ColoradoHusk

I like screen grabs, zoogs. Cool stuff. You are right in that Carter and Cross are coming open, it's just that Tommy isn't looking at them. Maybe Tommy is trying to look off the safeties/LB's, but I have never thought that was a strength of TA. From the people that have been critical of the play call, I think it mainly has to do with the call being the first play in OT and the field position doing so. On Monday, Ganz said that typical "throw back" passes (like this play call) work great around the 10 yard line. It's just less space for the QB to read and less distance for the pass to be thrown. In this play, even if Carter or Cross catch a pass thrown to them, they would have needed to rumble down the sideline to score. It seems like a high risk/reward type play to start out OT with.

Just win, baby! I thought that Riley had his home in Corvallis? He probably kept his house there if he plans on going back there after retirement. That doesn't seem so odd to me.Nor to me. The topic title isn't accurate. I don't think many people took the time to read the article Dirk wrote. It clearly states why Riley has taken so long to find a home in Lincoln. It can't be easy for he and his wife to find a home, given her condition. The fact that Riley lived in a hotel for 9 months doesn't mean anything to his coaching ability or him taking the job at NU. It was basically Dirk giving people a "day in the life" view of Riley. I agree, I feel horrible for them, especially her. And I wasn't mentioning his coaching ability. I think we're on the same page. It looks like some people have decided to use this article to further their agenda, whatever it may be.

Just win, baby! I thought that Riley had his home in Corvallis? He probably kept his house there if he plans on going back there after retirement. That doesn't seem so odd to me. Nor to me. The topic title isn't accurate. I don't think many people took the time to read the article Dirk wrote. It clearly states why Riley has taken so long to find a home in Lincoln. It can't be easy for he and his wife to find a home, given her condition. The fact that Riley lived in a hotel for 9 months doesn't mean anything to his coaching ability or him taking the job at NU. It was basically Dirk giving people a "day in the life" view of Riley.

Just win, baby! I thought that Riley had his home in Corvallis? He probably kept his house there if he plans on going back there after retirement. That doesn't seem so odd to me.

how comfortable is Tommy under center and dropping back? How successful is he and/or how many correct reads does he make? Those are a few things I'll look out for tomorrow and going forward. He rolled out. What does it matter that he was under center? There is a difference in comfort between taking snaps under center and dropping back making reads as opposed to taking a snap out of shotgun. Is he better at one or the other or is he equal at both? Also, the play call was a play action pass, so TA has to turn his back to the defense for a few steps. That is one of the hardest things to do in a play action pass, is to be able to read the defense after turning back towards the defense. Watching the play again, TA has 3-4 seconds of standing in the pocket waiting for the play to develop. Then he feels the rush from his left, and rolls right. 3-4 seconds is a long time for the QB to be able to read the defense and make a decision. If that isn't enough time, then I don't know why such a long developing play is called at that point on the field. If anything, that play call would be effective inside the 10 yard line, where TA can easily throw the ball away if the initial read isn't there.

TA shouldn't have made that throw. It's very low %. Langsdorf/Riley should have told TA to run the ball and get a few yards if the initial play read wasn't there. Putting TA in a situation where he can fail like that is not the best play call.

how comfortable is Tommy under center and dropping back? How successful is he and/or how many correct reads does he make? Those are a few things I'll look out for tomorrow and going forward. He rolled out. What does it matter that he was under center? Some guys are more comfortable in the shotgun and reading things from there. It can be more difficult reading a defense, and dropping back at the same time. TA seems like someone who is more at ease in the shotgun.

Allen was probably the 3rd read on the play, and then became the only option after TA abandoned the play on the left (where Cethan and Imani were). I think TA was trying to throw it to the back line, but he poorly underthrew it. I don't think Sam disagrees how TA threw the ball. It's impossible to disagree with a physical action, it is possible to disagree with a play call/strategy.

