This is a team with a weak O-line, an average QB, decent RB's but nothing special.
This team Lacks depth at the WR position and no serious gamebreaker...there is very little speed at WR.
The Defense is above average, although the injuries at LB have really hurt this team in the Missouri, Texas Tech and OU games...IMO, had we had Octavien in those games, we would have won atleast 1 of them if not 2. The D-line seems to be the best unit on the team, it is why we have won five games.
The special teams have been as good as anybody could have expected and I see improvement every game.
The Huskers were allowed to degrade thru neglect, we are not the same team as we were a few years back, the stadium is there , the weightrooms, the offices, coaches and staff are all there.The trappings of a national power are there as well, the trophy is full, heisman winners come home on saturdays in the fall, the expectations are always there, and until Saturday reality was absent. Sure we saw the tough losses from last year, the streaks coming to an end. We said a break here or there , a different Qb, a new scheme was all that was needed. I hope after Saturday, that you guys see this team for what it is, a young team that has about half the tools it needs to compete at the level the fan expect.
Why are we here now?
The program finds itself in this position because of several key factors, most of which can be laid at the feet of Tom Osbourn and Bill Byrne. Tom got a little big for his britches at the end of his great run, who can blame him?...Bill always seemed to want to make Tom respect his position and never felt like he was in control.
Tom won in the end and he gave us a poor transiton from his staff to what we have today....Solich was never really the head coach, he never put together his own staff, he had to contend with T. O.'s holdovers and that doomed him in the end.
Solich was a decent man who gave a large part of his life to the Huskers, and in return the people of Nebraska, the fans and Boosters made him and his family wealthy...seems fair to me, but in the end Frank was not a recruiter and his inabilty to hire his own staff killed any shot at long term success, when T. O.'s players were gone so was the winning.
The program's lack of talent can be traced directly back to Solich and Osbourn, there is no need to blame Pederson or Bill Callahn, theyhad nothing to do with the current situation. I know that Pedersen lacks a certain amount of tact, but his heart is in the right place, Bill Callahan probably wanted this job more than we needed him but here we are.
The Program is looking up despite the rough spots that we have encountered, every so-called expert agrees the Huskers are national players in the recruiting wars agin.....we have had the best overall talent recruited in the last two years, that is certainly steps in the right direction.....The class we are build this year seems to hold a promise of feeling the talent gap, we should have the best class in the North for the second straight year.
This is how I see the talent levels in the Big 12
1) Texas
2) OU
3) Texas A & M
4)Missouri
5)Texas Tech
6) Nebraska
8) KSU
9)Colorado
10)Baylor
11)KU
12)ISU
I know the list does not reflect the current standings, and CU is low on the list ,but that is because ther last 2 classes have been horrible, they will take a tumble next year and I don't see them coming back soon.....KSU is up there because the have had good years until last year, KSU's class this year is not goin to be very good and that will hurt them in the long run.....Missouri is the real surprise, they have had classes in the top 30 for 5 straight years, they have better overall talent than any school in the north, if they keep Pinkle and he can coach at all he should turn them into a winner.
Until we get the depth and quality backinto the program, we will not return to the top of the North.....things are goin the right way, a bowl game this year and 8 wins next year would be just what we need.
I say that we are asking alot and we should , but we also have to understand where we are and how we got here......Give BC a break and lets hope we keep getting the good young talent into the program
Look out in 08'
This team Lacks depth at the WR position and no serious gamebreaker...there is very little speed at WR.
The Defense is above average, although the injuries at LB have really hurt this team in the Missouri, Texas Tech and OU games...IMO, had we had Octavien in those games, we would have won atleast 1 of them if not 2. The D-line seems to be the best unit on the team, it is why we have won five games.
The special teams have been as good as anybody could have expected and I see improvement every game.
The Huskers were allowed to degrade thru neglect, we are not the same team as we were a few years back, the stadium is there , the weightrooms, the offices, coaches and staff are all there.The trappings of a national power are there as well, the trophy is full, heisman winners come home on saturdays in the fall, the expectations are always there, and until Saturday reality was absent. Sure we saw the tough losses from last year, the streaks coming to an end. We said a break here or there , a different Qb, a new scheme was all that was needed. I hope after Saturday, that you guys see this team for what it is, a young team that has about half the tools it needs to compete at the level the fan expect.
Why are we here now?
The program finds itself in this position because of several key factors, most of which can be laid at the feet of Tom Osbourn and Bill Byrne. Tom got a little big for his britches at the end of his great run, who can blame him?...Bill always seemed to want to make Tom respect his position and never felt like he was in control.
Tom won in the end and he gave us a poor transiton from his staff to what we have today....Solich was never really the head coach, he never put together his own staff, he had to contend with T. O.'s holdovers and that doomed him in the end.
Solich was a decent man who gave a large part of his life to the Huskers, and in return the people of Nebraska, the fans and Boosters made him and his family wealthy...seems fair to me, but in the end Frank was not a recruiter and his inabilty to hire his own staff killed any shot at long term success, when T. O.'s players were gone so was the winning.
The program's lack of talent can be traced directly back to Solich and Osbourn, there is no need to blame Pederson or Bill Callahn, theyhad nothing to do with the current situation. I know that Pedersen lacks a certain amount of tact, but his heart is in the right place, Bill Callahan probably wanted this job more than we needed him but here we are.
The Program is looking up despite the rough spots that we have encountered, every so-called expert agrees the Huskers are national players in the recruiting wars agin.....we have had the best overall talent recruited in the last two years, that is certainly steps in the right direction.....The class we are build this year seems to hold a promise of feeling the talent gap, we should have the best class in the North for the second straight year.
This is how I see the talent levels in the Big 12
1) Texas
2) OU
3) Texas A & M
4)Missouri
5)Texas Tech
6) Nebraska
8) KSU
9)Colorado
10)Baylor
11)KU
12)ISU
I know the list does not reflect the current standings, and CU is low on the list ,but that is because ther last 2 classes have been horrible, they will take a tumble next year and I don't see them coming back soon.....KSU is up there because the have had good years until last year, KSU's class this year is not goin to be very good and that will hurt them in the long run.....Missouri is the real surprise, they have had classes in the top 30 for 5 straight years, they have better overall talent than any school in the north, if they keep Pinkle and he can coach at all he should turn them into a winner.
Until we get the depth and quality backinto the program, we will not return to the top of the North.....things are goin the right way, a bowl game this year and 8 wins next year would be just what we need.
I say that we are asking alot and we should , but we also have to understand where we are and how we got here......Give BC a break and lets hope we keep getting the good young talent into the program
Look out in 08'
