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He is more of a stand up guy than our starter, who after 2 weeks of fall practice, was not happy with his standing in the competition so he threatened to take his ball and go home. Look where he is now. Lee is a class act, but should threaten to quit, never know, might earn him the starters job

Nebraska 45 Washington 7 Passing Yards = 150 Rushing Yards = 350

First road game, hostile stadium, best QB in the country, and we're going to get their best shot... We won't learn everything about our team, but I think we'll learn a fair amount.

After watching the Mich-ND game yesterday, I think Martinez is faster, or at least more explosive. Really, I thought both Michigan and Notre Dame looked pretty slow compared to Nebraska.

Yeah, you have to think about this offense with last year in perspective. I mean, they're not exactly used to scoring TD's. Bo's going to preach 4 quarters, mental focus all week long, and the entire team is going to make a statement at Washington this Saturday.

Its different with teams like the Vandals. The Vandals is almost a guarantee win. It doesn't make sense to pay a team 1 million to come out and have a good chance of beating you. People have to remember, you don't schedule teams 2 weeks before you play them. We probably scheduled the Vandals 4 or 5 years ago, when they were consistently a 2-10 team or something like that. We didn't agree to the $800,000 payout AFTER they went 8-5 and won a bowl game. Just the year before last, they were a 2 win team.

Alright, I think that's enough for this week. Tune in tomorrow when Bo Pelini talks to the press after practice and either says, "We have a lot of things to fix on offense," or "We got a lot of things cleaned up today." And let the smooth stylings of Bo Pelini's post-practice comments soothe your soul.

Eh... Let's wait and see what Denard Robinson does in conference play. Last year Michigan started 4-0 and broke the top 25 and everything, then lost 7 of their last 8 games. Also, I hope we don't use Martinez like Michigan is using Robinson. Robinson is basically their entire offense (20+ carries in each of the first 2 games), I don't think it would be tremendously difficult to defend, and I think he's going to get worn down midseason.

That was my understanding also Just remember, we rejected the deal when we were in the Big12.. Figuring we will have a little extra cash to float when we join the Big10, the administration might be signing BS with the 1mil with no afterthoughts. I hope we're not paying Boise State 1 million to come to Lincoln. I hope this deal is a result of Boise State trying to save face after getting called out in the press all week.

I thought it would be obvious, SW isn't as good as many thought he was. "Vanilla is bad" how would you describe only being able to make plays out of the zone read? or not being able to throw. IMHO we need a new OC but i have thought that since he was hired. big 12 champ game 07 i believe? establish a run then throw it for the entire second half. Still say we could get a better OC but what do i really know in the long run. GBR. I don't think you can blame play-calling or game-planning or scheme for what happened today. I thought it was pretty clear that when the offense did their job, when they executed, they were virtually unstoppable. What killed our offense today was turnovers and penalties. I do think they need to teach better, but I think it's a matter of teaching fundamentals, discipline and technique - not teaching the system. Also, Bo was definitely fuming. He was ready to go back and start practice today. It was great to see. I was a little worried about next week after watching the game today... but not after watching Bo's press conference. He wants to make a statement this Saturday.

Lots of early miscues, I agree. And sure that may be where the offense is headed, but is that a waste of the talent that we have now? I disagree that 105 yards is okay for 12 completions. Niles could be stretching the field like he did last year and putting up a lot more than 7 yards a reception. We have a legit deep threat at receiver, who was graded by scouts as the best senior receiver in the country - and he is just going to have to be round peg, square hole jammed into 'not showcasing his abilities'? That is getting into a separate discussion of course, because it is tied very much into what our QB is capable of doing, so I do hope Taylor is able to pick it up quickly. I'll admit - it isn't easy being patient, even while I think we all should be. Yeah, I didn't see Paul running wide open on deep routes today... Maybe Taylor missed him, but if that was the case, so did I. And as far as Niles being graded as the top senior receiver in the country, I'm just not sold on that. Maybe he has a fast 40 time, but he has yet to convince me that he's a great football player. I mean, if you were to watch the last two games, without any knowledge of the team, who would you really think was the senior, and the freshman - Niles, or Martinez? Martinez is a freshman who has made a few, just a few, freshman mistakes. Niles is a senior who has made just about as many freshman mistakes. I also don't buy the "round peg in a square hole" argument. Saying that we're not using Niles effectively by asking him to block, or by asking him to catch short possession passes to keep the chains moving, is like saying that we're not using Helu effectively when we ask him to pick up a blitz on the QB. It's part of his job to catch short passes, to block. Should we try to hit him for a 70 yard bomb? Sure, if the defense gives it to us. But right now, they're giving us 70 yard runs, and so I'm ok with taking those.

At least it wasn't a freaking punt! X, i missed this play, what did we run and how was it stuffed behind the LOS? And for those that watched, how did the OL do again in their fundamentals? It's not the 12/17, it's the paltry 105 yards that went with that. I do excuse the INT, though. I'm not sold on the OL either; as for WRs, I'm more concerned that they are not going to have a chance to showcase what they (Niles and McNeil and Kinnie) can do. Niles, McNeil, Kinnie, and Cotton need to prove they can hold their blocks without bringing back huge run plays for holding penalties. Niles needs to prove that he can go a single game without making a stupid turnover. For 12 completions, 105 yards is just fine with me. The offense today looked much more like the old Nebraska offenses - 400 yards rushing, 100 passing. I'm ok with that. As for the WR's being able to showcase what they're able to do, I just don't think that's what this offense is about anymore. It's clear it's becoming a run-first offense, and the WRs are going to have to fit that scheme. They'll have chances to showcase their ability, but they've got to execute their blocks better.

Really, Taylor played alright today. 12/17, one interception? He missed a few plays (especially that sure TD to McNeil), and the interception was a rookie mistake, the result of just trying to do too much. I think the backfield is pretty solid, though, overall. I'm just not sold on the receivers or offensive line.

Nebraska 48 Idaho 9 Passing yards: 230 Rushing yards: 270

By far the best part of this article. Out of everyone on the team, it's absolutely gotta be the QB who possesses this quality. Take the competitiveness away from Frazier or Frost, and our teams in the 90s aren't nearly as dangerous or successful...and maybe not even national champs. IMO "hate to lose and work to make sure they don't" was the one thing Crouch didn't possess, at least not to the level of Frazier or Frost. If Martinez plays with the same firey competitiveness as them, we're golden. Disagree. Crouch didn't have 50% of the talent on his teams as Frazier & Frost did (except the 99 defense....they "should" have been in the NC game). It amazes me that he never gets credit for carrying NU on his back for three years. I would have to agree with bshirt here (don't hold that against me ). Frost and Frazier had some of the best OLs ever assembled in the history of CFB. Frazier had LP and Frost had AG. Not that Crouch did not have talent or talent around him, the man was the only one out of the three to win a Heisman, but Frazier and Frost had more. I'm not comparing the talent on those teams. I'm talking about the "want to win at all costs" quality these guys possessed. There's no question Crouch possessed a certain level of fire and desire out there - he was a successful QB, so he defenitely had some competitiveness. I just always got the feeling he didn't quite have the same level of competitiveness as his predecessors, who would do anything it took for their team to pull out the win. You can counter all you want that I'm wrong about Crouch, but personally this is how I felt when watching these three QBs. So good luck changing my mind 'cause it's made up. Crouch was a gamer, but guys like Frazier, Frost, Wistrom, Peter Bros had a competitive fire that was at the core of that mid-90's run. That '95 team, thanks to Frazier and Christian Peter, didn't like beating teams - it liked DESTROYING teams. They would go out with the same mindset against Pacific that they did against Florida. They took pleasure in demoralizing, humiliating, and embarrassing their opponent, not just winning. Crouch wasn't cutthroat like those guys were, regardless of the talent around him. One of the reasons the Holiday bowl victory was so elating for Husker fans is that it was a return to that mid-90's feeling. Suh and company came out with a chip on their shoulder. They didn't just want to beat Arizona, they wanted to CRUSH them. They wanted to prove, without a sliver of a doubt, who the real men were on that field. It was the first time the team came onto the field with that kind of attitude since the 90's. They just need to transfer that feeling, that anger and fire, to every single week, day, and rep of this year. That's what made those mid 90's teams so special (besides the freakish talent they had).

Teddy Greenstein, T'magic in his own right, was gushing over Taylor. Both guests said he was the real deal. I believe Teddy said it is nice that NU has a QB faster than Eric Crouch. schuhbdoo magic Faster than Eric Crouch? Do they have anything to back this up? I'm not saying they're wrong or proclaiming they're idiotic, but Crouch was ridiculously fast and not just against the WKU's of the world. Seems like lofty praise for one game.. Faster than Crouch.......I seriously doubt it. T-Magic is fast, man. To give you a reference point, he's somewhere between a snake and a mongoose. And a panther.

http://cfn.scout.com/2/1000186.html I agree about the pash rush getting better this game. I highly doubt they will score 20 points. Im going to guess around 10-15 pts.

I concur, I can't believe this thread got as far as it did. Cody will be a great QB, he is developing well and will see significant play time in his career. Maybe not as a starter but a contributor either way. It's not that I think that he's not a good QB, and it's not that I think he doesn't fit the part. I do think he's a good QB, I thought he looked very good the other night. However, you always want to try to get your best players on the field. Bobby Newcombe was a QB, but was too valuable of an athlete to sit on the sideline, so they moved him to WR (Both Solich AND Osborne did this). I don't think this thread has much to do with Cody not being a good enough player. This thread is about him being such a good player, and such a good athlete, that you want to think creatively and try to get him on the field one way or another. That's my opinion, anyways.

I've thought about this too... If Martinez becomes the guy, which I think he could, and we can maintain a lot of depth at QB without Green, I'd definitely be open to it. If for no other reason than the fact that McNeil, Paul, and Kinnie are all gone after this year... It's gonna be like 2009 all over again, when we lost Swift and Pederson... Not looking forward to that, especially with the schedule we have next year. Green's athletic, and he's got the frame. I'd be at least intrigued by a move to WR, though certainly right now it seems he should be at QB. Edit: My bad, Kinnie's actually a junior. So at least we'll have him back.

Eh, he's really only saying that our opponent was so bad that we still really don't know anything about our team... Which I generally agree with.

After re-watching the game, I thought Yoshi looked fine. Obviously he's not as familiar with the offense, but I thought he played well, and there were several plays where he knocked his guy into oblivion. On the other hand, Ricky Henry made a LOT of mistakes. Hope to see that improve this weekend, he was perhaps our best OL at the end of last season.

I think by the end of the year, the Big 12 is going to be glad they don't have to deal with him anymore.

Oh, BROTHER. Martinez gets his FIRST start, looks admittedly very good, and this is how Huskerboard reacts: 1/3 of the board deems Martinez the next Eric Crouch. 1/3 of the board whines about Zac Lee getting the bench. 1/3 of the board starts anointing Brion Carnes the next Frazier at QB. Not only is this insane (and hilarious), but it also kind of feels like when we compare modern QBs to legends of the past, race is pretty much the deciding factor... How come Martinez can't be the next Frazier, or Carnes the next Crouch? .... FYI, I'm just kidding around... sorta...