blasted_imposter

Ding ding ding! All improvement from NU aside, Wisconsin is taking steps backwards. Honestly, is there a top team in the big ten that will be better this season?? From the research i've been doing, i'm going to have to say this year is a GREAT year to join the conference. NU trending up, big ten traditional powers trending down or stagnant. Winning!

Roll all over the big slow ten, in a Mack Truck sporting spinners and a lift, buddy. Powered by Blackshirts.

Wisconsin is going to get rolled. Slow and predictable. Dead meat.

Sometimes, the truth hurts. Fact: Iowa is a 2nd or 3rd rate program. Fact: NU is top shelf all the way. Most wins since 1970. Its not just the 90's, chief, its the 70's, 80's, 90's AND the damn 2000's, and that in spite of being subjected to 4 years of quite possibly the worst coaching in the history of college football(considering the institution), which continued in some form on the offensive side of the ball until last season....and that lingering stench of mediocrity has finally been febreezed entirely. Seriously, iowa fan, know your place in the pecking order. Nothing wrong with being optimistic/hopeful, but temper that bravado with respect for the bigger, badder dog, based on actual events that have happened on the field, not hyperbole.

5 - 2 - 4 base scheme + lockdown bump corners + fastest LB crew in the B10 + deepest DL in 10 years + Pelini bro's ____________________________ Big Ten in Big Trouble

How does a 5 2 4 base scheme match up against the run? The myth of big ten power football is about to be exposed.

You'll find out all about it this fall.

Yeah, thats exactly what i'm saying. Good catch!!! Summary for the challenged: Proof's in the pudding. Pudding = good. Quit crying and enjoy the pudding. Or not, lets all turn into replicas of Mitch Sherman, complaining about having a dirty rock instead of seeing the unpolished gem that it really is.

That seems to have picked up quite a bit recently. React. Yeah, where are these nay-sayers ip's origin? texas? Iowa? Missouri? Get after it, mods. Weed out the pretend husker fans. Into the garden a serpent crept?

yeah i'll take the odds of TO being right over you being right, or any body else on this board. Basically my bet is: you (being the whiners bitching about TO and BO's decisions re: NU football) don't know jack, and TO + BO does. I have a very strong level of trust with those two running things, and only time will tell, but so far DAMN i'm right. ERRR oh no he's human!!! but still knows more about football and what it takes to win and build a top quality program than you, him, them, or her.

Sooooo your logic says TO = Steve Pederson. Care to back that up? WTF are you from missouri or texas or something?

TO isn't perfect, and neither is Bo. Every excuse they've used is simply wrong. They need to get the Nebraska brand out there, and in as many homes as possible. It's Marketing 101. Another person who thinks they know better than the architect of NU football. What a bunch of nutty bars. Trust TO, I mean you have no choice other than mumbling into your cereal ERRRRRRR posting on this board and looking a fool. Its like hey, who has all the information? Not you. Hey, who is getting paid to make NU win? Not you. Who has had legendary success? Not you. Who's in the hall of fame? Not you. Who's statue is in front of the stadium? Not yours. Get over it, and get ready to rain dance all over the big ten's soggy parade this year. It's gonna happen, in spite of all the weak-sauce on this board.

Yeah, exposure is completely overrated - that's why we NEVER play Thursday night games... Once again "blasted" - you've got a little something running down your chin courtesy of BO/TO. You should just save yourself some time and add "BO/TO are NEVER wrong" to your sig. You really think you know whats good for NU football better than TO?

Here's what NU should do: 1) Win as many football games as possible every year. 2) See #1 Screw putting the spring game on TV. No benefit to the program, and potential downsides aplenty. Again, I believe I'll go with BO and TO over anyone on this silly message board.

Respect is earned, not given. The hickeye football program isn't Top 50 material, never has been, and won't get there, especially now. Welcome to the future, where Iowa, in a banner year, competes for runner-up in the new "Nebraska" division of the big ten.

