Offensive Line

devnet said:
I would like to say that Barney Cotton is the offensive line coach and he's done a good job this year. For all of you saying he can't coach...eat some crow.
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Sorry dev but I'm not going to get on Cotton's grundle quiet as easily as you. We're five games into the season with the best competition from the conference coming in the next five weeks. I'll give credit where credit is due - we're doing well. We've had bad stretches (fourth quarter of UCLA is a good example) as well as the first half against Wisconsin. But, overall, the evidence of our success is in the numbers we've put up rushing and the amount of time Martinez has had to make plays.

But, again, the real test began last week and continues for the next five. If we continue to play well I'll give Cotton AND the two people helping him coach their due credit. :D

 
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NUinID said:
I don't know how anyone can lay that loss on anyone but the defense.
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Simple...you haven't met the Barney haters yet. When Nebraska wins they are "mysteriously" absent and silent. But when we lose, even if it's not the OLs fault, they are out in force. Stupidity usually doesn't need a reason.

 
zoogies said:
He's saying that the 2009 defenses bore some responsibility in some of our losses, which is true, in the example of the VT game.
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Easy to blame the defense, but the defense was like 1% responsible for that loss (Matt O'Hanlon being that sole 1%)

 
tschu said:
zoogies said:
He's saying that the 2009 defenses bore some responsibility in some of our losses, which is true, in the example of the VT game.
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Easy to blame the defense, but the defense was like 1% responsible for that loss (Matt O'Hanlon being that sole 1%)
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Good God you're dumb. Selectively scapegoat much?

1. It was Matt O' Hanlon who chased down the Va Tech WR after the CB (Blue) mistakenly let the WR go because the CB thought he was playing zone.

2. Our defense had no less than 5 chances to win the game against the Hokies after Blue's huge coverage gaffe.

To blame O'Hanlon for the loss to Va Tech in Blacksburg demonstrates a disturbingly stupid lack of football knowledge and comprehension of what actually occurred in the game.

Go back and rewatch the last three minutes. Nebraska lost that game but it was NOT because of Matt O' Hanlon.

 
wow it was not because of the defense either....really gonna blame the defense for that one?????? if the offense did ANYTHING with the field position/turnovers that were given to us, we easily win. a la texas 2009.

we barely put up points that year. hello.

 
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'SkersRule said:
tschu said:
zoogies said:
He's saying that the 2009 defenses bore some responsibility in some of our losses, which is true, in the example of the VT game.
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Easy to blame the defense, but the defense was like 1% responsible for that loss (Matt O'Hanlon being that sole 1%)
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Good God you're dumb. Selectively scapegoat much?

1. It was Matt O' Hanlon who chased down the Va Tech WR after the CB (Blue) mistakenly let the WR go because the CB thought he was playing zone.

2. Our defense had no less than 5 chances to win the game against the Hokies after Blue's huge coverage gaffe.

To blame O'Hanlon for the loss to Va Tech in Blacksburg demonstrates a disturbingly stupid lack of football knowledge and comprehension of what actually occurred in the game.

Go back and rewatch the last three minutes. Nebraska lost that game but it was NOT because of Matt O' Hanlon.
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And I'm not sorry because I'm fully intending to be every bit the d*** I'm coming across as in my post here.

It just chaps my a$$ to no end when I read a post from someone whose basic ignorance of the facts is so far askew that they make Mark May and Lou Holtz seem like intellignet commentators.

Watch the freaking game, recognize what actually happened in reality...AND THEN TRY TO MAKE A SEMI INTELLIGENT COMMENT.

 
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zoogies said:
Really, at this point, with all the extra help and shoring-up of the Offensive Line coaching we have done over the past few seasons...if they were still not getting it together, we'd need be thinking about a lot more than firing Barney.
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What in the world is all this "extra help" & "shoring-up the Oline coaching" you're talking about zoogies?

Barney's just finally getting what Uncle Milt always had......another coach for the FIVE positions he's responsible for. Btw, ever heard of a guy named Dan Young?

And no zoogies, don't give me this BS about Stai. He's not even allowed to coach at the practices. You might as well say you or me is the big difference.

 
devnet said:
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bshirt said:
This thread is just flat-out amazing.

We play a BCS team on the road, score 30 points yet lose the game. So of course, most of the posters blame the offense.

Wow.
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no one is blaming the offense. all we are saying is that the offense could have won it for us. you know, like how in 2009 the defense won some games for us, or could have won it for us against va. tech.
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there are 0 similarities between this years offense and the 2009 offense. NONE. Nada. Zip. Zilch.
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100% correct.

 
zoogies said:
He's saying that the 2009 defenses bore some responsibility in some of our losses, which is true, in the example of the VT game.
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Ha!

So, if our defense didn't pitch a shut-out for every game then the loss wasn't due to the offense. Makes sense to me. chuckleshuffle

But spin it anyway you want, zoogies. However, the reality is that our 2009 offense was horrible beyond belief. That's all.

 
Regardless of how early in the season it is, just cleaning up all of the false starts and other stupid penalties from prior years is major improvement in my book. Christ, we had so many drive-killing, self-inflicted wounds last year that it'd drive an Amish to drink. As much as I like to gripe when things aren't going well, I'm not going to bag on the OL. They've made gains, and "good job" to whatever coach or coaches that are responsible, regardless of their name.

 
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bshirt said:
zoogies said:
He's saying that the 2009 defenses bore some responsibility in some of our losses, which is true, in the example of the VT game.
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Ha!

So, if our defense didn't pitch a shut-out for every game then the loss wasn't due to the offense. Makes sense to me. chuckleshuffle

But spin it anyway you want, zoogies. However, the reality is that our 2009 offense was horrible beyond belief. That's all.
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If we're in position to win the game and the defense allows a 60-yard completion that leads to a score, yeah, that's a little bit on the defense. If we're neck-and-neck and all the offense does is punt for an entire half of pathetic output, then yeah, that's a little bit on the offense.

It's a team sport man. It's not spin. It's just common sense.

 
bshirt said:
zoogies said:
Really, at this point, with all the extra help and shoring-up of the Offensive Line coaching we have done over the past few seasons...if they were still not getting it together, we'd need be thinking about a lot more than firing Barney.
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What in the world is all this "extra help" & "shoring-up the Oline coaching" you're talking about zoogies?
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Milt, etc, etc. At this point you are denying the reality of the situation, I think.

 
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'SkersRule said:
Watch...tschu won't get warned or banned for his blatant stupidity but I will for calling him on it.
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Yes, you'll get warned. Posters will not get banned for making arguments or posts that are incorrect, but what is not allowed are personal attacks. Correct the post without getting angry at the poster, please.

 
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