Nebraska...not feeling Frosty anymore

[THE_WIZARD_]

shaddup

[Rocky Bleier]

So now breaking the plane of the goal line with possesion of the ball is not a TD? Charmed season for Nowledge, for sure.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Of course it is. The covering official missed the call but it was bang bang. In real time it looked like a fumble. Bad break for the Pedophiles.

Whoops.

[Rocky Bleier]

But on replay it was obvious the kid had the ball well over the line. May as well do away with replay as the call is often still wrong after review. Personally, I think a player needs to do more than break the plane of the goal line, i.e., I believe that's a fumble, except it isn't by current rules.

[WM Wolverine]

In real time, it's difficult to make that call which is why you have instant replay to get the call correct.

[Rocky Bleier]

Uh huh. But, as I said, they still got it wrong. All this over-officiating is a joke.

[THE_WIZARD_]

I don't think the question is whether the ball broke the plane...it did...it was whether the ball was in control when it did. I think that is why they did not overturn. Didn't have 100% certainty (indisputable video evidence) on that issue. Like I said it was much more likely he did have control and broke the plane...but...

Sorry PSU. Now you know how we felt in 1982...except you fucked us out of an MNC with your bullshit. That was in the final seconds. There was 5 minutes left in this and you got the ball 3 more times after that. STFU.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Technically it was under-officiating...overturning a call would be over-officiating...

[THE_WIZARD_]

If you want to see an example of over-officiating...rewatch the NU-MSU game from this year...they over officiated all game long...fucked NU early and fucked MSU late. Shit happens. Sometimes you are the fucker and sometimes you are the fuckee.

OK that sounded weird. Sorry. Too much coffee.

[Paul L]

In real time, it's difficult to make that call which is why you have instant replay to get the call correct.

Exactly. Much like you don't blow the play dead if there's the possibility of a fumble or arm going forward when passing.

Let review make the right call, and they failed miserably yesterday, among countless other situations mentioned here.

[entropy]

Huskers WRs are 'perimeter warriors'
Nov 14, 2012 11:00 AM
By Brian Bennett

Whenever wide receiver recruits visit Nebraska, Kenny Bell doesn't try to sugarcoat the truth.

"I tell them, 'If you want to jog around and only work when routes are being run, then don't come here,'" Bell told ESPN.com. "'We only care about winning football games, and the best way to do that is by having a strong running game.'"

Nebraska might be the school of Johnny Rodgers and Irving Fryar, but for decades the first job of any Cornhuskers wide receiver has been to block. It's no coincidence that the team's current wide receiver coach, Rich Fisher, was a former star linebacker at Colorado. In the receivers' meeting room, Bell said, the stats that are featured on the walls relay which player has the most successful blocks and the most knockdowns.

"We don't care about yards after catch or receiving yards or receiving touchdowns," Bell said. "That's definitely at the bottom of our priority list. Coach Fisher always talks about being perimeter warriors, about wreaking havoc out there."

The receiving corps' ability to clear traffic on the outside is an underrated reason why Nebraska leads the Big Ten and ranks among the nation's best in rushing yards, at 269.3 per game. When Taylor Martinez or Ameer Abdullah turns the corner, they often have an open lane.

That's nothing new for the Huskers. What's different this year is that those receivers aren't just good blockers. They're also highly productive in the passing game.

Bell leads the way with 35 catches for 653 yards, which already ranks as the ninth-most receiving yards in team history. Quincy Enunwa, known as the most physical of the wideouts, has had some big moments himself, including a 110-yard game at Northwestern. Jamal Turner has come on of late, catching the game-winning touchdown at Michigan State and adding another score last week against Penn State. Ben Cotton and Kyler Reed have added playmaking ability at tight end; Reed hauled in a crucial 56-yard third-down catch late in last week's win.

"Every one of the skill players at Nebraska can take it the distance when they touch the football," Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. "That's pretty scary."

Last season, the Huskers' passing game was inconsistent as the receivers struggled with drops and Martinez reverted to some bad habits. Both Martinez and his wideouts have made great strides this season, turning Nebraska's offense into a truly balanced attack.

"They've given us a lot of big plays," head coach Bo Pelini said. "I think they've steadily improved as the season has gone on. … We play a lot of guys at the receiver position, and they've responded well and I think they complement each other."

Playing receiver in Lincoln is not easy. You have to be in good enough shape to line up repeatedly in the Huskers' hurry-up style, and strong enough to battle cornerbacks and safeties at the line of scrimmage. Enunwa, at 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, relishes the challenge.

"When you're a big guy and you see those DBs who are much smaller, you have to take advantage of that," he said. "Then we get into the passing game, they're already worn out and we're running past them and getting touchdowns, so it just helps so much."

Offensive coordinator Tim Beck says he asks a lot of his wideouts, and several plays demand that a single receiver blocks two defenders. Bell took that to an extreme in the Michigan State game, disrupting four different Michigan State defenders to help spring a 71-yard touchdown run by Martinez.

"I knew I was going to get at least two, and I just got lucky with the other two guys who were flowing to the play," Bell says. "There wasn't too much praise that went around. I did my job. That's how we're coached."

It takes some coaching to get receivers prepared for Nebraska's style, as many wideouts don't do a lot of run blocking in high school. Divas need not apply. The program has not produced too many true star receivers over the years, and has never had a player post 1,000 yards receiving in a season. Heisman winner Rodgers holds the team record at 942 yards in 1972.

Running backs, mobile quarterbacks, the Blackshirts defense and even the offensive line are far more illustrious positions in Huskers history than receiver. Enunwa said he didn't know much about the history of the position group when Nebraska recruited him out of California.

"When I looked them up more, it was all about blocking more than it was passing," the junior said. "This year, we worked on making both those things big."

So far so good for the Cornhuskers' perimeter warriors.

[entropy]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20121114/HUSKERS/711149881/1002#cook-signs-six-future-huskers

Volleyball news..

[entropy]

Definitely a rebuilding year for basketball...

[WM Wolverine]

You guys have a lot of those?

[entropy]

let's just say, while the team looks better coached, there is less talent than last year.

we're judging a curve here..