Let them talk. Honestly, I'm not really sure how any hickeye fan has the gall to open their mouth and talk any football smack to anyone anywhere. Ignorance, I suppose. They've never won anything that matters, and nobody outside of the state of Iowa follows the team. Hell, at least half the people in Iowa don't like Iowa. I know, being born and raised in a worthless corner of that hapless state, rooting hopelessly year after year for a football season that mattered. Literally the best move I've ever made was moving west to Omaha. It was amazing...my football IQ doubled when I crossed the Missouri....I talk to family still living there from time to time, and it's kind of silly how little they really know about football. Kind of like talking to a child about why their favorite football team will win some big game. I just shake my head. The hickeyes are in heaping big trouble the day after Thanksgiving this year. Their entire program is poised on the brink of the abyss...they start losing to Nebraska annually and look out doormat! Any recruit in the state worth a look will be wearing some color other than black and gold, likely Red. I believe the general chaos evidenced in the hickeye futball program since the announcement of the NU + B1G merger, and the loud unwarranted talking from that corner, revolves around panic felt all the way to the top of the program considering the very real, and very likely, possibility that hickeye football is on the verge of being banished to the wastebasket of football relevancy...in their own state...by the hated and very successful program next door. Note to any hickeye fans reading this forum: The boogeyman is real, and every bit as scary as your momma told you.

Nobody cares. No, really, it is all about HIM. Just ask.

Who the hell are you? More importantly, what kind of fool even speculates along these lines? ARE YOU IN PRACTICE DAILY? Honestly, the people around here, and their anecdotal bellyaching. Sorry bub, nobody with 1/256 a brain is taking your opinion over Bo and friends.

Here's hoping to see this kid wearing red in the fall.

