Instant Reaction: Nebraska Throttles Northern Iowa 34-3

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@bartlebyjonze2438 Ай бұрын

They covered the spread. No complaints. UNI was scrappy.

@gynandroidhead Ай бұрын

Absolutely. Give them a lot of credit for lining up and playing a physical game in the trenches.

@JmacMAC Ай бұрын

That was a good UNI team! I feel like people just forgot about the past 15 years of this team being not so good. I'm just happy to see this team play good defense and we're freaking 3-0! I wore my blackshirts jersey two games in a row! Really proud of this team! Let's keep building on it! GO BIG RED!!!

@tablegrace Ай бұрын

I love that the coaching staff is making a point to feature our local Nebraska boys.

@alexanderthegreatandterrib4589 Ай бұрын

Knew this game would be tougher than our first two because of UNI o-line and their smart veteran coach. They proved to be tough and had a really good game plan. I am happy with our first 3 drives, happy with our o-line play overall, happy with Dylan's movement in and out of the playbook, happy with the new plays we tried, happy with Haarbergs use, happy with the defenses bend don't break and only giving up 3 pts. Happy that Alvano hit his field goals and that our defense got a turnover and we did not really turn the ball over. What is concerning is the lack of offensive production in the second halves of games.

@obad9786 Ай бұрын

UNI is a good football team. Holding UNI to 3 points is something the black shirts can be proud of. In the second half we played a lot of the back up players on offense.

@pauledwards5607 Ай бұрын

We haven't lost the turnover battle once. We've scored on our first three drives in the last 3 games. Dylan is 74% in completions. We've been in control in every game so far. And yes, we've "played somebody". Anywhere near a finished product? Absolutely not, and were the things I woke up thinking about this morning. But lets remind ourselves of what's not happening...more turnovers than them; sloppy play; tons of stupid penalties at the worst possible times, no more shooting ourselves in the foot! And no one score losses!

@johnt.766 Ай бұрын

They are making great progress, soon they will be playing a few teams that will require offensive production in all four quarters if they want to win. I hope they will be ready.

@andrewcramer9200 Ай бұрын

We only scored 8 fewer points in the 2nd half than the 1st, and some of that is Rhule's philosophy. The UTEP game was all about playing nearly the entire roster. Colorado made some tweaks at halftime and when Nebraska counteradjusted, the refs anally raped them with horseshit penalties. Etc etc.

@alexanderthegreatandterrib4589 Ай бұрын

@@obad9786 My concern is certainly not with the defense, though they did not tackle well against a big 10 type running team. My concern is that in the last 2 games in the second halves the starting offense has had 9 possesions that they scored 0 against Colorado and 6 against UNI. That is 6 pts in 2 games against inferirior competition in the 3rd and 4th quarters with the starting offense. That is a problem that needs to get fixed.

@clutchhattrick8767 Ай бұрын

Don’t get why people are mad haha. Dominate win, GBR! Keep it up Jon

@Tom-o5q5p Ай бұрын

It’s nice seeing the Huskers play well. It’s going to be a fun season and let’s enjoy it!

@bcma9688 Ай бұрын

As always JJ, thanks for talking me down. 👊🏽! The first one I turn to after the game. Love ya man!

@CornNation Ай бұрын

Thank you

@jamesfirnhaber984 Ай бұрын

No telling what the ceiling for this team is if they improve every week. I do think with Illinois the Huskers better double fasten their chin straps. Best of all, the Huskers remain healthy going into Big 10 play. GBR!

@MrHusker52 Ай бұрын

My goal was always 7+ wins given the schedule we have. The goal last year was a bowl game and we failed to achieve that even though it was well within reach. That doesn't mean that the goal this year is the same just because we failed in year 1 to reach that goal. 8+ wins would be ideal 7 would be semi disappointing but not end of the world. If we beat Illinois next week I feel very good about where we are at

@KYExtemper Ай бұрын

Illinois will be a tough game but I think the Huskers can win it and get to 4-0, which would be great.

