Official CU vs Nebraska Game Thread

[Agent Dave Kujan]

THIS. That said, if we lose to CSU who is pretty mid this year, the staff should be fired on Sunday. That includes HCP. If you can't use the NU loss to light a fire big enough to burn down the entire city of Ft. Collins, then we're done.Y

You are one of the better football minds on this board and so your tone is meaningful.

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1833265496185053374

 

[Uncle Ken]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1833265496185053374

The Nebraska effect!

Oh wait...

 

[BuffUp]

They do have a large cult following

 

[buffs07]

I just pulled up Washington's game stats vs Oregon State last season since I figured that was an opponent which is close to NDSU & NU stylistically. 18 carries by RBs compared to 28 passes from Penix. There were also 3 runs from Penix for 22 yards, so there was a little bit there which wasn't sacks.

Anyway, I'll take an 18/28 balance on R/P and be totally satisfied. We're a passing offense and that fits our personnel. RB carries as a % of that + pass plays at 39% is balanced enough. Against NDSU we were at 29% and we were at 23% vs NU.

In short, I'm asking us to be 60/40 passes vs RB runs. Which for simplicity's sake is just 60/40 balance of pass calls vs run calls (since the majority of Shedeur's runs were called passes that resulted in a sack or scramble plus we'll mix in 2 or 3 WR runs a game it's the call more than the position or how it goes in the box score).

TLDR: CU has a passing offense and that's just fine. But the play call balance needs to be around 60% P/ 40% R.

Even last year’s Utah game had more balance. 13 rb handoffs and 24 qb pass plays. That just proves the point that 2 is changing run plays to pass plays.

 

[manhattanbuff]

They do have a large cult following

They were at the game.

 

[Birch1]

nm

 

[66BUFF]

nm

 

[Birch1]

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[Chautauqua]

Even last year’s Utah game had more balance. 13 rb handoffs and 24 qb pass plays. That just proves the point that 2 is changing run plays to pass plays.

There were 2 timeouts called in the second half of the NDSU game to avoid delay of game penalties because Shedeur was taking too long to process the defense and call out adjustments to the offense. I don't know if those plays were runs that he was changing to pass but ultimately the QB is responsible for getting the play off in time and maybe foreshadowed that Shedeur is trying to do too much at the line, rather than trusting his coaching staff to put him in a position to succeed.

 

[4BienemyTDs]

There were 2 timeouts called in the second half of the NDSU game to avoid delay of game penalties because Shedeur was taking too long to process the defense and call out adjustments to the offense. I don't know if those plays were runs that he was changing to pass but ultimately the QB is responsible for getting the play off in time and maybe foreshadowed that Shedeur is trying to do too much at the line, rather than trusting his coaching staff to put him in a position to succeed.

He just does not like running the ball, he sees the chance for a chunk throw as always better than a boring run