Paul in WI

Nebraska who? Move up in the polls? You've got to be kidding me. If we ran our entire schedule and won the Big 12 title game, the television media would say "See how flawed the BCS selection process is?" Don't forget Michigan--the talking heads are DYING to get them back in the BCS conversation almost as bad as Neutered Dame--especially now that everyone knows Ohio State sucks. Fancy that......don't those two play next week? They'll have to bump them both up about 20 spots in the polls (but not past Jesus Tebow's team--that'd be sacrilege) so they can pitch their marquee matchup.

I haven't seen enough of Zac to erase some of my concerns as to how he'll perform when he's getting pressured by tough defenses. Will he have the heart of Joe Ganz, or will he go down like a French prize fighter? I just don't know yet........so I understand where some people are coming from with their comments. We need to keep in mind that the game plan was done in a vanilla way to build the players' confidence, so no quarterback was going to look stellar with those calls. Watson kept it basic so Zac would start getting his game legs. I am as big of fan of Cody Green as anyone. However.....with that said, Green is...well...."green." While that scamper was pretty nifty and we all want him to be the next coming of Tommie Frazier, don't overlook the pass that he put too much zip on would be an interception in Blacksburg. He needs more reps in game situations just like he got on Saturday night. After all, we don't want all of our eggs in one basket like OU. I think the coaches have it all pretty much in hand. Patience......let's watch this evolve.

I always like to see the Big 12 do well against non-conference opponents. I didn't like seeing OU lose like that. They're a team whose fans respect tradition and handle their success well (unlike a few others in the B12), so I hope they bounce back. You always hate to see an upcoming opponent lose. Not only does it downplay the win if you happen to beat them, but in VT's case I have actually come to like their team and their fans, so I find myself pulling for them week after week. They're warriors on the field with a loyal fan base, and as an NU fan I can relate to that.

Even more specific..... "Have you ever seen a squonk's tears?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squonk#Cultural_references

Option right with Green pitching at the very last instant to Burkhead, who goes all the way to the house, jock straps littering the field. oops....that's next year....

I'll just be happy if he makes it to the end of the season in one piece. I question his durability.

Dang realists......always putting things in perspective and talking me down.

Everyone seems to be caught up in all of the X's and O's. Forget about replacing Ganz, the WR's, losing Lucky and Castille for a moment. What are the coaches saying? NU's coaches seem to be a pretty plain-spoken bunch, right? It seems to be a general consensus among the coaches that this year's team is much further along at this point than last year's team. I don't know about you, but what I take away from that is that even with all the losses due to graduation and dismissal, the staff is telling us that NU is fielding a SIGNIFICANTLY better team at the beginning of this year than they did last year--especially between the ears. With that in mind, you have to ask how much better (if at all) are the rest of the teams that NU will be facing? Will they be stepping up their collective games as well? If Nebraska continues to build on its finish from last season--and this pragmatic bunch of coaches don't seem to be hinting at anything otherwise, everyone might be very surprised as to how far this year's group goes. Call me a homer--and I am, but even with the losses in skill positions, I think that they'll be noticeably improved on both ends of the ball. Remember Pelini's irritated response to the South superiority comment. He may have tipped his hand a little bit there.

You don't have to directly call someone or a program racist to accuse them of it. The article was about addressing a lack of black coaches in the NCAA, correct? The article then went on to cite various examples of how black coaches didn't get various jobs. I quote: "A former player got hired to coach Oklahoma State when Mike Gundy was hired. But Gill, a former player at Nebraska, was bypassed by the Cornhuskers and he now works at Buffalo." The point is: Why even say that in the article unless you are inferring it? Why make the case that Gundy got the job and Gill didn't? At any rate, it just ticked me off and I had to vent. Write it off as more "media hating" and let's be done with it. I'm probably just frustrated because I can't get good Husker coverage here in WI--not even hi-lights......... Paul

This article really chapped me about what they were inferring about Tom and Nebraska football. http://www.ohio.com/sports/35552609.html