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In the B1G the largest OLine is Wisconsin's where a great deal of them are around 320 lbs. The largest average OLine in the Big XII is OU where they average around 310 lbs. KU actually has a man-child at OT who weights 340 lbs, but most every line in the Big XII is comparable to the lines we face in the B1G. L.David's ability was questioned in the Big XII since he stepped in due to injuries. And even after a monster year, he was questioned again our first year in the B1G and still flourished being the only Pre-season All American to stay healthy the entire season for us. Nathan Gerry is solid and he's faster than L.David. The instinct factor may set them apart as L.David handled his business and we have yet to see Nate play at this level. But we also can't ignore that Nate will also have better athletes around him as he is growing into his position. In other words, I think he will be alright.

Well we had some speed in E.Martin (4.53) & J. Ankrah (4.68). And as someone pointed out, some of the guys they were raving about redshirted. Also to be noted is that our secondary was one of the best in the nation last year. Had we had a little bit of depth or avoided a couple injures in the trenches we'd of been alright. Besides, this years defense is a hell of a lot faster than last years at all three levels. Especially the LBs.

I'm a fan of The Longest Yard....old & new version

It's not a matter of what we "need", it's a matter of what is wanted. Regardless, what does the statement in red have to do with the statement in black? Fair point with the "need" vs "want." On a side note, there was no intended meaning behind the statement in black and red. I just used the red text color because it's Nebraska's main color. Anyway, I do think you hit the nail on the head in this discussion. I will concede that many of today's younger generation "want" these alternate uniform games. My point is I just don't think we as a program, based on our tradition and history need to go to these kind of efforts. If you want to compete for the youth you have to be appealing to them in any way you possibly can. You see a lot of the more "traditional" football powers have all had some sort of alt uni. It's not a since of selling out, but just keeping up with the times. Kids like new unis. Not all of them want to look like the huskers of the 60s and 70s. You have to adapt with the times. Not saying go all Oregon or Maryland, but have an option there to be able to market to a recruit.

I like the shoes they wore with the alternative jerseys last year. Seeing those things in person was bananas.

Glover, Suh, Winstrom, David, Peters

Confrontational.....yes. I stated a general response and you came back with....."did I say that"....And the belittling is a cliche you are bitching about, not me. I never complained about belittling or an attack.....if it was present, I'm sure my feelings still wouldn't be hurt....because I find it hard to give a damn, honestly......just the way I was built. I the energy to care what you "highly doubt" as I didn't quote it to gain any brownie points from you. But in my profession, I deal with the student athletes at UNL often, not just football. Some of them are really good guys, others not so much, more of the typical "jock" if you will. I've dealt with Heard a few times, even taken him up to Omaha a couple times when he and a couple other players did some volunteering for youth program last year. Coach Brown I've known from church functions. He's actually a really good guy. And yes, I do talk football sometimes during those functions. But anyway, since you have taken it that way, I didn't state this as to say, they came to me with the ins and outs of Heard's dealings. I simply stated it because based on my dealings with them and what we all see on the field, through media, etc...this is the perception I got. And I see you completely ignored the information that I asked you to share with me, which lets me know you didn't know much of anything, but rather tried to jump subjects yet again but "highly doubting" I knew anybody involved with the program.... It's all good though....you're comical. And I will go back and watch the MSU game... Not saying he hasn't been thrown around, I just said, I don't recall ever seeing it and if it did happen it wasn't often. After my Spurs win this championship........I have nothing to watch on television so normally the months of June/July I'm normally looking at old Husker games......it's my favorite part of the summer. Anyway, just so you know, we seem to be saying the same thing, yet again. I don't see a reason to continue to debate/argue/etc....another subject in this thread with you. I didn't wait 4 years to post on this forum to debate silly little details with the same poster over and over again, whom has the same conclusion as I do, but doesn't agree with how I came up with the conclusion......Get a grip dude.

