[Husker] my thoughts (pretty long)

Sun Aug 31 23:43:45 CDT 2008

I think that's pretty accurate.  We let them have 2 80 yards drives in the
3rd quarter and it started to get a little uneasy.  I don't know if it was
fatigue, but they seem to pick it back up in the 4th.

We really did give them a lot though in that quarter.  It was much more us
giving it to them rather than them taking it from us. 

--
Skylar

-----Original Message-----
From: Lynette Tillner [mailto:ltillner at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 11:39 PM
To: 'Huskers List'; Skylar Dodds
Subject: RE: [Husker] my thoughts (pretty long)

Skylar, 

Thanks for the great analysis. I didn't see or hear the game (sound card
problems!) but I did monitor the play by play on ESPN and the during game
Blog on LJS website. 

>From the Blog, people were really excited about Glenn, Ganz and Swift. 

Since we were unable to get the running game going, it seemed like the
defense got tired during the third quarter and starting making mistakes as
well as letting themselves be beaten by WMU. Is that a fair assessment? 

Lynette Tillner
ltillner at yahoo.com

--- On Sun, 8/31/08, Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net> wrote:

> From: Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net>
> Subject: RE: [Husker] my thoughts (pretty long)
> To: "'Huskers List'" <husker at tssi.com>
> Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008, 9:26 PM
> I was at the game and here's the good and bad from my
> mind:
> 
> GOOD:
> 
> 1) Although he was out of position on a couple plays (to be
> expected in your
> first ever game at linebacker) Cody Glenn looks the part. 
> He's probably one
> of the top 3 or 4 fastest guys on the defense, CLEARLY
> faster than Dillard
> or Wortman.  He ran down the speedy RB a couple times and
> caught some
> receivers in time to breakup the pass.  I was blown away by
> his speed
> though.
> 
> 2) Dillard has always been great in the run, but he does
> seem to have more
> mobility this year and should be able to help out in the
> passing game.
> 
> 3) The defense overall played good for 90% of the game.  We
> had a couple
> rough breakdowns guarding the tight end and a crossing
> running back or two,
> but overall very much improved.
> 
> 4) Prince, Hagg (pronounced Hayg I believe) and West all
> looked very solid.
> Hagg had a great breakup in the endzone where the receiver
> had caught the
> ball, but Hagg knocked it out.  Another play Prince looked
> clearly beat by 2
> steps and as soon as the QB threw it I said, "Crap,
> touchdown".  But Prince
> kicked it in to gear and made a great vertical leap and
> just deflected it
> enough to prevent the TD.  Also, Murillo and Ricky Thenarse
> were both
> injured and should add to the secondary.
> 
> 5) The DLine was GREAT against the run...(more on the pass
> later).
> 
> 6) Henery Kicked 4 44yarders.  All of them looked smooth
> like he was kicking
> and extra point.  Incredible recovery on a bad snap by
> Wesch on the first
> one.  Last year we had ONE attempt over 40 yards (Adi
> Kunalic, first game)
> and would either go for it on 4th down every play or punt
> from the freakin
> 30.  I'm going to use all caps for emphasis, IT WAS SO
> FREAKING ACTUALLY
> ATTEMPTING THE KICK FROM 40+.  Sorry, had to say it. 
> Henery is now 12-12 in
> his Husker career and 51-51 career xtra points.  That's
> incredible, even if
> your coach wouldn't let you attempt anything longer
> than a chipshot.
> 
> 7) Prince looks great in the return game, so did Cuerenski
> Guillen (sp?).
> 
> 8) What did they have, 9 yards rushing?  I know WMU
> isn't the 1995 Huskers,
> but 9 yards rushing against ANYONE is good.
> 
> 9) Great day for Swift, he seemed to always be open at the
> right time.
> Menelik Holt had one drop, but everywhere else looked
> solid.  There was a
> couple times where Niles Paul looked like he had a little
> dear in the
> headlights, but I think he'll be good in the long run.
> 
> 10)  The Dreu Young catch over two defenders was fantastic.
>  I don't know if
> I'll go as far as Shawn Watson to say it's one of
> the best I've ever seen,
> but a great catch for a tight-end none the less.
> 
> BAD
> 
> 1) Offensive line seemed to have trouble pushing WMU back. 
> Running backs
> were dealing with a lot of defenders in the backfield. 
> Part of that could
> be WMU stacking the box, which they certainly did.  Good
> thing we have an OC
> who was willing to adjust and throw the ball all over their
> DBs on an
> island.
> 
> 2) The first interception from Ganz I can live with.  It
> was a VERY slightly
> overthrown ball that the receiver got his hands on, but
> skipped into the DBs
> hands instead.  The second one was just plain bad.  He
> tried to throw it
> through the linebacker to a guy that was blanket covered
> anyway.
> 
> 3) Despite getting 4-sacks versus the 13 we had all year
> last year (I still
> can't believe we only had 13), I really thought their
> QB had a lot of time
> to throw and we didn't get sufficient pressure on the
> QB, even when we
> blitzed.
> 
> 4) There were about a handful of secondary coverage
> breakdowns where we
> completely lost the guy we're supposed to be covering.
> 
> 5) Dan Tinchner had 1 bad punt and 1 good one.  Not sure if
> it's a bad, but
> he was so dang dependable last year. 
> 
> Sorry, I'm long winded...
> 
> --
> Skylar
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com
> [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
> Andy Knipp
> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 8:00 AM
> To: 'Huskers List'
> Subject: [Husker] my thoughts
> 
> 
> 
>   
>  
> 
> OK, so I was not able to watch the game, just listened to
> in over
> huskers.com
> 
> Concerns ? Certainly. NU needs to be able to run more, I
> really expected to
> see 250 yards rushing. Maybe WMU was stacking the line, I
> do not know. The D
> made some stupid mistakes (penalties, etc) but that can be
> coached. I would
> like to have seen another QB get in the game.
> 
> There is a lot to be happy about. The D made a statement.
> Many wondered if
> Cody Glen was truly that good. I think he is. Joe Ganz
> sounded great. He is
> a leader. 
> 
> Usually the biggest improvement in a team is from game 1 to
> 2. That makes me
> feel really good.
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> 
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