Bo and Team are on SAME page!

Huskerfan1985 said:
I've always been kind of puzzled by the negative reaction from people when the cameras catch Bo having a "lively" discussion with a player. He's simply coaching. Would it be better for Bo to stand there like a statue? I sure don't think so. Every coach has their own style and every player responds differently to different coaching. If you asked me, it looks like Stafford happens to be a player that feeds off of confrontation based on the way he played the second half.

This doesn't happen every game, he's not smacking coaches or pushing kids. I don't get where the issue is other than you obviously can't please everyone.

To me, the Million Dollar coaching question is why do have to wait until half time to figure things out, opposed to coming in prepared and playing well from the get go. Don't get me wrong, im glad they do make adjustments and get things corrected, i just wish we wouldnt be down 2 scores.
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It sounds like the "confrontation" caught on camera was very useful. Stafford made the point that plays weren't getting called soon enough and I'm sure Bo pointed something out. Adjustments were made either by the coaches or players or both. If Bo didn't talk to the players, nothing would have changed. I'm glad they are communicating even though it doesn't seem like a normal conversation to the average fan.

I can see that it might take a couple of series to figure out what the other team is doing and to make adjustments. If the other team scores on those possesions, you'll be behind.

 
Players do read this board guys. It's always funny to see where people go when the things they have been saying are refuted.

 
AgMarauder04 said:
The issue is that eventually, whether it be CCG, Rose, or games down the road as the B1G reloads that teams will be good enough that a halftime adjustment isn't enough.
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Sorry...but this is unintelligent.

A&M scored a total of zero points in quarters 2 & 3 against Alabama. So should we make the same argument that A&M won't be able to win future games if they score zero in the 2nd & 3rd? What if they score 42 points in the 1st? Or 42 in the 4th?

 
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Undone said:
AgMarauder04 said:
The issue is that eventually, whether it be CCG, Rose, or games down the road as the B1G reloads that teams will be good enough that a halftime adjustment isn't enough.
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Sorry...but this is unintelligent.

A&M scored a total of zero points in quarters 2 & 3 against Alabama. So should we make the same argument that A&M won't be able to win future games if they score zero in the 2nd & 3rd? What if they score 42 points in the 1st? Or 42 in the 4th?
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I'm thinking he means we shouldn't always try to dig ourselves into a hole in the first half just to see if we can climb our way out.

 
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jsneb83 said:
Undone said:
AgMarauder04 said:
The issue is that eventually, whether it be CCG, Rose, or games down the road as the B1G reloads that teams will be good enough that a halftime adjustment isn't enough.
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Sorry...but this is unintelligent.

A&M scored a total of zero points in quarters 2 & 3 against Alabama. So should we make the same argument that A&M won't be able to win future games if they score zero in the 2nd & 3rd? What if they score 42 points in the 1st? Or 42 in the 4th?
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I'm thinking he means we shouldn't always try to dig ourselves into a hole in the first half just to see if we can climb our way out.
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That is what I got out of what AgM was saying. It's true though, and even Pelini said it. We can't keep playing like this, but we will take the win.

 
Yeah, perhaps I could have been more clear. My apologies, gents. I really think Nebraska is a team that could have thoroughly dominated many teams this year....it is a good enough team that it shouldn't need a 2nd half rally to win.

 
Oh, no need to apologize.

My point though is that if our defense holds, 25-30ish points will get our team a win. Doesn't matter when we pick up the bulk of those points.

 
Undone said:
Oh, no need to apologize.

My point though is that if our defense holds, 25-30ish points will get our team a win. Doesn't matter when we pick up the bulk of those points.
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Or the offense can get to the endzone a FEW times in the first half, we shouldn't be in the deficit that we are normally in. Its not just the defense, but its the offense as well.

 
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Undone said:
Oh, no need to apologize.

My point though is that if our defense holds, 25-30ish points will get our team a win. Doesn't matter when we pick up the bulk of those points.
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Typically I'd agree w/ you on this one. But Beck/TM have had tendencies in the past to go air-raid when we get down (save our few recent comeback wins - maybe they learned). The game we play when we're up 14 versus when we are down 14 is entirely different. This team has certainly shown in the past they struggle to hold a lead as well - so that argument can go both ways.

But being down 14 going into the 4th quarter can quickly lead to 3 and outs putting a TON of pressure on the defense. Versus being up by 3 going into the 4th quarter takes a TON of pressure off the defense. At the end of the day we still might end up with the same points...but situationaly the game changes.

This is like Taylor saying 38 was enough against Ohio State, completely disregarding the positions that offense put our defense in throughout the game.

 
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I'd agree that he played a factor (with his pick 6 being a prime example), but our defense's complete inability to corral Miller was the biggest factor.

My point there is not to "hate on" our defense. We made some huge corrections for the mobile QB issue down the stretch. My point is to say that our defense stepped up in great ways in our tough stretch following Ohio State. Offense did its job. We won those games. That's all that matters.

 
I don't think any of us really knows what goes on in the Husker locker room, practice field or sideline, good or bad.

The angry sideline dustups don't really bother me. That's football. There are plenty of good reasons to be pissed and all is forgiven if you turn it into something on the field.

I'm just not convinced Bo and Team are on the same page until they string together four quarters of focused, aggressive football.

Hopefully in the same game.

 
I have read on a couple of occasions that the teams we play come out in some crazy a$$ defensive sets. New ones that have never been on tape to try and stop our offense. We try to make subtle changes throughout the first half. At half time the changes can be made after watching a bit film. Then we proceed to kick their a$$.

Teams coming on with some crazy NEW defensive schemes because our offense is that potent, says a lot about our offense.

 
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