Sure as hell can't be any worse than what we got ...
I am ready for option B at QB
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Should have happened after the interception, if not before.
So am I . Raiola just seems tentative and isn't seeing wide open receivers. Give Haarberg or even Kaelin some snaps. Insanity is...Nebraska offensively.
No he will try Haarberg when there’s no chance of a comeback or it’s like 5 min left.
If HH isn't put in and this continues it's gonna get pretty pissy in Husker Nation.
I don’t blame a single player for what’s happening on the field. It always starts with the head coach.
Still wouldn’t mind seeing HH as a change of pace.
Still wouldn’t mind seeing HH as a change of pace.
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Something is not right with DR. He’s hurt or something. His confidence is shaken. A Plan B is not a bad thing.
It started after the first half of the Illinois game. I remember Rhule getting in his ear and something changed. QB play is no better right now than last year. At least last year we tried different guys.
He’s an 18 year old kid who’s been coddled his entire life
Putting our entire gameplan on his shoulders literally all year long might be worse than what Sandusky (Rhule’s coach) did to his players
I don’t blame DR for any of this
We still on this BS?? Got the Fvck outta here with that nonsense!
I’m not blaming DR for anything. Receivers can’t get open, line can’t block anybody, defense can’t tackle. The losing culture was here before DR showed up. Is Coach Prime really wrong for running off players because the Juniors and Seniors are the coddled babies that need to be run off. They all have limp wrists as bad as you!
I'm starring to think there is something to what you say. I m starting to think k they may have invested too much into some "broken already" upperclassmen when just maybe the youth route was the way to go.
Not saying it's true but as I watch the seniors on this team tighten up every ti.e they have to.ething to actually play for I wonder. It's easy when nobody expects u to win and their are no expectations. But when their is any kinda pressure they/we fold like a cheap chair.
I don't think it's a coincidence...
Holla
Even post game hosts said he missed Fidone wide open down the seam....He's damaged goods right now
I want plan B at OC, OL coach, HC, and DC at this point
I've been seeing this even when he's not pressured. The first few games he was going through his progressions quickly and finding anyone open. Now all of the sudden he's locked in on one receiver and missing throws badly.
And the OL gets trashed constantly, but the opposing QBs are getting as much and more pressure from our defense and still making throws. Truthfully the OL was making some nice holes for the running game when (gasp) we allowed it to happen. UCLA was rushing 8 guys at times which is pretty hard to block no matter how many 5 stars you have.
This is on Satterfield for continuing to call pass plays when we could have won with a steady rushing attack and, honestly, Raiola, who threw an ugly pick 6 and was ineffective even when not pressured.
And yes, our defense also deserves some blame for not getting stops on third down.
Lol @ putting HH in over firing Satt. Fans have fallen too. What a bad time. We saw HH do exactly what he did last year which is throw it to a safety within 7 attempts. It’s like they all just expect it and rightfully so. Always fruitful.
If Rhule doesn’t fire satt in the offseason Rhule needs to go too. Multiple possessions with 3 incompletions and out while we were pounding them on the ground. Just pathetic. It looked exactly like we lost this game on purpose. Idk how the **** you spin what we just watched any other way.
If Rhule doesn’t fire satt in the offseason Rhule needs to go too. Multiple possessions with 3 incompletions and out while we were pounding them on the ground. Just pathetic. It looked exactly like we lost this game on purpose. Idk how the **** you spin what we just watched any other way.
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I think people are saying play HH AND fire satt/rhule.
basically all the things you never in a million years thought you'd hear on Nov 2nd, 2024. and all while purdy sits on the bench in the mountain west.
LOL
Yup, Rhule said he was gonna build a physical down hill running team, that would control TOP and wear down defenses in the 2nd half. Then he gets a 5* QB and decides to become a shittier version of Mark Whipple’s offense. Our identity was supposed to be physical running team that controlled the clock and plays tough defense. The whole “complimentary football” thing. You don’t change you’re whole offensive identity because you got a QB who can complete a forward pass.
Then again with Satterfield at the helm it probably doesn’t matter anyway. That schlub has never fielded a good offense his entire career. But Rhule thinks he can change a zebra into a race horse. Zebras don’t change their stripes dummy. Figure it out already.
Rhule is a used car saleseman and people bought into his bullshit from day one. Both him and Satt have been crap their entire careers minus 2-3 years. You are right. Zebras don't change their stripes. Rhule along with the other clown will not be shit here. And to think that some posters believe that season 3 is Matt's year to shine. The dude will be lucky to have 5 wins with an easier schedule next year.
