2009 Holiday Bowl Post Game Thread - Butt-Kickin' Edition
by Jon Johnston on Dec 30, 2009 10:28 PM CST
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Nebraska becomes the first Big 12 team in history to score a shut out in a bowl game.
Ndamukong Suh, Larry Asante, Barry Turner, Matt O'Hanlon, Jacob Hickman all go out winners!
This is your postgame thread for rejoicing in such a dominating win, saying good bye to this group of seniors, and looking forward to the 2010 season!
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i'm sure i missed some seniors there
David Harvey, Derek Meyer, Andy Christensen….. who else?
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good for O'Hanlon
and Paul….. Paul has the chance to be very special next season.
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Pelini on the field...
“Nebraska is back and we are here to stay!”
LOVE IT!
Arizona
ended up with 108 total yards……
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carries
looked like this:
Burkhead 17 92 1 34
Lee 18 65 1 10
Paul 1 20 0 20
Green 5 18 0 8
Ward 2 14 0 9
Helu 3 8 0 4
Robinson 1 6 0 6
Jones 1 3 0 3
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So Damn Proud
I can not express how proud I am of this team. I feel like I’m in the pinnacle of the 90s again. Where you wear you colors at every chance you get. Where people won’t talk to you about football because you are a Nebraska fan (I’m in KC and Beakers, Tigers and Wildcat fans love talking football when you’re down). I fucking love it!
It's never are great
or never as awful as it seems at the time, and I know that there were times this year when we all felt pretty bad. However, the way these guys played down the stretch is why I love this game and this team.
I am very interested to see how the team goes forward from here. I believe that Watson will get things straightened out on offense, but we need a better caliber of player on that side of the ball. Hopefully some of the redshirts will take the talent level up a couple of notches.
The team ended the season where most people thought they would be in most of the preseason prognostications. So, let’s chalk it up as a successful season and get fired up for even better times next year!
by jon's only friend on Dec 30, 2009 10:34 PM CST reply actions
Agreed. I think this game proved that Watson still has it and deserves to be around next year.
Even though I was calling for his head after those two decommits a few weeks ago!
i didn't expect this game
i thought we’d score maybe 17 points at the most, but man, we really kicked their ass.
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of Arizona's 108 total yards
72 were on the final drive.
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WOW!!!!
just got back from the sports bar, and damn!!! Who would have thought 33-0????
Matthew 11:28-30
GBR!
It's not "wasting time" if you enjoy it!
Dean Wermer: "Fat,drunk,and stupid is no way to go through life!"
i sure
as hell didn’t.
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by Jon Johnston on Dec 30, 2009 10:39 PM CST up reply actions
post game
video – http://video.omaha.com/video/streaming/dca/dca-stream1.html
arizona guys still look beat up
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I Can't
stop thinking WOW!!!!!
Matthew 11:28-30
GBR!
It's not "wasting time" if you enjoy it!
Dean Wermer: "Fat,drunk,and stupid is no way to go through life!"
I had this game picked at 31-6 NU, I had no idea it would actually be worse than that…
Hang 'em!!!
by Screwface on Dec 30, 2009 10:42 PM CST via mobile reply actions
you honestly
did????
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by Jon Johnston on Dec 30, 2009 10:42 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, some kid named CalhadDJaxfirst created a Fanpost on here (it has since been removed) and said he had Arizona blowing out NU. I stated a case as to why I thought NU would win and set my prediction at 31-6.
You gave the Pelini brothers 3 full weeks to gameplan their offense and this offense 3 weeks to scheme against their defense, add in better talent for NU and you have exactly what we all saw on the field tonight.
Hang 'em!!!
by Screwface on Dec 30, 2009 11:03 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Nebraska is back and we are here to stay!
Thank goodness I feel confident that Bo and Carl have the balls to back that up!!
Stoops
says “Bo Pelini was merciful” – also said – he went for it because he figured that if they couldn’t put in the end zone, then Nebraska deserved the shut out.
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i guess
Pelini handled the bowl situation well, giving them some time off and getting them there late….
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winner winner chicken dinner!
Football – College Lines (Game) Point Spread
(231) Nebraska -3 (-105)
HOLIDAY BOWL @ Qualcomm Stadium – San Diego, CA
Wed@7:00p
Final Scores
Nebraska 33
Arizona 0
Outcome:
Win
Risk US$ 100.00 to win US$ 95.24
Great win but...
