After seeing Cody Greens debut as starting QB , not too bad !
Our line still cant run block , still wonder about our strength program ? Lots of freshmen and sophmores playing today !
But no doubt , the Cody Green era is here !
Congradulations to Shawn Watson and company for getting this young phenom a quick acclimation and getting him on the field his first year !
We still have a long ways to go this season , but some things are working out !
CONGRADULATIONS CODY GREEN !!!!

It may be a start for the cody green era, but this does not mean he is the starter VS OU or any other game for that matter. Although I hope it goes that way, there are no guarantees on this pathetic O Line. If we dont score 24 this week, it willl be another long afternoon

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Originally posted by corndogie  It may be a start for the cody green era, but this does not mean he is the starter VS OU or any other game for that matter. Although I hope it goes that way, there are no guarantees on this pathetic O Line. If we dont score 24 this week, it willl be another long afternoon

The greatest weakness on this team is the offensive line. Many people blame the offensive line on Cotton. Cotton being the o-line coach should be partly to blame however looking back as long as Watson has been the OC( callahan years included) we have never had a dominant or even very good o-line. Against Baylor they couldnt get a decent push all day. If ever you need a physical line its when you are hurt at running back. Mike Rozier would have trouble running with this line. Keep in mind they couldnt get a push against a team that was 100th against the run in the nation. During the aforementioned regime the o-line could hardly ever get us one yard when we truly needed it.

Nebraska managed just 273 yards of offense. Kent State racked up 424 yards in a loss to the Bears earlier this season. Most people are focusing on the qb situation but to me the o-line is by far our most glaring weekness.

I dint think you can blame Callahan (as much as I would like to) for our offensive struggles now though. Watson though is a whole different beast though. I think we are safe for awhile Watson shouldn't be bolting for a head coaching job anytime soon and if he does so be it.

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Originally posted by schuskerfan  The greatest weakness on this team is the offensive line. Many people blame the offensive line on Cotton. Cotton being the o-line coach should be partly to blame however looking back as long as Watson has been the OC( callahan years included) we have never had a dominant or even very good o-line. Against Baylor they couldnt get a decent push all day. If ever you need a physical line its when you are hurt at running back. Mike Rozier would have trouble running with this line. Keep in mind they couldnt get a push against a team that was 100th against the run in the nation. During the aforementioned regime the o-line could hardly ever get us one yard when we truly needed it.

Nebraska managed just 273 yards of offense. Kent State racked up 424 yards in a loss to the Bears earlier this season. Most people are focusing on the qb situation but to me the o-line is by far our most glaring weekness.

I dint think you can blame Callahan (as much as I would like to) for our offensive struggles now though. Watson though is a whole different beast though. I think we are safe for awhile Watson shouldn't be bolting for a head coaching job anytime soon and if he does so be it.

Hope you are right on all those points , and you are correct the O line and receivers are our weak link . I happen to think though that the strength program needs some looking at . You are correct that we havent had a strong offensive line for quite some time , why did we ever get away from Boyd Epleys strength programs , or was that secret just steroids ?
Wonder about Dobsons strength program ?

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Originally posted by corndogie  It may be a start for the cody green era, but this does not mean he is the starter VS OU or any other game for that matter. Although I hope it goes that way, there are no guarantees on this pathetic O Line. If we dont score 24 this week, it willl be another long afternoon

YUP !

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Originally posted by GooberKnows  Hope you are right on all those points , and you are correct the O line and receivers are our weak link . I happen to think though that the strength program needs some looking at . You are correct that we havent had a strong offensive line for quite some time , why did we ever get away from Boyd Epleys strength programs , or was that secret just steroids ?
Wonder about Dobsons strength program ?

I don't know about Dobsons strength program but common sense tells me the defense is strong. If the defense is so strong then why not the offense? I think you maybe need to blame the offensive coaches.

I also feel we need better play out of the recievers to open up the game some more for the runners. Even when the opposing team doesnt stack the box we cant get a good push. Maybe we are practicing too much on pass blocking and not enough on run blocking??????

Many times in life its best to specialize in one thing. I personally think Nebraska should specialize in smash mouth football for many logical reasons. When is the last time you went to your plumber for brain surgery?? Nebraska had many 9,10,11,12 wins seasons in a row specializing in running the football. It will still work just look at Georgia Tech they have half the talent we do and are 8-1 and ranked tenth. I can throw better than their qb( I have watched them I am not kidding).

Georgia tech beat Virginia Tech with 51 passing yards. If we could or would have run 1 yard we win that game.

