beanman

Considering I don't see teams with 20th ranked classes winning National Titles I guess it's pretty important... Just because Texas didn't get the right personnel and looked only at stars doesn't really help your point any.

Was this brought about by Damon Benning & others tweeting that it'll be nice to get him out of the locker room? That he will be treated like he treated Taylor when he graduates?

 

 

Go on... I missed this discussion.

 

 

 

 

I agree, also if Swift started the majority of 4 years he'd be way out in front on the records.

 

 

Nate Swift was consistent. Not flashy, but seemed to do more with less talent(his own, not the team around him).

 

Nate Swift is the exact opposite of Kenny. He just shows up, does his thing and leaves.

 

My wife works with Nates mom now... I was suppose to meet up with them at a tailgate, but i couldnt hide my Minnesota Boner for him... so i didnt show up.

 

Does your wife work in Hutch?

 

You know too much now.

 

 

but yes.

 

Hmm. I just moved from there. What line of work is your wife in?

Some friends of mine worked in Hutch and got to watch Swifty in high school. He must have been pretty exciting to watch based on the stories they told about him.

 

 

I agree, also if Swift started the majority of 4 years he'd be way out in front on the records.

 

 

Nate Swift was consistent. Not flashy, but seemed to do more with less talent(his own, not the team around him).

 

Nate Swift is the exact opposite of Kenny. He just shows up, does his thing and leaves.

 

My wife works with Nates mom now... I was suppose to meet up with them at a tailgate, but i couldnt hide my Minnesota Boner for him... so i didnt show up.

 

Does your wife work in Hutch?

Jeez what a jerk.

jk

Nice post otherwise. Show me your teats!

teats.

 

Thanks for the low class thread to end the year. You must be so proud of yourself.

They interrupted their comments that Bo has no class and doesn't represent our university well to begin this one.

 

You'll be missed Ameer. I thought you deserved better and wish you had one more year. Thanks for representing the progrum with class.

Finally a sack.

That's what she said!

Keep it close.

 

We win 59-0 and Barney immediately is offered the HC job at Michigan

I know I am the only person here to ever say this and I've said it before, but Barney was not a bad OC. If Barney was calling the plays Saturday we would win this game.

 

Those 5 games in 2003 where we couldn't even manage to score 20 points would beg to differ. 24.8 ppg isn't very good man. I don't hate the guy, but I question how good of a coach he is and I also question how many of his minions that we gave schollies to.

I also disagree that we'd beat USC if Barney were calling the game. They have a lot more talent than us. I'll be surprised personally if we keep it within 14.

no more attorneys in the AD office or any position of power at DONU. Attorneys are the scum of all scum... not one has done a thing to better anything for the masses, all they are good for is greed at the expense of someone else. A dead attorney, is a great one!

I received this one from Count 2 years ago. I thought it was a bit much.

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That's pretty good.

What I'll be watching during the Holiday Bowl.

http://www.si.com/more-sports/photos/2014/12/12/cheerleader-week-lauren-usc#1

I think the changes between last year and this year would break down to:

90% DPE

10% Scheme

Did DPE return the first punts of the year? For some reason I'm thinking we had Bell/Westy back there and it looked terrible like years past.

Correct

I think a lot of folks are blowing the Ohio St talent gap WAAAAAYYYYY out of proportion based solely on that Big Ten championship game. And we all know now there were some interesting dynamics involved in Wiscy's prep with Anderson chekcin out the oregon st job and such, and obviously not wanting to be there anymore anywway. Remember, Ohio St struggled with a bad Michigan. Struggled with Indiana. But everyones look at that CCG like theyre all a sudden never going to be beatin. Yet it was just a year ago that that same thing was a forgone conclusion, and Sparty emerged as an elite team, with arguable less talent than we have.

I'm basing it off of more games than the Big Ten Championship game. They easily handled Sparty too.

Also, basing off of recruiting rankings.

Rivals class rankings

2011 - #11

2012 - #4

2013 - #2

2014 - #3

I'm sorry, but if our team had recruiting rankings like that, we'd all be moist and certain that we're going to win conference titles and be in the playoff for the next few years. We've got good enough athletes to beat anyone in the Big 10, but if we're playing 10 times against OSU with equal coaching, we lose 90% of the time. There's a talent gap Count. Hopefully Riley grabs a few more 4* and 5* recruits than Bo did and the stars align for once.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With all the bullsh#t and mental fragileness weve seen from this program, how the hell did we consistently win 9 games? The talent and potential is there for Riley to come in and win the conference right away. I dont understand the doom gloom mondset from the last of the bolievers. Were simple sound coaching and an attitude from 12-0 this god damn year.

I am sorry 12-0 that is total BS with below average O line play, a defense that couldn't defend the run and an inconsistent QB, wasn't gonna let that happen. Get real! Be honest in your assessment

so some simple sound coaching and better attitude wouldntve swayed the mich st abd minny games in our favor that were that close as it was? And a staff and players that could keep their cool (attitude) and makes common sense adjustments (simple coaching) wouldnt be able to hold on against wisconsin instead of crumbling after looking so sharp for a quarter?

