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I think next year we will be solid on the line -- AM I CRAZY?

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I"m starting to get excited about Spring Ball.
Under our new Coach, and returning to the 4-3 on D, am I crazy to sit here thinking that we will be solid on both sides of the line? I really like the guys that we bring back. I actually think we are going to be stacked on offense and have a good group starting on D, not a lot of depth to speak of on defense, but I think we are going to be solid.
 
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Blatz said:
I"m starting to get excited about Spring Ball.
Under our new Coach, and returning to the 4-3 on D, am I crazy to sit here thinking that we will be solid on both sides of the line? I really like the guys that we bring back. I actually think we are going to be stacked on offense and have a good group starting on D, not a lot of depth to speak of on defense, but I think we are going to be solid.
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If we hire the correct fit at NU, we will be a tough ball club next year. We have the talent to easily be in the Top 15 next year. They just haven't been coached well. They better make the right hire beacause as of right now with Riley still as coach, i probably won't renew my 4 season tickets.
 
WE got a heckuva young team and most everyone is back, but im not sure if that is good or bad thing. If we were, say, 9-3 and everyone was cvoming back Id be feeling good. But at 4-8 with everyone coming back im wondering if we would be better with most of them graduating and starting over.
 
This is what I love about Husker fans--we always see the light at the end of the tunnel--GBR


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Whoever is the HC next year our players need to be trained on how to work. Breaking habits will be hard to do unless the players are "all in" with the system and new HC. I can see some leaving and others being benched until they meet a high standard of effort during practice and in games. So, I do not see a quick turn around no matter the coach. I pray i'm wrong.
 
Love everybody's enthusiasm. I too HOPE that we will have a much more successful season. That being said:
1. We have no empirical evidence that we will be any different next year.
2. Rebuilding, IMHO, is going to take several years and a number of lumps. New staff, new schemes, new fundamentals. Arguably, I see 4 wins "for sure", 3 toss ups (2 of them being likely wins) and a very plausible chance of 5 losses.
2018
Akron (H)- Win
Colorado (H)- Toss up
Troy (H) - Win
Michigan (A)- Loss
Purdue (H) - Win
Wisconsin (A) - Loss
Northwestern (A) - Toss up
Minnesota (H) - Toss up
Ohio State (A) - Loss
Illinois (H) - Win
Michigan State (H) - Loss
Iowa (A) - Loss

This is a tough conference schedule and we never know what CU will do. We'll likely beat the teams we should and play good teams, sans tOSU, closer.

3. The first good sign would be improved fundamentals (see tackling/blocking). The second is fewer mistakes (don't beat ourselves). Third is consistent, not streaky play.

4. Our talent has to be coached up, but that isn't likely to happen overnight. The culture has to change and it may take a few years for that to turn.

5. We may stay in the 3-4. Isn't that what UCF runs and that could be a good thing.

6. One more thing . . . we have to be patient. Parity has changed college football from what we expect. How does tOSU get ass whipped by Iowa? How does Miami destroy a higher rated Notre Dame? How does a proud MSU team get throttled by tOSU? How does Auburn destroy #1 Georgia? These weren't competitive losses. These were good teams against other good teams and they got BLOWN-THE-FRAK-OUT!

Parity my brothers. Playing in the big leagues, nobody is immune to it. We can't freak out WHEN it happens to us. We have to be patient and stay the course. The program can't survive if we panic when we don't dominate every team we play in the first five years. Urban is in his sixth year at tOSU and got b-slapped by the Hawkeyes.

Don't panic. Be patient. Be realistic. GBR!

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SUHnami said:
I would agree if Riley was coming back. With a new coach who is the 'right' fit we win 8 to 9 games next year.
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Identity is not established in one year. We will be on, I think, our 8th different offense and certainly a new variation of the 3-4.

I think if SF is hired, we will see vast improvements, but it may not translate to wins as I mentioned above.
 
SUHnami said:
It may not, but don't be shocked if it does. ;)
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The Big Red has broken my heart too many times. I will support them win or lose, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

Doris Day speaks for me. With the exception of being a little girl, pretty or rich . . . :)



That being said, I WANT us to start kicking ass again and hope whomever takes over makes that happen.
 
Unfortunately, I don't think they will rise up to "solid" next year - it's probably going to be back to the basics at first. However, I do think we will see a great deal of improvement throughout the course of the year. I don't expect greatness, but I would expect to see much better fundamentals.

And I honestly don't care what the record is next year as long as there they are improving and the games are competitive (although I wouldn't complain if they happen to blow a team or two out of the stadium! :-) )
 
Just the fact that HOPE will be restored into the program....is reason enough to look forward to next year...hope Frosty makes it back to Lincoln....
 
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