Corn Flakes: Anyone have a QB?

by JLew on Nov 9, 2009 9:40 AM CST in Corn Flakes Comment 8 comments

More photos » by Jerry Larson - AP

Does the whole B12 North have QB issues?. (AP Photo/Waco Tribune Herald,Jerry Larson)

So lets say you win the Dr Pepper Coaches Challenge and get to lead a team of B12 North All-Stars against the B12 South. Who the heck is going to the the QB?
Nebraska? We can't decide on one
Neither can CU
K-State has nothing special at QB
ISU has youth, but has had injuries
Gabbert has struggled after the NU game
and Reesing has no confidence.

What's your choice? And no Suh is not an acceptable answer.

You'd think one team out of 6 would have at least a serviceable QB.

Anyway on to the links-

An Attempt to Sort Out the Big 12 North Scenarios - Bring On The Cats
It's pretty much the winner of NU and KSU, unless NU losses to KU and CU.

Why can’t every place be like Lincoln, Nebraska? | NewsOK.com
Why can’t everywhere be like Lincoln? Well, hard to put the knucklehead back in the bottle. Make no mistake, Nebraska has its share of goobers. But its fans seem to self-police. The crowd mentality, which afflicted humans long before layout of the first gridiron, is beaten back in Nebraska.

We eat articles like this like candy, don't we? They never get old. Berry Tramel does make a good point, though, about Nebraska fans being self-policing..... perhaps opponents should take note. - CB

Steven M. Sipple: Gary Barnett praises NU's plan (Lincoln Journal Star)
Gary Barnett says what the NU coaches can't: injuries and inexperience limit what the Huskers can do offensively. Is he making excuses for his buddy Shawn Watson? Perhaps, but do you have any evidence to say he's wrong?

Vince's take on Oklahoma's Loss to Nebraska
Vince is upset that the OU coaches didn't take his advice to double team that Suhko guy. (Guess he wasn't impressed by Jared Crick...) Even worse was OU's choice in field goal kickers.

Agonizing, Awful Game - Crimson And Cream Machine
Two more losses and the Sooner football team will have had at least the 7th worst season since 1946 of any OU team before them. And it began with OU being ranked #3 in the country. What happened? And where did Landry Jones' magic go?

Recruiting May be the Big Story of the Weekend - Nebraska Football
DXP has a great breakdown of the recruiting haul.
Jay Guy & Joshua Mitchell Commit To Nebraska & Misc. Random Stuff I'm Somewhat Quallified Not To Talk About

Omaha.com - The Omaha World-Herald: Big Red Today - The quarterback quandary: What do you do with two?
NE StatePaper.com - No Easy Answers
So who goes under center?

Omaha.com - The Omaha World-Herald: Big Red Today Blog - Sports Writers - Blackshirts responded right to OU's quick-change offense
Watch the replay (ESPN 306) you can see Dillard yelling out the checks. Great job by the coaches.

Daily Nebraskan - Defensive backs deliver exceptional performance, earn redemption
"Coaching job of the year right there," NU’s defensive coordinator said.

Same guys as last year.

Balanced Effort Carries Huskers Past Lions
The Huskers used their size advantage inside to out-rebound the Lions, 48-26.

What????? Size advantage? Our basketball team has a size advantage? Whoooeeee! Basketball season is coming... soon..... and Corn Nation needs to find basketball writers. I'd like us to cover basketball. So... if you're interested, please let me know.

Loss to Baylor is frustrating, but reaction from fans is inexcusable
Things were bad after Mizzou's loss to Baylor. Then some moron decided to go after quarterback Blaine Gabbert on twitter. Why student athletes would bother with social media is beyond me..... - CB

Not the kind of echoes Weis wanted to wake up to - KansasCity.com
Where is the arrogance now?

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I agree with this

Make no mistake, Nebraska has its share of goobers. But its fans seem to self-police.

The one time I visited Lincoln for the K-State-Nebraska game back in 2003, an older Nebraskan gentleman had an issue on the timing of my finding my way back to my seat (going through about 30’ of already seated fans). I was pushed with no explanation twice from this elderly fan, only to find every Nebraska fan around my seat apologize for his behavior since he was one of those so-called “goobers.”

Introducing the new 2008 Big 12 Football Champions: OU, UT*, TT*, and MU*!
Now Introducing the new 2009 Big 12 Baseball Tournament Champions: UT, KSU*, BU*, and MU*!

by mystman995 on Nov 9, 2009 10:00 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Alright so Suh's out, but how about this...

Just have KSU’s Daniel Thomas take the snap.
Run all Wildcat, all the time.

OK, yeah, it’s a ridiculous answer, but is it more ridiculous than the other options?

Seriously though, I think if Kansas or Missouri had a credible running game their QBs would look a lot better.

by grmann on Nov 9, 2009 12:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

It's a pretty good idea...

…because it gives us an extra blocker on every down.

We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats

by TB on Nov 9, 2009 7:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Inexperienced isn't the only thing

Then explain how TTech freshman’s QB lit us up 4 games ago? Our everyone on the offense are really struggling and part of that is on Watson. Ironically, I think that Watson’s worst call of the year was the option call on the one legitimate offensive drive of the game, but overall, I think this was his best overall game of the year. Keep it conservative, only have Lee throw from 10 to 12 times per game, keep it on the ground and win by not turning the ball over. Just keep it safe.

Also I don’t think that Reesing would be any better with a running game, just too much wrong with his throwing motion. KSU’s QB has looked good. He torched OU 2 weeks ago, way better that our team.

by meatybob on Nov 9, 2009 2:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Everyone, not "our everyone" and its "is" not "are"

by meatybob on Nov 9, 2009 2:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't think Sheffield "lit us up"

…NU held Tech to it’s lowest passing yardage in years. That being said, there were a few busted coverages that led to Tech points. Not to mention some awful lucky bounces, like that tip drill catch on Tech’s opening drive. It wasn’t a great performance, to be sure…

by Husker Mike on Nov 9, 2009 9:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I didn’t come for football season, but I definitely found Husker fans great. And there were definitely lots of football conversations, as I was at NU in summer 08, and wore an LSU hat (until I decided that headgear would be a good souvenir from the Saltdog game).

WHO DAT!

by AllSaintsDay on Nov 10, 2009 12:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs