The Secondary

[Husker4lif3]

watch for Asante to get beat over the top, he is the worst at over pursuing a play, and with a play action or pump fake, we might see a big play.

Otherwise i see us getting to the qb all day, and blitzing heavy on those second and shorts..

[predictionking]

Sheffield is not as fast as most think, he'll be caught and our defense is plenty quick enough. I hope they play up to their potential in front of a hyped up home crowd!

 

 

It's amazing what a week can do.

 

Does everyone remember NU beating New Mexico State last season? We had looked average defensively against Western Michigan, and then stuggled mightily against a bad San Jose State team. Everything looked all gloom and doom in Husker land. Then all of a sudden the Huskers rout a pathetic New Mexico State team.

 

All of a sudden, Husker nation was sure we would beat a rebuilding Virginia Tech team. Of course that was a mistake. Take away a special teams score, and NU gets throttled by Tech last year.

 

Prior to the K-State @ Tech game, the Red Raiders were "reeling" along. Their offense had been innefficient, and teams were moving the ball against them.

Then Kansas State comes to town. From the eyeball test alone, k-State did not belong on the field. They were noticeably smaller, slower, and weaker than the Red Raiders. This was understandable considering K-State has been overmatched by virtually every Big 12 team except Iowa State the last couple of seasons.

 

The Red Raiders score at will on the Cats, and "shut down" their worthless offense. All of a sudden, most Tech fans believe they will not only win in Lincoln, but win rather easily.

Secondly, most Husker fans are also thinking Tech is going to come in an give us a game.

 

Folks, don't buy into the hype! Tech is a flawed football team. They turn the ball over TOO MUCH. They give up sacks. Their QB is not battle tested. Their defense makes mistakes and sells out for the big hit to a fault. Their offensive line is a work in progress, and it had all kinds of issues prior to facing the joke from Manhattan.

 

They do HAVE plenty of TALENT. Don't misunderstand my point. They DO HAVE A GREAT SCheme, but think about this matchup, this week, in Memorial Stadium.

 

I have been on this soapbox for a week now. Nebraska WILL ROLL Tech in Lincoln this weekend.

 

Turnovers, Emotion, and momentum will create a major snowball effect. This game has all the makings of a return to the good old days of Nebraska football. We used to blast teams whom were honestly not 50, 60, or even 70 points worse than us. Defense, change of possession, turnovers all feed from the emotion of the crowd and they all feed the emotion of the crowd. You will see it this weekend. Look for short field scores, defensive touchdowns, and big plays creating significant momentum switches from our defense.

 

NU 44 Tech 17.

[huskerdana]

I just have to say two things. Larry last year against TT had his best game ever. Second I have to say that Gomes is the real deal. He likes to hit and is all over the ball every throw. I like the move taking West out and putting Gomes in. Gomes and Hagge are great in the nickel, speed and size.

[J_2_THA_BONE]

Gomes didn't waste any time making a big play to show his abilities!

[huskerdana]

I read the article about the position been open for competition. I would like to see Eric Martin in the LB position. That kid is a beast and he loves to hit. Yes he is young and he makes some bonehead plays but if the RB wanted to catch a screen over the middle and Eric was there he would think twice.

[Paul in WI]

Sheffield is not as fast as most think, he'll be caught and our defense is plenty quick enough. I hope they play up to their potential in front of a hyped up home crowd!

 

 

It's amazing what a week can do.

 

Does everyone remember NU beating New Mexico State last season? We had looked average defensively against Western Michigan, and then stuggled mightily against a bad San Jose State team. Everything looked all gloom and doom in Husker land. Then all of a sudden the Huskers rout a pathetic New Mexico State team.

 

All of a sudden, Husker nation was sure we would beat a rebuilding Virginia Tech team. Of course that was a mistake. Take away a special teams score, and NU gets throttled by Tech last year.

 

Prior to the K-State @ Tech game, the Red Raiders were "reeling" along. Their offense had been innefficient, and teams were moving the ball against them.

Then Kansas State comes to town. From the eyeball test alone, k-State did not belong on the field. They were noticeably smaller, slower, and weaker than the Red Raiders. This was understandable considering K-State has been overmatched by virtually every Big 12 team except Iowa State the last couple of seasons.

 

The Red Raiders score at will on the Cats, and "shut down" their worthless offense. All of a sudden, most Tech fans believe they will not only win in Lincoln, but win rather easily.

Secondly, most Husker fans are also thinking Tech is going to come in an give us a game.

 

Folks, don't buy into the hype! Tech is a flawed football team. They turn the ball over TOO MUCH. They give up sacks. Their QB is not battle tested. Their defense makes mistakes and sells out for the big hit to a fault. Their offensive line is a work in progress, and it had all kinds of issues prior to facing the joke from Manhattan.

 

They do HAVE plenty of TALENT. Don't misunderstand my point. They DO HAVE A GREAT SCheme, but think about this matchup, this week, in Memorial Stadium.

 

I have been on this soapbox for a week now. Nebraska WILL ROLL Tech in Lincoln this weekend.

 

Turnovers, Emotion, and momentum will create a major snowball effect. This game has all the makings of a return to the good old days of Nebraska football. We used to blast teams whom were honestly not 50, 60, or even 70 points worse than us. Defense, change of possession, turnovers all feed from the emotion of the crowd and they all feed the emotion of the crowd. You will see it this weekend. Look for short field scores, defensive touchdowns, and big plays creating significant momentum switches from our defense.

 

NU 44 Tech 17.

 

You've made two, well-thought posts in this thread. Judging from the spread, apparently the odds makers are with you as well. I had been thinking that it might be a maddening afternoon of dink and dunk ball with quick releases that don't allow us much pressure on their qb, but I'm feeling a lot better about the game after your posts. You make good points.

[AF Husker Fan]

you also have to think that Suh and the rest of the D line KNOW that tech is gonna try their damnest to get solid results from the short slants. With that being said; Suh has already proven he has a knack for pushing off a block and getting his hands up to swat a ball or intercept it. Pierre Allen has had 2 great plays on wide-receiver slip screens where he read it and nearly intercepted the ball but knocked it down anyways. Our D Line will do very well.