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I really thought we turned a corner in that Minnesota game. Tried to be a little bit positive about it in response to all the negativity on the board lately when I created that thread. I even kind of admitted I was being kind of a sunshine pumper haha!

That Minnesota game was really the first time all year I felt pretty good about what we did on the ground aside from some weaker opponents earlier in the season.

My comment above is following this week and was speaking more to the Northwestern game and really our future schedule. We weren't just going to find a running game against Northwestern and we may struggle just as much against MSU and Iowa.

It looks like the ability is there sometimes but against Northwestern no only did it not look like we had the ability, there is a lot of effort questions coming out of this game as well.

I do give Northwestern some credit as well. That DE is a baller. I think we made him look a little bit better than he actually is, but still he played a solid game.

 

 

Forget All-American, I don't see one lineman on offense that is an all-conference player. 1st or 2nd team. How are the Huskers supposed to have success running all of a sudden? I also do not see an all-conference RB on the team sooo....

 

I love a good passing game. But again, the QB play is up and down too often. Nowhere near the level of the top guys in the B1G.

 

Not going to talk NFL because that's a different game with paid athletes.

Nick Bahe on 1620 The Zone kept saying over and over that Nebraska needs to "FIND" their running game. As if it's something you just stumble upon or stub your toe on while wondering around in the dark.

 

The sh#t doesn't just happen. You don't just FIND it. You've got to have the guys to do it.

 

If Terrell Newby, Imani Cross, or Nebraska's offensive line looked like a group that was gonna FIND the running game on Saturday, then those people don't know what the f#*k they're talking about. It wasn't happening.

 

I don't care if BoBo and Beck ran it for a bunch of yards with Ameer Abdullah last year with 2-3 of the worst offensive linemen I've ever seen in this program. Those guys weren't out there Saturday, and the guys that were didn't look much better. News Flash: None of them were named Ameer Abdullah either.

 

I tried telling people when Abdullah graduated. We were going to hit a point in the near future where we finally appreciated how great that cat really was. Welp folks, it's time you recognize.

 

Didn't you just create a thread after the Minnesota game praising the Offensive line and Newby?

 

So last week that offensive line answered a lot of your questions that they get it but now after the Northwestern game that they don't get it.

 

So they can't look good against Minnesota and then not look like they were going to get anything going against Northwestern?

I don't get it?

I try to praise these guys whenever they play well. I thought we did a pretty good job against Minnesota.

I don't think we did a good job against Northwestern and again, it didn't appear to be getting much better as we went along.

I guess I don't understand the question.

Being a few plays away is speculation?

No it isn't. That is literally exactly what happened in some cases.

 

 

Is this based on recruiting rankings of the incoming class when they sign?

 

Or is it based upon the number of guys that are actually still on the team or panned out?

 

I mean, if they're just including committed classes, is that really an accurate way to do things? We have a lot of guys that were Pelini recruits that never made an impact when Pelini was here, and haven't been impact players in Riley's tenure yet. A bunch of them aren't even on the team anymore.

 

Obviously though, if we're talking about Riley doing less with more in THIS SEASON then it's only fair to judge him on what he actually has? Or is this just another one of those things we come up with to dump on Mike Riley....?

 

 

 

Mauro Bondi

Joe Carter

Max Pirman

Charles Jackson

Aaron Green

David Santos

Zach Sterup

Bubba Starling

Ryan Klachko

Tyler Moore

Aaron Curry

Corey Whitaker

Leroy Alexander

Jared Afalava

Avery Moss

Thomas Brown

Paul Thurston

Drake Martinez

Trevell Dixon

Dwayne Johnson

Boaz Joseph

Matt Finnin

Ernest Suttles

David Knevel

D.J. Singleton

Adam Taylor

Zach Hannon

Johnny Stanton

Gabriel Miller

Kevin Gladney

Greg Hart

Courtney Love

A.J. Natter

Deandre Wills

A.J. Bush

Sedrick King

Jariah Tolbert

Joe Keels

Jaevon Walton

Robert Lockhart

Peyton Newell

Lorenzo Stewart

Monte Harrison

Zack Darlington

Trai Mosley

Tanner Farmer

 

 

I mean.....that's a lot of names. Those are all committed players from 2011-2014 that have not really been impactful here at Nebraska. Riley's only been here 10 months.

