[Husker] Breakdown (was cupcake games / schedule)

[Mike Jaixen]

Well, of course you need to score more points than your opponent.  That's a no duh.

But if we try to get into a shootout with Missouri, we're playing right into their hands.  Their offense has moved up and down the field all season long, and they rarely make a mistake.  I didn't get to see much of the Tigers game against Nevada, but a Mizzou fan I know pointed out to me that on Saturday, Chase Daniel had more touchdowns than incompletions.

That's obscene.

If you can play a ball-control offense, you allow your defense to stay off the field for longer stretches.  That means more rest, and also gives your coaches more opportunities to make adjustments.  Many fans noted how much time the coaches spent with the defense after New Mexico State nearly drove the field on the opening drive on Saturday night.  What would have happend if the Husker offense had gone 3 and out on their first possession, or perhaps scored on a long play.  Those adjustments might not have been made, and the defense wouldn't have been ready to go out.

Plus, keeping Missouri's offense on the sideline might make them a little nervous or fidgety.  Maybe when they get out on the field again, they might try to force the ball and play a little more reckless.

Look at last fall's NU-Kansas game.  That game got out of control in part because Nebraska decided to get into a track meet with Kansas...and couldn't keep up.

Mike Jaixen
http://huskermike.blogspot.com
http://www.cornnation.com


--- On Tue, 9/16/08, j j <jjj112665 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: j j <jjj112665 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Breakdown (was cupcake games / schedule)
> To: "Skylar Dodds" <sklarbodds at cox.net>, "jon johnston" <jon.johnston at gmail.com>
> Cc: husker at tssi.com
> Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 7:45 AM
> You are very wrong Jon. The only, and I DO MEAN ONLY way
> that we beat Missouri is to score more points than them. It
> doesn't matter if it is 3-2 or 100-99. The only way to
> win is to score more points. 
>  
> I have never understood the whole "we cant win a shoot
> out". What do you propose that a runner do if he gets
> in the open and can score on the first play of a series?
> Should he fall down so that we keep the ball and not score
> and run down the clock more? No of course not. You score
> when you can, how you can, and you hope your defense gets
> one more stop then the other teams. That is the only
> possible way to win. You dont design a play to only gain 4
> or 5 yards. You hope to get that and then a whole lot more. 
>  
>  
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 9/15/08, jon johnston
> <jon.johnston at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> From: jon johnston <jon.johnston at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Breakdown (was cupcake games /
> schedule)
> To: "Skylar Dodds" <sklarbodds at cox.net>
> Cc: husker at tssi.com
> Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 2:16 PM
> 
> On Sep 15, 2008, at 12:06 PM, Skylar Dodds wrote:
> 
> > [snip VA Tech]
> >
> > Misery is a mystery to me (wordplay intentional). 
> There's no doubt  
> > we're
> > going to have to bring our A++ game for that one.  I
> think we're  
> > pretty
> > significantly better than the defenses they've
> faced so far and I  
> > think
> > we're capable of putting up 40+ on their soft
> defense (the main  
> > reason they
> > WILL NOT contend for a NC this year).  Maclin is a
> stud and rumor  
> > has it
> > he's still pissed off that Callahan told him he
> couldn't come
> here,  
> > so that
> > could be bad.  I said going into the year that we had
> a 35% chance of
> > winning that game, I'm actually taking it down a
> notch to 25%.  Mostly
> > because I didn't realize how good of a RB
> Washington is.  I thought  
> > losing
> > Temple would hurt them worse than it has.
> >
> 
> If we put up 40 on Mizzou you can consider it a loss
> because we can't  
> win a shoot out with them.
> 
> The only (and I mean the ONLY way) we win against Mizzou is
> to keep  
> the scoring low, in the mid-20's. Our defense won't
> stop them. No  
> defense will stop them.
> 
> So that means the only way we're going to stop them is
> a plodding,  
> consistent, old-fashioned ground game that averages four
> yards a carry  
> with no turnovers and no penalties. Keep Chase Daniel and
> Jeremy  
> Maclin off the field and limit their opportunities.
> 
> Then, we'll need some luck. :)
> 
> Jon Johnston
> http://www.cornnation.com
> 
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