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Ask a K-State Blogger

2009-11-17T04:42:35Z

Y'all probably know the drill by now. TB from the SB Nation blog Bring On The Cats here to answer your questions as we gear up for this weekend's game to decide who plays in Dallas for the Big 12 Championship.

Before firing away, you may want to check my postgame post after the Missouri game, as it has a few thoughts on this weekend's tilt in Lincoln. Other than that post, your questions in the comments and I'll get to them as soon as I can.

This article has nothing to do with the Huskers

2009-11-17T00:07:57Z

Do not know if some of you have noticed but haven't posted anything as of late, including comments. There is good reason for this and I have decided to share this reason so in the hopes of helping other people. Have a very dear friend of mine that had to do in her words one of the hardest things she has ever done in her life. Told Her mother that her husband of 3 years has routinely beaten and yelled at her causing untold damage and hurt her chances of having kids. She was afraid to to tell her mother this because in her words will not get any support.

Abuse happens more than any of us can ever truly ever know. For every story that we hear about another one happens while we remain bliss. And I just want to tell the rest of corn nation to be supportive if you have a friend that is in a relationship like this. No man ever has the right to beat or hurt a woman and the same goes the other way. If you feel the need to do that SEEk help because help is out there.

If you do know somebody that is in a relationship like that, there is no secret word to help or act that will make it all be better. All you can really do is be supportive and be there for that person. Also as much as you would love to beating on the guy hurting the woman is against the law and definitely not going to help. In fact it can only hurt in the long run.

Sorry that this is a very rough draft but it is very hard to type this kind of article. Just please keep my friend in your prayers.

Some videos from Lincoln and Lawrence.

2009-11-16T23:13:32Z

Here are some videos and photos from Memorial Stadium in Lincoln and Saturday's game in Kansas. One video shows Memorial Stadium before the FAU and OU games as well as quite a few close up shots of the team and coaches coming on and off the field. The other one is still pictures set to music.

I think the UNL band's announcer posted these at YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52ueA5wFZs8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUCw2uzsjAM

I think it's cool to see Pelini and the players up close.

Week 11 Observations

2009-11-14T03:00:03Z

1. Upset Alert: Cincy vs. West Virginia. The Bearcats are powerful on offense, but at some point the BCS gods always get help from their lucky stars by virtue of a Championship game "wrench" losing down the stretch. The Mountaineers are 7-2, and capable of pulling off a shocker. Cincy 21 WVU 24

2. Kansas has the guns to pull off its own upset down in Lawerence against Bo and company. They are desperate for a win, and the entire state of Kansas will be pulling for the Jayhawks. (K-State probably more than anyone). However, if the defense performs like what I witnessed in Lincoln Saturday night…Rock Chalk Nation has a snowballs chance in hell of winning. The KU defense is porous, and with the Big Red rejuvinating the power I-formation, we could finally see some points from the hapless Husker offense.

3. Iowa will get destroyed. Ohio State isn’t that great, in fact they arent even the best team in Ohio. (Cincy) However, the Hawkeyes probably didn’t know just how much Ricky Stanzi meant to this team. They will find out Saturday in the Horseshoe, as the true freshman Vanden-something gets his first start ever. This could be a nightmare ending to what was a magical season for Iowa.

4. Heisman gets even more muddied. As if it weren’t disgusting enough already! This years race has been a joke. The sad part is that if NU doesn’t lose to Iowa State and V.Tech, Suh is easily at the top of this years list. Think about it: What better year to pick a defensive guy than a season where no offensive players seem to want to step up and shine? The Husker offense swirling into a daze couldn’t have come at a worse time, during a season of defensive dominance…led by big Mr. Suh. What a shame.

5. Charlie Weis makes it official. With another loss this week against 12th ranked Pitt, this should be the final straw in the case to get rid of Chuck in South Bend. Catholics everywhere will rejoice in Indiana, as a beat-down on national television will finally make the decision easy for the Irish athletic dept. I guess when you have your own television network, you also have to deal with losing every week in front of millions of viewers.

