[Husker] USC thought and looking toward Troy

[Rod Wellman]

After reading Steven's reply to my reply to his reply which was a  
response to my original agreement with  Roger's post, all I can say  
is:  Wow.

My apologies to the list for opening this hornet's nest.  This will  
be my last post in this thread. If I choose to reply to Steven, I'll  
do so off-list.  And his email has now been added to my "direct to  
the trash" filter, like a few others have been over the years.  As  
someone who has been on the list since the beginning days of not only  
Mike's list, but the very Internet itself, I've seen plenty of un- 
friendly exchanges, and I've always stayed out of them.  I guess my  
mistake was offering an opinion on game-plan.  I'll add that to my  
mental list of "what subjects not to offer input for fear of stirring  
up the combative-types".

I do, however, have to respond to one area of Steven's latest reply:


On Sep 21, 2006, at 12:42 AM, 3aoo-cvfd at dea.spamcon.org wrote:
>
>> According to you:  By increasing passing ratio
>> we would  "have seen a NU offense totally outclassed".
>>
>
> Yes, if we'd tried passing more in the first half, I believe
> USC would have totally outclassed us.
>

My statement above in the previous post was actually this:

According to you:  By increasing passing ratio a small bit we would  
"have seen a NU offense totally outclassed".

Steven either intentionally or mistakenly deleted the words "a small  
bit" in this last reply.  Again, for added emphasis, my point was  
that A FEW more passes and/or threat of the pass through formation  
would have given us a better chance to win.  Secondly, with SUCH a  
heavy lean towards the run, it appeared as if we conceded the game  
before it started.  Disagree if you want, but I can certainly have an  
opinion on this list without providing Greg Mays-like football  
analysis.  I don't think you have to be a coach to disagree with a  
coach's game plan.  I don't think disagreeing with a coach's game- 
plan or decision puts me in the "anti-Callahan" camp.  I can  
certainly love the Huskers avidly while yelling at the TV for  
different play calls from time to time. Heck, I spent most of my 20's  
and 30's doing the same when Tom Osborne was the coach, and I regard  
him as one of the best coaches of all time.  Overall, I'm still very  
positive about this season,  although I don't think a ride to the Big  
12 Championship is an automatic.  Nothing, in football, is.

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.