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This weekend has huge implications for the future. We need these guys more than ever. Guys who want to be a part of bringing this thing back. I hope we can get some guys who are excited, fueled, and focused on taking the challenge head on.

If they aren't capable or struggling in a scheme, why in the world would you continue to stick with something that isn't working? A large part of coaching is finding something that works and putting players in the best position to succeed. I'm not seeing that at all. Throwing 48 times with ANY QBs currently on the roster is a really good way to lose a game. They weren't recruited to sling it all over the field, so why do we continually do it? Why not create a run heavy game plan one week to see how it works? It's not like there is a lot to lose at this point. The o-line is a total joke this year. I have seen three o-linemen consistently whiff blocks or just get flat out dominated, yet there isn't even an attempt to switch it up to see if a different combination works better. Am I to believe these things don't happen in practice? I have a really hard time believing that these things only happen on game day. I don't wholly disagree with you. We seem to be in between what we want to be and what we actually can be. It just doesn't seem like we are good at much of anything. That can never be entirely on a coaching staff. Especially not in their first year here, at least, not in my opinion. If we want to be a 40+ attempt per game WCO, NU will be sub .500 from here out under this staff. I'm hoping Patrick O'Brien will have something to say about that someday...... If not him, then any QB that can consistently complete an accurate pass will do. Passing the ball is not the problem, it's not completing the passes that is the issue. Yeah, and in the down years, the valleys are even lower. "Balanced" offenses that lean on the pass to open up the run are awful unless run by an all pro QB. I'd like us to try and maintain balance as well, but let's not abandon our search for an all pro QB. That might be a neat new thing Nebraska could experience considering most of us have never seen on in a Husker uniform. I don't want to be balanced. I'd rather see us hire Leach than chase the notion of "balance." It's mostly ineffective at the college level unless you have top 5 talent. No. No it's not. Not based on reality anyway. Most successful offenses maintain balance, and most successful offenses aren't built with top five talent.

If they aren't capable or struggling in a scheme, why in the world would you continue to stick with something that isn't working? A large part of coaching is finding something that works and putting players in the best position to succeed. I'm not seeing that at all. Throwing 48 times with ANY QBs currently on the roster is a really good way to lose a game. They weren't recruited to sling it all over the field, so why do we continually do it? Why not create a run heavy game plan one week to see how it works? It's not like there is a lot to lose at this point. The o-line is a total joke this year. I have seen three o-linemen consistently whiff blocks or just get flat out dominated, yet there isn't even an attempt to switch it up to see if a different combination works better. Am I to believe these things don't happen in practice? I have a really hard time believing that these things only happen on game day. I don't wholly disagree with you. We seem to be in between what we want to be and what we actually can be. It just doesn't seem like we are good at much of anything. That can never be entirely on a coaching staff. Especially not in their first year here, at least, not in my opinion. If we want to be a 40+ attempt per game WCO, NU will be sub .500 from here out under this staff. I'm hoping Patrick O'Brien will have something to say about that someday...... If not him, then any QB that can consistently complete an accurate pass will do. Passing the ball is not the problem, it's not completing the passes that is the issue. Yeah, and in the down years, the valleys are even lower. "Balanced" offenses that lean on the pass to open up the run are awful unless run by an all pro QB. I'd like us to try and maintain balance as well, but let's not abandon our search for an all pro QB. That might be a neat new thing Nebraska could experience considering most of us have never seen on in a Husker uniform.

If they aren't capable or struggling in a scheme, why in the world would you continue to stick with something that isn't working? A large part of coaching is finding something that works and putting players in the best position to succeed. I'm not seeing that at all. Throwing 48 times with ANY QBs currently on the roster is a really good way to lose a game. They weren't recruited to sling it all over the field, so why do we continually do it? Why not create a run heavy game plan one week to see how it works? It's not like there is a lot to lose at this point. The o-line is a total joke this year. I have seen three o-linemen consistently whiff blocks or just get flat out dominated, yet there isn't even an attempt to switch it up to see if a different combination works better. Am I to believe these things don't happen in practice? I have a really hard time believing that these things only happen on game day. I don't wholly disagree with you. We seem to be in between what we want to be and what we actually can be. It just doesn't seem like we are good at much of anything. That can never be entirely on a coaching staff. Especially not in their first year here, at least, not in my opinion. If we want to be a 40+ attempt per game WCO, NU will be sub .500 from here out under this staff. I'm hoping Patrick O'Brien will have something to say about that someday...... If not him, then any QB that can consistently complete an accurate pass will do. Passing the ball is not the problem, it's not completing the passes that is the issue.

