What did we learn? - Game 1 - Colorado

WHY DO YOU KEEP BRINGING UP MIKE RILEY THEN? 19-19 doesn’t scream WIN to me.
I DON"T. 

Like it or not, new coaches are always compared to the former's results for better or worse.  Right now it feels like we're a long ways away from 19 wins.   If mother nature cooperates we'll get our first of the SF era this week I hope. 

 
In every football game there are pivotal moments that decide the game . Whether it be converting a fourth down, converting on 3 and long, a defensive stand ,or a clutch TD catch/run when you need it etc. In this game most of those plays went The Buffs way, and they won the game. This Husker team is much stronger , faster, more aggressive, talented, better coached, and mentally tough than they were last year, and that will eventually lead to wins on the field. They stumbled early but kept playing hard the entire game, and even though they lost to a team they should have beaten, i was proud of this teams resiliency, and toughness. No comparison to last year IMO

 
You said ‘MR’ 3 times and indirectly referenced him two times in your first post. There’s a difference between comparing coaches and trying to remind everyone on the board how upset you are/were that Riley got fired.
It's what I learned from the CU game, new coaches yet exact same result as last coaches first game.  A 28-33 home field loss.

I'm an optimist, and I've also been taught those who don't study history, or conveniently choose to ignore it are bound to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. Since there are already some second guessing SF's clock management and undisciplined players after his f?irst game, just like they did with MR, I finished the first post with this:

"Give Frost the time and support MR didn't get before raking him over the coals."

Why?  Because it's a lot easier to turn the wagon around when everyone is pulling in the same direction and singing the same song.

 
The Good

It is a lot of fun to watch Mo Barry play football

He and Young are going to be Monsters in the Middle

Martinez and Washington are going to leave a lot of lingerie on the deck the next three years

Martinez makes things look easy

Aaron Williams is going to make a lot of plays this year

Our middle seven - DT,DE,DE,ILB,ILB,S,S - have a LOT of depth

OL was pretty good in Pass Pro and angled run blocking

I LOVE how creative our offense is - and they don't have 20% of it in yet

The Bad

Not a fan of playing so much base personnel against 4-5 wide

The outside four - OLB,OLB,CB,CB - don't have much depth

OL was not so good at getting a push straight ahead

Expected to see more quick passes to JD, Lindsey and Williams

The Ugly

Freshman QBs sometimes make really bad decisions

Safeties REALLY need to play the ball if possible

 
The Good

It is a lot of fun to watch Mo Barry play football

He and Young are going to be Monsters in the Middle

Martinez and Washington are going to leave a lot of lingerie on the deck the next three years

Martinez makes things look easy

Aaron Williams is going to make a lot of plays this year

Our middle seven - DT,DE,DE,ILB,ILB,S,S - have a LOT of depth

OL was pretty good in Pass Pro and angled run blocking

I LOVE how creative our offense is - and they don't have 20% of it in yet

The Bad

Not a fan of playing so much base personnel against 4-5 wide

The outside four - OLB,OLB,CB,CB - don't have much depth

OL was not so good at getting a push straight ahead

Expected to see more quick passes to JD, Lindsey and Williams

The Ugly

Freshman QBs sometimes make really bad decisions

Safeties REALLY need to play the ball if possible


Good call on Barry.  Seemed like he was always around the ball.

I found it interesting the top 4 tacklers were the 4 linebackers.  I don't know if it means anything with such a small sample size, but interesting.

 
I found it interesting the top 4 tacklers were the 4 linebackers.  I don't know if it means anything with such a small sample size, but interesting.


I didn't notice that but that is definitely by design.  The DL - especially NT - are supposed to force the other team to double them so the LBs can run free.  Looked good in game one.

 
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