Tuesday Night Headlines: Nebraska Out, DJ Monroe In

Hilarious that Monroe will be getting some carries now. Everyone and their dog was begging for him to get the ball. Yet, we heard it was too predictable when he entered the game(like our offense isnt predictable enough). I really wonder about our offensive coaching sometimes.

How the fuck did they get away with paying half?! Holy shit. GD is a god damn genius compared to Beebe. You know this means CU is only going to pay half as well. Way to fucking drop 18 million. And we believe this guy is good for the money he promised us?

As far as DJ goes – So we are going to go from shit OL + decent (maybe good?) blitz pick up from the RBs to shit OL + 160 lb RB who’s not been able to start because he can’t block? UCLA may be ok, but how many plays against OU will it take to get GG killed?

They got away with paying half because of a simple word

“Discovery”

There’s some skeletons in those closets.

As for the money we were promised, everyone on this site pretty much thought that was a bunch of BS the day it was announced. Apparently BC is not as bad at math as the Big 12 office.

The only blitz pickup we’re running with DJ is a hot route, or a poorly blocked TB screen/shovel pass.

I recall Vasherized is a big proponent of the Monroe Doctrine.

I hope he’s right. Sure would love to see this manifestly gifted player get a piece of the rock.

What I am buying is that putting a speedster like Monroe in the backfield or at wingback along with another running back will help Davis trip and fall into some creativity ala the first drive of the MNC game against ‘Bama.

Having DJ line up with Cody in a split back formation as opposed to as a flanker creates some options, and probably offers more potential success for plays when he doesn’t touch the ball. Generally speaking, a rocket pitch to DJ would develop faster than a flat pass or a reverse. That alone can spell more positive yards for the speedster.

On plays when he doesn’t get the ball, having his motion begin on the inside and go outside triggers a defender’s motion to go to the outside and away from the flow. The alternative with DJ in as a flanker means the defender can more easily decide to shed covering him and get into the flow without reversing field.

Having a DJ package with a split back set also wouldn’t diminish play action to the receivers which is the main operational success on offense right now.

I owed the IRS over $127,000 in back taxes, but Dan Beebe helped me settle that debt for only $13,781!!!

As near as I can tell, the Big 12 believes that CU and NU owe it the money paid to them in 2009 – 2010, but doesn’t want the hassle of litigating for it. NU believes the Big 12 shouldn’t withhold money in 2010 – 2011, but doesn’t want the hassle of litigating for it.

Yeah, Nebraska is pretty chicken*hit on this. They wer in a conference for over 100 years, got their feelings hurt going 6 – 14 against the Big 12 south the last 6 years (4 wins against Baylor!), looked around, wooed the Big 10, Perlman played his supposed friend Bill Powers at the Big 12 meeting, almost torpedoed the conference, and now they don’t want to pay a penalty they agreed to.

I agree about this season’s games. I hope the Big 12 refs treat NU like an out of conference team whose coach’s opinion of their performance has no bearing on their careers- which is what NU is.

So Monroe is this week’s solution to our pathetic offense? Riiiigggghhhhtttt…. Davis has no clue what he is doing.

Here’s to hoping this is the domino that pushes $ Bill over the edge when Beebe comes back and says “hey, that $20 MM isn’t hapeening because of the CU/NU settlement…”

I’m not buying on Monroe being a solution. I think he’ll show some flashes and will be considered a success in this one game, but he’s smaller than Goodwin – and it was really only a matter of time before Goodwin got banged up.

I’d love to see what triplehorn said – a two-back set with Cody…. but that’s just TOO MUCH CHANGE for Greg Davis.

If you follow the Greg Davis flowchart, we’re right on target.

Taylor, my guess is that had they gone full lawyer, the best-case net to both NU and the B12 probably ends up about where they settled, without the possibility of losing it all.

And my guess is it’s better to get Colorado out at the same time so they can set up one football schedule instead of two (one for 2011 and one for 2012 and beyond). I bet that was proving more difficult than they wanted it to be.

