[Husker] Initial Impressions

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So when should the back up QB have played when he didn't???
 
 


--- On Thu, 1/1/09, Steve Stone <sstone at pvtnetworks.net> wrote:

From: Steve Stone <sstone at pvtnetworks.net>
Subject: [Husker] Initial Impressions
To: "husker-tssi.com" <husker at tssi.com>
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 8:41 PM

Without having had a chance to review the game tape, here are a few early
comments:

1) The Huskers did their level best to give the ballgame to Clemson, but the
"home team" showed that ol' Southern hospitality by refusing to
accept.

2) CBS can save a buck by hiring a trained chimpanzee to replace Fouts and
company. AND improve the announcing.

3) Winter conditioning for the Husker offensive linemen will more than likely 
concentrate on strength and quickness, if today's effort against the
Tigers' D-line can be accepted as evidence of their level of training.
Fortunately many O-liners are underclassmen and can move up the scale, so to
speak.

4) For much of the game, Shaun Watson's playcalling seemed either
incompetent or insane - - or both. One has to wonder if a twelve year old got
hold of his mic every now and then. Example: after Q's 58 yard dash, the
next play went to Q, who seemed still wobbly, for zilch.

5) This was the first game in which I saw some questionable on-field tactial
coaching. Example: Roy Helu was hurt early in the game and tapped his helmet as
a signal to the bench to replace him but was ignored for two more plays.

6) Today we saw how the NFL philosophy of using quarterbacks to the full extent
of their endurance doesn't work well at the collegiate level. When Ganz went
out late in the game, his replacement had played only enough to have thrown a
total of eight passes in a total of 12 preceding games. That his near-fumble
didn't result in a Clemson TD and victory can be attributed only to
"instant review" and Divine Intervention. The blame here does NOT lie
with the RS freshman quarterback.

9) Half a century ago, true gameness (refusal to be beaten no matter what) was
a highly prized masculine characteristic, but that virtue has been all but
sidelined for the past several decades. Today, however, we got a glimpse of
gameness. No greater compliment can be given a college football team.

Steve Stone



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