@treyspencer3101 Ай бұрын

I really like the way that UNI plays football. That's a very well coached football team. He's a true, blue, old school coach. I can't imagine there's a lot of those guys left anymore.

@bryanunderhill9423 Ай бұрын

Great take on this game. When you take the opportunity to play your guys that don’t see enough field time, it’s going to look less polished. I’m tickled pink to return to nit-picking my team after a resounding victory.

@pauledwards5607 Ай бұрын

It occurred to me that maybe, just maybe, instead of running up the score, they are using that valuable game time as a time to give younger, less experienced guys reps.

@felix-tp2qi Ай бұрын

Wasn't the 2nd and third string playing almost the entire second half?

@lynngraham8508 Ай бұрын

I am so used to seeing your 'bathroom side'. Your 'happy side' is much more...refreshing!

@dashcammer4322 Ай бұрын

Better acoustics too!

@charleslewis1522 Ай бұрын

You continue to impress me with your commentary! On to the Big 10!! GBR!! 👏🏿👏🏿👍🏿😎

@NESig Ай бұрын

Looking forward to the Illinois game. Should be a good one and a good test for the Huskers. Go Big Red!

@blainecole5452 Ай бұрын

"... 142 yards rushing. I'm sure for a lot of you that isn't enough." I will tell you what's enough. A win is enough.

@Dons-vc1tf Ай бұрын

Illinois will be ranked when we play them, this game is what we needed to get ready for them. The first road game will be the first true test see how they do in a hostile environment

@dashcammer4322 Ай бұрын

Hah, Rhule's new noise-cencelling headset might come in handy.

@jeffbeaudoin4544 Ай бұрын

The next 2 games will tell us who this team is.

@JimAllen-k8y Ай бұрын

I have no complaints for the game. We played to win.

@iGOTwarrantz Ай бұрын

I'm a sooner fan but I've followed you for a little while now. I just remember the old Nebraska that was so dominant, a lot of the younger generation hasn't gotten to see that. I know we're rivals but I feel like a lot of Sooner Nation wants to see Nebraska be at the top again. It seems as if that's happening now with Matt Rhule.

@HuskerPower97 Ай бұрын

I think Rhule has played these 3 games like preseason games in the NFL.

@jorgy1470 Ай бұрын

Absolutely!!

@don4476 Ай бұрын

@HuskerPower97 Yes indeed. He said as much in a presser.

@sbladbyu Ай бұрын

We ARE FINE. We will decisively beat Illinois.

@huskerforlife5111 Ай бұрын

I was pissed and worried after this game last night but after thinking about it .... I think that Rhule is just trying to mix things up so nobody can figure out our identity. Tony White has been doing this for years in his defense. Like you said John no blitz tonight but he will bring it when he needs to. So I can only assume we are doing all these crazy plays on offense to throw off big ten teams so they won't know how to prepare

@R2D2-g4x Ай бұрын

Coach Rhule understands B1G he said, I look at B1G stats vs B1G to gage. Our talent is definitely noticeable this year. Coach Bielema is good. PTSD on Frost 1st yr loosing to them. Entertainment/gambling makes me question refs integrity. Yes the laundry and reviews makes game boring. Although it does show some amazing catches

@rappmasterdugg6825 Ай бұрын

The only drama in this game, for me, was whether or not we would cover the spread. We won by 31, the spread was 30.5. That last drive by UNI got close but now I can go buy that island I've had my eye on.

@kevinsterner9490 Ай бұрын

I see this team getting a little better each game. I can see they are set up for when Haarberg comes in people will load up the box especially down by the goal line. I bet he will drop back and throw a TD in the near future. My original expectation was 7 wins. Now it’s 10 wins. This team just might shock the world. GBR

@AZTrigger Ай бұрын

You nailed it on the officiating - I have been thinking the same thing. In a world were everybody is trying to find ways speed up sports, all these sarcastaball rules and refs are taking it in the opposite direction. It is painful to watch

@ewhiteford1 Ай бұрын

I agree with you that the coaches have way more tricks up their sleeves than they have shown so far. I'm looking forward to what else they do as the season progresses. GBR!!

