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I'm from Ohio and think the reason could be a few things. 1. Not enough film on him and if he wasn't attending camps due to injury they couldn't get a look at him there either. 2. Archbishop Alter is a very solid program in OH HS football. However they bounce around from D3 - D4 (D1 being the largest and D7 being the small schools). So competition could be questioned. 3. Type of offense. Alter is an option offense. Sometimes option RBs don't get the same looks from bigger schools. I found it unusual that the Alter QB is a Missouri commit.

A funny article from deadspin from last year where the Giants ran a fade 3 plays in a row. Langsdorf must have brought some of this with him from McAdoo and the Giants. http://deadspin.com/f#*k-the-fade-route-1660807016

Stupid is as stupid does! Watch the play again, there were three guys open for the first down, it was all TA and his dumb decision making that caused him to throw the fade route. The fade is always covered. It's a matchup route where you put the ball up and have your guy beat out the other guy for the catch. It is also a quick play. QB gets the snap, takes a step drop and lobs it up. It's usually seen ran on downs 1-3 and I can't remember if I've ever seen it on 4th and 1 with the game on the line. The QB can't look to the fade, check down, then go back to the fade. Which would explain why the other receivers weren't even looked at. If there is a fade route called and it's the initial read, and it's single (press) coverage...a fade is getting thrown. The questions that should be asked are: 1. Why are we not kicking a short FG to cut it to a one possession game with the amount of time left? 2. If we are going for it why are we putting it in the air when he has struggled all day with accuracy. (hell, he might have overshot Carter for all we know). 3. If we ARE going to put it in the air why would any of the receivers be running a fade route. And why would you run a fade route if that is the first read expecting him to check down? Supposedly he couldn't do it against illinois when he threw the ball on a run/throw option. Tommy was bad but as bad as he was we were still in a position to cut it to a one possession game towards the end. The coaches and that ridiculous fade call all but assured that wouldn't be a problem. It's not even a bad call. It's a completely unacceptable call. One of the dumbest calls I've seen this season....a season littered with them. You don't know that they called the fade route? That's just the one Tommy chose to throw, he had better options. I do. Because that is exactly what was thrown. And if it wasn't a fade route, why was he running a fade route? Like I said earlier, that is the primary read because you can't go back to it after scanning the field. If he was supposed to throw elsewhere, the fade route is a completely useless route for the WR to be running at all.

Stupid is as stupid does! Watch the play again, there were three guys open for the first down, it was all TA and his dumb decision making that caused him to throw the fade route. The fade is always covered. It's a matchup route where you put the ball up and have your guy beat out the other guy for the catch. It is also a quick play. QB gets the snap, takes a step drop and lobs it up. It's usually seen ran on downs 1-3 and I can't remember if I've ever seen it on 4th and 1 with the game on the line. The QB can't look to the fade, check down, then go back to the fade. Which would explain why the other receivers weren't even looked at. If there is a fade route called and it's the initial read, and it's single (press) coverage...a fade is getting thrown. The questions that should be asked are: 1. Why are we not kicking a short FG to cut it to a one possession game with the amount of time left? 2. If we are going for it why are we putting it in the air when he has struggled all day with accuracy. (hell, he might have overshot Carter for all we know). 3. If we ARE going to put it in the air why would any of the receivers be running a fade route. And why would you run a fade route if that is the first read expecting him to check down? Supposedly he couldn't do it against illinois when he threw the ball on a run/throw option. Tommy was bad but as bad as he was we were still in a position to cut it to a one possession game towards the end. The coaches and that ridiculous fade call all but assured that wouldn't be a problem. It's not even a bad call. It's a completely unacceptable call. One of the dumbest calls I've seen this season....a season littered with them.

Honestly, I think we'll be in every game. And honestly, that's not a good thing. We're a pro-style team with coaches that have a pro-style mentality. It's like watching 90% of NFL games. Boring offense and the games are grinded out until the final drive.

I appreciate the positive vibe but I'd be lying if I felt as good about things. I just have a bad feeling about everything and want to be wrong. Tressel was a proven winner at Youngstown State before OSU hired him. They were 135–57–2 under him and 103–27–2 in the 90's. With like 3 or 4 national championships. You usually hear things like "yeah but that was FCS, he can't coach D1". I believe that if you can win consistently in one place you can win anywhere. You either know how to coach football and fundamentals or you don't. As much as I think MR is a good person and has had a couple of good years, he hasn't really shown he can win consistently anywhere he has been. He was 40-32 in the CFL (2 losing seasons - 2 winning seasons) 14-34 in the NFL (no winning seasons) 93-80 at OSU - 58-63 in conference play (8 winning seasons - 6 losing seasons) Again, I hope you're right and it all works out. I just have a sinking feeling we're going to reel off multiple 7-6 seasons with an occasional upset of a top 10 team over the next few years.

