[Husker] Ohio Is Going To Need A Bigger Stadium. Much bigger!

[Steve Reichenbach]

> Perhaps this message (or thread for that matter) should be forwarded
> to Steve Pederson, since he is the only person who can do anything
> about it, or better yet, Solich himself since I'm sure getting fired at
> Nebraska is still all he thinks about.

The firing of Frank Solich and the hiring of Bill Callahan was the
most significant historical event related to NU football since the end
of the 1997 season.  Arguably, it was the biggest change in the NU
football program in more than 40 years.  Inarguably, Steve Pederson's
actions were controversial.  Like it or not, the events of the next
few years will be used for judging whether Pederson's actions were
successful in their intent, whether they were a colossal mistake, or
whether they were a mix of success and failure.

The discussions on this list aren't undertaken to "do anything about
it".  They are for us to pass the time with speculation about the
future of Husker athletics, reflections on the past of Husker athletics,
and sharing information about the past, present, and future.  In that
vein, I think it is absurd to put discussion of this topic off limits.
As evidence of the perceived relevance of Pederson's actions to Husker
football, no other topic seems to generate quite so much discussion.

Does it get old?  Yes, but it isn't as if there are many engaging
threads to occupy us while we are between having watched past Husker
events and waiting for future Husker events.  On that point, I'll
even speculate that the diminishment of discussion on the list
reflects a feeling of many that the Husker present is less connected
with the Husker past and therefore is, to some extent, a little less
interesting and engaging.

> It seems to me in the last few seasons having an experienced QB very
> often directly equates to success at the collegiate level (Quinn at
> Notre Dame comes to mind, as well as White at OU- as well as a pretty
> decent batch at Nebraska throughout the 90's.) If you see a Husker QB
> play for 2-3 straight years in this offensive system, I'm willing to
> bet money success would follow.
>  
> Scott in NY

I agree that having an experienced QB is an important factor for
success of a football team.  Taylor looks like an experienced QB to me,
although NU hasn't played very good teams.  I don't think NU's problems
on offense are with his experience.  Taylor seems to have a good (but
not great) arm and seems to execute the offense pretty well.  That
said, I think there seem to be many problems on offense --- run
blocking, pass catching, and something less easily identified (maybe
offensive flow or play calling).  Of course, the key to play calling
is finding a play that works, which is more difficult if ball carriers
don't get a line surge or a hole and if receivers drop the ball.  I
know Taylor's stats aren't very good at this point, but it doesn't seem
to me to be due to lack of experience.  I think it's going to take more
than QB experience to see improvment in the Husker offense.  Do you
lay the current offensive problems on Taylor's level of experience?