StoneTempleHusker said:

Fantastic.

You are now an Iowa 8-4 fan who'll end up in the Citrus Bowl and get embarrassed by an SEC team.

Hey, at least you only get your shit pushed in once or twice a year.

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SLOHusker said:

UTEP: win
Colorado: win (maybe a bit closer though)
N Iowa: win
Illinois: win
Purdue: win
Rutgers: win
Indiana: loss
Ohio St: loss

So records can be deceiving. NU was never a better team despite our record. NU is also 2-5 playing their schedule coming into the game.

My larger point is this loss really shouldn't be a surprise. Our offense is anemic. We need Satt to be replaced. Raiola has arm talent but is showing us there are deficiencies in his current game that he needs to work on and opposing staffs are exposing it. Haarberg should get more playing time, as should Kaelin.
Yes, this might have been the most winnable game on paper. But they also run a scheme and had a game plan that worked perfectly against us with players that can accomplish it.
It's entirely possible that we match up better against the remaining teams than we did with UCLA. But again, we need to fix the offense to have a chance to win those games.

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c3o said:

Wasn’t Cade McNamara the QB for those losses? I’m not sure. I don’t watch them. But I did last night and they looked like how we need to look as far as identify. I don’t care about their history or really anything about them. Just that they looked impressive last night

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The_Man_Behind_The_Man said:

I get what you’re saying and I definitely don’t want our team to be what Iowa is over the last 25 years. The fact remains we are not even at Iowa’s level.

We flat out suck on game day. It isn’t because we aren’t talented or have the resources…we do! Each year we have everything to at least be a 7-5 team or better except this program is lazy, is never prepared, has no urgency to win, the culture sucks! It has sucked really since the end of the Pelini era. Nebraska Football will suck until new blood changes the culture. I think it has to start with replacing players that are underperforming/constantly screwing up and getting rid of some assistants.

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c3o said:

Could be a million different variables. Might be Thomas, could be the system, could be the kid is a bitch. Who knows?

Just that we’ve seen enough to know that this team isn’t better and is showing 0 signs of becoming better. That is empirical

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StoneTempleHusker said:

Dude, they are 5-3 with embarrassing losses to Michigan State and Ohio State with a 25th year coach.

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Meanfarmer3160 said:

You know what your right Iowa is shit. So what's that make Nebraska? Silly....stupid pathetic.

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StoneTempleHusker said:

Not sure I give a shit about the eternal 7-5 or 8-4 Kirk Ferentz football team.

They accept complete mediocrity and occasional Top 25 appearances.

We suck. But being Iowa suck is a whole other level of suck and cope.

Dude is in his 25th season as head coach, is 201-122 and has never won an outright B10 Championship and never even finished in the Top 10 of the polls at the end of any season.

There is suck, and then there is accepting 25 years of mediocre results at best and bragging about it suck.

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c3o said:

You know, if Jeff sims wasn’t a turn over machine the offense would have been decent. That bozo just gave the ball away. If he could have ran that system clean I think we would have had a nice record last year.

Iowa is playing a dual threat and their offense loooks like a version of osbornes. I’m jealous.

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RedBaloneyPony said:

If he transfers good riddance, kid has talent but lacks some fire in his belly, also doesn’t know when to put some zip on the ball, you shouldn’t need to be coached that at this level

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Joedaly said:

This is what I though Rhule wanted to do, but he doesn't have the discipline to stick to it. He talks about wanting to be this way but then hires a staff that doesn't have this mindset. We need a coach with a killer instinct who knows how to stick to his plan. The one thing Iowa is good at is they don't try and be something they are not. That's the problem Wisconsin is having right now as well. I don't want to accept being a 8-4 or 7-5 team and want to keep trying until we figure it out, but have no faith in our current administration to make the right choice.

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TarheelHuskerFan said:

You can’t see the receivers down field on tv so you assume they’re not getting any separation.. then haarberg comes in and stands in the pocket like a boss and hits multiple receivers in their hands in clutch time. Something’s up with raiola

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Meanfarmer3160 said:

It's all RHULE'S fault everything....he is the hmfic

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WHCSC said:

But he’s the QB coach and if DR is regressing isn’t that on Thomas?

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Huskers123456 said:

I would be shocked if he isn't here next year. His entire family is now tied to the program. Brother. Sister. Uncle. Short of something crazy happening and Rhule gets fired, I don't see it.

I don't think hes too slow to move around. I think he is confused and unsure of himself, plus is obviously injured. I think this is what pressure does to a person. It's why making a bowl game was so important to show a tiny bit of progress. But Rhule f'd that up. Every DC we play knows Raiola, our receivers, and coaches have no answer for pressure. Only way to stop it is consistent running. Was the opposite last year. We needed those long PA passes to try and slow it down. This year need to grind them out or slip by that pressure for some chunk runs.

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