2007 Nevada

[Pennsyhuskers]

I remember that 2007 game well. We looked great. National media gushing about how this was Callahan’s best team now that he had his QB Sam Keller. And if memory serves Peterson extended Callahan’s contract right after that game.

But we all know what happened next. Turns out that Nevada was not only a bad team, they were actually a horrible team that blew chunks. Beating them badly told us NOTHING about our team. Turns out we sucked. Barely beat a lousy Wake Forest team the next game. Almost lost to Ball State. Got blown out by any team with a pulse.

My point? Akron was shut out last week by Wyoming. They are an absolutely awful team. Beating them 68-0 tells us NOTHING about how good we are. Yes, it was great to see us beat down a lousy team in the way you should beat down a lousy team. And we will probably do the same next week. The only thing these games are good for is home game revenue and 2 wins.

We really and truly won’t know how good we are until we play Michigan. I still think both of our lines are suspect. I think the reality of how good we are right now is closer to what we saw against Cincinnati than doormat Akron. Beat Michigan or lose a close game to Michigan and we will be on our way to a good season. But if we get hammered then let’s just hope 2025 isn’t 2007 again.

One hopeful thing is we have a stud QB who is legit (unlike 2007) and Rhule is a better coach than Callahan and has a better coaching staff.

Go Big Red and let’s beat Michigan in two weeks!

 

[BugsAreQualityProtein]

It’s imperative that DH figures out what he wants this offense to be. With our WR core scoring less than 30 a game is unacceptable imo.

 

[lifer56]

Akron sux. But, for a change, DONU took care of business.

 

[Pennsyhuskers]

It’s imperative that DH figures out what he wants this offense to be. With our WR core scoring less than 30 a game is unacceptable imo.

I think we will need to be a pass heavy offense, using a successful passing game to set up the run. That is not as good as the reverse but it may be our best use of the talent we have.

 

[Hugo_Stiglitz7]

I think we will need to be a pass heavy offense, using a successful passing game to set up the run. That is not as good as the reverse but it may be our best use of the talent we have.

Looks like the WR room is finally matching the hype. Seems to have been a big miss the last few years. Hunter and Key look good, thus far. I hope we can get more production out of the TE position - Lindenmeyer looks good. Would be nice if another TE can compliment him.

 

[Baxter48]

I remember that 2007 game well. We looked great. National media gushing about how this was Callahan’s best team now that he had his QB Sam Keller. And if memory serves Peterson extended Callahan’s contract right after that game.

But we all know what happened next. Turns out that Nevada was not only a bad team, they were actually a horrible team that blew chunks. Beating them badly told us NOTHING about our team. Turns out we sucked. Barely beat a lousy Wake Forest team the next game. Almost lost to Ball State. Got blown out by any team with a pulse.

My point? Akron was shut out last week by Wyoming. They are an absolutely awful team. Beating them 68-0 tells us NOTHING about how good we are. Yes, it was great to see us beat down a lousy team in the way you should beat down a lousy team. And we will probably do the same next week. The only thing these games are good for is home game revenue and 2 wins.

We really and truly won’t know how good we are until we play Michigan. I still think both of our lines are suspect. I think the reality of how good we are right now is closer to what we saw against Cincinnati than doormat Akron. Beat Michigan or lose a close game to Michigan and we will be on our way to a good season. But if we get hammered then let’s just hope 2025 isn’t 2007 again.

One hopeful thing is we have a stud QB who is legit (unlike 2007) and Rhule is a better coach than Callahan and has a better coaching staff.

Go Big Red and let’s beat Michigan in two weeks!

Use the bill snyder approach, schedule cupcakes build up confidence then you eventually can play at the level with the big boys. Now Cincinnati was by far a cupcake but still a good win to build confidence

 

[Zeke Husker]

Use the bill snyder approach, schedule cupcakes build up confidence then you eventually can play at the level with the big boys. Now Cincinnati was by far a cupcake but still a good win to build confidence

That’s right, I don’t care is Akron is terrible, beating anyone 68-0 is a confidence builder for a program that hasn’t been any good themselves for many years.

 

[Huskers12345]

These are the kind of games I usually take my kids to. I've been to way too many where we let these types of teams hang around into the 3rd quarter.

Beating a mediocre Big 12 teams and a bad MAC doesn't mean we are good, but it sure beats the alternative of what we've seen the last decade.

