Husker Reaction, Thoughts on Season

After the near debacle Saturday against Ball St, I thought it better to wait a day or two to recover my wits rather than lash out blindly, but ARGGHHHH! Part of me wants Cosgrove's head on a platter, part of me believes the team has bottomed out and that we can only get better on defense. Zac Bowman giving up his Blackshirt showed the leadership that I wish the other starting defenders would emulate. The boos this last weekend were telling - when the product on the field is so atrocious the home fans are booing their own team, there is definitely something rotten in the state of Denmark.

On the other hand, Sam Keller appears to be the real deal, and the wideouts have apparently eliminated the dropsies. If we could get the run game going to take some pressure off Sam and then find somebody (ANYBODY) to slow down the opposing running game and get some pressure on opposing QB's, we'd be fine. Unfortunately, I don't see much of that happening yet, but ISU comes to town and that should have a good confidence building effect on the team - I hope. While failing to gain bowl eligibility is almost unthinkable, it's looking as if it might become the case without another miracle or two from Sam and Co, or some senior defenders start losing their jobs in favor of some kids that actually get after the ball.


The defensive issues beg the question what makes a good defense, or what I think makes a good defense. First of all, there has to be an attitude, a swagger. A good defense gets off the ball and ATTACKS the ball like a pack of rabid hyenas and puts four or five hats on the ball carrier. QBs facing a good defense face unrelenting pressure all day long, are repeatedly hit, abused, hurried and harassed. Receivers catching the ball are leveled flat within a step of catching the pigskin. None of this is happening nor is readily apparent to begin with the current scheme and this crop of players. Unfortunatley, Cos is not likley to get fired during the season unless we fall even further off the map - like losing three or four in a row.