QB in Portal

[Oracle of Lincoln]

The question didn’t change, did the changes help or not?

1998	Nebraska	9–4	5–3	T–2nd (North)	L Holiday	20	19
1999	Nebraska	12–1	7–1	1st (North)	W Fiesta†	2	3
2000	Nebraska	10–2	6–2	T–1st (North)	W Alamo	7	8
2001	Nebraska	11–2	7–1	T–1st (North)	L Rose†	7	8
2002	Nebraska	7–7	3–5	4th (North)	LIndependence
2003	Nebraska	9–3*	5–3

Why bring up Frank? As CFB goes that was light years ago. Move on.

 

[LarstheRed]

I'm not really sure what you're getting at,
Yes, we had a better record when the people calling the plays on offense and defense were replaced and new guys started calling plays.
Presently, the guy calling the plays replaced everyone but the guy calling the plays.

Yet he’s said he’s hiring someone to do that, but you apparently don’t like the way that sounds.

 

[BrooklynBugeater]

Just having a discussion.
A bunch of Coach Frost's boys were canned.

But the guy in charge of the offense is still there, right?

So we got the guy in charge of the D, who we agree isn't the problem. And we also got the guy in charge of the O. Who, incidentally, is still in charge of special teams. So what is our problem?

Is this the Dillon Gabriel thread? Or do we need another HCSF thread?

 

[BrooklynBugeater]

Look, you need some depth, right? So, you sit the kid down and tell him, hey man, if something happens to you, we’re screwed. We absolutely need some depth. A reasonable person would understand as much.

Totally agree. We shouldn't have players on our roster who are afraid of competition. If you want the starting job, go win it.

That said, Dillon Gabriel broke his collar bone on his throwing side. Does this kind of injury impact throwing? If so, is he 100%?

 

[Cyberbach]

I also note that the fun part about stats is how they don’t show the real picture and can be manipulated

Like if I take away the points scored against NW, our scoring average drops from 27.9 to 25.2, which puts us at 10th.

Piling up stats against tomato cans and then laying eggs to teams with a pulse is not good.

1 small victory for us this year.... we we're anyone's tomato can!

 

[Cornjob]

I don’t understand the point of this oversimplification of analyzing the results, trying to assign blame more for the offense vs the defense. If you asked me that question, I’d say both phases played well enough to win a lot of games of the Huskers didn’t give away special team’s.

The defense started stronger at the beginning of the season, but the offense had some solid production against a couple of very tough defenses at the end of the year. Who cares, it wasn’t enough to win the games.

Looking at the market, I’m glad Nebraska didn’t clean house. This off-season doesn’t reflect a very favorable coaching pool. It’s why you see Mel Tucker getting overpaid, by a hell of a lot. I don’t think the chances are very good that Nebraska would get a top candidate this time around. It’s ironic, but I think showing patience with Frost will help the search in a year if it needs to happen. Although I personally think the circus so close calls going the wrong way won’t continue, and Nebraska will not be having that conversation in a year.

 

[Cvillehusker]

Are we willing to risk losing Smothers by signing a QB from the portal?

Yes there is no one on the roster who should feel they are entitled to not having Competition. This is a 3 win team either Improve and compete or step aside for your replacement. Coaches included.

 

[BasilLongfellow]

Yet he’s said he’s hiring someone to do that, but you apparently don’t like the way that sounds.

I think it’s hilarious that he fired his assistants as a result of his bad work.

I called this. Before the season I had said that he was going to fire chinander and place all of the blame on the defense in order to buy himself more time.

The only thing I had wrong was which assistants he was going to use as the whipping boy for his self preservation.
I don’t think new hires are going to really change anything unless he hands over full control of the program to someone that actually has organizational leadership ability. And if he does that, why are keeping him around?

 

[HuskerWeatherman]

Yes there is no one on the roster who should feel they are entitled to not having Competition. This is a 3 win team either Improve and compete or step aside for your replacement. Coaches included.

That is true. Although if we're bringing in a transfer at QB, he's not coming to sit on the bench.

 

[Hotlanta Husker]

“You think he’s better than what we’ve got?”

I mean... Milton 100% proved not to be.... post injury

 

[NY Husker]

Not sold on Chinnander, but Becktons’s TE’s have killed it. I think with Chinnander, you might have just seen the ceiling, which isn’t that great.

The defense has gotten better each year under Chins and I was his biggest critic when he came here.

 

[The Murdock Flash]

I'm just a poor, unfrozen caveman Husker fan. These modern ways frighten, sicken, and confuse me! But, I still can't help but wonder if there are any starting O-linemen in the T-portal...

 

[Ellis Boyd Redding]

The portal is going to be overflowing in the next few weeks. Lots of options, but also lots of competition.

 

[cthusker]

The defense has gotten better each year under Chins and I was his biggest critic when he came here.

I honestly would never have believed Chins could do what he's done at the end of year 2. WOW... he's been impressive especially considering our schedule this season.

 

[NY Husker]

I honestly would never have believed Chins could do what he's done at the end of year 2. WOW... he's been impressive especially considering our schedule this season.

Yep. I am quite impressed with what he's accomplished.