Corn Flakes: The Day After South Carolina
by JLew on Jan 3, 2012 12:33 PM CST
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PrintNot as many links as I would have hoped for, but with so much football (and most of it better football than what Nebraska played) not a lot of coverage of the game. maybe most people didn't see the horror that was the second half? We can only hope. And you watched the game, you know what happened.
We all do....
So lots of unrest from the beat reporters today. How are you feeling the day after? I know that 9 wins seems to be the rallying cry for the diehard supporters, but it's not just the losses, it's the way Nebraska lost. It reminds me of how far Nebraska is from winning a championship, ANY championship. Criticism should not be viewed as an attack on the staff or the program, just sports fans doing what they do.
Report card: Nebraska vs. South Carolina
OVERALL: C- You expect some timing issues and a few mistakes in a bowl game, since it's been five weeks since the last game. But the Huskers were simply atrocious in the second half, with nine penalties and zero points in a game that was there for the taking. Nebraska had four false-start penalties and was going on a silent count. How does that happen? This was an undisciplined performance by a team that should be better at this point in the season. The game plan seemed to be the right one, but Nebraska was its own worst enemy for much of the game
Really a C-? I'm thinking a D.
And some other thoughts on that plan of attack...
Scout.com: CFN Analysis - South Carolina Rolls Big Red
It’s not 1983. And Tom Osborne is no longer the head coach in Lincoln. Nebraska is never going to compete for national championships again unless it can develop more of a threat from the passing game. The Huskers called a solid game in the first quarter, but it gets too easy for opponents to make adjustments when the other guys are so blatantly one-dimensional.
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- I like what Taylor Martinez brings to the running game, but his passes look like they're coming from a low-level high school quarterback.
- I would welcome Rex Burkhead to my mythical college football team all day long.
So looking ahead, Nebraska needs to develop Martinez as a passer, and develop more weapons other than Martinez and Burkhead for the offense. This becomes especially important for next year with the defense looking to be completely rebuild.
More happy link good times after the jump.
Capital One Bowl win means a lot to South Carolina program
Spurrier said he didn't think Jeffery threw a punch at Dennard (who retaliated with a punch of his own). The dust-up led to both players' ejection. "You didn't slug at that guy, did you?" Spurrier asked Jeffery after the game. "No, sir," Jeffery responded. Later, Jeffery said, "Getting ejected is something that just happened in the moment."
So full of **it it's not even funny.
Gamecocks make big plays, while mistakes bury NU - Omaha.com
1. Penalties 2. Dennard's ejection 3. Offense disappeared
Let us count the ways...
Chatelain: NU roller coaster takes a plunge - Omaha.com
Most important: He has to instill this team with poise, discipline and emotional toughness. If you lose, OK. But no more embarrassing meltdowns. No more games in which team leaders lose their cool.
Shatel: Talented, but wayward, Huskers reflect their coach - Omaha.com
Three plays earlier, South Carolina had been called for holding. It's not like Nebraska was getting jobbed at the time. Where's the head coach's head? ESPN jumped on Pelini, of course. The cameras were all over him. There were photos going around twitter of Pelini making faces. An ESPN announcer said it was Volcano Bo. Was it overdone? Maybe. Afterward, Pelini was composed and gracious — even a little teary-eyed — in the postgame press conference. Too late. Pelini earned his reputation, and any recurrence is going to get blown up. What's worse is that perception has become reality. Pelini's team looked undisciplined. And it's not hard to connect the dots to the sideline.
Steven M. Sipple: NU fans should expect much more from program
One can read far too much into bowl games, such is their unpredictable nature, and Husker fans will read plenty into this one. My read? I expect much more from Nebraska than what I saw in this outing. Much more should be expected from NU in Husker coach Bo Pelini's fourth season.
AHHHHH Sipple, Shatel, and Chatelain all want Pelini fired!!11!!1. You can't fire him after 9 wins! Frank, Peterson, Bill.... AHHHHHH. It's happening again- Mass panic!!!
Instant analysis: S. Carolina 30, Nebraska 13 - Big Ten Blog - ESPN
Stat of the game: Nebraska was held to minus-15 yards in the fourth quarter. Stat of the game II: South Carolina sacked Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez six times, and four of those sacks came in the fourth quarter.
No one likes statistics.
