[Husker] Hello Mike...is the listserv operational?

Tue Aug 14 20:36:02 CDT 2012

I'll believe that we have a good offensive line when I see it, and not
before. Haven't we been hearing that the line is "just around the corner"
for several years now? Wasn't Andrew Rodriguez supposed to be a super-stud
by this point in his career? When will Sirles make The Leap? Why can't we
develop a normal-sized center?

The main strength of the D-line is depth. While the chances of the unit
being as great as the BTN guys (especially Dienhart and DiNardo) think it
will be are not high, the chance that it will be a huge weakness like last
year are not high, either. I'm hoping for steady production with a decent
chance to develop some special players (Carter got praised by Bo recently,
BTN loves Ankrah, maybe Baker finally makes The Leap, maybe a young guy
like Valentine becomes a star).

My biggest concern aside from the line is also the secondary. It was flat
out bad at times last year. Guys like Evans and Osborne are regressing.
Stafford, while great at what he does, is somewhat one-dimensional. On the
other hand, Jean-Baptiste has crazy upside, and Andrew Green showed
improvement by the end of the season. But I just can't envision who the
leader of this unit will be, or even the best or most consistent member.

Aaron

On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm not worried about Taylor Martinez; he was very solid as a quarterback
> after the Wisconsin game.
>
> My concerns are:  offensive line, defensive line, and secondary.
>
> The BTN guys blew a lot of sunshine at the d-line and secondary.  I'm
> optimistic that the coaching changes are going to be upgrades at those
> positions.  We'll see how that pans out.
>
> Offensive line?  Well, we'll see.  I'm not going to pass judgement until
> we actually see the team hit the field.
>
> As for the schedule:  there's nobody that Nebraska cannot beat on the
> schedule.  So my best case scenario is way high.  I don't think that's
> likely, so I'm going with a 10-2 record and headed to Indianapolis.
>
> Downside?  Considering that there are really only 2-3 games that should be
> gimmees, anything is possible.
>
>
> Mike Jaixen
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Tommy Thompson <huskertt at charter.net>
> To: Roger Lohr <suerog2 at att.net>; Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com>;
> Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com>
> Cc: husker at tssi.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 5:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Hello Mike...is the listserv operational?
>
> Since you mentioned predictions (sort of), I'll make mine.
>
> Huskers should do well this year, assuming TM performs to expectations.
> DB's could be a concern.
>
> That all said, I'm thinking the Huskers go 10-2 this year.
>
> If TM doesn't perform, however, the Huskers could end up 6-6, with losses
> to Southern Miss, Wisconsin, Ohio St, Michigan, Michigan St, and either NW
> or Iowa.
>
> I think he does perform, though, and I'm sticking with the 10-2.  Losses
> to Wisconsin and Michigan.
>
> Tommy Thompson (Pa)
> "GO BIG RED"
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Lohr" <suerog2 at att.net>
> To: "Nick Chevance" <nickchevance at gmail.com>; "Mike Nolan" <nolan at tssi.com
> >
> Cc: <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 4:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Hello Mike...is the listserv operational?
>
>
> > Lots of optomism preseason. With few exceptions, I think most schools are
> > viewing their preseason status similarly...less PSU and perhaps OSU. The
> > talking heads like to rev up the positive evaluations.
> >
> > We went into last season expecting the other conference teams were going
> to have
> > to learn how to handle us. That was a rather mis-guided perception. I
> hope we
> > have truly learned from last year, have made the appropriate personnel
> > adjustments (and coaching strategies), and can stay quite healthy. I am
> not
> > looking for a better W-L record at this time. 'Sure hope I'm wrong again!
> >
> > Roger Lohr-Mpls
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com>
> > To: Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com>
> > Cc: husker at tssi.com
> > Sent: Tue, August 14, 2012 4:04:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Husker] Hello Mike...is the listserv operational?
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com> wrote:
> >> Not a lot of traffic lately, let me know if you get this one either
> >> on or off the list.
> >> --
> >> Mike Nolan
> >
> > It has been pretty quiet, considering we're just 3 Saturday's from the
> > first game of the season. BTN just ran a half hour preview of the
> > Huskers (Iowa was first, and Minnesota followed us), one of our
> > starting OL tackles is taking the semester off, apparently. and we
> > snagged a potential great defensive back from Auburn (with potential
> > problems). I thought there'd be more juice flowing after that, but
> > its been quiet. Are we still hung up on Penn State?
> >
> > Just as a take on the BTN preview, they like our linebackers, and
> > really, really like our defensive line, and like our defensive
> > backfield. They like our tight ends and our running backs, they hedge
> > on Martinez, and worry about our offensive line. Overall the report
> > was favorable, but they didn't discuss the depth at running backs
> > beyond Burkhead, or the depth we have on the OLine (except to mention
> > it), or the depth at linebacker. I'm pretty excited about this
> > season; I expect a lot out this team. I think the first two games
> > will be a good look at what we can do. I hope its all good.
> >
> > Nick
> >
> > -- “I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said,
> > but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I
> > meant.”
> > Robert McCloskey, State Department spokesman
> >
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