Minnesota_husker

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9 minutes ago, Shiggity said:

Coach Prime? I’d play for this guy. Outside the box for sure, but intriguing nonetheless. Money is probably not an issue for him and definitely not a proven commodity…yet.  Throwing it out there…

 

https://twitter.com/pgcbasketball/status/1440355863185670145?s=21

No. Please no.

12 minutes ago, Dogs In A Pile said:

 

Right.

 

$5M+ Salary

Top notch facilities when current project is completed

Rabid fan base that still fills the 85k+ stadium every game even with 6 losing seasons the last 7 years

Full support of AD to be successful

11th nationally in recruiting spending which could be higher

 

So I guess no coach would come here with all that working against him. LOL

THIS.

Nebraska isnt the job it once was but it isnt a bad job.

Plenty of pieces here for someone to be successful. 

In the past I thought Nebraska fans werent patient but we have been plenty patient with Frost. He hasnt shown anything to give us hope.

I dont know who will come in here, but one thing I hope we can accept is it doesnt have to be someone with ties to this program. They dont need to know about things like the blackshirts. Let them  come in and re-invent if they need to. Just build a winner*.

*Win games you should, compete for Big west- Honestly my bar is so low, I just want this team to win 7+ games

11 minutes ago, lo country said:

Watched the whole 8 minute presser when he made that sound bite.  Not near as damning as the quote.  Talked about having guys like AA and JoJo who could say what needed to be said.  Talked about AM needing to dive to pick up that first and not step out of bounds.  I had to laugh when he said "when it's nut cutting time" you need to get it done.  And he said that was just one example.  Mentioned team as a whole.  This doesn't change my opinion of the situation, but I am guessing he wants the team to play a lot more physical.  Toure not laying out for that catch comes to mind....

A few of the guys out there seem to lay it all on the line. I honestly dont think its an effort thing for a lot of the guys.

Its a coaching issue. Guys arent put in spots to succeed at times.

Of course other times it seems to be execution but I honestly believe we have talent and even the right mentality to win a lot more games. Its consistently bad gameplanning or in game coaching. 

I think Frost is just a bad coach. He surrounded himself with yes men or mediocre coaches. His ego doesnt let him see he needs help.

I dont question Frosts heart. I think he truly wants it to be successful but he is in over his head. 

Adrians soph year and total lack of any viable QB options show me he cant get over what his intial though was. Adrian might be a great leader but he is a poor QB who makes constant mistakes and yet has only been benched once.

4 minutes ago, Mavric said:

Definitely seems like the starters will be Verge, McGowens, McGowens, Mayen, Walker.

 

Speculation that the main rotation guys will be Breidenback, Edwards, Tominaga and Wilcher.  

 

Not sure how much time that leaves for Webster, Andre, McPherson and Lakes.  Kojents expected to redshirt.

 

Lakes apparently showed out well at the Pro Day.  He had shoulder issues that bothered him last year and required extensive surgery but is apparently fully recovered. 

Andre showed some moments last year and I think if he keeps growing, he will crack the rotation. Wilheim can shoot a bit more, so not shocking he is getting some time. 

Webster is a vet presence. He will see time when they need someone to play smart. 

Overall, I think it will vary who is hot and doing what they need to. 

I thought the write up shared about us seemed fair. 

If this game is in Ann Arbor, I am not feeling confident at all. If Nebraska can start strong early and slow down Michigans run game, things get interesting.

I dont think people are giving Michigan enough credit. They havent had any super tough matchups but they have also dominated every game except Rutgers. 

There QB has only had to throw it 81 times though. Stop the run, get them down two scores and force him to beat you with a loud crowd. 

1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said:

What we lose after this year has me concerned. I’m expecting both McGowens to be gone along with walker. 
 

However, for that to happen, I think it would take us to have a really good year so Bryce would get drafted. A really good season would also go a ways for us getting Omaha and Wilcher. 

But those guys will both probably be one and dones as well.

We need the long term projects and 4 year guys to pan out. The 1 year guys are great but gotta build around them. 

With the adding of Denim Dawson, I officially request we call him Canadian Tuxedo .

Interesting where this leaves us. I know we can oversign like Seaofred suggested, but we are in Jamarques Lawrence top 2. Not sure if we have anyone else we are super hot/heavy on?