Why does this not matter to people? I thought stars (or lack of) did not matter? I don't think you can have it both ways... If you really think Purdue had better talent on the field you must also think that Coach Riley is going to get a few "Coach of the Year" awards for managing to get 3 wins with a team filled of players that basically less athletic than Steven hawking. You completely missed the entire point about " stars don't matter". I said stars don't make you a good Division I College Football player. I never said being a good player wasn't important. Too many people are completely overlooking the lack of playmaking on this team. I don't think Purdue had the better talent on the field, I'd say we don't look too far apart but we were playing with our backup QB and we lost our most talented offensive player in Pierson-El. Westerkamp did a damn great job out there. Purdue looks like they execute their systems a little bit better than we do ours. They also got a couple lucky bounces that went their way. Their TE made a great catch and their QB had some good runs and throws. Players got to make plays. Purdue did, we did not make enough..

He gets caught flat footed and his head isn't on a swivel. Should Cavanaugh have this player playing better? Is it Cavanaugh's fault his technique is weak and the player clearly wasn't focused? Has this player been a good player in the past that has been getting worse, not better? Has this player proven to execute consistently in the past? So Stewart taught the corner poor technique? The corner is in position to make the play. He doesn't need safety help over the top. That's not the scheme we play in. Lots of teams don't put safety help over the top. The corner should be able to cover a Purdue WR right, I mean, as much more talented as we are and all? The rushing TD, basic pursuit angles is basic coaching? Ha! That's basic football man. If you've been playing this game you either understand it or you don't. Don't be lazy and don't jog after the play how about that? Don't let a WR reach out and completely take you out of the play if you're a DE that outweighs him by 80 lbs.. How about #25 on that rushing play? What was he up to? He didn't look back to see where the ball is. That's the way they are coached now. Hard to make a play on the ball when you don't know where it is. Is it overthrown, underthrown, right on the money, toward the center of the field, toward the sideline? Not easy to know when you aren't looking for the ball. Is that the way they're coached, cause if so, I agree that is an issue. We could get better at reading the receivers eyes and body language though, and why are our DB's so hands off and unaggressive? I mean, every team in the country is getting more physical with their DB's than we are. When is the last time Husker Defensive backs ever turned to look back for the ball when it was in the air? Now nobody lie to me and tell me we did when Bo was here, because no we didn't. The only times our DB's have looked at the ball that I can remember in the last 8 years is when the are playing so far off and the pass is in front of them, which was typical in Pelini's "bend don't break" pass defense.

Should he bench them? I thought you fans want to win NOW! How the hell can he win NOW if he benches the starters? Or do we think the guys behind them are better? Do you know that better than this coaching staff does? Or do you think they just don't want to win? You think Riley should call out any players on this team publicly? I mean, if we question whether he "has" this teams trust or not, then how would that go over? If a new coach comes into a shaky situation, on a team with some players that resent their situation, a roster full of guys he didn't recruit, do you think the Head Coach should weigh the options of how much he rocks the boat and what could result from that? What do you think the result would be? If we go 3-9 with even our "best" players on the field, then how would it go without them? Does the coach owe it to the team, the University and their fans, to put the best product he can on the field? Or are you telling me we would have been a patient enough fan base to understand if Riley swapped in a new depth chart full of youth and inexperience, and we'd have been patient as he rebuilt this thing. horsesh#t. Let's hear the argument how we put less capable guys on the field and failed, but at least they had a positive attitude and built toward the future.

He gets caught flat footed and his head isn't on a swivel. Should Cavanaugh have this player playing better? Is it Cavanaugh's fault his technique is weak and the player clearly wasn't focused? Has this player been a good player in the past that has been getting worse, not better? Has this player proven to execute consistently in the past? So Stewart taught the corner poor technique? The corner is in position to make the play. He doesn't need safety help over the top. That's not the scheme we play in. Lots of teams don't put safety help over the top. The corner should be able to cover a Purdue WR right, I mean, as much more talented as we are and all? The rushing TD, basic pursuit angles is basic coaching? Ha! That's basic football man. If you've been playing this game you either understand it or you don't. Don't be lazy and don't jog after the play how about that? Don't let a WR reach out and completely take you out of the play if you're a DE that outweighs him by 80 lbs.. How about #25 on that rushing play? What was he up to?

And that's the thing Decked, it probably wasn't the best idea to pass in that situation, and players need to execute better. Yet around this board I've seen 20 some threads about firing the coaches, blame Riley blam Langsdorf on and on, but the whole idea of players making plays and executing seems to be almost non-existant. Now I get it, we hate to call out the players, but maybe they need called out. Look at some of the guys in those plays. You can fire the coaches, and we can bring someone new in. We talk about it as if we're not even talking about real people, but lets say we do that and the next guy comes in and suddenly the effort level goes up. Well then I'll call that chicken sh#t. The effort should always be there. I don't care if these guys feel sorry for themselves about Bo being fired, or if they don't like the new systems they've found themselves in. They should have more respect for themselves as players and as a team when they take that football field. Period. I'd like to see more from these guys, because I don't think we are getting the full effort from all of them. To the guys that do play their asses off, credit to you and respect to each individual that does. They know who they are and the guys that are half assing it know who they are too.

