big_red_husker_01 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Spoiler big year for frost, it took couple years to build our winning mindset.. Just needs one more power player on OLine and were set. he proves himself and nebraska shows WI who is real big red. we lost all games by 9 or less even to OSU so the improvement every year and new winning mentality and abolishing mistakes will push us over the edge in winning games. Neb could becomes the power behind the B1GW Quote Link to comment
cheekygeek Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I get that a LOT of Husker fans are afraid to get their hopes up this year. I believe that there is Optimism, Pessimism, and Realism. The Reality isn't proven until game day, so before then we just have our "takes" and they will each fall somewhere on the Optimist/Pessimist/Realist spectrum. All along, I've thought that Frost needed to understand that football (especially Big Ten football) starts with the OL and DL. And that Special Teams can make or break a game. I feel like significant things have changed (for the better) going into this season. Coaching Upgrades (NO QUESTION): Mickey Joseph (WR) , Major Applewhite (RB), Mark Whipple (OC and Head Coach Whisperer). Hopefully coaching upgrades: Bill Busch (Special Teams Coordinator), & Donovan Raiola (OL). Significant Transfer Players inbound: 247Sports puts Nebraska at No. 6 in the Top 10 2022 Transfer Classes. If our Defense doesn't take a step back, I think improvements on Offense and Special Teams can't help but put us in Bowl-bound territory this year. I'm pretty confident of 7 wins (realistic) and hopeful for 8 or more (optimistic). This quote is by the Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce, but I think it speaks to any football team that is willing to morph it's personnel and identity. I would like for this to be a quote we are using for the Cornhuskers this season: 1 1 Quote Link to comment
cheekygeek Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I have the feeling this is going to deserve it’s own discussion thread: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10045914-nebraskas-scott-frost-estimates-ol-have-thrown-up-15-to-20-times-a-day-in-camp I feel like this is one of those “sausage-making” moments that it is better not to talk about. Perhaps not the greatest public comment for recruiting, either. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 I wonder if there was as much freaking out about Sean Applegate playing as there is about Brody Belt playing... 1 Quote Link to comment
84HuskerLaw Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 20 minutes ago, Mavric said: I wonder if there was as much freaking out about Sean Applegate playing as there is about Brody Belt playing... Answer: no. Fans like walkons. It’s just the few on these sites that seem to have such hissy fits. Because a walkon wins the job, the scholarship guys must be awful theses days. Brody Belt is a very good fb player. Is he All Big Ten ? No. Can he help this team win? Certainly. I kinda wish they would give more equal billing in the walkons. Include them in ‘the recruiting class’, for example. 1 Quote Link to comment
Savage Husker Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 2 hours ago, 84HuskerLaw said: Answer: no. Fans like walkons. It’s just the few on these sites that seem to have such hissy fits. Because a walkon wins the job, the scholarship guys must be awful theses days. Brody Belt is a very good fb player. Is he All Big Ten ? No. Can he help this team win? Certainly. I kinda wish they would give more equal billing in the walkons. Include them in ‘the recruiting class’, for example. Consistency and reliability is not as sexy as hype stars given to athletic monsters who just aren’t that good fundamentally speaking. Quote Link to comment
runningblind Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Mavric said: I wonder if there was as much freaking out about Sean Applegate playing as there is about Brody Belt playing... 2 hours ago, 84HuskerLaw said: Answer: no. Fans like walkons. It’s just the few on these sites that seem to have such hissy fits. Because a walkon wins the job, the scholarship guys must be awful theses days. Brody Belt is a very good fb player. Is he All Big Ten ? No. Can he help this team win? Certainly. I kinda wish they would give more equal billing in the walkons. Include them in ‘the recruiting class’, for example. 9 minutes ago, Savage Husker said: Consistency and reliability is not as sexy as hype stars given to athletic monsters who just aren’t that good fundamentally speaking. Walkons in the 90s who wanted to be at the best program in the land are not created equally to the 2022 versions walking on at the 11th best program in the Big Ten. Applegate would be going somewhere on a scholarship today. It's also extremely different to have a walkon playing with a bunch of really good players and contributing a bit versus trying to have them be the main producers because no one else on the team is getting it done. This argument is so tired, just like all you old fogeys! Quote Link to comment
MyBloodIsRed16 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 My 7yr old daughter finally learned to ride a bike today!!!. It's a sign. Huskers finally learn to play football again this season. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
runningblind Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Just now, MyBloodIsRed16 said: My 7yr old daughter finally learned to ride a bike today!!!. It's a sign. Huskers finally learn to play football again this season. Did you give her ice cream with sprinkles though? Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 52 minutes ago, runningblind said: Walkons in the 90s who wanted to be at the best program in the land are not created equally to the 2022 versions walking on at the 11th best program in the Big Ten. Applegate would be going somewhere on a scholarship today. It's also extremely different to have a walkon playing with a bunch of really good players and contributing a bit versus trying to have them be the main producers because no one else on the team is getting it done. This argument is so tired, just like all you old fogeys! Which hasn't happened, isn't happening and won't happen. But it's fun to try to make things up so things sound bad. 2 Quote Link to comment
Savage Husker Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 hours ago, runningblind said: Walkons in the 90s who wanted to be at the best program in the land are not created equally to the 2022 versions walking on at the 11th best program in the Big Ten. Applegate would be going somewhere on a scholarship today. It's also extremely different to have a walkon playing with a bunch of really good players and contributing a bit versus trying to have them be the main producers because no one else on the team is getting it done. This argument is so tired, just like all you old fogeys! I’m talking specifically about the whining over guys like Manning on the sideline while a walkon is on the field. Quote Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 2:40 PM, cheekygeek said: Coaching Upgrades (NO QUESTION): Mickey Joseph (WR) , Major Applewhite (RB), Mark Whipple (OC and Head Coach Whisperer). He he. Don't worry. I know who you meant! 1 2 Quote Link to comment
runningblind Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Mavric said: Which hasn't happened, isn't happening and won't happen. But it's fun to try to make things up so things sound bad. It's also fun to ignore the rest of my post which refuted your initial argument which is outdated and ill informed. Lots of things are fun. Quote Link to comment
admo Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Nate Boerkircher will pull in 3-4 catches. Bank it. Quote Link to comment
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