BIG ERN

Trying to have a positive spin.. Frost was competitive just could never figure out how to win close or fire his incompetent friend at DC. I think the new HC is set up decent in regards to the roster, new facilities, NIL etc. 

1. Urban Meyer - Won everywhere he has been in the college ranks. Bowling Green, Utah, Florida & Ohio St. Do many care that much he checked the oil? 

2. Matt Campbell - Was a home run hire at Iowa St. Did well at Toledo and sets the standard of a good culture and I think his offensive style would fit the B10 well. The defense has also been solid but they also run a 3-3-5. I am not entirely sure he would accept the job though being many tried offering him the past couple years. 

3. Chris Petersen - This is who I wanted to hire after Pelini. We all know what he did at Boise St but it gets overlooked that he made the CFB playoff at Washington in year 3. Not sure where his head is at since he isn't coaching currently but I would be okay if he was the guy. Had b2b 10+ wins for the first time in 25 years at Washington. 

4. Mickey Joseph - Even if he doesn't get the HC gig I really hope he is retained as WR coach at minimum. He doesn't take BS (something imo that this team has missed over the past 2 hires). Former Husker which idc about anymore but the kids respect him big time. He is also a major recruiter. I think he has a legit chance, but many fans would be like oh another former player here we go. Brother also has been a HC in the NFL and current DC - connections. 

Maybe someone posted but I saw a good point that with the Big Noon Fox game this Saturday is FREE coaching hire press. 

Also, Chinander should have been gone right with Frost. Chins just gave up a home Nebraska record vs Georgia Southern who RAN THE TRIPLE OPTION LAST YEAR. Came in year 1 (game 2) and absolutely ran up and down the field on you. Pathetic

7 minutes ago, Red Five said:

 

And Duval.  Dude is a terrible strength coach.

True.. All other places said Frost can come but not your whole brigade of incompetent friends. 

Troy Walters - Gone

Ryan Held - Gone

Mario Verduzco - Gone

Jovan Dewitt - Gone

Greg Austin - Gone

Frost...gone. 

Never should have brought his friend Chinander....guy is clueless. Frost had his time and it's fine we are moving on. 

FEIST AND ROBINSON ARENT GOOD...how is this hard to see? Safeties still 20 yards off the ball. Chins never adjusts. 

MYLES FARMER HAS NEVER BEEN GOOD. HOLY HELL

Also, doesn't this just save the Big 12 and Pac 12? Auto bid if you win that conference. B12 will be elementary without Oklahoma and Texas. P12 seems it may lose USC and UCLA. 

On 9/2/2022 at 3:19 PM, The_Fan_Man said:

To put this into perspective, Tom Osborne would have only missed the playoffs in 1973, 1976, 1977, and 1990. They would have gotten a first round byes in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997.

 

Since Osborne, we get in 1999, 2000, and 2001 but only get a first round bye in 1999.

Saban is great but people forget it's easier now with the playoff era. 

Nebraska 5 titles with 0 total losses. 

2 minutes ago, Mavric said:

Word is that the backup safeties are still learning and that's why there hasn't been much rotation there.  Brown got a few snaps against Northwestern but wasn't running some of the concepts correctly.

Sanford > Farmer. 

6 minutes ago, Mavric said:

Word is Vokolek and Henrich are very unlikely to play tomorrow and are probably 50/50 at best to play next week.

Any plans for Fidone to play this year? Him and Voke out there same time would be lethal. 

Sipple knows very little....7 wins and Frost will 100% be back. 

I think Lutovsky came in and did some good things for Bando's spot. I'd like to see more of that. Would have liked to see Anthony or Williams at least get a few reps to see what they can do. Benhart misses at times 

1 minute ago, Lorewarn said:

 

 

Beck ran a good bit of diamond formation when he was here.

 

 

 

As far as coaches, I can't believe more people aren't at least including Jim Leonhard on the list.

Yes, and I liked when we did that....I am not saying we need to go the option but I think it would be a unique offense for a P5 program that could take notice. FYI I am okay with our offense this year as well. 

Something I noticed on 3rd downs from Chins is that we have a QB spy....why the hell do we do this against statue QBs? Complete waste of a man who can rush like Tannor for instance did it a few times last game. 

Also noticed that Drew played pretty well. 

35 minutes ago, admo said:

When do they hand out the Blackshirts ??!??  

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm guessing after the Rutgers game 

They did in Ireland...

On 7/1/2022 at 9:21 AM, Mavric said:

Missouri and Notre Dame are recruiting him for offense.  Everyone else recruiting him for defense, which he says is his preference.

I still think Nash should be on the OL and feel the same here. Way higher of a ceiling if so

2 hours ago, Undone said:

 

Do you not count what we'd been doing during Martinez's four years as "some sort of the option?" It's not the Nebraska 90's glory days  triple option, but I'm going to say it was "some sort of the option."

And I loved watching it. And I don't think offensive scheme has been even slightly a part of the problem. Honestly what the 2020 & 2021 teams could have used so bad was a junior year Anthony Grant like we have now who then plays like a machine for his senior year.

 

I think that's something that has hugely flown under the radar - we needed a really good back for the scheme Frost & Lubick had dialed up and we didn't have one. Now it seems like we do.

I was thinking more of this. 

Who wants to go back to some sort of the option? 

40 minutes ago, Red Five said:

 

I think that assumes 9 guys coming back as super seniors.  No chance that happens.

It would be 8 which I agree not all will, but these guys also currently aren't in position to make the NFL either. A couple could get drafted. 

18 minutes ago, Undone said:

 

Really what we're describing here is developing depth.

But just to say it again - Frost has not lacked in the "recruiting talent" category. For anybody who disagrees with that, get on 247sports right now and look at how Turner Corcoran, Bryce Benhart, Teddy Prochazka, Ezra Miller, and others grade out. We're talking about 4 star athletes.

 

But, how many of those guys are sophomores or younger? The issue I think really is that outside of Jurgens we really just didn't land a good quantity of the bigger-bodied, talented offensive linemen until years 3 & 4 (although I think Benhart was class #2 guy).

 

*Edit: This is why I really want Frost to stay on because I think we could be a pretty good team next season because of how many upperclassmen offensive players we'll have.

We basically would return 18/22 starters & both kicker/punter. 

1 minute ago, SECHusker said:

 

After five years, a lot better...

Won't argue that but that isn't the new staff's issue

2 hours ago, BIG ERN said:

OL hasn't looked great but where do we get off that it is horrible? New OC, new OL coach, new WR coach, new RB coach. Not gonna go out there and light the world on fire right away. 

Forgot to mention that we lost our best interior OL for the season. Idk what people expected up to this point 

25 minutes ago, Undone said:

 

Agreed.

 

And when was the last time we had a back have numbers like 101 & 189 in back-to-back games? Even though Grant might possibly be a pretty phenomenal talent that doesn't really just happen with a completely terrible line.

This is my thoughts as well. We also have held up decent with longer passing routes. Grant has made people miss but you can't have that many yards being terrible. 

OL hasn't looked great but where do we get off that it is horrible? New OC, new OL coach, new WR coach, new RB coach. Not gonna go out there and light the world on fire right away.