[Husker] San Jose State game

[jon johnston]

Well.... I think we found out exactly what coaches mean when they say  
"Take it one game at a time". Husker fans have been talking about  
Virginia Tech and Mizzou as if these other teams don't exist.

The good news about yesterday is the defensive line played pretty  
well. Unfortunately, there's not a lot to back them up. Cody Glenn  
seems to be everywhere, but the back seven as a whole played badly. It  
was shocking to see the poor tackling at the beginning of the game.  
Like you said, this isn't going to get turned around right away and  
ach week is going to present it's own challenges.

I wonder how this will be reflected in the fan base, if we go 7-5, is  
it going to result in a whole gob of disinterest?

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com

On Sep 6, 2008, at 7:58 PM, Patrick Gaule wrote:

> This was not a good game for Nebraska on either side of the ball.  
> However, it could have been a lot worse.  When the score was 14-12  
> late in the 3rd quarter, I felt like it would be a repeat of last  
> year's Ball  State game or the 2004 game against Southern Miss.  The  
> difference was that the team finally woke up in the 4th quarter of  
> this one and was able to put the game away late.  If Callahan was  
> still coaching this team, he probably would have found a way to lose.
>
> In my humble opinion, I think that we will probably wind up with a  
> fairly mediocre defense this year.  However, one must realize that a  
> mediocre defense will be a significant improvement over last year,  
> when Nebraska was in the bottom 15 of almost every defensive  
> statistic.  I honestly think it will be a struggle to get to 7-5  
> this year, but I think that is an attainable record.  Considering  
> that was also Bob Stoops' record at Oklahoma in 1999, it wouldn't  
> put Bo in bad company. The people who were expecting Bo to come in  
> and immediately turn us into contenders for the Big 12 North will be  
> disappointed.  It is going to take a lot of time to undo the Steve  
> Pederson error.
>
> I was most disappointed with the offense today, but most of their  
> faults (penalties and stupid turnovers caused by bad decisions and  
> mental mistakes) are correctable.  I predict that next week will be  
> a lot better, and Nebraska will put the game away early.
>
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