QB-B

Santa wasn't great, but he was good enough. A couple big time throws when we needed them and took care of the football. I know some people hate it, but I love seeing Childers and he was effective with his two runs.

RB-A

Huff was the man. Glad he got the load. We needed him and don't win this one without him today.

WR-B

Blake was also the man and we don't win without him. My concern coming into this season was that we wouldn't have that bonafide deep threat when we needed it. His playing like a Senior. Love the coming out party for Wesley. Only reason I didn't go A was because their was some coverage sacks, which means WR weren't doing their part to shake open.

OL-B

Anytime you can go into a place like Lincoln, NE and establish a run game...you've got dudes! It's a B because they did get to Santa. So they get 1/3 of the blame.

TE-B-

Didn't really show up in the pass game, but they did their pet in the run game.

DL-A-

Sutton Smith for Heisman? I can't remember being this excited about s guy up front since Larry English. He is a DUDE! Considerable pressure and help up vs the run. Just got worn down at the end, but that's really on the offense.

LB-A

Huge plays all over the field. I love the toughness and athleticism of this group.

Secondary-B+

Lurry gonna Lurry! Safety play was solid. Tackling could have been better and receivers were running open at times. Made big plays when we needed them.

ST-C+

Muffed punt inside the 10 and missed FG...and we somehow survived it! Pretty good in the kick coverage game.

Coaching-A

The only thing I ever care about with a coach is if the kids are responding to him. The way the guys celebrated with OUR coach after the game tells me all I need to know.

Game management, recruiting, Personnel decisions. Every coach can get scalped for some of that but st this level as long as kids are playing hard and competitive...dude is doing a good job.

Like Brian kelly, my biggest gripe with him is the way he berated kids and gives sophomoric interviews. You can get away with that crap if you are winning, but it's a terrible look when the tides turn. Seems to have toned some of that down. I like that the guy is constructive with the feedback.

We'll see how he handles this QB decision. That's the kind of thing that can rally or separate the troops.

(09-17-2017 07:43 AM)scottiep12 Wrote:  QB-B

Santa wasn't great, but he was good enough. A couple big time throws when we needed them and took care of the football. I know some people hate it, but I love seeing Childers and he was effective with his two runs.

RB-A

Huff was the man. Glad he got the load. We needed him and don't win this one without him today.

WR-B

Blake was also the man and we don't win without him. My concern coming into this season was that we wouldn't have that bonafide deep threat when we needed it. His playing like a Senior. Love the coming out party for Wesley. Only reason I didn't go A was because their was some coverage sacks, which means WR weren't doing their part to shake open.

OL-B

Anytime you can go into a place like Lincoln, NE and establish a run game...you've got dudes! It's a B because they did get to Santa. So they get 1/3 of the blame.

TE-B-

Didn't really show up in the pass game, but they did their pet in the run game.

DL-A-

Sutton Smith for Heisman? I can't remember being this excited about s guy up front since Larry English. He is a DUDE! Considerable pressure and help up vs the run. Just got worn down at the end, but that's really on the offense.

LB-A

Huge plays all over the field. I love the toughness and athleticism of this group.

Secondary-B+

Lurry gonna Lurry! Safety play was solid. Tackling could have been better and receivers were running open at times. Made big plays when we needed them.

ST-C+

Muffed punt inside the 10 and missed FG...and we somehow survived it! Pretty good in the kick coverage game.

Coaching-A

The only thing I ever care about with a coach is if the kids are responding to him. The way the guys celebrated with OUR coach after the game tells me all I need to know.

Game management, recruiting, Personnel decisions. Every coach can get scalped for some of that but st this level as long as kids are playing hard and competitive...dude is doing a good job.

Like Brian kelly, my biggest gripe with him is the way he berated kids and gives sophomoric interviews. You can get away with that crap if you are winning, but it's a terrible look when the tides turn. Seems to have toned some of that down. I like that the guy is constructive with the feedback.

We'll see how he handles this QB decision. That's the kind of thing that can rally or separate the troops.

Just can't give coaching an A, I am the last one that wants to ruin the vibe around this win, but lets be honest, Carey almost cost NIU that game. Only valuing 1 offensive possession the whole game is just not going to be good enough going forward.

We just beat Nebraska...in Nebraska. Dude gets an A no matter how you want to dissect it.

