Stadium Has Never Been More Quiet

[BleedHuskerRed]

I actually walked away from this game encouraged

I saw a team that finally did not kill themselves with dumb penalties

 

[Deleted member 3889]

I saw a team that finally did not kill themselves with dumb penalties

This guy gets it.

 

[Uncle Buck]

What have we been asking for? Improvement, right? I saw an offensive line beat up on a vaunted nationally ranked defense. I saw the quarterback play the way he did last year. I saw Mills go head to head with the best back in the country and look just as dynamic. I saw the best game plan since Frost arrived. I saw our tight end get involved in the game. I saw much better perimeter blocking, making that short passing game more effective.

Were there warts? Oh yeah. But i agree with you. There is something to build on.

Well said, blast!

 

[Uncle Buck]

I agree. If only we live to see it.

C’mon Izzy !

 

[goodnterribles]

They were real close to winning or at least covering the spread. Martinez missed JD open a couple of times. What has me encouraged is that NU looked like they belonged on the field with NU.

And they fought. They just don't make the plays when they have, just come up a little short. But it's close, I believe that.
Put it this way:. If they played like this the previous 9 games, they'd be 7-3 or 8-2

 

[goodnterribles]

Lower the bar enough, and everyone will be happy! The bar is much, much lower now than it was in August.

You and your isobars

 

[BigRedOhio]

Those same fans will be cheering loudly and saying "I had faith in him all along" when Frost gets this thing moving

“If” he gets it moving

 

[Uncle Buck]

I saw a team that finally did not kill themselves with dumb penalties

Made up for that with piss poor special teams and a deep turnover ....
Offense was way better than I expected

 

[BigRedOhio]

I'm with you. Considering all of the injuries we have on both sides of the ball, this was an encouraging performance today.

Offensively there were some bright spots ... defensively I’m not so sure

 

[goodnterribles]

“If” he gets it moving

No, when.

 

[goodnterribles]

Offensively there were some bright spots ... defensively I’m not so sure

So no bright spots defensively? None at all?

 

[The Big Red Lebowski]

The run game was outstanding today. O-line fired off the ball and Mills looked like a different player. You aren’t going to do better than 7 YPC against a Wisconsin defense (even if it’s not one of their best). Gotta punch it in the endzone though, and we didn’t do it.

 

[Tottenham4Ever]

Those same fans will be cheering loudly and saying "I had faith in him all along" when Frost gets this thing moving

The stadium was so quiet after Wisconsin scored their 3rd quarter touchdown, I could hear the goal post safety net being raised and lowered for the extra point from the 96th row. I think the word is, "resignation."

Most home fans don't cheer wildly as the visiting team kicks an extra point.

 

[BleedHuskerRed]

The run game was outstanding today. O-line fired off the ball and Mills looked like a different player. You aren’t going to do better than 7 YPC against a Wisconsin defense (even if it’s not one of their best). Gotta punch it in the endzone though, and we didn’t do it.

We got too cute in the red zone IMO

 

[HuskerSuperGenius]

What have we been asking for? Improvement, right? I saw an offensive line beat up on a vaunted nationally ranked defense. I saw the quarterback play the way he did last year. I saw Mills go head to head with the best back in the country and look just as dynamic. I saw the best game plan since Frost arrived. I saw our tight end get involved in the game. I saw much better perimeter blocking, making that short passing game more effective.

Were there warts? Oh yeah. But i agree with you. There is something to build on.

Agree.

We go sub 500 again but this is why the 2 year extension.

The 2020 recruiting class is a critical fork in the road for DONU.

Scott talked about it again post game and you can see how adding:

1. Play making big body wide out
2. Second bigger RB (not Duck R size) to complement Mills
3. Playmaking DE
4. Play making LB

Add just those 4 players to this team and you win Colorado, Indiana, Purdue, and maybe Wisky.

But what this team needs is playmakers and we don't have enough people who can just plain take over a game by big plays on offense and defense. I hope to see some of those from the red shirts but more so from the 2020 recruits. We need a sprinkling of the Ohio State types, you know "if we have to develop you we recruited the wrong guys"

GBR