[Husker] Surprised; not surprised

[Tommy Thompson]

1992 versus Iowa State was about as bad.  No turnovers, but Frazier (a 
Freshman) was 3 of 12 passing, and Iowa State had 2 running backs go over 
100 yards rushing.   Iowa State finished 4-7 that year.

That said, I agree with your assessment and proposed changes (except for 
Holtz...I happen to like him, but don't want him around).

Tommy Thompson (Pa)
"GO BIG RED"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Rietsch" <drr at livgenmi.com>
To: "'Tommy Thompson'" <huskertt at charter.net>; "'Andrew Smith'" 
<arossman at earthlink.net>; "'Husker List'" <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:40 PM
Subject: [Husker] Surprised; not surprised


> What an ugly effort by the team and the coaches.  I'm a terrible pessimist
> so take that into account when you read my post.  I expected Texas to win
> the game.  They have too many great athletes to lose 3 in a row.  This NU
> team has been a disappointment to me so far.  They seem to lack something, 
> I
> believe it is leadership.  They don't have that strong senior leader that
> gets them fired up. Why wasn't the QB in the faces of the receivers when
> they dropped passes?  The QB is supposed to be the leader on offense.
>
> My score on the game:
> OFFENSE
> Passing: 1st 3 qtrs. C, 4th Qtr. B
> Receiving: F
> Rushing: C
>
> DEFENSE:
> Rushing: C- (Too many missed tackles)
> Passing: D- (Line - Absolutely NO pressure on the QB)
>         A  (Secondary)
>
> COACHING F
> Team not motivated to perform. Sloppy play is on the coaches.
> Refused to adapt to stop the run.
> Stuck with confused QB too long.
> No sense of urgency to speed up play until it was too late.
>
> OFFICIATING  F-  (So bad even the announcers were laughing about it)
>
> As the newly appointed MMHC (Monday morning head coach), I'm announcing 
> the
> following changes:
>
> The Starting Receivers are now backups.  I've seen enough. Youngsters will
> get playing time.  Drop a ball in practice, you run to Juanita and back.
> Drop one in a game and you run to Wauneta and back.
>
> Lee to be the QB for the remainder of the year.  Martinez is going to be
> great but he needs some seasoning.
>
> Bring in Holtz to give the team a motivational speech (Hah, hah _ I added
> that just to see if you were paying attention...)  Maybe I have a bad 
> memory
> but I don't ever remember Osborne teams make that many mistakes.
>
> Donnieray70
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf 
> Of
> Tommy Thompson
> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:18 PM
> To: Andrew Smith; Husker List
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Surprised; not surprised
>
> Others will surely disagree with me on this, but I thought NU was able to
> run the ball at times, but just not make the big plays.   I think the
> fumbles and dropped passes hurt the running game, as did the improper zone
> reads.  For the last quarter and 1/2, the Huskers made the right reads, 
> and
> were able to move the ball effectively.  Unfortunately, they didn't have 
> the
>
> QB in there to turn a 5 yd gain into a 40 yd gain.  That said, I agree 
> with
> the change in QB.
>
> On another note...why did the Huskers only use 1 "true" LB for the entire
> game?
>
> Tommy Thompson (Pa)
> "GO BIG RED"
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andrew Smith" <arossman at earthlink.net>
> To: "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 8:05 PM
> Subject: [Husker] Surprised; not surprised
>
>
>>  I wasn't surprised that Texas shut down Nebraska's running game.  As I'd
>> pointed out, Texas' rushing defense is #19 (and actually better if you
>> look at average yards/rush).  Martinez's speed is exciting, but all the
>> speed in the world doesn't help if there isn't a hole to run through.  I
>> was surprised that having the run shutdown didn't lead to interceptions.
>> I was often surprised at how open Nebraska receivers were at times
>> (especially with Texas' #8 pass defense).  And with the wind and both
>> teams having top passing defenses, I thought there would be some ints by
>> both sides.
>>
>> Nor was I surprised that Texas got some key runs against Nebraska.  Being
>> 57th in rush defense after a soft opening schedule showed this defense to
>> be well below last years.
>>
>> The biggest surprise and disappointment were the dropped passes.  Without
>> those (and the 1 lost fumble), Nebraska wins.  Getting beat is hard, but
>> in beating yourself is harder.
>>
>> I still think Nebraska has a good team and a decent chance to win the 
>> rest
>
>> of their games.  Let's hope this loss get's them to focus and play to
>> their potential the rest of the year.
>>
>> Go Big Red!
>> Andy
>>
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