I don't think Alabama pushed very hard. They offered, but they weren't going to throw out the red carpet for him. I think it's a case of having more of a chance to play early at Nebraska plus they were one of the first to reach out. It also helps that he was recruited by two different assistants when they were at other programs. Miami seemed more of an invention by his mother as she works a few days a week there.
I don't think Alabama pushed very hard. They offered, but they weren't going to throw out the red carpet for him. I think it's a case of having more of a chance to play early at Nebraska plus they were one of the first to reach out. It also helps that he was recruited by two different assistants when they were at other programs. Miami seemed more of an invention by his mother as she works a few days a week there.
Mike Riley said at Big Ten Media days that "Nebraska is really an easy place to recruit to, But getting kids to campus is harder and harder.”
That's always been the case, but when Nebraska has been able to get kids on campus they are often blown away. Let's see what happens in 5 weeks when, 5-star LB and #1 Cali recruit, Mique Juarez comes for a visit. West Coast Rivals guy just tweeted out that it's no longer a USC/UCLA race. I'm going to love watching Junky go off if Nebraska flips his commit from USC.
That's always been the case, but when Nebraska has been able to get kids on campus they are often blown away. Let's see what happens in 5 weeks when, 5-star LB and #1 Cali recruit, Mique Juarez comes for a visit. West Coast Rivals guy just tweeted out that it's no longer a USC/UCLA race. I'm going to love watching Junky go off if Nebraska flips his commit from USC.
What you fail to take into consideration (and all rank amateur wanna-be's do the same thing) is why Nebraska ran only 62% of the time. Could it possibly be that when they fell behind they HAD to throw the ball more often? Duh....Nebraska is a running team and will NEVER challenge for an NC until they learn how to throw the ball.
No big deal. USC would still kick Nebraska's worthless tail just like they did in San Diego last year, or did you forget that? Nebraska has not done caca since 2001, so don't give me any of your stupid midwest caca about Nebraska. Admit that your team is simply not a championship caliber team and certainly will not be with Riley as the HC. Talk about a bad bad HC choice. You clowns pick a guy who has been coaching forever and NEVER won a Conference Championship.
You can't really have this big of a lack of football knowledge can you? Please tell me this is a troll attempt on your part. So you want to take out the times they threw the ball when they were behind, but then wouldn't we need to take out all the times they ran the ball to milk the clock when winning? How about the times they took a knee when winning? Since they won nine games and only lost four, that would mean if we did that, it would actually bring them closer to 50%.
Obviously Nebraska is a running team, but so was Ohio St. last year, and they won the national championship, so please explain that. How has throwing the ball all over working out for the PAC12 the past eight years?
you guys are so ignorant. it's all about the passing game these days. the more you pass, the more you win. simple as that
how can you question it...take a look by % of passing plays! these are all great teams that win a ton of games and all of them finishing in top 25 last year. w-thumbs!^
how can you question it...take a look by % of passing plays! these are all great teams that win a ton of games and all of them finishing in top 25 last year. w-thumbs!^
| Rank | Team | 2014 | Last 3 | Last 1 | Home | Away | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wash State | 77.15% | 75.76% | 74.65% | 76.83% | 77.53% | 76.60% |
| 2 | Kent State | 62.42% | 70.83% | 66.67% | 64.07% | 60.47% | 47.62% |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 61.86% | 62.03% | 69.05% | 60.77% | 62.81% | 64.58% |
| 4 | LA Monroe | 61.22% | 71.93% | 76.12% | 57.76% | 64.02% | 57.20% |
| 5 | E Carolina | 60.53% | 63.67% | 68.57% | 59.91% | 60.98% | 55.00% |
| 6 | Akron | 60.21% | 55.71% | 59.46% | 61.73% | 58.81% | 51.12% |
| 7 | S Mississippi | 59.02% | 50.46% | 63.64% | 58.06% | 59.82% | 60.86% |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | 58.66% | 59.90% | 62.69% | 59.13% | 58.23% | 42.62% |
| 9 | California | 57.67% | 58.94% | 59.80% | 59.09% | 56.50% | 61.07% |
| 10 | Oregon St | 57.57% | 59.29% | 60.49% | 55.90% | 59.71% | 64.67% |
Idiot, there is a little bit of a difference between taking a knee three times to run out a clock, and throwing the ball 51 times as Nebraska did against USC in the Holiday Bowl last year. Stop being such a Midwestern homer and look at the actual stats. Another fool who is too much of a coward to make predictions. The Pac 12 is 10 times the conference that the Big 10 is. Stay the hell out of my posts.