 

[DrAlan_Grant]

I think having a couple cupcake teams early could skyrocket our confidence leading into league play and help us longterm. Learning to win and all of that. Ill say the last few years idk if we put up 60+ like we shouls

But yes, you are correct it doesn't say much about our team, but it was a fun game.

 

[TarheelHuskerFan_rivals]

I remember that 2007 game well. We looked great. National media gushing about how this was Callahan’s best team now that he had his QB Sam Keller. And if memory serves Peterson extended Callahan’s contract right after that game.

But we all know what happened next. Turns out that Nevada was not only a bad team, they were actually a horrible team that blew chunks. Beating them badly told us NOTHING about our team. Turns out we sucked. Barely beat a lousy Wake Forest team the next game. Almost lost to Ball State. Got blown out by any team with a pulse.

My point? Akron was shut out last week by Wyoming. They are an absolutely awful team. Beating them 68-0 tells us NOTHING about how good we are. Yes, it was great to see us beat down a lousy team in the way you should beat down a lousy team. And we will probably do the same next week. The only thing these games are good for is home game revenue and 2 wins.

We really and truly won’t know how good we are until we play Michigan. I still think both of our lines are suspect. I think the reality of how good we are right now is closer to what we saw against Cincinnati than doormat Akron. Beat Michigan or lose a close game to Michigan and we will be on our way to a good season. But if we get hammered then let’s just hope 2025 isn’t 2007 again.

One hopeful thing is we have a stud QB who is legit (unlike 2007) and Rhule is a better coach than Callahan and has a better coaching staff.

Go Big Red and let’s beat Michigan in two weeks!

Many big 10 teams would have scored half the points we did against them (Iowa ). Last year we wouldn’t have beat them like this. We’re progressing, even against bad teams. I agree though, we won’t know how good we are until we play Michigan. That’ll be a good barometer game

 

[TampaBaySkers]

I remember that 2007 game well. We looked great. National media gushing about how this was Callahan’s best team now that he had his QB Sam Keller. And if memory serves Peterson extended Callahan’s contract right after that game.

But we all know what happened next. Turns out that Nevada was not only a bad team, they were actually a horrible team that blew chunks. Beating them badly told us NOTHING about our team. Turns out we sucked. Barely beat a lousy Wake Forest team the next game. Almost lost to Ball State. Got blown out by any team with a pulse.

My point? Akron was shut out last week by Wyoming. They are an absolutely awful team. Beating them 68-0 tells us NOTHING about how good we are. Yes, it was great to see us beat down a lousy team in the way you should beat down a lousy team. And we will probably do the same next week. The only thing these games are good for is home game revenue and 2 wins.

We really and truly won’t know how good we are until we play Michigan. I still think both of our lines are suspect. I think the reality of how good we are right now is closer to what we saw against Cincinnati than doormat Akron. Beat Michigan or lose a close game to Michigan and we will be on our way to a good season. But if we get hammered then let’s just hope 2025 isn’t 2007 again.

One hopeful thing is we have a stud QB who is legit (unlike 2007) and Rhule is a better coach than Callahan and has a better coaching staff.

Go Big Red and let’s beat Michigan in two weeks!

Have you joined a group for battered wives yet? Mich blows. Nebraska is gonna have a great season

 

[BobVH5150]

I remember that 2007 game well. We looked great. National media gushing about how this was Callahan’s best team now that he had his QB Sam Keller. And if memory serves Peterson extended Callahan’s contract right after that game.

But we all know what happened next. Turns out that Nevada was not only a bad team, they were actually a horrible team that blew chunks. Beating them badly told us NOTHING about our team. Turns out we sucked. Barely beat a lousy Wake Forest team the next game. Almost lost to Ball State. Got blown out by any team with a pulse.

My point? Akron was shut out last week by Wyoming. They are an absolutely awful team. Beating them 68-0 tells us NOTHING about how good we are. Yes, it was great to see us beat down a lousy team in the way you should beat down a lousy team. And we will probably do the same next week. The only thing these games are good for is home game revenue and 2 wins.

We really and truly won’t know how good we are until we play Michigan. I still think both of our lines are suspect. I think the reality of how good we are right now is closer to what we saw against Cincinnati than doormat Akron. Beat Michigan or lose a close game to Michigan and we will be on our way to a good season. But if we get hammered then let’s just hope 2025 isn’t 2007 again.

