Week 3 Husker Report Card: Southern Cal

by Husker Mike on Sep 16, 2007 2:08 PM CDT in Nebraska Husker Football

Remember when you were a kid and when you got a bad report card, the teacher would make your parents sign it? Well, this one probably needs to be signed by the Board of Regents since I'm not sure Harvey Perlman and Steve Pederson care at this point.

Offensive Line: C- Did a somewhat ok job on pass protection, but there was absolutely no room in the rushing game.
Running Backs: C- Marlon Lucky was tenative and ineffective against USC's speed and power. Cody Glenn gave a nice effort both in pass protection and in the power rushing game. When healthy, Glenn is simply Nebraska's best I-back.
Quarterback: B- Sam Keller did a nice job in the short passing game, though his stats were inflated after USC sent in their reserves.
Wide Receivers: B+ While they didn't stretch the field much, they caught the catchable passes while the game was still in reach. Their best game of the season by far.
Defensive Line: F This isn't even a borderline F...this F is as big as the holes that the USC offensive line opened on this crew.
Linebackers: D The play of Lance Brandenburgh and Phillip Dillard are the only reasons this group didn't get an F as well.
Secondary: C- Held up well in the few times USC needed to throw, but joined the rest of the team with missed tackles.
Special Teams: B- Well, our kickoff return teams got a lot of work this week...
Coaching: D+ Bill Callahan's game plan for throwing the ball kept the Huskers in the game early, but the Huskers struggled once again in the third quarter. Kevin Cosgrove has to answer a lot of questions about the Huskers incompetent tackling.
Overall: D- Huskers really only competed for the first 20 minutes against the top ranked Trojans.

Elsewhere in College Football:
Northern Iowa: A Congratulations to the State Champions!
Notre Dame: F 3 games, 0 offensive touchdowns.
Kansas: A Another week, another huge offensive performance.
Rest of Big XII: D+ Oklahoma State flops again, Texas struggles on road.
Big Ten: C- Ohio State was a bright spot. Badgers give up 31 to the Citadel? And the Hawkeyes??? Bahahaha...

Poll

How would you grade the Huskers against USC?

A (Outstanding!)

11 votes

B (Pretty good against the best team in the country)

4 votes

C (Kind of average)

17 votes

D (Disappointing)

126 votes

F (Horrible)

123 votes

I was too busy drinking to pay much attention.

21 votes

302 votes | Poll has closed

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One Other Grade

You give the rest of the Big 12 a D, yet those Missouri Tigers are 3-0, after an impressive win at...

Oh, hell, what am I saying. We schedule scrubs out of fear and then allow massive comebacks in the second half.

Still, I'd rather be a wussy 3-0 than a valiant 2-1.

See you in three weeks in CoMo. Might want to wear the same uniforms you wore on Saturday though, so it only looks like one offense torched you.

Have fun with Callahan for the next... ever!

by MizzouRobot @ Corn Nation on Sep 17, 2007 12:01 AM CDT reply actions

I see...

that 3 USC fans visited your blog. That is the only explanation for having 3 outstanding (A) votes.

by taflorom on Sep 17, 2007 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions

Husker Football 07

I have been a follower of the Huskers for about 45 years. I was born in a small southeastern Nebraska county seat and moved to Oklahoma when I was 3.

I've become a Sooner fan over the years but have always been a fan of the Cornhuskers as well. I have a lot of relatives in Nebraska so I have been visiting for years. As you can imagine, I made a lot of money from bets at work in the 80's and 90's and as a matter of fact, everyone (except one guy) quit betting me. The Huskers were unbeatable because of defense back then. That has really always been the strong hold.

I was just a little upset when the "Black shirts" looked like the Oklahoma State Cowboys defense. The Calahan plan on offense is great but we need to bring on sombody to coach the defense. I know USC is probably the best team in America but it could have been a much different game if the D would have just held on to the tackle and waited for others to help out. There is something wrong here and until that part gets fixed,we are in trouble.

What brought the Sooners back was hiring a defense minded coach and that is what keeps them going to BCS games.

Southern Husker

by Southern Husker on Sep 17, 2007 4:06 PM CDT reply actions