** 2023 Opponent Preview : Colorado (Game 2) **

[BigRedBuster]

 

 

[ZRod]

27 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

I’m confused.  Are we going to lose by one score or be loose in one score?

Your mom will do both in one score. Hey-oh!

[Red Five]

6 hours ago, ndobney said:

I think deep down everyone of us already knows we are going to loose by one score 

 

[teachercd]

I will bet this game, I just don't know what I like yet.  Probably something with the totals at 59.5

 

I do think NU will rush for over 200 yards.  I also think CU will be under 350 total yards.

[Red Five]

 

[Mavric]

 

[MyBloodIsRed16]

51 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

I wonder who the Iowa athletes have their money on

[BigRedBuster]

1 hour ago, Red Five said:

 

Good read and I don't see much I disagree with.  Run the ball and keep running it.  Use the TEs and slot receivers.  On defense, limit the long ball big plays..even though they will get some.  Confuse the O line with where pressure is coming from without sending everyone and leaving a big chance for a big play.

[Undone]

ShortSideOption wrote:

 

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Cornhusker faithful are of the mindset “same old same old, did you see us lose it in the 4th quarter?” while apparently failing to remember that we have 62 new players on this 2023 team and an entirely new coaching staff that have no relevance to what happened before. It reminds me of the casinos that put that little board up on the roulette wheel to show you what numbers have hit prior, as if it has any bearing on what will happen on the next roll. “It’s hit red 9 straight times put it on red!” is exactly what you think until you have someone else say “but doesn’t that mean black is coming up this time?” It makes no difference what happened before, this is a new roll/game.

 

Sure...if somehow psychology all of a sudden has zero impact on sports because you say it doesn't.

 

But it does. Rhule has taken the same approach vocally as the above, saying that what happened before has no bearing on what happens now. I think it's incorrect.

 

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Nebraska has to run the ball. That’s not a secret. And they need to figure out how to do it without having Sims get 19 carries. 

 

Nebraska fan waiting for the QB to not be the leading rusher in a zone read scheme:

[BigRedBuster]

2 minutes ago, Undone said:

ShortSideOption wrote:

 

 

Sure...if somehow psychology all of a sudden has zero impact on sports because you say it doesn't.

 

But it does. Rhule has taken the same approach vocally as the above, saying that what happened before has no bearing on what happens now. I think it's incorrect.

 

 

Nebraska fan waiting for the QB to not be the leading rusher in a zone read scheme:

 

If you read in the comments below the blog, he clearly states that what he wrote shows how we can win.  But, it doesn't claim that we will execute it to win.  That's up to the coaches and players.

[runningblind]

4 minutes ago, Undone said:

ShortSideOption wrote:

 

 

Sure...if somehow psychology all of a sudden has zero impact on sports because you say it doesn't.

 

But it does. Rhule has taken the same approach vocally as the above, saying that what happened before has no bearing on what happens now. I think it's incorrect.

 

 

Nebraska fan waiting for the QB to not be the leading rusher in a zone read scheme:

I thought the same thing. He said "it's completely different and new!". I watched it, and it was EXACTLY the same, and I guarantee that thought ran through everyone in the whole operation's head also. It isn't that simple to just turn the page when you're snake bit and losing close games by making mental errors. It's much easier if you're just getting boat raced all the time like Colorado was to turn it around.

[Undone]

The focus from fans & pundits for our team is roughly "Nebraska either succeeds in the power run game or it loses." And I get that. But just some additional thoughts.

 

Maybe it's too early to tell, but I see a difference emerging between this offense and Frost's & Tim Beck's: there's just so much 12 man personnel happening. So if we get down by 10, are we dialed in on some 11 man stuff that uses 3 wideouts to throw the ball? Because Colorado isn't the only team with good corners that we're going to face. We're going to be facing good defenses in conference games all season.

 

I fear us being one-dimensional. Now if we're the one up by 10 because the power game is working, it's not an issue. I'm just not sure I really see that happening all that much, though.

 

ShortSideOption somewhat addressed this. I think what I'm really asking is whether Satterfield will be dynamic in-game. We'll know soon.

[ColoradoHusk]

4 minutes ago, Undone said:

The focus from fans & pundits for our team is roughly "Nebraska either succeeds in the power run game or it loses." And I get that. But just some additional thoughts.

 

Maybe it's too early to tell, but I see a difference emerging between this offense and Frost's & Tim Beck's: there's just so much 12 man personnel happening. So if we get down by 10, are we dialed in on some 11 man stuff that uses 3 wideouts to throw the ball? Because Colorado isn't the only team with good corners that we're going to face. We're going to be facing good defenses in conference games all season.

 

I fear us being one-dimensional. Now if we're the one up by 10 because the power game is working, it's not an issue. I'm just not sure I really see that happening all that much, though.

 

ShortSideOption somewhat addressed this. I think what I'm really asking is whether Satterfield will be dynamic in-game. We'll know soon.

I think the fear of being one-dimensional is fair for this year. However, I don’t think Rhule and Satterfield want to be one-dimensional in the long-run. NU needs better WR’s, and be smarter with the WR’s on the current roster for this year.  Yes, Sims needs to improve, but he also needs guys who he can throw to.

 

EDIT: Listening to Nebraska radio today, there has been more the one mention of Minnesota having a very good secondary. That could be another reason for why NU struggled in the passing game last week, but also makes it too soon to say “NU can’t pass”. 

[JJ Husker]

48 minutes ago, Undone said:

ShortSideOption wrote:

 

 

Sure...if somehow psychology all of a sudden has zero impact on sports because you say it doesn't.

 

But it does. Rhule has taken the same approach vocally as the above, saying that what happened before has no bearing on what happens now. I think it's incorrect.

 

 

Nebraska fan waiting for the QB to not be the leading rusher in a zone read scheme:

 

41 minutes ago, runningblind said:

I thought the same thing. He said "it's completely different and new!". I watched it, and it was EXACTLY the same, and I guarantee that thought ran through everyone in the whole operation's head also. It isn't that simple to just turn the page when you're snake bit and losing close games by making mental errors. It's much easier if you're just getting boat raced all the time like Colorado was to turn it around.

I’ve got to side with the article on this one. Snake bit and same ole same ole is just a convenient way for it to make sense.

 

This is a new coaching staff and a whole bunch of new players. It’s premature to say they’ve picked up the mentality, psychology and mental mistakes from the past. 2 of the biggest mistakes were from a transfer, who as many have pointed out is prone to throwing ints. That is not a Nebraska mentality problem. No, it just looked the same and the result was the same but it is not the same….yet. 

[Undone]

2 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

I think the fear of being one-dimensional is fair for this year. However, I don’t think Rhule and Satterfield want to be one-dimensional in the long-run. NU needs better WR’s, and be smarter with the WR’s on the current roster for this year.  Yes, Sims needs to improve, but he also needs guys who he can throw to. 

 

Oh yeah, I'm only talking about this season, not on our into the future.

 

Where you really start circling the drain is when you get into the basic zip code of the 2020 - 2021 Nebraska offense with the passing game deficiencies you mention where you think all you can do is smash your QB at the other team. And of course, ShortSideOption addresses this, and we've been beating that dead horse for like two years on this board.