 

Are all those let downs Rileys fault too?

 

Get f'ing' real.

Mavric? I am curious about this whole list. Would you be able to answer any of those questions.

 

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-DJzBC__c-l0qjak6b70XmWn36utsqjzlRpGaEyvVgA/edit?copiedFromTrash

 

Your question has been covered before. Sure it seems like we've lost a lot, but our attrition is right on par with the rest of the conference. So can't use that excuse

 

I didn't ask that genius.

I asked if they are counting all those recruits in making the rankings.

Maybe read what you're commenting on before you comment on it.

I also don't buy that. I don't believe we are on par with the rest of the conference, but that is beside the point I am making here.

 

If the fan base gets their way I think we will lose him. If the #FireMRCrowd gets their way and MR is fired or resigns then I would think another team with a better current environment will come in and swoop him away.

 

With our current state, He just might be a bigger need for Husker football then even some better historical Nebraska QB's mentioned.

Really?

 

Just because a portion of our fanbase is unsurprising by the result of a Mike Riley led team doesn't mean they're rooting against the Huskers. Anybody could see poor results on the field a mile away.

We've lost five games by a total of thirteen points.

You saw that coming a mile away?

Is this based on recruiting rankings of the incoming class when they sign?

 

Or is it based upon the number of guys that are actually still on the team or panned out?

 

I mean, if they're just including committed classes, is that really an accurate way to do things? We have a lot of guys that were Pelini recruits that never made an impact when Pelini was here, and haven't been impact players in Riley's tenure yet. A bunch of them aren't even on the team anymore.

 

Obviously though, if we're talking about Riley doing less with more in THIS SEASON then it's only fair to judge him on what he actually has? Or is this just another one of those things we come up with to dump on Mike Riley....?

 

 

 

Mauro Bondi

Joe Carter

Max Pirman

Charles Jackson

Aaron Green

David Santos

Zach Sterup

Bubba Starling

Ryan Klachko

Tyler Moore

Aaron Curry

Corey Whitaker

Leroy Alexander

Jared Afalava

Avery Moss

Thomas Brown

Paul Thurston

Drake Martinez

Trevell Dixon

Dwayne Johnson

Boaz Joseph

Matt Finnin

Ernest Suttles

David Knevel

D.J. Singleton

Adam Taylor

Zach Hannon

Johnny Stanton

Gabriel Miller

Kevin Gladney

Greg Hart

Courtney Love

A.J. Natter

Deandre Wills

A.J. Bush

Sedrick King

Jariah Tolbert

Joe Keels

Jaevon Walton

Robert Lockhart

Peyton Newell

Lorenzo Stewart

Monte Harrison

Zack Darlington

Trai Mosley

Tanner Farmer

 

 

I mean.....that's a lot of names. Those are all committed players from 2011-2014 that have not really been impactful here at Nebraska. Riley's only been here 10 months.

 

Are all those let downs Rileys fault too?

 

Get f'ing' real.

Mavric? I am curious about this whole list. Would you be able to answer any of those questions.

 

Is this based on recruiting rankings of the incoming class when they sign?

 

Or is it based upon the number of guys that are actually still on the team or panned out?

 

I mean, if they're just including committed classes, is that really an accurate way to do things? We have a lot of guys that were Pelini recruits that never made an impact when Pelini was here, and haven't been impact players in Riley's tenure yet. A bunch of them aren't even on the team anymore.