One hopeful thing is we have a stud QB who is legit (unlike 2007) and Rhule is a better coach than Callahan and has a better coaching staff.

Go Big Red and let’s beat Michigan in two weeks!

2007 NU was all around different. Biggest team in America. Slowest team in America. Many offensive players thought Joey Ganz won the "competition" out of fall camp, but Keller was promised the job. Defense was worst in program history to that point. Both offense and defense eventually checked out on their coaches. This team may, in reality, be a 6-7 win team, but they believe in their coaches and are bought in. Callahan's culture made it easy to check out, because he and his staff, for the most part, were only about the grease board rather than relationships. When the X's and O's go to ****, it's relationships and self confidence that keep a loss from being a blowout loss in front of the 95 championship team on homecoming where my buddy and I, and 50-60% of the stadium leave at half, finding out later that Snow College OL Victory Haines broke his nose in practice by way of Suh's fist. The seeds for 5-7 were planted prior to that Nevada game. Losses in 2025 will happen, but the wheels aren't falling off like they did 18 years ago.

 

[GeorgeFlippin]

Michigan and Michigan state back to back will tell everyone a lot about this team. Hopefully it will be good news.

 

[Pennsyhuskers]

Have you joined a group for battered wives yet? Mich blows. Nebraska is gonna have a great season

Michigan certainly did not look all that great against OU. They are definitely beatable

 

[SuperBigFan69]

The scheduling formula worked for years...Home games vs fairly lame teams. Get your 3 wins.

 

[king_kong__]

Use the bill snyder approach, schedule cupcakes build up confidence then you eventually can play at the level with the big boys. Now Cincinnati was by far a cupcake but still a good win to build confidence

This approach is cowardly and idiotic

 

[mgbreeze]

This team has a questionable but improving DL, and is loaded everywhere else. This isn’t 2007.

 

[BobVH5150]

This approach is cowardly and idiotic

I'd have agreed with you during the Bill Snyder era, when he was building a program, NU had no need to do this. Now, NU is building a program.

 

[TampaBaySkers]

Use the bill snyder approach, schedule cupcakes build up confidence then you eventually can play at the level with the big boys. Now Cincinnati was by far a cupcake but still a good win to build confidence

Indiana is doing it for consecutive years. Even pedo state has decided to do the same this season for some reason

 

[broken record]

2007 NU was all around different. Biggest team in America. Slowest team in America. Many offensive players thought Joey Ganz won the "competition" out of fall camp, but Keller was promised the job. Defense was worst in program history to that point. Both offense and defense eventually checked out on their coaches. This team may, in reality, be a 6-7 win team, but they believe in their coaches and are bought in. Callahan's culture made it easy to check out, because he and his staff, for the most part, were only about the grease board rather than relationships. When the X's and O's go to ****, it's relationships and self confidence that keep a loss from being a blowout loss in front of the 95 championship team on homecoming where my buddy and I, and 50-60% of the stadium leave at half, finding out later that Snow College OL Victory Haines broke his nose in practice by way of Suh's fist. The seeds for 5-7 were planted prior to that Nevada game. Losses in 2025 will happen, but the wheels aren't falling off like they did 18 years ago.

2007 had too many things going on that created a perfect storm that led to a collapse and Callahan's firing. It was like the housing market crash that happened at the same time in history.

 

[orclover11]

I remember that 2007 game well. We looked great. National media gushing about how this was Callahan’s best team now that he had his QB Sam Keller. And if memory serves Peterson extended Callahan’s contract right after that game.

But we all know what happened next. Turns out that Nevada was not only a bad team, they were actually a horrible team that blew chunks. Beating them badly told us NOTHING about our team. Turns out we sucked. Barely beat a lousy Wake Forest team the next game. Almost lost to Ball State. Got blown out by any team with a pulse.

My point? Akron was shut out last week by Wyoming. They are an absolutely awful team. Beating them 68-0 tells us NOTHING about how good we are. Yes, it was great to see us beat down a lousy team in the way you should beat down a lousy team. And we will probably do the same next week. The only thing these games are good for is home game revenue and 2 wins.

We really and truly won’t know how good we are until we play Michigan. I still think both of our lines are suspect. I think the reality of how good we are right now is closer to what we saw against Cincinnati than doormat Akron. Beat Michigan or lose a close game to Michigan and we will be on our way to a good season. But if we get hammered then let’s just hope 2025 isn’t 2007 again.

