Ugly...but a w is a w and the D stepped it up big in the 2nd half.
These boys didn't show the quit we'd grown accustomed to.
Very happy
These boys didn't show the quit we'd grown accustomed to.
Very happy
*** Official Nebraska vs. Rutgers Game Day Thread ***
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The PF was a game winner, but CT looked like he was going to be sacked. Props on getting the ball out and a great catch. Without that there is no PF.
When we needed him, Palmer made the big play. Btw, he also made a critical 1st down on third and long and got a horrendous spot. I was screaming at the TV that Nebraska needed to challenge the spot.
YES We won GBR it was ugly but we won i will take it we first in the big10 west heck ya GBR I love you MJ
First off, I somehow managed to get thru the wedding despite getting kick-in-the-gut score updates. Second, I got to watch the second half from our hotel room. Third, nobody on my floor called the front desk about the profanity coming out of our room. And finally, somehow, someway, we pulled this sucker out of the fire!
It reminded me a little bit of the Mizzou game in Suh’s last year. The Tigers dominated us and shut us out in the first half and we came back to win on the road.
We sure didn’t look pretty and our OL continues to mightily struggle. But you gotta hand it to the Blackshirts. They really shut Rutgers down in the second half just like they did Indiana. And despite some questionable Whipple decisions, Trey came thru with the huge go-ahead TD.
I’m gonna have a very enjoyable drive home to Lincoln tomorrow! Two wins in a row, baby!!! Whooo-hooo!
It reminded me a little bit of the Mizzou game in Suh’s last year. The Tigers dominated us and shut us out in the first half and we came back to win on the road.
We sure didn’t look pretty and our OL continues to mightily struggle. But you gotta hand it to the Blackshirts. They really shut Rutgers down in the second half just like they did Indiana. And despite some questionable Whipple decisions, Trey came thru with the huge go-ahead TD.
I’m gonna have a very enjoyable drive home to Lincoln tomorrow! Two wins in a row, baby!!! Whooo-hooo!
Hey it wasn't "bailed out." That Rutgers player made the decision to throw our player to the ground after clearly going out of bounds. Instead, be happy that finally the other team had an untimely case of the stupids.
Yeah, Rutgers used ALL THREE of their timeouts in a single series due to a stupid mix-up on coverage and then got the PF penalty to give us a first down. It doesn’t get much stupider than that.
I wasn't going to share this, but the reason we won is I changed Husker T-shirts at half-time. (I spilled something on the first one.)
Whipple still makes very questionable play-calls. I get no OC is going to be perfect, but that "jet sweep" on 4th & 1 was beyond the pale of dumb. Line the QB under center and sneak it. Or hell, give the ball to Grant to see if our weak a** OL can get us 1 yard. It may not work, but it has a higher probable success rate than that jet sweep.
Now, for a bit of a rant: Our OL, particularly the OTs are weak, this has been well documented. Here is my problem with OC Whipple, for suppsedly being such an "experienced" playcaller, he sucks at adjusting. What I mean is, yes, our OTs are struggling but there are a lot of schematic things the OC can do to help our OL and the OTs out:
1. Bring in TEs to help the OTs out.
2. Put two RBs in the backfield to help with pass pro.
3. Use Wagggle action to change the launch point of the throws.
4. Use more motion to help our WR and TEs get open.
5. Throw more to the RBs out of the backfield.
I mean, these are all small, schematic changes thst literally ANY competent OC could make. Does OC Whipple do any of that? Nope. Just leaves our below mediocre OTs out there to struggle on their own and get ridiculously owned by even average DEs and OLBs.
Now, for a bit of a rant: Our OL, particularly the OTs are weak, this has been well documented. Here is my problem with OC Whipple, for suppsedly being such an "experienced" playcaller, he sucks at adjusting. What I mean is, yes, our OTs are struggling but there are a lot of schematic things the OC can do to help our OL and the OTs out:
1. Bring in TEs to help the OTs out.
2. Put two RBs in the backfield to help with pass pro.
3. Use Wagggle action to change the launch point of the throws.
4. Use more motion to help our WR and TEs get open.
5. Throw more to the RBs out of the backfield.
I mean, these are all small, schematic changes thst literally ANY competent OC could make. Does OC Whipple do any of that? Nope. Just leaves our below mediocre OTs out there to struggle on their own and get ridiculously owned by even average DEs and OLBs.
It was a sh1t call, in a game that had many sh1t callsHey it wasn't "bailed out." That Rutgers player made the decision to throw our player to the ground after clearly going out of bounds. Instead, be happy that finally the other team had an untimely case of the stupids.
I would only argue that in the second half adjustments where made , lots of TE targets and very fast reads …..i will not disagree with the absolute fact that our O line is sh1t , and the absolute worst O line i have seen at NU in my 52 years on this earth
Almost 53 years
You need to do that every week. Don't mess with shirt karma! It's heavy MOJO!!
I am ecstatic that we came back in the second half and dug down deep to pull out whatever it was to win this game.
Say what you want, MJ and staff have done something and this team has changed for the better. There still is a lot of work to be done but they should now know that they can win. This is HUGE for the players!
GO BIG RED!!!
#1 in the West. WOO HOOO!!!!!
Say what you want, MJ and staff have done something and this team has changed for the better. There still is a lot of work to be done but they should now know that they can win. This is HUGE for the players!
GO BIG RED!!!
#1 in the West. WOO HOOO!!!!!
