[Husker] Preliminary Impressions

[Steve Stone]

Scott R Lawson wrote:

>I just got back from North Carolina and I am WAY too tired to look 
>at all my emails right now, but I will say that being at the game I 
>agree with these points. To me, the coaches took a chance by almost 
>giving this game away while making sure USC has nothing to look at 
>in the game film. The doom and gloom predictions are off base as I 
>see it. It appeared the coaches opened about 3 pages of a 50 page 
>play book for this game.
>The USC game will be MUCH closer than people think.
>Scott in NY (falling asleep typing this)


Scott, you rascal!

You stole the main talking point that I got from reviewing the game tape.

I counted three, possibly four, passes that could be classified as 
dropped, but not more. There were several close calls that were just 
not catchable by the respective receivers under those conditions.

Since no on else mentioned it, I noticed that the Husker backfield 
was almost completely devoid of pre-snap shifting, and the few shifts 
that were used were quick and simple. Of course, the clock thing must 
have factored into that, too.

The Husker punting game was as about as good as in the glory years, 
and the punt and kick runbacks are improving.

Sean Who?

Steve Stone