listen to the experts of the time!

You bring them in for reps because they don't practice in front of 90,000 fans. Gametime success against an opposing defense, whether it is gassed or not, builds confidence for the backups. In addition, you want to minimize the injury risk to your starters when the game is in the bag. I love watching the backups playing and getting experience.

Qb's like Wilson fit a system that historically made recruiting-challenged Nebraska more competitive on a national scale. We need guys like him running our own, unique offense, because simple logic dictates that we're never going to much of a threat to talent-laden teams running what they do with less talented players overall and a vanilla offense.

They realize this at Oregon. They aren't fools. I would consider Wilson a bigger loss to our program than Obrien right now.

It has to get a little frustrating to do all of the digging and research just to have another school slip in and poach your hard-earned commit. I really hope that he stays N. I was really looking forward to possibly having another Frazier/Berringer situation.

I'm just hoping that Chryst is exposed as a much better OC than he is a HC.

Call me the eternal optimist when it comes to Miles, but I think this incoming class is going to be the real turning point. I'm glad that he's still getting full support from above, because recruiting over these next two years is going to ultimately determine his fate.

Resurrecting Nebraska basketball is as big of a task as living through a demo derby in a Ford Pinto. He's got his work cut out for him.

I get it. People are upset because the season wasn't up to their expectations. I'm disappointed as well. However, not only does it send the wrong message, but we're not going to be doing our recruiting any favor if the administration doesn't at least make it look that they're all in on the current staff. They did the same thing with Pelini after some disappointing losses. It is how the process works.

Unlike Pelini, I think the administration really does still believe in Miles & company when they gave him the raise/extension. He'll get a couple more years to show improvement before he feels any real heat from people that matter. As I said earlier, there's nothing to see here.

Now ask yourself where he is in comparison to the other Big Ten coaches, and it all becomes a non-issue.

Holy smoke.....we got ourselves a real qb. How'd we manage that?

Thanks for all of the hard work in helping put Nebrasketball in the national conversation and getting us those good recruits. None of this would have happened without your effort on and off the court. Best of luck Terran!

The classic Nebraska qb was someone who could effectively lead the ground game and had just enough of an arm to keep an opposing defense honest. The more stationary, prototypical qb's didn't fit our system, which was fine. Osborne built a system that used talent that most others weren't looking to acquire (qb's, shorter linemen, etc.). You just can't compare what we're trying to do today with the past. We used to have a unique style with many unique features, and now we are trying to be like everybody else and compete for the same athletes. Not much of a recipe for success in a wasteland like Nebraska if you ask me, but it is what we have.

Best throw of the day by Broekemeier.

 

That receiver looked 7 feet tall. There's some potential.

How he went under the radar I'll never know. He's a gem.

I'd sure like to see Darlington in another series.

Nebraska is better with Terran Petteway than without him. When did we become one of the silver spoon teams where we can afford to lose someone that contributes over 18 ppg? We need everyone that we can get--especially if they can put it through the hoop, flaws and all.

If anyone wants to crucify someone this year, crucify Pitchford for his antics. He partied away our third scoring option and went into zombie mode on the court. Thanks Walt!

Miles needs a boot in the butt too. If he would have benched Parker and played Smith, Smith would probably still be here.

If Petteway is back next year, he'll have a much better supporting cast and won't feel like he has to do everything himself. I sure hope that he does come back. It will benefit all parties involved.

I really hope that he stays healthy so he can realize that potential. He deserves a good year.