Sunday Morning Thoughts - Post Blackout Blues
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Well he's lost me for a while. I've been through quite a bit lately, so I need some good things to make things tolerable. I'm on a self-imposed exile from all thing's husker until something changes. And I don't even know what. I was so excited after the new staff changes, but something is still not right. When it is I'll be back.
What a waste of another season. It could have been special, but no.
I don't know but it's going to have to happen in the locker room with the players.
I don't know but it's going to have to happen in the locker room with the players.
Thats not true or you wouldn't be here. We all care we are just tired and pissed off at how things are going. Fans that say they dont care anymore wouldn't be here complaining. We are here becasue we care. I will never stop caring but its getting harder to get excited about the games. We played a Baby Poop OCC schedule and when we finally play good teams we cant get out of our own way.
Say what you want about Frank and Bo but they must have been geniuses because for two guys that couldn't hire decent assistants and couldn't recruit they somehow managed to play in CCG and MNC games and win 9 games every year but 1. Funny how they could do that and be so bad
The defense needs to take socks filled with frozen oranges to the head coach, OC and the offense. That would be a start.
Knowing coach Rhule, we'll hear soon that Satterfield will be co-play caller Friday.
And Rutgers is no longer the slam dunk win it was before our total collapse last night. There is a strong possibility we don't win another game and end the season on a 7 game losing streak. If this happens (and I hope it doesn't) Rhule should be fired before he gets on the plane with the team form Iowa and told to find his own way back. He has a culture problem and so far to this point is not willing to fix it.
Seen this before. The fanbase gets ugly, guys on the team start looking around and telling their agents to put feelers out. Coach is on hotseat rumors start getting out to recruits and other teams start to poach them up. This is a sad, horrible affair. Constant spiral downward. HELP!
The B1G has done what Texas never could, set up a scheme to break the Husker spirit.
The truth is it hasn't broke us. Payback will come.
The truth is it hasn't broke us. Payback will come.
Well last week I was complaining about a statement made by a YouTube guy called Mattbegreat anyway he said Losers lose and winners win in commenting on our loss to Oregon. He said Nebraska is a loser Program.
Well maybe he's right after all.
Well maybe he's right after all.
I hear you, redfred. It's been a long difficult year, starting with hub's health issue. Then add in the kitchen reno from Hell and yeesh. Hub's doing really well now and we both love our kitchen, now that it's finished, but, all in all, it's been a year that I will be glad to see in the rear view mirror. Makes watching these lackluster performances another challenge. Though, I do have a better perspective I think as I know what's important in the overall scheme of things and, much as I love Husker Football, it all pales in comparison with watching your spouse's health take a nose dive.
The Airing of the Grievances at this year's Festivus will be epic.
The problems seem apparent enough.
1) Holgorsen isn't calling a good game or one suited to this staff or playing in the Big Ten. Rule is a stud running back. We paid a ton of NIL money for this offensive line and brought in a good coach for that unit. So run the ball for God's sake. Many many many times. Beat the crap out of them. Control the clock and the tempo. And build out offensive concepts like play action based on the running game. Make things easier for Colandrea. Instead, we get weird passing plays that go nowhere and Colandrea scurrying around the backfield with no one open. Holgorsen is caught in the trap of wanting to look like an innovative and clever genius rather than being boring and simply winning games. He needs to be fired and replaced with a boring but effective coordinator who will build a running offense.
2) Special teams is a problem. Our FG kicker sucks. We clearly miss Eckler and letting him leave was a mistake. Not having a stud coordinator compounds that error. Special teams can be just as important as the other units. Rhule has been a coach long enough he should know that. I have no idea why Satterfield still has a coaching spot but there is no spot designated for special teams.
3) Colandrea is a gamer and has moxie, but is also very limited. He looks great against lesser teams and struggles mightily against better teams. His size is a limitation. He gets happy feet in the pocket and makes poor decisions. He needs more help from the line and his receivers need to do a better job of getting open. But yesterday's dumpster fire was partially on him and inexcusable. We need a real open competition in the spring.
4) The culture sucks. Winners find way to win and losers find ways to lose. We have a losing culture. Contrast our meltdown with the way Indiana beat the odds to win against Minnesota. This is the hardest problem to diagnose and fix. We need coaches and players that are far tougher, especially mentally...and simply refuse to lose.
5) I am sick to death of excuses. These are the coaches and players Rhule has chosen. He has had years to get this right and failed to do so. In the meantime, schools that were far worse like Indiana and UCLA are rolling merrily along.
So fire Holgorsen and replace him with a coordinator who will run a Big Ten offense. Fire Satterfield and use that coaching spot to hire the best special teams coordinator available. Tell Rhule he has a year to show progress or he will be replaced. Evaluate the staff and players based on mental toughness and fire those who don't make the cut. And bring in a team of sports psychologists and exorcists to figure out why we are so good at finding ways to lose.
1) Holgorsen isn't calling a good game or one suited to this staff or playing in the Big Ten. Rule is a stud running back. We paid a ton of NIL money for this offensive line and brought in a good coach for that unit. So run the ball for God's sake. Many many many times. Beat the crap out of them. Control the clock and the tempo. And build out offensive concepts like play action based on the running game. Make things easier for Colandrea. Instead, we get weird passing plays that go nowhere and Colandrea scurrying around the backfield with no one open. Holgorsen is caught in the trap of wanting to look like an innovative and clever genius rather than being boring and simply winning games. He needs to be fired and replaced with a boring but effective coordinator who will build a running offense.
2) Special teams is a problem. Our FG kicker sucks. We clearly miss Eckler and letting him leave was a mistake. Not having a stud coordinator compounds that error. Special teams can be just as important as the other units. Rhule has been a coach long enough he should know that. I have no idea why Satterfield still has a coaching spot but there is no spot designated for special teams.
3) Colandrea is a gamer and has moxie, but is also very limited. He looks great against lesser teams and struggles mightily against better teams. His size is a limitation. He gets happy feet in the pocket and makes poor decisions. He needs more help from the line and his receivers need to do a better job of getting open. But yesterday's dumpster fire was partially on him and inexcusable. We need a real open competition in the spring.
4) The culture sucks. Winners find way to win and losers find ways to lose. We have a losing culture. Contrast our meltdown with the way Indiana beat the odds to win against Minnesota. This is the hardest problem to diagnose and fix. We need coaches and players that are far tougher, especially mentally...and simply refuse to lose.
5) I am sick to death of excuses. These are the coaches and players Rhule has chosen. He has had years to get this right and failed to do so. In the meantime, schools that were far worse like Indiana and UCLA are rolling merrily along.
So fire Holgorsen and replace him with a coordinator who will run a Big Ten offense. Fire Satterfield and use that coaching spot to hire the best special teams coordinator available. Tell Rhule he has a year to show progress or he will be replaced. Evaluate the staff and players based on mental toughness and fire those who don't make the cut. And bring in a team of sports psychologists and exorcists to figure out why we are so good at finding ways to lose.
Absolutely. Bring on Festivus. I want to see Rhule climb up that greased Festivus pole. With luck, perhaps someone will jam it up where the sun don't shine on Rhule.
Can't believe I just typed that because but it is irritating. I just saw a list of which teams we have beaten under Rhule. Not that impressive. Trying to find the article again.
