That’s a quote that Cowherd is always saying and it rings true. Sure there are games when well coached teams get punched In the mouth first but game after game we are slow out of the gate.

Saturday after the first quarter when had 3 offensive plays Greg Sharpe made the comment that with UCLA you just have to withstand the onslaught of scripted plays before you can get to them slowed down. I like Rhule but man we look embarrassingly unprepared week in and week out.

Hire the very best AD from the very best football school.

Let him do his thing.

No matter the cost.

Beyond the question of how athletic or talented guys are, or how good the schemes are, the team plays like it's afraid to lose. So much of that is due to the constant mention of "years since blah blah blah". It affects every team. Georgia has a mental issue with Alabama. They come out looking out of sorts every time they play Alabama.

Best thing to do to get out of that issue is say eff it. We don't care about the bowl streak. Just focus on being better everywhere, all the time. And the fans and media need to stop wallowing in it. Stop talking curses or poo pooing over a coach that was fired and wasn't very good to begin with. The team absorbs all that.

Part of the reason for the comeback was the game felt lost and the team visibly relaxed. As the comeback narrowed to a possible win, they tensed up again. Missed extra point, etc.
Satterfield's play-calling, slow DBs, and Raiola missing wide open receivers matters. Those are fixable things. Nobody can go back and make the Frost years better. Forget they happened and focus entirely on this year, these games and not years past.

Get that psychological monkey off the back of the program. Indiana hasn't been good forever and I guarantee you their players feel completely unaffected by what happened before they arrived.

....and trust me, I'm STOPPING at 10...
1.Wasted a great recruiting weekend
2. Proves SO FAR that we can't carry positive from 1 week to the other
3.We apparently have a meek team
4. Our coaches have no fire in the belly mentality
5. we have played well TOGETHER one time all year
6.This staff is wasting the good will of the faithful
7.the aftergame presser....call it as it is...'currently, we stink...we'll show you when that changes'
8.WE PLAY LIKE WE EXPECT TO LOSE
9.I could have golfed instead of watching
10.I have no reason or desire to hope for ANYTHING different...

Can a smart person help me understand why Indiana is going off each week?

He is cheating. somehow.

Why is Satterfield calling plays?

Thomas has 10 times the experience and has proven he can develope a formable rushing attack. Satterfield's resume shows he loves to pass.

Thomas believes in the same game plan as Rhule.

These are the starting QB s for all BIG teams at the start of the 2024 season:

Michigan: Warren SR
Iowa: Mcnamara SR
UCLA: Garbers SR
Indiana: Rourke SR
Oregon: Gabriel SR
NW: Wright SR
Purdue: Card SR
tOSU: Howard SR
Wisconsin: Van Dyke SR
Rutgers: Kaliamanis SR
Washington: Rogers SR
Minnesota: Brosmer SR
Illinois: Altmyer JR
Maryland: Edwards JR
USC: Moss JR
Penn State: Allar JR
Mich. State: Chiles SO
Nebraska: Raiola FR

My point is that our inconsistent play, as well as our record, is mainly due to the fact that we have a 19-year-old true freshman QB leading our team while the rest of the conference is led by senior and junior QBs who are three or four years older and considerably more experience. Our problems are not mainly due to poor coaching or play calling or our OL. They're mainly due to the disparity in experience and age between our QB and theirs. If Rourke was our QB and DR was Indiana's we might be undefeated, and they would be 5-4 (or worse).

Michigan, UCLA, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Washington, NW and Maryland all has either the same or worse records than us ever with much more experienced QBs. Mich. St. has a sophomore QB with a worse record than us. This says to me that our coaching staff is doing a pretty good job considering the above differences.

So, let's be realistic and get off MR and Satterfield's back. If they had chosen to get an experienced QB in the portal (like McCord) and start him, DR would be backing up Beck at Georgia now. Would you have preferred that?
Rhule is building something for the future that will last, and a struggling DR is a big part of that.

Game story on Nebraska WBB season opener via Nebraska Athletics:

Lincoln – Alexis Markowski set the school career record with her 41st double-double to lead six Huskers scoring in double figures, as the No. 23 Nebraska women's basketball team rolled to an 88-48 season-opening win over Omaha on Monday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Playing in front of 8,106 fans in a noon tip-off at PBA on opening day of the college basketball season, the Huskers got team highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds in just 21 minutes from the three-time All-Big Ten center Markowski. The Lisa Leslie and Naismith Trophy candidate hit 7-of-8 shots from the floor while adding two assists and a block for the Big Red.

Markowski's 10th rebound to secure the record-setting double-double came on a hustle play when she dove to the floor near the three-point line and passed the ball ahead while lying on her back to create an uncontested transition layup for teammate Natalie Potts with 6:45 left in the game.

Markowski added an offensive rebound and a putback 45 seconds later to end her day with six minutes left and Nebraska leading 75-36.

