[Husker] Assistants

[Steve Reichenbach]

Also, Watson may be important in keeping recruits.

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> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:38:43 -0500
> From: "George Rapp" <george.rapp at gmail.com>
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> On Dec 3, 2007 7:59 AM, j j <jjj112665 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > There is one name there that I do not want to see as a Nebraska assistant
> > again. That is Shawn Watson. I do not understand everyones obsession with
> > this man. Let him go coach somewhere else. What has he done at NU to make so
> > many like him or think he can coach?
> >
> 
> He contributed to a steady rise in the offensive production, for one
> example.  From http://d1afootball.com/stat.php, under Total Offense, here is
> where the 'Huskers ranked:
> 
> 2003: 83rd (OC: Norvell)
> 2004: 69th (OC: Norvell)
> 2005: 96th (OC: Norvell)
> 2006: 14th (OC: Norvell)
> 2007: 11th (OC: Watson)
> 
> Of course, this isn't the statistic that matters -- only the points on the
> board at the end of the game do -- but it is clearly indicative of an
> improving trend.  The 2003-05 examples also show the effect of sacking the
> entire offensive staff.  There is no continuity; players must learn a new
> offense from scratch; and production suffers.
> 
> OTOH, by keeping Watson as OC, there is at least some continuity and
> stability for the returning players, and Bo has the chance to keep the
> offensive production trend going positive, while he concentrates on fixing
> the defense (which I think we'll all admit was our glaring problem in 2007).
> 
> George
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