Northwestern: What did we learn?

Thompson is the perfect QB for Whipple's system. Our run/pass ratio today was 42% run / 58% pass. I have a feeling that a lot of fans will be especially pissed off if that continues and we also struggle because so many 'sker fans just still want to see smashmouth running being what moves the chains. It's pretty clear that Whipple doesn't do that.

But I don't think it matters, and again Thompson is the best possible guy we could have gotten to run what Whipple wants to do. Whether what he wants to do wins a bunch of games is the question.

Grant ran hard in the red zone.

Coaching lost the game. Seriously, imagine that...imagine coaching losing this game in the "do-or-die" scenario of this season and in year 5.

I'm going to bet that the offense has kicked the defense's a$$ in fall camp and Frost thought "I just don't trust them to hold this lead." I think that was a completely stupid approach and it's another one in the 'special teams losing the game' column for me (even though it was a coaching decision). Scott just can't get it right no matter how hard he tries. He doesn't understand how to play football in the conference he's in.

 
teachercd said:
Why they stunt the ends into the line so much is insane...

I am over it in terms of expecting anything but I am 100% excited for the coaching search...and there is one name out there that can't wait to show that he is still the top dog...UM
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I would take urban Meyer in a heartbeat and break the bank for him!!  Instant turnaround with him pretty much guaranteed.  

 
lo country said:
We were up by 11.  WTH would that have even entered his mind.  How about, I am going to control the clock, play smart and win....As you so eloquently put, No words.  SMH.
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The problem is this offense has no capacity to control anything.  It’s like wide open or dead.  There is no ability to sustain a 4-6!minute possession.  It either scored or fails in about 6-7 snaps.   Today 4 scores and about 8-9 nothings.  I’m guess time of possession was dominated by NW.  They changed everything about the offense, except the offense.  Fail. 

 
Archy1221 said:
I would take urban Meyer in a heartbeat and break the bank for him!!  Instant turnaround with him pretty much guaranteed.  
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Before his disaster of a season with the Jaguars, I'd have been thrilled with bringing in Urban Meyer, but after that, not so much.  It's not necessarily for moral reasons, but more for "recruits probably don't want to commit to a school where the head coach might repeatedly kick them" reasons.

 
I’d also say the Defense struggled mostly due to fatigue. How can a team get tired by mic 2nd quarter.  Then reboots about two possessions in the third, then that 2nd wind fails and it’s over.   
 

Frost’s teams are out of game shape.  They may pump tons of iron but can’t run the field but about two laps.  Poor conditioning is one core - root problem.  Same all 4+ years.  

 
Looking at the sentiment of this thread, people have really bought into the idea that the offense is the problem.

Now go look up the points per game totals of Iowa, Wisconsin, & Minnesota for 2021. Those three teams went 10-4, 9-4, & 9-4, respectively.

Then look up ours for 2021. We finished ahead of those teams but went 3-9.

 
I sort of put part of this on Trev...he wants what is best BUT I get it...Trev's "clock" doesn't start until he fires/hires a FB and he thinks he is doing what is best, clearly it is not the best but that is okay.

His job starts when he makes his first FB hire and he will have options.  LSU and USC both just showed that you can hire away coaches if you want.  

Also, there is a giant out there in Urban...who just might possibly be looking to show what he can do, again.

 
84HuskerLaw said:
They changed everything about the offense, except the offense.  Fail. 
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Your problem is having been led to believe that the offense was the problem in 2021. It really wasn't.

Go look up how many games we had last year where we didn't put up 28 points like we did today. Our defense today was terrible, and then we also sprinkled in a braindead coaching decision for another one of Frost's patented catastrophic special teams plays to lose this one.

 
Undone said:
Looking at the sentiment of this thread, people have really bought into the idea that the offense is the problem.

Now go look up the points per game totals of Iowa, Wisconsin, & Minnesota for 2021. Those three teams went 10-4, 9-4, & 9-4, respectively.

Then look up ours for 2021. We finished ahead of those teams but went 3-9.
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for the 3rd time posting this....527 yards to Northwestern! D should always be ahead of the O first few weeks. It was garbage. 

 
teachercd said:
I sort of put part of this on Trev...he wants what is best BUT I get it...Trev's "clock" doesn't start until he fires/hires a FB and he thinks he is doing what is best, clearly it is not the best but that is okay.

His job starts when he makes his first FB hire and he will have options.  LSU and USC both just showed that you can hire away coaches if you want.  

Also, there is a giant out there in Urban...who just might possibly be looking to show what he can do, again.
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Cant see urban going anywhere that's doesn't have a built in recruiting base. Coaches that good can be picky.

 
Undone said:
Looking at the sentiment of this thread, people have really bought into the idea that the offense is the problem.

Now go look up the points per game totals of Iowa, Wisconsin, & Minnesota for 2021. Those three teams went 10-4, 9-4, & 9-4, respectively.

Then look up ours for 2021. We finished ahead of those teams but went 3-9.
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The offense is part of the problem, but not the biggest part IMO.  O line was horrible for most of the game, Thompson was pretty hit-or-miss (he looked damn good when he was on though), and there was more "find what works and never do it again" playcalling, but at least we had flashes of competence.  The defense was a disaster all day.

 
teachercd said:
I sort of put part of this on Trev...he wants what is best BUT I get it...Trev's "clock" doesn't start until he fires/hires a FB and he thinks he is doing what is best, clearly it is not the best but that is okay.

His job starts when he makes his first FB hire and he will have options.  LSU and USC both just showed that you can hire away coaches if you want.  

Also, there is a giant out there in Urban...who just might possibly be looking to show what he can do, again.
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 It would be interesting with Urban for sure, personally I'd rather get Lane here. 

 
LumberJackSker said:
Cant see urban going anywhere that's doesn't have a built in recruiting base. Coaches that good can be picky.
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Recruiting base is a thing of the past with NIL.

man eating mastodon said:
 It would be interesting with Urban for sure, personally I'd rather get Lane here. 
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I love lane but most of our fan base could not handle him...s#!t 80% of the posters here could not handle him.

 
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