Potts, the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, matched Markowski with 14 points while hitting 6-of-8 shots including a buzzer-beating three-pointer to end the first half. The 6-2 sophomore added six rebounds while helping set the tone for the Huskers with stifling defense in the opening 20 minutes. Potts' three-pointer to close the half gave Nebraska a 47-15 lead at the break and put her in double figures with 10 first-half points.

Logan Nissley added 12 points in just 11 minutes off the bench, scoring on four three-point possessions despite hitting just one three-pointer while going 3-for-3 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free throw line. The sophomore guard, who was a member of the Big Ten All-Freshman team a year ago, added three assists, two steals and a block.

Freshman Petra Bozan contributed 12 points of her own in just 12 minutes. The 6-3 forward/center from Croatia went 5-for-7 from the field, including 2-for-2 from three-point range, while grabbing four rebounds for the Big Red.

Allison Weidner pitched in 11 points, three rebounds and two steals in her return to the starting lineup after a 55-game absence following a pair of season-ending knee injuries. Weidner hit 4-of-7 shots from the field while joining Potts and freshman guard Britt Prince in suffocating the Mavs with pressure defense.

Prince put six Huskers in double figures with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in her regular-season collegiate debut. The 5-11 guard out of Elkhorn North High School also dished out a game-high five assists and added two steals.

As a team, Nebraska hit 57.6 percent (34-59) of its shots from the field, including 5-of-15 (.333) three-pointers. The Big Red also knocked down 15-of-20 free throws. The Huskers won the rebounding battle, 38-30, and claimed the turnover war, 24-20.

The Huskers jumped out to an 18-2 lead, before the Mavs cut the margin to 21-11 at the end of the first quarter. Nebraska then posted a dominant 26-4 margin in the second quarter to take a 47-15 lead to halftime. The Big Red won the third quarter 17-15, before closing out the win with a 24-18 edge in the final period.

Omaha's Alana Powell led all scorers with 15 points off the bench on 6-of-9 shooting, while Grace Cave put two Mavs in double figures with 11 points.

Nebraska returns to home action on Saturday, when the Huskers take on Southeastern Louisiana. Tip-off with the Lady Lions is set for 1 p.m. (CT) with tickets available now at Huskers.com. The game will be available to subscribers of B1G+ and can be heard on the Huskers Radio Network. SLU features three returning All-Southland Conference players and have averaged 20 wins over the last two years, including a trip to the 2023 NCAA Tournament under conference coach-of-the-year Ayla Guzzardo.

Game Notes

• Nebraska's game with Omaha followed the annual Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally, which included more than 3,800 middle grade students and accompanying adults from 75 schools across the state.
• The 75 schools were a record for the event, which is in its sixth year being associated with a women's basketball game. A group of 15 came from Hemingford, Neb., which is a 385-mile drive to Lincoln.
• Nebraska's attendance of 8,106 marked the second-largest season-opening crowd in school history, trailing only a crowd of 9,750 against UCLA to open Pinnacle Bank Arena on Nov. 8, 2013. That game included the first Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally associated with women's basketball.
• Nebraska put six players in double figures for the first time since a 108-35 win over UNC Wilmington at PBA on Dec. 5, 2023 (Jaz Shelley-19, Alexis Markowski-18, Logan Nissley-18, Jessica Petrie-11, Natalie Potts-11, Darian White-11, Callin Hake-11).
• Nebraska improved to 48-3 all-time in its home season opener, including six consecutive victories.

I could tell by players body language we were going to lose. Absolutely no emotion. Looked like a Walking Dead episode

Isn't it best to have any RB get into a rhythm? In order for that to happen it requires him to get 5-8 rushes in a series or at least 4... Stay in for two or three series in row to get the OL and him in sync.

Can anyone think of a time when any of the RBs stayed in for more than 3 consecutive plays? I can think of once or twice, but after that third touch, he is running to the sideline.

Is it any wonder the rushing attack is horrendous?

Ohio State 80, #19 Texas 72
#14 Purdue 90, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 73
Michigan State 81, Monmouth 57
Maryland 79, Manhattan 49
Penn State 108, Binghamton 66
Wisconsin 85, Holy Cross 61
Northwestern 90, Lehigh 46
Iowa 89, Texas A&M-Commerce 67
Nebraska 87, Texas-Rio Grande Valley 67
Michigan 101, Cleveland State 53
Illinois 112, Eastern Illinois 67
USC 77, Chattanooga 51
Oregon 91, UC-Riverside 76
#22 UCLA 85, Rider 50

Standings
Nebraska (1-0)
Illinois (1-0)
Iowa (1-0)
Maryland (1-0)
Michigan (1-0)
Michigan State (1-0)
Northwestern (1-0)
Ohio State (1-0)
Oregon (1-0)
Penn State (1-0)
Purdue (1-0)
UCLA (1-0)
USC (1-0)
Wisconsin (1-0)
Indiana (0-0)
Minnesota (0-0)
Rutgers (0-0)
Washington (0-0)

Games for Tuesday, November 5
UC-Davis at Washington (9:00 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, November 9
Bethune-Cookman at Nebraska (7:00 PM - BTN+)

What is driving the lack of intensity the last few weeks? It takes a few punches for the team to show up. Is Rhule grinding them out too hard in practice? Do they not believe in themselves? Do they not buy into coaching? Something is amiss and hopefully Rhule can work to identify and fix the issue. But if you look back...