I guess the biggest thing is having room for the two big 2023 boys in Omaha Biliew and Simeon Wilcher.

30 minutes ago, teachercd said:

I think MD and Indiana could be dark horses.  

You can say that almost every year about them. 

Trayce Jackson-Davis is really good. Almost averaged a Double/Double last year. Not sure if Indiana has a ton of talent outside of him. I mean they do but nothing that makes me think if you shut down Jackson-Davis, someone like Armaan Franklin will be able to take over(He did have a few nice games last year).

Maryland lost Aaron Wiggins to the NBA. They had a surprisingly low recruiting class(44 nationally/ 9th in B1G). They did get Fatts Russell from Rhode Island and some size in Wahab and Dziuba. 

Still not sure if they stay more where they were at vs taking a step up.

4 hours ago, teachercd said:

Yikes, picked kind of low.

 

And Wisconsin and Iowa are gonna BLLLLLOOOOOOOOOWWWWW

I am very interested to see how Iowa does without Garza. I think his skills allowed them to have bad nights and still win.

Not sure I really get the love for Wisconsin either. 

If the team blends, I think they could be top 6. 

Michigan, Purdue, Illinois and Ohio State might be the cream of the crop.

But I think we can compete with Maryland, MSU, Indiana, Rutgers, Iowa and Wisconsin.

I dont think Northwestern, Penn State or Minnesota will be any good. 

11 minutes ago, teachercd said:

I think Tanner Lee got drafted because Mike Riley is pretty well respected and well connected.  That had to be a big help.

Tanner got drafted because he had prototypical QB size and decent arm strength. The Jags took a chance at hoping they could develop him given he had a lot of the physical attributes.

39 minutes ago, everybody knows my name said:

Gophers fan here.

 

I'll tell you right now, this was never the case.  This is revisionist history.

 

Jerry Kill was a heck of a coach, and the school (and fans) wanted him to stay in the job for the next 20+ years.  Unfortunately, the fans didn't know about his epilepsy and the school didn't know how badly his epilepsy was going to be aggravated by the stress of major college job.  But if Kill had been able to stay in the job, it probably goes without saying that we would have enjoyed more success from 2016 to now than we have.

 

Fleck might have a higher ceiling than Kill, but we'll never know for sure.  Kill will always be a 'what might have been.'

Jerry Kill wasnt as flashy as Fleck but he was a great coach.

One of the first things that really made me dislike Fleck was how he bashed Jerry and the "culture" he created. Yes, it was Jerry's former Def Cord who allowed for those 4 players to sexually assault that woman, and he deserved to be fired, but Fleck used that as a way to basically knock what was left in the cupboard when he arrived.

Fleck has had 1 good season with the Gophers. Curious if he can fix what has happened this year but that shouldnt even be a shock. His 1 good year featured two near losses to Fresno State and South Dakota State... He has always coached down to the talent they play against. 

On 9/28/2021 at 9:40 AM, BigRedBuster said:

Are we really that small inside?

 

Andre 6'10" 233lbs

Kojenets 7' 220lbs

Breidenbach 6'10" 220 lbs

Walker 6'9" 232lbs

 

Andre and Walker have decent experience coming back and Andre has gained weight on the off season.

Weight wise... Yes, I think we are more lean. Not height but seems like all those guys(outside of Walker) can get pushed around a bit. 

26 minutes ago, ECisGod said:

Practice starts today.  That means six weeks until Western Illinois.  Is anyone else excited?

If this team can come together with the new pieces... I think they could be really good. 

Need to see a good blend and need to improve shooting. A bit concerned on our size down low but if we can light it up from outside that might not be an issue.

The talent is all there. 

30 minutes ago, Undone said:

 

You can have fun pouring over it if you want.

 

The main focus for me is this: The #1 problem with Frost's program since 2019 - present is special teams. Having two punters that can't punt as well as a JV team starter - with all of the resources this program has - is absolutely pathetic. His punt was 30 yards off target. If he just does his job that game doesn't go to overtime.

My biggest problem with the Frost tenure is that each week its another glaring issue that seems to highlight itself.

One week its special teams being a total S show

next week it is stupid penalties

Then it is turnovers.

For me, that is all coaching. Frost cant get everything to work together and also clearly hasnt solved those problems. 

