Coaches lost this game

[RedRex]

Nebraska has plenty of $$, don't be fooled. They just prefer to take the economical route as opposed to throwing $5 mil per at a big-name coach. Bring in a guy like Tressel or similar to turn this thing around.

Kyle freekin Whittingham...go get Frost for an OC if you want.

[Redux]

We just fell to 2-3 against an Illinois team with a crappy QB and an interim head coach.

[74Hunter]

 

 

 

 

 

All I can say is, this season is lost. Tried hard to get behind this staff, but looks like Riley is a .500 coach. The facilities aren't going to help him get better players, with what he is showing on the field.

 

Time to start looking for a new coach in a couple of years. Neb can't afford to fire him for awhile.

 

GBR!!!

Can't afford it? You are crazy.

We had to buy out the last two coaches. Don't think the Admin will go for it, any time soon. Does the univ have the money, yes, won't go over big if they do it again. That's all I mean.

 

GBR!!!

I'm not sure we should fire him, but if we got 2-10 or 3-9 he will be gone. No questions asked by admin because Eichorst will be gone with him.

after one season? I doubt it.

A 2 or 3 win season absolutely warrants them all being gone.

 

And Harv won't be around to pull his shenanigans anymore and protect these guys.

[Scratchtown]

Greg Sharpe just asked Riley about Ozigbo and said something about "We saw a steady diet of Devine Ozigbo today, tell us about that?"

 

A STEADY DIET?! 7 carries is not a steady diet.

 

Talking about how great Foltz is now....because that's what NU has become, great at punting.

[shyndy]

 

 

This wasn't on the coaches. The 3rd down call was a good one and Armstrong f'd it up. I will say the 4th down call was a joke and we should have kicked the FG. Gerry is who f'd up letting a receiver get behind him. To say this is on the coaches is a joke.

yes armstrong f'd up...just like he had been all day...so is he calling the plays? is he making a decision to throw the ball with a minute left against a team that hasnt been able to move the ball all day. kicking the FG maybe...but how reliable is the kicker? you punt the ball into the corner. make them go at least 80yds. send pressure so the QB doesnt have time to beat your pathetic CBs deep. they have no timeouts and would have less than 40secs....there is no way this is not on the coaches!

 

Back in the long ago times, I was at a really good Texas game and the 3rd down call (I think it was 3rd) of the final seconds of the game was to have Lord throw a pass from, like, the 5. It was intercepted. People were mad at Lord, but I defended him saying that the coaches should have known what he could and couldn't do and what the odds were of that working out even remotely well. It would be like asking a kid who is taking algebra to do your calculus homework-- it's the fault of the person asking, not the person whose limitations should be well known by the asker. same thing here. Of course, this wasn't against texas (when texas was good).

 

the main reason the third down play call was so bad (even if it was supposed to be a boot run?) is because they were apparently not considering kicking the field goal. if you are going to go for it you need a play that CANT lose yards, and you hope to get at least 2-3, stay between the tackles, hold on to the ball, run the clock down, then you can either kick or go for it on 4th.

[audiciter]

 

 

Here's another thought: what if it wasn't a called pass?

Then why was Ozigbo looking for the ball and not blocking?

 

We did not ask him to complete a pass... that was a run play all the way... TA should have ate the ball... Nothing in the reaction of coaches and players and the way the play was setup said... 'pass' that was a QB run all the freaking way... not sure what the f#*k Tommy was thinking.Ozigbo f'd up... he was a lead blocker and when Tommy saw he didn't block anyone... he improvised. Not a great call in the first place but that one is all on TA and Ozigbo for horrible execution.... Riley confirmed as much in the post game.

 

I am sure TA will confirm it also... That was not a pass play... the blocking and action had no indication of pass. it was a QB run all the way.

 

Still Riley.... RUN JANO!!!!!

 

 

What else would TA say? He's not going to just go against what MR said and call them liars.

 

I saw a play where the "lead blocker" was running a route. Bootlegs are always run/pass options, but it's unclear if any certain way was stressed. Bottom line is if they run the ball up the middle it runs the clock to :20 seconds on 4th down. Then you have the option to either kick a 40+ yd FG or better yet short punt it where even if it goes into the endzone it's going to kill most of the clock. Worst case scenario after that is Illinois ball at their own 20 with less than :10 left.

[BigWillie]

 

Great, so that 3rd down play call wasn't on Langsdorf. How about this - line up in I-formation, turn around, hand it off. Stop with the cute BS.

 

Even more, why in the hell did we keep putting Tommy in the position to throw the ball around, ESPECIALLY downfield, in a downpour and windy conditions? You throw underneath in those conditions. If you cannot do that, you take what you get on the ground. It's not hard, and I don't know why Langsdorf insisted on making it that hard. The entirety of this game Langsdorf continuously thought up some of the worst possible decisions in situations, and decided that would be his decision.

 

It's just mind-boggling, and infuriating.

I agree, once they replaced Newby in the backfield, we were having success running the ball.....when we tried to run the ball it is. Another thing that pissed me off was Gerry blowing a cover 2 and letting someone behind him. It was VT all over again. You have one f'ing responsibility as a safety in a cover 2. Don't let anyone get the f#*k behind you dumbass!!!

 

 

I've said it before on here, and each game confirms it more and more - Gerry is extremely overrated as a safety. He's not reliable as a tackle, ESPECIALLY in the open field. And when he has to turn and run in coverage, he struggles tremendously. Passes in front of him he is tremendous at reading and breaking on, he looks like an All American. You get him outside of that, and he's just not that good.

