Comments on: Spring Game: Hot or Hyped? http://www.huskerzone.com/2008/04/20/spring-game-hot-or-hyped/ Husker football blog by Huskers Fans, for Husker Fans. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:06:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dizzturbedNUfan http://www.huskerzone.com/2008/04/20/spring-game-hot-or-hyped/comment-page-1/#comment-23203 dizzturbedNUfan Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:19:43 +0000 http://www.huskerzone.com/?p=702#comment-23203 On a lighter note, If you haven't seen this yet, you must watch Ralphie own his handlers at the CU sping game. My God! Maybe the shouldn't let the morons go celebrate 4/20 before the handle the buffalo! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrIm3LDjswI On a lighter note, If you haven’t seen this yet, you must watch Ralphie own his handlers at the CU sping game. My God! Maybe the shouldn’t let the morons go celebrate 4/20 before the handle the buffalo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrIm3LDjswI

]]> By: Pete http://www.huskerzone.com/2008/04/20/spring-game-hot-or-hyped/comment-page-1/#comment-23094 Pete Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:04:41 +0000 http://www.huskerzone.com/?p=702#comment-23094 I have to agree with RD. This defense is totally differant. Everyone flew to the ball and the confidence level was extremely high. Everyone seems to have bought in on D and it showed. Cant wait till the season starts! Bo Big Red! I have to agree with RD. This defense is totally differant. Everyone flew to the ball and the confidence level was extremely high. Everyone seems to have bought in on D and it showed. Cant wait till the season starts! Bo Big Red!

]]> By: Inside Scoop http://www.huskerzone.com/2008/04/20/spring-game-hot-or-hyped/comment-page-1/#comment-23060 Inside Scoop Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:02:25 +0000 http://www.huskerzone.com/?p=702#comment-23060 It was hard to see much because of the way the teams were divided; but I did notice one thing.... With Callahan, college football was a business; and the kids were his workers. With Pelini, college football is a game; and these kids are football players. I really enjoyed the enthusiasm that was displayed by the players. With fun, there will be confidence. With confidence, there will be winning. Go BIG RED! It was hard to see much because of the way the teams were divided; but I did notice one thing….

With Callahan, college football was a business; and the kids were his workers.

With Pelini, college football is a game; and these kids are football players.

I really enjoyed the enthusiasm that was displayed by the players. With fun, there will be confidence. With confidence, there will be winning. Go BIG RED!

]]> By: RD http://www.huskerzone.com/2008/04/20/spring-game-hot-or-hyped/comment-page-1/#comment-23027 RD Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:53:21 +0000 http://www.huskerzone.com/?p=702#comment-23027 Defensively anything would be an improvement over last year and what I saw on Saturday wasn't a defensive team that simply improved, it was one that has completely transformed. Gang tackling, pocket pressure, maintaining assignments, it was all very encouraging. On offense it was fairly vanilla but that's to be expected I would think. The staff and the team had only what, like fourteen practices together prior to spring game? So they started with the basics and I though executed well for the most part, a few more dropped balls than you'd like, but I imagine that will improve. The O line looks solid, and very deep, the backs looked pretty impressive and Ganz ran the O nicely. There was some confusion on offense occasionally but with the with the personnel and package changes being made so regularly it's not surprising I guess. But when the starters (or who looks like are going to be the starters I should say) were kept in and allowed to develop a little rhythm I thought they did really well. Overall I really liked what I saw. One last comment; thank you Coach Osborne. The allumni activities in the days prior to the spring game, two hundred plus former players on the field on Saturday, the completion of the 'Letterman's Wall' in the tunnel walk, all of it. Simply awesome. Is there anyway we can skip summer and head into fall, say next weekend? Defensively anything would be an improvement over last year and what I saw on Saturday wasn’t a defensive team that simply improved, it was one that has completely transformed. Gang tackling, pocket pressure, maintaining assignments, it was all very encouraging.

