[personal] Re: [Husker] Wow 56-0

[Steve Stone]

Skylar Dodds wrote:

>Hello Husker Fans,
>1) Cody Glenn had a sore hamstring and they determined in a pregame
>workout that he was too sore to play.

I hate to say this, but that's actually good news considering the alternatives.

>2) NU was EVERY bit as dominating as the stats.  I would even say more
>dominating since we played backups from the middle of the third
>quarter on.

True, almost to a shocking degree.

>Taylor was razor sharp except for the one interception and I think
>Marlon was trying to make a point since there was speculation that
>Kenny Wilson might pass him on the depth chart.

Kenny Wilson may still do so. Different backs will succeed against 
different teams.

>I've felt all year long that Marlon was truly our best back (I didn't
>coming into this year, until after the first game).  He is the best
>all-around runner.  He's got great speed, but he can also make a few
>yards when the hole isn't there and I don't know if Kenny can do that
>very well.  Brandon can get a few yards on a tough down, but he's
>nowhere near as fast as Lucky and Wilson, or at least doesn't appear
>to be.

But he seems to be the best pass protector and run blocker, a major 
consideration.

>I took my 7 year old daughter to her first game and the whole way back
>to the car she kept shouting 'Go Big Red' in a cute little 7 year old
>voice :)
>What a great game.  This is a better Troy team and we absolutely made
>them look silly.
>Last but not least, big kudos to the defense, they were spectacular!

Matt Davison said that the flight home was even quieter than after a 
"regular" defeat because most team members realized they hadn't been 
ready to play on the USC level. My guess is that the USC game will 
eventually be seen as the launching platform for a new intensity on 
the part of the Husker squad. Now it won't encounter a new level when 
playing Oklahoma and Texas.

Steve Stone