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Originally posted by schuskerfan  The greatest weakness on this team is the offensive line. Many people blame the offensive line on Cotton. Cotton being the o-line coach should be partly to blame however looking back as long as Watson has been the OC( callahan years included) we have never had a dominant or even very good o-line. Against Baylor they couldnt get a decent push all day. If ever you need a physical line its when you are hurt at running back. Mike Rozier would have trouble running with this line. Keep in mind they couldnt get a push against a team that was 100th against the run in the nation. During the aforementioned regime the o-line could hardly ever get us one yard when we truly needed it.

Nebraska managed just 273 yards of offense. Kent State racked up 424 yards in a loss to the Bears earlier this season. Most people are focusing on the qb situation but to me the o-line is by far our most glaring weekness.

I dint think you can blame Callahan (as much as I would like to) for our offensive struggles now though. Watson though is a whole different beast though. I think we are safe for awhile Watson shouldn't be bolting for a head coaching job anytime soon and if he does so be it.

You do realize that the ofensive line was Callahan's speciality? And I could be wrong,but he was in charge(in some aspect) of coaching the O line when he was at NU. You really cant blame Watson for the O line problems, its the position coach that is in charge of getting the linemen to excute the right play/call, not Watson.

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Originally posted by BlackshirtfaninSCland  You do realize that the ofensive line was Callahan's speciality? And I could be wrong,but he was in charge(in some aspect) of coaching the O line when he was at NU. You really cant blame Watson for the O line problems, its the position coach that is in charge of getting the linemen to excute the right play/call, not Watson.

You can blame Cotton and Watson for the o-line play it is their responsibility. The play calling can also affect line play like when you have second/ third and short and you pass the ball this causes they lineman to loose confidence. You surely cant blame the strength coach just look what the defensive line is doing. Crick had 13 tackles and five sacks yesterday. He blew up Baylors offensive line every play. Callahan may be a good line coach but he was terrible as a head coach.

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Originally posted by schuskerfan  The greatest weakness on this team is the offensive line. Many people blame the offensive line on Cotton. Cotton being the o-line coach should be partly to blame however looking back as long as Watson has been the OC( callahan years included) we have never had a dominant or even very good o-line. Against Baylor they couldnt get a decent push all day. If ever you need a physical line its when you are hurt at running back. Mike Rozier would have trouble running with this line. Keep in mind they couldnt get a push against a team that was 100th against the run in the nation. During the aforementioned regime the o-line could hardly ever get us one yard when we truly needed it.

Nebraska managed just 273 yards of offense. Kent State racked up 424 yards in a loss to the Bears earlier this season. Most people are focusing on the qb situation but to me the o-line is by far our most glaring weekness.

I dint think you can blame Callahan (as much as I would like to) for our offensive struggles now though. Watson though is a whole different beast though. I think we are safe for awhile Watson shouldn't be bolting for a head coaching job anytime soon and if he does so be it.

First of all I hope Shawn stays , and secondly if he does not , he stays out of the Big 12 , but odds are it will be Big 12 . Question is who do you replace him with ? Everyone always has the "fire them" mentality without coming up with an answer ?
I would look to someone who can also recruit , and a fairly good name either in Texas , Florida or California , that has ties to those states and already knows high school contacts in those states. Remember what a boom Pettybone was to Osborne ? Of course he wasnt the OC but a great recruiter. Hey I KNOW Barry Switzer , SURE and we'll run the wishbone , YEAH ...... THATS THE TICKET ! Hey if Bill Snyder can still get it done , sure , Barry Switzer !
I still think the push on offense comes from the weight room , and schemes. Folks talk of smash mouth football , which used to mean fullback traps and such , but we are more suited to pass now , problem being talented receivers . We have some raw products at receiver , but now we have new guys throwing the ball in game situations too. Liked how Husker coaches started younger players this last game at Baylor. The idea now WCO is to have big O linemen who pass block , with speedy little receivers , running back types, to scat all over the field. Combine that with tight end screens and Cody Green able to run if everything else falls apart, might work pretty well.
Callahan is gone , time to forgive and forget. He made a good effort that fell short ( in 4 years ), just like the Fearless one. Everyone carps that I bring this up too much , however I just respond to comments I see here and in the press , I actually dont give a rats hiney to what BC is doing now. Blaming him now for our offenses poor play is ridiculous.
Anyway , this is about Cody Green and I hope he stays healthy and continues his good start. We need the rest of the offense to pick it up and help him out.