Scanning magazines: What do they say about the Huskers?

[NUinID]

Hind sight tells us that the kid was never ready to play this year. But we kept marching him out and there, and most likely do to the stubbornness of both, have destroyed any chance he may have had to play the game at the next level.

We have highly paid people to know who is ready, who has an injury and the degree of that injury. The lack of concern for said injuries is what put this program in the situation it was in, and it went on the kids whole tour here.

Management of players and the whole roster have not been strong points the last few years. Hopefully that improves.

That's not really fair. When a player is injured part of getting them back on the field is the player being honest and truthful with how they are progressing to being well. If a kid tells you he is good to go you have to take that into account. Players play at less than 100% all the time, and not just at Nebraska.

TM supposedly hurt the foot during the Wyoming game. Well he didn't look too bad playing in the next game leading up to UCLA and he really didn't look too bad in the first part of the UCLA game. Most likely he hurt it worse during the UCLA game. I believe that was the first time he was seen in the walking boot.

When he came back and played in the Minnesota game he obviously had practiced that week and had to have looked at least somewhat recovered.

As a freshman he probably shouldn't have been playing.

 

[skersfan]

We have watched that kid hobble on the field over and over and over since his freshman year. He was a warrior, a great Husker player, but he is going to say he is ready to play no matter the situation is my guess. That is the type of player we want. It is the Staff's responsibility to know what is wrong and a reasonable time to heal from. May I remind you of Rex. Same deal. Too important to the offense and had to play when he really should not have.

These are not just pieces of meat to keep your pay check coming in. A lot along the concussion deal. If it does not kill you get back on the field, we all heard it. I am not saying that the Nebraska staff is much different than any staff on injuries. The kids want back, the staff needs them. Easy to say yes when someone on that staff knows deep down that the kids should not play. If you believe college is different than the pros on this so be it.

Roster management, recruiting are the things that cure this situation. We have seen slight improvement in recruiting, roster management hopefully will be improved along with it. Bo has shown he is learning, just a long slow steep climb it seems to me.

 

[Landlord]

Still can't believe Taylor even tried staying on the field unable to walk during those Missouri, Texas A&M and Oklahoma games after having his ankle just get destroyed over and over. I would have been on the ground writhing.

 

[Hunter94]

We have watched that kid hobble on the field over and over and over since his freshman year. He was a warrior, a great Husker player, but he is going to say he is ready to play no matter the situation is my guess. That is the type of player we want. It is the Staff's responsibility to know what is wrong and a reasonable time to heal from. May I remind you of Rex. Same deal. Too important to the offense and had to play when he really should not have.

These are not just pieces of meat to keep your pay check coming in. A lot along the concussion deal. If it does not kill you get back on the field, we all heard it. I am not saying that the Nebraska staff is much different than any staff on injuries. The kids want back, the staff needs them. Easy to say yes when someone on that staff knows deep down that the kids should not play. If you believe college is different than the pros on this so be it.

Roster management, recruiting are the things that cure this situation. We have seen slight improvement in recruiting, roster management hopefully will be improved along with it. Bo has shown he is learning, just a long slow steep climb it seems to me.

the practice of playing guys hurt, is a direction reflection of poor recruiting and lack of depth.....just sayin.

 

[NUinID]

We have watched that kid hobble on the field over and over and over since his freshman year. He was a warrior, a great Husker player, but he is going to say he is ready to play no matter the situation is my guess. That is the type of player we want. It is the Staff's responsibility to know what is wrong and a reasonable time to heal from. May I remind you of Rex. Same deal. Too important to the offense and had to play when he really should not have.

These are not just pieces of meat to keep your pay check coming in. A lot along the concussion deal. If it does not kill you get back on the field, we all heard it. I am not saying that the Nebraska staff is much different than any staff on injuries. The kids want back, the staff needs them. Easy to say yes when someone on that staff knows deep down that the kids should not play. If you believe college is different than the pros on this so be it.

Roster management, recruiting are the things that cure this situation. We have seen slight improvement in recruiting, roster management hopefully will be improved along with it. Bo has shown he is learning, just a long slow steep climb it seems to me.

The point is you are just speculating. You or I is not at practice or in the training room. We see a small percentage of what goes on with Nebraska football or any sports team for that matter.

 

[Hunter94]

We have watched that kid hobble on the field over and over and over since his freshman year. He was a warrior, a great Husker player, but he is going to say he is ready to play no matter the situation is my guess. That is the type of player we want. It is the Staff's responsibility to know what is wrong and a reasonable time to heal from. May I remind you of Rex. Same deal. Too important to the offense and had to play when he really should not have.

These are not just pieces of meat to keep your pay check coming in. A lot along the concussion deal. If it does not kill you get back on the field, we all heard it. I am not saying that the Nebraska staff is much different than any staff on injuries. The kids want back, the staff needs them. Easy to say yes when someone on that staff knows deep down that the kids should not play. If you believe college is different than the pros on this so be it.

Roster management, recruiting are the things that cure this situation. We have seen slight improvement in recruiting, roster management hopefully will be improved along with it. Bo has shown he is learning, just a long slow steep climb it seems to me.

The point is you are just speculating. You or I is not at practice or in the training room. We see a small percentage of what goes on with Nebraska football or any sports team for that matter.

what part is speculation? just curious??

 

[NUinID]

We have watched that kid hobble on the field over and over and over since his freshman year. He was a warrior, a great Husker player, but he is going to say he is ready to play no matter the situation is my guess. That is the type of player we want. It is the Staff's responsibility to know what is wrong and a reasonable time to heal from. May I remind you of Rex. Same deal. Too important to the offense and had to play when he really should not have.

