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dinglefritz

Heisman
Jan 14, 2011
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He needs to do better. Sorry.
We need to get more and better talent than we got during some of Austin’s tenure. Our O line numbers competing for jobs weren’t where they need to be when Raiola took over and he’s only had one class to address it. My only beef with Raiola is that he played at Wisconsin.
 

tstaup

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Oct 12, 2003
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Need this last class of O linemen to grow up fast. There were gaping holes on our depth chart.
From the sounds of some decently credible people, it sounds like we have 3 studs getting ready to roll for us and will be showing up very soon in major ways.
 

TruHusker

All-Conference
Sep 21, 2001
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Didn't the players also love Greg Austin? Or the players love love Raiola for real? One thing is apparent is that Raiola has options and depth and it always seemed like Austin would roll out the same line week after week with the same penalties and play. I don't think that the staff synched up particularly well between the Head Coach, OC, and Austin FWIW
At least we've seen the development this past year with Strength and Conditioning being on the same page with the offensive scheme and philosophy. You don't put up rushing stats in the BIG by accident
Austin taught a totally different method than Raiola does. It fit with what Frost was doing at UCF.

By any metric, with the injuries in the OL, one would have to give in and say there has been improvement.
 
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Some of us never doubted his coaching. He has slowly, but steadily improved the OL.
What's always been clear as long as I've been watching Husker football is that the OL always takes longer to develop as a unit than any other position on the team. I remember years when Milt's OL started off kind of rough for the first few games of the season and then were back up to his standards by the end of the season,
 

Huskerpro

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May 15, 2007
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What's always been clear as long as I've been watching Husker football is that the OL always takes longer to develop as a unit than any other position on the team. I remember years when Milt's OL started off kind of rough for the first few games of the season and then were back up to his standards by the end of the season,
If I recall correctly, our 1994 or 95 line were all seniors.
 

dinglefritz

Heisman
Jan 14, 2011
51,381
12,798
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One of the things in Raiola's favor is that Satt coached the OL in the past and Rhule pays attention to the OL. Having those three coaches in sync is important.
Raiola is coaching our line the way Rhule wants them coached. Putting someone else in that spot would change nothing.
 

Shoxsker

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Lots of excitement for a kid that doesn’t even have an offer from his home state school.
No offer because no chance. He dislikes University of Iowa. I trust the dozens of quality Power 5 comittable offers. Brix is a good one. This Oline class is a good one.
 

anon1765477286

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Sep 24, 2017
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Didn't Rhule say that our OL played it's best game of the season vs Maryland? Pretty sure that is what he said but I guess some of us on the board know better than the coach.
 

JOHNNY N

Heisman
Sep 24, 2003
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I’m in the Donny needs to get better as a coach narrative.

I assume that was kinda the plan to hire an assistant as inexperienced as him though?
His is the only group on that side of the ball that has improved as the season went on.
 

dinglefritz

Heisman
Jan 14, 2011
51,381
12,798
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I’m in the Donny needs to get better as a coach narrative.

I assume that was kinda the plan to hire an assistant as inexperienced as him though?
Frost couldn’t get experienced guys who wanted to jump on board his turd circling the toilet. Rhule likes his background, personality and work ethic. He’s getting it done recruiting and God knows we needed that.