 

Why do i have to re-explain what i say by saying the same thing again? Why cant you just READ what i said, and put some thought to it before responding?

 

coaching would have helped some , hell you could say that every team "with just a little more coaching we would have won" We have slightly above average talent on the O-line below average lb"s and a secondary that is for the most part is to small to make up for what we lack at line backer. People go on and on about Gregory but I accurately stated that he would not be able to set the edge against a physical offense and I think we all saw how that went. coaching would have helped but 12-0 hell no!

 

We lost 2 of our 3 games by a combined 8 points. And was literally in position to win each of them. yes, better coaching and better attitude would have us at 12-0 right now. Oline play? Linebacker play? Yeah, improving those falls under the "better coaching and better attitude" categories. If we woulda dropped a safety in the box, penetrated and 1-gapped our DT's (which Collins has showed over and over again he's unblockable when givin the green light) and spilled runs to the edge, using the sideline as an extra defender, and let our linebackers and safieties just pursue instaed of concentrating so hard on technical run fits in a two gap scheme, Gordon would been held in check. We'd a beat wisconsin. And Gregory would have to worry so much about "setting the edge" This is the kind of concept that Banker has used.

 

So i guess I dont see how you could come to a "hell no 12-0" conclusion. Were that close as it was. Improved Oline and LB play? Yeah, that falls under improved coaching.

 

That bottom line is, like I stated to begin with, is that the talent and potential is here. If Riley accomplishes a quick buy-in from this team we will be immdiately competitive for a conference championship. This is not a 2-3-4 year rebuilding project. This is a situation that a guy like Riley can come in and simply improve attitude and mindset, toss in a bit of experienced and improved coaching and get us over the hump.

 

i am sorry I disagree about the talent, I don't get where you can say we have all this elite talent, I watch them and don't see it . If the guy across from you is bigger quicker and stronger he is probably going to win the battle. Our "PHYSICAL" talent is going to be dictated to a degree by our recruiting and classes consistently in the 25-40 range over the long haul is not going to bring in the elite talent one needs to be consistently successful at a high level like championships. I am not saying we don't have some talent , just not Ohio st. talent and all the coaching up in the world would not change the result if played 10times on a neutral field .We would lose 7 times. So with a really weak non con sched and being in the weak ass west where with good coaching and our talent level we can be successful. Just not championship level at least with the current roster.

 

Our guys dont "look" as talented because they are constantly playing tentative. Again, and coaching AND attitude issue. Nebraska has never had ELITE talent across the board. Sure, we had an elite star here and there, but for the most part it was always a strong minded group of guys, coached up to work at its highest level as a team. We have no more or less talent overall than Nebraska ever has. When all the media types who visit fall camp and spew year after year that only Ohio St can outtalent Nebraska in the Big Ten, that says something. Our guys arent being coached. We see so many teams year in and year out do more with less. Again, coaching/attitude problems.

 

well we will see. Believe it, if it will make you feel better. I have watched this team for 45 yrs. and overall we are just not as talented as we used to be, especially in the line play, where it all begins, and with that statement of teams with less talent , news flash those teams have either caught up or passed us!

 

Yeah, and iv'e watched em for 20. And I know football. And it's more than the eye test. Esp for someone like me who knows about the x's and o's and the schemes and the fit. Not sayin you dont, but apparently we have a pretty wide difference of opinions here on the potential of this team. Our guys play slow and tentative. There hasnt been a complete buy-in to Bo's overall defensive philosophy in years. Probably 2010. And that was relatively easy for us to defend. We were playin teams that slung the ball all over the yard. We put a huge emphassis on film study. Understanding opponents tendancies and route trees/concepts, and using our NFL secondary in a matchup scheme, it was pretty stifling. the second we went into the Big ten and all a sudden had to face balanced offenses in the likes of Michigan and Ohio St, and Northwestern who were also utitilizing a lot of the qb run game, it put so much more on the mental plate of our guys. Way too much technical stuff instead of just playing. Too much thinking. Not enough running. And we've seen at times the potential. That's why I'm so sure of this opinion.

 

Same thing on the offense. Hell, Jake Cotton even came right out and said it. Theyre thinking about too much about this step and that technique. Gawd. How many time this year did we see our oline turnin guys loose on the inside gaps on zone schemes? Again. To much goin on upstairs. Simplify and set the guys loose.

 

Jay Foreman himself said our guys on D, particularly LBs play tentative and are a step slow because of it. Also said that he observed practices and it was obvious from the drills we ran. I agree with you Count. We have enough talent that we could have won every game this year. I don't think we have the talent to beat OSU though. Good luck to Riley getting over that hump, because it's going to be tough to compete with the athletes that Urban has.

If we do beat USC, Barney would be the only HC at Nebraska to beat them... let that sink in for a moment.

Pretty sure that will be one of the seven signs of the apocalypse.

You didn't tell 'em about my pubes did ya?

2 chicks at one time.

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