I’m not exactly enthused by the news that Nebraska football is going to try and get back to the basics.
I get it though. If you don’t have to think, then all you have to do is react. See your read. Do your job.
From Brian Christopherson of Nebraska 24/7 on his round-table article with Coach Erik Chinander he said the following about what their plans going into the spring:
Chinander explained during the interview that the plan going into the spring was to install less. “We’re going to get really good at the things we want to get good at. We’re going to get people good at playing different positions. We want to play fast and we want to play physical and we want to have great knowledge of the system so we can communicate and have proper leverage in tackling, and the guys can fly around a little bit more.”
I suggest reading the entire article, there is a lot there. Frost even had some things to say about the offense.
Ideally the “get good at the basics” should have happened in year one. A little less ideally, it should have happened in year two. Definitely not ideally, it ended up happening in year three.
Maybe in a way this is the coaching staff admitting that they made a mistake by trying to install too much offense/defense.
So with that plan it appears that losing spring football is going to be really tough on Nebraska compared to other programs that have an established mentality and understanding of their system.
Just Leaving This Here
If you're a Nebraska fan, watch this video. Every second. This is from the 2000 Notre Dame game and this video does not disappoint. #Huskers pic.twitter.com/88HOU0MIIY
— Dan Corey (@DanCorey1011) March 24, 2020
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The Best Things I Saw On The Internet This Week
Data tracking project on COVID cases by state.
— Jeffrey Robb (@jeffreyrobb) March 25, 2020
Nebraska: As flat as any state. https://t.co/bS5hCsfeAV pic.twitter.com/WSnPfoED1g
Let’s keep it trending this way, Nebraska. Stay home! https://t.co/w0V8d3mHZN
— Senator Megan Hunt (@NebraskaMegan) March 26, 2020
She was doing #chemotherapy & couldn’t leave the house because of the threat of #coronavirus so her line sisters showed up outside her house & standing a safe distance from her + each other, sang her a song
— Watch The Yard (@watchtheyard) March 23, 2020
Full video: https://t.co/qqF5ASI1tI
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Working from home has its dangers. Be careful out there.
— Mike Farrell (@rivalsmike) March 22, 2020
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This guy has just won the internet. pic.twitter.com/wQWvKw4jco
— Teeta (@anitamassey86) March 25, 2020