“Somebody has to start fighting for Nebraska”
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They called the penalty because it was a scoring play. They cost us the Illinois game when they called a TD an interception, when they both went over the goal line the receiver had control and then the defender took the ball after they hit the ground.
In the game yesterday, our receivers were being assaulted on every play downfield, preventing them from getting open. It's easy to cover someone if you can hang on them until the ball is thrown. Also, as usual, the holding on the Purdue OL was epic and rarely called.
One of the reasons we see so many more close games now is that the officials are keeping games close. Then oddly, as was the case in the Michigan and Ole Miss games yesterday, when a rated team is in danger of losing to a non-ranked team, the rated team gets the clubhouse call at the end of the game.
A competently officiated game yesterday ends up Nebraska 56-10. For Illinois, it would have been Nebraska 38-24.
Frost got a bunch of them for impersonating a head coach.
So far Satterfield has been ok. Better than last year but we have significant upgrades this year. With the exception of the Illinois we’ve outscored the opposing teams by a wide enough margin as to not let the bad calls affect the game.
Thats exactly how I saw it to. I was shocked they took that away from us.
0 points in a half with a 5-star QB (versus a D like Pur_ue) is inexcusable for an OC. Sorry, man.
Getting 7 there also changes the whole complexion of the game. We get ahead and I think we would have been more aggressive on O and D.
True. But every single drive went into Purdue territory. A phantom OPI call took away a TD and we missed three FG’s. I’m not a Satt fan, but none of those are on him.
Lance Leipold went off on Big 12 officials yesterday. He said he knew he was going to get fined but didn’t care.
Last card in his hand after the start they’ve had
0 for 6 on 3rd down conversions. Play calling can be highly questioned on AT LEAST 3 of them.
I’ve been skeptical of the conference having it out for Nebraska, but had the opinion below shared with me…
Nebraska has done nothing for the conference except bring our viewers. They have been a bottom feeder in the conference for several years now, but believe that most of those eyeballs are still tuning in for games. On the flip side, they don’t believe many new viewers would come on if Nebraska get’s somewhat respectable again, so they are likely the Big Red headed stepchild for the foreseeable future.
Do you think this could have something to do with the refs leaning heavily towards other teams that have more eyeball potential?
"bring viewers" is a pretty nice thing...most of the schools don't even do that.
Usc and ucla can't fill stadiums halfway. Put Purdue in there too. Half red
where there is smoke, there is usually some element of fire..
It wasn't really a problem until Frost started repeatedly mouthing off during the pandemic year, and while initially he had support, even from Ohio State saying something similar, it was the manner of disrespect and the open talk of trying to go around behind the B1G to schedule some games that really showed the difference in cultures.
Frost and Moose sort of acted like they could do whatever they wanted. That certainly didn't go over well with the B1G leadership and I'm betting there was some behind the doors talk of throwing us out. The AD was replaced and Trev was brought in to smooth over that mess, but the cultural mismatch still exists and both sides are aware of it.
That said, I don't believe that the refs are out to get us type thing, but Nebraska is not hugely valued in a conference that prioritizes education over athletics.
Purdue came to play at home. I said Satterfield has been ok, not great. I think the officiating was at an all time low…just pathetic. Ray Charles could have done better out there!
We had a TD taken away from an absolute $hit call. Yes the place kicking has been awful. Should been 10-13 points in the first half.
That whole situation was completely mishandled by the incompetent BIG commissioner at the time. He and the egg heads thought they were getting ahead of the curve by canceling the season prematurely. But when the other P5 conferences went through with the season it made the whole conference look stupid.
Jay Foreman said that call against Fidone on the TD was a flag before the ref reached for his pocket. Said the zebra saw the action and just assumed the illegal pick was going to happen. I would imagine at least one of the other refs had eyes on the phantom penalty as well. Are refs aware that they can just pick up a flag and announce no infraction occurred?
Purdues only defensive play was flagrant DPI, Huskers were getting dinged for ticky tack shit again.
Not nearly as bad as the Illinois/end of Colorado, but it’s about a pattern.
It’s uncanny that the team is somehow disciplined early in the game when they’re building a lead, but as soon as it’s the point of the game where the outcome is being decided, they’re getting called for everything.
It would feel conspiratorial, but I can’t recall the last time I watched a Huskers game where it felt like the announcers weren’t actively rooting for the opposing team.
I was just a child during the mid 90s, so I don’t remember the golden age, but I feel like there’s leftover bitterness from the rest of CFB enthusiasts over them being dominant during that stretch.
Remember, he just missed the 1st FG, BUT number 2 & 3 were on the long snapper and holder, The last 2 actually hit the ground before the holder received. We used 2 different Long snappers on Saturday. Can't wait for our #1 kicker to heal up.
To me it looked like the holder did a good job handling the bad snaps and getting them down. Kicker hit it low into the line. I know the margin of error can be less than inches here, so not always something we can see.
This happens a lot.
When I coached and the refs would meet with us really quick before the game they would ask if we had any "special plays" they should be looking out for.
There were always two schools of thought when it came to "pick" plays
1. Tell them you run it and that your players KNOWS not to touch the defender but is just running his route or turning around to face the QB to let him know he is open
OR
2. Don't bring it up at all thinking that if you do bring it up it will be more likely they will call a pick.
I personally always told them.
I also told them that we ran a lot of plays where it looked like the QB was throwing the ball short by about 3 yards but that it was really just a bounce pass.
Someone needs to start a site or twitter that shows how often NU gets F'd by big 10 refs. We haven't helped ourselves but we get the bad end of calls more often than we should.
Which 3 of the 6 are you thinking of? I'd like to go back and watch those. What should he have called? Did Dylan change the play at all?
No, it has been a problem for a long time now. I'm pretty sure I was harping on the B1G refs being the worst I have ever seen over 10 years ago on this forum. You had the usual trite "if you make that catch or don't fumble that ball it wouldn't matter!" replies and the other people saying it evens out in the end but now we have come full circle and the head coach is intimating that something is not quite right.
Bo was the "first Frost" with the B1G officials really disliking his attitude and the way he interacted with them. Then you have fans of Penn State saying they have been getting hosed since they joined in the 90's as well. At this point I have said my piece too often to keep going and just accept that those in power are going to wield their power how they choose.
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