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Carrols schemes versus the packers showed the league how to do it... dont have anything else to say or defend PC...about. Look at our roster do we have the personell in place...maybe.

Pete C has taken his knowledge of the game to the next level. He's showed that the most potent passing offense can be shut down while only rushing 4 linemen. How'd he do it? Big, Physical, and fast secondary...... Which leads us to where we are with our roster.....S J Baptiste....is in this same mold, and should be playing...we'd get better sack stats if he were. The recruit from SD N Gerry is in this mold too at 6-2 and fast... A couple of Our safties fit the new mold as well. When you compare talent in schemes, accounting for the differences in performance matters....Detroit with arguably the best DLine does not shut down passing games... DBacks too small cant play man, give recvrs way too much space... Seattle has the right mix to go far....showing defensive minded coaches a better way.

Thoughts: 1. Best single game year over year transition in NU History. 2. Coaches created the atmosphere of T E A M first, never saw better performance from 10 recievers who caught passes 2A. Every year teams staffs claim that players that work hard and show they have the right stuff will get reps. One of the single most impressive things in this years opener, as Coaches walked thier talk, 5 Touchdowns by air, 10 recvrs caught passes......Best mix of recvrs I've ever seen at NU. 3. OLine has two walk on starting, dont believe there was a single penalty...outstanding performance from this group. 4. Coachin speak Knows depth is a weapon, come game time we never see it...This year feels different, we saw a lot of talent today and anyone with NU memory, has to admit this performance was a team effort, and every single player that played last year, improved from last year. There were negatives but this post is truly about a shout out to the staff, they have overcome every cliche, every historical reference. The Players got it....individual performance of single players year over year was so dramatic, that IMO we've never seen a group of guys grow so much. For me...Very Proud of this performance across the board.

Garrison has said in articles that moving ARod is opportunistic because Choi emerged so completely. Choi last year by the end was sometimes a dominant player, me thinks our best Olineman..With last year & as his coming out of left field party behind him, expect to see him compete at a very high level this senior season. . Have to like the potential of this group...add Morrow as a dominant blocker and runner and this offense could be special.

Personally, I like Urban Meyer maybe he's just good at public relations. I'm pleased with Nebraskas move to the BIG and find the company of these schools exciting and complimentary. Recruiting is a seasonal game, sometimes its hardball and sometimes its soft, the variables change all the time. its in fact good that feathers are ruffled, folks competing for the same kids better damn well understand the strengths and weaknesses of thier opponents habits as they relate to the process. Complacency is your biggest enemy. Now, after this inagural recruiting season Meyer has ruffled feathers and has caused other schools to do some soul searching about thier own approach to the recruiting process. Most Often, soul searching ends right at your own front door, we blew it...is the only excuse worth making, IMO. No amount of recrimination can change that, until next time when you tighten down your own ship and screen the weaknesses in your own process. Every school has the same challenges, accept for fan expectations. Which are so personal as to be meaningless to the process. As one who never bends to the star system, a team must look at its positions all the time, hold camps study film, diamonds are out there to be mined. Coaching is the ability to see potential and fit that potential to schemes in systems. Style only matters in places like this. We Husker fans have seen hugh success over many years and within the complex of every team were role players nobody thought didly about during the recruiting process. Our recruiting is trending well in my opinion, we've got great recruits from TX CA MO AZ LA and a host of other states where the BIG has fewer relationships. NU by its very presence in the league has enhanced oportunity to do better than past years in OH,IA, IN PA, Il and MN all because we might for some kids be, the 2nd best choice to other BIG schools, where the entrenched logics and opinions are homered into kids, that didnt include us as viable choices to play in the league. with scholarship limitations as they are we are doing pretty darn well and should with all the relationships we have, continue to do so. Bottom line focus on your own relationships, cultivate them for the best that is available at any given time, have enough relationships in play that during any one period, if none of the potential in your first layer meets your needs, move to the next, and the next...

Agreed, and its why coaches lose games...be it for ego or something else? Reed is a very good player...Cotton is good too, but by comparison Reed is a multi talented weapon...so what, that he's missed some blocks...this entire offense has missed too many blocks to count and some of the biggest offenders never get pulled. As a recvr his threats are speed and hands not made of stone, as big a threat right now as we have...his hands are spectacular compared to others...

