Week 7 Husker Report Card: Oklahoma State

by Husker Mike on Oct 14, 2007 12:54 PM CDT in Nebraska Husker Football

I thought about not running this feature this week, since I think we all know where this is going... But just for the sake of consistency...

Think this isn't part of the problem?

Offensive Line: F Block somebody, please?

Running Back: D+ If Quentin Castille doesn't start at I-back next week, Billy C spent more time focusing on his buyout than on his soon-to-be-former team.

Quarterback: F Erratic all day, especially early when he misfired badly on several short passes, leading to three-and-outs.

Wide Receiver: C- Tried to make some circus catches of poorly thrown passes.

Defensive Line: F Bleah.

Linebackers: F Bleah.

Secondary: F Bleah.

Special Teams: C+ Adi Kunalic nailed his kickoffs as usual. Dan Titchener had a bad shank on the punt. Rickey Thenarse gives 130% on every play.

Coaching: F Coaches fighting amongst themselves. Players fighting amongst themselves. Coaches admit their playbook is too complex and tried to simpify it. Did it work? Of course not.

Overall: F Worst home loss in nearly 50 years. Please...make it stop!

Elsewhere in college football:
Missouri: B+ Yeah, you lost to Oklahoma. But these are not the Tigers of old.

Texas A&M: F Also laid an egg in their tuneup before the hotjobs.com bowl next weekend. One difference... Bill Byrne will probably get to hire a replacement.

Texas Tech: A Making a case for firing defensive coordinators midseason.

USC: C- More examples that Rivals rankings don't mean squat once you kick off.

Husker Fans: A+ Yeah, a couple thousand left in the 2nd quarter. There were a smattering of boos just before halftime. But 70,000 of you returned after halftime to take your medicine down 38-0. Husker fans are NOT going to let the bungles of an egotistical athletic director and disfunctional coaching staff destroy years of tradition. Well done!

Based on the the results of last's week's report card and yesterday's game, I think it's safe to assume that we'd see about 98% "F" or lower grades from the CornNation readers. So rather than vote on the report card, let's get an update on the pulse of readers instead...

Poll

Do you support the Nebraska Athletic Director and Football Coaches?

Yes! They are "N" and So Am I!

23 votes

I'm still not sure. I thought I was, but now I'm having second thoughts.

35 votes

No. Many of these guys will need to be replaced at the end of the season.

241 votes

Fire 'Em All NOW! Pederson, Callahan, and Cosgrove should go now, and the rest at the end of the season.

572 votes

871 votes | Poll has closed

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Thanks

Husker Mike for the recognition. For a Missouri team that has, you know... sucked like few things suck for so long, last night really was a step forward for us.

I never thought I would say this, but I really do feel for you guys. (Granted, part of this is due to my fiancee who I'm marrying in two weeks, also a Mizzou grad, bleeds Husker Blood, but still.) You guys have really shown me through this blog that you have a great, educated fanbase, and you deserve better than what you've been given. I can tell you that when I heard Nebraska hired Callahan, I smiled. I knew this was good for Missouri. You've got to get rid of that ridiculously overdeveloped playbook and his complete lack of inspiration for the players.

Either way, I'm sure your program will get it back together. And yes, Castille needs to start. When he didn't play last week, I was thrilled.

by MizzouRobot @ Corn Nation on Oct 14, 2007 2:03 PM CDT reply actions