@shawnok1 Ай бұрын

Excellent take, as always

@greggsplaylist Ай бұрын

Did not get to see this game but sounds like a lot of guys got to play. I would rather play a milde game were we spread the ball around vs a game where we win by 70 and only a handful the younger guys see play.

@ScarabGodQQQ Ай бұрын

How about them boilermakers! 😂

@camjjsdad Ай бұрын

My expectations are the same.I just want a bowl game.Anything beyond that is just a gift

@iowabassman4701 Ай бұрын

This fan base is hilarious. I was 8-4 preseason, and stand by it. Just think the 4 losses may be different. Wisconsin and Purdue were 2 I had us losing, along with USC and OSU. I could see them beating Wisco and Purdue and dropping one like Indiana or Iowa.

@joelhines7449 Ай бұрын

15-0! Wooo!

@FodorPupil Ай бұрын

Valid points. GBR

@painter662 Ай бұрын

I loved it last night when the announcer just flat out said DR should be in the Hridmand conversation now… But the point is consistent with something I am observing… this team has not been challenged yet. They throw up enough points to theoretically win, then they coast milking the clock and trusting the defense to do its thing. Currently they are giving up about 6.6 points a game… odd are putting up 28 is going to win a few games. Ohhhh they say…. The BigTen is so much better.. this team looks to be better also. They look like a good mid to late 70’s version of NU. They may not have won every game, but Walking on the feild with Alabama everyone expected to win. That’s a feeling we haven’t had here in 22 years. We hoped to win, we hoped not to loose, we cringed at all the ways we found to lose. But we didn’t know we would win. Winning became an accident. I was screaming at solich the line wasn’t blocking effectively. They knew run blocking not pass blocking. This team knows both. Niles Paul ran down the field for 10 yards with a fumbled ball bouncing next to him down the field and never once thought to pick it up. We ARE a much better team than we have been in the 21st century. Let’s enjoy seeing how far we can go!

@broncosbeat8539 Ай бұрын

I think my sense of the offseason was the primary expectation from fans was to snap the bowl streak at 6-6. Then, as we got close to the start of the season, fans started thinking that even if Dylan plays like a teenager, he may have enough special moments to have a winning record at 7-5. After Colorado, I think a lot of people then jumped to think we could hit the over at 8-4. I think a lot of people are still weary from the last few years and are guarding themselves from the expectation of 8-4. We all HOPE for better than 8-4 but I do think most EXPECTATIONS I hear now are 8-4. That's a great place to set your floor after a lot of tough years. I personally would not shift my expectation to 9+ wins unless we went into Columbus 7-0

@kylekeller9371 Ай бұрын

The best part of this season is the fact I had no expectations, I didn't drink the kool aid this year, I was just excited to sit and watch the possibility of good nebraska football. And yes we are playing good the nebraska I grew up watching. Let the kids play and watch them grow stop with this expectations crap just enjoy being competitive why ruin this moment. Do you not remember the past 10 or so years.

@pedalingpast60 Ай бұрын

3 games 3 reaction videos recorded in your office rather than the bathroom. Thats an important stat. I was doing alot of hand wringing about the defense. The yards after contact was hard to watch as seemed UNI was the most physical team last night.

@rappmasterdugg6825 Ай бұрын

This has been a great non-conference portion of the season. Yeah, we are 3-0, that's good. But I'm also excited that we've demonstrated that we can play the game smartly without a lot of turnovers or poorly-timed penalties, with very few injuries (I think we are actually net positive with three guys coming back from injury). We've managed to run our base offense and defense, showed what we wanted to put on film for future opponents but didn't have to show more than that, and the young guys have had a chance to get experience on the field. We are learning how to win and get into a strong enough position that we can spend time during the game working on areas of weakness.

