[Husker] Thoughts

[Steve Stone]

Nebraska football is beginning to resemble a Steve Pederson egg as it 
cracks and emits hydrogen sulfide fumes.

The present Husker quagmire seems the result of a multi-year systemic 
infection deriving from a series of well-intentioned but misguided 
early decisions.

In my view, these were some of them, more or less in order of importance:

1) Not sufficiently recognizing and honoring Nebraskans' depth of 
devotion to the program's tradition, which resulted in:
a) completely and abruptly trying to change Husker culture
b) cutting back on the walk-on program.
2) Recruiting too many quarterbacks and wide receivers when some of 
those scholarship should have gone to offensive and defensive linemen.
3) Operating a college program on the premise that it's basically an 
NFL farm team.
a) Neglect of basic physicality: strength, blocking, tackling, speed, 
endurance in favor of technique, game planning, tactics.
4) Some assistants chosen for past affiliation rather than current competence.

I could go on and on (who couldn't?), but my point is that 
aggregating these fundamental misjudgments made failure inevitable.

Your thoughts?

Steve Stone