bugeater17

Middle of the lineup slumping. Tough to win many games when 3,4,5 don’t get a hit.  Better now than in a few weeks. 

13 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

USC's staff misdiagnosed it.  Ours didn't.

USC medical staff has been through the wringer lately (just settled a $852 million sex abuse lawsuit) - so reporting of misdiagnosis is not surprising. 

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/25/981435791/usc-agrees-852-million-settlement-to-end-sex-abuse-litigation

53 minutes ago, Cdog923 said:

QB - Who

RB- Really

WR - Cares

WR- At

WR- This

TE- Point

RT- They

RG- Aren't

C- Particularly 

LG- Good

LT- Benhart

 

 

/s for those of you who will get your feathers ruffled over this. 

Never heard of most of those guys... but Benhart is the RT, duh! 

Now a 4 star and #1 player in Kansas. 

12 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Well, it’s going to be interesting to see who has the most production and success this year between Toure, Manning and Betts. These three have a lot of talent and size. I know we really haven’t seen any of it on the field yet, but I don’t ever remember a group of three WRs like them ever at Nebraska.  It would be awesome if we had at least two of these guys step up and really stress defenses this year. 

Add in Martin - who I think is in for a big season with a lot of catches. Wouldn't be surprised to see Toure lead in yards but Martin in catches. 

19 hours ago, flatwaterfan said:

Diederich quit the team.

 

Kyle Perry may be an option in 2 weeks (short stints only) 

Thanks. I had not heard that about Diedrich. 

Bolt confirmed today that Nebraska has put in a bid to host a regional as the sites are predetermined this year. 

With the number of freshman running backs, I wouldn't be surprised to see 1 (or maybe 2) leave after the spring (or get pushed out). I'm not giving up on him but I wouldn't be surprised to see Rahmir Johnson explore other options depending on his spot on the depth chart. 

1 hour ago, BIG ERN said:

Excludes true freshmen

 

5. Marquis Black - I'm not sure how much he will see in the rotation this year, but the kid is going to be tough to move on the defensive line when he gets called upon. Overall, the future of the defensive line is sitting in a very good place with Nash, Black, Buckley, Robinson, and Rogers. 

 

4. Javin Wright - He was going to see PT last year before going down with an injury. Has looked solid in practice thus far in the spring. Has great length and moves well for his size. He has also added some weight so he is for sure a hybrid that could play Safety, Nickel or OLB. 

 

3. Oliver Martin - I think Martin has the potential to lead the team in receptions this year. Decent size to go with athleticism that only a few others on the team can match. Nebraska is his third stop during his college career - I think with a full year here now he is ready to break through. 

 

2. Chris Kolaveric - I was able to see two of his games when he was at UNI and the kid can really play. He lacks a little height and length but reminds me a lot of Luke Reimer. The biggest strength I saw was his ability to cover ground sideline to sideline. It's going to be tough to keep him off the field. 

 

1. Pheldarius Payne - The former Juco showed flashes last year against Penn St and Rutgers. He has a high motor and can get behind the LOS to makes some key stops and apply some pressure on the QB. Him and Nelson show similar attributes and both will be solid to go along with JoJo and Tannor. 

I'd agree with 1-4 but I don't see Black making an impact this year or even next year. I'd slot in Alante Brown or Will Nixon in the 5th spot. 

The Athletic's mock draft released today has Jaimes going 123 overall to the Philadelphia Eagles (4th round).

1 hour ago, Mavric said:

 

A more important question - where can I get that script Nebraska sweatshirt Cam was wearing in his interview? That is straight !

Normally happy with a series win - but would love to see a sweep this week which should be the goal against Penn State. 

Bunz has been extremely clutch in relief this year. In 3 games series if we can get to the 7th with a lead I feel pretty comfortable with handing the ball the Bunz and Schwelly to close it out. Still needing another reliever to step up in the 4 game sets. 

Is Diederich on the self with an injury? I was fairly impressed with him in relief at the beginning of the season but haven't seen him since. 

12 hours ago, lo country said:

TBH, Larry Assante was good for a penalty a game, but I feel confident that guys were terrified to go across the middle or anywhere that he could lay the wood.  Of course now it's an ejection and suspension for the penalty, but if they could cleanly lay the wood like he did (minus the penalty) they could be a scary tandem back there.

