ZRod

Good stuff Mav. Overall the Line played acceptable the first quarter, the two mistakes (the sack, and false start) were bad but they weren't game changers. Here's a couple other things I noticed.

I was scratching my head seeing this right away too. We had to get points early in this game and we should have made Sparty go against the wind early. Dunno. The coaches rightly (luckily) figured it would be a close game at the end. Would you rather have a 48 yard game winning or tying field goal with or againsts the wind? ETA: Would you rather have MSU attempting a 4th quarter comeback with or against the wind? Would you rather us attempt a 4th quarter comeback with or against the wind? that's the over-obsession with planning ahead and all the thinking ahead this staff does that I'm sick of. Just play for now damnit. Jeebus. I've seen Bill Belichek defer choice in frickin overtime to take the wind. Really? This game is close in the fourth quarter every year. You know that you physically match up with this team and that it's strength on strength, it's cold and rainy all night on a grass field, but you don't want the stiff wind at your back in the 4th. Really? You know where this quote is going, you have to...

This. And I have to think the DBs were keying in on Westy pretty heavily during that final series. But I don't think Tommy ever looked his way on the last 2 or 3 plays. Could have been play calling, but why would you totally ignore the one guy you can trust to bring in the impossible. Not to mention Jordan was talking Tommy up like mad on the timeout.

Is this real? Could be. The pass to the endzone is there. Can't remember going over the middle at all.l, so...

The dumbest part to me is that he didn't have his hand down, so couldn't he have just reset?

You teach him to watch the receiver, if the receiver turns his head to look for the ball, so should you. This topic is pretty stupid, mostly because you are talking about a young secondary with few veterans, and even then, some of those vets aren't perfect. Some of you have blinders on, where you only see and point out the negatives and completely disregard the positives. It's incorrect to say that Pelini's secondary has never been taught to turn around and look for the ball. I guess all those corners and safeties, NFL or not were never taught to look for the ball by either Marvin Sanders, Terry Joseph, that one guy who came before Joseph. Nah, they were all scrub coaches that didn't teach that our secondary. I've seen our guys this year turn their heads and look for the ball. Are they consistent? no, far from it. But you know what, I bet half the secondaries in the NFL have their moments where they don't turn their heads and look for the ball. And you know what, those guys get called for pass interference. That's nice and all except Terry Joseph specifically said at a coaches clinic they don't teach them to look back. I don't remember this being an issue with Sanders, as we got plenty of guys in the NFL. It seems like it just started with Joseph. Actually I stand corrected.It was dependent on the depth and location of the route as to whether they turn and look, or turn into the guy and play a jump ball type situation.

You teach him to watch the receiver, if the receiver turns his head to look for the ball, so should you. This topic is pretty stupid, mostly because you are talking about a young secondary with few veterans, and even then, some of those vets aren't perfect. Some of you have blinders on, where you only see and point out the negatives and completely disregard the positives. It's incorrect to say that Pelini's secondary has never been taught to turn around and look for the ball. I guess all those corners and safeties, NFL or not were never taught to look for the ball by either Marvin Sanders, Terry Joseph, that one guy who came before Joseph. Nah, they were all scrub coaches that didn't teach that our secondary. I've seen our guys this year turn their heads and look for the ball. Are they consistent? no, far from it. But you know what, I bet half the secondaries in the NFL have their moments where they don't turn their heads and look for the ball. And you know what, those guys get called for pass interference. That's nice and all except Terry Joseph specifically said at a coaches clinic they don't teach them to look back.

Our DBs aren't coached to turn and look for the ball. They're coached to play the receiver and have proper hand placement to knock it loose.

I thought he wasn't going to be a step up though? I mean he couldn't of because he wasn't starting.

Nobody is going to agree with this, but Tommy needs to sit at least a series a game. He needs to see the things that are going on. He's not seeing it clearly from the field. Even when he gets good protection there are issues that have been there all season and quiet a few of us have said would bite us, they were compounded this game when it counted. Game's not all on him though. I may regret this in the morning but that's how I feel right niw.

+1That family has done more damage to Husker football than Callahan and Pedersen combined. Or not. Just go back to the hole you crawled out of.

Guy is THE biggest homer in the media, it's pathetic really. ND is going to the championship every year with him.Every year it gets more difficult to understand what he's saying. I can only imagine what he sounds like this year. He does love him some Notre Dame. Yeah it's true, but for some reason ANYTHING is better than Mark May. The producers must have a long running inside joke against college football fans. The kind of people that like to hold up traffic to watch car wrecks on the other side of the roadHe makes Steven A. Smith and Skip Bayless seem smart and reasonable.Let's not get carried away now!

I always thought sewing was an important skill for men to have. There's no honor in super gluing a knife wound. The hell there isn't, that sh#t stings you guys.

Guy is THE biggest homer in the media, it's pathetic really. ND is going to the championship every year with him.

U mad bro?

Bell got it once on a little touch pass but I think that was against Miami. Can't remember if we ever gave it to the motion man against Illinois. I don't believe we did. Didn't Pierson-El get it against Fresno though? Worked his but off for 1 yard or something. I know it's probably way too cute for some, but I'd really like to see a triple option off of this look. Motion man is the first and then the QB and RB run a speed option.

Don't forget that Illinois's QB was a late scratch too. My only real concern on D is still the secondary. They seem to be improving, but we won't know for sure until Saturday. The front four can take care of business in the run game as long as the backers fill. The only run game issues we've had were when offenses spread us out, and the safties didn't step up in run support or missed a one on one tackle, but that was only a handful of times. Offensively we'll get ours. We just need to take care of the ball, that is paramount!

ZRod isn't allowed within a hundred yards of a school...or a Chuck E Cheese. You're not supposed to talk about this...

What is happening here? KB hugged the ref after his touchdown I woulda flagged him. Ameer slaps the refs on the butt after almost every score or big play.

Everyone had the same shoe's last night (some had tape over them). The oline's were just more visible, big guys big feet and high tops means more surface area. I actually thought they were pretty cool, though they didn't match with anything.

I thought it looked like something a stripper might wear.

or because Westerkamps white. Its ok. You can say it. Well yeah. But for real at one point I had to look hard to make sure it wasn't Cethan.