[personal] Re: Prediction (was RE: [Husker] Back-up Quarterbacks)

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

They threw the ball around a lot last week. In 2006, they ran the ball 65% 
of the time. Some Husker-based media people are suggesting that they've 
switched to a pass-happy offense, like Texas Tech, but I don't get that. 
They're not Texas Tech. Boston College forced them to throw the ball as 
much as they did.

I have different numbers for their d-line that isn't showing them as small 
as you are. Comes from the Wake Forest notes about the game. 

I guess we'll see what happens. 

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 09/06/2007 11:09:01 AM:

> I was referring to our o-line vs their d-line.
> 
> Their dline is 251, 326, 250, 264 (272 avg) vs our o-line at 330, 305, 
300,
> 335, 310 which is a 316 avg.  As I said, a difference of about 40 pounds 
(44
> to be exact).
> 
> They like to throw the ball around, a lot.  A team that puts the ball up 
60
> times in the opener is not suddenly going to switch to a 70/30 run, 
period.
> Plus, their coaches have pretty much said that they expect to throw the 
ball
> pretty much the same amount, even though they have their 2nd string QB 
in
> the game.  They say that the 2nd QB is just as good and it was a really
> close race between the two.
> 
> They've said they WANT to establish the run a little more, but when they 
are
> unable, they will go to the air, especially if behind.  I expect to be 
up at
> halftime around 21-10 or so and really take it to them in the 2nd half.
> 
> I'm sorry, I just don't buy the notion that they are going to run and 
run
> and run and run.  The majority of their 60 passes were under 10 yards 
and I
> expect a lot more of that.
> 
> --
> Skylar
> mailto: sklarbodds at cox.net
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jonlists at cbsol.com [mailto:jonlists at cbsol.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 10:38 AM
> To: Skylar Dodds
> Cc: husker at tssi.com; husker-bounces at tssi.com
> Subject: [personal] Re: Prediction (was RE: [Husker] Back-up 
Quarterbacks)
> 
> 
> Their starting offensive line is 315, 294, 284,362, and 290, average is 
> 309, right around where our line is. Sr, Sr, Sr, Jr, and R-Soph on the 
> o-line. Behind their starters, still fairly decent size but not nearly 
as 
> much experience. 
> 
> We won't score 48 because I doubt we'll get the chance. Whether they'll
> successful or not, they'll run the ball, run the clock, and depend on 
road
> mistakes by Nebraska to win this game.
> 
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