Game Thread: Northwestern vs. Nebraska

[HawkCat]

God he's missing some basic throws.

That last one was just pitch and catch, and he missed it badly. The ball looks so weird coming out of his hand. His mechanics are bizarre.

 

[SDakaGordie]

LOL, you don’t think that has anything to do with overall level of athelticism and talent?

Believe me I do, but it’s worse than normal today.

 

[Rebel II]

Disagree.

Totally disagree. Game is beig payed at our pace.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

It would be great to see Nebraska’s punter on the field!!

Careful what ya wish for! 53 yard net punt. Lucky Wagner grabbed it

 

[cat inkansas]

Severely out coached starting in the locker room before the game apparently.

How are we out coached? I see missed tackles and failure to complete passes.

 

[Anon1756236851]

LOL, you don’t think that has anything to do with overall level of athelticism and talent?

So Nebby is that much better than us?

 

[corbi296]

Severely out coached starting in the locker room before the game apparently.

Yeah, ok.

Believe me I do, but it’s worse than normal today.

Maybe because we are playing a more talented team?

 

[Rebel II]

It would be great to see Nebraska’s punter on the field!!

Not nearly as much as she well deserved yellow flags.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Massive disparity in special teams today

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Now I’m grumpy. And pff the hands of our one reliable guy.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

That one's not on Stone.

Although on replay, that wasn't as easy a catch as it first appeared. It was thrown a little bit behind.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

That one's not on Stone.

Stone made a heck of a play on a tough day for him and found his top guy and… disaster

 

[AdamOnFirst]

total self destruction

 

[Anon1756236851]

That one's not on Stone.

Although on replay, that wasn't as easy a catch as it first appeared. It was thrown a little bit behind.

He threw the ball behind him. Did Stone get concussed earlier?

 

[Rebel II]

******* hideous tackling

No!

 

[AdamOnFirst]

How the eff is that a penalty on smith

 

[stpaulcat]

Tulane redux.

 

[HawkCat]

This one has felt like an L all day. Just that “mailed it in” vibe.

 

[DrillDude]

Nasty game. And Stone ain't Bryant. Not even close.

 

[eddie_gocats]

Not our day

 

[eddie_gocats]

How the eff is that a penalty on smith

Nebraska special

 

[Figrating II]

Seems like old times - the NU O can't punch its way out of a paper bag.

 

[jensberg]

Hopefully we can beat Minnesota cuz it would be really a disaster to lose five straight at the end of the year. Of course that would be the end of Braun

 

[MCC_Cat]

We better score a TD on this next drive or this will get ugly.

 

[jensberg]

It's already ugly

 

[prez77]

Nebraska just quicker, more skilled, stronger all around than the guys we've been beating.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

The D did not come to tackle today and the O is limited to FGs. Barring a huge halftime speech and adjustments, this one’s going to get away from us.

Well, it is getting away from us, thanks to awful special teams play and a terribly unfortunate turnover.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Hopefully we can beat Minnesota cuz it would be really a disaster to lose five straight at the end of the year. Of course that would be the end of Braun

Even after we beat Purdue it was clear we needed to win that one or find a way to steal at least one other one… and it doesn’t look like we’re stealing this one

 

[freewillie07]

Just when they draw us all back in. Disaster.

At least we can get some sense of whether this offense has a prayer of mustering comebacks like some of the better NU squads of late, or if we are doomed if the opposition gets 21+.

 

[corbi296]

So Nebby is that much better than us?

They have much more talent.

 

[jensberg]

Even the Run game doesn't look that strong. Surprising given that everybody else has run over Nebraska pretty easily. They're just winning the line of scrimmage

 

[corbi296]

That one's not on Stone.

Although on replay, that wasn't as easy a catch as it first appeared. It was thrown a little bit behind.

Bad throw that Wilde should have done better with.

 

[corbi296]

Even the Run game doesn't look that strong. Surprising given that everybody else has run over Nebraska pretty easily. They're just winning the line of scrimmage

Maybe because they have ten in the box and daring Stone to beat them? Hard to run on that kind of front unless you make them back out if it by making plays in the passing game.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

They have much more talent.

Also they’ve been a better team this year by every analytical measure AND were at their place. I don’t understand how anybody was confused by that coming into the week.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Maybe because they have ten in the box and daring Stone to beat them? Hard to run on that kind of front unless you make them back out if it by making plays in the passing game.

Pretty easy to stack the box when you can just match up 1 on 1 with every receiver on the team MAYBE save one and be fine. And with Wilde maybe he beats you a few times but it’s not like when he does it goes for 80.

 

[SDakaGordie]

How are we out coached? I see missed tackles and failure to complete passes.

Even the Run game doesn't look that strong. Surprising given that everybody else has run over Nebraska pretty easily. They're just winning the line of scrimmage

I’m thinking it has something to do with our lack of dangerous receivers vs. other teams’.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Stone totally ignoring Wilde on the wide open run and just launching…

 

[HawkCat]

I’m thinking it has something to do with our lack of dangerous receivers vs. other teams’.

Last play was a prime example

 

[SDakaGordie]

3rd and 3 call / decision was poor.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

This is super not a first down with the bobble