[Husker] Defense

[Dick Karre]

The discrepancy in the stats had a lot to do with NU's offensive ineptitude 
and its high-scoring defense: defensive TDs and offensive three-and-outs 
make for a lot of offensive series for the opposition. And given enough 
opportunities, a decent offense will put up some numbers.

There is no question that the defense has a lot of work to do, particularly 
in the secondary - those wide-open WF receivers were indeed scary (as was 
the blown coverage against Maine) - but the improvement over last year is 
obvious and provides a ray of hope in what has otherwise been a pretty 
gloomy start to the season.

Can anyone remember a time when we were 2-0 and this pessimistic? I was with 
some friends who are CU fans today, and I was thinking how glad I am that 
I'll be in Arizona the week after Thanksgiving. Shame on me, but unless 
things improve pretty dramatically, it looks like another long season.
Dick Karre
dkarre at comcast.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Rief" <tjrief at cox.net>
> Wake Forest had more first downs (19 to 13), more yards (247 to 234), and 
> more time of possession (35:20 to 24:40).  In my opinion I don't call that 
> good defense.  Wake had several receivers that were wide open and the QB 
> just missed them. Had they made a couple of those plays it could have been 
> a different game. Considering that WF isn't a top tier team, I wouldn't 
> blow my horn yet about the D scoring 21 points.
>