Whipple/Busch Tuesday Presser

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Quick hits from Bill Busch Rutgers presser​

Steve Marik • InsideNebraska
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Thanks in part to a strong performance from interim defensive coordinator Bill Busch's unit, Nebraska picked up a home win over the Indiana Hoosiers last Saturday night.

The Husker defense held Indiana to 290 total yards and just 67 rushing yards on 2.9 yards per carry while shutting out the Hoosiers in the second half. The fourth quarter is really where Nebraska came alive, holding Indiana to five total yards in those 15 minutes to seal the win.
Busch met with the media on Tuesday at Memorial Stadium. Here are some quick hits from what he said:

>> Like he did against Indiana, Busch will be on the sideline calling the defense at Rutgers. The coach thought it worked well to talk to players and other coaches face-to-face.

>> Busch said the team went through "competition Tuesday" at practice. There were ones vs. ones with competition being the main goal. That's important, Busch said, because Friday night's game against Rutgers will be a "big man's fight."
What is a big man's fight, according to Busch?
"I know their staff well enough. I know their coach (Greg Schiano) well enough," Busch said. "He's all about toughness, which everyone says. But you see it on film. Everybody says, 'You have to be the toughest team on film' but when you turn their (Rutgers) film on, that's who they are."
Busch said he's impressed with the Scarlet Knights' offensive line, which is "big, thick, physical" and paves the way for power runs and runs from Wildcat formations. Busch said Rutgers ran the ball downhill last week in the second half against Ohio State.

>> Malcolm Hartzog made his first career start at corner against Indiana. The true freshman finished with one pass breakup and returned Chris Kolarevic's punt block 30 yards for a touchdown.
"One thing about Malcolm, the number one thing is nothing is too big for him," Busch said. "There wasn't a moment ever where we thought going into the game, like, 'Do we need to do this, maybe let him sit for a series, ease him in?' No, it was, 'Go ahead and go."

>> Busch said he had two goals for the game against Indiana.
One was to get lined up and play fast. The coach said he was pleased with the way his defenders quickly lined up. He didn't remember a single play from a Husker who wasn't in position and ready for the snap.
The second goal was to get the calls in on time. Chalk that up as a win, too.
"Early in the game, we just went same-same a lot," Busch said. "So whatever the call was before, we called the same call again. And I think that gave the kids a chance to breathe and get lined up. The panic would always come if you're ever looking over to get a call, and guess what's going on over here — they're lining up. So that was a part to try to get faster on."

>> Busch said he was speaking with Big Ten Network analyst Matt Millen on Friday, and the topic of Ty Robinson came up. Millen said Robinson has an NFL body and talent, but "there's probably more in him."
Busch then brought that comment to Robinson himself, because Busch agreed.
"I go, 'He's right. There's more in you,'" Busch said of his discussion with Robinson. "And he had more in him on Saturday. He always plays hard, that's not an issue. But he made more plays."
Busch said Robinson had helped him from transitioning from special teams coordinator to defensive coordinator.
"Ty has been one of the reasons that myself, being able to transition to this role, has been doable, because of Ty, because he has been a leader," Busch said. "He's taking coaching, he's not he's not a palms-up guy. And he's just all-in, so that's helped us a lot."

>> Busch gave credit for the blocked punt to interim special teams coordinator Joey Connors.
"I'm still heavily involved with him discussing things with him to help him behind the scenes, but he runs that part of it," Busch said. "But it was a textbook play of how to block a punt and how to scoop and score like that."
Busch went on to say he believes if a team blocks a punt in a game, that team is winning 90 percent of the time. Nebraska has two blocked punts this season, and have won both.

>> Busch was asked why it looked like the defense was playing harder than in previous games. According to Busch, he thinks the fact the defense was coming off a bye week helped. It gave the players a break and was an opportunity to forget how the Oklahoma game went.
"I think they felt really, really good about what we were doing every time," Busch said of the defense. "...They were so dialed into the calls and what we were doing and getting lined up, it just kind of puts you at ease, and they just wanted to play. So I think they were just very, very relaxed.
"And we just need to stay on top of that and keep that going for us, and I know they will. They'll play really hard."

InsideNebraska - Quick hits from Bill Busch Rutgers presser

Nebraska interim defensive coordinator Bill Busch met with the media on Tuesday ahead of Friday's game at Rutgers.