Nebraska Commit Andrew Rodriguez Chosen for Army All-America Bowl

2009-10-31T13:52:02Z

By now, y'all are probably really getting sick of the K-State fan coming over here and talking about your recruits, but I had to share this one with you. Nebraska OL commit Andrew Rodriguez, from my hometown of Aurora, Nebraska, was chosen to play in the Army All-America Bowl in San Antonio. I strongly suggest you watch the first video on that link, where A-Rod puts on his All-America jersey and addresses the Aurora High School crowd. He's a great kid, he's come a long way, and he hasn't forgotten the people that helped him get there. I hope for the best for this guy at Nebraska.

Tailgating in Waco

2009-10-27T13:57:52Z

Attending the Husker at Baylor Game this weekend, need to find a Husker freindly tailgate. We will be attending a Friday Night High School game North of Dallas, the Husker game on Saturday then the Cowboys on Sunday. Travelling light, won't have a lot to contribute except tailgate MARGARITA'S. Father/Son trip, 2 dads, 2 boys ages 12 and 13, ALL FOOTBALL ALL THE TIME!

GO HUSKERS

how 'bout dem Cowboys

See ya on Saturday!

RedRaider fan of Husker Fans!

2009-10-23T01:56:51Z

Me and a few friends drove from DFW to Lincoln last week and I have to say....I was totally amazed. I had heard stories about how good the Nebraska fans were but what we experienced was incredible. Before the game at Buffalo Wild Wings, several times Husker fans got up from their table...walked to ours...introduced themselves, thanked us for coming to Lincoln, and wished us good luck. After the game...we got high fives....knuckle-bumps and all sorts of congrats from Husker fans, bartenders, etc... Y'all have something to be very proud of up there. We promise to bring some of that same spirit down to Lubbock next time we're out there. Go Huskers!

Blackshirt tradition never dies

2009-10-22T06:03:19Z

Oh, enough with the Blackshirt talk. Enough. It's only a nickname and a point of pride for our starters now; tradition. Charlie McBride isn't here to hand a defender that practice jersey, with Osborne overseeing the grand moment. This tradition started with the likes of players like Broderick Thomas, who looked like he was going to hurt whoever he hit on every play. That attitude kept Nebraska in the hunt for the Big Eight every year despite abysmal offenses that only scored twice in some games. If continued publicly, this tradition risks inflating the egos of some very mediocre Huskers. However, if discontinued, seems like an affront to the fans of Cornhusker football. No more talk about this. It's lose-lose and pointless to argue..........at least until celebrating a conference championship.............Go Bugeaters

Ask A Cyclone

2009-10-22T03:28:03Z

Husker Fans,

I wanted to open up the floor to give you a chance to ask questions about the Iowa State Cyclones. If there's anything you want to know about the team, coaching staff, school, etc., feel free to ask! I will do my best to check a couple of times a day.

I also sent some questions to the writers of Corn Nation, and hope to have those responses up on Clone Chronicles later this week.

Looking forward to the matchup this weekend, and looking forward to answering your questions!

Conspiracy?

2009-10-20T20:39:58Z

I just went to vote for Ndamukong Suh for Heisman on Nissan's website, but I had to write his name in! Considering he's in the lead by a mile over everyone else (and Tebow and other "front runners" are still listed as choices), I found it intriguing that Suh wasn't a choice. Is this just a glitch, or is this a conspiracy to slow down Suh's voters?? Or am I reading too much into it?

Six Husker Woes

2009-10-19T13:26:42Z

I've decided to compile a short and sweet list of the top 6 reasons we are where we are...in the gutter.

#1. Husker fans are TOO loyal at times. I don't care if TO is AD or not...when you have the sellout streak that we do...you don't REALLY worry about your football program. Sure, we'd like to get back to mid-90s form, but it's not as if UNL is hurting for cash right now and at the end of the day, it's all business. If we had a pro team, or at least another division 1-A college team, I guarantee that would snap some necks in Lincoln and it wouldn't take a decade to bring us back from the dead.

#2. Watson needs to go. If I see another shotgun QB option draw keeper BS 3 yard weak lame shit play, I will make myself barf while hanging upside down so that my stomach acids runs down into my eyes and blinds me. The play calling at NU has never been the sorta thing to turn heads across the country, but the past few games it has been downright smelly turd. I can tell you the three general plays that we run every god damn game. The previously mentioned vomit inducing shotgun QB option where Lee can keep the ball or hand it to Helu depending on what he sees is #1. #2 is about a 4 yard out pattern where the WR/TE makes the weakest fake like he's going to run a shallow slant, then backs towards the sideline waiting for Lee to throw it at his knees which means no chance in hell that he'll be able to run with the ball. The 3rd play is a WR screen that has worked once in the history of football, yet coaches still call it because (I'm guessing here) it looks like a big ding-a-ling on the playsheet and that makes Watson giggle.

