[Husker] Lets talk about the defense

[Tommy Thompson]

I wasn't able to watch or listen to the game this weekend.  The chatter on the list has been minimal, to say the list.

Just wondering what folks who saw the game (either on TV or in person) thought about the defense.  I've only heard a few comments so far, and I'm wondering about the following:

1.  Did the defensive backs play closer to the receivers than last year?
2.  Was there a push from the front 4?
3.  Looking at the stats, it appears as if the Huskers defense looked good in the first half, but blew up in the 3rd quarter.  Was that due to a lack of adjustments?  Did the defense look tired?  Did they lose their focus/motivation/etc after having such a good first half?

I pulled the following from the stats.
1.  WMU converted on 50% of 3rd and long (6+ yards to go).  Not a good stat.
2.  Huskers gave up 4 plays of over 20 yards each; three of them in the 2nd half.  Not a good stat.
  
I'm really hoping for a change from the awful defense from last year, but giving up 340+ yards passing (190 in the 3rd quarter) is a bit discouraging.  Especially, since that team was Western Michigan.



Tommy Thompson
"GO BIG RED"