Bell and Enunwa will set records over thier time at NU...as a tandem they may be as good as we have ever had.... Best recvr not getting the ball....Kyler Reed.His grabs today not with standing. Bell is very smart young man, by his senior year he could be like RBurkhead is to this team now.

Choi is ahead of Long at this point, the failed attemps on 3rd down today all went to Longs side... I like Long, but Choi is better, and way ahead of the guy that gets reps when healthy.. There was one play today where Choi stopped moving downfield where he should have take the LB or safety out in two more steps, instead he wathched the play get stuffed....the play breakdown was not his breakdown, but the definision of finish comes to mind. Other than that play, the kid was 4 stars.

Choi is flat out a monster. Every play 1st quarter or 4th he's out there doing it. Cant actually believe that rodriguez plays at 50% of Choi's performance. Play after play....Choi and Long are strengths of the line, with Caputo and Hardrick right up there. Some people speculate that games are one and lost by coaches...i agree with this. Choi not in, we lose, gives us a dimension when he pulls, Arod disappears on most of his snaps. Choi needs to be awarded a Ship for his senior year....he will get a tryout with an NFL team and we will make a squad...half the other guys wont get a sniff.

Congrats Stanley...! Most likely scenario is that Stanley didnt have to unlearn techniques from the old admin pos coach. Hence he came to the position a blank slate and CR was able to coach him into the lineup. Matters not to me, if he is a success, than it proves that CR has a coaching point of view that works just as well or better than the previous skill sets emphasized.

Who are the DLmen shutting opposing off down? gotta be something here, or maybe its underclassmen?

Hey a Bakken worker....must be fun being up thier in the heat of it.... MSt is the better team by far. The L DE Gholston is a stud gets off the ball very quick but is also a dirty player, he had 3 personal foul penalties and 1 that didnt get called, two of which were big time cheap shots.........MI has one good recvr Amos something, shut him down and you can attack all day long, just make sure shoelaces is somewhat contained. MSt, running back is pretty good but gave up 2 fumbles, so tackling the ball with him could yield positive turnovers..... Huskers can beat both these teams, especially if we attack the QB's, hopefully we'll stop the technique only dline play and resume attacking.... MSt QB will throw picks under pressure. MST d line and LBers blitzing were the most notable contributors to the final score....lot of pressure all day. DenRob was very inaccurate, it was windy but he was really not very good all day long...considering he was under pressure all day contributed to some or much of that. DR is very fast and shifty in close quarters gets real skinny fast, so you have to wrap him up, hoping meredith and our other DE's wont be a step late, as they were at WI, MI nor MST Olines are not as good as Wi....so that step late might be there for them.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/nebraska/football/recruiting/recruit-search-results?keywords=skyline+Texas&sport=football&sport_id=1&year=2012 This team according to Yahoo has one hell of a defense....perhaps Huskers should take a look...no DLine personell are listed on this recruitnik list... see KState is in on one player and TX on two....might some of our TX spies get some G2 on the Dline prospects at this school.

Where was Choi in the Ohio St game....was he injured? Choi & Long are the biggest surprises this year, I'm wondering if these coaches dont want so many free agents embarrassing them? The Walk on program is producing, and that is how it should be...the scholarship players mad about being beat out? is the depth chart infuenced by more than class rank as in SR Jr So?

Choi has NFL level skills...how many guys get out like he does and lock up his assignment? We have not had many recently, so Choi stands out on film because he flat out locks up his assignment. Stai and Garrison obviously saw his potential and kept moving him up, Rod needs Chois fire...Long and Choi at guard is exactly what this offense needs, Wi inside guys will have a difficult time with these guards, thier pad level is lower and thier strength out of the snap drives people off the ball, i'm inclined to look at these 6'2 6"3" guys at guard in a more favorable light all because of pad level. Marcel is great when he's healthy so having him in is a plus, the youngster has plenty of time to get reps and develop his skills. Me thinks we take this game today.