 

Obviously though, if we're talking about Riley doing less with more in THIS SEASON then it's only fair to judge him on what he actually has? Or is this just another one of those things we come up with to dump on Mike Riley....?

 

 

 

Mauro Bondi

Joe Carter

Max Pirman

Charles Jackson

Aaron Green

David Santos

Zach Sterup

Bubba Starling

Ryan Klachko

Tyler Moore

Aaron Curry

Corey Whitaker

Leroy Alexander

Jared Afalava

Avery Moss

Thomas Brown

Paul Thurston

Drake Martinez

Trevell Dixon

Dwayne Johnson

Boaz Joseph

Matt Finnin

Ernest Suttles

David Knevel

D.J. Singleton

Adam Taylor

Zach Hannon

Johnny Stanton

Gabriel Miller

Kevin Gladney

Greg Hart

Courtney Love

A.J. Natter

Deandre Wills

A.J. Bush

Sedrick King

Jariah Tolbert

Joe Keels

Jaevon Walton

Robert Lockhart

Peyton Newell

Lorenzo Stewart

Monte Harrison

Zack Darlington

Trai Mosley

Tanner Farmer

 

 

I mean.....that's a lot of names. Those are all committed players from 2011-2014 that have not really been impactful here at Nebraska. Riley's only been here 10 months.

 

Are all those let downs Rileys fault too?

 

Get f'ing' real.

Don't bury this Huskerboard, like what tends to happen here.

 

I'd like an answer to this from the OP. This whole thing seems flawed.

 

Hey, I agree with a lot of this...which leads me to my biggest point.

 

HIRE A FREAKING ACE RECRUITER either has the head coach or all of his assistants.

Is this current staff's first recruting class not panning out on the field on Husker Gamedays?

You think maybe we give these guys a chance to show us what kind of recruiters they can be here at Nebraska?

I know we all love the star system, but look how effective all those stars are for us now. I think we've got some pretty talented kids committed to this current coaching staff right now.

Regardless, these guys deserve a f'ing chance to show it one way or another for God's sake.

 

 

 

I tried telling people when Abdullah graduated. We were going to hit a point in the near future where we finally appreciated how great that cat really was. Welp folks, it's time you recognize.

 

For those who may or may not have a short memory, our running game under Pelini was solid before Abdullah. For whatever recruiting failures Pelini had, running back was not one of them.

 

Didn't say it wasn't good before Abdullah. I'm more concerned about after.

No running back was not a recruiting failure for Pelini, not ever. I can tell you an area that was though. Here's a hint: They block for the running back.

Is this based on recruiting rankings of the incoming class when they sign?

 

Or is it based upon the number of guys that are actually still on the team or panned out?

 

I mean, if they're just including committed classes, is that really an accurate way to do things? We have a lot of guys that were Pelini recruits that never made an impact when Pelini was here, and haven't been impact players in Riley's tenure yet. A bunch of them aren't even on the team anymore.

 

Obviously though, if we're talking about Riley doing less with more in THIS SEASON then it's only fair to judge him on what he actually has? Or is this just another one of those things we come up with to dump on Mike Riley....?

 

 

 

Mauro Bondi

Joe Carter

Max Pirman

Charles Jackson

Aaron Green

David Santos

Zach Sterup

Bubba Starling

Ryan Klachko

Tyler Moore

Aaron Curry

Corey Whitaker

Leroy Alexander

Jared Afalava

Avery Moss

Thomas Brown

Paul Thurston

Drake Martinez

Trevell Dixon

Dwayne Johnson

Boaz Joseph

Matt Finnin

Ernest Suttles

David Knevel

D.J. Singleton

Adam Taylor

Zach Hannon

Johnny Stanton

Gabriel Miller

Kevin Gladney

Greg Hart

Courtney Love

A.J. Natter

Deandre Wills

A.J. Bush

Sedrick King

Jariah Tolbert

Joe Keels

Jaevon Walton

Robert Lockhart

Peyton Newell

Lorenzo Stewart

Monte Harrison

Zack Darlington

Trai Mosley

Tanner Farmer

 

 

I mean.....that's a lot of names. Those are all committed players from 2011-2014 that have not really been impactful here at Nebraska. Riley's only been here 10 months.