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Bleah
That’s all I have to say. Bleah.
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by UltimaRatioRegum on Jan 3, 2012 12:39 PM CST reply actions
AHHHHH Sipple, Shatel, and Chatelain all want Pelini fired1. You can’t fire him after 9 wins! Frank, Peterson, Bill…. AHHHHHH. It’s happening again- Mass panic!!!
Have to disagree with you. I think this is what Sipple, Shatel, and Chatlain are saying to Bo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEtm_Q2LK9g&feature=related
And so am I…
Paddle faster, I hear banjos!!
Quarterback
IMHO we’re playing a safety at Quarterback, and until we get a real quarterback we ought to be darn happy with 9 wins. I like Martinez and I think he could do great things for us in a lot of positions, but we’ll NEVER win the B1G with him at Q.
IMHO
The dude is a sophomore. Jerry, Turner, Tommie, Brook, Scott, Eric never won us a championship as a sophomore. I thought I saw development between Martinez’s frosh and soph years and I expect another step shown in his Jr year. I think you are right that he might play well in another position, but right now he is our QB and until someone overthrows him, get used to him being the QB of the future. That first TD pass yesterday was awesome. Tight spiral, in a spot only our guy could catch it, and a good read. Every QB will make mistakes during a game, but I am excited to see his development next year. Also think of it this way, if the coaching staff (who are pros at what they do) felt that another QB was better, that QB would be starting.
this is the ceiling with Martinez
Yes, at times, he can hit wide open receivers. But Crouch and Fraizer were light years ahead of Martinez and Crouch and Fraizer both won the conference as sophmores. And yes, I do agree that nobody is better, but that doesn’t mean he is a good qb. And not a good QB is exactly what he is.
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I disagree
This is not his ceiling. I think he will still get better and learn from this year. Crouch and Frazier also had more battle tested o-lines. The current one is also still developing. Crouch and Frazier never had to contend with the speeds of the current DEs and LBs in today’s football. Even if you disagree with me, better get used to Martinez as your QB at least for one more year. If Carnes is better, he would have overtaken the spot. Other than that, I do not see anyone dethroning Martinez. Maybe I have blinders on and am just hoping for the best, but I did see improvement this year over last. I heard that Martinez only started playing QB as a senior in high school.
Tommie
didn’t win us a championship as a sophmore but he had us playing in the game and if not for a phantom block in the back on a punt return for a TD, blown call on the goal line giving FSU a touchdown, and the kicker missing a last second field goal (all things out of his control) he would have won a title as a sophmore. Taylor played decent in the bowl game but don’t even try to put him and Frazier in the same category as sophmores. No offense intended to Martinez but at this point he couldn’t care Tommie’s jock strap to the locker room.
I never said he was better than Frazier
All I said was that Frazier never won us a championship as a soph. But, my fault, I should have clarified that he won us the Big 8, but not the national championship. Ugh, I hated the ending of that game. Nebraska won it in every category but the score. In my opinion, no Nebraska QB will ever be able to carry Tommie’s jock anywhere. I was just trying to make a point that Martinez is not as bad as some are making him out to be when you consider his youth, how long he has been playing QB, and the fact that, again my opinion, he does not have the same caliber coaching as Tommie and Crouch. They both learned from Gill, not a bad dude to learn the style of offense Nebraska was running then.
Fair enough
But I would like to see more improvement by him between this season and next in the passing game. I am sure he will work at it and that is all you can ask but if he is unable to get it done we might be forced to go in a different direction at QB. All that being said about the QB but our o-line needs to be a rock we can lean and when they aren’t playing well it trickles down to the whole offense. At the beginning of the second half we stuffed down their throat to the red zone and then the o-line went into drive killing penalty mode (AGAIN!!!!). After those penalties we never looked the same on offense in my opinion.
And I think he will develop
Yeah Martinez’s throwing motion and mechanics are weird, but so are Philip Rivers and Drew Brees (Note: not comparing Martinez to them or saying he is on their level, just making the point that weird throwing mechanics can be overlooked if the results are there. Martinez needs to get better results and then everyone should quiet about the mechanics). I think that Martinez will improve. This was Beck’s first year as the coordinator and Martinez’s second as the starting QB. They will come together. I don’t know about you, but I am pumped for next year. The line will be better with more experience and hope they learn from their horrible second half on Monday. That will give Martinez more breathing room. Kinnie is gone, bringing his awful hands with him. Rex will be the work horse again. I hope that Abdullah, Green, and Heard back on a few lbs this offseason. We had a very young offense this year and it completely showed. I think they will be much improved next year, or at least I hope they will. I worry more about the defense than the offense.