@MichaelBethJones Ай бұрын

After getting the win, the most important statistic for me in a game like this is how many players get onto the field to get some playing time and experience. This week's third string player is next month's starter in the meat grinder that is the Big Ten.

@iowabassman4701 Ай бұрын

I attended UNI, Mark Harmon was hired my last year there. It was last century when I went to UNI 😂 Took everything in me not to yell Go Panthers at the folks in purple and gold while tailgating, lol! Especially when the liquor started flowing 😅

@HyperspaceQ Ай бұрын

'Bullshit!' Love It!

@Hskr4life Ай бұрын

I feel we are at a 7-9 win level, probably finishing ranked 18-25, with the fanbase rumbling about the few things that couldve gotten us over the edge in those few games to make the playoff. And that, at this point, I will gladly take. Im doing my best not to pick and complain, just enjoy and see how far the D, Rhule, and Dylan can take us this year.

@traviszahl1081 Ай бұрын

I think we could win every game. I also think we could lose 4 or 5. Just go 1-0 every week. Embrace the process and enjoy the ride! What is somewhat worrisome is that I don’t think we are capable of running the ball when the other team thinks we are going to run the ball. This may cause issues in closing out some closer games but having a QB that can make throws may make that a null point.

@gynandroidhead Ай бұрын

Great job. We were a 30.5-point favorite!!! Nit-picking, the tackling for us was not up to par, and I am glad Coach Rhule called it out. I want to see us pop some 40+ yard FG's before I am reasonably confident with the kicking game. Other than that, I have absolutely nothing.

@obad9786 Ай бұрын

The targeting penalty was created back when defensive players where laying out receivers and then dancing over them. That no longer happens anymore so maybe someday that rule will get reworked. The only thing about targeting I like is that using you head as the spear when you tackle could paralyze a player. See what you tackle.

@FiletOhhFish Ай бұрын

Nebraska hasn’t played anyone yet and this dude is already penciling them in for 9-10 wins. Lol

@CornNation Ай бұрын

If people like you had any guts at all, you would’ve said this before the end of the game, but you did not. Did I say you

@FiletOhhFish Ай бұрын

@@CornNationthey played today?

@UncleRico-vc4yx Ай бұрын

Same Ole' corn! Hahahahah😂

@charleshullett8830 Ай бұрын

I expected UNI to hog the clock. I was surprised they passed as much as they did.

@christianq3342 Ай бұрын

Was a little disappointed in defenses intensity. But the game was never in doubt and I do have high expectations. Feeling that in an easy win it’s a great feeling.

@robertnoble6600 Ай бұрын

My expectations are not high than reaching a bowl game. We still can’t put 60 minutes of tough physical football together. UNI offense was the most physical unit on the field Saturday. That can’t happen, and have higher expectations. We (Nebraska) are improved, but we are nowhere near where we need to be.

@JCReeves Ай бұрын

Keeping my expectations in check ........... 15-0 GBR!!!

@michaelam7731 Ай бұрын

Goooo Bigggg Reddd

@garypierce7380 Ай бұрын

Their quarterback was way better than expected...made a bunch of smart decisions. That fullback was tough to bring down. But only 3 points. I agree wholeheartedly with Jon's take on the refereeing. I don't know exactly what the answer is and I'm fine with protecting the players, but it seems like what's happeneing is the takeover of the game by refs to control the game for whatever reason...controlling the score for the gambling industry?...choosing the winner?....they just seem to be a bigger part of the game than the players. We talked about this after the Colorado postgame with Minnie, and in hindsight I felt that maybe all the targeting calls took off after Coach Rhule threw a fit about Barney getting smacked in the head at the sideline near the end of a run. The rules committee might have put the refs in a bad spot by making every tackle subjective. This has nothing to do with the holding calls and noncalls on every big play though. Seems we need some clarified blocking rules where holding is clearly defined, ...like no grabbing at all, not just while reaching. Maybe they could require all linemen except the center to wear mittens that keep them from being able to hold.

