Friday Flakes: A Nebraska Football Scouting Advantage

When looking at the Nebraska football team there are clear disadvantages all over the place. This is not to say that there are not. However, you go with the guys that you have. You work with the ingredients in your kitchen. You...

Well you get it.

Today at the media session with Coach Frost, which lasted approximately four minutes, he was asked how pre-season Heisman hopeful Adrian Martinez looked this week at practice. His answer was as follows:

“Adrian looks like he has dark hair and weighs about 225 pounds. That’s how he looks.”

Some could say that he is merely losing his patience with the media and the constant questions (which is their job). I however think the answer is just an example of some gamesmanship.

Out of all of the warts which surround the 2019 Nebraska football season one thing that has become clear to me is that Nebraska has three very capable and talented quarterbacks. Now if Adrian Martinez is completely healthy, then he is number one. However, he may not be healthy.

So there is the advantage. Which quarterback does Purdue need to prepare for? There is only so much time that these coaches can spend at practice preparing for a game that it would be much easier if they knew which quarterback they would be seeing.

The packages of plays for the three quarterbacks are likely different, even though the coaches might not say so. Luke McCaffrey is not running the same stuff as Adrian Martinez and Noah Vedral.

So there you go. Nebraska has a scouting advantage. Three very capable and talented quarterbacks and Purdue does not know which one they will be seeing.

Now, it would be more ideal if they weren’t all hurt.

Get Used to the Fred Hoiberg Shot Chart

This is how basketball is played in the NBA. They believe the mid-range jump shot is the worst shot in basketball. It is either shots at the rim or three pointers. I present to you, the first-half shot chart from the Nebraska game against Doane (as a Nebraska Wesleyan alum I guess I’m supposed to hate them).

Tim Miles Stays Classy

This says a lot about Tim Miles. While he probably has his qualms about Nebraska, he obviously cares about the people that he got to meet during this time here. To be honest, if I was fired by Nebraska, it might be hard to be like him.

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Sports! Sports! Sports!

Huskers click in final tune-up
A few early nerves added up to a slow start, but Nebraska basketball’s offense kicked into gear midway through the first half in a 91-63 exhibition win over Doane Univeristy on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Husker Quick Hits: Questions about Dismuke, Martinez and cleats
The Huskers wrapped up their week of work inside the Hawks Championship Center on Thursday, with Scott Frost addressing the media a final time before the game at Purdue.

Here's the complete rundown of what was said:

'Full steam ahead' for Husker Cubes after 'surreal' situation
The quips of Mario Verduzco have oft been enjoyed by the Husker fan base, but as he drove home Saturday night with his better half, he bet two words didn't even escape his mouth.

No Update on Martinez as Huskers Head to Purdue | Hail Varsity
If you woke up this Halloween morning hoping for one treat above any other––an update on Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez––trick's on you.

Slow Start, Strong Finish for Huskers in Exhibition Win over Doane | Hail Varsity
The Fred Hoiberg era got off to a sluggish start on Wednesday night as Nebraska fell behind 10-2 out of the gates against NAIA Division II Doane in an exhibition game.

Kevin Durant says Draymond Green altercation factored into decision to leave Warriors
Kevin Durant said his altercation with Draymond Green in November was one of many factors that ultimately led him to leave the Golden State Warriors for the Brooklyn Nets in free agency.

How the Cardinals' Kyler Murray uses chess to stay (at least) one step ahead
Michael Staten saw it before anyone else did.

How Kyler Murray outthought and outmaneuvered his opponents. How Murray processed information, quickly solving problems. How he won gracefully and humbly and led by example. How he became popular despite being soft-spoken.

And Staten saw Murray win. A lot. But not on the football field. Not on the baseball diamond either.

No, Staten witnessed all of these traits while Murray sat behind a chessboard.

“STICK TO SPORTS!” Nah.

This Portuguese chapel is decorated with 5,000 human bones--Aleteia
Many medieval churches host spooky collections of bones, also known as “ossuaries,” from the Latin “ossum” (bone). But none can perhaps rival the eerie decoration of the Capela dos Ossos, literally Chapel of Bones, a small chapel in the Portuguese city of Evora adorned with 5,000 bones.

Footbridges grow from trees in the Indian state of Meghalaya
A photographer visits ‘the abode of the clouds,’ an Indian state where bridges woven from living tree roots look like props from Lord of the Rings.

The Very First Stars Formed Too Fast For Our Cosmological Models, New Evidence Shows
When we think about the formation of the entire freaking Universe, one of the biggest questions concerns the birth of the very first stars. It's thought that stars began appearing in the first 100 million years after the Big Bang, and we've seen some really old stars; but the processes that created them from the primordial Universe soup are a big mystery.

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A Corn Nation Contest

The person who gives me the best response to this tweet wins....

at life.

My response was “Mike Riley is Nebraska’s new coach.” Pretty terrifying if you ask me.

The Best Thing(s) I Saw On The Internet This Week

Our friends over at Crimson Quarry were fully embracing the Nebraska hate they were receiving last week after their AD complained about the lack of respect. I don’t blame them.