And now that reality has come back into the room, I'll keep it rolling. Honors & Awards * First-Team Freshman All-American (Rivals.com) * Second-Team Freshman All-American (CollegeFootballNews.com) * Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches, Rivals.com) * Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year (AP, Dallas Morning News, Kansas City Star, San Antonio News-Express, Fort Worth Star-Telegram) * Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches, AP) * Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Semifinalist (1 of 16) * Maxwell Award Semifinalist (1 of 16) * Manning Award Midseason Watch List Addition * Walter Camp National Player of the Week (Oct. 23 at Oklahoma State) * Four-Time Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week (WKU, UW, KSU, OSU) * Two-Time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (at Kansas State, at Oklahoma State) * School Record Single-Game Rushing Yards by a Quarterback (241 at Kansas St., Oct. 7) Sophomore quarterback Taylor Martinez is the leading candidate to engineer Nebraska’s new-look offensive attack under offensive coordinator Tim Beck. Martinez was one of the breakout stars in college football as a redshirt freshman in 2010. The California native shattered numerous Nebraska freshman records, while challenging several other Husker quarterback records. Martinez’s lightning-quick running ability makes him a home-run threat as a runner. He amassed better than 950 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in 2010, while averaging better than six yards per carry. Martinez fell just short of becoming the third freshman quarterback in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards. He has also posted the top five single-game rushing efforts ever for a Nebraska freshman quarterback and his 241 rushing yards at Kansas State were an NU quarterback record. The 6-1, 205-pound Martinez also showed his passing skills in 2010, throwing for a Nebraska freshman record 1,631 yards and 10 touchdowns, while completing better than 59 percent of his passes. Martinez accounted for 2,596 yards of total offense, the sixth-best mark in school history and tops among Nebraska freshmen. The play of Martinez was recognized on the conference and national levels. He was chosen as the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year, and was also an honorable-mention all-conference selection. He was also the only freshman among 16 semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award, and was also a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award. Martinez is back at full strength this spring after an ankle injury suffered in late October hampered him for the final two months of the 2010 season. He did not play quarterback in two games because of the injury and was hobbled in several other contests. 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) Martinez started 12 of 14 games at quarterback and threatened numerous Nebraska freshman and quarterback records. His play earned Martinez Big 12 Offensive Newcomer-of-the-Year honors, and he was an honorable-mention all-league choice. Martinez became the first-ever NU freshman to start a season opener at quarterback, and immediately showed his ability against Western Kentucky. He rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries, including a 46-yard TD on his first carry. His 127 yards represented the first 100-yard rushing day by a Husker QB since 2003, and his three TDs were the most by a NU freshman in a season opener. He also passed for 136 yards for 263 yards of total offense. Martinez had 263 yards of total offense against Idaho, including 157 rushing yards, the highest for an NU freshman since 1996. He added touchdown runs of 67 and 20 yards against the Vandals. Martinez burst onto the national scene at Washington, earning Big 12 and national freshman-of-the-week honors after leading Nebraska to a 56-21 win. He accounted for 287 yards of total offense, the most ever by a Husker rookie QB, completing 7-of-11 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown. He also eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark for the third straight game, going for 137 yards and three scores on 19 carries, scoring on runs of 80, 1 and 1 yards. His 80-yard run on the first play of the second half was the longest ever by a Husker freshman. Martinez totaled 215 yards of total offense against South Dakota State, then made another national statement in a Thursday night win at Kansas State. Martinez guided a Nebraska offense that set a school record by averaging 11.288 yards per play (587 yards on 52 snaps) in a 48-13 win. He was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and the Rivals. com National Freshman of the Week for the second time for his performance. Martinez broke Nebraska records for total offense by a freshman (369 yards, previous record 294 by Calvin Jones at Kansas in 1991) and rushing yards by a quarterback (241 yards, previous record was 234 by Jammal Lord vs. Texas in 2002) in the win. His 241 rushing yards were the ninth-best total in school history and the most by any Husker since 1991. He also ran for four scores, including another 80-yard touchdown. Martinez completed 5-of-7 passes for 128 yards, including a 79-yard pass to Kyler Reed, the longest pass play by a Husker since 2002 and the ninth-longest pass play in school history. Martinez made a mark in the record books as a passer at Oklahoma State. In a 51-41 win, he threw for 323 yards and five touchdowns, and became the first player in NU history to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 in the same game. He was named National Offensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Foundation and Big 12 Freshman of the Week for his effort. His 435 yards of total offense ranked third on the NU single-game chart, and he established career highs in attempts (35), completions (23), passing yards (323) and touchdowns (5), setting Husker freshman marks in all four categories. Martinez guided Nebraska to 24 first-half points in a 31-17 win over Missouri before suffering an ankle injury that sidelined him for the second half. He completed 6-of-9 passes for 115 yards and a 40-yard touchdown to Kyler Reed, helping NU total 256 yards of offense in the opening quarter. Martinez lined up for one play at receiver in a win at Iowa State, then returned to the lineup at quarterback and accounted for 238 yards of offense in a 20-3 win over Kansas. At Texas A&M, Martinez completed 11-of-17 passes for 107 yards. He also rushed 11 times for 17 yards, but was again sidelined by injury, and did not play against Colorado. He passed for 143 yards in NUs Big 12 Championship Game loss to Oklahoma, then threw for 53 yards and his 10th touchdown in the Holiday Bowl against Washington. Nuff said. We all know you have a man-crush on Taylor. Tell me where did Okie State ranked in total defense at the end of the year, was it 85th or 88th, geez they were so terrible on defense i just cant remember. What about Kstate's run defense was it 110th or 119th. I remind you their are only 120 teams in FBS. Most of those awards are freakin joke. Come on Big 12 newcomer of the week, how many actual newcomers come in and make an impact on the offensive side of the ball, probably could count on one hand in the Big 12. Yes, taylor played good games, but the defense he played against were absolutely terrible, boarder line laughing stocks. Funny how all those awards came before we started playing against legitmate defenses. You obviously didnt tune into the texas or SDSU games to find out our extreme predictability on offense. Nuff said. Yeah, the offense really sucked last year. It was predictable and couldn't deliver once everyone figured out that the OC didn't know what the hell he was doing. News flash: The genius responsible for the offense last year is gone. The coach responsible for the least productive position on offense is gone. Stop trying to pin failures on an injured freshman QB. He didn't drop 4 touchdowns against texas. Watson could not have done a worse job designing the offense to take advantage of his players strengths, or calling plays within said offense, last season. Frazier, Gill, Crouch, and Frost would have struggled at least as much as T.M. last year, given the situation, and especially as a freshman. Would it have been their fault as well? Also, remember the Big 8? Lots of doormats there, each and every year, but somehow this freshman broke multiple records no doubt set against defensive stalwards such as KU and KSU and ISU and etc. through the years. I'm just looking at this kid and holy crap if he ran the right system, hell, run the option package, something. Anything. This kid has got it. Honestly who starts or plays QB this season makes zero difference to me, I firmly believe the best guy WILL get the job. And if there does happen to be someone in the wings more capable and dangerous than Taylor? Heaven help the big ten. Honestly, I'm pulling for Bubba. But that's just me.

