Guy Chamberlin Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Huh? We were a top 12 offense last year with Joe Ganz and a supporting crew that didn't even crack All-Conference caliber. Zac Taylor, nobody's all-American, was able to run this, too. The notion that Nebraska players somehow can't master a fancy big city offensive scheme is faulty and insulting. The notion that you can just decide to run really hard and knock defenses on their butts is kinda naive, too. Replace "multiple" with "balanced" and "average" with "good" because there is absolutely no rule that a team can't run and pass the ball equally well. It's actually what a lot of successful teams do. It's also the innovation that Tom Osborne brought to the Devaney teams. Although TO got his national championships using a triple option running attack, I'm not so sure he'd try to replicate it if he were coaching today. Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 For reals. Look what we produced out of a couple of undersized, noodle-armed QBs and WRs who couldn't stretch the field. I have a problem with people who just have a problem with the scheme in principle. I almost feel like we could have a perenially mediocre smashmouth option offense and people would be happy just because they can believe in it. Old school Nebraska way and all that. The NUMBER of times people bag on what we run now as being "cute", "finness", "wimpy", "west coast BS".. But those guys running out on the field, they ARE Nebraska. Even if it's not the legendary schemes we grew up loving. Enough "it's not the Nebraska way"... Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Wow. Guy C has knocked a couple of posts out of the park in this thread. Nice stuff, Mr. Chamberlin. Quote Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Thanks, Knapp. I give unemployment and insomnia the credit. Quote Link to comment
REDSTEEL Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 For reals. Look what we produced out of a couple of undersized, noodle-armed QBs and WRs who couldn't stretch the field. Um, what did they produce? Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 A Big 12 offensive POY and a guy who put up some of the nation's best stats last year? Quote Link to comment
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