[Husker] Game Comments

[Steve Stone]

Derek wrote:

>I was wondering if a lot of passes went Grixby's way because he was 
>covering the better receiver?  And he had a cast on to protect a 
>broken thumb.  There was a comment about pressure on the young 
>players.  This game had to be serious learning experience for the 
>frosh DBs getting their first taste of the speed of the game and the 
>split-second decisions.

Yeah, I'd call that pressure enough.

>The secondary has to be a worry, and it may require Carriker, 
>Turner, Cryer, et al. raise their level of play in order to play in 
>January.

Actually, if the secondary can avoid further injuries, I think it will suffice.

><<8) If the Huskers start with a typical lethargic stumbling offensive...
>
>Whaaa? It was their first game!  Has there been a year when a Husker 
>team came out in season opener in a gear higher than first?  Maybe 
>against West Virginia in what was it, 95?  But still.

Lethargic starts are so typical of Husker teams that it seems the 
norm just as gutsy fourth-quarter finishes are typical of the 
Huskers. I can only recall a few games where Husker teams have busted 
the opponents' chops right off the bat as the Ahman Green and 1995 
team did to the Buffs in Boulder.

>Steve Sipple has already written off the USC game.  Call me an 
>optimist, but I'd rather wait until game time to do that.

Distant dragons always seem more threatening. Let's just hope we have 
a couple of St. Georges.       :-)

Steve Stone