[Husker] All Big XII Team

[Tommy Thompson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Karre" <dkarre at comcast.net>


> At the CU game, a guy behind me pointed out several times that CU "always" 
> threw to McPherson's side of the field. Every time I remembered to look, 
> that was the case. Now, it may be that this was an aberration, but the guy 
> started saying it from the get-go, so he had apparently noticed it before. 
> Perhaps Washington played better then he is credited for and is simply a 
> victim of the team's wretched pass-defense numbers. Those who know more 
> than me about d-back play (and that would be most of you) can probably 
> address this better than I can.
> Dick Karre

I certainly don't know better, but I did observe the same thing about 
McPherson.  That could have a lot to do with the lack of picks for the 
Bullocks and for the "drop" in performance for Washington.  Seems the same 
thing happened back in the 90s.  Opponents attempted to pick on younger 
players (e.g. Tyrone Williams in '93) and then stayed away from that person 
the following year.  In Williams' case, as with the Bullocks brothers and 
Washington last year, the Husker players stepped up to the challenge and 
played like superstars.   This year, however, opposing coaches knew the 
other 3 were strong and so went to McPherson.

For those of you who review game tapes, take a look at the D-backs, and see 
if that is the case.  I'd be interested to know if that could be the real 
reason for the decline in the defense this year over last.  Or possibly, 
that coupled with a drop in play by the OLBs.  Maybe the coaching wasn't 
that bad after all!


Tommy Thompson
"GO BIG RED...RETURN TO GLORY"