I think
more than anything Martinez needs to take this offense by the horns and run with it. When the O-line jumps two times in a row in the red zone he needs to get in their face because whether he likes it or not he is the leader on the offense as the QB. If he can’t lead, by example and vocally, then being a QB might not be for him no matter the amount of athletic ability he has. Hopefully it comes with age. He seemed to grasp the offense better as a sophmore so maybe that will be his next step.
Martinez
I might be alone in this, but I don’t think Martinez is doing such a bad job at QB.
How many passes did receivers drop on Monday?
I wonder if there's another stat out there
Not completion percent or QB rating, but more like “accuracy %” or “catchable %”. How many passes actually thrown to receivers are catchable. When the pass is behind the receiver, above the head, or at the feet, that should go against the QB. But when you hit the receiver in the numbers, and the WR fails to complete the catch…don’t ding the QB.
I think he was 10 of 16 passing yesterday
And I can think of at least 3 drops, meaning catchable wise he was 13 of 16. That’s pretty darn good. The only blatantly bad pass he made was intercepted. If people want the power running/option attack, they have to accept the fact that we probably aren’t ever going to have a QB that is a great passer. All our offense needs from our QB is about 15 to 20 passes per game and somewhere around 60% completion with relatively few INTs. That’s exactly what Martinez has given us for most of the season, and it’s what he gave us yesterday. It was the other guys that didn’t do their jobs (fumble by Abdullah in the red zone, poor blocking in the second half by the O-line, and receivers dropping catchable passes)
I know that you Martinez haters aren’t going to accept reason, but the kid is still a sophomore. He can still improve, and some QB’s make a big jump between their sophomore and junior seasons. He did improve quite a bit this season in his game management, passing, and protecting the football.
Trust the coaches, they are the ones at practice every day. If Martinez is starting then it means he is the best we have.
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This
This whole little mini discussion is spot on. Martinez did fine and I have no doubt he’s the best we’ve got, especially for the offense we run.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
Another thing no one is mentioning
He was HEALTHY the whole season. Remember earlier this year when everyone was convinced that he was fragile and eventually would get hurt?
Also, if he stays healthy and starts the next two years he is going to re-write the Husker record books.
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I didn't ask this question to slam Martinez
I think he did pass well yesterday, when he had the chance (too many sacks). This year was better than last, when I think he was often behind his receivers. But now that he HAS improved, his receivers aren’t always helping him out by dropping balls that hit their hands. That’s why I asked about this potential stat. Are our passing woes on the QB, or the WRs? Are we throwing catchable balls that the WR’s aren’t getting, or is the QB too wild?
I think it's some of both
Although yesterday we had 3 drops, and all of them were completely on the receivers. I really hope we can get Westerkamp, unfortunately, the pessimist in me says Notre Dame is going to steal him. Also, I think Kenny Bell is really turning into a reliable receiver who has a knack for getting open.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
Martinez is who he is now and I highly doubt he will more significantly better.
Yeah, some QBs make jumps between Soph and Junior years, thats because they don’t see any playing time their sophmore year. This is Martinez’s 2nd full year. And yes, I agree that he is the best we have, but that just highlights just how poor our QB situtation is. How many conference teams do you think would honestly take Martinez? Maybe 2?
And having a high passing percentage with 5 yd dump offs isn’t impressive. Esp. since he still takes way too sacks. He should have 4 more incompletions, but instead the team lost 8 yards because he didn’t rid of the ball.
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Gamecock fan temporarily in Bellevue here...
I recorded the game and watched it when I got home from work, and I must say, I don’t blame anyone here for thinking there may be some coaching… issues… we will say, for the NU side of the ball.
And don’t take this the wrong way, but as a USC fan, Nebraska never really gave any definitive indication that the game was in doubt for the cocks. This is definitely not the Husker team that remotely resembles the dominance of the 90’s, and me, personally, was relieved when it was announced that we’d be playing NU in this game. Not because it increased the prestige of the bowl, because it didn’t. But because I knew that it would finally give us our 11th win that we’ve been chasing.
