What I"m looking for on Thursday Night
- Thread starter c3o
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I want to see sound fundamental football. At this stage, fundamental football will win games. Play in front of the sticks. On defense, see ball get ball. Create confusion, and get some turnovers. It has been since 2016 they have finished the season positive in turnover margin.
The game plan last year would have won the game with the constant pounding of the rock, but Whipple was smarter than everyone AND CHOKED IT AWAY. This is a great game for the O-line to build confidence and will pay dividends down the line. Rhule has done a great job preparing this team to think physically and play competitively. This year they have the TE's and a FB to push their will on Minnesota. If the running game works as it should, that will open a couple of shots downfield to Coleman and keep the safeties back.
This does not need to be a fancy game plan, just a simple football game that gets 3-4 yds per play and eat the clock. If the RB room is as good as Rhule makes it out to be, this should be attainable. The defense gets 2 turnovers and this will wrap it up.
The game plan last year would have won the game with the constant pounding of the rock, but Whipple was smarter than everyone AND CHOKED IT AWAY. This is a great game for the O-line to build confidence and will pay dividends down the line. Rhule has done a great job preparing this team to think physically and play competitively. This year they have the TE's and a FB to push their will on Minnesota. If the running game works as it should, that will open a couple of shots downfield to Coleman and keep the safeties back.
This does not need to be a fancy game plan, just a simple football game that gets 3-4 yds per play and eat the clock. If the RB room is as good as Rhule makes it out to be, this should be attainable. The defense gets 2 turnovers and this will wrap it up.
Nobody will see it though because every TV screen in Nebraska will have a beer bottle embedded in it.
I think a blow out either way would be the only surprise. Should be a close game. Who knows what will happen. We are so used to seeing the crap that Frost and Riley put on the field. Just can’t imagine it being worse.
I think it's safe to say that's what all of us want. And to @c3o OP, I think we'd all be pretty upset if they look like a team that hasn't been properly prepared. We've seen what that looks like, it'll be obvious if that's the case. I just don't think a guy with Rhule's background is gonna roll out a team that isn't dialed in.
Nor be as excited and confident as he is about the team he's putting out in almost 24 hours
Hope I don't jynx it but I'm excited to finally see Fidone in action.
if Coleman is in the game, we either are up by a crap ton, or we have some big problems going on.
Two hundred is a tall order for the first game, but with a significant contribution from Sims in the run game we just might make it.
I am expecting a Roy Helu vs. Missouri circa 2010 type of game. Nobody expected it, I had a fever in a 4 star hotel in Portland. And it was glorious.
