successful season for us. He missed the obvious come back that we won one in 2015. I was surprised by his comments, he was mostly negative.
BTN: Gerry D. thinks winning a bowl game would be a
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I think he has learned his lesson. Every year since we joined the conference he has been high on us. And every year we have disappointed. So I think he is gun shy about saying positive things about us. Can't blame him
Gerry Di Nardo is interesting to listen to sometimes, but he never seems to get us right. We disappoint when he is high on us, and then during the season when he gives up on us we go out and win a big game. So based on his history, I'd rather he not think much of our chances this year.
By the way, when I first saw the thread title, I thought it was about something Nate Gerry had said.
By the way, when I first saw the thread title, I thought it was about something Nate Gerry had said.
I have worries that people are expecting way too much too soon from Stoltenberg and the Davis twins. They are very talented but to date haven't played a bit of D1 ball. There is potential for some significant growing pains - particularly against some run heavy teams like Wisconsin - Iowa and potentially Indiana
they seem to be even more concerned with the DE. they said nebraska is going to have to blitz to get pressure on the qb. they said the db were better but when talking about blitzing they did not want the db playing a lot of man coverage. talked about playing more zone coverage.
yes our defensive line across the board is one big ??
but not to worry we have been assured time and time again that JP will have it all sorted and this is the most talented 2 deep defensive line we have had in some time
I will await the example of one of the Peter brothers coming in as a freshman and dominating so surely this is going to be the case with the Davis twins and Stoltenberg as well
So maybe his sullen assessment that going to a bowl game should make us all happy is a good omen.
LOL, well there is always hope; and there is talent. But doesn't it seem; that these are actual observations of our D-line being handled by our O-line in practice? .... If so, we better hope the O line is very exceptional. I do believe our D line coaching is going to be great; but when that totally transfers to the field seems to be a big question to these commentators - who overall give good opinions of what they saw on a given day.
.... As for the Davis twins; huge potential, but up till this point, I believe they are the second team. We will see if our lone experienced guy makes the big jump many are depending on. ...The players are mentioning that coach would like to get an 8-10 player rotation; so game day ability should get an opportunity to show itself. If you add the BIG Ten press visit comments; the O line is handling the D-line. So the D-line could be learning at home about playing a great o-line ; but wheres the beef? GBR
If you asked most any fan base, they would say that Dinardo downplays their team too much. Iowa fans are upset he points out some possible deficiencies based on what he saw at one practice. It's his job, to offer his assessment based on one practice. I appreciate the perspective, as the slant all fan bases get from the local media is generally skewed toward the over-positive.
Caveats always abound with his observations. It's one practice out of 30 or whatever. Personally, I can make a realistic case for Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota or Northwestern winning the B1G West. I would include Wisconsin as the Badgers' defense will be very good, but their crossover schedule is a 2-game advantage for the rest of the division. Playing at MSU, at Michigan and home with OSU means they likely have to win all of their West games to be in contention.
Should be an interesting season.
Gerry Dinardo big fan of 2015 Huskers.........
http://www.huskermax.com/games/2015/vid/00/08_13_dinardo.html
http://www.huskermax.com/games/2015/vid/00/08_13_dinardo.html
nice find..
he does say some good things this year as well.. Sipple left that out of his article
DiNardo career.
19-25 at Vanderbilt.
32-24-1 at LSU, fired.
8-27 at Indiana, fired.
Beautiful .438 win %, hasn't coached in 12 years and has been wrong on Nebraska just about every year since we've joined this conference.
His opinion means absolutely nothing to me.
19-25 at Vanderbilt.
32-24-1 at LSU, fired.
8-27 at Indiana, fired.
Beautiful .438 win %, hasn't coached in 12 years and has been wrong on Nebraska just about every year since we've joined this conference.
His opinion means absolutely nothing to me.
There's a reason why he is talking about football and not coaching it...
I sometimes wonder how much time he actually devotes to research on the teams he comments on. Seems like a good guy and he always has something to say........but man some times he's talking about guys that aren't even on the team anymore.
while we can agree DiNardo's analyses haven't been very accurate, I suspect his W-L forecast for Nebraska is going to be a lot closer to reality than your 12-1 + a BIG championship for which you will be holding HCMR and staff accountable
I know it is hard to believe but I truly hope you are right and will be glad to eat all the crow you can serve up
however, if we fall short of your expert 12-1 + BIG championship prediction you are going to be left with a difficult conundrum
either:
A) HCMR had a championship caliber team and severally underperformed - in which case he should be on the hottest of hot seats with you wielding the main pitchfork
or
B) you are FOS and don't know crap
be careful, you don't want to be labelled as negative.. even if you are right, people don't want to hear it.
Spoken like a Hawkeye fan. I'm going to really enjoy Riley stomping Kirk this year.
What I don't like is the cheerleading that goes on we hit a rough patch in the road. The hate for Shawn has obviously corrupted any honest debate about Riley and the team.
Actually your two options are too stark and binary. I too think we have the potential for a great season. I think we go 10-2 and make the conference title game. But that is an "all things being equal, best case" scenario. If we are hit hard by injuries at key spots we will lose more games. If several teams on our schedule turn out to be far tougher than they appear preseason, we may lose more games. If Armstrong does not improve as I think he will, we will lose more games.
These are called preseason "predictions". And sure some people might use their preseason predictions to trash Riley if he falls short, but a lot depends on all of the extra factors I noted above. And most fans are reasonable, and that includes red rover.
10-2 is a damn good season and a reasonable assessment assuming a lot of ? marks get answered in the affirmative
I think 8-4 - 9-3 is in the middle of the bell shaped curve ( I will continue to look to the future with continued growth and faith in HCMR with these results)
12-1 + a Big championship is not a reasonable expectation and if we go 10-2 then yes that is close ... however, if you really think that this is a championship team and we go 8-4 and don't even win the division then you are left with choices A or B above
I'm sorry but I just do not see how you can look at this team with all the ? marks and come up with ... 12-1 and win the BIG
12-1 guy is the same person who is dumbfounded as to why the Division 1 offers aren't rolling in for his 5'7" son who dribbles really well and plays a mean game of horse
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Hope so. But why you, of all people, would have greater inisght than others is laughable. And that's not even a figure of speech. I sometimes wonder how you are still alive, despite natural selection not really playing a factor for homo sapiens currently.
No, you are not left with choices A or B above if we go 8-4. Like I said, a lot depends on various factors falling into place. And if they don't, then you say "damn, I was wrong" and go on from there. And admitting you were wrong does not mean you are saying that you are an idiot who is FOS. Ha. It means you made an incorrect assessment of something that is inherently hard to assess. Thus, going in to the season you know that preseason predictions are dicey. Even good prognosticators like Phil Steele get things wildly wrong sometimes. Who knew, and predicted, for example, that Iowa would have the season they had last year?
But you are right about one thing. If Riley has another losing season I will be highly critical of him, depending on the circumstances. But if he goes 8-4? I will be disappointed but will not be calling for his head
He won't admit he is wrong. Just like he hasn't when he guaranteed a blow out win over Iowa and attacked anyone who encouraged him to pump the brakes a bit. Or when he insists that we were damn lucky not to have Harbaugh as a coach last year claiming there is no way he would have come close to the masterful coaching job Riley did to get to 6-7
No problem with outlandish predictions as long as you are willing to own them after the fact
Ha. I see your point. I don't really follow red rover too much. Now I see why you are making a stink over his most current predictions! Carry on!
Hey Bozo, a whole lot of people are now saying exactly what I said months ago! Prepare to enjoy this season.
I honestly don't know why I try to post on the free board??? Have fun all you Hawkeye fans and Eichorst haters. Maybe Riley will have another .500 season with a few more injuries on the line to go along with Bo's players leaving from the D line??? You'll get Riley's head an you guys can light a cigar and enjoy your work. Off to RSS and the Platinum Board...
A big concern of mine is what Shatel commented on in the OWH.
1. We know the defensive line could struggle early first 3-4 games " In this league, you'd better be able to hold your own up front on both sides of the ball"
2. This really caught my attention Dinardo made the comments that Riley's practices were more like those in the Pac 12 than the B1G-- more laid-back, not as physical. There certainly an attitude in the Big Ten land that NU doesn't have physical identity it takes to win the league.
3. Can Armstrong cut down on costly turnovers that end up losing games ? yesterday he had another day of throwing 2 int in the 2 minute drills.
1. We know the defensive line could struggle early first 3-4 games " In this league, you'd better be able to hold your own up front on both sides of the ball"
2. This really caught my attention Dinardo made the comments that Riley's practices were more like those in the Pac 12 than the B1G-- more laid-back, not as physical. There certainly an attitude in the Big Ten land that NU doesn't have physical identity it takes to win the league.
3. Can Armstrong cut down on costly turnovers that end up losing games ? yesterday he had another day of throwing 2 int in the 2 minute drills.
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Count me as another person who took note of the comment that practice was not real physical.....
I think too much is being made of this. Maybe this was a normally scheduled light work day? Are they supposed to change their schedule so they can strut around like a bunch of roosters? I think Riley knows what he's doing and will concede to his decision making.