Passing the ball out of your own endzone with the backup QB. Seems like a great idea. Blocking the defender seems like an even better idea.

​ Coach Stewart on this one, right?

​ Does anyone want to break down how we can blame Banker, Hughes or Riley on this one? I'd love to hear it and I'm sure someone can dream something up.

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Why are you quoting three people and then making a comment like that? Is there any way a mod can remove my name from that? Tommy's leadership is one thing I don't question.

Holy crap this is kind of a big weekend eh?

By the way, I'm not hanging the kids out there. They're not executing very well. Period.

And if Riley's team looks like this in year seven and Riley turns into a nostril flaring ass on the sideline, I'll expect him to be fired as well. If we fire him now it just shows our leadership has bought into the overreaction of this fan base, which should never happen. Got to be smarter than a typical football fan to run a program.

If they aren't capable or struggling in a scheme, why in the world would you continue to stick with something that isn't working? A large part of coaching is finding something that works and putting players in the best position to succeed. I'm not seeing that at all. Throwing 48 times with ANY QBs currently on the roster is a really good way to lose a game. They weren't recruited to sling it all over the field, so why do we continually do it? Why not create a run heavy game plan one week to see how it works? It's not like there is a lot to lose at this point. The o-line is a total joke this year. I have seen three o-linemen consistently whiff blocks or just get flat out dominated, yet there isn't even an attempt to switch it up to see if a different combination works better. Am I to believe these things don't happen in practice? I have a really hard time believing that these things only happen on game day. I don't wholly disagree with you. We seem to be in between what we want to be and what we actually can be. It just doesn't seem like we are good at much of anything. That can never be entirely on a coaching staff. Especially not in their first year here, at least, not in my opinion.

Haha! End thread. He was #3 earlier today before being fired. You're looking at the expanded rating list. I'm not sure why he is still showing up at #60 on there, but he was indeed #3 earlier today before being removed from the top 30 list altogether after his firing (the guys at the top of the page with the accompanying photos). As a result everyone but Riley and Richt moved up on the list, and Kingsbury earned a spot in the top 30. Oh I see. Carry on the discussion of how horrible Coach Riley is then........I think there's quite a few other threads folks might want to check out as well. Lot's of good firing discussions going on. I think even some new coach suggestions. Lots of the usual Scott Frost stuff.

But this is Nebraska! And we should be better for some reason! Talent, execution, and making plays doesn't matter! A coach should be able to pull it out of his ass and put it on the field because we wear RED and an N on our helmets! Ten months is long enough to get it done! So stupid. This gets used to much and IMO is a BS comment. It has that entitlement feel to it and honestly, we aren't entitled to jack sh#t. We should earn it. I hope you caught the sarcastic intent because that's hardly how I feel, but I know a good majority of our entitled fan base feels that way.

We've been in close games with or even lost to many of these same Big 10 West teams the last four years. I'm assuming that's the plan? Most coaches get a chance to recruit to their schemes and their plan. We are running very different systems than the previous staff. The team we have now is not looking very good at executing those schemes. Hell, they didn't look very good in some of the very same aspects for the last five years now...... Or are they not capable? It looks to me like we struggle in some very basic aspects on a regular basis. Most good teams don't struggle on the offensive line the way we do. That's very hard to overcome. This is the real issue. Patience is a lot to ask from someone who wasn't happy from the very beginning. Most of the people complaining now were in the same boat. A lot of people can look at this team now and in the past and see that they've not been much better than the majority of the Big Ten West for quite some time now. Nothing has changed except we've lost a few key playmakers that usually stepped up in some very big moments and turned these close losses into close wins. Unfortunately nobody has stepped into that role, although I think Westerkamp is giving every ounce he's got in trying.

Haha! End thread.

But this is Nebraska! And we should be better for some reason! Talent, execution, and making plays doesn't matter! A coach should be able to pull it out of his ass and put it on the field because we wear RED and an N on our helmets! Ten months is long enough to get it done! So stupid.

Why does this not matter to people? Because most people realize the coaching sucks and aren't trying to drag players through the mud to defend poor coaching. I'm not dragging them through the mud. They're not playing very well. There are reasons for that. I'm trying to determine what those reasons are and how much you attribute to coaching. At this point, it's very difficult for me to act like most of you by laying it all at the feet of the coaches and firing people.

Why does this not matter to people?