McKewon: Carry on

[RADAR]

Not sure what article you guys read, but that actually eroded even more of my confidence in Riley. This says it all:

It doesnt mean Riley, when reviewing the 2015 season, is satisfied. When asked if he thought Nebraska would finish 5-7, Riley said, Probably not.

"Probably not"?!?! How about, "Hell f'ing no!" Jesus, this guy went into the 2015 season thinking 5-7 was a real possibility. Nebraska is going to go anywhere until Charmin pulls his head out of his a$$, starts benching malcontents, and shifts to a power-run offense that relies on the run to setup the pass, not the other way around.

Nebraska doesn't have a ton of depth. A 5-7 season for a team with very little depth is ALWAYS a possibility if key players get hurt. Teams with little depth are similar to NFL teams. Look what's happened to the Patriots since Gronkowski got injured.

Nebraska's depth is as good or better than almost every team in the conference.

MSU had 3 true freshmen playing DB a lot of this year. People are flat wrong if they think NU wasn't talented enough to continue winning 9 or 10 games, at least, per year.

If the players would have bought in before Michigan St, we likely would have won 10. It was a transition year ya know.

Okay, which games did they buy in for...which games did they not buy in?

Every game before Michigan St. Did you see any effort against Purdue, no me neither

 

[Saunders]

Every game before Michigan St. Did you see any effort against Purdue, no me neither

The effort we saw was throwing it 50 times with a backup QB against the worst rushing defense in the conference...

 

[ColoradoHusk]

Not sure what article you guys read, but that actually eroded even more of my confidence in Riley. This says it all:

It doesnt mean Riley, when reviewing the 2015 season, is satisfied. When asked if he thought Nebraska would finish 5-7, Riley said, Probably not.

"Probably not"?!?! How about, "Hell f'ing no!" Jesus, this guy went into the 2015 season thinking 5-7 was a real possibility. Nebraska is going to go anywhere until Charmin pulls his head out of his a$$, starts benching malcontents, and shifts to a power-run offense that relies on the run to setup the pass, not the other way around.

Nebraska doesn't have a ton of depth. A 5-7 season for a team with very little depth is ALWAYS a possibility if key players get hurt. Teams with little depth are similar to NFL teams. Look what's happened to the Patriots since Gronkowski got injured.

Nebraska's depth is as good or better than almost every team in the conference.

MSU had 3 true freshmen playing DB a lot of this year. People are flat wrong if they think NU wasn't talented enough to continue winning 9 or 10 games, at least, per year.

If the players would have bought in before Michigan St, we likely would have won 10. It was a transition year ya know.

Okay, which games did they buy in for...which games did they not buy in?

Every game before Michigan St. Did you see any effort against Purdue, no me neither

So Riley basically went 3-0, because all the games before MSU are blamed on the players because they were still poisoned by Bo. Then the Iowa loss is really a win because NU would have won by 4 TD's if it weren't for Tommy Armstrong, who had a relapse of Bo poisoning for 1 final game. #RiledUp

 

[RADAR]

Any depth issues should have been the difference between 9 wins and 12 wins.

Not 5 wins and 8 wins.

That's the bottom line here.

Thank the last staff for the depth issues.

I don't think there are depth issues. At least no more than what any other team outside of maybe 5 or 6 face.

When you and others say that, you're essentially saying "thank the last staff for recruiting crappy players." And to that I say "quit blaming good players for the current staff's inability to use them effectively."

And for those thinking that recruiting will save us, you're going to be woefully disappointed. Many perceived the BC staff as being great recruiters compared to Solich and Bo. Yet Bo inherited fewer draft picks and those he inherited were drafted lower than what BC inherited from Frank.

Even the perceived great recruiters are about the same as the perceived bad ones. The point being, recruiting is fairly constant at NU. We are going to consistently get classes ranked between 20 and 40 with some undulation up and down based on luck (e.g., influx of elite local talent or losing a kid to an injury).

If NU can't win with the current roster, then they aren't going to magically win with a few added teen beat stars.

And for those of you claiming "Bo only won because he had Suh and Lavonte and Burkhead and and Gregory and Ameer et al" then at what point do you admit and understand that being a good coach is about identifying your best talent and leaning into them by building what you're doing around what they do well?

Isn't it interesting how every year that Bo was here, he had guys step up and be elite playmakers?

Did those elite playmakers go hide in the locker room when a single Wisconsin player put up 408 rushing yards on a coach that said he did not forget how to stop the run? Or all the times we got embarrassed and blown out on national tv.???LOL

 

[RADAR]

Not sure what article you guys read, but that actually eroded even more of my confidence in Riley. This says it all:

It doesnt mean Riley, when reviewing the 2015 season, is satisfied. When asked if he thought Nebraska would finish 5-7, Riley said, Probably not.

