The defense will be back by the end of this season. They will win enough games to go to a bowl game, and will have an extra month of practice. They will be better next year, and will go to a better bowl. The team and the coaching staff will have matured, and Pelini will have a couple of recruiting classes. After that, they will compete with the best of them.In 2 years the Blackshirts will be blackshirts. Defenses win championships.
I don't see the defense back until next season. I have given up on handing out any Black Shirts until next year...I sure didn't see much that warranted it yesterday. This whole team is really inconsistent. <_<In 2 years the Blackshirts will be blackshirts. Defenses win championships.
I get really sick of this 'we have no talent' argument. We have a load of talent on this team, the problem has been consistency and execution. We all love to beat up on our secondary, but to be honest, they play pretty well about 80 percent of the time and then they completely blow an assignment for a big gainer. Last night could have easily been a thirty plus point loss, but the no-talent Huskers pathetic defense forced four, count em four, red zone field goals. Give it a rest. You want to blame execution fine, coaching, fine, inconsistency fine, but don't say there isn't any talent out there.Two years at least, we have to get some depth in here with some talent. We are looking at having a QB next season with virtually no experience...that is not going to help at all.