[Husker] Uninspired first half

[Andrew Smith]

>> That fake field goal call has got to be about the worst play call I 
>> can remember in a long long time. Sure it worked a few weeks ago but 
>> it looked like Colorado was waiting for it, especially from 51 yards 
>> out for a FG attempt. The kicker really didn't help either by taking 
>> off way too early.
Dumb, DUMB call!  As soon as they lined up, I was afraid they were going 
to try some kind of trick play, knowing CU would be looking for it.  
Yes, I know when asked about it Bo said they should have checked-out of 
it based on how CU were lined up and yes, the kicker took off too early, 
but you had to expect that CU would be ready for such a play since 
Nebraska ran it successfully earlier in the year (in addition to it 
being a ~50 yard fg attempt).
> Not a great call, but how did the defender come through unblocked?
My guess is that how the defender lined up was part of the reason they 
should have checked-out of the trick play, or it is part of the play to 
leave that defender unblocked, expecting them to be charging toward the 
place-holder in order to block the kick.
>
> And that hit on the receiver at the end of the half should have been a 
> penalty--don't understand why they didn't call one.
I disagree.  IMHO, the receiver was hit close enough to when the ball 
passed over the receiver and the ball wasn't so far out of reach, that I 
wouldn't have expected a defender to treat the ball as uncatchable.

Go Big Red!
Andy