Igetbored216 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Lots of positives from the game on Saturday, but there are things that need to be shored up and fixed if we want to compete with VT in Blacksburg, AKA Blackwater. Here's what I want to see: 1) More PR and KR yards. Paul had one okay return, but nothing to get too excited about, especially considering the opponent. Going into VT and conference play, field position will be a big deal and would give our offense (and defense) a huge advantage. 2) Better rushing defense. That was way too many yards to give up to FAU on the ground. Granted, there were alot of rush attempts, but if FAU can gain 135 yards rushing against us, what are some of the better rushing teams going to do against us? 3) No turnovers. 4) Better pass protection. 5) FAU hung 236 yards passing on our D. If FAU is hanging 236 yards passing on us, what are other Big 12 teams going to do? Yeah, I know. I'm nit picky. But these are the things I will be looking for against Arkansas State. Quote Link to comment
EbylHusker Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I'M A MAN! I'M 40!! Sorry, just felt the need to randomly interject that. But yeah, I don't see anything wrong with hoping to see those things. Quote Link to comment
arkstfan Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 FAU was 25th in the nation in passing offense last year. Decent pass numbers from the Owls shouldn't surprise. Quote Link to comment
Fanof49ASU Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 FAU was 25th in the nation in passing offense last year. Decent pass numbers from the Owls shouldn't surprise. I agree.....Rusty passed for 3,200 yds last season and almost 3,700 the year before. Quote Link to comment
Husker Runner Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I want to see Suh power the ball into the end zone from the 1 yard line. Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 5) FAU hung 236 yards passing on our D. If FAU is hanging 236 yards passing on us, what are other Big 12 teams going to do? We did a pretty good job on their passing, IMO. We had a couple dropped picks at the end of the half. Two legit picks by Prince and O'Hanlon. And that pick that got negated by the roughing the passer penalty - but our still coverage got that pick fair and square, so it's not totally fair to discount it. Plus, most of their yards came on that one play where Lawrence seemed to fall asleep before coming back over to chase down the FB. If I recall, they had a pretty lousy completion % and despite the max protect, our secondary did a pretty good number on them. All this after all that hype about Rusty Smith. I'm not especially worried about Ark. State. It seems every year we have mid-major or cupcake opponents hyped up. And it's true, I'm sure they have some hardworking kids and some real talent, plus a nice story to go with their head coach. Nevada with their injured star linebacker (Ezra Butler?)...San Jose State with their Cal transfer QB Reed and HC, Western Michigan with their talented secondary and tight end. When you put it that way, everybody's got talent. You can write a good article about any team, and deservedly so. So Ark State has a good QB...well, bring it. We'll demolish them just like the others, because while they may be good, we're Nebraska. Quote Link to comment
EbylHusker Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I really didn't think FAU played that well, though. Did anyone else feel that way? It seemed like they did in spurts, but they also misfired a fair amount. Quote Link to comment
lilred Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 A lot of people are saying this but... 1. I want to see a lot of different receivers get touches this game. Namely Paul, Bell, Kinnie, Henry. 2. D-line domination Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 i would prefer total domination by the O and D lines....that will be necessary when playing VT......time to get started, now. Quote Link to comment
Husker_x Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 My main thing is seeing the D-line totally dominate this game. They have to play at a high level if we're going to survive our conference. Quote Link to comment
HUSKERNSAV Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 The one thing I noticed about A-state is thier O-line they are strong and mesh very well with thier rushing attack. Our D needs to be ready and DOMINATE them! Quote Link to comment
Reebsker Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Our D get their first sack for the year. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 The one thing I noticed about A-state is thier O-line they are strong and mesh very well with thier rushing attack. Our D needs to be ready and DOMINATE them! In which game did you see this? They're pretty banged up along the O Line. Quote Link to comment
HUSKERNSAV Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 The one thing I noticed about A-state is thier O-line they are strong and mesh very well with thier rushing attack. Our D needs to be ready and DOMINATE them! In which game did you see this? They're pretty banged up along the O Line. I saw the highlight footage on youtube from thier season opener. O- line had thier way with MVS D ... But we have much more size and talent so I think we should just be a bit cautious either way. GBR! Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I want more PAIN!!! I want 11 Terry Tates on defense! And I agree with what some others have said... I want to see the domination of the line of scrimmage. Quote Link to comment
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