At a certain point, you just accept Frost is a bad coach and we move on. The constant "I told this player to do this and he didnt" and "Until they start caring, I dont know what else to say" is on leadership and coaching. 

1 minute ago, Mavric said:

Nice delivery by Martinez.  Corcoran ... ouch.

 

 

I missed most of the game but saw Corcoran had awful numbers on how he graded out....

My question is: Was he beat with swim/spin moves inside or why did he basically just stop mid way and freeze up. I dont claim to be an O-line expert but he struggled to get contact and then seemed to give up as soon as the defender was across his left shoulder. Either he is super slow or he was scared the guy would turn back in on him.

1 hour ago, admo said:

@Xmas32 I can see Fleck there.  I would then hate USC more than ever.

 

 

ROW THE YACHT

*I stole that from a MN radio host

1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said:

Manning was injured so didn’t play. 

Ahhh.. Good to know, I didnt even look to see why he didnt play. 

My main takeaways were:

• Buffalo wasnt nearly as good as I expected. Part of that could have been the Huskers playing better but they just seemed to make life easy for us.
• Culp is in his own head. The missed extra points show me he has the yips. At this point, ya gotta show faith in him and hope he finds his swing. I think he will.
• I wish we would have played Illinois now. They look lost and we look more confident. I think Nebraska would win by 14+ if they played this week.
• Toure is really fun to watch. Again, Omar Manning has disappeared, so having a guy who seems to run good routes is fun. 
• I like when Adrian just plays and doesnt over think. 

I have been very negative on this team, but overall was happy with the win. 

7 hours ago, BigRedN said:

Those are his words for this season after the loss to Illinois ... "A Chance To Be Real Good".

 

What's your take on that?

 

For me, its delusional.

 

For him though, what does that mean?  Is he thinking he can go 9-3?  What would be "real good" to him?

 

If you were to ask me before the season, "real good" was 8-4.

 

For me, this is the sort of "carrot" dangled out there to produce hope and cover up the obvious "deer in the head light" issue.

 

If I carry over week one to the first four games, we are 1-3 and get blown out by OU.  If you take in the whole season [from what we have just seen], then winning 4 games is "real good".

 

What is your view of Scott's "real good" and what's your new view of "real good"?

I dont know what he is supposed to say, but I do know 90% of what he does say he shouldnt.

Frost has put a target on himself by basically being an arrogant A-hole and acting like he is this great coach.

Some programs are just snake bitten, but I feel like you can look at more than half of his losses and say "If he didnt do this or that, we would have won" that isnt the sign of an unlucky coach, its the sign of a bad coach who doesnt know how to win.

For the first 3 years he blamed the players/the culture. Now it is all his own guys who keep making stupid mistake after stupid mistake.

I have zero faith in Scott's ability to make smart decisions in-game. 

So, to answer your question-- I am at the point now, I almost just dont care. We arent going to win meaningful games with him as coach. I dont know what coach wants to come here and honestly how long it will take them to build a team that can at least compete in the west. 

I have basically lost faith in Nebraska Football. 

On 8/28/2021 at 8:22 AM, Hedley Lamarr said:

You dont say no to Omaha Billiew regardless, he is the #2 player in the entire country. 

No one said you would.

Sounds like Virginia told Traudt the offer would be on the table for another week and thats why he took it now.

3 things I want to see:

1) an offense that shows either flash or ability to make the other team look lost. The offense looked vanilla or unable to adapt in past years.

2) True pressure on the QB. I want to see the QB running scared

3) Special Teams that doesnt make me cry. I dont need you to run amazing fake punt plays but for the love of god, dont let the punter run for 20 yards or not have any blocking on kick returns. 

7 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

Yes, my general thoughts on him and his other offers.

I wont be too sad as long as he doesnt go to Creighton. Sounds like Virginia is the heavy favorite.

I know we are also heavily in the 2023- Omaha Billiew, so I wonder if that is also a sign on where we think we stand with Isaac.

3 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

He will not commit/sign with Nebraska.

Is this your guess?

I have sort of thought all along we wouldnt get him but Hoiberg took over recruiting and seemed to at least get his attention.

13 minutes ago, teachercd said:

Over under on Husker penalties this Saturday.

 

6.5

Accepted or just penalties?

I fully expect them to decline a holding when our RB gets hit for a 3 yard loss.

Still take the over.