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Huskers, NU fans breathing a sigh of relief after KU win
Greetings to all.
Another collective sigh came from Husker Nation after free safety Josh Bullocks batted down Kansas' last ditch heave to put Nebraska on top of the Jayhawks 14-8.
I'm not sure whether relief or weariness caused the great group sigh, but I wasn't disappointed to finally exit Tom Osborne Field on Saturday night.
As an aid to linguist scholars around the globe, the Husker offense managed to provide a perfect definition of "dreary" with its dismal production.
I must say, granting Kansas a safety on the second play from scrimmage had quite a dampening affect on the home crowd.
It's bad enough that Dailey is tied for the most interceptions thrown in Division I (11), but when he screwballed his pitch, meant for Tierre Green, from the 8-yard line to the back of the end zone, then you know that Dailey's confidence must be falling even further.
To the offense's credit, at least they finally decided to give the opponents points through a more direct action. It is so much easier to step out of the back of the end zone than to take the effort to spot a strong safety, anticipate his moves and throw the ball directly to him.
Three cheers go out for the Blackshirt defense, one for each win. Now thi is the side of the ball that deserves all the attention it gets.
Linebacker Barrett Ruud is just seven tackles away from Nebraska career leader Jerry Murtaugh and the Huskers tout the second stingiest rushing defense in the nation.
Nebraska will need all the defense it can muster against Texas Tech this upcoming weekend.
The Red Raiders will fling its NCAA leading passing attack (423 yards a game) against the Blackshirts.
Despite Nebraska having the fifth-ranked total defense, it sits at the 54th spot in passing defense (198 ypg).
Dailey is, no doubt, looking for further help the defense. As was mentioned, Dailey is tied for the most interceptions thrown in the nation.
He is tied with none other than Texas Tech's Sonny Cumbie.
Wow, this could turn out to be one shameful showdown.
Okay, so a little discrepancy exists, Cumbie attempts 59 passes per game and averages an interception every 26 passes while Dailey throws 30 passes a game and tosses an interception every 11 passes.
I'm sure both defenses will love the sharing attitude from both quarterbacks. And that's what the game is going to be decided by -- turnovers.
Despite the many dark spots that shadow over his play, Dailey has shown some promise -- not great promise -- but promise nonetheless.
His understanding of the West Coast Offense has slowly progressed, but his confidence is the biggest variable determining his production at this point of the season.
It's been a given that the defense will show up to rescue the Husker offense each week, but now it's reached that point in the season where the offense must start producing for themselves, and not throwing the ball out of the back of your own end zone for a safety helps, too.
Tyler was stuck on his couch Sunday watching ESPN Classic's tribute to Nebraska football. The airing of past championship games was a nice reminder for him, as he tried to forget what bowl season was like after Dec. 30. You can reach Tyler by email at bieck11@hotmail.com