Huskers Hire Byran Applewhite as Running Backs Coach

[Toe]

I'm not sure why everyone is concerned about this.  Programs do this all the time.

I'm not, I just think it's funny.

 

[Undone]

Now, if we still aren't strong enough, that is a different story, but don't think that is the case.

Agreed, and surely we're at least just this one offseason away from being strong enough.

 

[DrinkinwitTerrellFarley]

Now that the hiring is complete, not saying it is fair, but I think now if he gets to six and beats either Iowa or Wisconsin, he will be safe for another year.  Mediocrity?  Yes, especially with an easier schedule, but 'Husker fans have a soft spot for the Wood River man.

 

[BigRedBuster]

I agree with your assessment on hires.  I do think that IF Raiola is good, he can make improvements before next season.  A lot of issues can be technique related such as hand placement, first step stuff.  They have all winter-spring-summer to get some of this corrected.  Listening to Matt Vrzal all season, he seemed to think that it wasn't a difficult fix, just philosophical.  Now, if we still aren't strong enough, that is a different story, but don't think that is the case.

I never remember thinking last year that our O line wasn't strong enough.

 

[runningblind]

I never remember thinking last year that our O line wasn't strong enough.

Never a strength thing I agree. More of a technique and maybe athleticism/flexibility were what I noticed. The appearance of the latter can be attributed to the former in a lot of cases also.

 

[VectorVictor]

I agree with your assessment on hires.  I do think that IF Raiola is good, he can make improvements before next season.  A lot of issues can be technique related such as hand placement, first step stuff.  They have all winter-spring-summer to get some of this corrected.  Listening to Matt Vrzal all season, he seemed to think that it wasn't a difficult fix, just philosophical.  Now, if we still aren't strong enough, that is a different story, but don't think that is the case.

I'd like to say that isn't the case, and then point out how we were going toe-to-toe on the O-Line with both tOSU and Michigan. 

But that's not really an accurate thing to do/say, now is it?

 

[Mavric]

It's not official until it's Twitter official...

 

[Xmas32]

Job #1 for Applewhite.  Go take a big bag of money out to Oregon and bring Travis Dye over.

 

[admo]

It's not official until it's Twitter official...

Right on  :horns2

 

[Head Coach Scott Frost]

It's not official until it's Twitter official...

I hate every tweet that ends with 'that's the tweet'. It's so overdone and so stupid. That's the post.

 

[Toe]

I hate every tweet that ends with 'that's the tweet'. It's so overdone and so stupid.

 

[Gorillahawk]

I'd like to say that isn't the case, and then point out how we were going toe-to-toe on the O-Line with both tOSU and Michigan. 

But that's not really an accurate thing to do/say, now is it?

I think it boiled down to a handful of things. Poor technique, Poor scheme, injuries, and youth. Jergens was seasoned, but after that the quality of seasoned players left was lacking imo. Much of our promising lineman were/are younger players

 

[chamrocck]

Job #1 for Applewhite.  Go take a big bag of money out to Oregon and bring Travis Dye over.

Dye is a baller and would be worth a couple wins. Unique player.  

 

[BaytownHusker]

Dye is a baller and would be worth a couple wins. Unique player.  

Leave Dye in Oregon. Lets get Yant and  couple of these guys we got balling..  

 

[Decked]

Leave Dye in Oregon. Lets get Yant and  couple of these guys we got balling..  

Dye is a much better player than Yant at the moment and it isn’t particularly close