Week 14 v Cockeye (Friday, November 28 - 11:00am CBS): Game Notes, Depth Chart, etc…

[Boondock_St_Sker]

There was. Apathy already starting to set in?

Rhule respects all of Cockeye coaches and feels like the team will be ready on the short week…we’re so back!?!

 

[Sous Chef]

Rhule respects all of Cockeye coaches and feels like the team will be ready on the short week…we’re so back!?!

You left out the part where he blamed the players for the loss.

 

[TalaricoHusker]

You left out the part where he blamed the players for the loss.

Well the players should be held accountable the coaches can’t go out there and run the plays for them come on. It falls on both coaches and players

 

[Blakejc]

Rhule respects all of Cockeye coaches and feels like the team will be ready on the short week…we’re so back!?!

Wish we had a media that would follow up on the jewels that Rhule willingly solicits. He tells everyone there was a missed assignment in each one of the first 8 defensive plays. Pretty damning thing to openly say, yet no one asks a follow up to that. No digging deeper as to how it happened, why after a bye week that happened, what can be done to fix it, etc.

 

[Sous Chef]

Well the players should be held accountable the coaches can’t go out there and run the plays for them come on. It falls on both coaches and players

Keep in mind these are pretty much the exact words used to defend the job Foley was perpetrating. "we don't coach them to suck" One year later I'd say well, maybe not on purpose.

 

[MaxHuskers34]

Where at in QC?

Bettendorf

 

[vailhusker]

 

[vailhusker]

 

[Boondock_St_Sker]

Rinse, wash, repeat...but hey, win at home against Cockeye and all is forgiven?

Good for Ek btw...he deserves a raise!!

 

[vailhusker]

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

Would have loved to see EJ get some love here but can’t argue with any of those guys picked ahead of him

 

[Jim14510]

Bettendorf

Apologies for having to grow up in Davenport. I had some cousins there.

 

[Cornicator]

Would have loved to see EJ get some love here but can’t argue with any of those guys picked ahead of him

If you look at the 10 semifinalists, I bet he probably came in 4th or 5th in the selections.

 

[Irv]

First heisman-winning RB to fail to make final of Walker award?

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

Would have loved to see EJ get some love here but can’t argue with any of those guys picked ahead of him

From a statistical perspective, EJ is noticeably above Lacy in almost every category. He probably wasn't gonna beat out those other guys unless he went off for 300 against Cockeye, though.

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

From a statistical perspective, EJ is noticeably above Lacy in almost every category. He probably wasn't gonna beat out those other guys unless he went off for 300 against Cockeye, though.

Lacy had more TDs by a decent amount and is on a 10-1 team

 

[SoCal_Corn]

 

[Cornicator]

Anybody want to discuss the Cockeye game? Let me start by saying, I can understand why anyone is down on the Huskers after that pathetic Penn State performance. But the team has shown some resiliency a couple of times this season following losses. I think they will bounce back this week and be ready to play. Will it be good enough to get a win? Maybe, maybe not. Cockeye is favored for a reason. However, the only time Nebraska has beaten Cockeye the last few years is as an underdog.

But, I've gotten the sense from Husker fans over the last month that people think this Cockeye team is good. Cockeye is actually worse in nearly every offensive statistical category, when compared to last season. The 2025 Hawks are scoring fewer points. They are running for less yards. They are even passing for fewer yards despite the presence of Gronowski. They actually had the schedule of a lifetime this season. Cockeye is the first Big Ten team ever to only play 2 road games in 2 full months of the Big Ten season. In this current Big Ten, when teams are racking up thousands of travel miles, Cockeye only had 1 trip longer than 1 hour prior to November.

What were those two Cockeye Big Ten games from September 7th through November 8th?

@ Rutgers
@ Wisconsin

Both those teams aren't going bowling this season.


And I've heard a lot of people prop up this Cockeye team because they played Indiana and Oregon tough in Cockeye City. Going back the last 10 seasons, Cockeye has only lost 4 home games by more than 8 points:

And two of those 4 losses were to Michigan in 2022 and 2023. That includes a Final Four team and a National Champion who were forced to play at Cockeye in back to back seasons due to the dumb Big Ten scheduling changes. The other losses were to Wisconsin in 2018 and a very surprising Purdue upset in 2021.

During that same 10 year timespan, Cockeye beat the following top 10 teams in Cockeye City:
#5 Ohio State - by 30 points in 2017.
#3 Michigan - by 1 point in 2016

I bring all this up to point out that Cockeye always plays great at home. They don't always win at home, but they also don't get blown out at home. When the Cockeyes go on the road or play in a bowl game vs top 15 teams, they usually get their asses kicked.

Now, do I think Cockeye will try to run the football 40 times vs. Nebraska? You bet your ass I do. I also assume they will sprinkle in 1 or 2 play action shots downfield to spark a big play. I won't be surprised at all If Cockeye runs the football for 200+ yards.

But can Cockeye actually win a game without their punt and kick returner, Wetjen, returning a punt or kick for a TD? What happens if Archie doesn't punt the ball to him? And what happens if Nebraska doesn't kick it to him?

 

[Blbmeb]

I’ll give Butler credit. He pretty much came out and said we need better players on the D line without saying it out loud.

 

[WillBoltsBurner]

I’ll give Butler credit. He pretty much came out and said we need better players on the D line without saying it out loud.

Is it just me or does he have a very punchable face/personality? There's something about him that I've never liked.