Watson=Gone.

[Brasky]

This was the final straw. GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE.

Can someone find out the total yards and first downs in the second halves of the big 12 championship and the Washington game???

 

[Exorbitant]

This was the final straw. GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE.

Can someone find out the total yards and first downs in the second halves of the big 12 championship and the Washington game???

Zero yards?

 

[Red_Alert]

Mitch Sherman..Omaha World Herald.

Pelini calls Huskers' flat performance ridiculous - Omaha.com

The future at Nebraska for Watson, after a rough two months to coincide with Martinez’s problems, looks uncertain. Asked if he expected to remain on staff at Nebraska, Watson said he did not know.

“We’ll have to see,” he said.

 

[Red_Alert]

Tom Shatel..Omaha World Herald

http://www.omaha.com/article/201012...r-an-ugly-loss-nu-s-back-to-the-drawing-board

Nebraska brought its can't-do-anything offense to the bowl game. That might be unfortunate timing for offensive coordinator Shawn Watson, who is awaiting word on the Miami (Ohio) job. The first several minutes of this game weren't shown live on ESPN because of the Tennessee-North Carolina game.

If Watson's lucky, the entire Holiday Bowl was pre-empted in Oxford, Ohio.

It was not a stellar play-calling night for Watson. Last year, on this field, Watson rolled into 2010 with an array of new stuff, including a zone read and wildcat that mauled the Wildcats of Arizona.

This year? No such new stuff. No such imagination.

Give his players, specifically the offensive line, some blame. The wide-body holes that were prevalent in Seattle were missing. Washington promised to play better gap control on the zone read, but the Huskers still outweighed the Huskies up front by an average of 50 pounds per man.

It was obvious early something was missing. Rex Burkhead took a snap out of the wildcat, rolled right and looked to pass. But before he could find an open Ben Cotton, two Husky defenders were in his face. Burkhead was hit by Victor Aiyewa and fumbled. It set up U-Dub's first touchdown.

Is Barney Cotton up for any jobs?

 

[jedburks]

This was the final straw. GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE.

Can someone find out the total yards and first downs in the second halves of the big 12 championship and the Washington game???

80 second half yards against Oklahoma and 5 first downs.

78 second half yards against Washington and 6 first downs.

 

[Red_Alert]

By Dirk Chatelain ...Omaha World Herald

Chatelain: A year ago Nebraska was back, but now? - Omaha.com

Bo must become a better CEO. He must fix the little things that separate a top-20 program from a top-5 powerhouse.

He has to make tough calls. He has to learn from mistakes. He has to hurt feelings.

He has to get rid of Shawn Watson.

That's where it starts. No more Kool-Aid drinking. No more excuses.

This relationship isn't working, and we didn't need another offensive disaster (189 total yards!) to realize it.

Watson's offense cost Nebraska two Big 12 championships. It remains a mess. No consistency. No innovation. No execution. No clue what it wants to be, or how to get there.

Many times, we've documented the problems. At this point, they're too many to count. Doesn't matter who's at fault. Nebraska needs a new start.

After the game, Pelini said he expects to have everyone on staff to return in 2011. But Watson said he didn't know if he'd be back.

"We'll see what happens," Watson said.

If Watson doesn't get the head coaching job at Miami (Ohio), Pelini should ask him -- and anyone else on the offensive staff who isn't maximizing talent -- to leave.

 

[Red_Alert]

Matt Miller...Omaha World Herald

Husker finale similar to other mistake-filled games of late - Omaha.com

Watson referred to the offensive effort as sloppy, whether it had to do with penalties, turnovers or protection.

“It wasn’t one thing,” he said. “It was across the board.”

 

[HuskerInSecLand]

Can someone find out the total yards and first downs in the second halves of the big 12 championship and the Washington game???

Okla 2nd half
Total Yards 293 78
First downs 11 5

Wash whole game 2nd Half
Total Yards 181 77
First downs 11 3 (all 1 drive ended turnover on downs )

 

[HuskerInSecLand]

Formatting didn't hold but basically 78 of 293 yards, 5 of 11 first downs OK
77 of 188 yards, 3 0f 11 first downs Wash

We play worse in the second half then first.

 

[iruletheskool]

We play worse in the second half then first.

I didn't see any adjustments all season offensively.. the gameplan that didn't work in the first half was supposed to magically come together..

 

[jedburks]

Okla 2nd half
Total Yards 293 78
First downs 11 5

Wash whole game 2nd Half
Total Yards 181 77
First downs 11 3 (all 1 drive ended turnover on downs )

2nd half drives against Oklahoma:
5 yards, 1 first down
2 yards
6 yards
22 yards, 2 first downs
22 yards, 1 first down
6 yards
11 yards, 1 first down
6 yards
Total- 80 yards, 5 first downs


2nd half drives against Washington:
11 yards, 1 first down
32 yards, 2 first downs
-1 yard
-1 yard
37 yards, 3 first downs
Total- 78 yards, 6 first downs

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

How about completely getting blasted in the turnover battle in all 4 of our losses as well

 

[Red_Alert]

Total Defense 2010 NCAA Rank

Oklahoma... # 57
Washington # 84

 

[Exorbitant]

Total Defense 2010 NCAA Rank

Oklahoma... # 57
Washington # 84

OU had a good defense, nothing more. Washington had a BAD defense!

 

[Brasky]

This whole thing is making my head hurt.