Time to ditch this pro style crap

[NeverTellMeTheOdds]

Call me whatever you want. If Nebraska throws 0 passes today, they win.

The play action on 4th down with 5:30 left was cute, and a great example of the unnecessary window dressing Langs loves. Have the back block the free rusher! LB isn't bitting the run fake. Give the QB time to find the open receiver and make the throw.

The offensive tempo is maddening. They're slow to get the play in. They're slow to get the personnel right. They're slow to the line of scrimmage. It's one thing to be deliberate and move with a purpose, another to be nonchalant. No urgency.

Pro style is fine. Langsdorf is the problem. His consistent abondonment of the run game, lack of purpose calling plays, and acceptance of terrible in-game management are a fireable offenses.

 

[phoenix4nu]

I have heard from some folks who used to play under Ken N. that he is utterly opposed to coaching at NU.

Doesn't like what we did to Solich. Edit: I have no way to verify this other than their conversation.

That's pretty strange if it's true. Maybe somebody should tell him that the guy who fired Solich is long gone.

 

[jflores]

That's pretty strange if it's true. Maybe somebody should tell him that the guy who fired Solich is long gone.

What they told me is that he thinks the fanbase is spoiled. Stevie P is perceived as only part of the problem, he probably doesn't fire Solich after a staff rebuild and 10 wins, if there were more fan support for the coach/changes.

 

[RedMyMind]

hence the sorry state of Nebraska football, we went through this with Callahan and now Riley and still the debate rages on - Nebraska wins more games when we have a physical running game with a dual threat QB

but don't win any real meaningful games unless you have a really good, true dual threat. Pseudo dual threat wins games, rarely championships.

 

[RedMyMind]

Call me whatever you want. If Nebraska throws 0 passes today, they win.

The play action on 4th down with 5:30 left was cute, and a great example of the unnecessary window dressing Langs loves. Have the back block the free rusher! LB isn't bitting the run fake. Give the QB time to find the open receiver and make the throw.

The offensive tempo is maddening. They're slow to get the play in. They're slow to get the personnel right. They're slow to the line of scrimmage. It's one thing to be deliberate and move with a purpose, another to be nonchalant. No urgency.

Pro style is fine. Langsdorf is the problem. His consistent abondonment of the run game, lack of purpose calling plays, and acceptance of terrible in-game management are a fireable offenses.

running game was ***. They are in no condition to lean on the running game.

 

[Wasker77]

Too bad Art Briles is a despicable human.

After the game a friend and I were texting. Both our dad's worked together in Nebraska and both got transferred to Seattle so I have known this friend since he was 5 and I was 12. He said he was getting tired of Nebraska trying to be a finesse team. So true. It just doesn't work in Lincoln.

 

[RedMyMind]

After the game a friend and I were texting. Both our dad's worked together in Nebraska and both got transferred to Seattle so I have known this friend since he was 5 and I was 12. He said he was getting tired of Nebraska trying to be a finesse team. So true. It just doesn't work in Lincoln.

What is so strange about Lincoln that it cannot work?

 

[SnohomishRed]

What they told me is that he thinks the fanbase is spoiled. Stevie P is perceived as only part of the problem, he probably doesn't fire Solich after a staff rebuild and 10 wins, if there were more fan support for the coach/changes.

I dont think that will be much of problem very soon if it is even today

 

[chipotlehusker]

Reimers drop and Ketters drop were killers.

ask the Pirate why his receivers nearly always catch passes.....maybe we need to ask him....

 

[redwine65]

the pass happy crowd has 2 more years to produce montana-rice, if they don't we are going back to option football

 

[Headcard]

the pass happy crowd has 2 more years to produce montana-rice, if they don't we are going back to option football

What does this mean? Who says? Why two more years?

 

[redwine65]

What does this mean? Who says? Why two more years?

it means riley has 2 more years to build a championship passing team, if he does great, if he doesn't we are going back to Dr Toms offense.

 

[Headcard]

it means riley has 2 more years to build a championship passing team, if he does great, if he doesn't we are going back to Dr Toms offense.

But what makes you say that? I get that you would like to do that, but I doubt A) Riley gets two more years B) We move to an option offense.

 

[redwine65]

But what makes you say that? I get that you would like to do that, but I doubt A) Riley gets two more years B) We move to an option offense.

I say it because a. we give riley all he asks for to build a pass happy offense
and if a doesn't work, b. we go back to what is nebraska football, running the ball

 

[barney44]

We don't have Osborne on the sideline to run his offense. We cant just force an offense on to a coach and expect him to succeed at it. That offense was successful because of the man who designed it to work for him. Installing some true option offense isn't going to replicate it either.

I favor a strong run game over anything myself but I certainly don't expect option football or running every down.

 

[huskerfan1414]

We don't have Osborne on the sideline to run his offense. We cant just force an offense on to a coach and expect him to succeed at it. That offense was successful because of the man who designed it to work for him. Installing some true option offense isn't going to replicate it either.

I favor a strong run game over anything myself but I certainly don't expect option football or running every down.

Psst...Tom didn't run option near as much as people think....ssshhhhh.

 

[CameronKrazie86]

I don't care what type of offense they run as long as they run it well. Taking advantage of the players strengths and doing their best to hide their weaknesses. This particular staff seems to want to get too cute at random times rather than just run a simple, effective play that their guys are good at executing. It's one of the things that's been maddening. I sometimes think Langsdorf is just choosing the "Ask Corso" button on NCAA 14 with some of the playcalls in certain situations.