(09-17-2017 08:03 AM)scottiep12 Wrote:  We just beat Nebraska...in Nebraska. Dude gets an A no matter how you want to dissect it.

Yep.

What Sutton Smith is doing is beyond comprehension; I don't recal better stat lines for a 3 game period; sacks and TFLs, at critical points in the game...and only a sophomore. Our OL is a strength of this team, but yesterday wasn't their best, but not bad either. JJ was off the chart yesterday, amazing game; JC was also outstanding.
Carey's team was well prepared to play; and again, his sideline demeanor was excellent. Clock management at the end of the game was questionable and it could have cost us. The downside of going up 14 early with defensive scores, is that it is conducive to being conservative on play calling; we were, and it almost cost us. Still, that was a big time W; and the coaches should be commended.
It's not often that you learn lessons and win; the lesson, Santa has to throw the ball deep; that seems to be when he is at his best; and he uses that to get into a rhythm; the best throw may have been the slant to Blake. Playing without Beebe definitely had an impact. Stepping up with your team down late in the 4th quarter was huge; and should be a major building block for the future. Finally, we need to get our FG game on track; the kid needs a big kick to get his head right; I am hoping he does. Great W Huskies.

(09-17-2017 08:43 AM)huskiebob Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 08:03 AM)scottiep12 Wrote:  We just beat Nebraska...in Nebraska. Dude gets an A no matter how you want to dissect it.

Yep.

That may be true, but I can guarantee you if NIU approaches the SDSU and Toledo games the same way as the Nebraska game from offensive standpoint, those games will not even be close. You can't be content with wasting possessions against SDSU or Toledo, you almost have to approach every possession as if scoring points is the goal.

The special teams needs to get its act together. Two muffed punts in two games! The FG???? Ha! Ference is doing a great job punting and he did place kick in high school. I think it's time to give him a shot. See if he can out kick Hagen in practice. He's obviously got a good leg. As for coaching, Carey obviously recruited some good kids but by chance he's got the right QB and the right RB in place now. He needs to learn how to use them. Huff only had one carry the vast majority of the second quarter and the entire third quarter. That's stupid. Also, he threw one deep ball the entire game, nearly costing us the game. Hopefully he can grow a pair before the SDSU game. Obviously we are going to need all three phases of the game to be on top of their game to beat them in light of their huge win against Stanford. Or Carey can just be happy and satisfied with not getting blown out.

(09-17-2017 09:37 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 08:43 AM)huskiebob Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 08:03 AM)scottiep12 Wrote:  We just beat Nebraska...in Nebraska. Dude gets an A no matter how you want to dissect it.

Yep.

That may be true, but I can guarantee you if NIU approaches the SDSU and Toledo games the same way as the Nebraska game from offensive standpoint, those games will not even be close. You can't be content with wasting possessions against SDSU or Toledo, you almost have to approach every possession as if scoring points is the goal.

Good god....

I can't even imagine what goes through your head

(09-17-2017 09:42 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 09:37 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 08:43 AM)huskiebob Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 08:03 AM)scottiep12 Wrote:  We just beat Nebraska...in Nebraska. Dude gets an A no matter how you want to dissect it.

Yep.

That may be true, but I can guarantee you if NIU approaches the SDSU and Toledo games the same way as the Nebraska game from offensive standpoint, those games will not even be close. You can't be content with wasting possessions against SDSU or Toledo, you almost have to approach every possession as if scoring points is the goal.

Good god....

I can't even imagine what goes through your head

At least he doesn't think Jones is better than Huff and Santa isn't the answer..

(09-17-2017 09:42 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 09:37 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 08:43 AM)huskiebob Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 08:03 AM)scottiep12 Wrote:  We just beat Nebraska...in Nebraska. Dude gets an A no matter how you want to dissect it.

Yep.

That may be true, but I can guarantee you if NIU approaches the SDSU and Toledo games the same way as the Nebraska game from offensive standpoint, those games will not even be close. You can't be content with wasting possessions against SDSU or Toledo, you almost have to approach every possession as if scoring points is the goal.

Good god....

I can't even imagine what goes through your head

You think 200 yards of offense will be enough to beat Toledo and SDSU?

