[Husker] The young and the restless (spring game notes)

[Ken Oliver]

I am hoping that Sat was the last time I ever have to listen to a radio broadcast.  What an evolution.  I remember being thrilled with Mike's text version play by play, and then audio.  Now the Big Ten network.


-----Original Message-----
>From: Matt <matthew.a.phillips at gmail.com>
>Sent: Apr 16, 2011 11:43 PM
>To: David Elfering <aroundomaha at gmail.com>
>Cc: Husker Discussion List <husker at tssi.com>
>Subject: Re: [Husker] The young and the restless (spring game notes)
>
>Thanks for the notes! This post reminds me of how I was frustrated that this
>wasn't on TV, and how I'm glad I'm on this list!
>
>GBR,
>Matt
>On Apr 16, 2011 8:58 PM, "David Elfering" <aroundomaha at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I went to the spring game today and came away with some opinions (me and
>> over 60,000 other people).
>>
>> Here's a cliff note version:
>> - Penalties: 20 total, are you kidding me? We can't blame B12 refs for
>THIS
>> day :)
>> - Young gun: Holy moly Brion Carnes looked excellent. I know... the third
>> string guy always does but I thought he had a presence as the white team
>QB
>> that I haven't seen for a while. He just made things happen.
>> - Happy feet: In contrast I thought Tailor Martinez seemed tentative, but
>he
>> did still make some plays
>> - Rex on the run: No doubting it, Rex Burkhead is a quality back
>> - Kellog who?: We have some depth at QB as I thought Ron Kellog really did
>a
>> nice job. Nothing jumps off the page but like Joe Ganz he just finds ways
>to
>> get it done.
>> - Putting the special in special teams: We had some nice returns today.
>Wow
>> Jamal Turner looks to be a difference maker. Nice run backs and finds the
>> creases. Amazing for his age.
>> - Vanilla, flavor of the day: Hard to gauge the offensive and defensive
>> changes since EVERYTHING looked vanilla to me. We did run a lot of I
>> formation on offense, pitches, etc. I didn't notice any special influx of
>> 230 pound linebackers as we prepare for old school B10 hit fests.
>> - Flu season not a worry: Well at least for wide receivers since they have
>> trouble catching most things :) <that's pun... mostly>.
>>
>> In essence I thought we saw some nice line play here and there, way too
>many
>> penalties, and some signs of youth making a deep impact in the coming
>> season. We have (IMO) depth at QB and some emerging backs. The receivers
>> remain a work in progress in my eyes but there were both a few nice snags
>> and a few heinous drops. The penalties were worrying and I ponder the
>> discipline of the team as this seems to be a central theme after the past
>> couple years.
>>
>> To be honest I got a little bored but maybe it was getting way too much
>> sunshine and at my age it makes me sleepy :)
>> ---
>> David Elfering
>> aroundomaha at gmail.com
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