Who said it wasn't a big deal? I never stated that. But really, is it that big of a deal? Based on your analysis, the kid couldn't pick up the blitz, your words not mine, so why do you think he would have seen the field more than Cross, Newby and/or Taylor? There are more reasons than the ones you stated, on why he wasn't on the field more this year. AA could pick up the blitz, but he got thrown around like a rag doll when it did happen. But really, losing Heard, is it that big of a deal? It takes a notch out of our depth, but I do not think its that big of a deal. There is a reason he was being asked to play WR as well. Do you purposely try to take offense to everything I say? Are you really dying to be confrontational with me? Or are you truly having problems comprehending what I am saying?...... I didn't say that you said it wasn't a big deal....I was speaking in general terms.......I said WE shouldn't act like losing Heard isn't a big deal.....why, because he was a talented back. To state otherwise is ignorance. Yes, I stated he couldn't pick up a blitz. AA being thrown around like a rag doll I've yet to see. No he wasn't consistent all the time, sometimes he picked up the wrong side/rusher, but never seen him man handled. Even if he was, it wasn't so often that we should label him weak in pass protection. You first stated that it his "hammy" injury and it's after effects makes you wonder if there were other issues, in other words you don't know if there is. But now you say that "there are other reasons why he didn't see the field other than the ones I stated" as if now you have some information I don't. Being that I know B.Heard personally, and Coach Brown, I haven't heard (no pun intended) of any secret reasons that kept him from seeing the field. Please enlighten me.

I dig what you are saying but I guess without one of us actually going in and creating the stats ourselves or stumbling across someone who has done it, then we basically have our own perceptions to go by. I'm not arguing that we aren't a run first offense. I, not in this thread, have mentioned many times that regardless of how talented our WRs get, running will and should always be our bread & butter. The hurry up offense is a huge staple of Beck's system, because of how effective it is when he uses it. That doesn't mean he runs it all the time or most of the time. Sometimes we confuse the hurry up offense with the no huddle offense, which is actually what Beck does most often. I believe he calls it the "Check with me" factor. Again, I'm not disagreeing with you or anyone else pointing to our overall stats on run vs pass. I'm simply stating that if you watch the games we play, when we actually go into the hurry up offense, the RB often times becomes the slot receiver thus spreading the defense then a little more rather than running to the line only to see the defense load the box repeatedly.

Umm, my reasoning was due to the no huddle offense bra..... That was just a subject that was brought up in the conversation.

Thanks. I think the argument should have ended a long time ago. Especially since the argument stimulated from a comment that he was only slightly faster than Rex. The 4.6 here lets me know that my small comment wasn't too off base. Back to the original subject, as I stated early in the thread, I don't see him getting 1500 yards even if he is 100% healthy all season and the guys behind him all turn out to be busts. Beck's system shows it can hit from different angles in the offense, whether that be the RB, the QB's running ability, or the WR. And in a hurry up offense, you see more passing than you do running anyway, which is something Beck tends to do to get the defense on it's heels. But truthfully I think at least one of the back ups (Taylor) will turn out to be as good as hyped or better, to provide another option from the back field, so there's no way AA gets close to 1500, IMO. Only 3 RBs in NU's history has ever excited 1500 in a season. I love Ameer but he's no Ahman Green/Mike Rozier/Lawrence Phillips We will not pass more than we run. That's not what I stated. K. But your theory was still proven wrong. You don't see more throwing in the offense we ran last year than you do passing. You are wrong. Deal with it. Trying too hard, bro. It's not that big a issue. You jump in with a retort that had nothing to do with what I stated, and when it's address you come back with "K. But your theory is still proven wrong"....... Proven wrong how.....did you have the stats from when we are running a hurry up offense? No you didn't you just have the over all plays that we ran for the entire year, so once again, ignoring what I actually stated, and showing me stats to show something else doesn't prove or disprove anything. If you can somehow show those stats that show what I stated is wrong then I'll gladly retract my comment.

