Demetrius Davis

[RealTucoSalamanca]

Well that may well have been Davis' interpretation of last season but I really believe the issue last year was that our QB couldn't throw the ball accurately, didn't have a stable of running backs or wide receivers either so the QB had to run more. It wasn't the direction that the offense wanted to take but you have make the best of what you can do with what you got at the time.

Maybe, but when you are making a decision on where to go to school, you only have the data that you have. Perception is reality.

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

come on, not a big deal guys. Obviously, Auburn runs their QBs too, maybe a littles less or a little more. Now I’ll say this much (because honestly I don’t care and not trying to chose sides here), I’m more then confident Auburn at least had a better stable of RBs those 2018-2019 seasons compared to our Huskers, right or wrong? Now put Auburn in our shoes where you only have D Mills and a true Freshman WR in Wandale Robinson splitting time at RB. And your other RBs are true freshmen you want to redshirt and walk on RBs that aren’t very good. Some of that probably makes a difference on the number of times our QB runs it. Just saying.

Now here’s the other part of this, how many QB rushes was by design or what our staff wanted and how many times was it due to Adrain Martinez just choosing to run the ball instead? Maybe Adrain just chooses to run it that often compared to Frosts other QBs or other teams QBs. That also needs considered.

So then we need to go in there and take out sacks too? Those are rushes in college football. Stidham, the starting QB in 2017 and 2018 ran the ball 175 times over that 2 seasons and gained 154 total yards. 153 in 2017 and 1 single yard in 2018. So, using that data, I could logically conclude that Auburn ran their QB even less those two years than the numbers show.

The point of it all is McMuffin spouted off that Auburn runs their QB more than Nebraska does under Frost. Which I have proven false. I even conceded the Nick Marshall years, which was a mistake by me. When I looked at the actual numbers in 2013 and 2014, with a guy who was a better runner than thrower in Marshall, Auburn only ran the QBs 188 times in 2013 and 157 times in 2014. So pretty much on par with what Nebraska has done in two years under Frost.

 

[-LVhusker-]

How were they in the Cam Newton era? Or different staff?

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

How were they in the Cam Newton era? Or different staff?

Slightly different era, Newton was at Auburn for 1 season, Chizek was the HC and Malzahn was the OC. In that 2010 season, Newton led the team in rushing attempts and rushing yards. But the numbers for 2009 and 2011 were similar to what they have had in recent years. Newton was the exception and not the rule.

 

[TheBeav815]

I've posted the numbers before, but off the top of my head, Frost's QBs ran an average of 8.5 times per game, when he was the OC at Oregon and HC at UCF. When he got to Nebraska, that number jumped to about 14. Some of those are designed, some are out of necessity, but the difference between 8.5 and 14 is pretty substantial.

I think the injury woes at RB last year and the ineffective RB play led to a rise in those QB carries for sure.

For that matter nobody wanted Wan'dale to have so many carries either, especially between the tackles.

NU is in a spot right now where they need to get the guys on the roster to be able to play they want to play. Tough choices to make between calling the plays that can get you a W on Saturdays in the fall and calling the plays that can sign you a recruit in the summer.

 

[Bruiser13]

come on, not a big deal guys. Obviously, Auburn runs their QBs too, maybe a littles less or a little more. Now I’ll say this much (because honestly I don’t care and not trying to chose sides here), I’m more then confident Auburn at least had a better stable of RBs those 2018-2019 seasons compared to our Huskers, right or wrong? Now put Auburn in our shoes where you only have D Mills and a true Freshman WR in Wandale Robinson splitting time at RB. And your other RBs are true freshmen you want to redshirt and walk on RBs that aren’t very good. Some of that probably makes a difference on the number of times our QB runs it. Just saying.

Now here’s the other part of this, how many QB rushes was by design or what our staff wanted and how many times was it due to Adrain Martinez just choosing to run the ball instead? Maybe Adrain just chooses to run it that often compared to Frosts other QBs or other teams QBs. That also needs considered.

All of our QB's missed time due to injury last season. Let's run them some more.

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

I think the injury woes at RB last year and the ineffective RB play led to a rise in those QB carries for sure.

For that matter nobody wanted Wan'dale to have so many carries either, especially between the tackles.

NU is in a spot right now where they need to get the guys on the roster to be able to play they want to play. Tough choices to make between calling the plays that can get you a W on Saturdays in the fall and calling the plays that can sign you a recruit in the summer.

Tough call between playing to win now and redshirting guys. I get it.

If you are playing for the future by redshirting guys, I guess there is also a tough call between deciding to redshirt or run your QB 36% of the time. If it is me, I'll take the losing the RS to losing my QB to injury.

 

[hedonistimpulse]

Do these numbers differentiate between a designed QB run and a play that breaks down? There were numerous runs last year where 2AM tucked it and ran to avoid a sack or missed a receiver and chose to go instead of attempt the pass.

That happens to every team at some frequency, but it seems to happen a lot to Nebraska and very well could be skewing the numbers. I don't know if it is or not, but I don't think this conversation is validated or refuted simply by pointing to a stat. There are several variables that lead to those numbers.

 

[NorthWillRiseAgain]

Available again

 

[Charlie Marlow_rivals363743]

Is

 

[Hugo_Stiglitz7]

Maybe God wants him to have a new car.

Or the NIL people.

 

[Rcnut223]

Don’t see any reason To go after him

 

[cubsker_rivals142943]

Got recruited over big time. Calzada from A&M who beat bama and T.J. Finley from LSU.