Tomhusker
The Original Husker+ Fan
If Lovie was talking about how bad Bob Diaco sucked, then he was right.Sounds like a Lovie Smith quote.
If Lovie was talking about how bad Bob Diaco sucked, then he was right.Sounds like a Lovie Smith quote.
I don't totally disagree. But getting rid of the DC that was here is an immediate upgrade, even with the talent on hand. The defense will be better. It has to be. There is only one way to go, and that is up.
The interior defensive line is strong. Outside of that, the defense is lacking some talent and lots of quality depth.I agree — a new defensive coordinator could help. Nebraska, right now, reminds me of the UM teams with RichRod. They could put up points, but couldn’t stop anyone with a pulse on defense.
This isn’t meant as disrespectful to Nebraska — I think Frost will be able to turn it around, but with the players they have on defense right now — I don’t see much changing this year on that side of the ball.
Now offensively — I think they will score enough to beat quite a few of the middle of the road B1G teams, which is why I would say somewhere around .500 will be where they finish this year
The quick paced offense isn’t going to do Nebraska’s defense any favors, especially when it lacks depth.The interior defensive line is strong. Outside of that, the defense is lacking some talent and lots of quality depth.
It'll be interesting to see how a change in philosophy works.
Illinois
Good news: Talent is starting to accumulate in Champaign, as evidenced by some good RB's and a salty secondary.
Bottom line: Give Lovie Smith some credit; he could have gone to the Arizona Cardinals or the Tennessee Titans to coach those guys, but he's committed to fixing this program. Some young talent is emerging, so all Illinois fans need to do is hope that all this talent will do... well, SOMETHING good in 2018.
Hey anything is possible . O think there's only 2 games on the schedule where you guys should mark down a W. There are 6 imo where you'll be prohibitive underdogs and 4 where I think you'll have a shot although I personally believe your roster won't be as good as 3 of those other 4 teams . If you can get off to a 3-0 start it could snowball in a good way. We shall see
I like Frost but you can't polish a turd enough to turn it into a trophy. Give him a few years and they'll be legit. Right now there only 1 team on Nebraskas league schedule I can definitely say has a worse roster ( Illinois) and only 2 others where I think its comparable ( Minnesota and Purdue) . Basically they have to beat all the teams they should beat AND win all the toss ups just to get to 6-6. That's tough
gonna coach 'em up!
Iowa does it every few seasonsI like Frost but you can't polish a turd enough to turn it into a trophy.
Iowa has a proven system and a staff who takes 35-45th ranked classes and churns out more NFL talent than all but about 12-15 programs. Frost may do that eventually but it wont be year one.Iowa does it every few seasons
You mean you can't win the Kentucky Derby on a jackass? How about if you put a gold saddle on that jackass?you can't polish a turd enough to turn it into a trophy.