 

Are all those let downs Rileys fault too?

 

Get f'ing' real.

Don't bury this Huskerboard, like what tends to happen here.

I'd like an answer to this from the OP. This whole thing seems flawed.

 

 

 

 

I mean.....that's a lot of names. Those are all committed players from 2011-2014 that have not really been impactful here at Nebraska. Riley's only been here 10 months.

 

Are all those let downs Rileys fault too?

 

 

Please remind me which games we've lost this season due to being the lesser talented team?

 

We all love throwing this "talent" word around.

Which teams are making plays and which aren't? I don't give a sh#t how talented any of our guys claim to be, if you ain't making plays who gives a sh#t. Your talent isn't doing anybody any good.

Forget All-American, I don't see one lineman on offense that is an all-conference player. 1st or 2nd team. How are the Huskers supposed to have success running all of a sudden? I also do not see an all-conference RB on the team sooo....

 

I love a good passing game. But again, the QB play is up and down too often. Nowhere near the level of the top guys in the B1G.

 

Not going to talk NFL because that's a different game with paid athletes.

Nick Bahe on 1620 The Zone kept saying over and over that Nebraska needs to "FIND" their running game. As if it's something you just stumble upon or stub your toe on while wondering around in the dark.

The sh#t doesn't just happen. You don't just FIND it. You've got to have the guys to do it.

If Terrell Newby, Imani Cross, or Nebraska's offensive line looked like a group that was gonna FIND the running game on Saturday, then those people don't know what the f#*k they're talking about. It wasn't happening.

I don't care if BoBo and Beck ran it for a bunch of yards with Ameer Abdullah last year with 2-3 of the worst offensive linemen I've ever seen in this program. Those guys weren't out there Saturday, and the guys that were didn't look much better. News Flash: None of them were named Ameer Abdullah either.

I tried telling people when Abdullah graduated. We were going to hit a point in the near future where we finally appreciated how great that cat really was. Welp folks, it's time you recognize.

 

 

 

Talking heads tonight said the team (Carolina) is built on toughness on both sides of the ball. Imitates the coach.

 

Under Bo, he was loose cannon, out of control at times (see penalties/lack of technique). Riley is incredibly nice (see a leaderless team with no discipline)

 

 

 

Boy....it took 7 years for Bo to leave his impression on his players.

Impressive, Mike Riley apparenlty has all Bo's recruits taking on his "leaderless" personality, with no discipline.

Man, that was fast.

Leaderless Ha! Gimme a f'ing break. Just because he doesn't flare his nostrils, make himself look like a complete jackass on the sideline, and swing his ball cap at the refs, doesn't mean the team is leaderless.

The leaders on this team are Bo's recruits. If we ever make it to a time when Riley's recruits are voted captains in their senior seasons, I can assure you they won't display the discipline and character issues we've seen from our "captains" this season. I'll stamp my word on that.

Is this based on recruiting rankings of the incoming class when they sign?

Or is it based upon the number of guys that are actually still on the team or panned out?

I mean, if they're just including committed classes, is that really an accurate way to do things? We have a lot of guys that were Pelini recruits that never made an impact when Pelini was here, and haven't been impact players in Riley's tenure yet. A bunch of them aren't even on the team anymore.

Obviously though, if we're talking about Riley doing less with more in THIS SEASON then it's only fair to judge him on what he actually has? Or is this just another one of those things we come up with to dump on Mike Riley....?

