Yardbarker: Nebraska Cornhuskers

Oklahoma Post-Mortem

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:02 -0500

The standard equation to win games was definitely in play on Saturday night. Win the turnover battle + run the ball + stop their run + stout defense = win. OK, so we got too many penalties, and didn't get more than one third down conversion, and we didn't take advantage of Roy Helu Jr's biggest run of the night, and countless other offensive woes crept in the whole game. This game's pace was controlled by Nebraska and our defense had one of the best efforts I have seen from th...

Box Scorin': USC offense escapes the cellar long enough to down Devils

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:15:03 -0500

Weird, wild and prolific stats from Saturday's action. • USC was held to one offensive touchdown and 258 total yards, the Trojans' worst offensive output since October 2004, in a 14-9 win at Arizona State. Freshman quarterback Matt Barkley had his worst game, completing 7-of-22 passes for 112 yards, 75 of them on one spectacular catch-and-run by Damien Williams, who took a pass behind the line of scrimmage for USC's only gain of the game longer than 13 yards. • Nebraska...

Just Good Enough

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:18:56 -0500

This week's game was going to be the ultimate barometer of where the Huskers stood in their second season. Going into the season, it looked like the toughest game on the schedule. Even if the Sooners aren't the same team they were a year ago, they still recruit well, are coached well, and have no reason to fear Nebraska. This was the real test of what Nebraska could do against real competition. A year ago the Huskers failed miserably. They lossed an embarrassing outing and used it a...

Nebraska's Suh ticked after hitting parked cars

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:52:06 -0500

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska star nose tackle Ndamukong Suh has been ticketed for negligent driving after he hit three parked cars on a narrow street east of campus early Sunday.

Huskers star Suh ticketed for negligent driving

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:16:00 -0500

Nebraska star nose tackle Ndamukong Suh was ticketed early Sunday morning for negligent driving after he hit three parked cars on a narrow Lincoln street.

Ndamukong Suh Car Crash?

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:57:04 -0500

Nebraska’s senior DT was involved in a four-car accident last night according to a police report. It is unknown at this time whether or not he was impared, but according to the report he was ...

Quarterback controversy or no, Nebraska's offense has no clothes

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:14:15 -0500

Scroll down or click here to join the Doc's game day live blog, covering every game all day long. Iowa State 9, Nebraska 7. Cornhusker fans didn't know who their quarterback would be before kickoff, and maybe it wouldn't have mattered if it had been freshman Cody Green instead of embattled incumbent Zac Lee -- Lee, after all, wasn't responsible for any of five Cornhusker fumbles, three of them killing obvious scoring drives that Lee helped march inside the Iowa State 10-yard-...

Lions Lose Lydon Murtha to Dolphins

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:10:49 -0500

More photos » by Darron Cummings - AP In this Feb. 21, 2009 file photo, Nebraska offensive lineman Lydon Murtha works on a drill at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) Browse more photos » One of the dangers of having a player on the practice squad is the possibility of losing him to another team. The obvious positive about having a player on the practice squad ...

Nebraska's Pelini fires back at critics

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:20:06 -0500

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini is lashing out at critics of him and his assistants and players. Fans and media have been piling on the Cornhuskers after their lethargic performance in a 31-10 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday. The sputtering offense has been the main target of vitriol on Internet message boards and sports call-in shows. Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson, quarterback Zac Lee and the offensive line have taken most of the heat.

The Cynic's Guide to College Football: Greatest Fan Ever

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:53:00 -0500

I first heard about this story early in the week and I wanted to write about it then. The only problem was, frankly, I found it hard to believe. It sounded like ESPN had decided to start producing their own soap opera. But after checking with some friends in Nebraska and confirming it's legit, I just had to pass it along. Rex Plock. 1920-2009 The fine gentleman above was Rex Plock. He passed away last Sunday at the age of 89. In the course of his interesting life, he was a World War II ...

Player diary: Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:52:10 -0500

About the author: Suh and the No. 21 Huskers travel to No. 24 Missouri for Thursday's Big 12 North showdown. Suh, a potential All -- American, was accused of spitting on former Mizzou QB Chase Daniel in last year's meeting -- a charge he has adamantly denied. Suh is "planning on destroying" Missouri. This week is really exciting for me for a number of reasons. First, we're starting Big 12 play, and we're playing on national television. I have family and f...

Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Begins the Pelini-Era!

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:39:27 -0500

After years of dominance under Tom Osborne, Nebraska has been looking for a consistent leader of their team. Frank Solich had his wins, but parted ways after a mediocre 2002 year, and key loses towards the end of 2003. Bill Callahan led mediocre teams that Cornhusker faithful would like to forget. Today the Bo Pelini-era began! Read more by following the link!

Ten Reasons Why Bo Pelini Isn't the Next Head Coach At Nebraska

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:03:20 -0500

Ten Reasons Why LSU's Bo Pelini Won't Get the Nebraska Job

Top Ten Reasons Why Turner Gill Gets the Nebraska Job

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:02:01 -0500

Offering up Ten reasons why Turner Gill is the next head coach at Nebraska (and five that he isn't).

Nebraska football Reaches Darkest Depth Yet 76 to 39

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:06:23 -0500

76 to 39, Seventy-six to thirty-nine, 76 points in a Big 12 North football game; 76 is now a number that will be ingrained into Husker football fans for a long time. It will be a fitting remembrance of the Bill Callahan/Kevin Cosgrove era for decades, just as Osborne's 255 wins in 25 years is a number to remember, but for different reasons. I thing that 76 should stand for, is that it is/was the final reason for AD Tom Osborne to make sure that the 2007 season is the last one in Lincoln for Bill Callahan and company, for that, there is no doubt. The game started with a glimmer of hope as new quarterback Joe Gantz led the huskers down the field for the games first touchdown, capping the drive with a 3-yard run. Gantz, a 4-year junior from Palos Heights, Ill then came right back and gave the Huskers their second lead 14-7 mid-way through the first quarter, then the bottom dropped out and Kansas scored on 10 straight possessions and Gantz's 400 plus passing day and the Huskers 39 points on the road, which in many a situation would have been more than enough to earn a victory, was mere window dressing as the Husker defense once again showed they had more holes in it than a sieve as they gave up 572 yards to go along with the 76 points. In fact the Kansas defense had only given up a total of 33 points at home this season in their previous 5 match-ups. Kansas sophomore Todd Reesing also connected with a bevy of receivers on the afternoon, orchestrating a fine-tuned Kansas onslaught by completing 30-of-41 passes for 354 yards and six touchdown passes. Looks to me that Reesing should be a lock to be the 5th straight Big 12 offensive player of the week after playing Cosgrove's defense. You know the tough part is going to be selecting the Big 12 offensive player of the year after the season is over won't it? Besides the 76 points being a record, the 48 at half time is also a record. Too be sure the Huskers were beaten badly in the past, for example in 2003 we lost to Texas 31-7, to Kansas State 38-9, but those games now look like "nail-biters" compared to 76-39. For more than 90 plays the Jayhawks had only 1 penalty, no sacks allowed and no turnovers. I tell you that when I first saw the score running on the ESPNEWS ticker, I thought it might be a basketball score that would be possible between these two schools, but not in football. Every week I speculate if our defense had finally reached the bottom, for they say in order to make progress, you have to first hit rock bottom. Well I sure hope to GOD that 76 is rock-bottom, it has to be. KU's defense, which looked baffled early by some unexpected passing formations, made enough adjustments to come up with four straight turnovers and put the game out of reach. Now there's a concept for Callahan and Cosgrove in particular, make adjustments during the game in order to stop the other team. Hmmm think that might be what is called "coaching"? 76-39 do they have these sort of scores in conference such as the Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Pac-10; this was not Arena Football. If Osborne had not made up his mind about the coaching staff, this game had to do it for him. Many of us Husker faithful have now come to expect this type of game, that we have sunk to the level of Baylor that beating such as these have become the norm, that the other big 12 schools don't even consider it to be an accomplishment by beating the Huskers anymore. Someday Husker football will return, but that day seems a long way after seeing 76 this Saturday. November 24, 2007 is 3 weeks away that will be the day after the final game of the season against Colorado. That is now the date that all Big Red Fans have circled on their calendar. As this should be the final day in Lincoln for Mr. Bill and company. GBR!

