Karawithasmile

Abdullah has so much heart. One of very few bright spots. He and Gregory rock.

Thats what Pelini said a few weeks ago about Martinez.

you only take a TO there if you think you can get a 1st. No respect.

First half was a comedy of errors. And not a funny comedy.

I'm probably going to cry like a girl. Since I'm a girl I suppose that's expected.

We've had enough mishaps without being in hurry up mode.

You know what, I don't want to do anything risky here. I'm fine with no points. Let's not do anything stupid. But let's not give the ball back either.

Awesome sack. But we need to go for the ball.

Defensive points. We need them.

Only if the other team scores.

Blitzer didn't even know where the ball was.

We look very tired on D.

Looking like classic Pelini football now.

Can our offense step up?

You should add this to the Martinez legacy thread. It's so true.

+1. I think this really explains a lot of our success defensively. And I apologize about the title being an overused quote. It's just that there have been some huge defensive meltdowns in some very big games in the last couple seasons and I always go back to that quote as Pelini's unabashed state of mind regarding the defense that he puts out on the field, even when it underperforms. How many articles (and people on this site) criticized Pelini after our losses this season, saying he wasn't making obvious adjustments when offenses exploited us for big gains (See "Play after play, Nebraska plays a basic 4-3 defense and is exposed against the zone read. Regardless of the fact that the defense has more speed and talent, they're completely compromised by a coaching staff that is reluctant to change how they play defense." http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1773904-nebraska-football-pelini-must-be-fired-following-ucla-loss). It seemed at times Pelini was stubborn. Or that his players lacked passion. Or that they were tired of being made scapegoats on the frustratingly recurrent "execution!" theme. Or that he had forgotten how to coach defense. But we've seen something the last few weeks and I'm simply trying to foster thoughts on what it was.

The defense was incredible on Saturday against the Wolverines. It reminded me quite a bit of 2009 (coincidentally the last time I really believed the quote in the topic). We finally locked in on first down and stopped the big yardage. We had pressure. We had sacks. We weren't shy about blitzing. Is this a result of our young guys starting to "get it" (and the right young guys being provided game opportunities)? Or did our coaches suddenly become flexible with some of the scheme and tailor it to the talent they have on the field? One good game on defense against a short-handed and downtrodden team doesn't make us world-beaters, but it gives me a glimmer of hope that Pelini and Co. really haven't forgotten to coach defense and how to stop the run.

Please no soft patty-cake this time....

My wife said the same thing and said he would have took the sack. Taken the sack. And fumbled. Who knows? And why does it matter?

really? I can't really say that I like this option because it scare me Does it scare you any more considering the pick/throw ratio that Armstrong has? He's pretty smooth with the option in comparison...

So many opportunities to win this game.

LOL @ everyone in the game thread that called for a complete switch to TA. Love TA, but RKIII deserved time too. Awesome, awesome play!

MISSOURI 1997