#3. Lee is afraid. He's afraid to lose his job. He's afraid to make mistakes that cost us the game. He's the exact opposite of that Ganz/Favre mentality where you force the issue, which results in a few more INTs, but also a few more TDs. Lees stats at the moment read like this: 1213 yards, 10 TDs, 3 INTs. QB rating: 141.8. That doesn't look half bad. He completed 73% of his passes against Tech. That's not bad. The problem is, he averaged 8 yards per completion. Sheffield averaged over 10. It doesn't seem like a big diff, but it is. Sheffield stretched the field. He took chances. He was confident that he could squeeze it in, and if he didn't, his wideouts would make a play...and they did...twice on the first drive they may amazing catches even though there was great coverage on the play. That's the biggest problem with Lee. The other major concern has been noted by every Husker fan with a pulse, and that's that Lee can't go through his progressions, he stares down wherever the ball is going, and I don't see Green doing any better. The diff is...Gree has time to get better, Lee doesn't. I say bench him now and prepare for the future.

#4. Our players don't believe in the Husker tradition. I see the fire in Pelini and most of the rest of the staff. I don't see it in our players. I just got done watching highlights of the 1998 Orange Bowl against Tennessee. It was night and day compared to who we have this year. Callahan and his players thought this was an NFL type gig where a winning record got you paid. The current crop of players might be suffering from the mentality of, "as long as we're bettern than Callahan". That's fine the first year..not the second. No fire, no effort, no determination, no balls. Suh, Helu, and a few others are the exception..but anyone who watched the Tech game saw that our guys just lack that undying enthusiasm to compete and win.

#5. We believe the hype. When we're ranked #15, we believe it. When we're ranked #40, we believe it. We need to not worry about that shit and go play the game like we're the better team. I guarantee that a lot of our guys thought Tech was a worse team because of their ranking. In my opinion, they were VERY under-rated, and they should probably be the #15 team after saturday. The point is...we lay down and die for bigtime teams. We expect to roll over unranked teams. We are too tied up in what others think of us. Maybe all college teams are like this, but it doesn't change the fact that it's hurtful to our team and we need to only concern ourselves with one thing. Wins.

#6. We don't play to our strengths. We allowed 25 yards rushing on 25 carries against Tech. Yet they were able to pass on us with ease. I know that's their gameplan, but that's also where our strengths and weaknesses lie. We lost to VT because of our pass defense. If VT had a better passing QB, they wouldn't of needed a last second bomb to pull out the win. They had chances. The holes in our secondary are there. Missouri couldn't exploit it because of the rain, and the rest of the teams we played were junk. The only reason TT didn't put up gaudy numbers is because our D-line is fantastic and we got good pressure on their QB. Our poor secondary will get burnt again though. I don't know if it's defensive play calling, player ability, or that we're just not gellin, but it's flawed. So the whole point of this rant....if your secondary is crap and your D-line is amazing...we need to be in a nickel/dime/quarter defense every god damn play. I don't care who we're playing. Giving up a long pass play right before halftime to TT because of a SINGLE missed tackle is unacceptable. What kind of defensive play calling is that? You need to have dudes deep...especially against Tech. Did we really suspect a run in that situation? So sad.

Doomed By History: What LSU Fans Need to Learn From Nebraska.

2009-10-19T06:11:16Z

Note to my friends at Corn Nation: This is not intended as a slight against you in any way - it is a message to my fellow Tiger fans but I would appreciate your insight. Thanks - Henry Ball

"I will not let Nebraska gravitate into mediocrity" said Steve Pederson, then Athletic Director at the University of Nebraska, after firing head coach Frank Solich in 2003.

Steve Pederson had acquiesced to the outcry from the loudest corn-critics; those that impatiently demanded an immediate return to the final days of Tom Osborne's tenure when the Corn Husker Nation was awarded three national championships in four years.