Nebraska will still run the ball a lot this season. They have no option. Their QB needs a lot of time to either develop into a reliable QB. If that fails, then Riley will have to find someone else who can throw the ball. Either way, it spells the same old story for Nebraska. Nebraska must defeat Wisconsin at home, or go looking for a decent tier 2 bowl game. Wisconsin is the first meaningful game in the Big 10 conference for Nebraska. A loss could send the team spiraling down to a 9-4 or 8-5 record, not real good considering their opposition. Nebraska went 0-3 against Top 25 competition last season, 0-2 in 2013, 1-4 in 2012, etc...You see my point. Nebraska simply has not won the tough games. If Riley, who did nothing at Oregon State, cannot turn this around, Nebraska will be looking for yet another HC in 3 years.
Pal, you are not only the most insecure person on this board, you are easily one of the least knowledgeable in terms of football that it's sad. I mean really you resort to name calling on a message board? So Nebraska won nine games, and say they took a knee three times in each, thats 27 running plays. That alone brings the AVERAGE down to 24 in the USC game. See what you are too ignorant to realize as you continue to do nothing bout spout your opinion, rather than facts, is that an average is used because it takes into account milking the clock, and throwing to come back in games. Are you really to biased and ignorant to realize that a team that won nine games and lost four actually ran the ball to milk the clock more than it threw the ball to come back?
Here is a look at some actual stats, fair warning BD, you are going to want to look away, you are about to look so dumb.
In game situations where Nebraska milked clock (FAU, Illinois, Fresno St., NW, Rutgers, Purdue) Nebraska ran the ball 106 times and passed 28 times. This skewed Nebraska's run v pass average by 78 plays as they had no reason to pass. Now, lets take out 27 times they "took a knee" in game they won. This still mean Nebraska ran 51 times because they had zero reason to pass.
Now lets look at your argument, you know where Nebraska had to throw the ball all over the field because they were behind. I mean surely that drastically increased their amount of passes and made them look more balanced…Against Wisconsin, Nebraska was never within 14 points in the second half, after Wisconsin's second drive. Even though they trailed, Nebraska only called seven pass plays vs 14 run plays. Man, that really skewed the season average huh? Ok, well how about the Iowa game, I mean Nebraska trailed by 10 entering the 4th Q. Oh wait, in the 4th Q, Nebraska ran the ball five times and passed six. Well, how about the Mich. St. game, I mean Nebraska trailed by 17 entering the 3rd, surely they threw it all over the field. Finally, BD talking out of his butt hits gold! Nebraska threw the ball 32 times and ran only 13 in the second half, FINALLY supporting BD's crap comments.
So, for those keeping track, at this point it means Nebraska's average was skewed by 51 run plays, as they were milking clock and 19 pass plays when they were forced to pass. This means Nebraska still actually was "forced" to run 32 times more than they may have otherwise. But alas, we still have to look at the USC game, and as BD not only is the smartest football mind on the board, this is a game that featured his own team, so surely he knows what he was talking about, right?…… Well, not surprisingly, no he doesn't. After Nebraska went down by 14 for the first time in the 2nd half, from that point on Nebraska called 24 run plays vs 22 pass plays. So once again BD failed to know what he was talking about.
So to summarize for you BD, Nebraska's season average was actually skewed more towards running, rather than passing. So if you take out those 32 running plays BD, Nebraska actually ran the ball only 61% of the time rather than 62%. So you were completely wrong, which isn't surprising. Please quit posting in this thread until you know what you are talking about and provide value.
Always lots of positive energy and kumbaya moments this time of year before reality sets in. Putting aside the amount of positive energy that a new coaching staff has infused into the entire fanbase and program, one of the biggest positives that have come about from all of the hires, and many of the opinions that I trust the most agree, is the Strength and Conditioning coach. This is the guy that spends all offseason with the players. I think Nebraska got a real good one that they stole from USC (thanks Junk). This guy looks like a Polynesian Kimbo Slice and from what I hear is pretty intense. It's been very noticeable in the physiques and hope it pays dividends. But to top that off, Boyd Epply is back in the program (actually came back the year before). Epply is the godfather of S&C for ALL college football. I really like where this is going and it's great to hear that they also spent tons of bag work using the Seahawks techniques for tackling. They have been a horrible tackling team for years now.
Wasn't sure where else to post this, so thought I would throw it here. Starting to hear from lots of media in B1G country that the Wisconsin offensive line isn't nearly as good as it has been recently. With how poor of a passer Stave is, Clement is going to have a heavy load to carry for Wisky to reach expectations. Bama may only need 17-21 pts to cover week 1
