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Right now, I am leaning toward Safety.... Not going to be able to cover M-M , but will absolutely hit !!!! Problem is, I will have to play M-M with OLB/CB or zone, which limits the amount of blitzes we call, thus, not making our defense anymore aggressive.....but, I tend to live conservatively anyway.

Thanks for the replies....... Defense..... I agree that I need to be more "aggressive" on the defensive side of the ball..... my problem is that in the damn "8-man" game, if you miss on a blitz, the play turns into a track meet.... I would like to find a way to "disquise" the blitz... Almost like the Steelers "zone blitz".... McBride took this from the Steelers and showed it for the 1st time vs Florida in the Feista Bowl and Wueffle had no clue.. Right now, our blitzes are very basic, straight forward through gaps..... pretty easy to pick up, unless we just "outman" our opponent...We are hoping to out-number the pass protectors and if it is a "run-blitz", hope we guess right.. As I stated earlier, blitzes in 8-man usually mean man coverage, unless we could drop a DE.....possibility.. Here is a question.... My QB is 6-3, 225......great athlete and very smart.....foot-speed is his only downfall... Typically, I try to avoid our QB playing Defense, but this year, I will have a capable backup, and this kid needs to be on the field... I have to decided to let him play S..... and roam in the secondary, taking heads off on tackles, away from the congestion, thus hopefully reducing the chance on injury..... OR..... putting him a LB and letting him be a force closer to the LOS..... He will do a good job either place... He is "injury-prone" and not the toughest kid in the world, but loves the idea of LB.... S or LB ???

Welcome to the board Turndogs !!!! look foreward to all of your insight.... We'll continue to travel and create great times, especially when the 'skers kick a$$ !!!!

Just posted on local Omaha news, Lucky was released and was quoted....."I am feeling good" and "I would like to thank everyone for respecting my privacey"........words from Marlon. Also, the reported said that BC mentioned that Lucky was returning to workouts as soon as possible... Hukser Nation stands with you Marlon !!!!

I love these.....thanks for the thought provoking questions... A little off of the topic, but maybe a "thinker"..... I believe that there are too many "reality TV shows".... My idea...... All of the reality tv shows should enter a contest... each show gets a 5 minute segment during the 1 hour weekly show....at the end of the hour, America will vote 1 reality show off of the air.... at the end of the contest, we would only have to deal with 1 reality show for now on...

Your point is well taken.... We have just missed on a ton of talent..... If's and maybe's really suck in hind-site... but, on a positive, isn't it nice to even be in the "picture" for some of these outstanding athletes....hell, prior to BC, these buys wouldn't even have NU on their list, let alone the final 2-3.... I congratulate the staff for landing guys like Bowman, Murillo, Assante, Paul..... Man, look in the past....we have just missed on a bunch of studs..even throughout TO and Solich... Emmit Smith, Carl Crawford (BB), .......the damn Safety from ND who is the "boxer".....I can't think of his name..... How about the biggest signing day "GET"..... Tommie Frazier....announced on signing day he was coming to NU over ND...... to me, we have never had a bigger signing day "GET". Interesting topic, I'm sorry if I got off base a little.

Funny stuff....but the headline makes me shudder....

KC..... I agree with you....it is outrageous that he is looking for a job..... He has had terrible luck.... Absoulutely....he didn't cause Byner to fumble the ball on the 2 yd. with the Browns, or Kaeding miss the post season field goals, not to mention the missed field goals witth the Chiefs... He is a very good coach.....someone will "steal"...but obviously it may be mid-late season next year.....

At this point, I sure dislike already "criticizing" our incoming class....these kids have the opportunity to read this board, and I am thrilled that each of these guys chose to come to NU.... I welcome them...... and I would hate for one of these players to read on this board that someone thinks that they will be "a bust" or that they are "over-rated"........talk about a "downer" for a kid that is excited to be a husker.... I think the biggest bust will be Harrison Beck, Rodney Picou, Leon Jackson, and Heath Schuler....

Hey Blackshirt, you're darn right I'll talk football with you...thanks for the response..... I gues that my offensive philosophy is a little conservative....I really to put ourselves in 2nd and long, so I have a tendency to run or throw "safe" (usually screen) passes on 1st down...2nd down really depends on the down and distance...We run the ball probably 75 % of the time...my be the facct that T.O. is my idol and "role model"...(no joke)..... Traditionally, our OL hasn't been the best, so play-action passes are what I live by.....I wish that I could utilize our backs in the passing game more,...other than screens I like misdirection and traps....but with a OL that is questionable, this is common sense.... Defensively, I am really conservative.....Almost to a fault...Now, if a team is flat out going to push it down our throat, then I might as well blitz....but I just hate too blitz on every play, and unless the opponent is "predictable " through scouting, blitzing turns into a "guessing game"...... and man, do I hate it when I "guess" wrong and put our kids in a bad situation... Usually " zone" cover 2..... which is another reason that I don't blitz a ton.. I am open to remarks, suggestions, how people would attack my team, etc...... Believe me, I don't and will not take anything "personal"...if that was the case, I wouldn't be asking to visit....

"shut 'em up.....hard"....... great football movie..... I watch that and the '95 Fiesta Bowl about once every 2-3 weeks.....those two videos keeps me alive in the off-season.

Wake is the game that I would like to go to....... Been to CU more times than I can count, and even those bastards are D!cks, I love to go there.....especially when we kick their A$$.... Texas would be nice, but not probable....

