I just hope he doesn't set any records of note in Lincoln this Saturday
Really gonna miss him next season. Can't imagine any scenario where he comes back. Unless he's nuts.
I just hope he doesn't set any records of note in Lincoln this SaturdayYeah, it would be hard for him to fumble more than OU/Billy Sims' did in Lincoln in '78, but that'd be one I could live with.
Yeah, it would be hard for him to fumble more than OU/Billy Sims' did in Lincoln in '78, but that'd be one I could live with.(https://outalk.us/Smileys/default/banghead.gif)
check out what PJ Fleck has done in MinneapolisWait and see, maybe?
I doubt the Huskers will get back to 90's level, but you never know.Well nobody but 'Sker fans want to see that,The Horror,the Husker Prick Squad resurrection,next the Hurricanes will rise from the ashes also this is Old Testament fire and brimstone type crap,frogs,locusts,Fighting Bannana Slugs,SMU Mustangs,where will it end?Anyway I think Frost is the guy,it'll take a while,in the mean time there is a new health smoothie out called Shark Water - give it a shot
If the Gophers can get to 9-0 or 10-0, why couldn't Nebraska get to 10-0 or 11-0?
| #14 Wisconsin Badgers (4-2, 7-2) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-4, 4-5) |
| NOON - Lincoln, NE - BTN |
| In a moment of honesty, you know the Chicago offices would love for this to become the marquee game annually in the West Division race. For that to happen, the Huskers need to start winning some games. Wisconsin has won 6 in a row, and 7 of 8 overall in the series, with 5 of those 7 wins being by 3 scores, and three by over 30 points. You know what Wisconsin is by now, an efficient Jack Coan under center, and an elite rushing attack. But are they? The Badgers rank #23 nationally, at 5.1 ypc. That is certainly plenty good, but it also signifies a drop off over over a yard per carry from their 2018 mark. It was worth wondering whether the workload on Jonathan Taylor was starting to take its toll, after having three consecutive efforts of 3.1 ypc against Michigan State, 4.7 ypc against Illinois and 2.6 ypc against Ohio State. The Ohio State and Michigan State totals were the worst and third worst of his whole career. But then Taylor showed what puts him in the discussion with Travis Etienne of Clemson for best running back in the nation, going for over 8 ypc against Iowa. And Coan is efficient in the sense that he's leading the Big Ten in completion percentage, and has a strong 12:3 TD:INT ratio. But 7 of those touchdowns were thrown in their nonconference cupcake schedule. He has just 5 touchdown passes in 6 Big Ten games. He suffers from a lack of good red zone targets, and defenses know that. Of the 11 Big Ten teams with at least 15 red zone trips, only Iowa has a lower touchdown percentage. It's clear for Nebraska that Adrian Martinez is not 100%. How close is he? And how much is him simply not taking the sophomore step forward we all expected. There is zero hint from Scott Frost of going to Vedral or McCaffrey as the starter, so it seems like he is going to get every chance to play through it. The defense is just as bad as a year ago, and they are worst in the conference at 5.3 ypc allowed. Frost is struggling on that side of the ball to adjust from the move from the American to the Big Ten. At Central Florida he relied upon covering up a lot of holes with a super aggressive style, to generate sacks and turnovers, even if they weren't winning many 3rd downs. In the Big Ten, if you want to play that way, teams will just keep running it down your throat, and that's exactly what opponents have been doing. When teams are playing with a lead, they aren't going to make the types of mistakes that Nebraska's defense relies upon. The result is a defense where only Rutgers has forced fewwer turnovers. |
| WISCONSIN 34, NEBRASKA 17 |
Notre Dame's streak of 273 home sellouts is expected to end with Saturday's game against Navy, according to the school.Go, Middies!
The streak -- the second-longest active run to Nebraska's 373, according to the South Bend Tribune -- dates back to the final game of the 1973 season, when Notre Dame beat Air Force on Thanksgiving Day in a game that was moved from Saturday to accommodate an ABC telecast. Notre Dame Stadium then had a capacity of 59,075 and the turnstile count was 57,236. The current capacity is 77,622.
"Based on ticket sales through Wednesday, we do not anticipate sellouts for our games against Navy and Boston College [on Nov. 23]," Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said in a statement. "That this comes during a time of sustained success for our football program reflects both challenges impacting the ticket market nationwide and the unique dynamics of this year's schedule."
Swarbrick told the Tribune that holding three home games in November -- including a 21-20 win over Virginia Tech on Nov. 2 -- was a factor in the streak likely coming to an end.
Saturday's meeting will be the first time since 1978 that both Notre Dame (No. 16, CFP and AP) and Navy (No. 23 CFP, No. 21 AP) are ranked by The Associated Press.
Go, Middies!I generally root for Navy in 11 of 12 games per year.
I'm not an Irish-hater, but my default is to root for any service academy team unless there's a compelling reason to do otherwise.
It's a long time since SLA Marshall (*may have*) wanted an Army football player for tough missions.SLA Marshall was primarily a journalist I believe,much less a soldier.He was the one who stated something along the lines that only 15% of soldiers on the front fired their weapons.When 70% of Riflemen in the ETO were casualties alot of people called his work suspect
Bah humbug.
SLA Marshall was primarily a journalist I believe,much less a soldier.He was the one who stated something along the lines that only 15% of soldiers on the front fired their weapons.When 70% of Riflemen in the ETO were casualties alot of people called his work suspectTo be fair, I think he said that only a small percentage of soldiers on the front fired their weapons with the intent of killing (not that they didn't fire them at all). And his work was suspect. And the military converted from training on traditional targets to training with silhouetted targets to break down soldiers' hesitation to shoot at real people. To train effective soldiers, that was an improvement, regardless of the accuracy of SLA Marshall's work.
Damn it--I always mix up SLA and George Marshall--and it was George--the Chief of Staff--that allegedly said that of West Point footballers.There was a Great Man,had no intentions on blowing his own horn by writing his memoirs(Nimitz same thing) in deference to those who served/sacrificed.He simply authored the Marshall Plan and the rebuilding a ruined Europe perhaps even saving it from falling into Stalin's Soviet sphere
Unfair to George, for sure, to mix him up with SLA...
To be fair, I think he said that only a small percentage of soldiers on the front fired their weapons with the intent of killing (not that they didn't fire them at all). And his work was suspect. And the military converted from training on traditional targets to training with silhouetted targets to break down soldiers' hesitation to shoot at real people. To train effective soldiers, that was an improvement, regardless of the accuracy of SLA Marshall's work.For one man's well-researched opinion on the various impacts of the marksmanship training the Army implemented to fix the WWII problem, read David Grossman's On Killing: the Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society (https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Psychological-Cost-Learning-Society/dp/0316040932).
For one man's well-researched opinion on the various impacts of the marksmanship training the Army implemented to fix the WWII problem, read David Grossman's On Killing: the Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society (https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Psychological-Cost-Learning-Society/dp/0316040932).I have a first edition copy. Grossman was still on active duty and a speaker at my ROTC advanced course at Fort Lewis when he first published it. Inspirational guy--also did some sweet Australian rappelling for us.
It's been updated since I read it over 20 years ago...