One hopeful thing is we have a stud QB who is legit (unlike 2007) and Rhule is a better coach than Callahan and has a better coaching staff.

Go Big Red and let’s beat Michigan in two weeks!

Most fans know Akron played really poorly, and are probably really bad...the thing about football in 2025 is nobody is guaranteed to be good, teams aren't returning 18 starters like they used to, and they aren't bringing up 12 promising underclassman...a team is a smattering of a few veterans, a few young bucks who are aging up, and a few transfers...and every team has tons of coaching turnover. College is a lot more like the NFL, we will probably play eight one score games this year...if we get lucky we might win 6 of them and have a chance at a top 12 spot, or we could lose 5 of them and have a disappointing season and Rhule is on the hot seat. Even these exhibitions against Akron are coming to an end soon as we move to an all power 4 schedule.

 

[RedCap]

I remember that 2007 game well. We looked great. National media gushing about how this was Callahan’s best team now that he had his QB Sam Keller. And if memory serves Peterson extended Callahan’s contract right after that game.

But we all know what happened next. Turns out that Nevada was not only a bad team, they were actually a horrible team that blew chunks. Beating them badly told us NOTHING about our team. Turns out we sucked. Barely beat a lousy Wake Forest team the next game. Almost lost to Ball State. Got blown out by any team with a pulse.

My point? Akron was shut out last week by Wyoming. They are an absolutely awful team. Beating them 68-0 tells us NOTHING about how good we are. Yes, it was great to see us beat down a lousy team in the way you should beat down a lousy team. And we will probably do the same next week. The only thing these games are good for is home game revenue and 2 wins.

We really and truly won’t know how good we are until we play Michigan. I still think both of our lines are suspect. I think the reality of how good we are right now is closer to what we saw against Cincinnati than doormat Akron. Beat Michigan or lose a close game to Michigan and we will be on our way to a good season. But if we get hammered then let’s just hope 2025 isn’t 2007 again.

One hopeful thing is we have a stud QB who is legit (unlike 2007) and Rhule is a better coach than Callahan and has a better coaching staff.

Go Big Red and let’s beat Michigan in two weeks!

I think the QB, the OL and the Secondary are the team strengths. Other units show much promise with the exception of the DL which understandably is rebuilding from last year. Will see if the DL improves over the next few games.

 

[Pennsyhuskers]

I think having a couple cupcake teams early could skyrocket our confidence leading into league play and help us longterm. Learning to win and all of that. Ill say the last few years idk if we put up 60+ like we shouls

But yes, you are correct it doesn't say much about our team, but it was a fun game.

Exactly. I am not opposed at all to playing teams like Akron. Lots of good reasons to do so which is why every P4 team does it. But it tells us very little about how good or bad we are. Northwestern just thrashed soundly some lousy team. Does that mean NW is going to have a good team? No. Minnesota just beat some cupcake nine million to nothing, but I doubt they are as good as the score indicates.

We will thrash Houston Christian this week. Another chance to get a win, pad our statistics, and get some real game reps for the backups. But our real season starts with meatchicken. In my opinion that will be the most important game of Rhule’s 3 years here. A real barometer of how much progress we have really made. I just wish it were a night game. It is a shame that it isn’t.

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

Exactly. I am not opposed at all to playing teams like Akron. Lots of good reasons to do so which is why every P4 team does it. But it tells us very little about how good or bad we are. Northwestern just thrashed soundly some lousy team. Does that mean NW is going to have a good team? No. Minnesota just beat some cupcake nine million to nothing, but I doubt they are as good as the score indicates.

We will thrash Houston Christian this week. Another chance to get a win, pad our statistics, and get some real game reps for the backups. But our real season starts with meatchicken. In my opinion that will be the most important game of Rhule’s 3 years here. A real barometer of how much progress we have really made. I just wish it were a night game. It is a shame that it isn’t.

I agree Pennsy. I've been in a "prove it" mode from the very beginning. I felt the first 4 games would determine the type of team we are, and the last 4 games of the year would determine the team that we might be. I've been a checklist type of coach my entire life.

Heading into year 3 of Matt's career here, we began by beating Cincy in a game NU would have likely lost in previous years. We had real difficulty running against a tough defense, they took away the long ball and it seemed we were almost playing in the red zone all night on a condensed field. In the past, when decent teams took away 2 out of 3 parts of our arsenal NU couldn't find a way to win.

