[Husker] At the game.

[Mike Jaixen]

Well, I suppose if you compare the defensive
performance yesterday to the previous couple of weeks,
then yes, in comparison the defense played pretty good
yesterday.

However, I think the defense played merely adequate. 
102 plays and 400+ yards were way too many to allow a
rather poor offensive team like Iowa State to have; at
some point, you need to stop them at some point.

When Bo Ruud made his interception, it was 3rd and
goal.  Iowa State was threatening to pull within 1
score at that point.  Great play by Grixby and Ruud,
but up to there, Bret Meyer was 5 for 6 and 58 yards
on that drive.

--- David Sage <woosage at cox.net> wrote:

> Overall I thought the defense played pretty good
> with the exception of the 97 yard drive in the
> fourth quarter and a couple of dump penalties.  In
> my opinion it was the lack of offensive possessions
> that made the game seem closer than it was.  The
> defense spent a whole lot of time on the field. 
> Take away the Huskers last touchdown (Drive started
> on ISU 3 yd line) and the 93 yd interception return
> for a touchdown the offense only scored 21 points. 
> The offense was pretty inconsistant yesterday.   
> Here are few interesting stats below.
> 
> Time of possession.    ISU  39:12             NU  
> 20:48
> 
> 
> Net Total Yards       ISU  451                      
>    NU   369
>   Total Plays                     102               
>                     59
>   Avg Gain per Play           4.1                   
>                6.3
> 
> 
> Plays per Qtr      
> 
> 1st    ISU   26          NU  8
> 2nd   ISU  22           NU  27
> 3rd    ISU  29           NU  7
> 4th    ISU  27           NU  16
> 
> Disclaimer for those who like to nick pick.  I got
> these stats off the internet.  I noticed the plays
> per quarter do not match the total plays above but
> they are close enough to make a point.
> 
> 
> I did seem to notice that some of the defensive
> players were delivering some pretty hard hits and
> the overall tackling seems better.  Yeah it was Iowa
> St but seeing what happened yesterday in college
> football who knows what each team is capable until
> they line up and play.
> 
> Here hoping the Huskers take the Tigers next Sat. 
> No prediction from me.  I guess flip a coin.  Seems
> like that is what college football has become.
> 
> Go Huskers,
> 
> David Sage
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Mike Jaixen
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