(09-17-2017 09:50 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 09:42 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 09:37 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 08:43 AM)huskiebob Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 08:03 AM)scottiep12 Wrote:  We just beat Nebraska...in Nebraska. Dude gets an A no matter how you want to dissect it.

Yep.

That may be true, but I can guarantee you if NIU approaches the SDSU and Toledo games the same way as the Nebraska game from offensive standpoint, those games will not even be close. You can't be content with wasting possessions against SDSU or Toledo, you almost have to approach every possession as if scoring points is the goal.

Good god....

I can't even imagine what goes through your head

You think 200 yards of offense will be enough to beat Toledo and SDSU?

Obviously he and Carey think we can do with less since he wants to see Graham and Jones instead of Santa and Huff !

Seeing the players dump Gatorade on Carey and all running up to him and jumping around and hugging him after the win speaks volumes. Whatever happened in the past with Carey and the players seems to be patched up and you can tell this year they are all together and on the same page. Great to see!


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Seeing the players dump Gatorade on Carey and all running up to him and jumping around and hugging him after the win speaks volumes. Whatever happened in the past with Carey and the players seems to be patched up and you can tell this year they are all together and on the same page. Great to see!


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(09-17-2017 09:53 AM)badmoonrising13 Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 09:50 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 09:42 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 09:37 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 08:43 AM)huskiebob Wrote:  Yep.

That may be true, but I can guarantee you if NIU approaches the SDSU and Toledo games the same way as the Nebraska game from offensive standpoint, those games will not even be close. You can't be content with wasting possessions against SDSU or Toledo, you almost have to approach every possession as if scoring points is the goal.

Good god....

I can't even imagine what goes through your head

You think 200 yards of offense will be enough to beat Toledo and SDSU?

Obviously he and Carey think we can do with less since he wants to see Graham and Jones instead of Santa and Huff !

I think it will be different going forward. This was a big game in front of 90k and all players were probably nervous, especially QB. Santa was looking downfield plenty of times before he threw it to the safety valve. Either the receivers weren't open or he didn't trust himself to make the throw and risk a turnover, so he went to easy throw.
I don't know why Carey didn't play Santa or Huff more in 1st 2 games. He is a conservative coach. If he changes either going forward for SDSU, then you have a definite complaint. But our oline and Huff proved we can play power football with big teams. As Santa gets more confidence in himself and receivers, OC will open up the offense and Santa will probably take more chances. He did have a couple of interceptions dropped in the EIU game, so I'm sure coaches put it in his head not to take chances. Our D was winning this game, so no need to take chances. Any win at Nebraska is a good win. We had minimal penalties and only 1 TO from special teams. We beat the BIG RED at their place!!!!!! I hate bye week now, but Santa has 2 more weeks to ptactice with #1 offense.

QB - I agree about the Childers reps...I used to get mad when Lynch would come in for Harnish but I can't argue with that.

Secondary - They won this game, anything but an A is too little.

ST - They almost lost this game, C+ is to generous IMO.

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(09-17-2017 07:43 AM)scottiep12 Wrote:  QB-B

Santa wasn't great, but he was good enough. A couple big time throws when we needed them and took care of the football. I know some people hate it, but I love seeing Childers and he was effective with his two runs.

RB-A

Huff was the man. Glad he got the load. We needed him and don't win this one without him today.

WR-B

Blake was also the man and we don't win without him. My concern coming into this season was that we wouldn't have that bonafide deep threat when we needed it. His playing like a Senior. Love the coming out party for Wesley. Only reason I didn't go A was because their was some coverage sacks, which means WR weren't doing their part to shake open.

OL-B

Anytime you can go into a place like Lincoln, NE and establish a run game...you've got dudes! It's a B because they did get to Santa. So they get 1/3 of the blame.

TE-B-

Didn't really show up in the pass game, but they did their pet in the run game.

DL-A-

Sutton Smith for Heisman? I can't remember being this excited about s guy up front since Larry English. He is a DUDE! Considerable pressure and help up vs the run. Just got worn down at the end, but that's really on the offense.

LB-A

Huge plays all over the field. I love the toughness and athleticism of this group.

Secondary-B+

Lurry gonna Lurry! Safety play was solid. Tackling could have been better and receivers were running open at times. Made big plays when we needed them.

ST-C+

Muffed punt inside the 10 and missed FG...and we somehow survived it! Pretty good in the kick coverage game.