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Quick hits from Mark Whipple Rutgers presser​

Zack Carpenter • InsideNebraska
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Nebraska is set for another Big Ten battle this week as the Huskers travel to face Rutgers on Friday night in Piscataway, N.J.
Mickey Joseph and a few players met with the media on Monday, and on Tuesday Bill Busch and Mark Whipple held press conferences.
Check out what Busch had to say here, and read below for a rundown of the key talking points from the Whipple presser:

>> The last time the Huskers defeated two straight Big Ten opponents was Nov. 10 and 17 in 2018 when they beat Illinois and Michigan State in back-to-back weekends. That's the latest drought that Nebraska is looking to end against Rutgers in what Whipple says will be "hostile territory."

>> Whipple, though, says that he has seen some "focused guys" at practice this week and there have been some adjustments for him to make as he gets used to this group's mentality: "It just takes time. I haven't been here. I haven't been with these guys."

>> Trey Palmer had a career-high 157 yards receiving and a touchdown on eight catches against Indiana. Palmer has continued to evolve as a receiver since getting to Lincoln, and Whipple said that Palmer is "pretty good" and "fun to be around" and "unselfish."

>> Whipple talked about the fact that Palmer's night could have been even bigger, but he thought there were some defensive pass interference penalties that weren't called when Palmer was being covered.

>> Nebraska has scored an opening-drive touchdown in four of five games this season, in addition to scoring a touchdown during its opening drive to start a half in six out of 10 halves.

>> It has frustrated Whipple to see the offense then drop off after those drives: "They come out and score, and then they just act like everything is OK. ... No disrespect to our defense, but we don't have the '86 Bears defense. Your job (the offense) is to score touchdowns."

>> On the incident in which he was yelling at Casey Thompson, Whipple said that he felt Thompson missed a potential touchdown pass on that play by not letting the ball rip. Whipple said that he was frustrated not just with Thompson but with the entire offense as well: “Can’t miss those opportunities so I took my frustration out on him. But I’ve gotta coach him better. I’ll point the finger at myself. ... My frustration was taken out on Casey, but he knows I love him. … And he responded. Casey's one of our better players."

>> Whipple said that he and Thompson talked on Monday and that their are both good and have a mutual understanding of what went wrong and why Whipple got angry with him.

>> When it comes to frustrations with the offense, Whipple said: My expectations are higher than our guys have played at times and that’s frustrating."

>> Whipple has been pretty calm and collected throughout most of fall camp and the first part of the season. But he said that's not his typical M.O. and that he usually is a bit more hard-edged in the athletics facilities, at practice and during games: “My history, when I walk around being a nice guy, it doesn’t work out as well. … When I walk around like I’ve got something up my rear end, guys seem to play better.”

>> Whipple: "I told the guys they’re in first place in the Big Ten West. ... But It’s not a pat on your back ... to be in first place in the West after five games."

>> Whipple: “Numbers are numbers. You play the schedule ahead of you. … If you win the West, you play in Indianapolis.”

>> Whipple was refreshingly honest in regard to the team's success and his own future with the Huskers: “I’m a realist. If we don’t get there (keep winning), I’m not gonna be here anyway.”

InsideNebraska - Quick hits from Mark Whipple Rutgers presser

Some of the key takeaways as Mark Whipple met with the media on Tuesday to preview the Huskers' game against Rutgers.

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[Baron Winnebago]

I don't know how long Mickey, Busch, and Whipple were be here, but man they're a fun bunch in presser

 

[slattimer]

So, Whip basically confirmed they're done unless they win the West....

 

[ChocaEgg]

So, Whip basically confirmed they're done unless they win the West....

I'd think that Mickey and Busch are the only ones with a shot to be kept on. A new HC is going to want his own OC for sure.

 

[ChocaEgg]

Whip is just suggesting that Mickey would have the interim tag removed if they win the West, IMO

 

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Noah Vedral in his eleventh year of cfb

 

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Wasn't sure where else to put this but pretty sweet video

 

[Kaladin]

Wasn't sure where else to put this but pretty sweet video

Awesome video

 

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Whipple knocked it out of the park with his presser.

 

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Wasn't sure where else to put this but pretty sweet video

That’s badass

 

[Huskerbuck85]

Awesome video

Cool moment for Coach

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Idk where this goes.

 

[Jim14510]

Idk where this goes.

Impossible not to like the guy.

 

[Kaladin]

Impossible not to like the guy.

I wonder what Mickey could do on the recruiting trail if he was head coach for a few years