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Crick for Heisman?
Jared Crick performed in Heisman-like fashion today against Baylor, racking up 12 tackles, 4 sacks, and a pass knockdown. Ndamukong Suh made his presence known, largely by taking on a double-team, but it was the Cozad sophomore who may have to begin campaigning for The Trophy.
Cody Green started his first collegiate game and performed pretty well in the first half. The second half left a lot to be desired. His pick-six got the Bears to within 10 points of the Huskers and gave Baylor the momentum for much of the second half. Thankfully, the Blackshirts turned in another good performance. Not great, but good. Green completed a pretty pass to Niles Paul and showed what he can do with his feet as well. Unfortunately, in the second half, Cody went back to telegraphing passes a bit too much at times. I like his toughness running the ball and his pocket presence better than Zac Lee. Who starts next week's game? I'm sure Bo will tell us...as the Huskers take their first offensive snap against Oklahoma.
Today's game started off about as well as any Husker fan could hope for, with Eric Martin blocking the Bears first punt of the game. Justin Blatchford returned the block for an early NU touchdown. With our offensive struggles of late, any special teams or defensive touchdown is very much welcomed.
Is it just me or did the real college football refs go on strike and we're dealing with their scrub replacements? Pierre Allen is flagged for a 15-yard personal foul in the fourth quarter for tackling the quarterback. Only problem is that it was Suh who tackled the quarterback and last time I checked, this was college football, not touch football. These rules for protecting the quarterback have gone too far, especially if a defensive player can't even make a tackle. No way was that play blown dead, not with the quarterback still spinning and fighting for more yards. I didn't hear a whistle and Suh's tackle wasn't worthy of a penalty. That's a good football play. Just because the Baylor QB was wearing a green jersey doesn't mean we have to lay off of him. This isn't a scrimmage.
Next up Oklahoma. Unless our offense can find some kind of rhythm and consistency, it will be a long day for the Huskers. It doesn't matter that Sam Bradford won't be playing. OU will put up points against our defense and our offense will have a tough time moving the ball against the Sooner D. On a brighter note, the Huskers haven't come close to playing their best game of the year, so why not next week?
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