Yes, it is a good thing we have some depth at safety with Farmer/NPG/Gifford pushing for playing time. I don't think its a matter of 'if' Dismuke or Williams get ejected for targeting but 'when'. 

8 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Ok, I don’t remember the Chris Kolarevic (sp?) transfer. Does this kid have a chance to contribute? He was mentioned today. 

Likely be the 3rd linebacker and major special teams contributor/starter. Between him and Henrich for the 3rd linebacker spot.

12 hours ago, hskrfan4life said:

Selfishly I want him back again.

Me too! Next years team could be very good with him back. But good for him.

Bolt believes this will be Schwelly’s last year. What a year he is having!

On 4/3/2021 at 6:52 PM, lo country said:

"The praise, the blame its all the same".  I like it. Shut out the noise and ball.

"I think Nebraska has some of the best best if not thee best fans in college football"

Dude seems like a good kid. Head on straight. I truly hope this year he shines.

 

@Mavric Thanks for posting.  Good stuff to get the players view.

Isn't that a Frost quote? Or at least I know I've heard Frost utter it. Its always a good thing when your leaders/players are using the same quotes as the coaches. 

1 hour ago, hskrfan4life said:

Don't like Schreiber in here

Agree - Schreiber has not looked good in the pressure situations this season. Hopefully Bolt starts to go away from him in the 8th inning. Was impressed with Cam Wynne’s stuff for the first time this season. 

18 minutes ago, Huskers93-97 said:

McAffrey is not recruiting over. Haarberg is not recruiting over. I dont think you can say Smothers is recruiting over anyway. Martinez is the highest rated and most sought after QB we have landed and that was year 1. Smothers may end up being a badass but we have no idea. Saying oh well he committed early to Nebraska and shut his recruiting down so thats why he didnt rise in the rankings or get more offers is not good enough for me. Do you really think the top teams in the country would not have pursued him if they thought he was gonna be the next Marcus Mariota. I doubt any of the top teams were saying man I dont think we can steal someone from Nebraska?

The top teams in the country did pursue Smothers... I believe Alabama and Ohio State both made a late push for him. 

53 minutes ago, bugeater17 said:

 

 

Jaws - no. I think it speaks to the system Alvarez installed, kept in place, and continued to hire to as the AD.  As deedsker points out, the coaches may have changed but the system and process for the program stayed the same. 

6 minutes ago, jaws said:

 

Lets not act like Wisconsin is some juggernaut. They have a system in place but it hasn't been that successful. 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_seasons

I missed where I stated Wisconsin is a juggernaut. Instead, anything that could be read into my statement (and deedskers) is a level of consistency that's been maintained by Wisconsin since Alvarez has been AD with the multiple coaching changes. 

12 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

OWH

I get it - but Norman, OK has nothing on Lincoln, NE (or Omaha). OKC is close to Norman but he's in for a rude awakening if he thinks Norman will be much different. 

CTB will also have a larger role on special teams and returns this year as well. May lead to a couple extra series for the backup to get in as a result. 

1 hour ago, deedsker said:

It does way more to explain Gary Anderson than him being incorrect. I only figured out after Gary had flamed out at Oregon State and Paul Chryst kept the same flavor of success and style for the third time in a row. Also, why would your AD take over for a bowl game after a coach was in charge for 7 years like he did for Brett Bielema? After seeing the culmination of all of this that when coaches leave Wisconsin, they do worse, and Wisconsin never changed through all those coaching changes. 

 

1 hour ago, jaws said:

 

So he is bad at hiring coaches (Anderson and Bert) and the expectations aren't much since they haven't won a B1G championship since 2012 (with an 8-6, 4-4 record). 

Jaws - no. I think it speaks to the system Alvarez installed, kept in place, and continued to hire to as the AD.  As deedsker points out, the coaches may have changed but the system and process for the program stayed the same. 

41 minutes ago, J-MAGIC said:

"Big Slots" have been rising in popularity in the NFL for a while (think Michael Thomas and JuJu) because they allow you to body a slot corner if they choose to play you small but still get separation if they choose to play you with a linebacker or safety. That being said it's kind of surprising for us considering so many of the slot guys in the Oregon/Frost system also have duties as a ball carrier, which doesn't seem like Toure's game at all. I wonder if we're going to see Toure in passing situations and Brown/Nixon in more of the Duck R role.

I definitely think the bolded is what we will see.