Having one guy that caught somebody who was "the fastest ever" once upon a time doesn't mean your team is fast. Nebraska has a ton of team speed right now, and from all indications they are structurally tweaking things to play even faster this season on both sides of the ball. Bo sez: "Attack!" Fact: The big ten team speed, on average, is less than SEC, Pac 10, and Big XII teams have had over the last 10 years. Also, I'm convinced that NU has one of the top defensive minds in the game today at head coach....his defenses beat the SEC, won a MNC, and stopped the best the Big XII had to offer. Good luck with the whole power run game, big ten. Better have a backup plan if you intend to score against the 2011 Blackshirts. As long as no combination of key players gets injured, NU wins the big ten this year, easy. All the top teams from the big ten last year are going to be either rebuilding, embroiled in controversy, or both, and NU looks to be hitting it's stride talent-wise and as an organization. Bo's finally got his crew together, and all his own recruits. Four years of Bo's culture really looks to be taking hold. Four years of recruiting speed, and the mantra below. Seriously, all you hear is "$candal cheating blah blah" from so many top programs, meanwhile you are hearing this chorus of "hard work, responsibility, and integrity" from all sides of the Nebraska program right now. I don't think Bo could have done a better job of bringing in the right kind of players and keeping things on the straight and narrow. Everyone must toe the line. It all pays dividends this season. React.

Or alternatively, what kind of dip-sh!t doesn't recognize how awesome this kid was last season for a damn freshman? Judging by the NU presser I posted above, T.M.'s freshman season = "all-time awesome" status, even with that injury. Anybody with $.02 football dollars rolling around upstairs has got to see it. Get a grip, cause it's gonna be a hell of a ride. But don't take my word for it, do some math. Given: Beck > Watson Let:T.M. as a sophmore = T.M. as a freshman * 3/2 Let: OC = OC^2 due to overall impact. Let: Beck = OC Let: Blackshirts = Blackshirts + 1 (due to returning proven starters) All other values are assumed to be constant. (Blackshirts + 1) + (T.M.* 3/2) * (Beck > Watson)^2 = BCS in '11/'12 React.

