Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Baylor Bears - Postgame Overreaction

by Jon Johnston on Oct 25, 2008 3:24 PM CDT in Nebraska Husker Football

Note the "overreaction". I’m not looking at stats, it’s just an impression about the game as soon as I can post it after it’s completion. Note that I had no beer before or during this game. Ha!

Overall, good game by the Cornhuskers, beating Baylor 32-20. Consider the following:

- Baylor was 0/10 on third down plays, including plenty that were third and short. Good play by the defensive line. Once again, Suh is an awesome force in the middle. Doesn't get a lot of press though, does he?

- Nate Swift has two TD’s, breaks Johnny Rodgers’ All-Time reception record, has another 100-yard game, and had a long punt return called back because of a stupid roughing penalty.

- Lack of consistency still haunts us. Two personal foul penalties by Cody Glenn lead to Baylor touchdowns. The roughing the kicker penalty was dumb. Three big plays in the first half by Baylor kept the game close. Eliminate these and we’d be a pretty good team. With them we’re just above average.

- I suppose at this point it’s too late for me to complain about Lydon Murtha not being the physical guy he’s supposed to be, we’re not giving up many sacks and the offense is performing pretty well. Again, there’s the difference between "pretty good" and above average - not all of that on Murtha obviously, but I’ll single him out because it’s his turn.

- Is it just me, or has the officiating gone into the toilet since replay is being used for every play? I’m not talking about just this game, but overall in college football the officiating is as bad as I can recall.

We move to 5-3 going into Norman next weekend. That’s a big deal. Don’t know what your definition of success for this season is - but for me it’s getting to a bowl game and today’s win over Baylor was a big step in that direction.

Yay! Here's some cheerleaders!

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short passes

I really with they’d throw a few more passes down the field. Not necessarily long bombs, but maybe throw beyond the 1st down line instead of completing a couple 4-5 yard passes and ending up having to convert so many 3rd downs.

by PopeSoria on Oct 25, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions

As

long as they are converting those third downs is what’s important.

by 96operator on Oct 25, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Nothing wrong with the quick hit passes when they are playing the Cosgrove 10 yd cushion on the recievers.

by MissouriRED on Oct 25, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions

Happy with the win

At this point of the season, and following the 4 dreadful years prior to this season, I am happy with any win no matter how ugly.
I think the coaches and players are very close to being on the same page, we just might be a little short of athletes at this time.
Winning 3 of the next 4 is not out of the question, a decent bowl game, and consider year 1 of the Pelini era a success!
Looking forward to seeing the blackshirts handed out this week!!!

by slyde3 on Oct 25, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions

Happy with the season

With the exception of the Missouri game, I am pleased with the season.,too The db’s seem to be taking to the coaching staff, and I though that was probably the worst thing about the team coming into the season. we’re above 500 and have a good chance to end the season well, if we KISS.

by babaandgal on Oct 26, 2008 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions

First Time for Everything

“Note that I had no beer before or during this game. Ha!”

by Blankman on Oct 25, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions

Have to agree

on what you have for success for NU this season. However my view of success for college football is a little different.

I would consider this a very successful college football season if Texas and OU were to win out (yes I know that means a NU loss so lets make that by one point) and Penn ST and Alabama were to both lose (thought PSU was going to comply tonight but they won) and then Texas and OU would be ranked #1 and #2 and play in the MNC. Why would that make it a success? I feel that that would speed up the process to bring us a playoff.

With all the bitching about OU not even playing in their conference championship game, about it being a rematch and we already know who won, and about how all the money from the championship game would go to one conference I think serious thought would then turn to a playoff. And hopefully more then a 4 team deal after the bowls (that is a joke to me). It needs to be at least 8 but I would rather see 16.

And dont give me the crap of how it would interfere with finals or be too many games because it goes on at every other level of college football with out any problems.

by taflorom on Oct 25, 2008 10:20 PM CDT reply actions

Nice thought, but I don't think it would happen

The Pollsters would interfere and vote someone else #2, so they would avoid the rematch. They’d pick some other one-loss team instead. It’s happened before, as I recall, just in the last couple of seasons. I think to avoid a rematch or a particular matchup, they jumped Florida ahead of someone else.

by Wolvie on Oct 25, 2008 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions

You

are thinking of the Ohio St—-Michigan match up. It was spectulated that there could be a rematch if one loss Mich. beat undefeated OSU. OSU won the game giving Mich. 2 losses and moving Florida into the championship game where they won.

I do think they probably would try to get OU out but with the computers they would have to drop them down to probably 5th and then that would cause a major uproar also. This might be the year it all falls apart for the BCS. We just have to get PSU and Bama to help out.

by taflorom on Oct 26, 2008 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions

after yesterday

getting PSU out of it may be out of the question. They have a good team in a weak conference. I doubt they’ll be beat the rest of the year.

’Bama is much more unstable. Getting them out of it…. much more feasible.

Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!

by Jon Johnston on Oct 26, 2008 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Spread the Wealth

KU had absolutely no running game against OU…had they posed a threat to run they may have been able to control more clock and avoid OU pulling away…it is so important Lydon and Co. Man up this week and play with the big boys…

by NUDEVIL on Oct 27, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions