VY...Still a Pussy....

Glad to see Vince Young emerging as a real man of the NFL. His display last night on MNF was embarrassing. The details:

1. Going studio gangster on the Houston sideline after taking a late hit and acting like he wanted to fight the entire 53-man Texan roster.

2. Slap fighting a defender who wouldn't let go of his jersey after the whistle.

3. Trying to fight three Texans after the whistle when they jostled him a bit.

4. Running down the sideline with hands in the air, after Kris Brown missed the potential game-tying FG, like he won the Super Bowl--when in fact, the Titans had just gone to 4-6.

Not once did he look like a real leader. Not once did he look like he really wanted a piece of those who were obviously trying to rile him. Vince...100% fake. 100% Longhorn soft (in the tradition of Chrissy Simms, Ricky Williams & Roy Williams). 100% PUSSY. One of these days, momma won't know when to tell the cops to come save you.

PYB vs. OWH Banter....

In response to an e-mail PYB sent to Tom Shatel on his overzealous rating of Iowa's schedule this season:

Dave,

If the Fiesta Bowl wants to make nice with the Big 12, that's fine. Just admit that. But don't tell me OSU's schedule is better. I cover the Big 12. I see these teams. It's not. I'm also tired of the Big 12 South hype. Would it be terrible if OSU went to the Fiesta Bowl? No. They're a good team. But more deserving than Iowa? No. That's my point.

Thanks and stay in touch,

Tom S.



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From: David Vincent [mailto:dvincen1@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:02 AM
To: Shatel, Tom
Subject: Iowa?

Tom,
Tell me you aren't serious when you say you like Iowa's win over Penn State better than anything on OSU's resume? Penn State is terrible. They had the nation's biggest creampuff schedule and then got blasted by the two decent (barely decent) teams they played in Iowa and Ohio State.

So you want to persecute Okie St. for a meager win versus a perennial national power (UGA) from the SEC, but then fail to mention that Iowa beat Northern Iowa by one point and Arkansas State by just three? And lost to Northwestern with everything on the line.

Come on, I know newspaper sales are down but not even the OWH's Western Iowa market could take this seriously!

Dave Vincent
Chandler, AZ

NU Slams Frogs

It was nice to see Nebraska hold off a good opponent and pull away for a 90-77 victory Saturday over TCU. This is the same TCU squad that had lost a close one, 69-65, earlier this week at Arizona State. NU put five men in double figures, led by Brian Diaz with 22 points. Diaz found it easier to contribute to the cause in games where his front two teeth weren't smashed back into his mouth.

Brandon Richardson chipped in 15 points and four steals. Hopefully, he'll play consistently enough that he can gain confidence and contribute in every. The Huskers need more of his smooth athleticism when they play upper-level competition. Sek Henry had 11 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks--nice numbers for the senior, who must give consistent play given all of the newcomers on the roster. It's apparent Lance Jeter isn't quite ready to save the day (isn't he why they told Cookie Miller to leave), after his three-point, one-assist effort.

Ryan Anderson was his usual solid but unspectacular self, with 15 points and Quincy Hankins-Cole had 10 points in just 12 minutes.

PYB is hoping that ESPN Full Court has its act together tomorrow, so that we can get our first look at the squad on television and offer more complete analysis. The Cornhuskers take on the UMKC Kangaroos.

Dildo of the Day Award...

Goes to this OWH 'reader', who wants to solve Nebraska's offensive ills by replacing Shawn Watson with Barney Cotton....the football equivalent of trading herpes for AIDS.

From: Tom F., Ewing, Neb.
Published Saturday, Nov. 21

I just read a World-Herald article on the 22 formation. Its a great article, and I am so pleased by it, but deep down it sounds like Nebraska offensive coordinator Shawn Watson still is not convinced on the running game. It's more obvious to me that he needs to be shown the door, and Barney Cotton needs to be ushered in. How many years are we going to be like this? Shawn Watson said when he gets his personnel, then he will resort back to the West Coast offense. Tom Osborne with his wealth of knowledge, saved his day this time, yet coach Wats still can't catch on? Shawn Watson will never get the top recruits that it takes to run that spread crap. When is he going to learn that? You need to tell him that in a nice way. That simplicity is the name of the game. You can go through all the records, books, stats, logs, trees, branches, whatever, but the facts are that the safest and most productive way of moving a football has been to surround the ball with big burley lineman and run it. Because it sets up play action. This makes the defense defend with a number of guys, and if they want to bring in more to stop it, then they are going to suffer more from the play action pass. I can tell you this: If Bo wants to be competitive, he had better get physical, and get Barney. Now here is my question. Going back to Shawn Watson's school days, when he didn't know the meaning of a word, do you think he ever thought about opening up a dictionary and looking it up? Or did someone open up the dictionary to the correct page, and leave it for him to find?

