Life in the Red Group

Posted by: rluben on November 6, 2009 8:13AM CST BAM!! Lucky Charms

Posted by: rluben on November 6, 2009 8:16AM CST I'd like to see those guys start taking advantage of more of the opportunities that come their way, mmmm.... like catching the ball for starters. Blocking better downdfield, although at times they have been pretty good at that phase of the game, just want to see it on every run play. And can someone give me a dang crackback block that gets replayed on youtube a million times in the next ten yrs. Is that too much to ask?

Posted by: drivebyposter on November 6, 2009 8:23AM CST Lubs, And your prediction ia what? I still think the "wild corncat" is a scheme they should start out with. Corncats are a mean breed

Posted by: rluben on November 6, 2009 8:39AM CST I'm thinking I might go with NU-24 OU-17 My koolaid is pretty strong. Besides I gave Wats some more plays this week, so I'm feeling good about our run game and play actions.

Posted by: rluben on November 6, 2009 8:45AM CST I'm looking for the "Popcorn formation" Stacked I on short yardage and GL. 2 FB's stacked, preferably one of them Suh or Crick, then the I back. Better known in some circles as the reach out and destroy someone formation.

Posted by: Trashman on November 6, 2009 8:58AM CST What's a "corncat"? Are they related to "soycats"?

Posted by: Outside The Box on November 6, 2009 8:58AM CST Gotta respect Gilmore for not sugar coating the struggles of his players. I haven't been crazy with their performance, but a foundation of accountability is a good start.

Posted by: huskerdog/colo. on November 6, 2009 8:59AM CST Wasn't Ron Brown the recievers coach back in the "GLORY DAYS" when downfield blocking was so important to the running game? Since the tight ends aren't used anymore, it would seem Ron could help out Gilmore (ex sCUm) in that critical area!

Posted by: Blackshirtbacker on November 6, 2009 9:09AM CST I don't understand the criticism Coach Gilmore takes. Last year everyone was very impressed with the wide receiver play. They found ways to get open. They ran great routes, and were very disciplined in how they did things. Coach Gilmore taught them that. Give him some time, like Coach Osborne said on his call in show this week, and I think the NU receivers will get back to performing like they did last year.

Posted by: HuskerzFL on November 6, 2009 9:12AM CST I'm glad Dennard is playing.

Posted by: Big Wave Dave on November 6, 2009 9:18AM CST Sounds like a coaching situation I faced years back. Starting receivers running sloppy routes and missing 'reads', especially 'hot reads'. You go to the younger kids and work'em hard, coaching them up. They can sense the possibilities and often run better routes. When we changed up in the 2nd quarter in a big big game....they not only shined bright, but became the starters for the last half of the season. Sometimes you just have to find people who want to step up....

Posted by: rluben on November 6, 2009 9:22AM CST I'm not doggin Gilmore, he isn't the one dropping balls that are simple to catch. You know they catch them in practice probably mos the time, and work on blocking. He can't play for them, they need to step up all on their own and make the plays that are there to make and then some on their own. Catching a football is simple, so I don't give much slack to dropped balls contested or not. Never have, never will even though I understand it will happen on occasion even to the best. Just not half the dang time.

Posted by: AMHUSKER on November 6, 2009 9:24AM CST One would think with Holt being a senior that he would be making the most of his last year. Hopefully he hasn't given up because he got demoted to the scout team.

Posted by: rluben on November 6, 2009 9:24AM CST Yep BWD for sure, sometimes finding those guys takes real live game experience to find who's going to step up. I'm thinking our guys will bring their a game this Sat.

Posted by: Outside The Box on November 6, 2009 9:41AM CST AM - Hopefully Holt (and some of the other WRs) look at Chris Brooks and how he has stuck it out, worked hard, and turned himself into a contributor. I don't thnk its too big of a stretch to say Brooks has been our most consistent (if not best overall) receiever.