And now that reality has come back into the room, I'll keep it rolling. Honors & Awards * First-Team Freshman All-American (Rivals.com) * Second-Team Freshman All-American (CollegeFootballNews.com) * Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches, Rivals.com) * Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year (AP, Dallas Morning News, Kansas City Star, San Antonio News-Express, Fort Worth Star-Telegram) * Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches, AP) * Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Semifinalist (1 of 16) * Maxwell Award Semifinalist (1 of 16) * Manning Award Midseason Watch List Addition * Walter Camp National Player of the Week (Oct. 23 at Oklahoma State) * Four-Time Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week (WKU, UW, KSU, OSU) * Two-Time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (at Kansas State, at Oklahoma State) * School Record Single-Game Rushing Yards by a Quarterback (241 at Kansas St., Oct. 7) Sophomore quarterback Taylor Martinez is the leading candidate to engineer Nebraska’s new-look offensive attack under offensive coordinator Tim Beck. Martinez was one of the breakout stars in college football as a redshirt freshman in 2010. The California native shattered numerous Nebraska freshman records, while challenging several other Husker quarterback records. Martinez’s lightning-quick running ability makes him a home-run threat as a runner. He amassed better than 950 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in 2010, while averaging better than six yards per carry. Martinez fell just short of becoming the third freshman quarterback in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards. He has also posted the top five single-game rushing efforts ever for a Nebraska freshman quarterback and his 241 rushing yards at Kansas State were an NU quarterback record. The 6-1, 205-pound Martinez also showed his passing skills in 2010, throwing for a Nebraska freshman record 1,631 yards and 10 touchdowns, while completing better than 59 percent of his passes. Martinez accounted for 2,596 yards of total offense, the sixth-best mark in school history and tops among Nebraska freshmen. The play of Martinez was recognized on the conference and national levels. He was chosen as the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year, and was also an honorable-mention all-conference selection. He was also the only freshman among 16 semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award, and was also a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award. Martinez is back at full strength this spring after an ankle injury suffered in late October hampered him for the final two months of the 2010 season. He did not play quarterback in two games because of the injury and was hobbled in several other contests. 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) Martinez started 12 of 14 games at quarterback and threatened numerous Nebraska freshman and quarterback records. His play earned Martinez Big 12 Offensive Newcomer-of-the-Year honors, and he was an honorable-mention all-league choice. Martinez became the first-ever NU freshman to start a season opener at quarterback, and immediately showed his ability against Western Kentucky. He rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries, including a 46-yard TD on his first carry. His 127 yards represented the first 100-yard rushing day by a Husker QB since 2003, and his three TDs were the most by a NU freshman in a season opener. He also passed for 136 yards for 263 yards of total offense. Martinez had 263 yards of total offense against Idaho, including 157 rushing yards, the highest for an NU freshman since 1996. He added touchdown runs of 67 and 20 yards against the Vandals. Martinez burst onto the national scene at Washington, earning Big 12 and national freshman-of-the-week honors after leading Nebraska to a 56-21 win. He accounted for 287 yards of total offense, the most ever by a Husker rookie QB, completing 7-of-11 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown. He also eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark for the third straight game, going for 137 yards and three scores on 19 carries, scoring on runs of 80, 1 and 1 yards. His 80-yard run on the first play of the second half was the longest ever by a Husker freshman. Martinez totaled 215 yards of total offense against South Dakota State, then made another national statement in a Thursday night win at Kansas State. Martinez guided a Nebraska offense that set a school record by averaging 11.288 yards per play (587 yards on 52 snaps) in a 48-13 win. He was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and the Rivals. com National Freshman of the Week for the second time for his performance. Martinez broke Nebraska records for total offense by a freshman (369 yards, previous record 294 by Calvin Jones at Kansas in 1991) and rushing yards by a quarterback (241 yards, previous record was 234 by Jammal Lord vs. Texas in 2002) in the win. His 241 rushing yards were the ninth-best total in school history and the most by any Husker since 1991. He also ran for four scores, including another 80-yard touchdown. Martinez completed 5-of-7 passes for 128 yards, including a 79-yard pass to Kyler Reed, the longest pass play by a Husker since 2002 and the ninth-longest pass play in school history. Martinez made a mark in the record books as a passer at Oklahoma State. In a 51-41 win, he threw for 323 yards and five touchdowns, and became the first player in NU history to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 in the same game. He was named National Offensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Foundation and Big 12 Freshman of the Week for his effort. His 435 yards of total offense ranked third on the NU single-game chart, and he established career highs in attempts (35), completions (23), passing yards (323) and touchdowns (5), setting Husker freshman marks in all four categories. Martinez guided Nebraska to 24 first-half points in a 31-17 win over Missouri before suffering an ankle injury that sidelined him for the second half. He completed 6-of-9 passes for 115 yards and a 40-yard touchdown to Kyler Reed, helping NU total 256 yards of offense in the opening quarter. Martinez lined up for one play at receiver in a win at Iowa State, then returned to the lineup at quarterback and accounted for 238 yards of offense in a 20-3 win over Kansas. At Texas A&M, Martinez completed 11-of-17 passes for 107 yards. He also rushed 11 times for 17 yards, but was again sidelined by injury, and did not play against Colorado. He passed for 143 yards in NUs Big 12 Championship Game loss to Oklahoma, then threw for 53 yards and his 10th touchdown in the Holiday Bowl against Washington. Nuff said.

Last season, T.M. was one of the top RS freshmen athletes I've ever seen on a football field. Needs polishing, and an offense actually suited to his particular talents - all no doubt, but dang that kid can go. His quickness at the trigger position puts a ton of pressure on a defense, and if he can manage to improve his ball skills over time, and stay upright, look the f@ck out, big ten. SPEED KILLS.

WTF you guys are loony. I don't care who the starter is whatsoever as long as he gets the job done in spades. All i said about TM is "back off the dude, he bled for the Red last season".