Haarberg

NebChicago

Sophomore
Oct 14, 2009
3,565
141
0
Wow that kid will be our fans new obsession. Can’t remember when I’ve seen an arm like that in a husker jersey
 

rrthusker

Heisman
Jul 24, 2001
135,455
63,972
113
Reminds me of teaching my brother in law how to shoot a 30.06 rifle. Gun was awesome but his accuracy took lots of time to develop.
 

bigboxes

All-American
Sep 4, 2004
46,218
6,761
113
Reminds me of teaching my brother in law how to shoot a 30.06 rifle. Gun was awesome but his accuracy took lots of time to develop.

Interesting. I'd say that most have to develop their accuracy as they move between calibers. The 30.06 has a kick!
 

vs540husker

Heisman
Oct 3, 2004
92,067
10,221
0
I was really impressed with his speed. He didn’t look anywhere near that fast when running in his hudl film.
 
Sep 29, 2001
75,439
12,977
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Well, I think he did pretty good for just getting here to understand the offense enough to be effective. That said, there's always LONG way to go with any new QB just joining the team. So I wouldn't be putting any super expectations on him yet. We have yet to see, for example, how he performs in a REAL P5 game with real tackling of QBs and a full stadium of screaming fans.
 
Sep 29, 2001
75,439
12,977
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Wow that kid will be our fans new obsession. Can’t remember when I’ve seen an arm like that in a husker jersey
Ha, ha you should know by now that he will be our fan's obsession only as long as he is a backup and NOT the starting QB. If he ever becomes the starting QB, he'll be dumped on repeatedly by fans. That's the nature of fans of the game.
 
Jan 10, 2020
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Ha, ha you should know by now that he will be our fan's obsession only as long as he is a backup and NOT the starting QB. If he ever becomes the starting QB, he'll be dumped on repeatedly by fans. That's the nature of fans of the game.
Nobody in their right mind should clamor for AM following yet another public cucking.
 

dinglefritz

Heisman
Jan 14, 2011
51,413
12,826
78
Reminds me of teaching my brother in law how to shoot a 30.06 rifle. Gun was awesome but his accuracy took lots of time to develop.
might have been just a little bit of flinching going on at the trigger squeeze..... Damn I can barely shoot a .243 anymore due to my boney arthritic shoulders.
 

HUSKERFAN66

All-Conference
Dec 8, 2004
21,206
3,554
113
Ha, ha you should know by now that he will be our fan's obsession only as long as he is a backup and NOT the starting QB. If he ever becomes the starting QB, he'll be dumped on repeatedly by fans. That's the nature of fans of the game.
Backup QB = most popular player
 

TheBeav815

All-American
Feb 19, 2007
18,955
5,101
0
I was really impressed with his speed. He didn’t look anywhere near that fast when running in his hudl film.
That's what stood out to me, he looked "football fast" on some carries.

He also looked like an overwhelmed freshman. He has the physical gifts but so does Mitch Trubisky. Let's see if he develops.
 

WHCSC

All-Conference
Feb 4, 2002
10,789
3,598
88
our only qb who has a natural qb throwing motion. nowhere to go but up
Hold my beer
 

Rcnut223

Sophomore
Apr 22, 2004
1,684
108
63
That's what stood out to me, he looked "football fast" on some carries.

He also looked like an overwhelmed freshman. He has the physical gifts but so does Mitch Trubisky. Let's see if he develops.
Biggest disappointment for me in watching the spring game was the lack of ready to play d1 qb’s on this squad. With Frost stating he’s not looking for a transfer QB I like to know what he thinks happens when AM fails to perform or gets hurt. Not one of the backups Smothers Harrberg or Masker are plug-n-play.

4 years in and we don’t have a real QB or RB on the team. As a fan this is getting old, are the coaches to close to action to see what they don’t have ?
 
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mgbreeze

All-Conference
Dec 16, 2004
10,100
3,535
113
I wasn't that impressed. Maybe because I didn't watch. Hey, it's baseball season.
 

ADV88

Junior
Oct 26, 2018
1,862
394
83
Biggest disappointment for me in watching the spring game was the lack of ready to play d1 qb’s on this squad. With Frost staying he’s not looking for a transfer QB I like to know what he thinks happens when AM fails to perform or gets hurt. Not one of the backups Smothers Harrberg or Masker are plug-n-play.

