Last night was a tough pill to swallow. I feel rotten for the players. While close games are very fun to watch, losing them is agonizing.
So I was trying to get my thoughts wrapped around what needs to change. I began to think that maybe Watson needs to find a better fit for this high risk style of play calling. I was ticked to see him call such an inconsistent game. It seemed we could have consistently punched them in the mouth all game long. Watson wants to out scheme or trick the defense. When it works it really works, but OU's dc put Watson in his place last night. Last night I was all about seeing Watson move on. Then I watched the game this morning and no longer in the bye bye Watson camp. While in hindsight I would have not called some of the plays he did, 99% of the loss was caused by player error.
I am one that will never be mad at a player for how they perform if they are playing hard. It is their game to win or lose. Their teammates and coaches can be the judge and jury. That being said I could not believe the errors that were made and have consistently been made. I started to ponder what the future will hold next yr without the Seniors. I looked through the roster and all of my questions were answered. This team is young. They are full of youth. Also the Seniors have only been with this staff for the third year, so they are basically RSo or Jrs.
Based on this I think this entire staff needs to be applauded for a great yr. In 2010 only 20 teams had ten or more wins. Not a single one of those teams dealt with the adversity this team did. Only 3 or 4 of those 20 teams have coaching staffs with as short of tenure as Nebraska.
Congratulations 2010 Huskers on a GREAT season!!!!!!!!!
So I was trying to get my thoughts wrapped around what needs to change. I began to think that maybe Watson needs to find a better fit for this high risk style of play calling. I was ticked to see him call such an inconsistent game. It seemed we could have consistently punched them in the mouth all game long. Watson wants to out scheme or trick the defense. When it works it really works, but OU's dc put Watson in his place last night. Last night I was all about seeing Watson move on. Then I watched the game this morning and no longer in the bye bye Watson camp. While in hindsight I would have not called some of the plays he did, 99% of the loss was caused by player error.
I am one that will never be mad at a player for how they perform if they are playing hard. It is their game to win or lose. Their teammates and coaches can be the judge and jury. That being said I could not believe the errors that were made and have consistently been made. I started to ponder what the future will hold next yr without the Seniors. I looked through the roster and all of my questions were answered. This team is young. They are full of youth. Also the Seniors have only been with this staff for the third year, so they are basically RSo or Jrs.
Based on this I think this entire staff needs to be applauded for a great yr. In 2010 only 20 teams had ten or more wins. Not a single one of those teams dealt with the adversity this team did. Only 3 or 4 of those 20 teams have coaching staffs with as short of tenure as Nebraska.
Congratulations 2010 Huskers on a GREAT season!!!!!!!!!