Fw: [Husker] So anybody watching the NU/OU game?

[Dick Karre]

Scott Lawson wrote:
> I watched the whole game live and again on tape this morning where I could slow it down and really see things develop (at least as much as the ESPN coverage allows) and the first thing that jumped off the screen to me was how many times Huskers defenders either blew assignments or were in the wrong places at the wrong times. I know OU runs a no huddle so substitutions are difficult and the flow of the game is totally dictated by their offense, but there were TONS of mental errors on the NU defense.
> 
> Now some might say that is poor preparation by the coaches, but I can't pin this one on them. There were several plays where two (even three) defenders would run with the same OU player and leave someone else WIDE open or completely leave huge gaps in running lanes because of blown assignments. In case anyone didn't notice, the OU return teams smoked the Huskers all night long, for essentially the same reasons.

Your observations are correct, but your conclusions are arguable. If 
players are constantly busting assignments, that might also indicate an 
inability on the part of the staff to teach them well enough. It's all a 
matter of opinion, of course, and the only opinion that matters is Bo's. 
It will be interesting to see which of the starters in the secondary are 
starting again next year (I think only Murillo is a senior), and which 
of the coaches (if any) depart at the end of this season.
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Dick Karre
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