Undone
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Jumping 10 points per game as an average is like, a monumental feat. That doesn't really just happen, IMO.
Dana Holgorsen Hired as Offensive Coordinator
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Jumping 10 points per game as an average is like, a monumental feat. That doesn't really just happen, IMO.
DrinkinwitTerrellFarley
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If only Nebraska had the SEC November tomato can special where they could play Maine like Oklahoma did or Charleston Southern, or the school of the defunct Confederate Army in The Citadel, or Mercer and Wofford.
MyBloodIsRed16
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Who do you guys think will benefit from having Holgo for a week the most? Meaning who do you think, if anyone, has a big game?
Husker in WI
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Hopefully Raiola. But also, I would think the running backs (if he's healthy Rahmir in particular) and probably Jacory Barney. Receivers of all different skill sets have been successful under Holgorsen, but the speedy guys (Tank Dell and Marquez Stevenson at Houston, Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin at WVU) are the most memorable. But he also turned Kevin White into the 4th overall pick, and Neyor has a similar (although not as good) skillset. He also force-fed David Sills 33 TD catches over 2 years, and I could see any of Neyor/Banks/Fidone/Nelson filling a red zone target role.
So really I expect it to be the same guys, just hopefully getting them the ball more efficiently. But there's always a chance he likes the things he's seen from guys with smaller roles like Carter Nelson and Jaylen Lloyd and they become focal points.
BaytownHusker
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I can See a big Game from Jacorey, throw in another smaller speedy guy in Lloyd.
Nelson could get used a bit more, I don't see Fidone being a asset in the passing game. He just doesn't look that athletic getting open or even with the ball.
gobiggergoredder
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I think he will do a better job of identifying what is working and coaching the players to execute.
We have all the pieces to be marginal (our offense is terrible) pretty easily in my opinion. The bar is pretty low and I think Holgy is going to show how bad the coaching has been.
I think Raiola needs someone to lead him and DH has been around a ton of high level QBs.
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Hilltop
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I think people's perception of Fidone would be a lot different if he were targeted on the routes he is wide open on. I think him and Nelson could be the most immediate benefactors, of course including the QB delivering the ball.
Husker in WI
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gobiggergoredder
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I think this is a great observation. If timing is right, the receiver has a chance to make a play. When it’s late, they get blown up or have defenders already reacting before the ball gets there.
BaytownHusker
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ZRod
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I mean... He's a TE, he's not supposed to be agile. Gronk was no ballerina and neither is Kelsey or Kittle.Just one example, but yeah:
He's not very agile, but he's plenty fast for a TE.
Husker in WI
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Right, but he can catch one of those arrow RPOs at the hash and be out of bounds before he can actually get turned up field. A little more agility would be nice.
Slow yer Roll
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Ruhle.
He can lose to USC now, and no one will be calling for his job for at least another week.
YetiJR
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When I look at it, we can say his knee injury could've slowed him down, but he ran a verified 4.63 coming out of HS which would've put him at the 6th fastest TE in the NFL combine for 2024. I think he is more of a north-south guy, but I also think running him on a screen pass shouldn't have been happening. Substitute him out and throw Nelson in.
It's been mind boggling how we've used the TE room this year. Nelson has 2 solid starts against UTEP & UNI and then MIA for the rest of the season, and we've burned his redshirt. Really not sure how many snaps he's even received this year, but I feel like I've barely seen him.
Hopefully Holgorsen gets Coleman in if he's healthy, he can play the remainder of the year and still maintain the redshirt.
lo country
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More in a response to "we don't need to put up 40-50 points to win games. But looking at the games we lost by single scores again, 7-10 points gets us wins. Hard to do yes, but if what Holgo does transfers to NU and defense continues, he averaged over 30 points per season and over 40 in 5 of those. We currently average 23 points across 9 games. So with him, if chosen as OC, and he performs at NU as he has at every stop 10 points in not out of the realm of possibilities. And our wins "should" improve correspondingly as well. If D stays around where it has been. Just looking at potential....