Anyway, good luck next year, but I would expect more of the same for the next few years, so long as Martinez is at QB, the offensive line is inexperienced, and the offensive play-calling remains predictable and stale. I would also like to add, the lack of discipline was unexpectedly bad.
by gamecockMike0416 on Jan 3, 2012 1:47 PM CST reply actions
Not even when it was 13-6 and we had the ball inside the 20 with less than a minute to go?
You’ve got to admit at the very least that the game was closer than the final score indicated, that there were some ridiculous plays that went SC’s way (blocked PAT return, hail mary, phantom pass interference, two turnovers in the red zone after marching down the field fairly easily)
Nebraska lost because of Nebraska, not really because of SC.
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I admit. I don't think either team looked great through the first half
Nebraska just seemed stale, deflated, and their offense was stubborn – stubborn to the point where you knew either they didn’t have the personnel to make adjustments, or the coaches would stay-the-course. It was obvious that it was only a matter of time before the gamecocks would pull away.
Nebraska showed signs, here and there, that it could move the ball, but the team just never looked in rhythm, and the offensive line made sure that they wouldn’t reach the endzone for the rest of the game.
I didn’t post that to be an ass, I’ve seen Nebraska play many times, but they did not look like Nebraska, and something tells me that entering the B1G in a down year was a blessing in disguise.
by gamecockMike0416 on Jan 3, 2012 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
We'll be better next year...
I hope :)
I think Pelini is a good coach with the right offensive coordinator…and I still think Tim Beck is the right guy for the job. I really liked what I saw from Beck’s offense this year, especially considering its his first time as an offensive coordinator and it was a total overhaul of last year’s offense. There were times when I don’t know if a defense in the entire country could have slowed it down, and there were times when the youth on the team and inconsistency made it almost disappear. Overall though, I think they got more consistent as the year went on. Another off season of tweaking and next year we could see a lot more of the good and less of the bad from this season…and as I mentioned I liked the good. Almost all the skill players are back next year.
And as for the defense…well Bo didn’t suddenly get stupid. He is still a great defensive coach. Hopefully he gets things figured out in the offseason and gets the right players to make his defense great again. I think that when he came he had more talent on the field than what he has now.
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next year next year
may I remind you all of a familiar coach to the south that came out of retirement and did a complete turn around in one season.
by bullhauler on Jan 5, 2012 10:14 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
If you're talking about Snyder
He came out of retirement, took over a 5-7 team (like Pelini) and led them to…..6-6 the next year. Followed by 7-6 the next year.
This year they ARE 10-2 but they’re a mind-blowing 8-1 in games decided by 7 points or less. He deserves credit for the turn around, but it’s not like he’s turned them into world beaters over night.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
Uh, you're welcome?
I was just pointing out what everyone else was thinking, from the S Carolina perspective, of course. I could sugarcoat it, tell you good game, and that the team has the makings for a run at the national championship in the next few years, but we all know that isn’t the case.
There are some philosophical and fundamental problems with this NU team, not to mention a complete lack of identity, and those need to be addressed before championships will become a reality.
by gamecockMike0416 on Jan 3, 2012 2:45 PM CST up reply actions
I think we're all highly aware of that.
But when a fan of your opponent stops by the day after an emotional loss to tell you how horrible your team is, it sounds a bit, well, troll-ish.
It’s kind of the ol’ “I can call my brother a moron, but if you call my brother a moron, I’ll come after you” thing, you know?
by Cheeseandcorn on Jan 3, 2012 4:35 PM CST up reply actions
Fair enough
And I can see that point-of-view.
by gamecockMike0416 on Jan 3, 2012 5:17 PM CST up reply actions
Lack of identity?!