These are not just pieces of meat to keep your pay check coming in. A lot along the concussion deal. If it does not kill you get back on the field, we all heard it. I am not saying that the Nebraska staff is much different than any staff on injuries. The kids want back, the staff needs them. Easy to say yes when someone on that staff knows deep down that the kids should not play. If you believe college is different than the pros on this so be it.

Roster management, recruiting are the things that cure this situation. We have seen slight improvement in recruiting, roster management hopefully will be improved along with it. Bo has shown he is learning, just a long slow steep climb it seems to me.

The point is you are just speculating. You or I is not at practice or in the training room. We see a small percentage of what goes on with Nebraska football or any sports team for that matter.

what part is speculation? just curious??

The speculation is that the coaches don't care about their players.

That they are just pieces of meat. As I said we know nothing about what goes on with the dynamics of that team or any sports team. I coached football and wrestling for a long time and no one outside the coaches and players really knew what was going on with our team. Our head coach only let out what he wanted out.

 

[Count 'Bility]

Some the sh#t I'm reading right now make me wanna puke. Some of this is absolutely pathetic.

 

[skersfan]

What was said that is speculation. What is said that is so disgusting.

It is football to play injured, but it is the coaches choice as to the need of said player to play. We all have seen Taylor play hurt. We know his mobility was affected by turf toe and high ankle sprain. Two very debilitating injuries. Hardly ever heal during a season, sometime are life time injuries.

We saw how bad he was in the Minnesota game. How hurt he was, how was the limp hidden during the week. He was needed, he stepped up and did all he could do. That is what is expected of every single player on the team. On any team.

I really do not feel he played a game at full strength after the initial injury in the Missouri game. Will always believe that. The sport, Nebraska and all of us were robbed of seeing a truly great athlete perform at the top of his game. I just do not feel he was given the opportunity to heal, mostly on his own decisions.

 

[Hooked on Huskers]

Some the sh#t I'm reading right now make me wanna puke. Some of this is absolutely pathetic.

Whoa, keep in mind all speculation. Your nausea remedy ....... just read USA Today Sports ..... #14.

“How long until redshirt freshman QB (Johnny) Stanton forces his way onto the field?” How about starting QB in FAU game ala freshman T-Mart? I'm afraid TA was too many picks. I can't stand turnovers. Maybe Tommy Armstrong = Cody Green?

 

[Redux]

I may be alone on this but Im guessing none of the preseason mags have a whole lot to say about Taylor Martinez

 

[Count 'Bility]

Well skersfan, i was in a sour mood when i typed that. I apologize for my kneejerk. And my comments were not exclusively in reference to yours. I guess i just interpreted some of these speculations as attacks on Bo's character and being one of tgem "win at all costs" coaches. And thats just something i will not stand for.

Taylor playing hurt is a two way street. Both parties are responsible for any incompetence in this regard.

As far as the possibility of Stanton overtaking Armstrong for the starting spot by game1, i will acknowledge that it is a very real possibility. Weve seen Stantons films. We know his raw skill. Weve also seen plenty of tommy in actual games. If ghe light comes on in the summer for Stanton or early fall, it could be very interesting. But dont discount Tommy's ability to improve as well. I said this from the first day off the offseason. I hope we have a full blown qb controversey all ghe way up to game 1. It means bith are pushing each other and making each other better.

 

[skersfan]

I think Bo made the choice to play him, maybe over medical advice. But I am dead sure, as I do know the kid, nothing would make him say he could not play. That puts the coach in a hard place. He needs the wins, semi healthy he had proven he was our best option over the last 3 years. My guess each and everyone of us would have done the same thing.

I still feel Bo has a long way to go to be a good coach, but I have tried to support him this year. He showed me some change in the bowl game, what I had been looking for. Growth, accepting things are not just like he thinks they are. Youth/talent can over come experience. He shows signs of understanding those things. That means there is a chance he will make it. I really could care less if Bo does or does not. I can not say that he is a favorite, but this program needs him to do his job and do it right. Continue to learn his trade, and make Nebraska a proud program again. I do not want to start another 7 year program again. He is, right now, what is best for Nebraska, and that is all that I care about. Return us to a level of pride that we have fallen from in the past 14 years. Not wins or losses, just knowing that we are going to play like Nebraska, the team I grew up watching from the Devaney days. I miss that gutty in your face play. I thought Bo would bring that in spades. He has not for me, but there is a glimmer of hope he can.

 

[Saunders]

We have watched that kid hobble on the field over and over and over since his freshman year. He was a warrior, a great Husker player, but he is going to say he is ready to play no matter the situation is my guess. That is the type of player we want. It is the Staff's responsibility to know what is wrong and a reasonable time to heal from. May I remind you of Rex. Same deal. Too important to the offense and had to play when he really should not have.

These are not just pieces of meat to keep your pay check coming in. A lot along the concussion deal. If it does not kill you get back on the field, we all heard it. I am not saying that the Nebraska staff is much different than any staff on injuries. The kids want back, the staff needs them. Easy to say yes when someone on that staff knows deep down that the kids should not play. If you believe college is different than the pros on this so be it.

Roster management, recruiting are the things that cure this situation. We have seen slight improvement in recruiting, roster management hopefully will be improved along with it. Bo has shown he is learning, just a long slow steep climb it seems to me.

the practice of playing guys hurt, is a direction reflection of poor recruiting and lack of depth.....just sayin.

TIL that everyone recruits poorly and lacks depth.

 

[Saunders]

I may be alone on this but Im guessing none of the preseason mags have a whole lot to say about Taylor Martinez

Yup. Too bad another promising thread is derailed into the same Bo/Taylor topic that has been beaten to death.