@kentgrady9226 Ай бұрын

I hate it when people ask about Nebraska's "ceiling". Any team's ceiling is undefeated season - at least, until they lose. Realistically, I think 10-2 is very achievable. They're better than Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and UCLA and should be favored in all those games. They haven't got the horses to win at Ohio State and USC. Might they lose more than 2? Very possible. Might they win one or both of the games they should lose? Less likely, but possible. For the record, I give Nebraska a 50% chance of winning all the games they should win. I give them a 10% chance of winning at Ohio State and a 20% chance of winning at USC. If you're keeping score, that's a 1% chance of going undefeated from this point forward, with the strongest odds being 9 wins and three losses through the regular season.

@dashcammer4322 Ай бұрын

Those are the 2 that I'm worried about as well.

@kentgrady9226 Ай бұрын

@@dashcammer4322 I'm not nervous about either game. I'll be very surprised if they win either one, much less both. But 10-2, playing on New Year's and on the edge of the CFP discussion..... After the stretch they have suffered? Enormous progress, in my book. Worthy of naming Rhule the Coach of the Year.

@mikecorgan Ай бұрын

Matt Vrzal is working on a live game watch with some former players. Kind of like a Manning Brothers. Keep an eye out for this.

@CornNation Ай бұрын

It will be interesting to see how he can do that without violating copyright.

@mikecorgan Ай бұрын

@@CornNation He may not actually show the game. I imagine it will be video of the guys watching but not the game image. It may be like having the radio broadcast on while watching the game where you can see the commentary.

@unbiasedboxingtalk8984 Ай бұрын

Being at the game the defense was getting bullied in the first qrtr, hopefully it's just gbayor being out as a leader

@mikecorgan Ай бұрын

Don't be greedy, it's all gravy. The thing is we are not playing dumb. The stupid play seems to have been fixed.

@citizenbobx Ай бұрын

This might be an eight-win team instead of a six-win.

@williamadair1874 Ай бұрын

Early in the season gbr

@p.k.5455 Ай бұрын

I said 9 and 3 or 10 and 2 BEFORE the season started...I pray I'm right...lol

@michaeldalton8374 Ай бұрын

All Neb has to do is win a game each week they play in one. That number was one this week. They accomplished that. The rest doesn’t mean ratshit to me.

@Shawn-p4r Ай бұрын

The tackling was horrendous...this was UNI...

@richardarrieta5006 Ай бұрын

How do feel about Nebraska going back to the Big ??

@dashcammer4322 Ай бұрын

They ran the ball better than CU did last week. They just couldn't score.

@tood6459 Ай бұрын

Some fans just can't allow themselves to be happy. 20 years of Husker PTSD will do that.

@travisturner873 Ай бұрын

The only bitch I got is sloppy Tackling that first drive of northern iowa.i Expected to come up big . Just need to work and clean up a few things but over all Happy 3 and 0 Ranked top25 let's enjoy the ride

@Nackdad Ай бұрын

If people are upset about whatever I get it we went from being a juggernaut to losing by three every flipping game. It's going to take a minute for people to forget that.

@mattachtemeier5296 Ай бұрын

Husker fans have been over critical since Osborne left. We need to fucking stop. Positivity is contagious along with negativity. So be positive !

@Arkham_GOAT03 Ай бұрын

Thought this might have been a bathroom video - a win is definitely a win, but they underachieved considering it was an FCS opponent.

@CornNation Ай бұрын

The score was 34 to 3. How did they underachieve exactly?

@Arkham_GOAT03 Ай бұрын

@@CornNationtime of possession and a couple of 3rd and longs given up. I get that Dylan is a true freshman, and that the team will gradually get better throughout the year, but this is 2 weeks in a row where they’re stellar in the 1st half and flat in the 2nd. Dylan also needs to be reigned in on his mechanics.