Good Luck Aggies....putting Texas on the SEC map was a good move for you...Now all of Texas will be open to all the SEC...we've done our share of TX recruiting and we along with you will get some talent, because true football players and fans understand that the venues you choose, win or lose, are part of your brand. You own it so now go craft it...Maybe we'll meet again until then good luck.

1 Choi, off of everyones radar, the Choi sighting that was predicted from last year when he made the travel squad to KU. Choi is a stud, watch him, anyone who can come from so far back and make it too this level has IT. Will not be surprised to see him in the NFL. 2. Bell, the new reciever, this kid is very bright, very talented and from what I can tell also has IT. Wouldnt be surprised if he ends up breaking recvng records during his time here. 3. T Moore is looking Stout, would like him in a rotation with Crick or Chase Rome. Hoping Rome gets more snaps this week, they say his hand skills project a lot of upside for him. 4. Tim Becks playcalling....has been outstanding in my view, Hoping he keeps it up, the staff and position coaches seem to have done thier jobs getting position players ready for the schmes they run.. 5. Player Competition, is best its been in a while. Coaches are not just awarding seniors with starts because they are seniors, probably because there are few of them, but the most important part is they are rotating groups which cultivates experience and effective players. Want to see this continue as each player gets more exposure to more sitauations, they learn what it takes to be competitive, develop thier particular skills and wash out complacency.

Michael Eubank, Corona Centennial Eubank is not merely an athletic quarterback. He is an all-around athlete who happens to play quarterback. The senior combines the size of a defensive end and quickness of a defensive back to menace opposing defenses. The 6-foot-5, 230-pounder shared the quarterback position with Michael Arredondo in 2009, finishing the season with 1,123 passing yards and 349 rushing yards. With Arredondo gone, Eubank has the position to himself in 2010. Northern Colorado is the only school to offer Eubank, who could convert to tight end in college.

Cam M played his best game last night, was all over the place, they must have been scheming him differently. A Whaley also played great. Oline and recvrs all blocking was a thing of beauty.

Agree, Tt under tuberville is not TT under Leach, its a pseudo look alike gameplan. TX vs TT showed that quite clearly. Tubberville has no understanding of the hows and whys of the Pirates inner head. Me thinks that tubberville is like all program change coaches, he's attempting to move the team toward an identity he is comfortable with, emphasis on more defense. The problem is Tubberville isnt in the same league intellectually with the guy he replaced and thus TT is a team between identities, much like the limbo area we were in for so long. Say what you want about Leach, he was and remains one smart cookie. No other coach innovated offensive schemes that moved so many others to shape copies of.

As fans we often get caught up in the current moments outcomes and blow our cookies about stuff that makes perfect sense at the time. I was very negative on Watts and Cotton, but having given consideration to the teams overall direction and current staff...my negative vibes were out of line. Likethe last poster was saying " This doesn't change the fact that I get riled up about individual coaches (Wats, Cotton)... but I guess at the end of the day, I have to admit that the staff does appear to be functioning as a 'unit' as well." That Chemistry isnt easy to get too, we've all seen the negative effects of turnover, a new identity every few years means no identity at all. Reinventing your image by making changes to your self is responsible way of influencing everyone you work with. There comes a time when you just need to sit back and say that some of the parts, have not gelled yet. Rather than go off half cocked best try patience....patience contains after all, its own reward, the difficulty is in the maturity to understand turmoil and shortcomings for what they are when they are happening. When put in the proper context, of an holistic identity, we need to press on, shaping a better outcome and not failing those whose efforts are a real part of our developing chemistry.

This is a good alternative to firing coaches. If you have deficiencies, and the stats clearly point out what those are, than you look for ways to improve, one way is through education, and despite being at this level, Cottons not too old to learn from Milt or someone else....The NU Program is a cash cow, the Univ should not fear spending money on coaching consultants as an alternative to firing, doing nothing. Coaching chemistry is important as team chemistry, if the offense or def has an image problem due to performance, than you must analyse the parts of the system by looking at those with an input function into its execution. Providing you believe you have good chemistry, and you want to keep it, then the best way to improve productivity is to bring in talent to augment the performance of those with functional input. Was wondering why Will Shields isnt Consulted, he played at the highest levels since day 1...bring him and others in who can help give players confidence in technique, sorta like finishing formula. Suh got some help from some former players, and this is a very big part of this rejuvinated program. The guys from the past teams and our overall winning traditions, can and should make their unique contributions..... Former players, coaches, fans...all working together....= Program chemistry which sets apart the best from the rest..

