What’s Wrong With Nebraska Football?
Another game, another terrible ‘beat yourself’ finish. These “end of game”, “end of season”, “end of bowl games” meltdowns have to stop. This IS NOT Nebraska football. The lack of execution, penalties, and best players playing their worst game – missed field goal, Dennard getting ejected, etc has got to end! I’m tired of the coaches (obviously) answers like, “it makes you want to throw up”, when asked by a member of the media what happened. The fans can throw up. Coaches are paid to prevent fans from throwing up! That tells me the coaches don’t know how to fix it.
I’m also sick and tired of Pelini’s pat comment “…we’ll be OK…” every time a sportscaster asks him what does his team need to do to… (you fill in the blank).
As a Husker fan I DO expect more! Much more!!! I’ve followed the Huskers as close as anyone and longer than most having sat in the Knot Hole Section in my Boy Scout uniform during Devaney’s first year to sitting in the press box with my dad (Bill Wood) and Dick Perry through most of the 70’s.
I’ve come to the realization that there is a direct correlation between Pelini’s eruptions of negative emotions and his team laying an egg shortly after those eruptions. Am I wrong?
I’ve decided that Bo can’t control his emotions when the going gets tough. He is a good coach. He is a good coach when things are going is way. He isn’t a good coach when things are going against his team. Given time, he’ll channel those emotions to be ALWAYS positive. I haven’t seen ANY progress in this area in 4 years.
The question for Nebraska fans is, “do we give Bo time to develop his skills at Nebraska or somewhere else?
On another note: What has the coaching staff done to Taylor Martinez? They have taken an outstanding running QB that couldn’t throw and have made him into a QB that can’t run or throw. In his freshman year, Martinez punished people that tried to tackle him. This year, just before he gets hit, he slows down and braces for the impact. That, football fans, is going to get T-Magic hurt – and hurt bad.
Some will say the coaches were protecting him this year because there was no backup. Maybe true. But how many playing minutes did the backup QBs get this year? Not nearly enough — there still isn’t a backup for next season.
What were they saving Martinez for in the bowl game when you have months and months to heal? I’m afraid they’ve damaged the kid’s mental toughness. I just wonder if it is permanent? A bloody shame if it is…
Drink one for me,
Woody
