[Husker] The era of the big red machine; (fwd)

[todd strong]

I appreciate your list, Mike.
I also appreciate you not including what the ATHLETIC DIRECTOR said and 
implied toward these players and this program.
"Would the boy I was yesterday, be proud of the man I am today?"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Nolan" <nolan at romaine.tssi.com>
To: <husker at romaine.tssi.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] The era of the big red machine; (fwd)


>> I think the schemes were there it was just a lack of Execuetion
>
> When time and again passes were being completed with the nearest defender
> being 5-10 yards away if not in the next zip code, I have to wonder how 
> much
> of this was poor execution and how much was not having the defenders in 
> the
> right places in the first place, which is poor planning.
>
> If the coaches don't want to share the blame for losses, they shouldn't
> be surprised when the players play uninspired football.  In the last two
> years the players have been told:
>
> 1.  The coaches you were recruited by are gone.
> 2.  The offensive and defensive terminology and schemes are all new.
> 3.  The new coaches we hired are gone too, as is the head coach.
> 4.  The offensive and defensive terminology and schemes are all 
> new--again.
> 5.  Traditions?  What traditions?
> 6.  Walkons?  What walkons?
> 7.  We're moving to a different offense which will require different
>    players to be successful.
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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