Coaching-A

The only thing I ever care about with a coach is if the kids are responding to him. The way the guys celebrated with OUR coach after the game tells me all I need to know.

Game management, recruiting, Personnel decisions. Every coach can get scalped for some of that but st this level as long as kids are playing hard and competitive...dude is doing a good job.

Like Brian kelly, my biggest gripe with him is the way he berated kids and gives sophomoric interviews. You can get away with that crap if you are winning, but it's a terrible look when the tides turn. Seems to have toned some of that down. I like that the guy is constructive with the feedback.

We'll see how he handles this QB decision. That's the kind of thing that can rally or separate the troops.

Good post, agree with all except for special teams, that's an F

Miss fg and fumbled punt can't be a c+ (better than average)

Punter is an A

(09-17-2017 09:50 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 09:42 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 09:37 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 08:43 AM)huskiebob Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 08:03 AM)scottiep12 Wrote:  We just beat Nebraska...in Nebraska. Dude gets an A no matter how you want to dissect it.

Yep.

That may be true, but I can guarantee you if NIU approaches the SDSU and Toledo games the same way as the Nebraska game from offensive standpoint, those games will not even be close. You can't be content with wasting possessions against SDSU or Toledo, you almost have to approach every possession as if scoring points is the goal.

Good god....

I can't even imagine what goes through your head

You think 200 yards of offense will be enough to beat Toledo and SDSU?

They will be very different games, slow down man, remember how before the Nebraska game everyone was like, there defense sucks, well they didn't suck, they played a good game, teams progress and regress, the sdsu, wmu, and Toledo games will all be much different than Nebraska

(09-17-2017 10:32 AM)cosine4 Wrote:  QB - I agree about the Childers reps...I used to get mad when Lynch would come in for Harnish but I can't argue with that.

Secondary - They won this game, anything but an A is too little.

ST - They almost lost this game, C+ is to generous IMO.

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C+ is generous???? With the muffed punt (Embry's a backup) and missed field goal (hope Hagan pulls it together), it was at least a B effort. We blocked a field goal, and Matt Ference is a drastic change from Ambrose. He is the reason the defense was able to give up as many yards as they did (which wasn't a lot anyways). We had control of field position the entire game.

(09-17-2017 07:43 AM)scottiep12 Wrote:  Secondary-B+

Lurry gonna Lurry! Safety play was solid. Tackling could have been better and receivers were running open at times. Made big plays when we needed them.

ST-C+

Muffed punt inside the 10 and missed FG...and we somehow survived it! Pretty good in the kick coverage game.

Coaching-A

Game management, recruiting, Personnel decisions. Every coach can get scalped for some of that but st this level as long as kids are playing hard and competitive...dude is doing a good job.

For the most part I agreed with your analysis but:

Secondary A+ - You can't get a pick six and not get a A+. They played well in space and only had a few real lapses. Good pass defense and the safeties were poppin' them pads on run support.

Deeper breakdown of the Special Teams:
FG D (Maybe he figured it out but still missed)
FG Block team A- (blocked 1 of 2) Nice Job!
Punt & Kickoff Coverage B+/A-
Punting A
Kickoff Returns B+ No real opportunities but no mistakes either (Penalties etc)
Punt Returns C- Can't create a turnover like that and let them come back into the game

Coaching: A (Well prepared, well scouted and team won on the road).

I still question the clock management in Q4...Don't get why you're not running the play clock all the way down or forcing them to use their Time outs.

(09-17-2017 10:55 AM)YoungPup Wrote:  

(09-17-2017 10:32 AM)cosine4 Wrote:  QB - I agree about the Childers reps...I used to get mad when Lynch would come in for Harnish but I can't argue with that.

Secondary - They won this game, anything but an A is too little.

ST - They almost lost this game, C+ is to generous IMO.

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C+ is generous???? With the muffed punt (Embry's a backup) and missed field goal (hope Hagan pulls it together), it was at least a B effort. We blocked a field goal, and Matt Ference is a drastic change from Ambrose. He is the reason the defense was able to give up as many yards as they did (which wasn't a lot anyways). We had control of field position the entire game.

It is so nice having a good punter. C+ is fair given the punting, good kickoff coverage for the most part, and punt coverage. I would say C- or C with the fumbled punt and missed FG.