Screw you complainers
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Saunders
Heisman Trophy Winner
Redux
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No doubt we are seeing improvement. I like the direction we are heading. But lets also be cautious.
Our secondary has struggled a bit. Expected since that was the one area Bo actually had a good grasp on. And kicking I guess. I would also like to see us bring the QB down a bit more.
Our run game has jumped a bit from week 1 to week 2, but lets see how we fare against Miami.
Our penalties need to get fixed quickly or they will kill us come conference play.
Passing game has improved, run defense has improved, receiving has improved, we look like we could be a real offensive threat down the stretch. Look out Canes.
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commando
Heisman Trophy Winner
Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
Simmer down, now.
Even with McNeese State, some of us optimists saw all of the above last season, leading up to Michigan State in Game 6.
I'm high on Mike Riley, but in fairness to the advice I've given his critics, maybe we should all wait a season or three before declaring anything with bold assurance.
carlfense
Heisman Trophy Winner
No, sir. What you're saying is the precise opposite of being consistent and your bald-faced claims to the contrary won't change that.It's called being consistent. They were supposedly excuses under the previous staff, so I'm being consistent with that narrative. Didn't fly then, didn't fly for Billy C. or Frank, shouldn't fly now.Yeah. Looks like excuses work for one guy . . . but the next guy needs to show IMMEDIATE production.I think that qualifies.
Your feelings and your opinion are fine but for goodness sake please be honest about it. You think that Bo Pelini got a raw deal and that he is/was a better coach than Mike Riley. I have no doubt that you have your reasons (which probably include hours of sports talk radio) for thinking that. That said, don't pretend to be fair and balanced when you've made excuses for one and then insisted that there can be no excuses for the other.
Own it.
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The Dude
Heisman Trophy Winner
I am ok with waiting, but when there is stark evidence it is hard to ignore. In fairness, the optimists ignored 6 years of evidence that it was not going to get better under 408, some still don't see it after an NCAA record of 408 yards was set against NEBRASKA, not Southern Alabama or FAU or any other school that has fielded a pathetic football team in the last 130 years.
TAKODA
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I 100 % concur with this approach.
Not ready to say "we are back" yet.
Remember; ~ It's part of the process! ~ Bo Pelini
Sorry, just thought we owed Bo the rights to that famous line!
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Saunders
Heisman Trophy Winner
I think your bias is so strong against anything Bo Pelini, that you assume anything different is better.
We were favored in game 1, and by a combination of execution and coaching, we lost the game.
In game 2, we played a much weaker opponent, and won handily.
There were things in each game we did well, and some we struggled with. Some of your points may be true, some may not, and some can not in any way be objectively measured at this point in time. I suggest a wait and see approach before crowning anyone.
Lyons in the Sea of Red.
All-Conference
Can we all just agree that opinions are not going to be changed from this thread and lock it up?
NUance
Assistant Coach
Yeah, it really is too early to tell how good this coaching staff is. With any kind of certainty, that is. But even at this early juncture it seems like quite a few of our assistant slots are upgrades over the past regime. Bo had a couple of very good assistant coaches on his staff. But several others were ... not so much.
Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
Someone on another thread claimed Bo Pelini teams just didn't handle success well.
I think that's spot on.
There were multiple games where the play-calling and talent lined up nicely, and the team appeared to have turned a corner.
So every season we played well enough to get into a couple Games That Mattered. The game that would show everyone Big Red was back.
Of course those games were against better teams, but to my eye Nebraska simply came out wound way too tight and beat themselves. On offense, on defense and on special teams. Players made unforced errors they didn't make in other games. Every meltdown looked the same. You couldn't blame a single position coach or coordinator, although we usually did.
Poor schemes and failure to make adjustments aside, when Melvin Gordon was rushing for 408 yards, he was running through the arms of defenders who had given up.
Head coaching is about attitude and chemistry. That's where I think Bo went horribly wrong. I don't mind a few kinks and a little experimenting this season if the chemistry and discipline is constantly improving. I also like to see the team having fun out there, cause it's still a game.
That's why I want to wait a full season and not attach a mandatory number of wins.
I think that's spot on.
There were multiple games where the play-calling and talent lined up nicely, and the team appeared to have turned a corner.
So every season we played well enough to get into a couple Games That Mattered. The game that would show everyone Big Red was back.
Of course those games were against better teams, but to my eye Nebraska simply came out wound way too tight and beat themselves. On offense, on defense and on special teams. Players made unforced errors they didn't make in other games. Every meltdown looked the same. You couldn't blame a single position coach or coordinator, although we usually did.
Poor schemes and failure to make adjustments aside, when Melvin Gordon was rushing for 408 yards, he was running through the arms of defenders who had given up.
Head coaching is about attitude and chemistry. That's where I think Bo went horribly wrong. I don't mind a few kinks and a little experimenting this season if the chemistry and discipline is constantly improving. I also like to see the team having fun out there, cause it's still a game.
That's why I want to wait a full season and not attach a mandatory number of wins.
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