[Husker] Game Comments

[richards todd]

Excellent post.  I want to make one comment about
paragraph 5 where you say that "The young talent is
maturing rapidly rather than wilting under pressure." 
Do we really know that?  Have they been under any
pressure yet?

Todd in Tennessee

--- Steve Stone <sstone at pvtnetworks.net> wrote:

> I've watched the game recording several times as
> well as the Coach 
> Callahan show and have come up with a few comments:
> 
> 1) My guess is that Brandon Jackson had the fewest
> carries because 
> he's the I-back with the most combat time and
> experience. The coaches 
> seemed to be primarily looking to the other three
> I-backs, probably 
> with little success because they all jelled out
> pretty evenly 
> considering their individual circumstances.
> 
> 2) Joe Ganz pitched out on about four occasions. As
> far as I could 
> see, each pitch was perfect or nearly so, and his
> passing seemed 
> almost as good. I've seldom seen a sophomore make a
> better first 
> appearance. The loss of Beck seems less important
> now.
> 
> 3) It was surprising to see most LA Tech passes
> directed toward 
> Grixby rather than the new guy Andre Jones who
> appeared to hold his 
> own in limited action.
> 
> 4 ) For whatever reason, the Husker safeties didn't
> see as much 
> action as presumed, but I thought they acquitted
> themselves well. I 
> wouldn't be surprised if Tierre Green wound up the
> season nearly as 
> dominant was the Bullock boys were at the same
> juncture. That Shanle 
> kid can run.
> 
> 5) The O-line is making excellent progress but has a
> ways to go 
> before reminding us of the Pipeline(s). The young
> talent is maturing 
> rapidly rather than wilting under pressure. By
> season's end, they 
> should be as good as any but the very best.
> 
> 6) Dan Titchner has the leg and with practice is
> almost sure to 
> develop Sam Koch's finesse.
> 
> 7) NU's kickoffs left much - - yards and yards and
> yards - - to be 
> desired while its kick coverage was like
> Longfellow's little girl 
> with a curl upon her forehead.
> 
> 8) If the Huskers start with a typical lethargic
> stumbling offensive 
> thrust against the Trojans, they may have a problem.
> USC looked in 
> mid-season form against Arkansas. Decades of
> watching USC football up 
> close and personal as well as on the Tube have made
> it clear the 
> Trojans always start in fourth gear.
> 
> 9) The Husker defense, it must be said, started in
> fourth gear 
> against LA Tech and would be well advised to do the
> same on Sept. 16.
> 
> Steve Stone
> 
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