This is why I hate 'pro-style' offenses. They don't work unless you're in the NFL and want to grind out a 17-14 win. There is a reason the best teams in college football don't run pro-style offenses. Because it sucks.

There's always a lot of talk about 'backing up the cash truck' to big name coaches door. There are only a few coaches worth backing the cash truck up to and none of them are coming here. Saban, Meyer, etc. Even coaches on the verge of playing for a national title aren't coming here. Patterson and Briles come to mind. They can pick Texas clean of recruits but that changes if they leave the B12. They know that. Others just want a coach with experience. My opinion has always been why would you want an experienced coach that has proven for decades that they are only experienced in not getting it done? Sometimes you have to take a shot on someone. I know a lot of you think someone else should take a shot and then we'll hire them once proven, but at this point it's easier said than done.

Then why was Ozigbo looking for the ball and not blocking? We did not ask him to complete a pass... that was a run play all the way... TA should have ate the ball... Nothing in the reaction of coaches and players and the way the play was setup said... 'pass' that was a QB run all the freaking way... not sure what the f#*k Tommy was thinking.Ozigbo f'd up... he was a lead blocker and when Tommy saw he didn't block anyone... he improvised. Not a great call in the first place but that one is all on TA and Ozigbo for horrible execution.... Riley confirmed as much in the post game. I am sure TA will confirm it also... That was not a pass play... the blocking and action had no indication of pass. it was a QB run all the way. Still Riley.... RUN JANO!!!!! What else would TA say? He's not going to just go against what MR said and call them liars. I saw a play where the "lead blocker" was running a route. Bootlegs are always run/pass options, but it's unclear if any certain way was stressed. Bottom line is if they run the ball up the middle it runs the clock to :20 seconds on 4th down. Then you have the option to either kick a 40+ yd FG or better yet short punt it where even if it goes into the endzone it's going to kill most of the clock. Worst case scenario after that is Illinois ball at their own 20 with less than :10 left.

Lets face it. Bo is a loose cannon on the sidelines. He abhors the media and being interviewed. Hates it even more if someone questions him. This has rubbed off on most of the staff, and now the players. He has built a team with an us against the world mentality (including fans), and has acted like a maniac on more occasions than I can even remember now. Bo doesn't want to be here, and to be honest, I don't think he even wants to be a head coach with all of the attention that comes with it. The criticism isn't exclusive to Lincoln...he's going to have that at ANY major college football school.

Do the people that want Al Golden realize he is 46-45 as a coach. If it wasn't for a good start this year he has a losing record. Tressell is 61 and has left two former schools with NCAA troubles. Richt is no better than Pelini. Multiple losses almost every year and gets blown out on occasion. I'd rather have a young coach who plans on staying a long time. Any of these guys get hired and we'll be creating this topic again in a few years.

In the case of Richt...it's going to be a lot easier to recruit kids from the south who want to play in the SEC near their family and against other kids from the south. It doesn't necessarily mean his recruiting ties are going to start filling the roster up with SEC caliber recruits from the south in Lincoln. I remember everyone thought Pelini would use his ties from his days at LSU and it hasn't quite worked out like that.

Love this. Again, I ask why? Richt, Petrino, Petersen, insert any other head coach with a ton of experience that can't get it done. Nebraska fans want championships. I don't think any of these guys can get them here either. And the coaches who are getting them aren't coming to Nebraska. I'm sorry, but I'd rather take a chance on a promising young coach in charge of one of the best offenses in college football over a coach with experience who I know can't get it done.

Some of the names mentioned aren't going to come to Lincoln. Frost is going to be the best we can get, and to be honest, I like the choice. Young Wants to be here Has played and coached with some of the best ever Would run an exciting offense and probably be able to out-recruit the current staff Our choice is going to come down to someone who has head coaching experience but could never get it done, or someone like Frost.

I like it. Being from Ohio myself, I know that Canton McKinley has great tradition and they play great football. McKinley is also in D1 in NE Ohio so he faced good competition.