Whats going on "behind the scenes"
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We need more of Gangwish.
"We have one loyalty at this point. We are with this staff. Completely loyal to them. We trust the guys they've put over us to lead us, and that's all there is to it. There's no other option for us."
http://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/...cle_2e4f8b78-6b7c-11e5-8b5c-eb71a9798561.html
"We have one loyalty at this point. We are with this staff. Completely loyal to them. We trust the guys they've put over us to lead us, and that's all there is to it. There's no other option for us."
http://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/...cle_2e4f8b78-6b7c-11e5-8b5c-eb71a9798561.html
I wonder if Leroy will have the same opinion of Bo when his balls are the size of marbles?
Didn't Gangwish also say that the media needed to be blocked out because sometimes they hurt the team, or something like that?
Wow... How stupid does a player have to be? Bo isn't here anymore, and guess what, even if Mike Riley fails miserably... Bo still ain't coming back. If they are actively trying to divide the locker room, or tank the season, do they really think its hurting anyone but themselves? They got 4(5 maybe) years in the college game. After that, unless they are something special, its over. Time to sell insurance, or playground equipment... Why would anybody on purpose try to screw up the greatest 4 years of their lives, especially for someone 850 miles away who has his own team to worry about. Just baffling...
I cannot believe that once again we are giving Riley and company a pass on this - This coach was hired to take over from a FIRED coach - you expect that the previous coach is not going to do you any favors going out the door. Why would you not expect some division in the locker room
The issue is not the past coach or even how some of the existing players felt/feel about him - Its about what is Riley doing to fix the divide. What has he done to get everyone on the same page. Just as there have been mistakes on Saturday from the staff there have been additional mistakes in handling players. I would say mistake #1 was allowing Lewis to become a team captain
This is Riley's team - he is in charge - he is also responsible what everything that happens yes there are challenges and yes I am sure the locker room was torn a bit and the us vs them mentality needs to be cleansed - but what is Riley doing to cleanse it ??
I am looking for examples where all this experience he and the staff has, have led to correct decisions both on and off the field
The issue is not the past coach or even how some of the existing players felt/feel about him - Its about what is Riley doing to fix the divide. What has he done to get everyone on the same page. Just as there have been mistakes on Saturday from the staff there have been additional mistakes in handling players. I would say mistake #1 was allowing Lewis to become a team captain
This is Riley's team - he is in charge - he is also responsible what everything that happens yes there are challenges and yes I am sure the locker room was torn a bit and the us vs them mentality needs to be cleansed - but what is Riley doing to cleanse it ??
I am looking for examples where all this experience he and the staff has, have led to correct decisions both on and off the field
Is it possible our QB is still loyal to Bo and can't move on? It would explain why he passes when a run play is called. It would explain why he's chucking it 40 yards deep when more open receivers are much closer. I ain't saying he's tanking on purpose and I cannot stress that enough. I am saying maybe he thinks he can just do it his way and win, and he's still upset his old coach got the boot. If he feels that way you can bet the rest of the team knows it and there goes the leadership card everyone likes to play. It would explain a lot, especially his statement about playing for himself and family after that loss Saturday. Sure felt like a "me against the world" mentality kind of statement.
Feel free to remove this post and permaban me if this is out of line, but I am wondering if I am the only who wonders this. I swear I am not trying to stir the pot.
Feel free to remove this post and permaban me if this is out of line, but I am wondering if I am the only who wonders this. I swear I am not trying to stir the pot.
I simply cannot believe all the excuses I am seeing for this staff so far - everything from talent to Bo is calling players to intentional sabotage by a player
I do not understand the line of reasoning - I know everyone wants Riley to succeed ( yes including me) but making excuses for the guy is not helping
I do not understand the line of reasoning - I know everyone wants Riley to succeed ( yes including me) but making excuses for the guy is not helping
If the staff calls a play and it isn't run, that isn't on the staff. If they call a play that results in an open receiver much closer than 40 yards away and that player is ignored that isn't on the staff. You can also bet he was told to stop snapping the ball with so much time on the clock against BYU and for some reason it kept happening. Not sabotage, just stubborn. There's a difference, a big one.
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The playcall to put that player in that situation is on the staff though. If we wanted to run an outside play why not a jet sweep, option, or something similar. Also, TAs reasoning for why he threw it does make sense if he felt they would have been out of field goal range with a sack (which apparantly we already were). Also going for it on 4th in that situation is on the staff. To me there were two options after that 3rd down, attempt a fg into the wind to ice it (brown has shown hes got power) or have foltz coffin kick it inside the 5. Leavung them with 95 yards to cover in 50 seconds. Going for it was kind of not the most ideal to me, but again that is just my opinion, and I know there are many different takes on that situation.
