Nebraska 2018 Season Thread

[FearlessF]

and they were 4 jacking from 6 feet yesterday

[Entropy]

and they were 4 jacking from 6 feet yesterday

seems fair actually...  

[FearlessF]

not that I'd know anything about that........

[FearlessF]

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[Brutus Buckeye]

you might also be the only person to equate UNL's talent across the team (and at that point in a brand new system... 2nd game in...) with OSU's.... OSU at least had 3 QB's on the roster with scholarships.    UNL at had 1.  
But I'm sure you already knew that...  

Nope. 

[FearlessF]

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[Entropy]

Offensive comparison (2017 to 2018)

2017-18 Offensive Stats:
- Passing YPG: 277.5
- Rushing YPG: 107.5
- Total YPG: 385.0
*Total Offense: #87

2018-19 Offensive Stats:
- Passing YPG: 247.2
- Rushing YPG: 209.0
- Total YPG: 456.2
*Total Offense: #26



And I'd argue that the 2018 team played a tougher schedule than 2017....

[Entropy]

saw this on twitter..




offensively.... Troy stands out a bit, but that was also the game UNL played their #3 Walkon QB.     UNL obviously struggled @Michigan and also against MSU (combo weather and good defense as well)

[FearlessF]

last season's offense ran through a 5th year junior

this season a true frosh

[Honestbuckeye]

I think Frost will have this team in contention NEXT season.  Impressive improvement during the season and some good players coming back, plus some pretty good recruiting. Plus, that QB is for real.

[FearlessF]

contention for the WEST

[Hoss]

Its not going to be easy to replace Ozigbo. He turned out to be major surprise this year, and gained alot of yards- and first downs- after contact. Toughness at RB will have to come from a yet-unknown player, as will a complimentary threat at WR. None of the new kids we brought in this off-season showed up, except Kade Warner. That caught up with us at Iowa. 

That said, AMart is a great place to start. The only Nebraska player I can remember who even remotely approaches his combined ability to pass and run was Turner Gill. As a senior. I look forward to a wiser, and more physically mature, AMart in 2019. Hopefully he'll be a little more accustomed to throwing in cold weather too. 

Defense is where the greater concerns lie. IDK what we're going to do up front...its one those situations where the good news and bad news is that everybody is coming back. Deontre Thomas missed the year due to injury, and has shown flashes of high-level play. Damien Daniels is the NT we need, but can only play one quarter per game. Other than that, we know what we have and it ain't great. I don't see any miraculous improvement at the second level with what's on-hand either...Caleb Tannor is a redshirt with potential at OLB. The secondary could improve a good deal with Cam Jones and Deontai Williams moving into significant roles in their second year. 

Punting and placekicking will excel, and hopefully special teams will continue to improve to the point where they become a strength. 

Ohio State, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Iowa are at home. Games at Purdue and Maryland will be tough. Hope to see 8+ Ws. 

[FearlessF]

hopefully, the O-line improves.  This would help the lack of speedy, quick playmakers we were told had been brought in to turn over the offensive roster last fall

IF Damien Daniels can find conditioning and strength, while the Davis twins get bigger and stronger the D-line could show improvement.  Having a big guy like DaiShon Neal figure it out would be nice.

Frost says he's going to fix the problem of being smaller and weaker in the trenches.  I won't doubt him, but doing it by next season is a lot to hope for.

[Entropy]

7 or 8 wins is progress.