[Husker] Thoughts

[Mike Jaixen]

It's a good start...  On #2, I would add "linebacker"
to the list of neglected positions.  Look at who we'll
return at linebacker next season, and you'll see what
I mean.

For 3(b), I'd also add allowing recruiting to divert
attention away from game preparation.
For 4, I'd also add recruiting reputation as an
overrated factor in selecting assistant coaches.
I'd also add a 5th factor, a failure to connect and
relate to college players with overcomplicated schemes
that tend to never get mastered.

--- Steve Stone <sstone at pvtnetworks.net> wrote:

> 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


Mike Jaixen
Blog: http://huskermike.blogspot.com

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