Be a douche, a troll, or a mildly-intelligent smug SEC fan. Which one are you? Nebraska swung the points in favor of SC somewhere between 18 and 26 points (HM pass, 2pt conv, missed FG, and two RZ opportunities (one just outside)). Take away Jeffries two HUGE pass plays and Nebraska out gained SC; nearly every stat is identical minus TOs. SC was all of those things you projected onto Nebraska as well. SC was dominated at the line of scrimmage for 2 and a half quarters. Oh yeah, it’s an obvious blessing you didn’t play Alabama or LSU isn’t it? Wouldn’t have had 11 wins. Take yourself down to the Loose Cockaboose and live it up. It won’t happen again. Mark my words: Nebraska will win a championship before SC sniffs one.
by HuskerINtheArmy on Jan 3, 2012 9:15 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Nebraska is a very good team that did have some breakdowns and some crazy, fluke things happen in the first quarter. Why would you take away Jeffries two huge plays, they were not a fluke just good plays? Look at your second quarter stats and see how many yard the Nebraska offense gained. I dont say this to be a jerk but at least give our defense some credit they played well as they have done all year. I think they play of both of the offenses needs to improve before we can take it to the next level. Nebrask may very well get to a championship before SC does and if so that great. Nebrska has always been a great school full of tradition and class, I hope a chamionship is in your future. Having said that we did not play Alabam or LSU this year. We beat Bama last year and play LSU next year. Trade schedules with us and see how goes for you. Yes the SEC east is down but at least give us credit for finding ways to win…we have historically not done so. Good luck to the Huskers next year!
by Chucktowngamecock on Jan 4, 2012 8:13 AM CST up reply actions
um you are at least 4 tds away from LSU and Bama before you every remotely think NC
Georgia complete dominated your team, and you were lucky to win that game. Once UF fixes themselves, your window will be closed.
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I will take luck and a win any day of the week. Although I think I could argue that if you win you were not completely dominated. Georgia is a great team and if you look over the past ten years most of the games have been close. We have improved a great deal over the past few years..give us a little credit for starting to be able to compete.
by Chucktowngamecock on Jan 4, 2012 8:33 AM CST up reply actions
So its the next day
And I’m still kind of fuming. I think what’s getting to me 24 hours later is the fact that the final 10 minutes was so mind blowingly bad that it allowed ESPN to characterize it as a blowout.
“USC had SIX sacks!!!”
Well, uh yeah, three of them coming on NU’s last 3 plays from scrimmage….just stupid crap like that which distorted the true nature of the game.
To South Carolina’s credit, they did take advantage, but it’s awfully hard for me to give them credit for actually winning the game, rather than just standing aside while Nebraska lost it (which is what good, disciplined teams do against a self-destructing opponent).
From Shatel:
The Big Red lost to South Carolina 30-13, and this was one of the more ridiculous losses in Bo Pelini’s tenure. Or any tenure.
Normally I recover from losses better than this, but I think Shatel hit on why this one is driving me batty. The game was a microcosm of Pelini’s teams. In the first half, the Huskers weren’t just capable of beating South Carolina. They were capable of blowing them out. A series of bizarre plays and breaks for USC kept it the ‘Cocks in it in the first half and then NU responded poorly and melted down in the second half. We’ve seen it time and again, but I don’t think we saw such clear flashes of the high and the low in one game before. Maddening.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
hmmm
A series of bizarre plays and breaks for USC kept it the ‘Cocks in it in the first half and then NU responded poorly and melted down in the second half. We’ve seen it time and again, but I don’t think we saw such clear flashes of the high and the low in one game before. Maddening.
The “meltdown” precedent couldn’t regularly be set by Bo himself, could it? That kind of negativity usually has an effect on 18-22 year olds, not to mention, being mind-blowing, fire breathing, stroke-inducing mad – as Pelini always gets; could that have an effect on his decision making?
It baffles me why you guys aren’t increasingly dissatisfied with his sideline demeanor. There is a difference between being a fiery personality with a lot of energy, and blowing your top on the sideline.
by gamecockMike0416 on Jan 3, 2012 2:54 PM CST up reply actions
I'm assuming
That you haven’t followed our season closely. Pelini’s has his national reputation, but this is the first time all season that I’ve seen him go off. The last time before that was November 2010 at Texas A&M when it was completely justified.
I’d have preferred he keep his poise because I do think it caused the team to lose its composure, but its not like he’s teeing off on refs and players every game all game. Like I already said, this is the first time all year it was even mention-worthy from the announcers.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
Yes
Like Martinez, we saw Bo mature some this year as well, and a little backsliding as well. I see signs of improvement and a lot of things to work on. As I’ve said before though, I’ll take a fiery player’s coach over a passionless technician any day. My opinion, but I just like the style of play that brings.
