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Just now, SouthLincoln Husker said:

I don't see haarberg changing positions next year.  He seems to be a guy Rhule likes at qb.  

Rhule is saying things to get thru this year and to try and get Haarberg to play better this year. You are probably right, but I don’t see Haarberg being a viable QB. Rhule likes his competitive spirit, but Haarberg is not a QB. 

Just now, HuskerNation1 said:

 

I like HH at WR and he could come in as a wildcat QB or for trick plays as well. 

I don’t want HH anywhere near the QB. I don’t even think he’s a good running QB, unless he has wide open spaces. 

1 minute ago, HuskerNation1 said:

 

Was it Rhule pushing for Sims or Satterfield?  I agree the decision to bring in Sims was a bad one but I am hopeful they will have more time to consider better options for next season.

I think it was Rhule. Rhule was told Sims had NFL talent and body, but Rhule must have never seen him play.

3 minutes ago, Undone said:

 

Obviously. A QB that is better than the current one on any team would make any team's receivers better. But that wasn't the point of the exchange I had with the other poster.

 

The point I was making is that it'll be hard to draw in a pass-first guy with the receiver corps we have.

We wound up with Sims because Sims couldn't get any better offers - and Sims' play is really bad. Definitely worried that Rhule brings in another sub-par player like Sims for next year, big concern.

Just because Rhule whiffed on Sims doesn’t mean he will do it again with another transfer QB or two. Rhule knows his team needs better QB play and he needs to do whatever it takes to get that better talent. 

Just now, SouthLincoln Husker said:

Going to be tough as there is only so much room on the roster for qbs. 

Sims will be let out of his scholly, so he will be gone. Tell Haarberg he’s moving to TE. Purdy may be willing to stick around because he may not have many options to play anywhere. That leaves Kaelin coming in as a true freshman, and best case 2 transfer QB’s. 

4 hours ago, BoSolich said:

yale and princeton were on espn, but we had to be on a subscription site? something doesn't add up.

The Big Ten doesn’t have ESPN as one of the TV partners. When NBC ponied up the cash to be involved in the Big Ten, part of the agreement was putting games on Peacock. 

2 minutes ago, Enhance said:

Good context on the first play. Perhaps it was a play call misunderstanding? Either way, it's incredible how they seem to find new ways to screw up those moments.

I didn't get to see the game at all, but if it was a corner route, I again just question why even call a pass play there with an inexperienced QB and WR. I just don't trust that offense or any of the QB's to make that play consistently.

I agree with you on this. Rhule said it was a corner route, but the WR was just barely beyond the goal line when the pass was thrown.  If QBs and WRs can’t execute, then why call the play in the first place?

13 minutes ago, Stone Cold said:

I dont want to put satterfield on for all of this but really.  If all 3 of them are this bad with throwing then do not throw the ball unless absolutely necessary.  If im Rhule thats what im saying,  I look HH, Sims, and Purdy in the eye and say.  Its run first, run 2nd, run 3rd and unless the sun explodes then you pass.  That will give us a fighting chance.  Because Iowa will capitalize on those mistakes better than maryland can.

Part of me agrees with you, but NU isn’t deep enough at RB, and just can’t line up and run at defenses to move the ball down the field.  There are things I don’t like about Satt, but he’s trying to get chunk plays out of the passing game to move the ball down field. 

1 minute ago, Hayseed said:

This sounds right. Purdy might have a hero complex when he should just run the damn play. He did a lot of good things to get that far, but he sure has trouble keeping focus.

After his good run to get a first down, Purdy was so confused about the next play call that NU was forced to call a timeout. He made a good throw to Kemp and another decent run to get to the 6 after Johnson’s big run. But, for what ever reason, Purdy didn’t go with the called play call on first and goal.

4 minutes ago, Enhance said:

I'd rather play for a three pt. lead in that scenario and force the opponent to HAVE to score. Nebraska didn't need a touchdown. They needed points. That's kind of the difference we're talking about. It's the difference between playing and coaching smart vs. not. It's also the difference between winning and losing close games, something Nebraska has been exceedingly s*** at for the last half decade. 
 

Putting the game in the hands of their 3rd string QB in a Frankenstein offense, when they didn't have to, is the real issue I think a lot of folks have. The fact Nebraska successfully moved the ball down the field earlier in the drive doesn't mean passing was the correct decision to continue making once it was 1st and Goal at the 5.

Rhule said the call was a hand off to Johnson on first and goal, and Purdy went rogue and kept it. He then threw it away when he was out of the pocket. The pass for a TD on 3rd down was very questionable, especially given the way it ended up. What I don’t get is how a corner route was thrown to the front of the end zone, and as others said it was very similar to the Sims INT against Minnesota. 