I know that there are a few high school football coaches on this board..... just wanted to know if anyone wanted to talk "shop".... I am always looking for someone to bounce ideas, steal ideas from.... Hell, I don't mean to limit this to high school coaches, anyone who would like to talk strategy, philosophy, or game planning, please chime in... I currently coach at a small school in SWI.....I have coached the 11 man game for 5 years, but 5 years ago, our entire conference/district went to the 8-man game.......Our school was against this, but due to travel reasons, we made the switch... Just curious if anyone wanted a thread to throw ideas around on.....

Thoughts and prayers from SWI...

First and foremost, football is a stinkin' game, and for ANYONE on this board or others to be even thinking about how this effects the FOOTBALL team, is absolutely assinine..... we are talking about a young man who may have had his LIFE in jeopardy..... My next point is that I only hope that this was an "accidental" overdose and not something that he did on purpose..... If he was mentally depressed, I pray that he can over-come his issues and move on and maintain a very happy and productive life.....football or no football..... If this was accidental, I hope he will realize how important LIFE is, and take advantage of everything that he has been given... Good luck to Marlon in his recovery, both physically and mentally....and if he never touches a football again, I hope he is healthy, and if he puts on the pads for the Big Red, then let 'er rip !!!!

My thoughts and prayers with his family and to you BigredIowan... My neighbor and good friend is an Iowa State Patrolman and know the concerns each and everyday that his wife and children have as he does his job..... Not only do I share sympathy to the family, I share respect and thanks to men/women like you BigredIowan for the services you provide...

Shows how addicting "coaching young athletes" can be....... This shows that he is in the profession for all of the right reasons...... He cares about kids, and their development not only on the field, but in life... Very nice to hear the comments he said...I bet his players are pumped up to hear that he changed his mind !!!!!!

I agree with no more "sloppy" second halves of games.....play calling is "subjective" for the most part, depending on the philosophy and result of the plays...... yardage = good call , etc.... It is beginning to approach the time in which the program needs to keep moving forward...... all of the experts (???) seem to think that a coach and staff really need 5 years or better to recruit and to fully implement their system for anyone to get a "true" picture of how successful a program will be.... Don't give me the Urban Meyer crap, because the talent he walked into a Florida is not even comparible to NU...... For the most part, I agree with your assessments.....I don't think that it should be the "judgement" year though....progress yes....this schedule is "killer", so may not be a great year to label it a "hot-seat" year.

KC, first as a buddy, and secondly as a footbal coach and weight-lifting instructor (you noticed I said "instructor", because my skinny ass ain't liftin')..... most of these replies are RIGHT ON THE MONEY.... Just in my opinion......technique is by far the most important thing (if not the ONLY thing he should worry about) at this point..... I would workk on light weight and technique for quite a while (3 months)... then begin increasing the weight very gradually..... The other advice is to start slowly with the entire work-out.....the worst case is that you work too hard, because he is excited, and then wake up sore for the next few days.....soreness is the #1 reason people lose motivation....You don't want him to be sore.. Now, I know your son, and he won't let soreness slow him down, because he wants to succeed, but it will make it more "enjoyable" for him... I am sure his coaches/pe teacher will have some ideas when he begins the school year and season... I really don't even promote lifting until 2nd semester druing their 7th grade year.....then technique only....we begin to push pounds a little more during the summer and then especially late 1st semester 8th grade year. This is all just my opinion.....obviously, nothing different than all of the above posts....Good Luck KC and young KC.....look forward to watching this kid grow and play all sports.....Most of all HAVE FUN !!!

KC... I am there buddy......this time, let's close down BOULDER, officially !!!! One of many great trips in the past..... classic one for sure.

I hate to see him leave....and maybe he will decide to stay in Lincoln... Everyone is right....sign of the times.... and the response about BC knowing good coaches must be correct....everyone seems to want our guys.... Maybe it is a conspiracy nationwide against Nebraska No one wants NU to rebuild the "old continuity" that they once had....because most people know and believe that is why NU was sooooo successful in the past.... it must be a nationwide hatred for the big red

At a first glance, I give the group a B...... it would have been nice to get the two that decom...but thats life... Asante is huge, Paul is a super athlete, but IMO, how can anyone say that Murillo may not be the most important..... last I checked, everyone around the board, state, country thought our CB were the weakest area by far.....securing a CB who is said to be "farther along than Bowman was" is HUGE...... We landed many great athletes.......Does anyone know if any of these guys are in jeopardy of not qualifying academically, thus bringing the class down even farther?

Great news....my family have been very interested in this ordeal....God Bless.... and good luck with other issues at hand.

Absolutely....bigger , faster, and stronger wins most of the time....no questions or arguements from me.... I am just saying that "rankings" are crap, and also a "crap-shoot"..... no telling how many 5 * guys will flop and how many 3* guys will work their butts off and be all-american..... 5* guys seem to think they don't have to work as hard..... Just saying that rankings are based on opinions ........ and we all have them......

Recruiting is important, but it is what kindof kid you get that matters..... I am sure to bet that Boise State and Rutgers didn't have many top #20 classes in the past 5 years..... a bunch of 3 * guys who work their asses off and play as a unit.... Rankings are crap and most people know it.....rankings are for guys like us and media to talk about during the dead period before spring ball.