[Husker] Post Game

[Theodore Heise]

On Thu, 1 Jan 2009, C Jolly wrote:

> What a game.  First, my one kudos to Clemson.  Man can they hit.

No doubt!  They really played hard.


>    Joe Ganz looked like he was beat up also.  He was limping 
> earlier, and when he went down in the 4th, I thought that was the 
> last we would see him Being the tough cookie that he is, he came 
> back and directed the two drives ending in field goals that won 
> the game for us.  He has heart...

Couldn't agree more.  He has a *huge* heart.  The play he went down 
on looked like it could have been unnecessary roughness, but the 
replays at the game weren't very good.  How did it look on TV?

Suh definitely had a *great* game, but I'm not sure he provided the 
same type of leadership as Ganz.  (By the way, it was way cool to 
holler out Soooooooooo! when he had his way with the Tigers! :)  I 
think the MVP choice was well made.  After the awards, Joe came over 
to the Nebraska section to acknowledge the fans.  He then circled 
the field perimeter back to the exit--slapping hands of fans hanging 
over the wall all the way.  It was pretty cool.


>   I was disappointed in Nebraska failing to score touchdowns with 
> 1st and goal. I think that shows the weakness in the offensive 
> line.

Yeah, but part of this goes back to your first comment.  Clemson was 
*really* knocking heads--especially down at their endzone.


>       The game really wasn't as close as the score indicated and 
> Nebraska was definitely the best team.

Well, maybe if you overlook mistakes.  The turnovers were huge.


>       ...I think the greatest improvement in the Huskers from this 
> year over last year is conditioning.  We were much more dominant 
> in the second half of most of our games this year. Part of the 
> reason is half time adjustments, but most of it is the team played 
> as hard in the second half as they did in the first half.  A great 
> game for the Huskers;one they can be proud of.

We did seem to take command as the second half progressed.  Not sure 
how much was conditioning, how much was coaching, and how much was 
just plain heart.  They *never* gave up today, and have a *lot* to 
be proud of.

-- 
Theodore (Ted) Heise     <theo at heise.nu>     Bloomington, IN, USA