Nebraska's BLOOD BATH begins Steve Pederson is FIRED!!

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:27:48 -0500

Nebraska Athletic Director Steve Pederson was fired this afternoon by University of Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman, or at least it was announced Monday October 15, 2007. According to Perlman, the decision to fire Pederson was actually made last week, but that he held off on the announcement so not to distract the Nebraska football program in the last hours before its game Saturday against Oklahoma State. Yea that appears to have worked!!

The Homecoming that Wasn't Oklahoma State 45 Huskers 14

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:33:09 -0500

Well here we were Saturday morning in front of the 287th consecutive sell-out for the 2007 Homecoming game. In front of the last Huskers National Championship team, the 1997 squad, along with their greatest coach Dr. Tom Osborne. Playing a team, Oklahoma State that had not won in Memorial Stadium since 1960, the table was set right? WRONG! Well talk about a MAJOR disappointment. 45 to 14 says it all. 31 to nothing at halftime, 86 to 20; that is the combined score of the Huskers last 2 conference games. I am glad that I did not get the game on pay per view; it would have been a waste of my hard earned money. Not since I was 2 years old, back in 1958 have my Huskers suffered such a humiliating defeat at home, that loss was to Missouri 31 to 0. This is the first time in the teams 118 years of existence, since the team was called the Bugeaters, that they have they allowed 4 different teams to score 40 or more points in a single season. This team has given up on the season, given up on the coach and it looks like they have given up on themselves also. These Cowboys averaged more than 8 yards per play in this game, and finished the game with 551 total yards. Oklahoma State was up 17 to nothing before the Huskers even had a first down. Fans were leaving this homecoming game before half time, which by the way, saw the Cowboys having the advantage 31 to 0. Thought we had a "chance" in the second half, well Sam Keller ended all thoughts of that on our first series with an interception. The only positive note I can mention in this article is that Freshman Quentin Castille rushed for his first 100 yard game, gaining 102 yards on 20 carries. We Nebraska fans have seen our beloved Huskers gain national attention over the past 25 years for various streaks of the positive side. It looks like now we are about to set records that may be just as impressive on the losing side also. There is one thing that has become perfectly clear to this fan at this point of the season, Pederson and Callahan MUST GO. They have become a cancer that has now spread to the team, and if there is any hope at all of saving this team, the cancer must be removed as soon as possible. We have reached a point that is so low that even my bottom 5 rankings don't do it justice. Frank Solich was fired by Pederson, which appears to be when the cancer first appeared, after completing a 9-3 season and gaining a bowl game invitation. Pederson, which of course is his right, decided that Solich was not going in the right direction, was not satisfied that the team was righting itself, even after Solich fired several long time Husker coaches in an attempt to make Pederson happy. Solich's record at time of his dismissal was 58-19 for a .753 winning percentage for 6 full seasons, an average season of 9-3, just slightly lower than Dr. Tom's 10-2 average record over his 25 seasons. Callahan's record, as it stand now after this game is 26-18 for a .590 winning percentage after 3 and a half seasons. This is Pederson's definition of "bringing the team back to the elite level". Well I may not be a freaking genius, but I can tell when someone is "pissing on my head and telling me it is raining" and this is exactly what Pederson is doing. Pederson may be Nebraska born and bred, but if he seriously believes that Callahan is the man who can take Nebraska football back to the National title picture, he is really viewing the situation through "rose colored glasses". I know that the man is smarter than this, because the other sports at Nebraska have actually flourished during his tenure, including the woman's volleyball team who are the defending national champions. See; now look at what has happened, I am "pimping" freakin woman's volleyball. Damn it Pederson, wake up and do the right thing and get rid of Callahan, if you don't you will be run out of town with him. Show us all that you have what it takes to make the tough decision. I may be back later in the week to give you my insight to the game against the Texas A & M Aggies, which was the Big 12 team that I had predicted, would have the problems and be firing their coach, which still remains a possibility, but right now it looks like Dennis Franchione is safer than Callahan. Go GBR.