@saccfa Ай бұрын

I don't see this as underachieving. There was that 2nd half "UNI isn't a threat" malaise. Not a fan of that but hell w it. We are fine.

@HuskerPower97 Ай бұрын

I don't think we were planning for time of possession this game. That was pretty clear. We definitely could have had better tackling but this is a big physical Northern Iowa team. Regardless if they FCS. @@Arkham_GOAT03

@HuskerPower97 Ай бұрын

@@Arkham_GOAT03also Dylan only had 6 incompletions he was 74% it's pretty easy to sit on the couch and critique his mechanics

@darinzadina6671 Ай бұрын

Northern Iowa could beat Purdue, Illinois and UCLA in my opinion.

@foosful Ай бұрын

Nebraska looks really good. They are a borderline playoff team. GBR!

@CarlPence Ай бұрын

GO BIG RED! WE HAMMERED THE RINK-A-DINK SCHOOL. THE BLACKSHIRTS LOOK GREAT! THE ZEBRA'S (REFEREES) STILL SUCK! RIOLA IS AWESOME! SATTERFIELD'S PLAY CALLING SUCKS SOMETHING AWEFUL

@garypierce7380 Ай бұрын

Fickell isn't a good fit now because he's putting in his system and it's not the old 70's NFL system they're used to. Plus, Alabama is on a different level. I'm thinking we're much better in every area, but we haven't really played anybody. Fans are still judging by UTEP and crappy Colorado. I'm thinking we'll make it to a good bowl because everybody we play is going through the same thing and we have a lot of upside.

@Brett_Nebraska Ай бұрын

I'll say this to add on about the officials....i watch college football from sun up to sun down every singpe Saturday... I've seen bad calls in other games sure....but i do not EVER see other games that such horrible game flow due to constant reviews and flag after flag after flag of refs nitpicking these minor, little tiny calls....i just dont see it any other games that i ever watch on Saturdays....does it happen, probably in games I don't watch maybe... but its 100x worse in our games. Take the Colorado game for example..it literally seemed like a flag was being thrown on every single play in the 2nd half. In this UNI game they reviewed some plays and took forever doing it that wouldn't ever be reviewed in any other game. Why this always happens in our games idk...but it seems to be an outlier when I compare it to every other game I watch on Saturday..and its week in and week out.

@saccfa Ай бұрын

Also tired of refs taking games over. And the subsequent commercial breaks shoehorned into the broadcast destroy any flow the game and viewing experience could potentially have.

@nrhurley117 Ай бұрын

I am NOT thinking higher now. We have a very small sampling of skill at this point and have yet to actually play anyone who has a balance of players and coaching. The defense looked BAD on third down again. It was like watching us play Wisconsin last year where our defense could only slow them down when they were well within field goal range. On that note, Wisconsin WILL beat us. Mark my words.

@deejaymalta Ай бұрын

absolutely, let the ticky tack stuff go. There aren't 3 teams on the field, there are 2. No one paid to see the Zebras, get the F off my TV.

Ай бұрын

No good O effort in 2d 1/2 - do this in Big-10 & will lose.

@HuskerPower97 Ай бұрын

We started backups on D the entire 2nd half. We aren't seeing everything this team has up its sleeve. Rhule has played these 3 games like NFL preseason games

@joannleichliter4308 Ай бұрын

@@HuskerPower97I am inclined to agree with you. That was my thought after the Colorado second hald, too.

@andrewcramer9200 Ай бұрын

Nebraska outscored them 13-0 in the 2nd half while messing around with playcalls and personnel packages to see what happens and make opponents prepare for weird stuff. GTFO with this stupidity.

@HyperspaceQ Ай бұрын

DEI Referees

@lonewolf77782 Ай бұрын

4-6 losses in big ten play......

@jorgy1470 Ай бұрын

Seriously, get out of here

@lonewolf77782 Ай бұрын

@@jorgy1470 I know...but the second halves of the last two games have been unimpressive, somewhat reminiscent of past recent seasons. the defense, however, seems like the real deal.