Vince R.

@ColoradoHuskI see your point here, but allowing a punt to be blocked, throwing the ball backwards, dropping an easy catch with the lead that puts you in scoring position is the point here. Nebraska threw the game away. It wasn't like Nebraska lost by 21. They could have legitimately won that game on the road, against a top 5 team, with all the issues. "What if" for sure, but my points are literally what coaches talk to their players about. It is those things. The little things. Hence why I said that I hope Nebraska can move past shooting themselves in the foot because the recipe to win that game is in there. Carrying the ball loosely was a trait of their players. JD dropping dimes isn't, you see what I mean? Nebraska handed them turnovers, while we actually forced them. There is a huge difference. 

@Vince R. you can’t selectively say that NU “forced” Ohio State into mistakes, while NU’s mistakes were self-inflicted. It can’t go both ways. Jackson’s INT of Haskins was more of a combination terrible read and terrible throw by Haskins.

Yes, looking back at the game, NU had chances to win the game. But to say that NU controlled the game and our mistakes were the sole reason we lost is not genuine. Ohio State led for way more time during the game, and had a good chunk of that time leading by 2 scores. That is controlling the game. NU took advantage of Ohio State mistakes to lead at 2 times during the game, but the lead was never more than 1 score, and it was less than 25% of the games.

Ohio State didn’t seem very interested in playing a 2-win team, and their lack of effort and crispness showed that. Give NU a ton of credit for making it a close game and having an opportunity to win. But to say that NU “should have won” is not a correct statement. 

@ColoradoHuskI can say that lol. The pic is a good play. Nebraska mixed coverage and had someone underneath. Not even stopping the guy running to block the punt is a Nebraska mistake. Adrian throwing the ball 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage was a horrendous decision. It goes against the logic of football, and there was a guy covering him (and Nebraska threw away at least 3 on that drive). JD dropping an easy catch while Nebraska had the lead is all on Nebraska. tOSU had no part in that ball dropping. Nebraska scores there, and they potentially are up by two scores. I would say that is closer to should have won, but I didn't even say that. I said that the opportunity was there.