--It's definitely good to see that the coaches realized Blake Lawrence is no good. They're using the guise of 'ankle injury' to bench him for Phillip Dillard. Somehow, he hasn't gotten a snap in the first two games, but he's good enough to instantly jump ahead of Lawrence and fellow charity case Matt May. The coaches aren't saying it, but we can all read between the lines...
Nebraska defensive coordinator Carl Pelini called senior Philip Dillard’s sudden move from MIKE to WILL linebacker on Tuesday “just creating competition.”
“Fresh legs, healthy guy, give him a shot,” Pelini said after Wednesday’s nearly three-hour workout inside Memorial Stadium. “See what he can do.”
--The fact that Collins Okafor left the Cornhusker team won't affect them. He obviously wasn't the real deal, as he couldn't get any higher than the scout team in his second season. What it does show, though, is how pampered today's athletes are. Okafor was high maintenance during his recruiting process, flip-flopping between Nebraska and other schools, showing no gratitude at all that his home-state school had offered him a free education and chance to play football.
Definitely gone are the days when Nebraska's Omaha products stayed home and contributed by the time they were seniors. They didn't need to be stars, they were multisport high-school studs who swallowed their pride for the betterment of a team and contributed their athleticism in any way they could: Clinton Childs, Damon Benning, Reggie Baul, Tony Veland, Clester Johnson (not to mention the stars: Andre Woolridge, Erick Strickland and Ahman Green and others I'm sure I've forgotten--please help if you think of any!). Omaha talent, in football or basketball, is pretty much nonexistent these days.
Bottom line, Okafor realized he wasn't as good as he thought, didn't want to outwork his competition, and ran for the hills. I'm sure there's someone promising him a starting position....maybe Yale has offered him the #1 RB spot behind Patrick Witt. And Maybe Ron Kellogg Jr. can re-establish this tradition?
--Finally, the Donger uncovered this tidbit today. The below mentioned streak begun just five games in to the Rat's pathetic tenure at NU. He contributed 11 of those losses. But, I guess the program wasn't slipping...
Since the opening of the 1998 season, NU is 2-17 in TRUE road games
against Top 20 opponents, with wins being the 27-24 OT squeeker against
the Domers and the last second win at A&M.
A&M 28 NU 21
KSU 41 NU 31
UT 24 NU 20
OU 31 NU 14
KSU 29 NU 28
CU 62 NU 36
PSU 41 NU 7
ISU 36 NU 14
KSU 49 NU 13
UT 31 NU 7
OU 30 NU 3
USC 28 NU 13
MU 41 NU 7
UT 28 NU 25
KU 76 NU 39
TT 37 NU 31
OU 62 NU 38
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Virginia Tech is 31-0 in it's last 31 non-conference games at home.
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