Who wants to go in on a pool for the week that we yank a red-shirt off of Traylon Sheed as the new answer to the riddle that is our lack of a running game?

Here’s my guess — Newton is done due to too many bell-ringings; Fozzy is made of glass (could go out for the season whenever); Cody looks like he’s till jacked up from the ankle; and Monroe weighs less than I did as a high school junior (not a good sign if he’s going to carry the ball more than 8 – 10 times). Do the math, and add in Davis’s typical panicky attempts to flush through as many backs as he can in an effort to make an unworkable system work.

I say Sheed’s shirt comes off after the OU game (and that is not a VY at the club joke).

I think DJ Monroe can run into a wall of defenders much faster than our other backs. That is the obvious cure.

IRT Husknuts: BB is making a huge mistake here. NU and CU owe the penalty money and ALL of it should be withheld. This sets a bad precedent for other schools who might want to jump ship seeing that the effectual penalty is only half of the advertised penalty in bylaws that they agreed and signed.

IRT Monroe & RBs: This is a sign of a staff HOPING talent can cover up coaching (esp OL) and scheme. We were fed a bunch of crap about Cody being the answer and now it’s a 160# Monroe? hahaha Cody never should have been a tailback at Texas; he is too big for the schemes that GD runs at UT and never fit in. If Cody wanted to play at the next level (NFL), someone should have convinced him that it would have to be at fullback or on defense but the problem was…. Gregg Davis doesnt utilize a full back unless it is short yardage and that doesnt build a resume. What is the deal? Is Mack recruiting power running backs (CJ, Whaley, MalcomBrown) hoping that Gregg Davis will get on board some day? If you want to run the schemes that GD insists on running, then you dont waste schollies on players like CJ and Whaley. I dont think it is possible to get two running backs from opposite ends of the spectrum (CJ then Monroe) without changing the scheme .

I hate to wallow in the negative mud with Ransom, but…..Really? Come on.

They’ll futz around with a few DJ from TB plays that do zippy over the next two weeks and pull the shirt off Shead for NU.

If you want to ride the dreamwagon, then we will see a Cody/DJ backfield that will crest with effectiveness in Lincoln for a huge blow out that will have us all throwing mea culpas at Davis.

Another thing on the dream wagon: Infinite personal time with Sasha Grey for Bateshorn.

Loved the way you baited the Cornwankers with ref conspiracy theories.

I do think there might be some skeletons but I think it more has to do with DB being completely in over his head, and that’s saying alot in a shit conference like ours. Master negotiator sounds about right….

I think we all missed a good time by not having this thing to go to trial. Roach’s comments should be the last word on the settlement.

As far as the whole ref thing, the weird fantasies on this site get creepy sometimes. These sad inventions have moved from classic rejected spouse response over the summer to upset 5-year-old – “Mom! Billy stole my blue and red power rangers and the teacher said he had to give only the red one back…I want you to go spank him!”

Naw, we just have enjoyed the Pelini and Osborne whining so much and this season will be our last hit.

Hail to the General. You nailed it

Carson, I was kidding about the ref thing. Read Neb angst’s comment.

Nebraska already thinks Texas is/was screwing them, can you imagine if a call or two doesn’t go their way in Lincoln?

My post was akin to asking a supermodel if she wants a diet coke instead of regular.

Goddamn we are fucking retarded. Thanks for showing up Carson!!

not to nitpick, but did applewhite say a lot of reps, or just some because people were banged up? optimism still tempered over here…

Getting DJ on the field more doesnt necessarily mean he’s going to be the only RB on the field does it?

it more has to do with DB being completely in over his head

Evidently. Is it too late to move DeLoss to that position, Mack to DeLoss’s vacated position, and… ummmm… let’s see… HC? Hmmmmm?

Re: Monroe

Is he reported repping at TB? I was hoping for the beginning of motion into/across the TB position from DJ or ‘Quise or whomever… hand-offs, tosses, routes, etc. I mean, if we’re really working on BSU plays…