Jeremy Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 A little off topic, but I loved the I Belly Option. Pretty much successful every time. Mills isn't quite fullback size, but hits the hole hard enough to be a threat, opening up the keep/pitch. We need to be different, and old-school power I option would be totally unique in the B1G. McCaffrey looks even faster than Crouch at times... Forgive me, I was just dreaming of better days... Quote Link to comment
Undone Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jeremy said: McCaffrey looks even faster than Crouch at times... Agreed, he's a burner! Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, Jeremy said: A little off topic, but I loved the I Belly Option. Pretty much successful every time. Mills isn't quite fullback size, but hits the hole hard enough to be a threat, opening up the keep/pitch. We need to be different, and old-school power I option would be totally unique in the B1G. McCaffrey looks even faster than Crouch at times... Forgive me, I was just dreaming of better days... Nebraska didn’t become an option-based offense until Crouch arrived and Solich started calling plays. Frankly, Solich’s reliance on the option was due to his limitations as a play-caller and play-designer. Under Osborne, he ran plenty of option, but he stated numerous times that his option was a form of a pass play, to get the ball outside in space. In the mid-90s, Osborne was at his peak when he mixed spread concepts into his power running game. Many of those spread concepts are used all over college football today. 1 Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 23 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said: Nebraska didn’t become an option-based offense until Crouch arrived and Solich started calling plays. Frankly, Solich’s reliance on the option was due to his limitations as a play-caller and play-designer. Under Osborne, he ran plenty of option, but he stated numerous times that his option was a form of a pass play, to get the ball outside in space. In the mid-90s, Osborne was at his peak when he mixed spread concepts into his power running game. Many of those spread concepts are used all over college football today. Agreed on all points. I was really referring to Crouch's years, which, by definition, were better. Yes, I know the college football landscape has changed, and maybe we can't be a power running/option team ever again. But a guy can dream, right? I mean, if we're young and inexperienced at receiver, maybe run more I? The O-line moved an elite, albeit young defensive line yesterday pretty well at times. What I wouldn't give to see Thompkins on a counter-sweep or take an option pitch. I'm just saying, we'd be kind of like Wisconsin and Iowa, but different with the threat of the QB run. 1 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jeremy said: Agreed on all points. I was really referring to Crouch's years, which, by definition, were better. Yes, I know the college football landscape has changed, and maybe we can't be a power running/option team ever again. But a guy can dream, right? I mean, if we're young and inexperienced at receiver, maybe run more I? The O-line moved an elite, albeit young defensive line yesterday pretty well at times. What I wouldn't give to see Thompkins on a counter-sweep or take an option pitch. I'm just saying, we'd be kind of like Wisconsin and Iowa, but different with the threat of the QB run. I expected NU to run more 12 personnel yesterday, but they ran a lot more 21 personnel than we’ve seen in the past. It will be interesting to see if they keep those formations in the fold against the rest of the Big Ten. 2 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Jeremy said: McCaffrey looks even faster than Crouch at times... Ummmm.....eeeeesh......rrrrrrr......ummmmm.......NO! He’s a hell of an athlete, but I haven’t seen that level yet. 1 Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 6 hours ago, BigRedBuster said: Ummmm.....eeeeesh......rrrrrrr......ummmmm.......NO! He’s a hell of an athlete, but I haven’t seen that level yet. Yeah, you're right. Maybe not faster, but he runs in a similar, tough way - unafraid of contact. 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Jeremy said: Yeah, you're right. Maybe not faster, but he runs in a similar, tough way - unafraid of contact. That I can agree with. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 So thinking about it a bit more... DL: Looked pretty solid. I think they will hold up very well vs the run. OLBs: Way better than I thought. Also, Nelson is going to make a lot of Husker fans very sad. The rest looked about how I expected. But I feel like they are going to be just fine this season. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 2 hours ago, teachercd said: Also, Nelson is going to make a lot of Husker fans very sad. Why? Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 1 minute ago, BigRedBuster said: Why? Because he is going to be playing less and less. And he is a nice hometown story. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 12 minutes ago, teachercd said: Because he is going to be playing less and less. And he is a nice hometown story. Because he didn't play well or others are playing well. I don't see Husker fans getting sad about Nelson unless the position sucks and he's still not playing. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 1 minute ago, BigRedBuster said: Because he didn't play well or others are playing well. I don't see Husker fans getting sad about Nelson unless the position sucks and he's still not playing. He doesn't play all that well and other guys are just better. 1 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, teachercd said: He doesn't play all that well and other guys are just better. Benning and Severe weren't high on Nelson's play against Ohio State. He needs to learn how to actually play the position, and not just running around like a guy with his hair on fire. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Crusader Husker Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 34 minutes ago, teachercd said: He doesn't play all that well and other guys are just better. Teach, is he better suited for inside? At least I think he was playing at OLB? Quote Link to comment
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