On offense it was fairly vanilla but that’s to be expected I would think. The staff and the team had only what, like fourteen practices together prior to spring game? So they started with the basics and I though executed well for the most part, a few more dropped balls than you’d like, but I imagine that will improve. The O line looks solid, and very deep, the backs looked pretty impressive and Ganz ran the O nicely. There was some confusion on offense occasionally but with the with the personnel and package changes being made so regularly it’s not surprising I guess. But when the starters (or who looks like are going to be the starters I should say) were kept in and allowed to develop a little rhythm I thought they did really well.

Overall I really liked what I saw. One last comment; thank you Coach Osborne. The allumni activities in the days prior to the spring game, two hundred plus former players on the field on Saturday, the completion of the ‘Letterman’s Wall’ in the tunnel walk, all of it. Simply awesome. Is there anyway we can skip summer and head into fall, say next weekend?

]]> By: Husker Brad http://www.huskerzone.com/2008/04/20/spring-game-hot-or-hyped/comment-page-1/#comment-22974 Husker Brad Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:14:44 +0000 http://www.huskerzone.com/?p=702#comment-22974 Well that sounds good, Count. I just really would have liked to see a little more offense. I thought Kody Spano looked pretty good for only being on campus for 3 months. Well that sounds good, Count. I just really would have liked to see a little more offense. I thought Kody Spano looked pretty good for only being on campus for 3 months.

]]> By: The Count http://www.huskerzone.com/2008/04/20/spring-game-hot-or-hyped/comment-page-1/#comment-22971 The Count Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:18:52 +0000 http://www.huskerzone.com/?p=702#comment-22971 I thought it was the most entertaining spring game in years. Yeah the 1s didn't have big play after big play going against the 5s but what does that prove? About the dead kickoffs. If you watch the Bo Pelini show it sounds as if he won't do that again. He said he'd rather have live kickoffs in the future. I thought it was the most entertaining spring game in years. Yeah the 1s didn’t have big play after big play going against the 5s but what does that prove? About the dead kickoffs. If you watch the Bo Pelini show it sounds as if he won’t do that again. He said he’d rather have live kickoffs in the future.

]]> By: Husker Brad http://www.huskerzone.com/2008/04/20/spring-game-hot-or-hyped/comment-page-1/#comment-22964 Husker Brad Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:21:01 +0000 http://www.huskerzone.com/?p=702#comment-22964 Aaron I totally agree about the defense. I would have liked to see some Niles Paul deep, or some screens to Lucky, but overall I am still just as excited to see this team next year. Aaron I totally agree about the defense. I would have liked to see some Niles Paul deep, or some screens to Lucky, but overall I am still just as excited to see this team next year.

]]> By: aaron http://www.huskerzone.com/2008/04/20/spring-game-hot-or-hyped/comment-page-1/#comment-22914 aaron Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:16:24 +0000 http://www.huskerzone.com/?p=702#comment-22914 its about what i expected. the journal star quoted pelini and/or watson saying that things were going to be pretty basic or "vanilla" as it was referred to. i was disappointed by the decision in regards to special teams. not sure if that decision was made to protect players or what, but i would think live special teams would give you a better picture of where their at, but i could be wrong. there were some positives to take away from the game, there are signs of emerging playmakers on offense. The defense was able to cause some turnovers and had some hard hits out there. fundamentally the defense looks better now than midseason last year. if today were a fall gameday im sure they would get beat but that could be said for pretty much every team in 1a. one last thing that was promising...there were many times when multiple defenders were where the ball was, its nice to see that pursuit to get to the ball its about what i expected. the journal star quoted pelini and/or watson saying that things were going to be pretty basic or “vanilla” as it was referred to. i was disappointed by the decision in regards to special teams. not sure if that decision was made to protect players or what, but i would think live special teams would give you a better picture of where their at, but i could be wrong. there were some positives to take away from the game, there are signs of emerging playmakers on offense. The defense was able to cause some turnovers and had some hard hits out there. fundamentally the defense looks better now than midseason last year. if today were a fall gameday im sure they would get beat but that could be said for pretty much every team in 1a.

one last thing that was promising…there were many times when multiple defenders were where the ball was, its nice to see that pursuit to get to the ball

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