Posted by: drivebyposter on November 6, 2009 9:48AM CST trash, Good morning. A corncat is a type of farm cat. The meanest of this type of kitty. It has moved out of the barn, hayloft, machineshed and into the cornfields. It usually travels in packs of around 11 and hunt as a group those corn mice and corn birds. You never know what their plan is exactly and they could come at you from any direction. They have been known to attack wagons as they pass through their defined territory. Especially wagons with white coverings on them. They are most known for their meanness, never give up attitude and ability to pounce from out of nowhere on their prey. A corncat is not something you want to run into on your own.

Posted by: HuskerzFL on November 6, 2009 9:51AM CST Here's a little reminder to folks who have forgotten how bad the last coaching staff was. It’s 2007 and Jared Crick is lost. Head coach Bill Callahan is leading Nebraska during one of the worst seasons in school history, and Crick doesn’t know how to help. He hadn’t been taught how. Defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove is asking him to do things he never learned at Cozad High. “And Cosgrove, he decided that if you don’t know it, well then you’re just out of luck,” Grandpa D said. Crick started to doubt his own abilities. It was like senior year of high school all over again. Back then, Crick was invited to attend a high school all-star game in Florida, but he didn’t think a little kid from a little school in Nebraska could be that good. He went anyway and found a coach there who taught him things Cozad High couldn’t offer. After the game, Crick was ranked one of the game’s top 11 all-stars. Whatever confidence came along with that success was gone now. He didn’t know what to do or how to do it. So he decided to hold back and focus on not making mistakes. And then he found two coaches who taught him things Cosgrove didn’t offer. Bo and Carl Pelini replaced Callahan and Cosgrove after the 2007 season, told Crick what he was doing wrong and rejuvenated his football career.

Posted by: Trashman on November 6, 2009 9:58AM CST DBP Does Shawn Watson own a corncat?

Posted by: Exiled_in_VT on November 6, 2009 10:06AM CST Anybody watch the Cody Green interview on Huskers.com? I like the kid more after watching it. He's either good at pretending to be a good kid, or he's a good kid.

Posted by: drivebyposter on November 6, 2009 10:07AM CST trash, A corncatcannot be owned by anyone. But I heard he does own a monkey.

Posted by: AMHUSKER on November 6, 2009 10:38AM CST OTB-Brooks is a good example of how a senior should be going about his last year. He is by far our most consistant rec. and that comes with little playing time last year. It just shows that he wants to be out there and play hard for his last go around.

Posted by: Ray in Bellevue on November 6, 2009 10:54AM CST From Gilmore's comments, it doesn't sound like the receivers have lived up to expectations. Either they aren't as talented as originally thought, or they aren't being coached up well enough, or they need more time in the system to blossom. Either way, it doesn't bode well for our passing game. Is anything on offense working?

Posted by: leftcoastfaNatic on November 6, 2009 11:16AM CST Exiled, Just listened to the Cody Green interview. I am convinced he is the "real deal". I am with you, the more I see him, the more I like him and am really excited about the rest of his time at DONU.

Posted by: Outside The Box on November 6, 2009 11:16AM CST I think it's fair to question the loyalty of any "fan" who would call for Ron Brown's job.

Posted by: Guido on November 6, 2009 11:24AM CST imspartacus - When you take over as HC or OC, you can have exactly what you want for an offense. Until then, I imagine we will continue to have a "multiple" offense. And I ditto what OTB said about calling for Ron Brown's job. Last time I checked, Ron hadn't dropped a pass this year yet. I did offer earlier this week to do introductions though between Ron's TEs and the NU OC who seems to have forgotten their names. The offer still stands. They need to be brought back into the offensive. They are too dangerous of weapons to be ignored.

Posted by: leftcoastfaNatic on November 6, 2009 11:30AM CST Count me in as a ditto head for Ron Brown. He has proved his worth to this team time after time for many years. He is a great coach and role model for all of our guys. We should all be lucky enough to have a person like him to emulate. Of course this is just my never to be humble opinion.

