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Really shouldn't even be a priority on Martinez's list. Sure he wants to win the Heisman, but he should know that if he can lead the Huskers to the MNC, he'll be either first or second.

Yeah, but when people focus on all the bad and fail to acknowledge the good people can view that as being negative. I posted something similar (or at least similar in optimism) in the "Why so much pessimism thread. Knowing that a doctor shares the same feelings as I had makes me feel more confident in what I said.

Nebraska 56 Fresno State 13 Passing 207 Rushing 283

There were drives though...you have to understand that just because we didn't score on a nice long drive, doesn't mean we didn't have a couple of pretty good drives. It's a transition, and things aren't going to click week 1.

Cameron Meredith/Ameer Abdullah (sp?)

I watched the replay this morning, can't tell you that my opinion has changed, mainly because I was in the minority in my thoughts (see 1st page)

Somebody forgot to post in the "Bump When Drunk" thread. WTF is all this about anyways?

I hope as much as you guys probably do that you're wrong on what you say.

Double Post. Stupid UNL interwebs

Don't know which I would rather have, an offensive line that lets running backs get up-field but consistently gets called for holding, or an offensive line that doesn't get called for holding, lets the ground game work for some big and intermediate plays, and also doesn't get called for holding once. Maybe they (OLine coaches) are trying to teach the guys how to block without holding, and if they didn't hold at all, well then that's at least a small victory.

Well what would you rather have, Watson making you think the offense was good only to disappoint in conference, or Beck making you think the offense was lacking, and have it turn out to be the best thing ever during conference play? Time will tell on that, but taking a dump on Beck isn't fair after his first game.

You can't teach a dog how to sit (Shawn Watson year's) and then immediately expect them to perfect how to roll over (Tim Beck). Stuff takes time...and that's why we have non-conference games.

That, like the Husker offense, is going to need more reps to perfect.

The offense will always be scrutinized because of what we've seen over the past 3 years. People want to see immediate changes and when that doesn't happen, they get all up-in-arms about "this is the same crap as last year" and blah blah blah. Hopefully, these same people can come to understand that this was the first actual game under a completely different offensive scheme. Sure you can say, well they've practiced it enough and this and that until the cows come home but at the end of the day, those practices are nothing compared to an actual game day experience. Am I a little worried about how our O-Line played yesterday? Yes, there were some plays where they got pushed around. But getting pushed around is good for them. In a game like this against Chattanooga, they could get pushed around and the team is still going to wind up winning the ball game. Their performance should motivate them to come out and perform better in the next game. Am I worried about how the option looked? Not at all. How many times did Taylor have to pitch the ball last year? You could count it on one hand. And sure, practice should've worked out all the kinks, but again, there is nothing like actual game reps to clean up a play. But when Taylor and the O-Line execute that option correctly, you can see how devastating it is for the opposition (a la Burkhead 55 yard run followed by Taylor's 7 yard TD) I'm under the philosophy that you can't judge an entire season based of an OPENING game. I can only name a couple of teams that looked in mid season form yesterday. Oklahoma, Alabama, Boise State, and maybe LSU. Oregon had 4 turnovers, and most of those were not caused by LSUs "SEC defense". They were caused by sloppy play by the RBs. Notre Dame lost to USF. South Carolina, spotted ECU 17 points before deciding that they wanted to play. So because Oklahoma dominated Tulsa or because Alabama dominated Kent State, that means they've already locked up their places in the National Championship? It shouldn't, and neither should Nebraska's play be indicative of how they're going to perform for the rest of the season (which many of you must be predicting us going 1-11, because, Minnesota played USC and only lost by 2 yesterday so they must be better than us). There were good's and bad's yesterday, and that is going to happen because it is the opening game of the season. Did the bad's outnumber the good's? Probably, but that doesn't mean the value of the bad's outweighs the good's. Game film is a powerful tool. And now these guys have game film under Beck's new scheme, that's going to go a long way in preparing for our next game against Fresno State. Things to watch for: 1) Taylor looked uncomfortable under center yesterday, which is understandable, after all, that was pretty much his first game where most of his snaps came under center. 2) There was a lot of inexperience on the OLine yesterday, we'll see if Bo plays more experienced guys the next game and see if there is more of a push against Fresno State. 3) Adjustments need to be made for Fresno State, and we'll see what happens. You all may and probably do disagree with me, which is alright-that's what this board is about, but I still believe that Nebraska at the end of the year, will be playing against Wisconsin in the B1G championship game.

Like I said, I saw him and screamed. Hopefully that was just a coincidence. If I see him in any one of our games...well I don't know what I'll do.

Like I said, I saw him and screamed. Hopefully that was just a coincidence. If I see him in any one of our games...well I don't know what I'll do.

Wow. You guys are 49th in verbal and 46th in math SAT scores. That's pretty bad. Maybe Perry didn't give your teachers more money because they are doing such a crappy job. Or maybe they're so crappy because they aren't given enough money?

Memorial Stadium to me isn't as intimidating as it used to be. Too many people telling you to "Be quiet, I'm trying to enjoy the game." Or, "Sit down, I can't see!" And I understand that, that's what their culture was, but they also need to understand that this is what our culture is. We want to be loud, and we want everyone to be loud and try to fire up our team. If you want to enjoy the game, enjoy it in your recliner where you can sit down and be quiet. But don't expect us to bow down to your wants.

Nebraska 48 Da Choo Choos- 6 Husker Passing Yards: 307 Husker Rushing Yards: 263

I'm not worried at all...and it has nothing to do with the offense, defense, or special teams. It has to deal with who we play. Check out this interesting fact: UT-Chattanooga has started it's past 4 seasons playing traditional powerhouses of Oklahoma (2008), Alabama (2009), Auburn (2010), and now Nebraska (2011). Let's take a look at the past 3 National Championship games and who has played in them: Oklahoma vs. Florida Alabama vs. Texas Auburn vs. Oregon Hmm...could a national title game be in the future for the Huskers. Recent history says yes.

I just want to see some football! I'm not expecting us to do anything other than go out there and dominate (which we should do). When we play Fresno State and Washington, that's when I'll be wanting to see some positive things. Our O Line needs to block and our RBs need to hold on to the football, but other than that...I'm not expecting too much except to have a good time.

Miami athletics, we hereby sentence you to death. The Ohio State-Miami game this year bounds to be a good interesting matchup

I'm thinking our sellout streaks going to be in serious jeopardy if Bubba signs with the Royals tonight. It's been a good run.

I recently thought about this: couldn't Bubba be drafted again while in college? If so, does he want to risk getting injured playing football and not have a career in baseball? Or does he want to have a degree to fall back on? This is a lot for him to weigh, but whatever decision he makes, he really can't go wrong.