Tyler Moore walks out of practice...

['SkersRule]

Not all all. Reread the post. Maybe then it'll occur to you that Barney and the OL aren't nearly as bad as some of the more ridiculous posters are claiming.

This notion doesn't make any sense. Because we had some good rushing games, Barney is getting it done on his end? For goodness' sake, Cosgrove kept the occasional opponent under 14 points. That doesn't mean he was a good coach.

What doesn't make any sense is the irrational "barney sucks" ranting that invariably always follows any thing pertaining to the OL.

Nebraska certainly needs more consistentcy along the OL no doubt. But there's no magic wand or bullet. It takes time to build OL depth. And Nebraska had nearly 3,000 yards rushing last season so somebody is doing at least one or two things right in terms of coaching the OL.

I think there are plenty of legitimate criticisms to talk about regarding Barney, Bo and all the other coaches. But this constant drumbeat of negativity has long went past ridiculous.

I have never done anything but level legitimate criticisms of Barney Cotton's O Line, and I will continue to do so when I see it continue to underperform.

That's perfectly fine. Level-headed, fact-based, criticism is perfectly acceptable. Going off the deep end and reflexively spewing forth a ranting diatribe about how Barney sucks at every turn (like a segment of our fans do), should stop.

 

[knapplc]

That's perfectly fine. Level-headed, fact-based, criticism is perfectly acceptable. Going off the deep end and reflexively spewing forth a ranting diatribe about how Barney sucks at every turn (like a segment of our fans do), should stop.

Where has this happened? Seems like much ado about nothing.

 

[ADS]

I have hate for Barney because our oline is good for atleast 3 false starts game, and probably one holding call. At the end of the 2010 season that oline looked like a huge steaming pile of crap.

Because obviously Barney coaches the players to not remember the snap count and further, Nebraska is the only football team ever called for holding.

Thats part of coaching the oline, teaching fundamentals. To say nebraska is the only team to get called for holding is stupid, but tell me in all seriousness you have been happy with the oline play. We rushed for 3,000 yards last year, yeah because we have a RUNNING quarterback and one of the best backs in the nation.

No I'm not totally happy. I've stated numerous times here that our OL has room to improve. But holy freaking sh**, some of you guys are borderline insane with your comments. I think too many Nebraska fans have grossly unrealistic expectations. Like it or not there is parity in college football and in a given season every team will have one or two bad games as a team. It happens.

I would call the game against Northwestern and South Carolina (the second half primarily) as bad. The rest were solid to very good. (Our turnovers against Michigan and Wisconsin have nothing to do with the performance of the OL.)

Is it so unrealistic as a fan to ask for improvement over a 4 year period? No, and have we seen that? In my opinion, no way.

 

['SkersRule]

That's perfectly fine. Level-headed, fact-based, criticism is perfectly acceptable. Going off the deep end and reflexively spewing forth a ranting diatribe about how Barney sucks at every turn (like a segment of our fans do), should stop.

Where has this happened? Seems like much ado about nothing.

This thread, any game thread where Nebraska lost, or where the OL is discussed.

 

[knapplc]

That's perfectly fine. Level-headed, fact-based, criticism is perfectly acceptable. Going off the deep end and reflexively spewing forth a ranting diatribe about how Barney sucks at every turn (like a segment of our fans do), should stop.

Where has this happened? Seems like much ado about nothing.

This thread, any game thread where Nebraska lost, or where the OL is discussed.

All I see is you overreacting, not the unwarranted criticisms you're claiming. If you're going to get this defensive every time someone mentions Barney's name, you're going to be a busy guy.

 

['SkersRule]

I have hate for Barney because our oline is good for atleast 3 false starts game, and probably one holding call. At the end of the 2010 season that oline looked like a huge steaming pile of crap.

Because obviously Barney coaches the players to not remember the snap count and further, Nebraska is the only football team ever called for holding.

Thats part of coaching the oline, teaching fundamentals. To say nebraska is the only team to get called for holding is stupid, but tell me in all seriousness you have been happy with the oline play. We rushed for 3,000 yards last year, yeah because we have a RUNNING quarterback and one of the best backs in the nation.

No I'm not totally happy. I've stated numerous times here that our OL has room to improve. But holy freaking sh**, some of you guys are borderline insane with your comments. I think too many Nebraska fans have grossly unrealistic expectations. Like it or not there is parity in college football and in a given season every team will have one or two bad games as a team. It happens.

I would call the game against Northwestern and South Carolina (the second half primarily) as bad. The rest were solid to very good. (Our turnovers against Michigan and Wisconsin have nothing to do with the performance of the OL.)

Is it so unrealistic as a fan to ask for improvement over a 4 year period? No, and have we seen that? In my opinion, no way.

No it's not.

People forget that Nebraska, under TO, every year had OL comprised of almost exclusively of redshirt juniors and seniors. Last year we had a true freshman, redshirt freshman, and sophomore see significant snaps along the OL.

Nebraska's OL has improved. The OL had games of utter dominance in '10 and '11 and that's something I couldn't really say in 08 and 09. As Nebraska continues to recruit the kinds of OL that fits Tim Beck's offense, and as the players we have now progress from being freshman to seniors, we're going to see a much better OL going forward. Again, it takes time to build OL depth. We're getting there. It's not perfect and there will certainly be more bumps and setbacks along the way but they will begin to diminish as the offense we're running takes hold.

 

['SkersRule]

That's perfectly fine. Level-headed, fact-based, criticism is perfectly acceptable. Going off the deep end and reflexively spewing forth a ranting diatribe about how Barney sucks at every turn (like a segment of our fans do), should stop.

Where has this happened? Seems like much ado about nothing.

This thread, any game thread where Nebraska lost, or where the OL is discussed.

All I see is you overreacting, not the unwarranted criticisms you're claiming. If you're going to get this defensive every time someone mentions Barney's name, you're going to be a busy guy.

So the guy who in this thread referred to Barney as a POS isn't over-reacting? Further, those people here in this thread claiming Barney is solely responsible for this issue regarding Tyler Moore, when we as a fan base, don't really know what happened at the practice in question, is level-headed and warranted? Sure. Okay.

 

['SkersRule]

And then there's this from a little blurb on yahoo.com about Tyler leaving (The quotes are in the comments section):

the O line coach is the problem, Barney Cotton is an idiot! and Pelini is an idiot for keeping him....i am quickly losing faith in Pelini. - "No Mas"

Crap two offensive linmen in week...quit #$%$ them off Barney! - "Chad"

http://sports.yahoo....442--ncaaf.html

But I guess those are two more examples of level-head and warranted criticism. :dunno

 

[Polarhusker]

That's perfectly fine. Level-headed, fact-based, criticism is perfectly acceptable. Going off the deep end and reflexively spewing forth a ranting diatribe about how Barney sucks at every turn (like a segment of our fans do), should stop.

Where has this happened? Seems like much ado about nothing.

your kidding right! :dunno

 

['SkersRule]

That's perfectly fine. Level-headed, fact-based, criticism is perfectly acceptable. Going off the deep end and reflexively spewing forth a ranting diatribe about how Barney sucks at every turn (like a segment of our fans do), should stop.

Where has this happened? Seems like much ado about nothing.

your kidding right! :dunno

I know. It's like he doesn't realize there are 11 pages, thus far, of examples of what I'm talking about. But sure, there's no hate of Barney in this thread...LOL.

 

[Atbone95]

That's perfectly fine. Level-headed, fact-based, criticism is perfectly acceptable. Going off the deep end and reflexively spewing forth a ranting diatribe about how Barney sucks at every turn (like a segment of our fans do), should stop.

Where has this happened? Seems like much ado about nothing.

your kidding right! :dunno

I know. It's like he doesn't realize there are 11 pages, thus far, of examples of what I'm talking about. But sure, there's no hate of Barney in this thread...LOL.

I mean, the whole 'Go back to Iowa and take your kids with you, idgaf'... Totally rational.

 

['SkersRule]

That's perfectly fine. Level-headed, fact-based, criticism is perfectly acceptable. Going off the deep end and reflexively spewing forth a ranting diatribe about how Barney sucks at every turn (like a segment of our fans do), should stop.

Where has this happened? Seems like much ado about nothing.

your kidding right! :dunno

I know. It's like he doesn't realize there are 11 pages, thus far, of examples of what I'm talking about. But sure, there's no hate of Barney in this thread...LOL.

I mean, the whole 'Go back to Iowa and take your kids with you, idgaf'... Totally rational.

Nail head, meet hammer.

 

[In the Deed the Glory]

Good Lord, this season needs to start. We are so nitpicky with each other, every thread ends in a derailment of back and forth fighting.

 

[ADS]

And then there's this from a little blurb on yahoo.com about Tyler leaving (The quotes are in the comments section):

the O line coach is the problem, Barney Cotton is an idiot! and Pelini is an idiot for keeping him....i am quickly losing faith in Pelini. - "No Mas"

Crap two offensive linmen in week...quit #$%$ them off Barney! - "Chad"

http://sports.yahoo....442--ncaaf.html

But I guess those are two more examples of level-head and warranted criticism. :dunno

This isn't even from huskerboard, so why even bring that into this thread?

 

['SkersRule]

Good Lord, this season needs to start. We are so nitpicky with each other, every thread ends in a derailment of back and forth fighting.

Welcome to the internet.