Someone please tell me why I should believe that Butler will be a good DC

[Sous Chef]

Both sides have coaches. Both sides try to disguise what they are doing and make last second changes based on what they think the other side intends to do. So, I guess that you could say it's always Butler's fault if you believe he knows with certainty what the other team will run in advance every play.

I think most of us knew Gumby was going to pull it and run at every opportunity.

 

[jaihawk]

I know our schedule hasn’t been difficult, but #13 in total defense is solid

Does that put us in nude pictures of some poster's wife? Asking for a friend

 

[V-Doub]

I’m really starting to believe that if we get JoBu the players he can not only be a very good DC, but potentially elite. Like top 10 nationally in relevant statistical categories. I’m not quite there yet, but damn I’d like to see what he can do with an elite DL. 🙏🏻😍🙏🏻

 

[V-Doub]

Weakness upfront was quite evident against Cincinnati, but we lost a ton up front and our front four has gotten somewhat better as the year progressed. We're nowhere near dominant, but we've played good enough defensively to be 9-1. Our offensive game plans have been far more disappointing.

^This^ With either (dealer’s choice) an elite OL or an elite DL we’re probably 9-1. With both… 👀

 

[Flabio]

Ah so more of a JoBu problem eh

Or LB coach who is 30

 

[herbsinator]

^This^ With either (dealer’s choice) an elite OL or an elite DL we’re probably 9-1. With both… 👀

I agree, but you could probably say the same thing about a lot of teams lol

 

[V-Doub]

A lot of times a LB assignment is to drop back in coverage.

It’s really hard to play LB (stopping the run) when your dline can’t eat blocks and you have 300Ib offensive lineman on you instantly. Our LBs aren’t perfect by any means, there’s been bad angles, wrong gaps, bad reads etc… But I’d sure like to see what it looks like with a dominant DL. Might totally change people’s opinion on our LB play.

 

[V-Doub]

I agree, but you could probably say the same thing about a lot of teams lol

Some teams yes, others no. Cockeye and Wisconsin have had elite offensive and defensive lines for the last 15-20 years. And neither had an elite TEAM any of those years. So, it’s not as black and white as that IMO.

 

[redzoner]

• After limiting UCLA to 348 yards, Nebraska has held each of its first 10 opponents to fewer than 400 total yards. The last time the Huskers held their first 10 opponents to fewer than 400 total yards was 2009 (first 11 opponents).

 

[Baron Winnebago]

It’s really hard to play LB (stopping the run) when your dline can’t eat blocks and you have 300Ib offensive lineman on you instantly. Our LBs aren’t perfect by any means, there’s been bad angles, wrong gaps, bad reads etc… But I’d sure like to see what it looks like with a dominant DL. Might totally change people’s opinion on our LB play.

Watching highlights from last night and not tackling Nico was definitely a team effort

 

[herbsinator]

Some teams yes, others no. Cockeye and Wisconsin have had elite offensive and defensive lines for the last 15-20 years. And neither had an elite TEAM any of those years. So, it’s not as black and white as that IMO.

Note that I didn’t say ALL teams

 

[Baron Winnebago]

• After limiting UCLA to 348 yards, Nebraska has held each of its first 10 opponents to fewer than 400 total yards. The last time the Huskers held their first 10 opponents to fewer than 400 total yards was 2009 (first 11 opponents).

Was that defense good back in 2009?

 

[V-Doub]

Watching highlights from last night and not tackling Nico was definitely a team effort

For sure, but impact of QB scrambles are hard to quantify and even more difficult to coach against with any consistent formulaic method. A quarterback who’s a good scrambler/runner can make the best defenses look silly, undisciplined and out of position at times. We were within inches of getting Nico about 5-6 times and he just slipped away and made a play.

Think about how shitty UCLA would be without Nico 😳

 

[vailhusker]

Nico was a 5-Star so obviously skilled. Just wasn't a good fit with what Tennessee wanted to do, hence the transfer.

 

[Cash68847]

Nico was a 5-Star so obviously skilled. Just wasn't a good fit with what Tennessee wanted to do, hence the transfer.

It wasn’t so much about the fit, but the way Nico and his family tried holding them hostage for a lot more money, so Tennessee said fuck off.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

It wasn’t so much about the fit, but the way Nico and his family tried holding them hostage for a lot more money, so Tennessee said fuck off.

Yeah classic overplaying your hand. If he's as good as he thinks he is, he wouldn't be that worried about NIL because he'd be staring a fat rookie deal in the face, but now he's poorer on a shittier team and probably coming back for another year of playing school

 

[V-Doub]

Nico was a 5-Star so obviously skilled. Wasn't a good fit with what Tennessee wanted to do, hence the transfer.

Well, to be somewhat historically accurate, off the top of my head…

Nico had agreed to something around 1.5 million with Tennessee. Then during spring practice he decided (at the behest of his dad/agent, same person) to demand something around 4 million. Tennessee said no, some rumored they came back with a 1.9 million offer. Either way, Nico decided “hold out” and not attend practice or answer phone calls from his coaches.

So Heupal cut his ass and put him in the portal. Boom bitch! Nico ended up taking his best offer after that which was $800k from UCLA.

Side note: Tennessee went to the playoffs with Nico as true freshman. They won’t go to the playoffs this year, without Nico.

 

[vailhusker]

It wasn’t so much about the fit, but the way Nico and his family tried holding them hostage for a lot more money, so Tennessee said fuck off.

Yeah, I forgot about all that. I was just going off of what Tim said recently in his preview of the game. But still a skilled player nevertheless.

 

[V-Doub]

Yeah, I forgot about all that. I was just going off of what Tim said recently in his preview of the game. But still a skilled player nevertheless.

Tim, as per usual, was drunk AF

 

[BradWesley]

Tim, as per usual, was drunk AF

Tim who?