"Probably not"?!?! How about, "Hell f'ing no!" Jesus, this guy went into the 2015 season thinking 5-7 was a real possibility. Nebraska is going to go anywhere until Charmin pulls his head out of his a$$, starts benching malcontents, and shifts to a power-run offense that relies on the run to setup the pass, not the other way around.

Nebraska doesn't have a ton of depth. A 5-7 season for a team with very little depth is ALWAYS a possibility if key players get hurt. Teams with little depth are similar to NFL teams. Look what's happened to the Patriots since Gronkowski got injured.

Nebraska's depth is as good or better than almost every team in the conference.

MSU had 3 true freshmen playing DB a lot of this year. People are flat wrong if they think NU wasn't talented enough to continue winning 9 or 10 games, at least, per year.

If the players would have bought in before Michigan St, we likely would have won 10. It was a transition year ya know.

Okay, which games did they buy in for...which games did they not buy in?

Every game before Michigan St. Did you see any effort against Purdue, no me neither

So Riley basically went 3-0, because all the games before MSU are blamed on the players because they were still poisoned by Bo. Then the Iowa loss is really a win because NU would have won by 4 TD's if it weren't for Tommy Armstrong, who had a relapse of Bo poisoning for 1 final game. #RiledUp

You pretty much nailed it

 

[RADAR]

Every game before Michigan St. Did you see any effort against Purdue, no me neither

The effort we saw was throwing it 50 times with a backup QB against the worst rushing defense in the conference...

He is a treasured walkon, he should have been able to shine like the rest of those elite players Bo brought in.

 

[Saunders]

Every game before Michigan St. Did you see any effort against Purdue, no me neither

The effort we saw was throwing it 50 times with a backup QB against the worst rushing defense in the conference...

He is a treasured walkon, he should have been able to shine like the rest of those elite players Bo brought in.

Nice strawman.

 

[NUance]

Not sure what article you guys read, but that actually eroded even more of my confidence in Riley. This says it all:

It doesnt mean Riley, when reviewing the 2015 season, is satisfied. When asked if he thought Nebraska would finish 5-7, Riley said, Probably not.

"Probably not"?!?! How about, "Hell f'ing no!" Jesus, this guy went into the 2015 season thinking 5-7 was a real possibility. Nebraska is going to go anywhere until Charmin pulls his head out of his a$$, starts benching malcontents, and shifts to a power-run offense that relies on the run to setup the pass, not the other way around.

Nebraska doesn't have a ton of depth. A 5-7 season for a team with very little depth is ALWAYS a possibility if key players get hurt. Teams with little depth are similar to NFL teams. Look what's happened to the Patriots since Gronkowski got injured.

Nebraska's depth is as good or better than almost every team in the conference.

MSU had 3 true freshmen playing DB a lot of this year. People are flat wrong if they think NU wasn't talented enough to continue winning 9 or 10 games, at least, per year.

If the players would have bought in before Michigan St, we likely would have won 10. It was a transition year ya know.

Okay, which games did they buy in for...which games did they not buy in?

Every game before Michigan St. Did you see any effort against Purdue, no me neither

So Riley basically went 3-0, because all the games before MSU are blamed on the players because they were still poisoned by Bo. Then the Iowa loss is really a win because NU would have won by 4 TD's if it weren't for Tommy Armstrong, who had a relapse of Bo poisoning for 1 final game. #RiledUp

Yeah, I'm not sure what the "buy in" motherhood statement even means. And I'm not sure what changes, if any, the staff made after the Purdue debacle. But you have to admit that the Huskers looked like a different team for the last three games of the season. They played at a much higher level against stiffer competition.

 

[RADAR]

If the players would have bought in before Michigan St, we likely would have won 10. It was a transition year ya know.

Oh, ok.

“I never sensed that they weren’t trying,” Riley said. “The kids had a strength of character. It was a strength within the group that kept us afloat. It has to be collective if it’s going to work. I will say I appreciate people like Maliek Collins, who’s been around awhile and had success, and Maliek never wavered in how he practiced or how he played. When your good players are like that, others follow. There are obvious names — like Jordan Westerkamp, Alonzo Moore and Tommy — if there’s a sense that people like that are wavering, then you could have a flood.”http://www.omaha.com/huskers/mckewon-husker-football-coach-riley-carries-on-trying-to-translate/article_5b45146e-52db-5381-983d-14f4442df631.html

Just pillow talk for guys who think like you, he is too nice of a guy to throw the players under the bus.

 

[Saunders]

Not sure what article you guys read, but that actually eroded even more of my confidence in Riley. This says it all:

It doesnt mean Riley, when reviewing the 2015 season, is satisfied. When asked if he thought Nebraska would finish 5-7, Riley said, Probably not.