I re-watched the Akron game and came away with some early conclusions. Jeudy, RVP, Cam, Davis and Watson-Trent are all overrated and unproductive. I stll think Singleton, Buford and Hartzog will make 2 good plays then one poor play.

McCullough, Nwaneri, Shavers, Wright and Marshall all look like studs on defense. Continued growth by Pietzrak, Merritt, McGahee, and many of the pieces are in place.

DR, Hunter, and Lindemeyer are all studs on offense. Throw in quality players like Dane, Jacori and EJ out of the backfield and we have 5 guys that have proven to get the job done. Not every team has that. The OL has done a good job of protecting DR and that's gonna be tested against Michigan. Pritchett being in the game as a backup when its 61-0 sends him a pretty strong message.

I'm hopeful Mozee can grow in learning the offense, get adequate in pass pro because physically he is levels better than Nelson or Ives. Of the 3, he's the one who seems to have a real RB mentality with the ball. I really think we do need someone better than Nelson or Ives as the #2 back, and I wouldn't doubt the coaches feel the same. Time will tell.

 

[NorthWillRiseAgain]

I remember that 2007 game well. We looked great. National media gushing about how this was Callahan’s best team now that he had his QB Sam Keller. And if memory serves Peterson extended Callahan’s contract right after that game.

But we all know what happened next. Turns out that Nevada was not only a bad team, they were actually a horrible team that blew chunks. Beating them badly told us NOTHING about our team. Turns out we sucked. Barely beat a lousy Wake Forest team the next game. Almost lost to Ball State. Got blown out by any team with a pulse.

My point? Akron was shut out last week by Wyoming. They are an absolutely awful team. Beating them 68-0 tells us NOTHING about how good we are. Yes, it was great to see us beat down a lousy team in the way you should beat down a lousy team. And we will probably do the same next week. The only thing these games are good for is home game revenue and 2 wins.

We really and truly won’t know how good we are until we play Michigan. I still think both of our lines are suspect. I think the reality of how good we are right now is closer to what we saw against Cincinnati than doormat Akron. Beat Michigan or lose a close game to Michigan and we will be on our way to a good season. But if we get hammered then let’s just hope 2025 isn’t 2007 again.

One hopeful thing is we have a stud QB who is legit (unlike 2007) and Rhule is a better coach than Callahan and has a better coaching staff.

Go Big Red and let’s beat Michigan in two weeks!

That team had a ton of defensive talent, but almost no identity and lost the team quickly, especially on defense. Sam Keller compared to Zac Taylor or Raiola is also a difference.

If you want an even more odd comparison on that 2007 team. We beat up on Nevada and also beat a Cincy comparable Wake Forest team 20-17, that was actually a decent team by year end.

Things can come crashing quickly, but I do trust this staff more than Callahan. They didn't build much for relationships, therefore when it started crashing there was no foundation to keep the team together.

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

Why are you going back 20 years to attempt to find a reference to downplay the performance of the team? I don't get it. It is like you are just looking for a reason for to be disappointed in any potential success. Or you are just so set in your dislike for Rhule that you are trying to find ways to "warn" the rest of us that he is the wrong guy and you were "right" the whole time.

 

[Pennsyhuskers]

Why are you going back 20 years to attempt to find a reference to downplay the performance of the team? I don't get it. It is like you are just looking for a reason for to be disappointed in any potential success. Or you are just so set in your dislike for Rhule that you are trying to find ways to "warn" the rest of us that he is the wrong guy and you were "right" the whole time.

I don’t dislike Rhule and have never said anything remotely implying I don’t like him. Nor am I looking for a reason to be disappointed. I went back twenty years because the Nevada game is a good example of how beating down a bad team tells us little about how good we are. In the euphoria we all felt after the Akron game I was simply trying to point out that beating a horrible team badly only shows that we can beat a horrible team badly. And that we won’t know until Michigan how good we really are. I suspect we are very good. I suspect that we damn well might beat Michigan. How great that would be! Which is why I ended my post with a sincere “GBR. Now let’s beat Michigan!” Those are hardly the words of someone trying to set the stage for disappointment.
You have a real bee in your bonnet over me. I am sorry to see that. I have always liked your opinions on here Tuco. I am not the doomsayer you portray me as. Peace