Mauro Bondi

Joe Carter

Max Pirman

Charles Jackson

Aaron Green

David Santos

Zach Sterup

Bubba Starling

Ryan Klachko

Tyler Moore

Aaron Curry

Corey Whitaker

Leroy Alexander

Jared Afalava

Avery Moss

Thomas Brown

Paul Thurston

Drake Martinez

Trevell Dixon

Dwayne Johnson

Boaz Joseph

Matt Finnin

Ernest Suttles

David Knevel

D.J. Singleton

Adam Taylor

Zach Hannon

Johnny Stanton

Gabriel Miller

Kevin Gladney

Greg Hart

Courtney Love

A.J. Natter

Deandre Wills

A.J. Bush

Sedrick King

Jariah Tolbert

Joe Keels

Jaevon Walton

Robert Lockhart

Peyton Newell

Lorenzo Stewart

Monte Harrison

Zack Darlington

Trai Mosley

Tanner Farmer

I mean.....that's a lot of names. Those are all committed players from 2011-2014 that have not really been impactful here at Nebraska. Riley's only been here 10 months.

Are all those let downs Rileys fault too?

Get f'ing' real.

We've had a bit of discussion about effort (or lack thereof) and Benning's comments here -> http://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/77112-benning-is-all-about-the-effort/

Check out the interview too if you've got about fifteen minutes.

This is an interview with former Husker Matt Vrzal on 1620 The Zone this morning. A lot of truth spoken. Listen to it, get educated by someone who knows a little bit better than we do.

https://soundcloud.com/game-time-with-nick-bahe/october-26-seg-11-matt-vrzal

Here he talks about Nebraska's commitment to the run game or lack thereof. Says he can't blame Langsdorf for not being able to commit to such an inconsistent part of the game.

"What do you commit to? That your execution is so average that you might gain six yards on one play and lose twenty on the next? I mean, I couldn't commit to it and I want him to".

This link picks up there:

https://soundcloud.com/game-time-with-nick-bahe/october-26-seg-11-matt-vrzal#t=4:19

Great part of the interview where Vrzal talks about taking the gloves off and "de-starring" players who think they are basically above the idea of hard work.

https://soundcloud.com/game-time-with-nick-bahe/october-26-seg-11-matt-vrzal#t=5:43

Jump ahead here if you like. Some good stuff about how the culture was established here at Nebraska. A culture that has literally been destroyed as of now as far as I am concerned.

https://soundcloud.com/game-time-with-nick-bahe/october-26-seg-11-matt-vrzal#t=6:16

From that segment " You either bought in, or if you didn't fit our culture YOU GOT GONE. We didn't tell you to leave, we didn't force you out, you just knew you didn't fit in and it was time for you to leave. And that's okay, there were guys that left, that's fine with that. We seem to go out thinking oh my gosh he's so upset because he's redshirting and he's not playing. Hey! Junior, the door swings both ways.....don't let it hit ya where the good Lord split ya. If you don't like it, bounce, we don't care but we're into this "catering" to athletes kind of thing and it's just frustrating".

Vrzal goes on to talk about effort on this team and he can't say for sure that we are seeing it.

Effort is one thing that should never be in question at Nebraska, but somewhere along the line, the leaders on this team have let the standard die. It's sad.

Listen to that whole interview though, you'll be better for it. It ain't all on the coaches boys. It sure as hell isn't all on a coaching staff that has been here for 10 months.

The coaches are not exempt though, they've got a lot to learn about how their gonna be successful here especially in how we practice, but there are some players on this team with a toxic mentality. We need these guys to man up or move on.

They discuss Will Compton and Kenny Bell's tweets as well.

This shot from Benning on the sideline says more than words can say:

How this team can come out flat, be in such a tight game on a day like this, and be sitting around on the bench as if they couldn't care less what's happening on the field?........I don't get it, but I want it gone from this program and I can't wait until it is.......

 

 

 

Rex Burkhead set the Nebraska record for most carries in a game on 11/25/2011. He had 160 yards.

 

Nebraska ran the ball 38 times today against Northwestern. Nebraska had 82 yards.

