I said 2015 would be Nebraska's year to shine

[HuskerinBig10]

2013 the offense was supposed to carry the defense, since the defense was so young. But when TM went down, that made it rough. Tommy Armstrong got a lot of experience.

2014 the defense was supposed to carry the offense since it was going to be TA's year to grow and Adam Taylor would be the second back behind Ameer to get the XP. Adam Taylor broke his (ankle?, leg?) and missed the season. The linebacker play disappeared and Randy Gregory left for the NFL.

The 2015 schedule is very favorable. The two toughest road games are at Miami Hurricanes and Minnesota Golden Gophers. All the big games are in Lincoln. Wisconsin loses Melvin Gordon. Michigan State is still going to be a handful. No Michigan, no Ohio State, no Penn State.

Pelini is fired and Riley comes into what I predicted would be a good situation. The D line and D backfield are among the best in the B1G and will be tough for BYU Taysom Hill and not sure if Miami has another Duke Johnson and they might have a QB controversy of their own and their coach is on the HOT seat.

But the new coaching change makes it a totally different scenario. Nebraska could be 12-0 or should be at worst 7-5. If 6-6 or worse, heaven help the coaching staff. If Pelini would have stayed I probably would have gone the safe route and predicted a 9-3 season because of how poorly the linebackers are/were playing.

Now, it seems Nebraska is looking for a QB. The ball is going to be flung all over the field. Either the coaches have zero confidence in the run game, or a lot of confidence in the run game(don't need to work on it) and are trying to shore up the passing game. The receivers seem very, very happy. Not much enthusiasm coming from the running backs.

Are the coaches trying to change the O Linemen into pass blockers now, instead of what they were recruited for, run blocking?

Where the fugawi? So many unknowns on what the offense is going to do and the coaching staff for me.

Looking forward to that BYU game for the litmus test. Googling Taysom Hill, the dude is married. His wife's sister is also married to one of the football players. Those Mormons have to get married young so they can have sex.

 

[bigred472]

Now, it seems Nebraska is looking for a QB. The ball is going to be flung all over the field. Either the coaches have zero confidence in the run game, or a lot of confidence in the run game(don't need to work on it) and are trying to shore up the passing game. The receivers seem very, very happy. Not much enthusiasm coming from the running backs.
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I"m going to be very disappointed if we don't have a 1000 yard runner. Having said that, we need a passing attack to keep defenses honest. The Pelini years should have taught us one thing--stop or slow down our running game and you can beat the Huskers. I just want an effective enough of a passing game that defenses won't know what we do next.

GBR

 

[Red_Alert]

I'm expecting west coast offense a la HWSNBN. However, i think NU is in better shape at QB than they were when he took over and only had Joe Dailey, so I don't expect a losing season like back then.
When it comes to win/loss, Nebraska's been a 3rd tier program (at best) for over a decade now. Their peers have been Northwestern, Iowa, Minnesota, and other historically non-relevant programs. Those teams have been equals (or better) up front in strength and talent. Getting to 2nd tier is not gonna happen in one season of teaching new technique and schemes.

 

[HuskerinBig10]

Fox Sports says Nebraska needs a lot to go right for 9 wins

Nebraska Football: Cornhuskers need a ton to go right to win nine games in 2015 | FOX Sports

We are in preliminary plans to go to the Minnesota game. Not finalized yet.

 

[blkflagmafia]

only issue is offense bc the west coast or pro style isn't going to work immediately esp qb wise. defense we will be attacking but offense the direction for most wins wins is MR do run spread and use the talent till you get your guys in

 

[HuskerinBig10]

After reading about that Iowa Spring Game, the QB play needs to do a lot to improve. Or else, the Iowa defense is really, really good.

Let's freak out (or not) over Iowa spring football | TheGazette

So, what else do you freak out about? The fact that the offense only found success running the ball against reserves might be a red flag. A ton has been said and written about the QB switch between Beathard and senior Jake Rudock, who will graduate and transfer to Michigan, but the success of the Iowa offense in 2015 is hogtied to how far and how quickly a relatively inexperienced offensive line improves.

Nebraska beats Iowa in 2015. But then, I said that ion 2013.

 

[WhiteMamba]

LOL

 

[Brasky]

LOL

Thanks for that brilliant insight. Ducks fans truly are a beacon of knowledge and intellect on this site.