Which Nebraska Cornhusker team are we going to see today against Rutgers? After the Purdue game the players were loudly called out for their lack of on field effort. And they responded with probably our most passionately played game in the Riley era. And there's the Northwestern game. Up until last week's NIU loss this was probably the biggest unexplainable loss in the Riley era. This one made zero sense and the team literally played with zero passion and heart. You see I purposely reversed order these games because we witnessed one of the most distressing seasons ever in 2015 with player on field effort and responsibility. Everyone remembers.
Season:
2015 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Schedule
Record: 6-7, 3-5 (Big Ten)
Saturday Sep. 5
BYU Cougars
Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Lost 33-28
Saturday Sep. 12
South Alabama Jaguars
Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Won 48-9
Saturday Sep. 19
at Miami (FL) Hurricanes
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL Lost 36-33
Saturday Sep. 26
Southern Miss Golden Eagles(HC)
Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Won 36-28
Saturday Oct. 3
at Illinois Fighting Illini
Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL Lost 14-13
Saturday Oct. 10
Wisconsin Badgers
Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Lost 23-21
Saturday Oct. 17
at Minnesota Golden Gophers
TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN Won 48-25
Saturday Oct. 24
Northwestern Wildcats
Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Lost 30-28
Saturday Oct. 31
at Purdue Boilermakers
Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Lost 55-45
Saturday Nov. 7
Michigan State Spartans
Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Won 39-38
Saturday Nov. 14
at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, NJ Won 31-14
Saturday Nov. 21 Open Date
Friday Nov. 27
Iowa Hawkeyes
Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Lost 28-20
2015 Foster Farms Bowl
Saturday Dec. 26
UCLA Bruins
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA Won 37-29
The on field play was outrageous leading up to and finally giving us the Purdue "players standing and watching" loss. I was thinking about all this and our coaching problems especially on the offensive side of the ball primarily with Cav and Langs. The defense was able to reset itself with the Banker firing with new coach and a new system. But the offense coaches haven't had a chance to honestly wipe away the stain of 2015. After watching this year I've concluded that they still haven't. Langs refuses to play Ozigbo... WHY??? Maybe he doesn't want a repeat of seeing Tommy doing him in key moments? Why is he so hell bent on doing things his way??? Maybe it's because he trusted and got burned multiple times??? I'm think we're seeing a residual effect of what happened in 2015 by the coaches in question this season. There is such bad blood swirling around everywhere in our program it's overwhelming. I just hope our players come out and fight for Riley and Co. And I hope our coaches can put the past behind them and find a good game plan to succeed in this game and beyond.
GBR!!!
Season:
2015 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Schedule
Record: 6-7, 3-5 (Big Ten)
Saturday Sep. 5
BYU Cougars Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Lost 33-28
Saturday Sep. 12
South Alabama JaguarsMemorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Won 48-9
Saturday Sep. 19
at Miami (FL) Hurricanes Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL Lost 36-33
Saturday Sep. 26
Southern Miss Golden Eagles(HC)Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Won 36-28
Saturday Oct. 3
at Illinois Fighting Illini Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL Lost 14-13
Saturday Oct. 10
Wisconsin Badgers Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Lost 23-21
Saturday Oct. 17
at Minnesota Golden Gophers TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN Won 48-25
Saturday Oct. 24
Northwestern Wildcats Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Lost 30-28
Saturday Oct. 31
at Purdue Boilermakers Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Lost 55-45
Saturday Nov. 7
Michigan State Spartans Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Won 39-38
Saturday Nov. 14
at Rutgers Scarlet Knights High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, NJ Won 31-14
Saturday Nov. 21 Open Date
Friday Nov. 27
Iowa Hawkeyes Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Lost 28-20
2015 Foster Farms Bowl
Saturday Dec. 26
UCLA Bruins Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA Won 37-29
The on field play was outrageous leading up to and finally giving us the Purdue "players standing and watching" loss. I was thinking about all this and our coaching problems especially on the offensive side of the ball primarily with Cav and Langs. The defense was able to reset itself with the Banker firing with new coach and a new system. But the offense coaches haven't had a chance to honestly wipe away the stain of 2015. After watching this year I've concluded that they still haven't. Langs refuses to play Ozigbo... WHY??? Maybe he doesn't want a repeat of seeing Tommy doing him in key moments? Why is he so hell bent on doing things his way??? Maybe it's because he trusted and got burned multiple times??? I'm think we're seeing a residual effect of what happened in 2015 by the coaches in question this season. There is such bad blood swirling around everywhere in our program it's overwhelming. I just hope our players come out and fight for Riley and Co. And I hope our coaches can put the past behind them and find a good game plan to succeed in this game and beyond.
GBR!!!