 

 

Yet according to many Huskerboard members, Nebraska didn't "commit" to the run.

 

 

You can't possibly believe what you write here.

Did you even bother to look at the total running plays in that game back in '11? It was 61. For 222 yards. Not even that amazing of a day running from a ypc, but it's a way to grind out an WIN a game. NU put it up 22 times in that game.

Contrast that with the loss on Saturday. 38 runs. 48 passes.

 

No, not entirely. I think I was drinking. I just found it funny that 38 was the record number of carries for Burkhead, and 38 was the number of carries we had in a game that people swore we "didn't run the ball enough".

 

When you're averaging two yards a carry, how much should an offensive coordinator continue to call the run? 38 times seems like enough times to either find a rhythm and establish something, or give it the f#*k up.

 

So when you can't run the ball, the only other way I know in this game that an offense can legally move the ball down the field is to throw it. So I'm assuming that's where the 49 passes comes from.

 

It seems really logical to me, but very confusing for some others here. It's okay, it's not just you.

 

 

The key isn't 38 times. It's timing, ball carriers and type of play.

 

16 total carries by the starting IB.

 

He goes for 40 on 10 carries in the first half. Not a massive amount of yards, but 4 ypc and no negative plays (as usual in this offense, there weren't any real big plays either.. just steady 3 to 8 yard pick ups).

 

During that time, NU threw it 27 times.

 

10 runs versus 27 passes. In a half.

 

You can't get your RB or OL in rhythm when you're calling your play selection like that.

 

I thought it came down to their defensive line beating the piss out of our offensive line. Especially on the one side.

So if Tommy needs 10 passing plays to get into a rhythm, and the run game needs 15-20 consecutive or closely called together runs to find a rhythm, what the hell is Langsdorf supposed to do?

Seriously, an offensive line needs a bunch of plays to get into a rhythm? Is this one of those things that just applies to Nebraska football? I think we're getting carried away with that. The RB maybe, the QB maybe but not all the time, but the offensive line needs to get in a rhythm now too?

You're either physical or you're not. You're either powerful or you're not. You either know what you're doing or you don't. You can either beat the man across from you or you can't.

Serious question, when is the last time you saw a Nebraska offensive linement just dominate the man across from them all game long. And don't name just one game and call it the overriding rule. I'd like to know the last linemen that consistently owned his gap. Spencer Long maybe the only one in a long time....?

 

Rex Burkhead set the Nebraska record for most carries in a game on 11/25/2011. He had 160 yards.

 

Nebraska ran the ball 38 times today against Northwestern. Nebraska had 82 yards.

 

 

Yet according to many Huskerboard members, Nebraska didn't "commit" to the run.

 

 

You can't possibly believe what you write here.

Did you even bother to look at the total running plays in that game back in '11? It was 61. For 222 yards. Not even that amazing of a day running from a ypc, but it's a way to grind out an WIN a game. NU put it up 22 times in that game.

Contrast that with the loss on Saturday. 38 runs. 48 passes.

 

No, not entirely. I think I was drinking. I just found it funny that 38 was the record number of carries for Burkhead, and 38 was the number of carries we had in a game that people swore we "didn't run the ball enough".

When you're averaging two yards a carry, how much should an offensive coordinator continue to call the run? 38 times seems like enough times to either find a rhythm and establish something, or give it the f#*k up.

So when you can't run the ball, the only other way I know in this game that an offense can legally move the ball down the field is to throw it. So I'm assuming that's where the 49 passes comes from.

It seems really logical to me, but very confusing for some others here. It's okay, it's not just you.

 

Schematically, NU has one of the most mundane, disorganized offenses that I've ever seen.

 

How the hell could you have ever watched Tim Becks offense and then dare to even think of uttering those words? Haha! Not a chance in hell this offense is the most disorganized offense you've ever seen. Not unless you just started watching Nebraska football after Tim Beck was let go.

 

Rex Burkhead set the Nebraska record for most carries in a game on 11/25/2011. He had 160 yards.

 

Nebraska ran the ball 38 times today against Northwestern. Nebraska had 82 yards.

 

 

Yet according to many Huskerboard members, Nebraska didn't "commit" to the run.

 

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You really are circling the wagons when it comes to defending Riley.

 

Trying to. Not with everything, but with some things. I don't like some of the issues he seems to be ignoring on this team. I really wish he'd take control of this thing and make some changes. Other than that though, I do think the firing talk is absolutely stupidity and I think he and his staff deserve a little longer than 10 months. At least maybe get a shot with some of their own recruits.

I'd love to hear the story behind this. Banderas was saying something to Collins afterwards and it appeared Collins didn't want to hear it. Then the timeout was called and Collins was being talked to by Riley and another coach on the team (not sure who). Collins did not come back out, not that he needed to. The game was over after that penalty if not already before that.

Unfortunate. Again the leadership on this team is in a position to be questioned. Not a good sign.

I never saw Gangwish speaking with Collins so I'm not sure about that. I wish somebody on this team would up the expectations and accountability a little bit, but I just don't know if we have that guy on the team right now. Hard to say without being in the locker room. .

Face the simple fact though, at Nebraska, you expect to have offensive linemen that can line up and smash the defense in the mouth for more than two yards per carry. No matter who is running the ball or who is calling the plays.

I guess I see where you say the tackle kicks out so in your world that doesn't count as an "outside" run, but in my world, if it's outside the tackle box then it's an outside run.

The second one is borderline. I think he did try to bounce it outside, not sure if it is designed that way. Still proves my point. There was some very poor effort and execution up front.

The plays I put in there from the 3rd quarter was just my mistake. I didn't see that when I made those GIFs. It'd be funny if we sat here and changed the argument to "why the hell did Langsdorf continue to run outside in the second half!?" considering the entire argument started with people on this board saying we needed to get creative and run outside more often instead of just running it straight down the middle.

Yeah, some of the personnel decisions are baffling. I don't get it.

I won't debate the personnel stuff, I agree. I'm just defending the playcalling.

I think 38 carries is showing a fair amount of commitment to the run game, especially when every outside run was a tackle for a loss or darn near it, and the inside game only averaged 2 yards per carry.

There's a reason they say it all starts up front.

I just wish Tommy would make better decisions in the passing game and it would disguise some of the ugliness of the run game. Our passing offense could be scary good if we would just take what is there for the taking, but we continue to try to hit the home run ball and personally, I'm tired of watching it.

The lack of progress is frustrating, but I didn't expect these coaches to be able to fix it all right away. I was hoping for more than what we are seeing but I'm beginning to think they're gonna need some new players in there to get things going in the right direction.

I'm not one to jump on the players usually and I know you're not either Kernal, but at some point folks around here need to acknowledge some fault in execution and effort instead of hounding this coaching staff every single week after we lose. In this game, lack of execution was evident as ever.

It seemed like it was bash Langsdorf season on this board yesterday after the loss, and I agree, the offense was pathetic and cost us the game, but it wasn't playcalling.

When the six times you tried to run outside you were stopped for a loss or no gain, you don't draw up more "creative" runs to the outside. That's stupid.

There's what I've got so far. That's from the first half. From what I can round up from stats, we ran the ball 16 times in the first half, and there's six plays that we went outside. I think that is all six times that we tried to run outside in the first half.

I haven't gotten to the second half to see how much we tried it in the second half, proabably have to do that another night.

Maybe a "ton" was a strong statement. It was only about a third of our carries that went outside. Maybe they stuck out to me more because they were so ugly.

Honestly, I'd hope to find less outside running plays in the second half based on the looks of these plays. It'd be more of an indictment on Langsdorfs playcalling if he listened to you guys and went outside with the run game.

It was clearly not happening on Saturday. Point proven in those six GIF's there alone.