I know Watson knows the meaning of power running because he was calling the plays — on Gary Barnett's offense — that fateful day in 2001 when Chris Brown and Colorado ran it down the Blackshirts' throats. This is what Watson has evolved into. I thought that quote was a little disturbing, or disappointing might be a better word, because I think what they are doing now is a great direction. A lot of folks think you can run the ball out of the shotgun spread. And don't forget Tom Osborne is a fan of Florida's offense, though Urban Meyer has a fullback for a quarterback in Tebow. Let's wait and see how this season ends and then corral Bo Pelini and Watson after the dust settles to figure out what sort of philosophy the future will hold. Right now, I'm a little confused, which is normal for me.

Cornhuskers Flop Past Mildcats

Another terrible offensive line performance. More bad play calling, this time, with a twist of poor play designs. Continued subpar quarterback play. Another win.


PYB puts this game on the rack with the Oklahoma game, one so mind-numbingly boring that it's hard to remember the details. We knew it would be the case, but the defense saved the day again. What's truly alarming is how many assignments the offensive line flat out blows. It seems to be at least one every play. Barney Cotton's crowning achievement for 2009 will have to settle reducing holding penalties from five per game.

Shawn Watson's continued reliance on an option game that doesn't fit Zac Lee's abilities at all is annoying. So are a lot of his play designs. PYB especially enjoyed the one that led to a goal-line KSU interception. The one where the design had Lee roll out, away from his throwing-arm side, and look for a play with only one receiver option (TE Mike McNeill) that had run that receiver right into three (maybe four.....we had starting slamming flat beer to keep it entertaining) defenders. And what you get with that, from a juco-level QB, is a forced interception and (if you were playing a decent team) disastrous consequences.

NU is 82nd in total offense, 73rd in scoring offense and is averaging 17 points per game against non-Sun Belt opponents. They can't pass, the run is sporadic at best and the Cornhuskers will face the top run defense in the nation in two weeks in Dallas.

The defense (now third in national scoring defense) dominated, despite surrendering some yards for the third straight game. Hell, the Blackshirts have to be tired. Eight weeks with little to no support from the other 11 has to take its toll. However, we never sensed any danger, even as KSU got inside NU's 33 yard line four times. As always, Bo's unit was in complete control. They only blitz when they have to. It's always great to see more blitzing, but the Pelinis keep the ball in front of their back seven and wait for the QB to make the error. The one time they did call up a blitz, KSU's QB read it and hit his man for an apparent touchdown. However, Larry "The Assassin" Asante made a big hit at the one-yard line and Prince Amukamara recovered. Crisis averted.

Alex Henery had his best game, benefiting from mostly good field position. This showed his forte, of placing kicks inside the 10, while masking the fact that his hang time and distance are weaknesses. As a result, the Cornhuskers shot up the national rankings to 95th in net punting.

So, it was more of the same one week after everyone fell in love with the offense and its 'explosion' in Lawrence. The Mildcats just didn't have enough firepower to muster a true threat to win the game, not even with the Power Towel looming over Memorial Stadium. PYB has a bad feeling about Boulder. Dan Hawkins will likely be coaching his last game at CU. The Bluffs have show signs of life in recent weeks. The offense sucks. Will the short week before next Friday's game finally be the straw that breaks the Blackshirts' back?

The Blind Side

The Blind Side opens tonight in theaters, and has gotten raves from critics so far. So, amazingly enough, has Sandra Bullock despite the fact that she's a laughably bad actress who somehow has duped the critics with her good girl act and gets consistently good critiques. This, even after the fact she goes out with/is married to a dude who used to nail porn stars....anyway....

Do yourself a favor, as usual, SKIP THE MOVIE and read the book by "Moneyball" author Michael Lewis.

Bottle Blasted

Hopefully NU's loss at SLU's new, beer-serving arena is more a product of inexperience than lack of new players' talent. Word is, Brian Diaz missed most the game with a cracked tooth and the players looked uncomfortable together. Understandable, but experience better breed better play--quickly. PYB can't submit an accurate analysis, since ESPN Full Court inexplicably blacked out the game on our end. $104 well spent.

We would at least analyze the box score, but neither the OWH or huskers.com have it published to this point. Huskers.com must be working on another pointless press release telling us about the latest football practice and that NU plays against KSU Saturday and that it's another sellout!! Sweet.