First-half thread for NU vs. Nebraska

TerraCat

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Jun 19, 2001
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The offensive line executes so poorly! On that fourth down play, there we five guys lined up against five guys and the left tackle goes inside leaving the outside rush completely unattended. I don’t know anything about football but I know these guys don’t know what they are doing!
 

corbi2961

Senior
Sep 9, 2005
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They didn’t block!

the RB has to wait for them. He needs to cut inside and let the OL seal the only Nebraska player That was there on the outside.

to put it in basketball terms, it’s the equivalent of he ball starting his drive on a pick and role before the picker is set.
 

NUera

Freshman
May 29, 2001
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At least hilinski can play. We have a QB for the next two seasons. Priority for the rest of this season should be preventing our good players from transferring.
I hope you’re right but what I see is an athlete who mostly can’t put the ball where it needs to be for his teammates to make a play. Nearly every catch requires some adjustment.
 

stpaulcat

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May 29, 2001
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This is defensive coaching. Period. The players don't know what the heck to do. They are trying. FITZ, PLEASE WAKE UP.
 

Jaguar 88

Freshman
Oct 1, 2021
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I actually think Fitz will make the right call based on what happens with the defense. Right now the answer feel obvious in the heat of the moment. But he made a hard call with a tenured coordinator and I think he will be more willing to make needed changes now.
I think you are right. Some folks in here before the season started asked why he just didn't promote it a coordinator to keep the Hankwitz system alive. I was in the same train of thought. JON had bottom feeder defenses in the NFL with a 3-4 setup. Didn't make sense.
 

corbi2961

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I hope you’re right but what I see is an athlete who mostly can’t put the ball where it needs to be for his teammates to make a play. Nearly every catch requires some adjustment.

you need to fix your eyes. Hilinski has been money and is Mostly putting the ball in the only place a play can be made.
 

NUCat320

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Dec 4, 2005
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I don’t know about you guys, but I’m really excited to see NU’s academic all big ten honorees and graduation rate.

Go Cats!
 

SDakaGordie

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Dec 29, 2016
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the RB has to wait for them. He needs to cut inside and let the OL seal the only Nebraska player That was there on the outside.

to put it in basketball terms, it’s the equivalent of he ball starting his drive on a pick and role before the picker is set.
He did not have time due to no blocking.
 

MCC_Cat

Junior
May 29, 2001
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Shameful. JON has to be held accountable. Maybe he'll be canned after this game? This season? This decade?
 

DaCat

All-Conference
May 29, 2001
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Well I guess the O'Neil defense is what we thought it was, not what we hoped it was.
 

JournCat

Junior
Aug 4, 2009
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Frost just complained about leaving another score on the field and the defense letting up. I hope we can keep it in the 50s but have no faith.
 

DaCat

All-Conference
May 29, 2001
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Fitz has to put on his big boy CEO pants and replace his defensive coordinator. Frigging Fleck canned his DC after a bad start and it turned his defense around. Fitz gotta make the hard decisions.
 

xxxbobxxx

Sophomore
Mar 12, 2005
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Well, not bad. Only 35. The Neb team is going to scare some teams this year. They are terribly underrated. Destined to be a top ten team in Nebraska by year end.
 

DaCat

All-Conference
May 29, 2001
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Neb may be good this year but not 35-7 halftime good.
 

stpaulcat

Senior
May 29, 2001
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Okay, so Fitz made a VERY BAD CALL by hiring O'Neil. He can redeem this by making a change THIS WEEK. If not, this season is doomed, and well into the future. Jake is doing as well as he can under the circumstances on offense. This could set the program back years.
 

SLUCATS210

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Dec 7, 2020
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Can’t believe I’m going to say this but the talent gap looks so wide tonight. Maybe we need to look into recruiting tactics that other schools employ. Fitz will be trying to do it the right way his entire career and not get anywhere.
 

xxxbobxxx

Sophomore
Mar 12, 2005
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Can’t believe I’m going to say this but the talent gap looks so wide tonight. Maybe we need to look into recruiting tactics that other schools employ. Fitz will be trying to do it the right way his entire career and not get anywhere.

NU = 2022 Mo Valley Champs!
 

CatManTrue

All-American
Oct 4, 2008
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Can’t believe I’m going to say this but the talent gap looks so wide tonight. Maybe we need to look into recruiting tactics that other schools employ. Fitz will be trying to do it the right way his entire career and not get anywhere.
The talent gap between our defensive coordinator and other B1G schools is the most glaring one.
 

Jaguar 88

Freshman
Oct 1, 2021
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They brought heat - not sure how much time Hikinski had. He is looking good by the way. I sure hope we can get some defense figured out.
Not sure what to say at this point. The game is over for the most part. Shall we bench Ryan? I know it sounds crazy, but if he gets hurt, we have zero hope of a possible turn around of the season. I would like to get a look at Richardson to be honest. I think we have our QB in Ryan, but would like to see the staff develop some depth at the position. Mr. Johnson need not take another snap for us.