Interesting I might have to watch that pod cast. Actually I think most people on this board like his writnig. I do. Sam & Jon do weekly podcasts during the football season. I usually download them on I-tunes and listen to them from my phone. They are pretty good, and not too long (40-50 minutes). They cover "6 topics" as it's called the Pick 6 Podcast. They usually talk about the previous game, another Husker topic, preview the next game, big games in college football coming up, and a couple other topics. I like both Sam and Jon, so I think it's worth a listen each week. Oh, I know I listen/watch them on occasion. Just nothing regular. I also like his stuff he does with Micheal Se'vere. Cool. I subscribe to the podcast on I-tunes. Some of it rehashes stuff he writes in his columns, but he is able to expand on them in the podcast form. I like him on Severe's show too.

You don't understand how breakfast and the Embassy Suites works. They have an cooked to order window to get eggs/pancakes/waffles/etc. You wait in line and tell the cook what you want, then he makes it. Then he puts it on the counter and you take it. It is not room service.I can't believe Riley is ordering his eggs over-medium. What a psycho! Everyone knows the nest eggs are done over-easy!!! Mmmmm, runny yolk. I can't believe he uses Tabasco. Seems so anti-Riley. Probably learned that while he was down in San Diego. #Hotsauce

Interesting I might have to watch that pod cast. Actually I think most people on this board like his writnig. I do. Sam & Jon do weekly podcasts during the football season. I usually download them on I-tunes and listen to them from my phone. They are pretty good, and not too long (40-50 minutes). They cover "6 topics" as it's called the Pick 6 Podcast. They usually talk about the previous game, another Husker topic, preview the next game, big games in college football coming up, and a couple other topics. I like both Sam and Jon, so I think it's worth a listen each week."Trick" the defense is the essentially the same thing Tim Beck tried to do and it frustrated me. I just don't understand deviating from what worked, especially with all the momentum we had. Was it a good play call? In that situation, I disagreed with it when I saw them lineup. It's a slow developing play, Tommy is antsy, and the OL had a terrible time sustaining blocks. Yeah, it could have been a good play call if it worked the way Langsdorf thought, but it didn't. Hindsight is 20/20, so I can see why people think Langsdorf should have kept it simple the first play into OT. I can see why Langsdorf called what he did, too. He tried to pick on a 3rd string safety, and it might have worked. TA made a poor decision. I think Sam is saying Langsdorf shouldn't have put TA in the position to make that decision.

You don't understand how breakfast and the Embassy Suites works. They have an cooked to order window to get eggs/pancakes/waffles/etc. You wait in line and tell the cook what you want, then he makes it. Then he puts it on the counter and you take it. It is not room service.I can't believe Riley is ordering his eggs over-medium. What a psycho! Everyone knows the nest eggs are done over-easy!!! Mmmmm, runny yolk.

Interesting I might have to watch that pod cast. Actually I think most people on this board like his writnig. I do. Sam & Jon do weekly podcasts during the football season. I usually download them on I-tunes and listen to them from my phone. They are pretty good, and not too long (40-50 minutes). They cover "6 topics" as it's called the Pick 6 Podcast. They usually talk about the previous game, another Husker topic, preview the next game, big games in college football coming up, and a couple other topics. I like both Sam and Jon, so I think it's worth a listen each week.

I think his point is, "Why such a convoluted play that you have to depend on perfect execution at that point in the game". I was indifferent on the play call. Supposedly, Imani came open after he crossed (no pun intended) with Cethan, but TA didn't wait long enough for that read to develop.