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

I don’t dislike Rhule and have never said anything remotely implying I don’t like him. Nor am I looking for a reason to be disappointed. I went back twenty years because the Nevada game is a good example of how beating down a bad team tells us little about how good we are. In the euphoria we all felt after the Akron game I was simply trying to point out that beating a horrible team badly only shows that we can beat a horrible team badly. And that we won’t know until Michigan how good we really are. I suspect we are very good. I suspect that we damn well might beat Michigan. How great that would be! Which is why I ended my post with a sincere “GBR. Now let’s beat Michigan!” Those are hardly the words of someone trying to set the stage for disappointment.
You have a real bee in your bonnet over me. I am sorry to see that. I have always liked your opinions on here Tuco. I am not the doomsayer you portray me as. Peace

Dude, I have no bee in my bonnet over anyone, I rarely even pay attention to who the poster is unless I want to make a humorous comment or discuss a topic I find sort of out of the ordinary.

In this case, you literally went back 18 seasons to find an example of a point you are trying to make. It makes no sense to go back 4 coaches and 200+ games to find one example of a situation that may or may not even be relevant. You are simply waiting for, or maybe hoping for, the other shoe to drop.

 

[Pennsyhuskers]

Dude, I have no bee in my bonnet over anyone, I rarely even pay attention to who the poster is unless I want to make a humorous comment or discuss a topic I find sort of out of the ordinary.

In this case, you literally went back 18 seasons to find an example of a point you are trying to make. It makes no sense to go back 4 coaches and 200+ games to find one example of a situation that may or may not even be relevant. You are simply waiting for, or maybe hoping for, the other shoe to drop.

Dude, I used that example because it was simply the one that popped into my head. In reality I could have easily cited many other examples, not just from Nebraska but other teams as well, where beating a bad team badly really isn’t a strong indication of how good a team is. Come on, I am not the only person who has made this point. It isn’t novel or original or out of left field. Lots of teams beat bad teams badly but then struggle mightily against better teams.
I was simply making a football point on a football chat board. I had no hidden agenda and no motive to make it seem like we are going to have a bad season. I share everyone’s excitement over that Akron beating. But I stand 100% behind my one and only point. We still don’t know how good we are.

 

[tro80]

How many times in the past 25 years have we had to play starters into the fourth quarter against a team like this? Heck when was the last time our 2nd string QB played in the third quarter (except due to injury or coach trying to shake something up because our starting QB was sucking big time) and when have we had 3rd and 4th string in the game early in the fourth quarter, even against the Akrons of CFB on our schedule? This was really, really good for that reason, even if it doesn't mean we are going to win 10 games. I hope next week is likewise.

 

[NorthWillRiseAgain]

I also just looked up this game. It was 21-10 at half. Let's not act like they are closely the same. Joe Ganz didn't come in until 3 minutes into the 4th quarter, and at that point the back ups didn't do much. Nevada was a better team than Akron by far, but these games weren't the same and Sam Keller was already looking so so.

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

Dude, I used that example because it was simply the one that popped into my head. In reality I could have easily cited many other examples, not just from Nebraska but other teams as well, where beating a bad team badly really isn’t a strong indication of how good a team is. Come on, I am not the only person who has made this point. It isn’t novel or original or out of left field. Lots of teams beat bad teams badly but then struggle mightily against better teams.
I was simply making a football point on a football chat board. I had no hidden agenda and no motive to make it seem like we are going to have a bad season. I share everyone’s excitement over that Akron beating. But I stand 100% behind my one and only point. We still don’t know how good we are

You are just tired of just writing "we don't know how good we are" so you searched, in your memory bank, or on the internet to find a game that fit your narrative. To pretend that you don't have an agenda is a bit sanctimonious considering you wrote "I stand behind my one and only point". That is an agenda and pushing a narrative.

Indiana spanked Nebraska's *** last year, they didn't all of a sudden fold the rest of the season. So I can find an example of the opposite just as easily.

 

[Spectrumalaska]

I was at that game. Last one I attended sadly. I remember 2 things primarily.

First was we ran all over Nevada with Lucky going over 200 yards.

Second thing I remember was this skinny freshman qb that they had named Krapperdick or something similar. He ran all over and we had a hard time catching him. It was obvious he was going to be good.

As Pennsy says, a game like that and Akron really prove nothing, but it can pay dividends down the line getting the back ups reps.

