Corn Flakes: Back to Work

by JLew on Oct 19, 2009 10:06 AM CDT in Corn Flakes

NU falls out of the rankings with the loss. Not much to talk about in the links. The team knows what it has to do. It'll be interesting to see how they respond. Let's not forget that not too long ago CU looked to be dead in the water, and KSU was getting bombed by Tech. Both manged to recover.

Scout.com: Nebraska gets sacked by Texas Tech
What It All Means: Outside of a wild fourth quarter against Missouri, the offense hasn’t produced against a BCS team this year. It couldn’t get into the end zone against Virginia Tech, it struggled for most of the game against Mizzou, and it was a disaster against Texas Tech and its pass rush. The Husker defense did its job with a great pass rush and nice production, keeping the Red Raiders to just 259 yards, but the offense didn’t pick up the slack with no big pass plays down the field. Cody Green tried to get the offense moving in place of Zac Lee, but he didn’t do much better. This was a bad loss, but it was against a team from the South. The North is still there for the taking, and it should be easy to get back on track with Iowa State coming to Lincoln next week.

Scout.com: CFN Ranking Of Every Team - Week 7
Why the ranking is too high: The offense was great against the three Sun Belt teams on the schedule, but outside of a 20-point burst in the fourth quarter against Missouri, it hasn't produced much against the BCS league teams. The Texas Tech loss had better be nothing more than a bad week.
Why the ranking is too low: The defense really is that good. It did a great job of keeping Texas Tech under wraps after an early burst. If the offense can get back on track against Iowa State and Baylor, the Huskers have an honest shot of beating Oklahoma.

Omaha.com - The Omaha World-Herald: Big Red Today - The Big Red is seeing yellow
In its three games against BCS opponents, the Nebraska offense has been penalized 21 times for 154 yards. The offense was flagged eight times for 60 yards in the 31-10 loss Saturday when it hardly could afford to go backward considering its obvious problems going forward.

HuskerExtra.com - Steven M. Sipple: Rough on the refs
I admire that Pelini fights for his team. He’s a strong-willed competitor and a passionate person in general. It’s what helps make him an excellent coach and leader. But there’s a difference between "working" the officials and directing tirades against them. I’m uncomfortable with the latter because:

HuskerExtra.com - Green calm while NU tries to figure out offense

NE StatePaper.com - Husker Monday Review: Texas Tech

Nebraska/Iowa State Opening Line doubleextrapoint.com
NU-18

How Not To Win The Big 12 North

Big 12 power rankings - Big 12 - ESPN
6. Nebraska: What a difference a week makes. We’re not hearing about Nebraska’s offensive comebacks, or Ndamukong Suh’s Heisman Trophy chances after the Cornhuskers’ stunning 31-10 home loss to Texas Tech. Now, we’re hearing about a potential change at quarterback to Cody Green, why the Cornhuskers can’t run the ball and if their offense really can consistently produce against Big 12 defenses. The Cornhuskers’ schedule turns easier with games against Iowa State and Baylor in the next two weeks, but they need to build some continuity before November games that will decide the North title.

The Sky Is Not Falling - Nebraska Football
It's not so much the loss, it's the lack of offense, and consistent problems. I'd feel a whole lot better if NU had some answers for all the questions on offense.

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Sipple has a darned good reason for having Cody Green start at QB – because we have to find someone who’s going to make plays. Right now we have no one.

With Burkhead out and Helu banged up, and an offensive line that can’t get off the ball – what options (no pun intended) exist in the running game?

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by Jon Johnston on Oct 19, 2009 10:32 AM CDT reply actions

what?

no cats?

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by Jon Johnston on Oct 19, 2009 10:33 AM CDT reply actions

I went with cats last week and look what happened

Maybe I should only pull them out after losses?

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by JLew on Oct 19, 2009 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Well here you go

Halp. NU needs it on offense.

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by JLew on Oct 19, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah.

Cat’s are better after a loss, ’cause they soothe rather than infuriate…

Sheesh McGeesh, what an exhausting fiasco…and I say that as a guy who sat on my ass for the whole game and didn’t have to play (sh!t, I’m outtta shape and lame).

I heard the game (no coverage out here except on ESPN 360! which was great for the last 10 min of the game when I finally got in front of a computer) and the commentators seemed to think that the refs were givin’ us the shaft aplenty. I give ‘em that they’re our guys, preachin’ to the choir, but I trust ’em to call ’em straight-ish enough.

Is there any official ref-review of those calls? Or any way to contest the officiating? Would NU do that? Or is that spectacularly bad form?

I don’t mean to imply that we’re not earnin’ flags left and right…judging by the penalties against us, we are, but are all of them warranted or is it like bein’ the bad kid, NU’s just got a rap for bein’ a “foully” team and so it’s easy to call ’em on us?

Any insight out there for the under-informed?

by Nebrascal on Oct 19, 2009 11:16 AM CDT reply actions

We did make alot of mistakes...

but the refs were quite poor. They missed a blatant holding call on when Tech converted that 4th and 1 on our LB. You can see plain as day that the defender was trying to run backwards to get away blocker but he was holding his arms. Suh roughing penalty was a joke. Crick’s hand’s to the face when the o lineman was just as bad. Don’t get me wrong, no way would have changed the game, Tech’s D just whipped us, but it seems that the refs reverted back to 2008, when holding was almost never called. And that sort of lackadasial approach really favors a team like Tech.

by meatybob on Oct 19, 2009 1:32 PM CDT reply actions

you can always talk about the refs

But there are way to many false starts and holdings. There will always be some calls that make you yell and scream. On the flip side we sometimes don’t get a flag thrown when we deserve to. Bottom line way to sloppy.

by huskermic on Oct 19, 2009 2:11 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

amazing stuff from abc common-taters sat. afternoon

Nebraska can’t do anything on offense and that is enough to take Suh out of the Heisman.

HUH?

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by slyde3 on Oct 19, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions

Those guys are idiots

I’m still thinking you guys are the ones to beat in the north. You just had one of those days when nothing works on offense.

Just a note from Raiderland. Seems you guys hit harder than you thought. According to Lubbock TV and papers, Sheffield got a foot injury in Lincoln and is out 2-3 weeks. We can take care of A&M and help ya’ll out with Kansas without him, but it sure would be nice to have him back before OU and Okie Lite.

by TechFirst on Oct 19, 2009 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions

wow!

can’t believe I remembered my login info here after so long.

So whaddup Korndawgs? LOng time no see.

Well, we have a very good D this year, Suh will win many awards, AND the offense isn’t up to speed. Have I left anything out? Oh yea, NE FAN is acting like the apocalypse is at hand following the TT debacle…

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by BO-urne Supremacy on Oct 19, 2009 11:13 PM CDT reply actions