"Probably not"?!?! How about, "Hell f'ing no!" Jesus, this guy went into the 2015 season thinking 5-7 was a real possibility. Nebraska is going to go anywhere until Charmin pulls his head out of his a$$, starts benching malcontents, and shifts to a power-run offense that relies on the run to setup the pass, not the other way around.

Nebraska doesn't have a ton of depth. A 5-7 season for a team with very little depth is ALWAYS a possibility if key players get hurt. Teams with little depth are similar to NFL teams. Look what's happened to the Patriots since Gronkowski got injured.

Nebraska's depth is as good or better than almost every team in the conference.

MSU had 3 true freshmen playing DB a lot of this year. People are flat wrong if they think NU wasn't talented enough to continue winning 9 or 10 games, at least, per year.

If the players would have bought in before Michigan St, we likely would have won 10. It was a transition year ya know.

Okay, which games did they buy in for...which games did they not buy in?

Every game before Michigan St. Did you see any effort against Purdue, no me neither

So Riley basically went 3-0, because all the games before MSU are blamed on the players because they were still poisoned by Bo. Then the Iowa loss is really a win because NU would have won by 4 TD's if it weren't for Tommy Armstrong, who had a relapse of Bo poisoning for 1 final game. #RiledUp

Yeah, I'm not sure what the "buy in" motherhood statement even means. And I'm not sure what changes, if any, the staff made after the Purdue debacle. But you have to admit that the Huskers looked like a different team for the last three games of the season. They played at a much higher level against stiffer competition.

The "buy in" statement is an simple deflection argument to absolve the coaches of everything, and place the blame on the players. It's not surprising people pull this out when they call the players stupid.

As for playing better, we've seen incremental improvement, but the D still got torched by Sparty, and we've been massively turnover prone the last 4 games. We're going to need a monumental jump this offseason, because as of today, the team is no better than December of last year.

 

[Saunders]

If the players would have bought in before Michigan St, we likely would have won 10. It was a transition year ya know.

Oh, ok.

“I never sensed that they weren’t trying,” Riley said. “The kids had a strength of character. It was a strength within the group that kept us afloat. It has to be collective if it’s going to work. I will say I appreciate people like Maliek Collins, who’s been around awhile and had success, and Maliek never wavered in how he practiced or how he played. When your good players are like that, others follow. There are obvious names — like Jordan Westerkamp, Alonzo Moore and Tommy — if there’s a sense that people like that are wavering, then you could have a flood.”http://www.omaha.com/huskers/mckewon-husker-football-coach-riley-carries-on-trying-to-translate/article_5b45146e-52db-5381-983d-14f4442df631.html

Just pillow talk for guys who think like you, he is too nice of a guy to throw the players under the bus.

If that's what he's doing, then maybe you should take a page from his book.

 

[TAKODA]

Not sure what article you guys read, but that actually eroded even more of my confidence in Riley. This says it all:

It doesnt mean Riley, when reviewing the 2015 season, is satisfied. When asked if he thought Nebraska would finish 5-7, Riley said, Probably not.

"Probably not"?!?! How about, "Hell f'ing no!" Jesus, this guy went into the 2015 season thinking 5-7 was a real possibility. Nebraska is going to go anywhere until Charmin pulls his head out of his a$$, starts benching malcontents, and shifts to a power-run offense that relies on the run to setup the pass, not the other way around.

Nebraska doesn't have a ton of depth. A 5-7 season for a team with very little depth is ALWAYS a possibility if key players get hurt. Teams with little depth are similar to NFL teams. Look what's happened to the Patriots since Gronkowski got injured.

Nebraska's depth is as good or better than almost every team in the conference.

MSU had 3 true freshmen playing DB a lot of this year. People are flat wrong if they think NU wasn't talented enough to continue winning 9 or 10 games, at least, per year.

If the players would have bought in before Michigan St, we likely would have won 10. It was a transition year ya know.

Okay, which games did they buy in for...which games did they not buy in?

Every game before Michigan St. Did you see any effort against Purdue, no me neither

So Riley basically went 3-0, because all the games before MSU are blamed on the players because they were still poisoned by Bo. Then the Iowa loss is really a win because NU would have won by 4 TD's if it weren't for Tommy Armstrong, who had a relapse of Bo poisoning for 1 final game. #RiledUp

Yeah, I'm not sure what the "buy in" motherhood statement even means. And I'm not sure what changes, if any, the staff made after the Purdue debacle. But you have to admit that the Huskers looked like a different team for the last three games of the season. They played at a much higher level against stiffer competition.

The "buy in" statement is an simple deflection argument to absolve the coaches of everything, and place the blame on the players. It's not surprising people pull this out when they call the players stupid.

As for playing better, we've seen incremental improvement, but the D still got torched by Sparty, and we've been massively turnover prone the last 4 games. We're going to need a monumental jump this offseason, because as of today, the team is no better than December of last year.

