Nebraska (0-1, 0-1) at Minnesota (1-0, 1-0) Postgame

[847badgerfan]

I don't think there will be a lot of scoring. I give a slight edge to Minnesota at QB. Minnesota running game has a performer in Sean Tyler. It seems Minnesota's O-Line will be work-in-progress. Minnesota does not have a ton of experience in the O-Line. Nebraska has a ton of experience on the O-Line, but the o-line had a lot of shortcomings. Improvement should be in store at O-Line for Nebraska.  In 2022 it was Minnesota 20 - Nebraska 13. In tonight's contest, it will be:

Gophers 24 - Cornhuskers 17

Yep.

[FearlessF]

more FGs

yup

[847badgerfan]

I watched the whole time. Not easy on the eyes at all.

[FearlessF]

West game

more often than not, they are UGLY

unless you're a big fan of defense

I don't think those defenses are THAT good

[Mdot21]

West game

more often than not, they are UGLY

unless you're a big fan of defense

I don't think those defenses are THAT good

a lot of it was just bad offensive lines and bad QBs to be honest. Neither OL looked great and both QBs struggled. The Greek QB for Minny has a wet noodle arm and Jeff Sims is just bad at throwing the ball man- stare down his 1st read machine who forces balls into coverage and throws them right to defenders. All 3 of those INTs were really bad.

[GopherRock]

It was tough to watch in person, too. But the weather was gorgeous and the crowd was having a lot of fun. 

Gopher OL had plenty of questions too, after losing all-everything C John Michael Schmitz. No running game isn't going to play well in this division. Athan looked like a sophomore out there, but he got it done when he had to. 

Defense played very well, but they need to work the tackling dummies hard this week. First man missed a lot of tackles that turned losses or short gains into big gains. 

Tyler Nubin won't last long on the NFL draft board next spring. 

This Gopher team may be green, but they've got grit aplenty. Teams under previous administration's would have folded like a cheap suit after that goofy-ass busted trick play. But despite playing like trash for 56 minutes, they figure out a way to get it done down the stretch. And that's something you can't teach. 

[Mdot21]

It was tough to watch in person, too. But the weather was gorgeous and the crowd was having a lot of fun.

Gopher OL had plenty of questions too, after losing all-everything C John Michael Schmitz. No running game isn't going to play well in this division. Athan looked like a sophomore out there, but he got it done when he had to.

Defense played very well, but they need to work the tackling dummies hard this week. First man missed a lot of tackles that turned losses or short gains into big gains.

Tyler Nubin won't last long on the NFL draft board next spring.

This Gopher team may be green, but they've got grit aplenty. Teams under previous administration's would have folded like a cheap suit after that goofy-ass busted trick play. But despite playing like trash for 56 minutes, they figure out a way to get it done down the stretch. And that's something you can't teach.

he's already being mocked in 1st and 2nd rd, pretty safe bet to be a top 2 rd guy if he just keeps it up 

[847badgerfan]

It was tough to watch in person, too. But the weather was gorgeous and the crowd was having a lot of fun.

Gopher OL had plenty of questions too, after losing all-everything C John Michael Schmitz. No running game isn't going to play well in this division. Athan looked like a sophomore out there, but he got it done when he had to.

Defense played very well, but they need to work the tackling dummies hard this week. First man missed a lot of tackles that turned losses or short gains into big gains.

Tyler Nubin won't last long on the NFL draft board next spring.

This Gopher team may be green, but they've got grit aplenty. Teams under previous administration's would have folded like a cheap suit after that goofy-ass busted trick play. But despite playing like trash for 56 minutes, they figure out a way to get it done down the stretch. And that's something you can't teach.

To me it felt more like UNL managed to grab defeat from the jaws of victory. Lather, rinse, repeat. Frost could have accomplished the same thing.

[Mdot21]

To me it felt more like UNL managed to grab defeat from the jaws of victory. Lather, rinse, repeat. Frost could have accomplished the same thing.

Idk. I felt Nebraska was pretty fortunate to even be up that game....that broken trick play for a TD was a FLUKE if I've ever seen one. Outside of that, Nebraska did a whole lot of BAD on offense. I give Minnesota A LOT of credit for holding strong on D and causing that fumble which helped get them back in it late- but as far as the 3 INTs go- it's not like Minnesota D was making insane plays on the ball to intercept Sims. He kept staring down his first read, forcing balls into double coverage, and throwing it right to Minnesota. Three times. I blame Rhule for even letting the kid throw it. Should've ran triple option and ran Sims 30 times that game and let him throw only 4 or 5 and they might've actually won.

[Hawkinole]

Nebraska brought itself up to a new level on defense. I think that is important going forward. 

Either team could have won that game, but crucial mistakes were made by Nebraska down the stretch. The QB has talent, but he's sort of like Adrian Martinez who would make so many great plays, and just enough bad plays, to doom them.

[FearlessF]

a lot of it was just bad offensive lines and bad QBs to be honest. Neither OL looked great and both QBs struggled. The Greek QB for Minny has a wet noodle arm and Jeff Sims is just bad at throwing the ball man- stare down his 1st read machine who forces balls into coverage and throws them right to defenders. All 3 of those INTs were really bad.

To me it felt more like UNL managed to grab defeat from the jaws of victory. Lather, rinse, repeat. Frost could have accomplished the same thing.

ED Zachery!!

[FearlessF]

But despite playing like trash for 56 minutes,

were you still tailgating halfway into the 2nd quarter?
Gophers dominated the first 20 minutes of the game

Huskers ran 6 plays

[MarqHusker]

I watched the first half.  Had things to do in 2ndhalf.     No playmakers for Nebraska and ghastly turnovers.  

[GopherRock]

To me it felt more like UNL managed to grab defeat from the jaws of victory. Lather, rinse, repeat. Frost could have accomplished the same thing.

Oh, no doubt about that. There were enough stupid mistakes, turnovers, and pre-snap penalties to feel this way. 

But it takes two to tango, and just because the door is open doesn't mean someone is ready to run through it. The Gophers were last night. I once watched #1 USC serve Washington fumbles, turnovers, and 100+ yards of late hit penalties on Jake Locker, and that Husky team wouldn't take advantage of any of them.