Then why didnt Heard come in when Rex got hurt? The doghouse theory has been debunked on numerous occasions. Injury kept him out. Only injury. We lost a good one there. I know he had the hammy issue, but it makes you wonder if it really effected him all season, or there were other reasons. We will never know, but it makes you wonder. Pulled groin. But Heard's main issue that kept him off the field consistently was his ability to pick up the blitz. In 2011 protecting the QB was the highest priority for the backs due to the lack of depth (serious lack of depth) behind Martinez. None of the triplets were able to do this at the level Beck & Brown would like for the backs to do consistently. This is one of the reasons we saw Rex in late in games even after the game was decided. After that season, Braylon was practicing on the other side of the ball, so he wasn't able to utilize the off season to work on what he needed to, in order to be a better and more consistent back for our system.. Aaron Green transferred and then just before the start of fall camp, Heard moves back with the RBs, never having the opportunity to spend any time working with Coach Brown in the spring, thus he came back into his sophomore year with the same issues as the season before. Then add the fact that Ameer was the only back outside of Rex to come into fall camp when game time experience and off season guidance under their position coach. Then he also got the injury mid season, so he had a few things working against him from getting on the field as much as he would have liked. We shouldn't act like losing Heard was no big deal, He was one top RB prospects of the 2010 class and we had high expectations do to his ability when he finally qualified and joined the team. No we aren't hurting with his departure as we have some great talent coming in, but we did lose a decent athlete.

2012 373 Pass attempts 662 rush attempts 64% rushing Not to start a 2000 post argument, but the reason for a hurry up offense, is to not allow the defense time to substitute and make it difficult for them to make adjustments. This, as you should know, tires the defense and allows for bigger plays to develop. This also it turn allows more plays to develop offensively in general, whether its passing or rushing. In WVU case, it was more passing plays, but this is Nebraska, we will never pass more than we run. WVU 2012: 532 Pass Attempts. 469 Rush attempts The numbers you posted are our total plays we ran of each. We nor any team stays in the hurry up offense the entire time on the field. I agree we will never pass more than we run, but if you look at the teams who utilize the hurry up offense, notice that they are not rushing to the line to hand off the ball, there is a screen, play action, slant more than likely to consistently be seen in the drive. Our rushing attempts occupied a lot of our 4th quarters also which is our offense keeping a "foot on the neck" of the opposing defenses. You know wear them down til the final whistle. I have no argument to what you are saying, just my comment is specifically about when we run the hurry up offense.

Thanks. I think the argument should have ended a long time ago. Especially since the argument stimulated from a comment that he was only slightly faster than Rex. The 4.6 here lets me know that my small comment wasn't too off base. Back to the original subject, as I stated early in the thread, I don't see him getting 1500 yards even if he is 100% healthy all season and the guys behind him all turn out to be busts. Beck's system shows it can hit from different angles in the offense, whether that be the RB, the QB's running ability, or the WR. And in a hurry up offense, you see more passing than you do running anyway, which is something Beck tends to do to get the defense on it's heels. But truthfully I think at least one of the back ups (Taylor) will turn out to be as good as hyped or better, to provide another option from the back field, so there's no way AA gets close to 1500, IMO. Only 3 RBs in NU's history has ever excited 1500 in a season. I love Ameer but he's no Ahman Green/Mike Rozier/Lawrence Phillips We will not pass more than we run. That's not what I stated.

Thanks. I think the argument should have ended a long time ago. Especially since the argument stimulated from a comment that he was only slightly faster than Rex. The 4.6 here lets me know that my small comment wasn't too off base. Back to the original subject, as I stated early in the thread, I don't see him getting 1500 yards even if he is 100% healthy all season and the guys behind him all turn out to be busts. Beck's system shows it can hit from different angles in the offense, whether that be the RB, the QB's running ability, or the WR. And in a hurry up offense, you see more passing than you do running anyway, which is something Beck tends to do to get the defense on it's heels. But truthfully I think at least one of the back ups (Taylor) will turn out to be as good as hyped or better, to provide another option from the back field, so there's no way AA gets close to 1500, IMO. Only 3 RBs in NU's history has ever excited 1500 in a season. I love Ameer but he's no Ahman Green/Mike Rozier/Lawrence Phillips