This is the best take I’ve read. Rhules talk of his vision and his execution are starkly different.
Rhule has turned into last year’s Prime- showcasing his prized qb instead of winning football games.
The first few games Raiola had a beautiful throw and saw the field well. Was everything we hoped. I think part of it may be mental but I think it’s obvious he is dealing with some injuries. His pass is ugly and even when he completes passes it seems there’s a bit of luck involved. I have no doubt he’s our most talented QB but not with whatever injuries he playing through.
Haarberg looks much improved passing, healthy, and adds a run threat. Let the man play and let Raiola heal.
Haarberg looks much improved passing, healthy, and adds a run threat. Let the man play and let Raiola heal.
Shell shocked and playing through multiple injuries. Time to let him heal up and give defenses a dose of Haarberg’s legs. Right now I think he could give us a spark.
Those first games were against awful defenses. Fool’s gold.
Sadly at Temple they were what Rhule repeatedly says he wants to be. I just think Satt doesn’t believe we can run the ball so he comes out with 80% pass calls right from the start. Then when his QB keeps getting hit and we go 3 and out several times he finally is forced to run it. Satt was awful yesterday.
Rhule has stayed in the past that he’s pretty hands off with his coordinators. That HAS to change.
He’s an excellent passer but B1G DCs are taking advantage of his inexperience and Satterfield’s play calling. Hasrberg’s legs would give DC’s something else to worry about. The flip side is that DR made 3 throws for chunk yardage that Haarberg probably can’t execute. Bottom line for me is that Haarberg is healthy and Raiola is not. Raiola looks shell shocked and Haarberg looked confident.
There’s no doubt that HH gives us the best chance of winning right now. Sad state of affairs.
So many things happened, IMO.
DC's got film on DR and Satterfield
Level of defense ramped up
Level of DC's ramped up
DR banged up
DR's confidence gets shaky after he starts throwing picks.
I think he's more Rodgers than Favre. Picks bother him and he is scared to take throws he was hitting early in the year when he wasn't experienced. 1 of 2 things have to happen. We run the ball and take the pressure off him or he has to get a Favre/Love mentality and forget about those picks. This in between won't work.
DC's got film on DR and Satterfield
Level of defense ramped up
Level of DC's ramped up
DR banged up
DR's confidence gets shaky after he starts throwing picks.
I think he's more Rodgers than Favre. Picks bother him and he is scared to take throws he was hitting early in the year when he wasn't experienced. 1 of 2 things have to happen. We run the ball and take the pressure off him or he has to get a Favre/Love mentality and forget about those picks. This in between won't work.
If Rhule is letting Satt run the show on offense and staying out of his ear then… A. No excuses and/or reasons not to fire him. You let him show you what he’s capable of, (or not capable of) time to believe your lying eyes, fire him and put someone else in charge of the offense for the last 3 games. Don’t know if that should be Rhule calling plays or promoting someone else in the interim but we need 1 more win this season. 6-6 sucks a sack donkey balls, but it at least gives these guys some more practices and another game/opportunity to improve.
B. If we ride Satt’s busted up jalopy across the finish line and end up 5-7 again I wouldn’t give 2 shits if Dannen fired Rhule and we started from scratch again. Going 5-7 again is beyond unacceptable.
Raiola has an excellent arm. That's far different from being an excellent passer at the D-I level. As being an excellent passer involves decision-making and reading defenses which Raiola has proven far from being excellent at through this point of his career.
I really wish we'd stop with these premature accolades, which is in fact one of the biggest cultural problems we see with this football program. How many times have we heard Nebraska has the best defense in the country or Nash is the best DL in the country or Dowdell or Neyor are the best? And a lot of that praise is coming from the head man himself, Matt Rhule. Well it's easy to look like the best during week 1 when you're playing Patsy U, but get into the meat of our schedule in Oct and Nov and we inevitably crumble.
I blame the offensive coaches 100%. Early on teams were trying to play zone, dropping into coverage and blitzing only occasionally. This gave DR plenty of time to run around, scan the defense and exploit them with his arm. Teams now have realized that’s not a great strategy against our freshmen QB and WRs and they’re manning up our WRs and blitzing the shit out of DR.
There are many different adjustments a good OC can make to combat this. This staff cannot effectively make those adjustments. They can’t effectively teach Riaola to identify and trust his hot reads in man coverage and make quick throws to his 1st read. They can’t seem to effectively use motion to help DR identify his hot read. It’s almost like they think screens and perimeter quick passes are the only way to combat the blitz.
Bottom line, teams have changed how they’re playing against Riaola and these coaches can’t teach and/or make the necessary adjustments to counter.
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