I too am hopeful we beat Michigan, we look to have a decent chance. Next week first though.

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

I was at that game. Last one I attended sadly. I remember 2 things primarily.

First was we ran all over Nevada with Lucky going over 200 yards.

Second thing I remember was this skinny freshman qb that they had named Krapperdick or something similar. He ran all over and we had a hard time catching him. It was obvious he was going to be good.

As Pennsy says, a game like that and Akron really prove nothing, but it can pay dividends down the line getting the back ups reps.

I too am hopeful we beat Michigan, we look to have a decent chance. Next week first though.

Kappernick was 1 for 3 for negative 1 yard and had no rushing attempts in the game according to the box score.

Nick Graziano was the QB for Nevada that game.

 

[Spectrumalaska]

Kappernick was 1 for 3 for negative 1 yard and had no rushing attempts in the game according to the box score.

Nick Graziano was the QB for Nevada that game.

Well, my memory is **** then, lol.

I almost looked it up, but was sure.

I remember it, I swear

 

[Pennsyhuskers]

You are just tired of just writing "we don't know how good we are" so you searched, in your memory bank, or on the internet to find a game that fit your narrative. To pretend that you don't have an agenda is a bit sanctimonious considering you wrote "I stand behind my one and only point". That is an agenda and pushing a narrative.

Indiana spanked Nebraska's *** last year, they didn't all of a sudden fold the rest of the season. So I can find an example of the opposite just as easily.

It isn’t an “agenda” to make a simple point. An agenda would imply that I had other motives beyond my point that motivated it. I did not have any other motive beyond making a simple observation, made by countless others, that beating a really bad team tells us little. There is no other “narrative” being pushed by that observation such as “expect failure” or something similar.

Your Indiana example is a bad one. First, Nebraska last year, though not a great team, was certainly a far far better team than patsys like Akron are. Big time schools schedule those teams precisely because they are patsys. A glorified scrimmage. Second, by the time they played us Indiana had already proven that it was a very good team. Therefore, beating us badly, rather than being an anomaly only underscored what had already been established.

Finally, I did not “search the internet” for an example to buttress my point that we don’t know yet how good we are. I am an old dude. Games like Nevada in 2007 still seem like yesterday to me. It popped into my head after enjoying our beat down of Akron where I, like many others, still wondered if it showed we really are that good or if Akron is just that awful.

What is your “agenda” here? Are you trying to say that beating Akron 68-0 shows that we really are a good team? I doubt it. You are too good of an observer of the game of college football to make such a claim after only 2 games. Therefore, I can only conclude that your motive in responding to me is to criticize me for being a constant naysayer or something. But I am not a chronic pessimist. I have been on this board since 2008 and have made tons of positive comments. Your portrayal of me is false.

And speaking of “sanctimonious” your claim that you don’t have a bee in your bonnet for me is risible and transparently false.

 

[Spinner4]

I agree Pennsy. I've been in a "prove it" mode from the very beginning. I felt the first 4 games would determine the type of team we are, and the last 4 games of the year would determine the team that we might be. I've been a checklist type of coach my entire life.

Heading into year 3 of Matt's career here, we began by beating Cincy in a game NU would have likely lost in previous years. We had real difficulty running against a tough defense, they took away the long ball and it seemed we were almost playing in the red zone all night on a condensed field. In the past, when decent teams took away 2 out of 3 parts of our arsenal NU couldn't find a way to win.

I re-watched the Akron game and came away with some early conclusions. Jeudy, RVP, Cam, Davis and Watson-Trent are all overrated and unproductive. I stll think Singleton, Buford and Hartzog will make 2 good plays then one poor play.

McCullough, Nwaneri, Shavers, Wright and Marshall all look like studs on defense. Continued growth by Pietzrak, Merritt, McGahee, and many of the pieces are in place.

DR, Hunter, and Lindemeyer are all studs on offense. Throw in quality players like Dane, Jacori and EJ out of the backfield and we have 5 guys that have proven to get the job done. Not every team has that. The OL has done a good job of protecting DR and that's gonna be tested against Michigan. Pritchett being in the game as a backup when its 61-0 sends him a pretty strong message.

I'm hopeful Mozee can grow in learning the offense, get adequate in pass pro because physically he is levels better than Nelson or Ives. Of the 3, he's the one who seems to have a real RB mentality with the ball. I really think we do need someone better than Nelson or Ives as the #2 back, and I wouldn't doubt the coaches feel the same. Time will tell.