4 years in and we don’t have a real QB or RB on the team. As a fan this is getting old, are the coaches to close to action to see what they don’t have ?

I do feel MUCH better about the RB situation after Saturday... there's a lot of dudes that played well and showed some things that gives hope...

As for QB's, all of these guys we're limited in Green jerseys so it's hard to say what we really have... that said, I can at least see hope behind AM with Harrberg, obviously he has to continue to learn the role but for only being here for a short time I was impressed... I was hoping to see more out of Smothers but I'm not too concerned about it yet...
 

inWV

All-Conference
Sep 22, 2007
14,188
4,837
91
Biggest disappointment for me in watching the spring game was the lack of ready to play d1 qb’s on this squad. With Frost staying he’s not looking for a transfer QB I like to know what he thinks happens when AM fails to perform or gets hurt. Not one of the backups Smothers Harrberg or Masker are plug-n-play.

4 years in and we don’t have a real QB or RB on the team. As a fan this is getting old, are the coaches to close to action to see what they don’t have ?
I'm disappointed that the average wind speed in Lincoln on May 1 was 17 mph, with gusts up to 27 mph.
 

Lincoln100

All-Conference
Jun 16, 2010
12,989
2,077
0
Biggest disappointment for me in watching the spring game was the lack of ready to play d1 qb’s on this squad. With Frost staying he’s not looking for a transfer QB I like to know what he thinks happens when AM fails to perform or gets hurt. Not one of the backups Smothers Harrberg or Masker are plug-n-play.

4 years in and we don’t have a real QB or RB on the team. As a fan this is getting old, are the coaches to close to action to see what they don’t have ?
Well, considering the offensive philosophy of heavy QB run game, I'm thinking coach thinks they are very well developed D1 QB's - they are all good runners, so they really are plug-n-play.
 

steinek11

All-Conference
Apr 18, 2004
13,483
1,217
113
Well, considering the offensive philosophy of heavy QB run game, I'm thinking coach thinks they are very well developed D1 QB's - they are all good runners, so they really are plug-n-play.
I don't think that's the philosophy. It's never been his philosophy. It's pure necessity. Try to run the ball. Mixed results. Try to pass the ball. Fail at it frequently. So, QB runs, purely out of a desire to just move the ball. We love to see the QB break off a 30 yard run, even more so when it's for a touchdown. But, deep down, we know this isn't how the offense is supposed to work. We just want to stay in the game and have a chance of winning. Whereas it should be a nice complement to the offense, in reality, it's been the engine. Sad.
 

STUCKNKS

All-American
Jan 2, 2012
18,274
6,175
113
Wow that kid will be our fans new obsession. Can’t remember when I’ve seen an arm like that in a husker jersey
Yeah, Frazier, Crouch got it done their freshman years. Can Haarberg be as good in a couple years?
 

TruHusker

All-Conference
Sep 21, 2001
12,113
2,392
98
I don't think that's the philosophy. It's never been his philosophy. It's pure necessity. Try to run the ball. Mixed results. Try to pass the ball. Fail at it frequently. So, QB runs, purely out of a desire to just move the ball. We love to see the QB break off a 30 yard run, even more so when it's for a touchdown. But, deep down, we know this isn't how the offense is supposed to work. We just want to stay in the game and have a chance of winning. Whereas it should be a nice complement to the offense, in reality, it's been the engine. Sad.
I really don't know the philosophy but the way our D vacates the middle when spread out, it is open. Someone needs to answer the question of why we run so many QB draws then?
 

Mack In Motion

All-Conference
Jun 20, 2001
5,992
3,519
113
the excuses never end, they are infinite for Frost
Not so.

If the QB play ***** the bed all season again,(like all season last year, like all season the year before), we will win 4-5 games.

Again.

And the excuses will be done.

**** QB play is fixable over the time span of 3 years.

The staff won't survive 4 **** seasons in a row.
 
Aug 18, 2016
16,632
10,906
113
No one talks about Masker and today he is the putative backup QB.
One is a walk on and one isn’t. We only talk about walk ons after they contribute.

Masker was 1-2 for 1 yard and -10 yards rushing.
Him being the back up would be considered more punitive than putative.