Illinois - Neb starts with ball. 5 play drive including Punt. Illinois - scores 7 immediately.
Purdue - (do Oklahoma drill pre-game because team is so flat). Statistically we are okay this game but special teams/red zone execution. Defense is top notch.
Rutgers - 10 play opening drive for offense. PUNT BLOCK. (Key defensive stop after giving them an 8 play drive)
Indiana - (do Oklahoma drill pre-game because team is so flat.) game over instantly due to crap special teams, defense and offense.
Ohio State- start with ball, sack/fumble then crappy punt. Massive defensive stop on 4th and 1 by defense.
UCLA- give up 14 play drive to start. Tied for their longest drive (play wise) of the year. Neb: first play is a 4 yard run. Next 6 plays go for 0 or 1 yards. Fortunately UCLA gives us a boneheaded unsportsmanlike to extend the drive.

Just awful execution. Every game the offense is bad. The defense alternates. And most games includes a special teams gaff.

The lack of preparedness and the lack of intensity is abysmal...what do we need to do to fix it?

Starting up the live game thread for tonight’s men’s basketball season-opener against Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Tip is slated for 7:01 p.m. Broadcast goes to B1G Plus.

November 4
#1 South Carolina 68, Michigan 62
#3 USC 68, #20 Mississippi 66
#5 UCLA 66, #17 Louisville 59
#18 Maryland 74, Maryland-Baltimore County 32
#23 Nebraska 88, Omaha 48
#25 Indiana 82, Brown 60
Penn State 90, Bucknell 68
Rutgers 85, Manhattan 79
Oregon 93, California Baptist 63
Minnesota 89, Central Connecticut State 48
Washington 95, Seattle 53

Standings
Nebraska (1-0)
Indiana (1-0)
Minnesota (1-0)
Oregon (1-0)
Penn State (1-0)
Rutgers (1-0)
UCLA (1-0)
USC (1-0)
Washington (1-0)
Maryland (1-0)
Illinois (0-0)
Iowa (0-0)
Michigan State (0-0)
Northwestern (0-0)
Ohio State (0-0)
Purdue (0-0)
Wisconsin (0-0)
Michigan (0-1)

Games for Tuesday, November 5
Cleveland State at #14 Ohio State (5:00 PM - BTN+)
Oakland at Michigan State (5:30 PM - BTN+)
Wright State at Wisconsin (6:30 PM - BTN+)

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, November 9
Southeastern Louisiana at Nebraska (1:00 PM - BTN+)

I constantly hear about how bad of a play caller he is, but I really believe that the entire offensive system is bad. Maybe someone can explain why our offense looks like backyard football where the QB drops back, runs around frantically, and tries to find someone open. There are very few plays I see that every other team in college runs such as out routes, slants, etc. Even the deep passes are basically hail Marys that the receiver needs to, as Rhule says, make a great play usually being doubled. Anybody else see this when watching?

I have no idea why but I swear we were a solid team until that point. Halftime of the CU game and it all changed.

Why don’t we seem to ever improve?

One of his players is a suspect ??!!
Deon doesn’t have a garage ?

Just saw the announcement. Will be interesting to see what his salary is. Perhaps this is why Rhule was saving some of that salary pool.

With the season already teetering on the brink of a total disaster, will Matt Rhule elect to:

Sit on the current hand, which is not looking good at this time. Or make changes to somehow get some momentum such as:

1. Take play calling duties away from Satterfield for the remainder of the season.

2. With Raiola likely seeing limited action, if any, will an offense be more run heavy with HH getting the call up from the bullpen?

3. Having a frank discussion with Tony White about dialing up the pressure on the opposing QB? This sitting back and letting other teams WRs have 10 yard cushions before the play even begins is a recipe for disaster.

Please feel free to add your thoughts on what you think will likely happen or should happen.

I'M ME AND I ENDORSE THIS MESSAGE!

Can anyone explain to me how Nebraska has more history, money, legacy, National Championships, better facilities, I can go on and on then 90 percent of all college football. However, teams like Indiana can turn a team around in 1 year. We have been trying to turn NU around for 20 years or more, yet we cannot even make a bowl game. I really think the answer lies deeper then just coaches and football. I think the entire administration is a complete mess. We have way too many folks going opposite directions. I am just curious if anyone else has insight why NU just cannot turn the corner. Maybe is the curse of Solich!

MR provided an injury update do DR15 on Monday. Info on the injury + Rhule's thoughts on the star freshman through his first nine games are in the story below.

Also included are a few additional injury updates: