Smile they won. And did t turn it over
Fire Satterfield
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I thought Fidone made some nice blocks.
Be happy for today. You can analyze everything on Monday.
To be fair, I wasn’t watching him blocking, he may have but as soon as 87 ran a nice rout and caught it, I thought please god quit forcing Fidone in the game, he’s just not smooth at all, reminds me of one of those cartoon alien basketball players In the original space jam
The officiating was terrible. Ruined the second half
50% of those calls were bullshit.
And 50 percent that weren't were 50 percent questionable.
2-0… looks like they do know how to win. I get your point, but geez, some people just are never happy.
I'll take the win but we let off the gas and played down to our competition. Hopefully we get that fixed because those will bite us in the ass in close games.
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Wow. Losing for so long has turned many fans into beotches.
We're back. Fans bitching about a dominant win over Colorado......or those fans will always be those fans. Maybe we do still suck. Just better than last year.
A lot of it was missed calls also. Colorado got away with several obvious holds. Two blatant ones on the same play they ejected Mbayor for no reason.
I don’t disagree, but maybe my expectations are lesser than yours… we have been bad for so long, I guess I wasn’t expecting vintage Nebraska for 4 quarters right away. This is a game to build off of. It may not all happen right away (obviously), but they will use this, I have no doubt, to keep working down the road.
I hate to, but I will give CU a little credit on the 2nd half. The way their front 7/8 attacked our OL, coupled with how amazing Hunter is caused problems. Hunter covers half the field vs the pass and run. He's incredible.
First time we’ve beat a team that’s breathing and people want coaches fired. AMAZING.
I don’t like Satt, as I’ve stated, but his first half was the best I’ve seen him call so far. Second half was a little dumb but it’s a start, and the penalties were just a joke.
Better than last season, and mostly better blocking from the OL and TE… a good way to win games.
And DR is a true frosh, so is Jacory.. those dudes will light some people up.
Better than last season, and mostly better blocking from the OL and TE… a good way to win games.
And DR is a true frosh, so is Jacory.. those dudes will light some people up.
Running the ball behind superior talent with a 4 TD lead in the 2nd half of a game isn’t “vintage Nebraska”, it’s what everybody who can do it does
We can’t do it so we stay cutesie, put our golden goose in harm’s way and let the air completely out of the sails
It was a good win. A win we needed.
Plenty to work on balance of month before we will need to run it down someone else’s throat when they know what’s coming - the hallmark of every good team.
Vintage Nebraska, meaning the ability to play a full four quarters. After 5-7 years of not closing teams out, I don’t expect that we have it down pat just yet.
Timsun you are right as usual, but the criticism is also fair. Love the win but I hope we do it better next week.
Absolutely fair as well. Got to keep improving. This worked tonight but if this is all we can expect it’ll be a tough season.
The last two years, I've spent the summer watching all the games on YouTube I can find, and there are a ton.
A lot of people have a romanticized memory of the "vintage" years and forget games where Nebraska struggled for 2 or 3 quarters with absolute ass Kansas teams, or got beat by awful Iowa State in 1992, or needed Barron Miles to pluck the ball off the punter's foot to beat a mediocre Oklahoma State team, etc. Just win 🥳
Seriously? STUF and enjoy the win. More than doubled the spread (almost tripled it).
You’re a moron…last thing you do at this point is a mess with team chemistry.
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Some people refuse to be happy.
Haha so clueless. You should be embarrassed
I appreciate that we won the game, and I can believe that the gameplan and play calling may have been optimized for winning the darn game. Which I also appreciate. Thank you.
But I do wonder what Mills and Terry thought of the game. Because we seemed like a team that didn’t want their freshman QB to screw it up. Or attempt any downfield passes at all.
But I do wonder what Mills and Terry thought of the game. Because we seemed like a team that didn’t want their freshman QB to screw it up. Or attempt any downfield passes at all.
Haha my gawd. This may be the dumbest comment yet today
No downfield passes… must have gone to the bathroom frequently to miss the downfield 2 passes to Lloyd and the one to Fidone, off the top of my head… all 3 of which hit the receivers’ fingertips. If I’m these recruits, I’m seeing that he throws a catchable long ball. Im seeing an electric atmosphere. I’m seeing a program on the rise. But oh well. Fire Satt.
I don't think Satterfield called a good game last night. Even in the first half I don't think he called a good one even though we dominated.
I also think it's time to sit Alvano. Love the kid, know he's an instate guy but you can't keep running that kid out there. If he's the best we got we absolutely WILL lose a fame or two trying to negotiate fgs or going for it BECAUSE he's not dependable..
Finally if the season persists as the first couple games has we probably should consider just kicking the ball in the end zone on kick offs. I know Ruhle likes to let those guys run down and cover and try to get them inside the 20 . But I don't think the risk reward makes sense. Just kick it in the end zone and put your defense out there.
Horrible referee play. Not sure how those guys got/keep jobs.
Loved Dowdell hard running. I was absolutely wrong about that dude. Just a physical specimen. Once he realizes it's not against the law to sidestep a dude in the open field he's REALLY gonna be a problem lol. I struggle with Rahmir so much. He's a super great kid, trust worthy and won't get you beat. But man he has the vision of Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder as a RB lol. YES I loved his long run and it was a thing of beauty. But he has so many plays where it's obvious he simply makes the wrong read due to his vision. I think he's a perfect case of a guy that the coaches just trust not to get them beat and they are willing to.sacrifice the other stuff .I don't think he's better than Emmet Johnson at all but again they trust him so there is something to that.
Gbaybor is HIM. Talk that shit young fella and show up with that chip on your shoulder and prove yourself right. Not gonna lie hes turning into one of my favorites.
Tommie Hill showing what he's capable of . One thing I love about him and Gbayor is that they are super instinctive. When those dudes see it they are GONE and I love it. That's how u make plays.
Finally BAT (big ass Ty) has been unblockable. That mofo has been wreaking havoc. Shot out to "death row" and CEO DL coach for getting and coaching those guys up. As good as BAT was Williams, Butler, Nash and company all balled out. Also shot out to the "jack boys" Sherman and Princewell. Those dudes were flying around as well.
I love our defense and how many guys just made plays. It's not a "stop this guy" defense. We have MUTIPLE guys who are gonna make plays. Those boys "ate" last night and they didn't play with their food. Masterpiece by T White for making a team with possibly two top ten draft picks look "average at best".
Just some random thoughts.
Holla
Well....while Husker Nation was wringing their hands about not running the I formation, not taking downfield shots, not dragging the TE over the middle, etc. I sat there and watched the offense snap the ball with 2 seconds left on the play clock every play, run down the clock to certain victory, and eventually CO pulled their 1st string QB and didn't use their timeouts because they knew the game was unwinnable. In my way of thinking that's smart football. After years of outsmarting ourselves to snatch a loss from the jaws of victory, I had NO PROBLEM with the play calling in the second half. Especially since our big plays were good calls, but were flagged for penalties. Used to drive me nuts when we had leads late in games and snapped the ball with 17 seconds left on the play clock (example - BYU).
Besides, we don't know if maybe Rhule told Satt to keep it conservative since we had the big lead. Maybe "playing not to lose" or not not crushing the opponent was Rhule's decision and not Satt's.
Besides, we don't know if maybe Rhule told Satt to keep it conservative since we had the big lead. Maybe "playing not to lose" or not not crushing the opponent was Rhule's decision and not Satt's.
The play calling in the second half was deliberate conservative, as my neighbor noted they seemed to be trying stuff just to see if it would work. He also thought that at NO TIME in the second half did he believe Nebraska was going to lose, even after cu scored a few times.
I think the coaches did exactly what they thought they needed to do in the second half to win, but it was ugly for sure. A lot of things to iron out and get better at, the kicking game is the biggest worry I have right now. Punting not so much ( I say that and remember the blocked one), but some of those near misses on extra points and the fg miss have to get better in a hurry.
In some ways I think cu's talent is better than what they show, I believe (like many others) their coaching staff is a train wreck and it will be another losing season if they don't get their act together.
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CU’s D did not quit in the second half, NU was not going to do much on the risky side in terms of play calling. But the zebras inserted themselves in the second half and just killed the game flow. Maybe NU gets another score or two and CU gets another TD had the refs just let them play.
Imo Colorado was in full desperation mode and were stacking the box to sell out on the run hoping Nebraska would throw over the middle so they could dislodge the ball and get turnovers. They were head hunting and not caring if they got there early, quite a few cheap shots even when the ball didn't go that way. NU decided to leave well enough alone on their corners and trusting going to the tight ends over the middle against linebackers. I thought it was smart and was a good way of protecting our players. It worked until the refs stepped in.
The victory was there no sense risking turnovers and or injuries to a team that the refs were letting get away with murder.
The victory was there no sense risking turnovers and or injuries to a team that the refs were letting get away with murder.