[Hunter94]

 

 

 

Here's another thought: what if it wasn't a called pass?

Then why was Ozigbo looking for the ball and not blocking?

 

We did not ask him to complete a pass... that was a run play all the way... TA should have ate the ball... Nothing in the reaction of coaches and players and the way the play was setup said... 'pass' that was a QB run all the freaking way... not sure what the f#*k Tommy was thinking.Ozigbo f'd up... he was a lead blocker and when Tommy saw he didn't block anyone... he improvised. Not a great call in the first place but that one is all on TA and Ozigbo for horrible execution.... Riley confirmed as much in the post game.

 

I am sure TA will confirm it also... That was not a pass play... the blocking and action had no indication of pass. it was a QB run all the way.

 

Still Riley.... RUN JANO!!!!!

 

 

What else would TA say? He's not going to just go against what MR said and call them liars.

 

I saw a play where the "lead blocker" was running a route. Bootlegs are always run/pass options, but it's unclear if any certain way was stressed. Bottom line is if they run the ball up the middle it runs the clock to :20 seconds on 4th down. Then you have the option to either kick a 40+ yd FG or better yet short punt it where even if it goes into the end zone it's going to kill most of the clock. Worst case scenario after that is Illinois ball at their own 20 with less than :10 left.

 

ozigbo ain't got sh#t for experience, why involve him in a critical play........?? wtf???????

[huskers22r]

Can anyone explain why this bonehead coach decided not to kick the field goal with 1:40 left in the game. This would of put the game out of reach even if they did score..Same Coaching Style as when he was with Oregon State Beavers...Gooooooooooo Beavers.....,

[AFhusker]

 

 

 

 

Here's another thought: what if it wasn't a called pass?

Then why was Ozigbo looking for the ball and not blocking?

 

We did not ask him to complete a pass... that was a run play all the way... TA should have ate the ball... Nothing in the reaction of coaches and players and the way the play was setup said... 'pass' that was a QB run all the freaking way... not sure what the f#*k Tommy was thinking.Ozigbo f'd up... he was a lead blocker and when Tommy saw he didn't block anyone... he improvised. Not a great call in the first place but that one is all on TA and Ozigbo for horrible execution.... Riley confirmed as much in the post game.

 

I am sure TA will confirm it also... That was not a pass play... the blocking and action had no indication of pass. it was a QB run all the way.

 

Still Riley.... RUN JANO!!!!!

 

 

What else would TA say? He's not going to just go against what MR said and call them liars.

 

I saw a play where the "lead blocker" was running a route. Bootlegs are always run/pass options, but it's unclear if any certain way was stressed. Bottom line is if they run the ball up the middle it runs the clock to :20 seconds on 4th down. Then you have the option to either kick a 40+ yd FG or better yet short punt it where even if it goes into the end zone it's going to kill most of the clock. Worst case scenario after that is Illinois ball at their own 20 with less than :10 left.

 

ozigbo ain't got sh#t for experience, why involve him in a critical play........?? wtf???????

 

Newby can't do anything right either and they won't play the other RB anymore. Who is left?

[Dagerow]

Riley pointing the finger at his players. That's rich.

X2

[Dagerow]

At no point did I have any confidence that we were going to stop Illinois on that last drive. No confidence that anyone was going to step up and make a play, no confidence that Banker was going to make a timely adjustment and create a turnover. That's where we're at now--where giving the other team a chance for a final drive feels like a loss before they even break the first huddle.

Exactly, and that's the problem. Even when we were up, it felt like we were down.

[74Hunter]

 

Riley pointing the finger at his players. That's rich.

X2

Wait.

 

I thought that only the former HC did that......

[RADAR]

We just fell to 2-3 against an Illinois team with a crappy QB and an interim head coach.

That happened at Minnesota a couple of years ago.

[AFhusker]

 

 

 

Here's another thought: what if it wasn't a called pass?

Then why was Ozigbo looking for the ball and not blocking?

 

We did not ask him to complete a pass... that was a run play all the way... TA should have ate the ball... Nothing in the reaction of coaches and players and the way the play was setup said... 'pass' that was a QB run all the freaking way... not sure what the f#*k Tommy was thinking.Ozigbo f'd up... he was a lead blocker and when Tommy saw he didn't block anyone... he improvised. Not a great call in the first place but that one is all on TA and Ozigbo for horrible execution.... Riley confirmed as much in the post game.

 

I am sure TA will confirm it also... That was not a pass play... the blocking and action had no indication of pass. it was a QB run all the way.

 

Still Riley.... RUN JANO!!!!!

 

 

What else would TA say? He's not going to just go against what MR said and call them liars.

 

I saw a play where the "lead blocker" was running a route. Bootlegs are always run/pass options, but it's unclear if any certain way was stressed. Bottom line is if they run the ball up the middle it runs the clock to :20 seconds on 4th down. Then you have the option to either kick a 40+ yd FG or better yet short punt it where even if it goes into the endzone it's going to kill most of the clock. Worst case scenario after that is Illinois ball at their own 20 with less than :10 left.

 

It wasn't a run pass option, it was a QB run where the RB missed his block and TA brain farted and threw a pass. He is and has never been the smartest QB around. Love the kids heart, but dam he has hurt us with some stupid plays.