I just read an article on another Husker fan site discussing how the current S&C philosophy, according to Epley, should get the oline where it needs to be very soon. It seems hard to believe we are still having this discussion. When Solich was canned 13 years ago, I recall hearing Charlie McBride state in a radio interview that the firing was justified based on what had happened to our oline, which was the heart of all of the great Husker teams. Here we are 13 years and three coaches later still talking about it. Hopefully Epley's optimism is justified. I'd hate to think we are still having this same discussion 13 years from now.
The Pipeline and Boyd Epley
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I regularly see 4 different former oline at local gyms. 2 played this last season and 2 within the last 2 seasons. It blows my mind how incredibly weak they are for their size. Granted bench and accessory lifts don't translate directly to football strength, but they are a good indicator of overall strength and weight room presence. Their weight selection all the way around would be what I consider below average for even an typical gym goer. One in particular who started last year struggles with 70lb dumbbells for 8 reps on flat bench.
There was an article maybe a month ago where Epley said we were about 18 months away. It was the article where they talked about releasing Performance Test Results and how we had were low on the results.
he seems to think highly of the Strength Coach.
I remember the performance testing results in the paper. Used to actually get excited to see them because they showed the speed and power for the coming season.
For a long time I have noted our lineman don't exactly look like Conan (the barbarian, not O'brien), but figured the S&C staff was focusing on other objectives than rippling muscles.
Accountability and the willingness to be in the weight room has been a huge problem (especially under the last staff.)
This staff with Phillip and Epley has changed that in my opinion.
This staff with Phillip and Epley has changed that in my opinion.
Get em back on the needle like in the 80's and 90's. Winking
Hahaha I swear anytime you bring up the success of Nebraska back in the 80's and 90's with a KSU fan, that'll be the first thing they say. "You guys were only successful because all your dudes were on roids."
I remember the players bulking up quite a bit under Callahan - too much, like Carriker seemed he got to big and they seemed slower - then Bo at first it seemed the players were faster and quicker ( might just have been the roster) then Olinemen seemd to be looking soft - The RB's seemd to lose a step
Somewhere down the line our S&C became a real problem - lets hope these guys get it straightened out
Just leave the Athletic Pubaglia(?) Pubitis(?) where it is. That always used to pop up.
Was that the same one that showed several of our volleyball players out scoring most of the football team?
I like the concept that Stanford is using that focuses on functional strength and muscle groups working together. It doesn't isolate muscles like many weightlifting exercises do. The proof is in the pudding. Stanford has had great oline success in the past few years. Watch them. They are like we would like to be. Here is one link among many: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/31/s...training-regimen-redefines-strength.html?_r=0
Not all, but some. No biggie, lots of players juicing then and now. College and pro especially.
As far Strength and Conditioning goes, I'm just glad we have Boyd Epley back, and Phillip seems pretty gung ho on getting everyone doing insane workouts. That article about Stanford was fantastic; I love that the got their players to start doing yoga and dropped their injury rate dramatically. In this day and age, its about combining the newest techniques (functional strength, yoga) with tried-and-true methods (pumping iron, Epley's performance index).
Remember that Nebraska was one of, if not the, first program to focus on weight lifting as a major component to football success. I remember being a kid in the early 90's watching Nebraska play, and my dad always assuring me "Don't worry about the pace of the game in the 1st quarter, the other team will be tired out by the 4th quarter." And that basically was true of every game I watched, including that 1995 Championship game against Miami. The U back then was insane, everyone was on the juice, and Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis were terrifying defensive players, but but the end of that game, Miami was just gassed.
As for the 'roids...well...no comment. :-D
Remember that Nebraska was one of, if not the, first program to focus on weight lifting as a major component to football success. I remember being a kid in the early 90's watching Nebraska play, and my dad always assuring me "Don't worry about the pace of the game in the 1st quarter, the other team will be tired out by the 4th quarter." And that basically was true of every game I watched, including that 1995 Championship game against Miami. The U back then was insane, everyone was on the juice, and Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis were terrifying defensive players, but but the end of that game, Miami was just gassed.
As for the 'roids...well...no comment. :-D
WHCSC, yeah, it is a lot like CrossFit. Basically, dynamic resistance training that is meant to build overall functional strength, plus yoga added in to increase awareness on how the body can bend and shift weight around while increasing flexibility a bit. You can't argue with the success Stanford has had, its been pretty dramatic. And I would agree too that the way Stanford plays now is the way we used to play, and want to play again: massive O-line, powerful D, hard hitting football with low injury rates.
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