Posted by: PT Husker on November 6, 2009 11:30AM CST Can't believe I read that. Ron Brown is Husker through and Through. Great man Great coach. If I had a Kid that age I would love him playing for Ron Brown. At least the coaches are searching for answers, not making stupid comments on blogs.

Posted by: PT Husker on November 6, 2009 11:34AM CST When out wide outs begin to be a threat as they were last year the tight ends will become a threat. Right now they are busy being linemen and it is easy for the D to take them away. If you have to respect the midrange to deep route that opens up the tight end. It all has to work together for anything else to work. Why is that so hard for some to understand.

Posted by: leftcoastfaNatic on November 6, 2009 11:38AM CST Go Big Ron Brown Go Big. GBR!!!!!

Posted by: Blackshirtbacker on November 6, 2009 11:38AM CST imspartacus - What a rant! You should feel better now. Speaking of feeling better, if Roy Helu is truly feeling better, the offensive line will look better due to having a very good back running behind them finding the holes and creases where they are appearing. This will help make Coach Cotton a better coach. Speaking of good coaches, Ron Brown is a very good coach himself. Tampa Bay tried to hire him away from NU, and so did the Kansas City Chiefs when Dick Vermeil was their head coach. We are lucky in the state of Nebraska he turned down the NFL twice to stay at NU.

Posted by: 4BigRed on November 6, 2009 11:52AM CST imspartacus has shown how little he knows about Husker football. Must be in Jr. High and wasn't out of diapers during the Solich era. Charlie McBride wasn't "forced" out. He retired long before Solich revamped the staff. Craig Bohl was the DC that Pelini replaced, not McBride. As for Tenopir and Young, they no longer went on the road to recruit because of age and health issues and had become complacent, IMO. It was time for them to retire. Of course they seemed like geniuses when the had Wiegert, Stai, Taylor, Graham, etc. Anyone could have coached those studs!

Posted by: PT Husker on November 6, 2009 12:06PM CST 4BigRed, You gonna stop by tommorrow? Hope so.

Posted by: Outside The Box on November 6, 2009 12:08PM CST Originally, I stopped reading sparticus’s post after his…um…interesting opinion to fire Ron Brown. But now that I’ve gone back and (attempted to) read the rest of that manifesto, I’m pretty sure there is an original copy of that somewhere written in crayon.

Posted by: 4BigRed on November 6, 2009 12:13PM CST PT, my son is going to use our tickets this weekend and we are having some people over to watch at the house. Would love to be down there with all you guys though!

Posted by: 4BigRed on November 6, 2009 12:14PM CST OTB, either that or magnetic letters on the fridge.

Posted by: PT Husker on November 6, 2009 12:24PM CST 4Big Red. Skip out for an hour and then go back home. Just a thought. If you live in lincoln that is. which now that i think about it, You don't.

Posted by: 4BigRed on November 6, 2009 12:36PM CST Yeah, PT, the State Patrol might not want me speeding from Fremont to UNL and back for the tailgate LOL!!!

Posted by: Ray in Bellevue on November 6, 2009 1:42PM CST imspartacus. You need to go back to bed and get more sleep. Your comments don't make any sense. Brown is a centerpiece of the coaching staff, the moral fiber that holds the whole thing together. The problems lie with the offensive schemes being implemented by Watson, the inexperience of key players, and the overall lack of talent. As PT says, if there was a moderate to deep passing threat, the tight end would be open much of the time. This whole season was predicated on a JUCO quarterback, who was in the system for almost 3 years, to be as good or better than Ganz. It didn't happen. The other assumption was that the RBs would be great with Castille, Helu, and Burkhead. That didn't happen either. Watson needs to go back to the drawing board and use the available talent as best he can.

Posted by: Guido on November 6, 2009 1:53PM CST The Guido should be at the tailgate party. I'm looking forward to putting some faces to the names. On the other hand, maybe I should be scared?

Posted by: Crazy Jack on November 6, 2009 1:55PM CST This is only the second season for the new staff. What I question is the offense. How many years does a NU coach need to begin to have a solid offensive scheme that can compete in the B12 or even in the SEC?