Those voices were dismissive of the success Solich had enjoyed - National Runner-up and Fiesta Bowl Champion in his second year, two division and one conference championship in his first four years and 58 wins in six years, which was better than both of his predecessors, Tom Osborne and Bob Devaney who are in the College Football Hall of Fame - claiming that he had enjoyed that success 'only because of Tom Osborne’s recruits'.

To make matters worse, Solich had rebounded from a disappointing 7-7 2002 campaign that was crowned by a loss in the independence Bowl to up-and-coming Eli Manning's Ole Miss Rebels.

In 2003 Solich got Nebraska off to a 5-0 start with wins versus Oklahoma State and Penn State before suffering its first loss to conference foe Missouri. That loss rattled the nay-sayers and the 'Fire Frank' campaign was in high gear.

Despite finishing the year with a very respectable 9-3 record and invitation to the Alamo Bowl and a top 20 ranking Steve Petersen made the move and infamous statement mentioned above.

Read the Entire Article: (And see what lesson we can learn)

The four biggest problems that I see

2009-10-19T01:10:23Z

After the game was over and my jaw was picked up from the floor from the shock it took. Started to rant, rave, and throw things in glorious rage. After I was told to shut up from the wife drank my problems away. Wanted to write a post right then and there but waited until i can go over the game with a somewhat cool head.

First problem is something that I haven't realy heard mention, Offensive leadership. On the other side of the ball there is tons and tons of leaders. Def line alone has Suh, Turner and in a way Allen and Crick. Not to mention Asante, Dillard and O'Hanalon. On Offense their is really no vocal, get on my back and lets go type of player. We had that in Swift and Ganz and so many other seniors. In fact there is only one senior starting in Hickman, which is great, for 2010 season. This season nobody on offense has taken that step and it is really hurting us.

Second is so aggravating to me its damn near painful, the penelties. Most of them fall directly on the olines lap, with the holding and fast starts. Even hickman got some and he has the ball! When you throw in the delay in games and illegel substution it just is enough to drive you to drink. ( more than usual that is, right blight? ) They must be at least corrected a little to even begin to move foward to a better program.

Third is catching the ball pure and simple. Paul has been OK at times and I'm real happy that Brooks is doing so well this year but everybody else, sorry just not going to cut it. Kinnie and Guyllien have flat out dropped the ball. Somebody please put out an a.p.b. for Holt because wow he has Sucked after the first game. Bell and Cooper are to raw and we really haven't seen to much of anybody else. Its been brought up that where are the tight ends and I totally agree with that. hell go to three or four tight end sets if you have too. It can't hurt.

Four is the run. Yes we are very thin at the running back position but notice I said run. Where are the qb draws and some spread plays just to open up the box a bit? How about some play action bombs to spread out the field a little to get a running play open. how many runs did we see this weekend where the rb was touched before he got to the line of scrimmage because the lbs were not respecting the pass. Or really even a commitment to being physical with the ball?

There are a lot of things you can find fault with yesterdays game, save Suh and most of the def. It will be an interesting week that is for sure.

Poll

What is Neb number one problem?

Offensive leadership

9 votes

Penalties

6 votes

Catching the Ball

5 votes

20 votes | Poll has closed

Good ESPN Article on Nebraska Commit Andrew Rodriguez

2009-10-17T04:03:03Z

Hey Huskers, most of you probably know me as the K-State blogger here on SB Nation, but in a former life I was a kid growing up in Aurora, Nebraska. A friend pointed me toward this excellent article about Aurora offensive lineman Andrew Rodriguez, who will be a Husker next fall. He's been a key player for an Aurora team that won the Class B state championship last season and may be on its way to doing so again this season.

The article focuses on A-Rod's interesting history, growing up in Spanish Harlem before moving to Aurora. My dad still teaches at Aurora High School and says that not only is the kid an outstanding athlete, but he's as nice of a kid as you'd ever want to meet. I'll be hoping for the best for this guy, even if he is wearing scarlet and cream.

my picks for this weekend

2009-10-17T03:04:28Z

Baylor vs iowa st..... Um going to go with they cy team just that eventually they should win a game.

