2021 Spring Notes - Special Teams

[lo country]

I like it.  no way we can be any worse than we have been.  Right?  Right?

[Mavric]

Chins said CTB to be "heavily involved" in the return game this year.

[Mavric]

I, for one, am elated that everyone will be completely satisfied now that we are putting the proper emphasis on special teams.

[Mavric]

 

[Mavric]

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Cam Taylor-Britt with an excellent day in coverage - including an interception on a go route against Levi Falck - and a role as NU’s top kickoff returner, as Alante Brown is injured. Will Nixon was also returning kickoffs.

 

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[Mavric]

Sounds like CTB and Oliver Martin were the first until of kick returners.  Nixon and Zach Weinmaster were the second group.

[BigRedBuster]

 

[lo country]

39 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

One thing all the fans can agree on is our ST play has been horrific at best. Even getting them to "less than average" has got to get us 1-2 wins more.  Having a guy like CTB on ST is huge.  I love it.  I hate it.  If he excels, the staff look like geniuses on par with Beamer Ball.  If he gets hurts....The dumbest staff ever.  I do like the idea of the starters playing on ST.  It shows the importance and gets our best athletes on the field.  Anyone know what the more successful teams starter rate on ST is?  What our rate has been?

[J-MAGIC]

When 

On 4/24/2021 at 1:45 PM, BigRedBuster said:

 

 

It's wild how good Pelini was at special teams. I think we all really took that for granted.

[BigRedBuster]

2 minutes ago, J-MAGIC said:

When 

 

It's wild how good Pelini was at special teams. I think we all really took that for granted.

I think we have all taken it for granted for decades.  I'v been a Husker fan for a very long time.  I don't ever remember a time when we had so much problems on ST.  It is an area I believe will be vastly improved this year.

[deedsker]

52 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

I think we have all taken it for granted for decades.  I'v been a Husker fan for a very long time.  I don't ever remember a time when we had so much problems on ST.  It is an area I believe will be vastly improved this year.

The biggest complaint I can even come up with 5 to 25 years ago was Sandro De Angeles/David Dyches had a problem of shanking medium range important field goals. 

[BigRedBuster]

1 hour ago, deedsker said:

The biggest complaint I can even come up with 5 to 25 years ago was Sandro De Angeles/David Dyches had a problem of shanking medium range important field goals. 

Well, we did have Santo Panico punt returns.

[Husker03]

58 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Well, we did have Santo Panico punt returns.

Was going to say.. I'm not convinced "good" special teams w/ Bo was anything more that amazing luck having access to  2 great field goal kickers.

[ZRod]

25 minutes ago, Husker03 said:

Was going to say.. I'm not convinced "good" special teams w/ Bo was anything more that amazing luck having access to  2 great field goal kickers.

We had some good punters too. Ameer's freshmen year he was an good returnman and housed a kickoff.

[Husker in WI]

40 minutes ago, Husker03 said:

Was going to say.. I'm not convinced "good" special teams w/ Bo was anything more that amazing luck having access to  2 great field goal kickers.

 

He also attached some importance to it - I don't think many teams have a kickoff specialist on scholarship, and that worked out well for us until that one time it didn't.