1 minute ago, Archy1221 said:

Fidone currently gives with crappy blocking for whatever he provides in limited receiving. 

And probably a good assessment as we are now finding out.  

And to be fair, Haarberg was going to be 3rd string and basically a tight end until Sims and Purdy were hurt. Sims just can’t play without making mistakes and turnovers and who knows what Purdy can do. We just don’t have a QB. 

29 minutes ago, SouthLincoln Husker said:

We have qb recruits coming, now back to the portal.

Gotta go for 2 QB’s in the portal. One older and one younger. 

Just now, tyrone_biggums said:

Eventually we have to blame the QB coach for the current QB not being able to properly hit a target. 

but yes what I'm getting at is we need a real QB coach. How is there no one who, in two years, has taught Haarberg a throwing motion that even somewhat resembles what it should be?

Haarberg has been here 3 years. If Haarberg’s motion was going to be fixed, it needed to be his first year at NU.  Haarberg received no coaching last year, because Whipple was focused on Casey Thompson and Chubba Purdy and Haarberg was 4th string. The new coaches tried to work with Haarberg this spring, but it didn’t take. Nothing can be done with his throwing motion. I do agree that teaching him and the other QB’s better decision making is something that a better QB coach/OC could be able to do. 

5 minutes ago, tyrone_biggums said:

What I'm still trying to learn is why even call satterfield a QB coach? They obviously don't practice quarterbacking. How long has Haarberg been throwing sidearm and turning wide open passes into horrible arm punts? Can no one teach him how to correctly throw a football? 

Haarberg’s throwing motion isn’t on Satterfield. That thing is just busted. However, Satterfield should go to coaching TE’s like the original plan, and Rhule needs to bring in a QB coach who can coach and develop QB’s. 

4 minutes ago, Scarlet said:

10-21 for 84 yards and four ints and we're supposed to throw the ball first and goal at the five?  Far better odds trying to run it in.

Rhule said in his PC that the first down play was a run to Johnson. Purdy kept the ball instead. Still can’t pass on 3rd down though. 

This is the first game where I thought the coaches had a bad game. They made a number of decisions that were bad for NU to lose that game. 

I’m just glad we don’t have Jac Collinsworth on the broadcast. That dude sucks. 

Hearing Hail Varsity played on Peacock has made it worth buying it

Threads on Solich/Pelini and a move back to the Big 12 in the same week?  It’s not even the off-season!!!

25 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

No  I'm glad we are still in the running.  I think The Rhule is going to get us there eventually.  Just down from the results of the MSU game - jitters that we don't make a bowl again. 

One game in Rhule’s first season has you all spooked in where NU should be conference wise?

44 minutes ago, suh_fan93 said:

 

I say throw him in there.  I mean that's basically what Rhule and Satterfield are doing now.  Give him a series.  Who knows.

 

I don't think he'd make much of a positive difference either honestly but at the same time it's not actually that absurd of a thought.

Why throw in a QB who isn’t getting many reps in practice?  If a move to another QB is going to happen, it will need to start in practice, and that hasn’t happened.

It’s kinda funny how people’s emotions can swing wildly from week to week, depending on how NU fares. I know they are just being fans, but I don’t know why so many people are now doom and gloom after losing to Michigan State. It’s one game from year one of this program rebuild. Nebraska didn’t play all that differently than they have in the prior 3 games, NU just lost that one. 

10 minutes ago, suh_fan93 said:

So is Chubba Purdy basically unable to walk or throw?????  Is he still injured?!????

Chubba Purdy is still #3 on the depth chart. That means he’s getting zero reps with the #1 offense, and limited reps with the #2 offense. Anyone expecting Chubba to make a miraculous jump and be the savior at QB is living in a fantasy world. 

6 hours ago, Toe said:

No kidding. I don’t know why people want to take a step back, just because NU isn’t having success in the Big Ten. It’s not even near the same Big 12 which NU would be going back to. The future Big 12 is closer to the Mountain West than it is the Big Ten.

People think about the Big 12 or another conference, just like people call for the backup QB to be played. They see NU not playing well in the current situation, so they think about the “other possibility” and automatically assume that would be better. 

11 hours ago, gobiggergoredder said:

I want to dig up the Ozigbo posts I got trashed on.  Dude was 3rd string and not even playing.  Never made sense to me.
 

I saw earlier this year he is still on a practice squad.

 

But we will ignore the posts I got wrong.

Ozigbo was also overweight for most of his time at NU. He got in much better shape for his senior year at NU, and had a great season. He has kept that up since then and has been able to make a living playing football. Kudos to him.