Tre Bryant

Bryant, Nebraska 31 attempts 192 yards

Jackson, N'western 30 attempts 109 yards

Dobbins, tOSU 29 attempts 181 yards

Agree 31 is a lot of carries to sustain per game.  Since we don't know how the rest of the season will play out,  looking only at the first weekend it's comparable to other BIG running backs who's teams needed them.  It also appeared Tre had the green light to pull himself for a breather whenever he wanted, which he did a  couple times that I saw. 

The one thing I'd like to see him get better at is avoiding direct contact.  Some backs are so durable because they never take the big hit, they always manage to find a way to avoid the direct hit.  Maybe it's a talent more than a skill that can be learned, but I'd still sure like to see him make that a point of focus.

 
GBRFAN said:
Wow - 3 weeks ago posters said how telling our running game was because no one was good enough to take the lead - now Tre goes for 200 ish and we rip the staff for running a guy that has proven to the staff that he is our guy.... As conveyed by Osborne this is a tough place to coach.

Glad we don't have a pro baseball team - seems like the staff would get ripped every night when the starting pitcher comes out and gets his bag of ice.
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 Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know that I was not allowed to criticize the coaches for almost giving a RB a record number of carries in a gimme game.

 
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So in the offseason there were some complaining that Riley/Langs don't run the ball enough. Then in camp some complained that we must not have good RBs because there was going to be a committee. 

Then in the first game, we have a RB run 31 times and almost reach 200 yards. However, some people still complain. 

Classic.

 
31 carries seems like alot but I'm not complaining. Thought Tre looked good. Still...would have liked to see Wilbon more and Ozigbo. Maybe the coaches thought Tre had the hot hand.

 
Roger Dorn said:
Roger Dorn said:
So in the offseason there were some complaining that Riley/Langs don't run the ball enough. Then in camp some complained that we must not have good RBs because there was going to be a committee. 

Then in the first game, we have a RB run 31 times and almost reach 200 yards. However, some people still complain. 

Classic.
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Not complaining that a RB had 31 carries. Complaing that a back that only had 43 carries for 172 yards ALL of last season, sat out of fall practice due to "wear and tear" issues with his knee and sat out of practice Monday due to swelling on his knee.
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knapplc said:
Should cross-reference all the people complaining in this thread with the people who predicted Wilbon or Ozigbo would win the starting job.
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Wasn't me.

I don't understand why a RB who was held out for knee stuff in preseason getting over 30 carries in the opener isn't a valid criticism. Seems par for the road with this staff though, not paying attention to the details.

 
ZRod said:
I remeber seeing him at 21 carries at some point during the third quarter and I though to myself "I hope they sit him the rest of the night, we need him for the rest of the season". Pretty stupid that he got that many carries in the first game of the year, a game which was pretty much in hand until the last 4 or 5 minutes.

Tre is going to be a hell of a back, but the coaches need to take care of him. Giving him 31 carries in the first game of the year is ridiculous!
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this is from a .500 coach. this is a perfect example of why Riley sucks!  piss poor judgement.

 
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