Looking around the message boards, it seems like everyone's favorite game is "fire the coordinator" or "bench this guy." While you can make arguments for playing time for individual players, let’s remember benching Joe Ganz, burning redshirts, and firing Shawn Watson isn’t going to solve anything.
In fact, it will set our team back.
We need to support Bo Pelini and this team in their pursuit of a bowl game. That is the challenge for this season.
Come Nebraska-Colorado, that will be the realistic measure this team will be judged by.
If we get to a bowl game, then it is a successful season.
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Let’s also remember Bill Callahan was the coach of this team less than a year ago. It will take a few seasons to purge the bad memories and undeveloped talent of those teams.
It will also take Bo Pelini a few seasons to become an experienced coach who win a few games just on his coaching acumen (a la Beamer last week).
In fact, Pinkel and Beamer have over 40 years of head coaching experience to Bo Pelini’s six games.
This is what we signed up for and please, Husker fans, relax.
We have to take a few more knocks to the chin.
There are no All-Americans on this team.
And for those who say “well, what’s the difference between Pelini and Callahan,” I'd like to remind you that Pelini is building a program almost from scratch.
It doesn’t matter if Urban Meyer, Pete Carroll, or Vince Lombardi was coaching these Huskers. The Mizzou game probably wouldn’t have been any different.
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3 months ago
Thank you, Mr. Reality. Now, where can I find some patience!? 'Cause, I really need it.
3 months ago
I don't understand how someone claiming to run a "west coast offense" can go an entire season without throwing to the TE or giving the ball to a FB or even have a FB? Has Watson ever heard of Dwight Clark or Tom Rathman? Does he realize that a RB 8 yards deep can't get to the hole in time and without a FB there won't be a hole? Tighten it up, dude. We have three plays to make ten yards, how hard can that be?
Drawing a bunch of screwball pass plays where the receiver is either running right at the sidelines or back at the QB isn't going to produce anything. Look at the Missouri receivers...they are going toward the end zone in full stride when they catch the ball. Look at ours, pinned against the sidelines, diving for balls, stopped dead in their tracks waiting for a late ball over the middle. I could draw up better plays on a napkin over drinks.
Watson need to put in a FB and name him Castillo, he needs a wingback, let's call him Lucky, and an I back, we'll just say his name is Helu. Get the best players on the field and design an offense to get them the ball, dude.
Why can QB's from TT and MU catch the snap and throw the ball instantly while Ganz has to jump uup and down seven times, shuffle his feet, re-grip the ball once or twice before letting go. Just throw the ball.
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