Ives and Nelson are what they call DOC backs. People have claimed “they looked good”, maybe a little in the passing game but we aren’t short at WRs, and Mozee is a better pass catching version than they are. But besides we need them to be run the ball.

Nelson has a 1.8 YPC!!! That’s not good, in any reality. Ives hasn’t been much better, without that garbage time TD, he’s right with Nelson, Down on Contact, can’t read the play.

the concerning thing about Ives is, he misses reads badly. Ives is in year 3 and still can’t process. He missed an easy TD on Saturday, when the game was still mattered and was fast. The one he scored on was a very similar play, but garbage time isn’t nearly as fast and those split seconds in decision making can be the difference between an untouched TD vs a loss on the play. The announcers said this about him. And that was against Akron, what’s he going to do against Penn State?

to me that’s just as bad as a false start. The “he tries hard, deserve touches” gets old when they aren’t very good football players

those 2 are currently the 2 worst RBs in my lifetime @ Nebraska that are in a rotation. I am 47. Whose worse? DOC backs.

Neither of them would have seen a practice squad snap on the 2007 team and that was a bad team. they aren’t better than Lucky, Helu, Castille, or Cody Glenn. And that wasn’t a great running team.

 

[North**O**Cholo]

Did anyone really think or exclaim we're some sort of great team after beating Akron??

You come off as mentally struggling to support or not support this team because of some sort of PTSD from a game in 2007....

Good grief enjoy the win and GBR

 

[Pennsyhuskers]

Did anyone really think or exclaim we're some sort of great team after beating Akron??

You come off as mentally struggling to support or not support this team because of some sort of PTSD from a game in 2007....

Good grief enjoy the win and GBR

I did enjoy the win. Got rip roaring drunk drinking Woodford Reserve. My goodness people are triggered easily.

But to answer your question, I did not see anyone on here make exaggerated claims about the meaning of that game. Nor did I make any such claim in my post. In reality I was moved to post what I did by many family members and some friends who were texting me things like “we are back baby!” and so on.

And no, I don’t have football PTSD from a game from long ago. What I do have is a mental reservation about how good we are based on the Akron game because of more recent memories. About ten years worth of recent memories. And I think it is a mental reservation shared by many many other Husker fans who also know that beating Akron does not erase ten years of getting kicked in the nuts.

I am sorry now that I posted anything at all. I am sorry that I thought I had an opinion worth sharing.

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

I did enjoy the win. Got rip roaring drunk drinking Woodford Reserve. My goodness people are triggered easily.

But to answer your question, I did not see anyone on here make exaggerated claims about the meaning of that game. Nor did I make any such claim in my post. In reality I was moved to post what I did by many family members and some friends who were texting me things like “we are back baby!” and so on.

And no, I don’t have football PTSD from a game from long ago. What I do have is a mental reservation about how good we are based on the Akron game because of more recent memories. About ten years worth of recent memories. And I think it is a mental reservation shared by many many other Husker fans who also know that beating Akron does not erase ten years of getting kicked in the nuts.

I am sorry now that I posted anything at all. I am sorry that I thought I had an opinion worth sharing.

Giving/sharing personal opinions on the NU football program is what this site is centered around. I read and replied to your post after agreeing in part with much of it and being non-committal in other parts. That's the beauty of having an opinion.

As I've stated, I'm in the "prove it" stage. NU beating a good Cincy team got us headed in the right direction, beating the hell out of Akron did nothing to sway my opinion, and beating the hell out of HCU will mean nothing again. Michigan will offer resistance because they are a real opponent and NU will have to play well to win.

NU is still unranked in the Top 25, so those that vote continue to say "prove it." South Florida, Miami, and Fla State (as examples) have come out firing on all cylinders considering their preseason expectations. I have zero doubt if NU beats HCU by 60+ that may creep NU up closer to being ranked, but the rating will happen if NU beats Michigan and does it decisively.

Because teams in the Top 15 to 25 will lose over the next two weeks, I could see NU vault all the way up to maybe 15 or so in one week.

I see this board as an 80-10-10 mix of fans. 80% are almost always gonna see the glass as half full, 10% are in a prove it or a reserved mode, and then 10% are trolls, disgruntled out of program fans or Rhule haters, etc. Everyone has a right to give their opinions and shouldn't have to defend it.