They called a running play and he didn't do it. Not sure how that's putting TA in a bad spot.
Very far removed from the program, but I feel like TA is a gamer. I don't see sabotage. Intentionally losing???? If you were to suggest that TA doesn't have (or hasn't shown) the skillset required to effectively run this offense, I would be more apt to agree with you.
Let's just say TA doesn't have the skillset. If there's guys running around wide open on the 2nd or 3rd progressions, and TA goes to the first or a favorite, something has to change. Who makes that change happen?
I have specifically said it isn't sabotage. I know it isn't sabotage, I repeat, it isn't sabotage. It's stubborn, as in, "I will do it my way" because he still has a thing for his old coach and was never on board with MR and he thinks he's good enough to do it his way and accomplish the same thing, winning.
You're either a phenomenal troll, and I tip my hat, or one of the dumbest people on HOL, which says a lot.
I have rarely laughed so hard......Thank you....
First meeting with some of the team. Can somebody tell me who the guy with the headphones is? I always thought it was TA, am I wrong? Not being a dick I promise, I just remember seeing this pic and always assumed it was him and with the most recent events it has me wondering even more.
First meeting with some of the team. Can somebody tell me who the guy with the headphones is? I always thought it was TA, am I wrong? Not being a dick I promise, I just remember seeing this pic and always assumed it was him and with the most recent events it has me wondering even more.
Looks like Chris Jones to me....that would be my guess.
Its actually a designed pass play Riley even mentioned that...they just tagged it as a run...it obviously wasnt just TA that was confused as Ozigbo thought it was a pass, too. Putting him in a bad spot to decide "if i take this sack we are out of fg range or dump it to Ozigbo and get a few for a fg or possible td" This whole conspiracy theory thing is ridiculous...if thats the case than the players arent listening to Bo either because he told them to give whoever the next guy is a chance...hmm
Don't forget the major sections of the fan base. One can read this board for overwhelmingly evidence of that.
No it kinda makes it a passing play that they tagged to run, but in the playbook there is still a passing option, receivers are still running routes. TA had a logical reason when he explained it. If they daid dont throw we will run the clock and try a fg, he didnt want to be out of fg range to ice the game...still wasnt great on him to throw it, but why not call a play that doesnt have the possibiloty of losing 5 yards...run off tackle get two or 3 yards and try a fg...thats all Im saying...tagged as a run or not, it was an original pass play...why not call a...wait for it...designed tun play!!! Then this fiasco doesnt happen!
I will move off the subject for now. I was just curious if anyone else was wondering the same thing as it seems like an obvious possibility to me, but maybe I'm completely and totally wrong, WTF do I know anyway? Thanks for the civil replies.
Sorry if I came across as a dick...didnt mean to...just frustrated. I just cant stand seeing excuses pointing every which way except MR. I know all of them are not on him, but IMO tge entire Illinois game was (not just that 3rd and 7)
I am willing to bet Pelini has been communicating with some players via text messaging. Lewis is a prime candidate.
I doubt Harbaugh is having trouble taking command of his locker room. Sure Bo got into his players heads. That's what coaches do. Riley wants to out " nice " his predessor. He doesn't seem to have the requisite take charge capabilities that great leaders need. If he can't get control of his team, that's his deal. His personality is a bad choice to follow a Pelini personality and not the personality of a championship coach.
What personality would you say is a good one to follow Pelini? What personalty would you say is the personality of a championship coach?
I've never known there was a championship personality.
So was TO's personality that of a champinship coach? How well did you know Tom? How well do you know Riley? The way Riley talks to the media doesn't mean squat as far as his ability to coach a championship team.
Winds forecast to be SSW 20 mph Saturday in Lincoln, what better be going on behind the scenes is a $H!T ton of run practice. If TA is throwing 40 yard passes in that wind, it will be on the coaches.
Players always play for each other and their coaches. Why do fans think that they are so important?
Look how we act after losses, would you play for those people first?
Hell most of you want speak to these guys once they no longer wear a Nebraska jersey.
Get some perspective.
Look how we act after losses, would you play for those people first?
Hell most of you want speak to these guys once they no longer wear a Nebraska jersey.
Get some perspective.
Maybe it's not excuses and maybe that is just flat out what is happening?
That type of coach is what I was hoping for. Not exactly a hard ass but someone who wasn't going to put up with this crap.
Unfortunately it is true. Bo has some of these guys twisted mentally. I like Mikes personality but I'm not sure it was the right fit for this situation.
