Reading this article (coach speak warning?) says several things to give me hope for this up coming season (better than my original 4-8/5-7). Here are a few of the comments.
"You look at the Iowa game, we need to run the ball at them not try to run around them," Austin said this week while trying to explain some of what his new role will involve. "Let’s attack them. Let’s get vertical.”
Part of Austin's new job is to make sure the Huskers are choosing what works for them in the run game. That starts long before game day with a renewed focus on what Nebraska practices and how. It will carry over to game-planning. When Nebraska's coaches talk about how they want to run the ball against a particular opponent, Austin's the starting point.
"There’s a million things to work on. There’s a million ways to run the ball," he said. "But what are you really good at? That’s what you have to determine—what you’re really good at, what your kids are really good at and what you can practice effectively and make that your bread-and-butter.
“Last year we got into the habit of doing this and doing that. Hey, let’s just get really good at doing these few things and then we can have little trinkets, little things off of that, but let’s get really good at this core.”
At my core, I am a "run the damn ball guy". (last year was the most a Frost led team ran) I love what he says about identifying what we are good at. Getting that bread-and-butter play. I have a feeling Lubick will also be evaluating what we can't not be good at, but what we can be great at. Philosophies that remind of another guy that use to coach here....
We might run it more or less than last year, but we will run it different.
The bolded comment makes me think of when posters would comment "we got too cute".....IMHO, the "doing this and doing that" had a negative impact on play calling and red zone success. (Impacted by injuries as well). Gotta find those plays, passing and running, that we can execute. That can be our identity.
Spring practice, new kids, staff changes etc.....I like what he's saying.....
https://hailvarsity.com/s/9136/hot-reads-run-game-role-allows-austin-to-put-philosophy-on-display
When does the season start....
"You look at the Iowa game, we need to run the ball at them not try to run around them," Austin said this week while trying to explain some of what his new role will involve. "Let’s attack them. Let’s get vertical.”
Part of Austin's new job is to make sure the Huskers are choosing what works for them in the run game. That starts long before game day with a renewed focus on what Nebraska practices and how. It will carry over to game-planning. When Nebraska's coaches talk about how they want to run the ball against a particular opponent, Austin's the starting point.
"There’s a million things to work on. There’s a million ways to run the ball," he said. "But what are you really good at? That’s what you have to determine—what you’re really good at, what your kids are really good at and what you can practice effectively and make that your bread-and-butter.
“Last year we got into the habit of doing this and doing that. Hey, let’s just get really good at doing these few things and then we can have little trinkets, little things off of that, but let’s get really good at this core.”
At my core, I am a "run the damn ball guy". (last year was the most a Frost led team ran) I love what he says about identifying what we are good at. Getting that bread-and-butter play. I have a feeling Lubick will also be evaluating what we can't not be good at, but what we can be great at. Philosophies that remind of another guy that use to coach here....
We might run it more or less than last year, but we will run it different.
The bolded comment makes me think of when posters would comment "we got too cute".....IMHO, the "doing this and doing that" had a negative impact on play calling and red zone success. (Impacted by injuries as well). Gotta find those plays, passing and running, that we can execute. That can be our identity.
Spring practice, new kids, staff changes etc.....I like what he's saying.....
https://hailvarsity.com/s/9136/hot-reads-run-game-role-allows-austin-to-put-philosophy-on-display
When does the season start....
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