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USC benching QB Moss

Of course they are! More opposing QB long runs in Tony White’s future??
He's going with a more mobile QB against us. We need to be willing to bench Raiola if needed. If he is a future top NFL draft pick he should be able to win and keep the job over Haarberg and Kaelin. We need to give the latter two guys a chance to win the starting job and make sure everyone knows that nothing is guaranteed.
We should also give guys like Benning a chance to start over guys like Gifford who haven't played particularly well. Seniority and stars means nothing in life.
 
I will say this: it does seem awfully interesting how many teams face Nebraska this year coming off a bye week. Even when we have a bye weekend, the other team we face is coming off a bye, too. It’s almost as if the conference is sticking it to us or something.
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yep

not only did they pick us as their homecoming game but also a good opponent to break in a new QB

here's hoping Nice Guy Rhule has the boys ready to roll
USC and Riley are feeling a lot of pressure too. They still have a game against ND and we all saw that UCLA is better than their record and the game is in the Rose Bowl. At 4-5 they have to win 2 of 3 games to be bowl eligible. Most people are just counting us out in this game and that may help take some pressure off, as well as not playing in Lincoln.
USC has speedy talented receivers, but we were fine against the two other teams with speedy, talented receivers. It was actually the ground game that hurt us the most against UCLA. They had more rushing yards in one half than Ohio St.
 
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USC and Riley are feeling a lot of pressure too. They still have a game against ND and we all saw that UCLA is better than their record and the game is in the Rose Bowl. At 4-5 they have to win 2 of 3 games to be bowl eligible. Most people are just counting us out in this game and that may help take some pressure off, as well as not playing in Lincoln.
USC has speedy talented receivers, but we were fine against the two other teams with speedy, talented receivers. It was actually the ground game that hurt us the most against UCLA. They had more rushing yards in one half than Ohio St.
ohiost never got off the bus against us

they were looking ahead to their game in happy valley

SC will be ready to go. Rhule has never beaten Riley. here's hoping he's sick of being the nail and finally gets the boys to play like the hammer.
 
Here's my fantasy: What would be the upside for Rhule announcing any changes right now? None, but I'm half convinced that Rhule is really fed up with this offense. I'm hoping that there will be an actual change to the play calling hierarchy which will result in a concerted effort to establish the run against these lightweights.

Also we're on the road so our mentally fragile team doesn't have to deal with the unbearable weight of playing in front of the too-demanding home crowd.
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Here's my fantasy: What would be the upside for Rhule announcing any changes right now? None, but I'm half convinced that Rhule is really fed up with this offense. I'm hoping that there will be an actual change to the play calling hierarchy which will result in a concerted effort to establish the run against these lightweights.

Also we're on the road so our mentally fragile team doesn't have to deal with the unbearable weight of playing in front of the too-demanding home crowd.
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And the home crowd at USC is about as passive as a crowd can get. If they even bother driving to the stadium. Which I don't blame them for not doing. LA traffic sucks.
 
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Here's my fantasy: What would be the upside for Rhule announcing any changes right now? None, but I'm half convinced that Rhule is really fed up with this offense. I'm hoping that there will be an actual change to the play calling hierarchy which will result in a concerted effort to establish the run against these lightweights.

Also we're on the road so our mentally fragile team doesn't have to deal with the unbearable weight of playing in front of the too-demanding home crowd.
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His AD and boosters of substance are fed up with his OC’s offense. Changes are coming. They have to be.
 
Giving the short flight from PHX, I planned to attend next week and then attend UCLA game at Rose Bowl next year.

Maybe next year, which coincidentally has been the theme of Nebraska football for 20+ years.😝
 
I firmly believe that the team who showed up against Colorado in the first half could run with anyone in the country.

Get that team to show up even 75% of the time and we could finish 9-4.
Doubtful. CU played a tough schedule in last year of PAC. Much easier this year. Getting stomped by us proves my point. You might make a case based on our OSU performance though.
 
Giving the short flight from PHX, I planned to attend next week and then attend UCLA game at Rose Bowl next year.

Maybe next year, which coincidentally has been the theme of Nebraska football for 20+ years.😝
It kinda worries me when I think about Red Sox fans saying that for 86 years....
 
There is no way Riley will bench Moss. He's too stubborn and arrogant. Huskers by 3 and believe me I hope it's by ALOT more so we can get rid of this guy! Please do us a solid!
Like to help, but you clearly haven't been watching Husker football the last 4 games or so. We're clueless on offense and the defense is crumbling. USC by 14
 
I will say this: it does seem awfully interesting how many teams face Nebraska this year coming off a bye week. Even when we have a bye weekend, the other team we face is coming off a bye, too. It’s almost as if the conference is sticking it to us or something.
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One of those things you would think a league would try to avoid... unless of course they are doing it on purpose.
 
Also we're on the road so our mentally fragile team doesn't have to deal with the unbearable weight of playing in front of the too-demanding home crowd.
There's not a doubt in my mind that this team plays better on the road. The Colorado game was an aberration. Hopefully they have a decent game plan and play loose.

Side note to the comments about playing well against Ohio State. Ohio State has 10 players ranked in the top 101 prospects for the 2025 NFL draft. Just think about that. It's possible that one in every ten players out of the first 100 players drafted will be from Ohio State. Meanwhile, Nebraska will once again hope to get a player or two drafted on day three.
 
There's not a doubt in my mind that this team plays better on the road. The Colorado game was an aberration. Hopefully they have a decent game plan and play loose.

Side note to the comments about playing well against Ohio State. Ohio State has 10 players ranked in the top 101 prospects for the 2025 NFL draft. Just think about that. It's possible that one in every ten players out of the first 100 players drafted will be from Ohio State. Meanwhile, Nebraska will once again hope to get a player or two drafted on day three.
I believe the Huskers benefited with OSU looking ahead to PSU let’s hope USC looks ahead to their matchup with UCLA that follows the next week.
 
He's going with a more mobile QB against us. We need to be willing to bench Raiola if needed. If he is a future top NFL draft pick he should be able to win and keep the job over Haarberg and Kaelin. We need to give the latter two guys a chance to win the starting job and make sure everyone knows that nothing is guaranteed.
We should also give guys like Benning a chance to start over guys like Gifford who haven't played particularly well. Seniority and stars means nothing in life.
No. Raiola is our starter for a reason. Haarberg sucks as a QB. Was anyone surprised he tossed a pic to end our last drive? He threw a pass that was a desperation toss-up to “whoever” at a time when things were not yet desperate.
That is HH. Rinse, cycle, repeat.
 
No. Raiola is our starter for a reason. Haarberg sucks as a QB. Was anyone surprised he tossed a pic to end our last drive? He threw a pass that was a desperation toss-up to “whoever” at a time when things were not yet desperate.
That is HH. Rinse, cycle, repeat.
Not sure how his pass on the interception could be considered desperate. He tried to gun it in there in between coverage, however it looks like he was starting it down the entire way and he paid no attention to the safety. Bad decision, yes. Desperate, not even close.
 
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Not sure how his pass on the interception could be considered desperate. He tried to gun it in there in between coverage, however it looks like he was starting it down the entire way and he paid no attention to the safety. Bad decision, yes. Desperate, not even close.
Which is why I said it was a desperation throw when there was no need for one. I still think it looked like he felt as if he had to complete that pass or else.
 
I believe the Huskers benefited with OSU looking ahead to PSU let’s hope USC looks ahead to their matchup with UCLA that follows the next week.
There's no doubt about that. We played really well and Ohio State played their worst game of the year by quite a margin.
 
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