[Husker] Re: More field goals than TDs?

[Robert Christensen]

I think we should wait for Coach Pelini to determine who goes and who 
stays.  I wasn't happy with the offense this year either, but it is 
probably a lot more complex reasoning behind the lack of production than 
we fans can possibly know.  After the Iowa State melt down, the offense 
seemed to change directions.  The offense in the early part of the 
season was all about complexity that it seemed none of the players 
understood.  After the Iowa State game, the direction was more protect 
the ball (for good reason) and simplicity.  I was never a fan of the 
West Coast Offense.  I did think we needed more balance to the game than 
we had in the later part of the Osborne-Solich years.  But when 
Bottom-feeder bill callahan tried to institute his offense (what ever 
that was) we went totally away from what had been the bread and butter 
of Nebraska football.

When the Huskers changed the direction during the end of they season, it 
had to be pretty basic.  There wasn't enough time to institute a full 
scale new offense during that part of the season and it was obvious that 
we didn't have the personel to continue with the offense that was in 
place BIS (Before Iowa State).  It seems a lot of people want to dump 
Barney Cotton.  I'm not so sure thats warranted.  I'm not a big fan of 
Watson, but I don't think dumping him is necessarily the right move 
either. 

It wouldn't bother me at all to see Mangino come to Lincoln.  I think 
there is way more to the fiasco in Lawrence than  is coming out.  I 
think perkins out "pederson" stevie boy in the way he handled the whole 
affair.  I don't put alot of stock in all the accusations that have been 
printed about that entire affair.

Go Big Red
Bob

C Jolly wrote:
> If we let Mr. Cotton go, would his sons go with him? The one on the 
> team and the one who committed this year?
> BRADALAN at aol.com wrote:
>> I realize this does not take the entire season into account, but 
>> apart  from the three Sun Belt games, Nebraska had 16 Field Goals to 
>> 14 offensive  TDs, and 3 other TDs (1 punt return, 1 blocked punt 
>> return, 1 INT return) in 10  games.  I can see having more FGs than 
>> TDs over a 2-3 game stretch...but  10?  Wow.
>>  
>> I am not calling for anyone's head, that is entirely up to Coach  
>> Pelini and AD Osborne and they may have some other ways to fix the  
>> offense, but I will be a little surprised if both Watson and Cotton 
>> return  next season. I would expect one of them to be moving on.  
>> Don't really want  to see Mangino associated with the program if he 
>> is as abusive as reported, but  the O-Line seems to be the weakest 
>> link on the entire team this year, and I  never thought that would 
>> ever be possible at Nebraska.
>>  
>> That said, I hope they pull it together for the Holiday Bowl, so the  
>> seniors can go out on a well-deserved high-note with a victory over  
>> Arizona.
>>  
>> GO BIG RED!!!!
>>  
>> Brad Bredenkamp
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