Caveman provided the base line which are the stats; ->Totals: 41 TKLs, 6 TFLs, 1.5 Sacks -->Overall Totals: 301 TKLs, 73 TFLs, 33.5 Sacks The question is answered by the production of the entire DL against these stats. Because we do not know the who of next years players are at this time, whoever they are; to be a better DL, they must beat these numbers....and with consideration for when any negatives like penalties give away the performance. The question will be solved against the numbers Caveman provided..... the variables are if the schemes change, or they get far fewer plays because of takeaways, or offense keeping the ball longer, the performance might go down, but could still be construed as better. Scoring defense might also be a weighted part of the equation...which could be analyzed by giving the 4 DL credit for 36% of the 11 player total performance.

2010 b12 Tx A&M 64-53 loss -9 NU TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 20-54 7-22 6-9 7 25 16 7 2 13 27 53 37.0% 31.8% 66.7% AM made 25 of 33 Free throws. NU Collected 27 personal fouls 10 above the avg of last year. AM Has 39 rebounds. Rebounding deficiency of 14 on the offensive end, game set match… refs were a major factor.......the not so invisible hand......went so far as to attempt to insert a technical foul against NU on a CS check in violation, despite the game moving beyond the infraction....this is intent....and why basketball is what it is. CS good, Myles (4 min) and Q ( 0 minutes) our best rebounders, were essentially missing in action.....

A&M ..................GM MIN FGM FGA FTM... FTA.. 3PM.. 3PA.. PTS.. OFF ..DEF... TOT. AST. TO. STL. BLK. PF Team Totals 14.... - 343... 763.. 270.. 416... 101.. 273.. 1057.. 164.. 358.. 522. 184.. 166. 99.. 51... 262 NU..............GM MIN FGM FGA..... FTM... FTA.. 3PM.. 3PA.. PTS.. .OFF ..DEF... TOT. AST. .TO. STL. BLK. PF Team Totals 15 -...... 376..795.. .....200 ..310.... 98... 238.. 1050.. 147.. 350... 497 226... 178 114 53.. 267 statistical differentials suggest this is a close game......NU has 1 more game than A&M but is behind A&M in most categories for measured effectiveness. But the stats do not tell the entire story, NU's schedule has been tougher than A&M's, period. NU's numbers are a reflection of the Teams style of play which is to slow the games tempo down. A&M plays sound defense, but have not played a sound defense. This is the key point from the above data which cant be seen in the raw numbers. Should be a fun B12 opener, looking forward to how Doc keeps Donald Sloans numbers below average.Or will he concentrate on breaking the averages of Holmes and Davis. With Roland out, this might make more sense. They have some solid shooters no size advantage to speak of especially compared to last year, the A&M bench is good, Walkup Harris Hibert and Lewis......Walkup & Harris the best all round contributors. Keys, Richardson on Defense, B Jones shooting off the bench, Ryan Anderson off & def..... Wild Cards....the play of our lineups with CSH in the game and who he gets minutes with...... Goal stat, beat A&M in rebounds......and points....lol Thoughts....not popular but IMO Holley continues to impress me, on all the msg boards he's kinda left out of the discussions, but his Rebounding is sorely needed. His leaping ability presents problems for opponents. His reb rate per minute played is 3.5, far better than anyone else.... and hes a near 50% shooter so far on FT and near in sooting. So Feed the 3's out to Bear, Galegos or Ryan and play into your strengths. 1st Half Hoping Diaz has a run... QHC needs to use his size, primarily in the 2nd half, when the running is slowed down a bit and tempo more akin to Docs way of playing. CSH welcome to the B12....do what ya can to help the team win... Sek & Jete....if your not hot....lay off, feed hotter shooters Richardson and R Andrsn or the post man, and play defence.