2021 Husker Football Outlook

[Norm Peterson]

The PFF Preseason College Football All-Big Ten Team: Indiana's Michael Penix Jr. headlines the quarterback position | College Football | PFF

 

Not a lot of Huskers on the Big Ten 4-deep roster.

 

None on offense; none on special teams (including 2 kicking positions and 2 returner positions); 2  made it on defense.

 

So, out of 27 total positions listed, 108 total Big Ten players, there were 2 Huskers. Two.

 

The average would have been 7.7 (108/14 = 7.7143)

 

I haven't crunched the numbers, but I doubt there's a Big Ten team that put fewer players on the pre-season conference 4-deep.

Edited July 12, 2021 by Norm Peterson

[Norm Peterson]

This is a bit depressing: 

 

2021 College Football Preseason QB Rankings: All 130 FBS starters | College Football | PFF

 

You'd figure in a good year, we'd have a top 10 QB. In an average year, you'd figure we'd have at least a top 30 QB. In a down year, you'd expect we'd still have a top 50 QB.

 

Nope.

 

Top 75. Out of 130 D1 teams. One spot behind Tristan Gebbia.

 

Near the bottom end of Tier 4, which they describe thusly:

 

"These college quarterbacks rank right in the middle of their peers. Some of them have hardly shown an ability to produce at a quality level and are consistently average. And then there are others who have flashed stellar play but then negated it with poor performances. The signal-callers in this tier need elite supporting casts on both sides of the ball if their teams are to have big years."

[49r]

[brfrad]

7 hours ago, Norm Peterson said:

This is a bit depressing: 

 

2021 College Football Preseason QB Rankings: All 130 FBS starters | College Football | PFF

 

You'd figure in a good year, we'd have a top 10 QB. In an average year, you'd figure we'd have at least a top 30 QB. In a down year, you'd expect we'd still have a top 50 QB.

 

Nope.

 

Top 75. Out of 130 D1 teams. One spot behind Tristan Gebbia.

 

Near the bottom end of Tier 4, which they describe thusly:

 

"These college quarterbacks rank right in the middle of their peers. Some of them have hardly shown an ability to produce at a quality level and are consistently average. And then there are others who have flashed stellar play but then negated it with poor performances. The signal-callers in this tier need elite supporting casts on both sides of the ball if their teams are to have big years."

Adrian's problem is inconsistency, holding onto the ball, and throwing to the correct team.  I was encouraged by the 2nd half of the Rutgers game.  He had only one bad throw, but his deep throws were much more on target.

 

Again, taking care of the ball and improved special teams are the keys to this season.  Do both, and this should be a decent season.

[Norm Peterson]

3 hours ago, brfrad said:

Adrian's problem is inconsistency, holding onto the ball, and throwing to the correct team.  I was encouraged by the 2nd half of the Rutgers game.  He had only one bad throw, but his deep throws were much more on target.

 

Again, taking care of the ball and improved special teams are the keys to this season.  Do both, and this should be a decent season.

 

He had a really good freshman year. PFF ID'd him as like the 2nd most accurate returning Big Ten QB for downfield throws behind the kid from Michigan, I believe.

 

And then he had a sophomore slump. Was thinking too much and not feeling the game well enough. His downfield accuracy was off. I assumed he had undisclosed shoulder issues. You had to hope it was just a sophomore slump and junior season would be a bounce-back year. It wasn't.

 

Honestly, I'd love to just get back to freshman season Adrian. Be wonderful if he was like an improved version of the freshman year player, but I'd honestly just be happy to see him get back to the ability he showed as a frosh.

[HuskerFever]

Just putting this here. Not saying things were all sunshine and roses, but I enjoyed Frank's time with Nebraska and respected and kept an eye on his career at Ohio. Best of luck in retirement, Frank!

 

 

[AuroranHusker]

I'm looking forward to being back in Memorial Stadium. Hope the team has a great year. It will definitely be interesting for Scott Frost & the coaching staff with Trev Alberts as their new boss; and I sincerely hope both are in Lincoln for a very long time together.

[49r]

Ruh Roh...

 

[HB]

7 hours ago, 49r said:

Ruh Roh...

 

yeah, knowing the NCAA, we'll probably get punished worse for "improper use of analysts" and improper workouts than Creighton did for having an assistant coach bid on recruits.  

Edited August 18, 2021 by HB

[HuskerFever]

FWIW

 

 

[hhcmatt]

[HuskerFever]

On a lighter note:

 

 

[hhcmatt]

We're just 6 forfeit wins away from bowl eligibility 

[Norm Peterson]

On 8/23/2021 at 9:26 AM, hhcmatt said:

We're just 6 forfeit wins away from bowl eligibility 

 

I have a plan to go cough in the vicinity of some Ohio State players.

[Huskerpapa]

Yikes...I still get first game jitters.  I guess that is a good thing! Get it done Huskers!

[hskr4life]

Outlook is grim... and that's putting it nicely.  

[HuskerFever]

The team has directly impacted 2+(-1)+6 points in the first half.

 

Frost says they need to fix the small things. But that's been a talking point for 3.08 seasons.

[hskr4life]

It'll be interesting to see how long Frost sticks with Martinez.  Frost has to know he'd be firmly on the hot seat with a loss to open the year.  However, Martinez is his ride and die.  Has been for 4 years now.

[CanadianHusker]

8 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Outlook is grim... and that's putting it nicely.  

Seriously! It’s one thing when the other team is better, but the mistakes have basically given them all 16 points and taken at least 1 if not 5 points off the board. And all this from a team under a 4th year coach against a brand new (although experienced) coach. Which team do you think is better coached? The one is his 33rd game at the school or his first? The Illini already have an offensive identity and NU can’t get out of its own way.  I’m not a Frost basher and do want them to win, but the reality is staring me in the face. Illinois will soon pass by NU in football even if they don’t today. I’m so thankful Husker Hoops has Hoiberg! 

[Silverbacked1]

Had a pretty good argument with my son about the coaches in football who put all their eggs in one basket with a questionable freshman quarterback and how they aren’t still at that school.

 

Kind of live or die with that kid…. Sigh

[atskooc]

Jeebus.

 

Frost is making Trev's decision at the end of the season pretty easy.

[huskerbaseball13]

Frost might be lucky to make it to October. 
 

Just a complete disaster. 

[hskr4life]

30-9... to Illinois.  28 straight unanswered points.

[HuskerFever]

"Fix the little things" isn't going to fix a 30-9 deficit to a first year head coach and a backup QB...

[huskerbaseball13]

Stadium is going to be dead next week. 
 

If this isn’t the final nail of the Frost era that might be it.