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October 24th, 2009
Reaction to the Iowa State game
9 points for Iowa State.
8 turnovers for Nebraska.
7 points for the Huskers.
You won't find too many games throughout college football history where a team has more turnovers than points when they have seven points on the board. Yet the Huskers managed to follow-up their lackluster performance last week against Texas Tech with an even more disappointing result against the Cyclones. Tough to pin this loss on Shawn Watson or Zac Lee. Eight turnovers, including four inside the opponent's red zone (inside the 6-yard line to be exact) won't cut it no matter how good your team is. And therein lies the problem...the Huskers aren't as good as we thought.
The offensive woes continued today. The only play that worked well was the one which drew back-to-back pass interference calls against ISU. Other than that, it was a case of dropped and tipped passes and more fumbles by one team than I can recall in a long time. Roy Helu fumbled on the Huskers' first play from scrimmage. What a fitting start, after all. Niles Paul inexplicably dropped the ball as he was heading into the end zone. True freshman Dontrayveous Robinson coughed up the ball while fighting for extra yards near the goal line. Menelik Holt put the ball on the carpet shortly after catching a pass from Zac Lee.
This team is in need of some changes and quick. I don't know if Cody Green is the answer, but our offense just isn't getting it done with Lee under center. Frankly, I was surprised not to see Cody at all today. Again though, the loss today had less to do with Zac than with his receivers and running backs. Can't blame Shawn Watson for this game either. Coaches can look pretty bad when their players don't make plays.
Today's loss makes next week's trip to Waco, Texas a must win for the Huskers, especially if they want to have any hope of winning the North. At this point though, they should worry more about winning the next game than playing in Dallas at the end of the season.
View HuskerFaithful's photos from the Iowa State game.
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