However, HUGE caveat, said coach has to be fiery “in control” not a loose cannon, and that’s where Pelini is getting better, but still needs some work. Count me firmly outside the “Fire everyone” camp, improvement is happening its just taking time.
Let's not forget that Pelini didn't start arguing with the refs...
…until AFTER the penalty flags started to rain down. An inconvenient fact that the “sportswriters” from the Omaha World-Herald omitted from their reporting. The team lost it’s composure long BEFORE Pelini did.
And maybe I’ve become desensitized, but I didn’t think Pelini lost his poise on the sideline. Yeah, he yelled at the refs. Every coach does. Even Osborne did it a few times.
Oh BS, he was fine
I give Pelini more respect than your coach that oversigns kids and then pulls their scholarships.
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Lived in Gamecock Country
The Gamecock fan in Bellevue: Dude I lived at Fort Jackson for two years and all I heard was the constant bashing on Spurrier and how he could never win a bowl game or when in matters. This game was real close and I know SC fans were thinking here we go again.
Husker fans
This is my first post and I wanted to say that the Husker fans I met in Orlanda were a pleasure to speak with. I have been to many college football games in my lifetime and have never been more impressed by such a dedicated and classy fanbase. A huge guy with his face painted red approached me after the game (I expected it to get ugly) gave me a lopsided grin, slapped me on the back and said “congrats”, I hate the way we played but “congrats”. I agree that the officiating was poor, some calls (on both sides) were questionable at best. The ejection was probably deserved, although I hate it for both teams. My team started off somewhat sloppy and I was pretty worried there for awhile but luck and our defense came through. This has been a special year for us with 11 wins (this is not meant as a slam to you guys but really we have not historically won much). Good luck to the Huskers next year and I look forward to the chance to meet again.
by Chucktowngamecock on Jan 3, 2012 3:01 PM CST reply actions
Thanks
Good luck in the SEC East next year. It seems like Spurrier might have turned a corner with you guys down there.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
I wasn't around for the mid-'90s, so I've never had a problem with Spurrier
Seems like a much better guy than pretty much all the rest of the SEC coaches. It’d be fun to see him take SC to BCS levels.
by Cheeseandcorn on Jan 3, 2012 4:39 PM CST up reply actions
Carolina fan here
I think Nebraska played a good game good enough to win in fact. There were some bad calls in the game, and some mental break downs on Nebraska’s part. And some plays that went our way that should really never happen just plain out fluke plays! You take those plays away and the 2 turnovers on our end of the field away and I know that the game would have been different very different. Anyway I just wanted to say that Nebraska has a good football team best of luck to them next year and in the future. And another thing you do have some of the nicest fans I’ve ever talked to.
by pchappel on Jan 3, 2012 5:06 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Is it fair to say we want to run a ball control offense?
What does an offense like that require?
-HOLD ON TO THE BALL Whether catching it, passing it, or running it you can’t lose the turnover battle and drop passes and expect to win.
-DISCIPLINE Know the snap count and where to line up are good examples of that. And don’t get foolish penalties.
I said it at the beginning of the year if we didn’t get way better at those to things we could expect about the same year we had in 2010. In our four losses what two things did we not do in those game.
I will say it one more time if we don’t improve in those areas next year you can expect the same result for 2012. You can’t put the same ingredients in a pie and expect it to taste different.
I honestly think our receivers were intimated out there
I can understand fullbacks dropping well thrown balls regularly, but game against a solid defense, our WR simply drop a ton of uncontested balls. And for this offense, drops just kill drives because Neb cannot throw at all when the other teams knows that they have to throw.
I’m just pissed and embarrased for this team. Fucking fix this Pelini, not more blowout, no more embarassments. Get toughness and compete. Right now, looking at V Tech, I am wonder why the hell someone hasn’t hired Bud Foster.
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I really don't think Jefferies threw a punch but I think ejecting them both was the right call.
by clay-born to party on Jan 3, 2012 11:41 PM CST reply actions
I looked at the replay (they showed far to many of them) and I don’t think he threw a punch either. As much as I hated it, ejecting both of them was probably the right call. Although, throwing a penalty flag and keeping both of them in would have been fine also.
by Chucktowngamecock on Jan 4, 2012 8:03 AM CST up reply actions
Dennard threw a punch (or two)
He had to go. And generally speaking, if you have two willing fighters, they both get tossed, not just the one who was more egregious about it.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
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