That's what I'm talking about. Still holes on defense and the slow start to complain about, but the Shoe was rockin' and sent the Huskers home crying.
Offense: A-
Hard to not give an A for a 63 point effort but Nebraska made us look like a pee-wee team in the first quarter...then we woke up. Hyde is running exceptionally well as he scored 4 TDs. The WRs are still dropping too many key passes and Braxton still needs to shore up those passes. The running game was eye-popping. I'm just drooling about what could happen when Miller and his receivers get better. The Husker defense isn't anything special, but that was by far the best outing on offense of the year (including Miami). Rod Smith also looked good which is a plus for the future.
Defense: B-
Let me be clear, we got some turnovers, but there is absolutely no excuse for giving up 38 points at home at night. We have 2 NFL ready players right now: Hankins and Roby (with Simon knocking on the door). The secondary still needs work as shown by deep passes by a mediocre passing team not directed to Roby. Tackling was better (other than the Martinez TD run--that one's on Roby). Line play is getting very good. I do feel bad for the pain that will be visited on Shazier for not falling on the fumble (trust me, he's going to get crushed--deservedly so). 3 picks and a defensive TD is very very nice, but way too many points were surrendered.
Special Teams: A
No kicks but a punt return for a TD and exceptional coverage on kickoffs/punts. Most of the Huskers drives started inside the 20 which is more than you can ask for. I'm nervous about Basil having to kick in a pressure situation as he has gotten 0 practice, but let's just hope we can keep scoring TDs.
Coaching: B+
It looked like someone actually taught tackling this week (see Christian Bryant). The offensive scheme was focused on the ground game and the commitment to the run was fantastic. Defensively, they did a decent job hiding the weak secondary, but you can't coach inability. The downgrade comes for the fake punt in the 1st. Way to early and to dangerous to roll the dice in my opinion.The defense stepped up after. Major cajones, but OSU should be able to win with sound scheme. It felt like a panic decision.
Overall: A-
Great game. I find it difficult to give an A rating with a defense giving up that many points but the game felt well covered from the middle of the second. If the defense can return to the Bullets of old with the new offensive scheme, look out.
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