Where was Roy Helu? Three carries total?! And what about playing Cody Green. Zac ran off tackle nearly every other play yet the FEW times Cody entered the game he didn’t run at all until the last series he was in…and did he look pissed…and then he didn’t even play on the last series when the ran the clock out. Love the wildcat with Rex though. All in all a great win for the Big Red tonight but I have almost as many questions about the offense as I had going in to the game.
I think a lot of the questions were answered tonight...
the joe ganz/500 yards per game offense is not gonna fly with this talent. And the incoming players are not gonna dramatically change that next year. The power running game with play-action pass and zone read is the offense for next year.
rephrase
What I really want to know is if Helu was still hurt and if they really don’t have any confidence in Cody at all. Helu didn’t play much after the 1st quarter and even when NU was up 33 points at the start of the fourth quarter they still left Zac in the game until about 5 minutes to go? Why is all I’m wondering.
by tommiehusker on Dec 30, 2009 11:00 PM CST up reply actions
I am curious by all the comments about talent?
or Lack therof on offense. I think we have some great Receivers (hard to tell by ball placement),,, One Great Running back with another one on the way. The Tight Ends are solid. The o -Line???? They will be better next year.
So are we all saying that ZAC LEE is not that Great and Cody Green is as GREEN as they come. QB is the weak spot?
by Texas Husker on Dec 30, 2009 11:02 PM CST up reply actions
I don't think either QB is great. But they don't have to be great with this style of football..
They just need to manage the game and don’t turn it over. Green is much more raw than I thought he would be at this point in the year. He still can’t hit the broad side of the barn. Is the QB spot weak compared to other teams or past Husker teams? Sure. But is it good enough to win you any game? I think it is with a Pelini defense.
Shutout
when is the last time that happened in a bowl game, anyone wanna look it up?
Matthew 11:28-30
GBR!
It's not "wasting time" if you enjoy it!
Dean Wermer: "Fat,drunk,and stupid is no way to go through life!"
Oregon State beat Pitt 3-0 last year in the Sun Bowl. Don’t know when the last beatdown shutout was.
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by AllSaintsDay on Dec 31, 2009 12:16 AM CST up reply actions
Oh, and the reason I came in here was to say congrats on the win! I’d love to see y’all on top of the Big 12 every year.
The soul of New Orleans... Go Ducks, Geaux Tigers, Go Braves, Go Hornets, and most of all WHO DAT! I BELIEVE!
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by AllSaintsDay on Dec 31, 2009 12:25 AM CST up reply actions
Concerns for next year...
Receivers…obviously
Linebackers…gonna miss Dillard. What do we really know about the others?
O-line…a concern early but they improved a lot over the course of the season.
i don't know
I think receivers…. we still have McNeill, Young, Reed, and Cotton as TE’s, Kinnie, Cooper, Paul as WR’s, along with Antonio Bell.
Backs aplenty, Helu, Burkhead, Robinson.
Line – is a concern for depth. We lose Hickman, then some other guys who didn’t start.
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by Jon Johnston on Dec 30, 2009 10:57 PM CST up reply actions
I agree with Paul...I've been banging the #24 drum for half the season...
But the true wideouts concern me other than him. How many passes did Gillelyn drop tonight?
Kinnie will develop, Quincy Enunwa is going to be great, Tyler Evans is a smart player who isn’t afraid of the middle of the field and if you listen to Jeremy Crabtree we are still in the running for another good WR, plus we still have a LOADED TE roster.
Our O-Line should be stacked next year with Caputo, the Jones’, Yoshi, and Henry plus we have Rodriguez coming in who will need time to develop, but will be good and Mike Moudy who looks like a beast (on film, I never get too excited.)
Running backs, take your pick, Ward, Burkhead, Helu, Okafor, Robinson, Heard, Mendoza, I’m sure there is someone I’m forgetting, but oh well.
Our ONLY question on the offense next year is going to be at QB and if Lee can play next year like he did tonight, we might not lose a game.
Hang 'em!!!
by Screwface on Dec 30, 2009 11:31 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I have no worries about D....The Pelinis can coach any level of talent to make the D strong.
I just worry about QB and the O-line. I think Kinnie and Paul will be Awesome receivers next year.
by Texas Husker on Dec 30, 2009 11:05 PM CST up reply actions
I had 35-6 Nebraska..
…and to be honest I figured I was just being a little optimistic. I did think that the rest and prep time would be a huge factor. Can’t believe that we pitched a shutout against the #20 team. Can’t believe that we put up 33 points without a defensive TD. Can’t belive that Nebraska had never shutout a team in a bowl game.