While I can't judge if we are better or worse than last December, we have had these same turnover and mental breakdowns for so very long that I can't even recall when these bad habits started? 7 - 10 years ago?

Been needing addressed for a very long time. If they are not fixed, expect the same results! Pretty black and white!

 

[RADAR]

If the players would have bought in before Michigan St, we likely would have won 10. It was a transition year ya know.

Oh, ok.

“I never sensed that they weren’t trying,” Riley said. “The kids had a strength of character. It was a strength within the group that kept us afloat. It has to be collective if it’s going to work. I will say I appreciate people like Maliek Collins, who’s been around awhile and had success, and Maliek never wavered in how he practiced or how he played. When your good players are like that, others follow. There are obvious names — like Jordan Westerkamp, Alonzo Moore and Tommy — if there’s a sense that people like that are wavering, then you could have a flood.”http://www.omaha.com/huskers/mckewon-husker-football-coach-riley-carries-on-trying-to-translate/article_5b45146e-52db-5381-983d-14f4442df631.html

Just pillow talk for guys who think like you, he is too nice of a guy to throw the players under the bus.

If that's what he's doing, then maybe you should take a page from his book.

When players play sucks like Gerry's did against Purdue, I point it out, when players step it up like Gerry did against Iowa, I give them their due.

 

[Saunders]

Not sure what article you guys read, but that actually eroded even more of my confidence in Riley. This says it all:

It doesnt mean Riley, when reviewing the 2015 season, is satisfied. When asked if he thought Nebraska would finish 5-7, Riley said, Probably not.

"Probably not"?!?! How about, "Hell f'ing no!" Jesus, this guy went into the 2015 season thinking 5-7 was a real possibility. Nebraska is going to go anywhere until Charmin pulls his head out of his a$$, starts benching malcontents, and shifts to a power-run offense that relies on the run to setup the pass, not the other way around.

Nebraska doesn't have a ton of depth. A 5-7 season for a team with very little depth is ALWAYS a possibility if key players get hurt. Teams with little depth are similar to NFL teams. Look what's happened to the Patriots since Gronkowski got injured.

Nebraska's depth is as good or better than almost every team in the conference.

MSU had 3 true freshmen playing DB a lot of this year. People are flat wrong if they think NU wasn't talented enough to continue winning 9 or 10 games, at least, per year.

If the players would have bought in before Michigan St, we likely would have won 10. It was a transition year ya know.

Okay, which games did they buy in for...which games did they not buy in?

Every game before Michigan St. Did you see any effort against Purdue, no me neither

So Riley basically went 3-0, because all the games before MSU are blamed on the players because they were still poisoned by Bo. Then the Iowa loss is really a win because NU would have won by 4 TD's if it weren't for Tommy Armstrong, who had a relapse of Bo poisoning for 1 final game. #RiledUp

Yeah, I'm not sure what the "buy in" motherhood statement even means. And I'm not sure what changes, if any, the staff made after the Purdue debacle. But you have to admit that the Huskers looked like a different team for the last three games of the season. They played at a much higher level against stiffer competition.

The "buy in" statement is an simple deflection argument to absolve the coaches of everything, and place the blame on the players. It's not surprising people pull this out when they call the players stupid.

As for playing better, we've seen incremental improvement, but the D still got torched by Sparty, and we've been massively turnover prone the last 4 games. We're going to need a monumental jump this offseason, because as of today, the team is no better than December of last year.

While I can't judge if we are better or worse than last December, we have had these same turnover and mental breakdowns for so very long that I can't even recall when these bad habits started? 7 - 10 years ago?

Been needing addressed for a very long time. If they are not fixed, expect the same results! Pretty black and white!

IIRC, in Dirk's article on turnovers, it was 2002... That's a long damn time.

 

[Saunders]

If the players would have bought in before Michigan St, we likely would have won 10. It was a transition year ya know.

Oh, ok.

“I never sensed that they weren’t trying,” Riley said. “The kids had a strength of character. It was a strength within the group that kept us afloat. It has to be collective if it’s going to work. I will say I appreciate people like Maliek Collins, who’s been around awhile and had success, and Maliek never wavered in how he practiced or how he played. When your good players are like that, others follow. There are obvious names — like Jordan Westerkamp, Alonzo Moore and Tommy — if there’s a sense that people like that are wavering, then you could have a flood.”http://www.omaha.com/huskers/mckewon-husker-football-coach-riley-carries-on-trying-to-translate/article_5b45146e-52db-5381-983d-14f4442df631.html

Just pillow talk for guys who think like you, he is too nice of a guy to throw the players under the bus.

If that's what he's doing, then maybe you should take a page from his book.

When players play sucks like Gerry's did against Purdue, I point it out, when players step it up like Gerry did against Iowa, I give them their due.

So you have no problem saying the players suck, but won't do it about the coaches? Ok then...