***** What did we learn - Fresno St Edition *****

[HuskerCarter]

I thought the first half was okay. I didn't like the stall out offense that had to settle for field goal attempts after a quick 14 - 0 lead in the first 5 minutes of the game. I also didn't like the 162 passing yards that Fresno St. earned in the 1st half. But I was happy with the adjustment as they held them to only 12 yds in the 3rd quarter.

 

Couple of great plays on special teams, and some boneheaded plays too. Jake Cotton is well on pace to become the most penalized Offensive Lineman for the Huskers, not good considering he is a captain.

 

I know folks want to see Abdullah get the ball, a lot. But I understand there is a process to wear down a defense that acknowledges that he is a threat and the best option to that is stuff the box and blitz. Tim Beck called a semi-good game in mixing plays up to utilize both the short and long pass to catch Fresno St. defense off guard and make them play more zone and conservative with the pass, rather than stopping the run.

 

TA still needs work on accuracy, something that I feel folks are going to ignore until one day it costs us a major game.

 

Offensive line still needs work, waiting for the day they start knocking guys off the line scrimmage and putting defensive lineman into the dirt.

 

Also one question that I hope someone can answer. Was the 62yd run by Imani Cross his longest?

[Abdullah the Butcher]

Bell, Westerkamp and Hovey at receiver, Moore and Allen are too unreliable. Cross is a badass when given opportunities.

[PaulCrewe]

o line needs work

Agreed.

 

Garrison and Barn have their work cut out for them this week. Miami will be the quickest front four this team will see this year

[walksalone]

somebody else besides NUance is bitin on my sh*t...

[captain obvious]

Fresno = as bad as advertised.

 

That is all.

[captain obvious]

Why can't there just be one of these threads every week?

[Dr. Strangelove]

TA needs consistency in the passing game, but threw some nice ones today.

 

Defense is yet to produce a legitimate turnover, this has to change going into the bigger games.

 

Offensive line didn't give Ameer much help, which is concerning considering the competition.

 

We'll learn a lot next week. We've looked good beating up on some bad teams (make no mistake, this is a historically bad Fresno team we just pummeled). A win next week tells us we've taken a small step forward. A loss likely means another 4 loss season, when considering the conference isn't impressive.

[Thanks_Tom RR]

somebody else besides NUance is bitin on my sh*t...

Sorry, bud. Didn't realize you were awake.

[NUpolo8]

Fresno st is terrible (I actually knew this)

 

Fresno should voted out of California (I knew this also)

 

Cramps are no fun.

 

Hell thinks that game was hot.

[HuskerinSunDiego]

That safety nagged at me for awhile.

De'Mornay Pierson won’t be getting kicked to for long.

Not sure why TA played until about the 8:30 mark of the 4th.

Worried while watching Gregory. He seemed delicate to me, like he’d break on any play.

Defensive backfield is solid and aggressive

Hovey? Who the heck is this white boy? Great addition to team.

The first call against Jake Cotton was totally bogus.

[Landlord]

That all-white alternate uniforms are good luck.

[Branno]

The sky is in fact not falling.

[Chaddyboxer]

That all-white alternate uniforms are good luck.

I think they look quite slick actually...I was a bit worried before the game, but after the Westerkampin catch, I knew this was going to be a win.

[NUpolo8]

That all-white alternate uniforms are good luck.

I liked em.

[Landlord]

Absolutely. Loved them visually when we wore them against Colorado - incredibly clean and sharp uniforms.

 

Would have looked even better during the day and against a team that wasn't red.