Crazy night. Great night. I’m gonna sleep well!!!
Go Big Red!!!!
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game;
In the deed the glory"
GO BIG RED!
WOW
33-0 has gotta make a statement.
Matthew 11:28-30
GBR!
It's not "wasting time" if you enjoy it!
Dean Wermer: "Fat,drunk,and stupid is no way to go through life!"
if anyone
thought NU scoring 33, or even 10, Wow, is all I can say. Excellent game and great way to make the fans feel appreciated!!! Way to go BIG RED!!!!!!
Matthew 11:28-30
GBR!
It's not "wasting time" if you enjoy it!
Dean Wermer: "Fat,drunk,and stupid is no way to go through life!"
On the QB front, Spano should be back in the mix
though I don’t know if he will be ready in the Spring. I don’t know enough about him to know if he is a challenger. I recall some very positive things said about him prior to his injury. Green looked like a freshman this year. You can tell he is an athlete just looking at him. I got nervous whenever he threw the ball. I know some are talking about Martinez. Lee held things together and played well tonight. What do you think?
by jon's only friend on Dec 30, 2009 11:09 PM CST reply actions
that's the biggest
question by far heading into this offseason.
Lee played much better tonight, but he’s still got to get tougher. Maybe the fact that it’s his senior year will bring it out of him.
Lee, Green, Spano, Martinez, Kellogg, there’s got to be a consistent starter there somewhere.
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by Jon Johnston on Dec 30, 2009 11:10 PM CST up reply actions
definitely one of his best games.
hard to rate him considering the other team was doing absolutely nothing……he made some quick decisions, threw the ball away a couple of times, had trouble hitting a wide open Kinnie on a broken play….the pump fake and pass to Paul was a Growing up moment for Lee.
by Texas Husker on Dec 30, 2009 11:12 PM CST up reply actions
I know I wanted this post game thread...
but its a school night (work night) and I need some sleep. Glad I got on for the fourth quarter with you all and enjoyed this game a great, great deal.
GO BIG RED! Looking forward to the spring game thread already!!
33-0
2-0 vs the Stoops
SUH
I don’t know about you guys but listening to Suh just about wanted to make this man cry! I am going to miss him so much!!
i just hope
he goes to a NFL team that I like. :)
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by Jon Johnston on Dec 30, 2009 11:14 PM CST up reply actions
I don't hate
St Louis.
And interestingly enough, he’d be with Adam Carricker, who wasn’t exactly a slacker. That’s enough to make me like them more> :)
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by Jon Johnston on Dec 30, 2009 11:33 PM CST up reply actions
talking about his teammates and realizing how special it was.....pretty rare
not sure his shoes will ever be filled
by Texas Husker on Dec 30, 2009 11:16 PM CST up reply actions
btw
this Burkhead kid is a freak.
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One more time
anyone know why Helu didn’t play?
No....
nothing on that……
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by Jon Johnston on Dec 30, 2009 11:22 PM CST up reply actions
Deep knee bruise...
After his third carry he got up tapped his helmet and came out of the game. He hurt it last week apparently and reinjured it during the game.
Hang 'em!!!
by Screwface on Dec 31, 2009 11:42 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Nebraska is BACK
It’s great fun to enjoy a bowl rout like this, and a great way to say good-bye to some outstanding senior leaders. Thanks for the memories to Suh, O’Hanlon, Asante, Dillard, Hickman and others! You will not be forgotten – you’ve led the turnaround. But the cupboard is stocked, and getting saltier. We have offensive issue to sort out, but I sense that Bo will accept nothing less than excellence. Man, can Rex Burkhead play football! He is the kind of inspirational, hard-nosed player we need to show the way. The future, in 2010 and beyond, is looking very bright.
Whoops
Didn’t mean to post that last one, but now that the wild cat has come to nebraska, what should we name it? As long as Rex Burkhead runs it maybe we could call it the Wild Rex or the Wild Dinosaur!
by The Silver Sky on Dec 30, 2009 11:59 PM CST reply actions
Zac Lee has a torn tendon in his right elbow
Per the Omaha World-Herald; he’ll be out 10-12 weeks after surgery, which should take him right up to spring practice.
http://twitter.com/OWHbigred/status/7223890640
A Dominating Performance
It sure was good to see a dominating Husker performance. It sure is good to have a 10 win season, and doing it with the d made it that much more fun.
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