What Did We Learn? - Michigan State

[Thanks_Tom RR]

The Blackshirts are ball aware...great to see.

The Huskers can run against the #1 run defense when they need to to win a game.

Nebraska can win a textbook Big Ten-style game.

 

Martinez played an intelligent game. He threw a lot of balls away. Made his stats look bad but let Nebraska win the game.

[Hskr86]

...that an ugly game in the snow will be easy to remember as the end of the beginning.

[Mavric]

 

[mwj98]

I learned the more I see fight in this team, the more I appreciate Riley being fired. 

[Guy Chamberlin]

I haven't been second-guessing Frost much, but I don't know why he never used the QB draw, which seemed there for the taking a lot of the game.

 

But if I'm an MSU fan, I'm really second-guessing Mike Dantoini, who went away from what MSU does well and what Nebraska specifically has trouble with.

 

If you were a football fan without skin in the game, it wasn't a great game to watch. 

 

But for some reason on a cold November day with this team at 3-7 and just starting to trend up, it feels really good. Especially good that the defense got the credit. I hope Lincoln is celebrating well today.

[TheSker]

Just now, Guy Chamberlin said:

I haven't been second-guessing Frost much, but I don't know why he never used the QB draw, which seemed there for the taking a lot of the game.

It absolutely was not.

[DefenderAO]

18 minutes ago, Enhance said:

Nebraska's getting their fight back and they did it with nothing to really play for except each other, their pride, and their program.

 

It was a joy to witness.

 

Safe to say the culture has officially changed.  No looking back, boys.  Things are getting better

[Scarlet Overkill]

I learned that 4 wins in 2017 leads to dismal feelings while 4 wins in 2018 make the future look bright as can be.

[Norhusker]

Refs were terrible on several  play calls. Sometimes on both sides, but mostly us. I think it pays to boo loudly.

Cultural improvements  are obvious.

I don't think the commentators ever called Adrian Martinez Taylor Martinez.

I miss JD Spielman

Our chances of beating Iowa improve. Winning ugly matters.

 

 

 

[mrandyk]

2 minutes ago, Dilly Dilly said:

I learned that 4 wins in 2017 leads to dismal feelings while 4 wins in 2018 make the future look bright as can be.

4 wins following a black hole of a losing streak is the big difference.

[The Cornfather]

1 minute ago, Norhusker said:

Refs were terrible on several  play calls. Sometimes on both sides, but mostly us. I think it pays to boo loudly.

Cultural improvements  are obvious.

I don't think the commentators ever called Adrian Martinez Taylor Martinez.

I miss JD Spielman

Our chances of beating Iowa improve. Winning ugly matters.

 

 

 

They sure couldn't tell Ozigbo from Washington though...

[ColoradoHusk]

6 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

I haven't been second-guessing Frost much, but I don't know why he never used the QB draw, which seemed there for the taking a lot of the game.

 

But if I'm an MSU fan, I'm really second-guessing Mike Dantoini, who went away from what MSU does well and what Nebraska specifically has trouble with.

 

If you were a football fan without skin in the game, it wasn't a great game to watch. 

 

But for some reason on a cold November day with this team at 3-7 and just starting to trend up, it feels really good. Especially good that the defense got the credit. I hope Lincoln is celebrating well today.

The coaches didn't think they could run the draw too much with Martinez because MSU's front 7 is so good and fundamentally sound.  They don't get out of position very often.

[Comish]

totally agree, I believe they ran that quarterback draw three times on third-and-long with success every time... then went away from it...??

[Cdog923]

7 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

I haven't been second-guessing Frost much, but I don't know why he never used the QB draw, which seemed there for the taking a lot of the game.

 

But if I'm an MSU fan, I'm really second-guessing Mike Dantoini, who went away from what MSU does well and what Nebraska specifically has trouble with.

 

If you were a football fan without skin in the game, it wasn't a great game to watch. 

 

But for some reason on a cold November day with this team at 3-7 and just starting to trend up, it feels really good. Especially good that the defense got the credit. I hope Lincoln is celebrating well today.

 

MSU had at least one guy spying Martinez all day. 

[Pedro G]

The most important thing is the improvement during the latter part of the season — something we haven’t seen in quite awhile. Beat the Hawks!