In this week's Nyatawa-McKewon podcast, Sam mentioned that he thinks that part of the reason that NU/Langsdorf/Riley struggled with that play call in OT is the helter-skelter way they played most of the 4th quarter. Sam said that NU was basically playing playground football, letting TA drop back and chuck it all over the field. There was nothing to lose with that type of offense, as it was the only way to get back in the game. Then when OT started, NU tried to go back to an offense based on actual play-calling with plays designed to trick the defense. He likened it to a basketball team trying to come back from a big deficit, and they are pressing, running up and down, shooting a bunch of 3's. Then when the team actually does come back, and they struggle to design a play/get off a good shot when the score is tied with 20 seconds left in the game. I thought the analogy was pretty interesting, but I actually like Sam's work, unlike most people on this board. Another thing Sam commented is that today's spread offenses are less about designing great plays, they are more about tiring out the defense. Then that mental and physical fatigue causes a mistake by the defense, and a WR is left wide open or a defender misses a one-on-one tackle, allowing for a big play. Sam said that is why a lot of spread teams can struggle to close out games in the 4th quarter and hold onto leads. The offense isn't used to creating a play by themselves or by design, so if the defense is focused to make "one stop", it can happen. Sam pointed out that Mississippi has often struggled to close out games with Hugh Freeze, and I also thought of the TCU-Baylor and Baylor-Michigan State games last year.

Why do people throw in how much $ a guy makes when they want to criticize him? Peanut Butter & Jealous?

I like 'em. Nice and plain!!!

I don't think Golden is the President of the Miami chapter of MENSA.

This ought to get real good. (Grabbing some popcorn)

A lot of the criticism of Riley is veiled defense of Pelini, which we saw in full bloom following the first game with threads such as "I hope you're happy now." There's no legitimate justification for the Riley hate after one, two or three games, and there's no explanation other than Pelini's fans are still butthurt. I wish they would take their carnival to Youngstown where I understand Pelini has gotten the old gang back together again. But there's plenty of room for Riley doubt, regardless of how you felt about Pelini. I know a lot of guys that hated Pelini and couldn't wait for him to get fired, and who are also completely disgusted with the Riley hire. It's rarely accurate to generalize a group of people based on one single criteria. You can judge Riley on the fact that he has played on National TV twice and both were close losses, he has yet to be blown out, 408 made that a habit. Huge progress right there.... If Miami had not in essence let us back into the game with their undisciplined play, they would have blown us out of Miami by 4 scores. Soooo....us coming back in the game has nothing to do with our team playing better. It's all about Miami "let us" back in. Nope, I did not say that. What I am saying is if Miami had not opened the door and made it much easier by committing several bone headed penalties, there would not have been the opportunity for that comeback. The comeback was great to watch, but at the same time very disappointing to see why it was even needed in the first place... I agree with you it was disappointing Nebraska needed the comeback in the first place. I would have liked them to play better in the first quarter, especially with pass defense and pass catching. But why do you excuse Miami's "boneheaded" 4th quarter but not Nebraska's equally boneheaded 1st quarter? I guarantee you Miami fan's aren't excusing Golden for that boneheaded 4th quarter.

Don't ask the chick (even if she's not very pretty) "what's my name" and freak out before you even get a BJ out of it.

Pull out early.

If your kid is getting academic scholarship offers to ASU, I would encourage him to go there. Yes, it's a big school and he may have a number of classes with over 200-300 students. But, if he is looking at such a specialized and scientific major, the "bigger" school would more likely have better resources for that. Also, one other thing that people don't always consider is the network of alumni that a bigger school has. Across the country, the name Arizona State is going to be more well-known than Hastings College. Also, if he is a sports fan, it's going to be a lot more fun rooting for Sun Devil teams for the next 50 years than Hastings College Broncos teams. I know big colleges aren't for everyone, but I think the bigger school is the better option in the long run.

My in-laws are from Hastings, so I go there fairly regularly. Hastings is your basic small town, and HC is your basic small, private college. Personally, a small college experience wouldn't be something that I would like, but people are different. It's an ok town, but if your son is coming from out of state or from a bigger city, he may think it's pretty boring.

As a stat nerd, I have been interested in what the coach at Pulaski Academy does. Now, I think him going for it on every 4th down and kicking onside kicks every time is made an easier decision when high school kickers just aren't very good. In college and the NFL, when kickers can make more FG's and punters can flip the field position the math that he would use doesn't hold, as well. I do think that teams should go for it on 4th down more often than they do. Once a team passes mid-field I think it's advantageous to have a strategy of planning to go for it on 4th down. Way too many times do coaches do the "conservative" thing by punting the ball away from the 40 yard line.