Hmmm?...

[Exorbitant]

Phil Steele... "Hopefully there is a little more emphasis on the run game this year.”

Boy I'll say!...

Steele predicts major strides for Huskers

 

[Red_Alert]

Phil Steele is trying to sell rags to dimwits. Pretty obvious he didn't spend much time prognosticating.

UCLA's Rush Defense was 97th last season. They had DL injuries and little depth.

 

[Exorbitant]

The dimwits are the ones who don't believe Nebraska needs to emphasize the running game. I admit though that TA can be effective as a passer, but not at 40 to 50 passes per game.

 

[corn train]

Obviously not the full synopsis but I'll give it 2 out of 10 meh's. I'll predict a slight improvement over last year as well, how awesome is that right? Unfortunately the DL we're starting out with is similar to what ucla was forced to go with in the bowl game. I'd also like it if we ran the ball 100% of the time and not because I think TA is a terrible passer, jk, it is

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

There will be major improvement

 

[Exorbitant]

Phil Steele is trying to sell rags to dimwits. Pretty obvious he didn't spend much time prognosticating.

UCLA's Rush Defense was 97th last season. They had DL injuries and little depth.

Is this why he hasn't had Nebraska rated high year after year, and that's to sell magazines? Only a dimwit can't see how honest Phil tries to be every year.

 

[Exorbitant]

Obviously not the full synopsis but I'll give it 2 out of 10 meh's. I'll predict a slight improvement over last year as well, how awesome is that right? Unfortunately the DL we're starting out with is similar to what ucla was forced to go with in the bowl game. I'd also like it if we ran the ball 100% of the time and not because I think TA is a terrible passer, jk, it is

I have never said Nebraska should run 100% of the time, but limiting the number of pass attempts for TA would be the smartest thing to do. You do make a good point about the defensive line though. Hopefully they'll have players at that position to be effective. If they do then by next year we'll see a good defensive team on the field.

 

[Exorbitant]

There will be major improvement

I believe we will see a much better team this season.

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

The number in the win column will be of double-digit value.

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

RA is now bookmarking this thread

 

[Skerpokes]

I never knew Phil Steele looks like that big of a d-bag

 

[corn train]

I have never said Nebraska should run 100% of the time, but limiting the number of pass attempts for TA would be the smartest thing to do. You do make a good point about the defensive line though. Hopefully they'll have players at that position to be effective. If they do then by next year we'll see a good defensive team on the field.

Idk whether you've said so before or no, this is my personal strategy I've come up with, the next step would be to punt on first down

 

[Exorbitant]

Idk whether you've said so before or no, this is my personal strategy I've come up with, the next step would be to punt on first down

As absurd as it sounds, punting on first down would have been better than the HORRIBLE gameplan that Riley had against Iowa for just one example. He set TA up for failure in that game. Hopefully he learned a lesson from that game.

 

[huskers1217]

We have no where to go but up.

However, if we don't establish the run, TA will be in trouble.

 

[Red_Alert]

The dimwits are the ones who don't believe Nebraska needs to emphasize the running game. I admit though that TA can be effective as a passer, but not at 40 to 50 passes per game.

"Steele says the Huskers may have found their identity in a Foster Farms Bowl victory over UCLA."

UCLA has the worst rush defense per game in Pac-12 conference play

The Huskers did NOT find an "identity" rushing the ball against one of the worst rushing defenses in CFB.

In the weeks leading up to the Foster Farms Bowl, many of us said Nebraska needed to run the ball in that game. Why? Because we can look up stats. It was glaringly obvious that stopping the run was UCLA's defensive weakness.

If you think Nebraska's "identity" is going to be running the ball this season because they had success against one of the worst rush defenses in CFB, you're a narrow minded fool.

Yup. They're recruiting all of these wide-outs because "running the ball" is going to be their "identity". lulz
Yup. They're recruiting drop-back pocket passers because "running the ball" is going to be their "identity". lulz

Nebraska averaged 35 passes per game last season. Not "40". Not "50".
Nebraska averaged 38 rushes per game last season.

One could say they were as close to balanced (rushing/passing) as they could get.

If you want to highlight anything in that article that would have taken an ounce of 'prognostication' effort, then highlight the part where they had 5 last second losses.

In 2016 Riley/Langsdorf are going to install the offense they used in 2015. They are going to install the offense they plan to use in 2017.

Steele's rushing prognostication ain't worth wiping one's ass with. It was low hanging fruit for gullible idiots.

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[Red_Alert]

As absurd as it sounds, punting on first down would have been better than the HORRIBLE gameplan that Riley had against Iowa for just one example. He set TA up for failure in that game. Hopefully he learned a lesson from that game.

Iowa had the #15 rush defense in CFB last season.

Do you even football?

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[tometom]

eh, more TA running and getting him to make better decisions in the passing game. the number of passes last year didn't bother me (with the exception of the Purdue and Illinois games) as much as Tommy's horrible decision making.

 

[Red_Alert]

This thread is MASSIVE FAIL.

Brought to you by the uninformed, using a lazy prognosticator, who is feeding minions the lowest hanging fruit.

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[Red_Alert]

eh, more TA running and getting him to make better decisions in the passing game. the number of passes last year didn't bother me (with the exception of the Purdue and Illinois games) as much as Tommy's horrible decision making.

 

[Red_Alert]

If Steele would have put any effort into his article he would have pointed out Nebraska's losses were by...

5 pts
3 pts (OT)
1 pt
2 pts
2 pts
10 pts (Purdue Ryker Fyfe)
8 pts

1st year defensive scheme. Only double digit loss was Purdue without TA.

No Bopleeny 30 point blowout losses.