Ku vs the slightly struggling buffs..... Neither team has played inspired def so have to go with jayhawks because at least they now who there qb is.

mizzou vs okie st..... Have to go with the tiggers, okie st has just looked flat this year

atm vs ksu... move along nothing to see here, but if you do ugh um atm in a pillow fight

south car vs Alabama... I'm a ball coach fan and HATE Nick Satan so a piece of me will die by picking alabama

so cal vs the most overrated team in the nation.....please please please fire weiss, hope the irish get blown out, by over a hundred, by the first quarter. Please

Va tech vs the triple option team... have to vote for the hokies to make us look better

the red river game.... I lost a bet so I have to wear a longhorn shirt and please feel sorry for me. Longhorns by at least a td

neb vs leach's pirates.... By at least two tds if Suh steps up his game ( according to the sporting news )

proper fan ettiquete

2009-10-16T02:20:37Z

If any of you was still up for that awesome mizzou game did you get a chance to go to rock em nation? Well somebody did that was a husker fan and to put it bluntly, was an ass. So before another game happens please remember these rules of thumbs.

1.) Would you talk like that in front of your mother and grandmother? This person was using languege that made me blush and my mouth is horrible. SO before you put your foot in mouth think of what to say.

2.) Would you like somebody to talk about your team in the same manner if losing? This is the easiest one of all because if you don't know what its like to have an opposingng fan base be rude as possible. Ask a husker fan that went to a game where Ksu or Cu spanked us nasty. Had a relative called a w***e and worse while somebody else vandalized a husker fan car at a Cu game once. in case your wondering this is not proper behaviour for a true fan to act.

3.) Are you representing your team in a proper fashion? Bo may be a little bit cocky and lets just say he can be gruff but he wouldn't call anybodies fans f****ng Hillbillies ( sorry had to do it ) So if our head coach doesn't do it than we shouldn't either.

So in short its ok to brag about your team but just don't be an ass about it.

Menelik Holt Problems?

2009-10-14T22:05:20Z

I'm hearing rumors Holt has been kicked off the team. Yeah probably violation of team rules and thats all we'll hear. HMMMM discipline problems in Lincoln? Oh no say it isnt sooo......... Something isnt right down there if this is true. Lets hope Iam hearing wrong but I heard about Castille a couple days ahead of time. Guess we need some Nannys down there? Kids cant act like adults? OHH Geez c'mon guys!! We're better than this.

Coverage Map for Texas Tech @ Nebraska

2009-10-14T21:55:18Z

Here's the coverage map for the games this weekend. May your coverage be blue and your team red. Click the map for a clearer image of the map.

Ask a Red Raider

2009-10-14T12:19:22Z

I've invited folks from Double-T Nation over to Corn Nation to help out as I'm going to be pretty busy for most of the week and my schedule probably isn't going to allow me to answer questions like I would in a normal week.

Ask all your questions about the Texas Tech Red Raiders, offense, defense, special teams, coaching, etc., and what you can expect to see this week against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

The pain of Colorado should be reminder of what Husker fans went thru

2009-10-14T02:31:08Z

For those of you who have watched the agony that has been the Buffaloes this year. Your more than likely a person of one or two camps, either your a glutton for punishment or gleeful of a fallen foe. I'm a little bit of both truth to be told. But no matter what your opinion is you have to admit that there is a lot of similarties to what they are going thru and what we did a few years ago. Week end and week out both of the teams under performed and was just plain lousy. Defense was a joke, turnovers were abundant and the coaching staff was shoveling manure and saying that it was fine to walk thru. How many times did we hear Callahan say that it wasn't the coaching staffs fault or something along those lines. You hear the same things coming from Hawkins. The trouble is we had Dr. Tom and they have nobody like that.

Dr. Tom came back to our program to be our saviour and you could almost hear a sigh of relief coming from the entire Husker nation. CU sadly has nobody that can be that savior and whats worse they may not have the funding to get a top flight coach or to buy out Hawk's contract. So even if the buffaloes go win less in the rest of their games you may see the head coach back again next year.

To truly understand how bad they are just look at some facts, there strength it seems is the running game. So they pass it more than run. Def is awful as well so a strong running game will help that side of the ball, but again they PASS more than run. Which was a downfall of Callahan if I remember correctly. Burned a redshirt for the same guy two years in a row and the season is all ready pretty much in the tubes, Hmm remind you of anyone. There are lots of other reasons why they suck but there is one core reason of all the problems, management.

I hope that they can pull themselves out of this problem. Just don't see how its going to happen and it will take a long, long time to fix