[personal] Re: [Husker] Davidson

[Pat Gaule]

Skylar Dodds wrote:

>It's even more amazing that the offense can be ranked that high when they
>NEVER SEE THE FREAKIN BALL BECAUSE THE DEFENSE IS ON THE FIELD SO LONG.  If
>NU had a Top 20 defense, we'd be in the top 10 in total offense. 
>  
>

What is your basis for this?  The time of possession in last night's 
game was relatively even.  Missouri had the ball for 31:40 and NU had 
the ball for 28:20.

Here is how the TOP worked out in Nebraska's other games:

Nevada                 NU            
19:22                    40:38

Wake Forest         NU
32:02                     27:58

USC                     NU
29:02                    30:58

ISU                       NU
39:03                     20:17

Mizzou                  NU
31:40                    28:20


Only the ISU game really fits your assertion that NU's offense gets 
cheated out of significant playing time by the defense (if we can even 
accept that premise as the reason in the first place).  The rest are 
relatively even or in NU's favor.  I really don't think NU's offense 
would have done much more with 3 extra minutes in last night's game.  Do 
you?

>I don't care what it looks like, as long as the play gets in correctly.  I
>don't care if they use tin cans on a string or walkie-talkies.
>
>Stop trying to bring back Solich.  He's gone.
>
>  
>

Who is suggesting that we bring back Solich?  As much as I was against 
his firing and liked him as a head coach, I'm not suggesting that he 
should be brought back to Lincoln.  I haven't seen anyone on the list 
who has suggestd it, either.  Nonetheless, the "Solich" security blanket 
is one that Callahan's supporters can no longer cover up with.  This is 
year 4 of the Callahan experiment and all that matters is whether 
Callahan is on the right track.  I don't believe he is.