Anybody read this?

We do miss Huff. I think that our defense would be exceptional if the backfield was better. I have said this before, but I really think that they look for the big hit instead of knocking the ball away or trying for the interception.

Look at me!  I can read a stat line and write an entire article based on what I learned.  And I haven't even seen Nebraska play this year.  I'm such a bad ass.

goes through Lincoln, even though we could lose this game and still be in the driver's seat.

Giving up 279 passing yards to an offensive as loaded and gifted and tOSU's all the while missing Terell Brown at cornerback and effectively losing Marcus Griffin in the first quarter is not getting torched!  This guy is smoking the same tree that Aaorn Harris was smoking in September!  Yes, we gave up a lot of yards in the air to Baylor, but again we were missing two starters in the game, and Baylor was picking on our true freshman.  Our biggest weakness, as I have stated on other comments, is through the play-action.  If we cannot correct this problem, and I have no reason to suspect that we cannot, we will be just fine.  The main thing our defense needs right now is to stay healthy and be able to practice and play together consistently as a unit!  If this is allowed to happen, our defense will round into "Top 10" shape and be just as strong against the pass.  This ignoramus never considered the injury report and police blotter.

first of all the OSU game we were missing our top coverman, secondly we shut down OSU most dangerous weapon Ginn for most of the game. Now about the Baylor game, yes we gave up some yards against there air game but what aboutt he rushing game? Ive always been a firm believer that if you shut down the teams rushing game you have a better chance at winning. And this guy stated that NEB is the Big 12 leading rushing team. Well yea your going to get tons of more yards when your carrying the ball 50 times a game..... And he also stated that NEB is a west coast team? how about the home page article that clearly shows that NEB runs first then when desperate throws passes?

Hook 'em

struck me as especially dumb:
"Two weeks ago, Oklahoma's Paul Thompson threw for 209 yards, with a 7.7 yards per pass average. Who knows? If the Sooners hadn't been so dedicated to Adrian Peterson and called more pass plays, the outcome might have been different."

Did he actually watch that game? Paul Thompson was a mess in the first half.  Then in the second half, he threw two INTs, fumbled once, and had a reciever fumble a pass. Hardly what I would call a dynamic passing attack.

Peterson scored OU's only touchdown on a long(ish) run.  Peterson's only fumble resulted in no points.  AP kept Oklahoma in the game, and the Sooners lost because Texas forced mistakes in the passing game.

But then there was this:
"The Cornhuskers are averaging 240 yards per game through the air and are averaging almost a first down every time they throw. As if that's not enough, Nebraska is also balanced. The Cornhuskers are also the Big 12's top rushing team, averaging more than 200 yards per game. A good ground game fuels the success of Taylor's aerial attack."

Nebraska's schedule hasn't been too impressive so far, and against USC, the Huskers struggled on offense.  Texas has the best rushing D in the Big 12 any way you look at it, and the best defense overall statistically.  If the running game fuels Nebraska's passing game, where will the Huskers get their fuel?

By no means is this an automatic win, but the pass defense is nowhere near as horrible as this dude says they are.  After all, there were a number of starters missing.

A word about passing yards given up: The stats shouldn't be trusted.  When a team falls far behind they will usually pass more often, inflating the pass stats.  

By the way, Nebraska is a West Coast team in name only, as Calahan calls his offense a West Coast offense.