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Colorado Daily – Nebraska Week
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Nebraska/Akron game cancelled due to thunderstorms
From the Lincoln Star-Journal … Only Mother Nature could delay Adrian Martinez’s first snap as Nebraska’s starting quarterback.
The Huskers’ season opener against Akron was canceled thanks to severe weather after a nearly three-hour delay.
The potential for a make-up game is not immediately known, though university officials said no definite plans exist and there is not a clear date that works for both teams before December.
The Huskers will play their first full game of the season next Saturday against Colorado.
Neither NU athletic director Bill Moos nor head coach Scott Frost were made available to reporters Saturday evening after the game was called, and the soonest availability with Frost is Monday afternoon.
It was not immediately known if the fact that the game began — Akron kicked off before play was halted because of lightning — and was suspended rather than outright canceled has any impact on whether Akron is compensated for making the trip. The game contract with the Mid-American Conference school called for a $1.17 million payment.
The official suspension announcement came at 9:55 p.m. — 2 hours, 41 minutes after kickoff and 2:40 after the delay began — and NU officials announced at 10:30 p.m. that the game would not be completed.
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Neill Woelk’s Ten Takeaways from the Rocky Mountain Showdown
From CUBuffs.com … Colorado fans were giddy Saturday morning — and rightfully so — in the wake of the Buffaloes’ 45-13 win over Colorado State in their Friday night season opener.
The Buffs did lots and lots of things well.
But, as CU coach Mike MacIntyre told his team in the locker room, it was just the first step in a long journey, and while the Buffs’ performance was no doubt reason for optimism, there is still room for improvement.
Thus, it’s back to the grind Monday for the players and Sunday for coaches, who now find themselves in the position of trying to prepare for Nebraska with no game film. The Huskers’ scheduled season opener against Akron was washed out Saturday, and the much-anticipated Scott Frost era will now begin with a visit from the Buffs.
But before we look ahead to a trip to Lincoln, Friday night’s fourth straight Colorado win in the Rocky Mountain Showdown is worth another look. Thus, our weekly 10 takeaways:
1. CU’s offense is a perfect fit for Steven Montez. For starters, Montez’s numbers were terrific Friday night — 22-for-25, 338 yards and four touchdowns in the air, plus three rushes for 41 yards and another score. His 246.4 quarterback rating is the best in CU history for 20-plus and 25-plus attempts in a game, breaking the mark set by Koy Detmer in 1995 against NE Louisiana.
But what is also apparent is that co-offensive coordinator Darrin Chiaverini and quarterbacks coach Kurt Roper are putting Montez in the best possible position to succeed. CU’s game plan takes full advantage of his terrific physical abilities while still making sure not all the pressure is on his shoulders.
Montez’s ability to read defenses, react and make solid decisions have clearly improved. Meanwhile, those fly sweeps, screens and quick passes to the flat utilizing Colorado’s speedy receivers keep defenses honest, keep the ball moving and are perfect for an up-tempo attack.
That up-tempo attack also opens up the downfield passing lanes for Montez’s big arm, and he showed it with a picture-perfect 46-yard bomb to K.D. Nixon, who never broke stride en route to the end zone.
But his best pass of the night might have been a simple 4-yard back-shoulder scoring toss to Juwann Winfree. The timing between the two was perfect, as was the throw. Montez put the ball where only Winfree could make the catch, just at the end zone sideline. It was the result of the two spending countless hours over the last year throwing together whenever they had the chance — and unless teams continue to double-cover Winfree as much as CSU did, you can bet we’ll see that connection plenty more times this year.
Montez did have one ill-advised toss that ended in an interception — and in the locker room, he was berating himself for the throw. But in the big picture, a 4-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio is one most coaches will live with.
… Continue reading story here …
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Colorado Daily – Nebraska Week
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Nebraska/Akron game cancelled due to thunderstorms
From the Lincoln Star-Journal … Only Mother Nature could delay Adrian Martinez’s first snap as Nebraska’s starting quarterback.
The Huskers’ season opener against Akron was canceled thanks to severe weather after a nearly three-hour delay.
The potential for a make-up game is not immediately known, though university officials said no definite plans exist and there is not a clear date that works for both teams before December.
The Huskers will play their first full game of the season next Saturday against Colorado.
Neither NU athletic director Bill Moos nor head coach Scott Frost were made available to reporters Saturday evening after the game was called, and the soonest availability with Frost is Monday afternoon.
It was not immediately known if the fact that the game began — Akron kicked off before play was halted because of lightning — and was suspended rather than outright canceled has any impact on whether Akron is compensated for making the trip. The game contract with the Mid-American Conference school called for a $1.17 million payment.
The official suspension announcement came at 9:55 p.m. — 2 hours, 41 minutes after kickoff and 2:40 after the delay began — and NU officials announced at 10:30 p.m. that the game would not be completed.
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Neill Woelk’s Ten Takeaways from the Rocky Mountain Showdown
From CUBuffs.com … Colorado fans were giddy Saturday morning — and rightfully so — in the wake of the Buffaloes’ 45-13 win over Colorado State in their Friday night season opener.
The Buffs did lots and lots of things well.
But, as CU coach Mike MacIntyre told his team in the locker room, it was just the first step in a long journey, and while the Buffs’ performance was no doubt reason for optimism, there is still room for improvement.
Thus, it’s back to the grind Monday for the players and Sunday for coaches, who now find themselves in the position of trying to prepare for Nebraska with no game film. The Huskers’ scheduled season opener against Akron was washed out Saturday, and the much-anticipated Scott Frost era will now begin with a visit from the Buffs.
But before we look ahead to a trip to Lincoln, Friday night’s fourth straight Colorado win in the Rocky Mountain Showdown is worth another look. Thus, our weekly 10 takeaways:
1. CU’s offense is a perfect fit for Steven Montez. For starters, Montez’s numbers were terrific Friday night — 22-for-25, 338 yards and four touchdowns in the air, plus three rushes for 41 yards and another score. His 246.4 quarterback rating is the best in CU history for 20-plus and 25-plus attempts in a game, breaking the mark set by Koy Detmer in 1995 against NE Louisiana.
But what is also apparent is that co-offensive coordinator Darrin Chiaverini and quarterbacks coach Kurt Roper are putting Montez in the best possible position to succeed. CU’s game plan takes full advantage of his terrific physical abilities while still making sure not all the pressure is on his shoulders.
Montez’s ability to read defenses, react and make solid decisions have clearly improved. Meanwhile, those fly sweeps, screens and quick passes to the flat utilizing Colorado’s speedy receivers keep defenses honest, keep the ball moving and are perfect for an up-tempo attack.
That up-tempo attack also opens up the downfield passing lanes for Montez’s big arm, and he showed it with a picture-perfect 46-yard bomb to K.D. Nixon, who never broke stride en route to the end zone.
But his best pass of the night might have been a simple 4-yard back-shoulder scoring toss to Juwann Winfree. The timing between the two was perfect, as was the throw. Montez put the ball where only Winfree could make the catch, just at the end zone sideline. It was the result of the two spending countless hours over the last year throwing together whenever they had the chance — and unless teams continue to double-cover Winfree as much as CSU did, you can bet we’ll see that connection plenty more times this year.
Montez did have one ill-advised toss that ended in an interception — and in the locker room, he was berating himself for the throw. But in the big picture, a 4-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio is one most coaches will live with.
… Continue reading story here …
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