I should have worded my post better, I don't blame anyone for Football struggles
I'm sorry, but I find it hard to blame the RB's for the loss. When 8+ defenders meet them in the backfield, it's hard to expect much. I didn't see you posting last week how terrible our RB's are. I think it's more of an indication of how predictable the O is and how bad poorly our O-line has played rather than RB play. We have 2 Big Ten caliber backs IMO.
I don't blame our running backs or the O-line or the QB for that matter, but the injury's across the board have beaten some of the spirit and ability to compete at a conference level out of the team and definitely effected their ability to win and stay in the game. We have Big 10 level capable backs, just not the experience level or health in front that would allow those guys to beat people more often. Circumstances of yesterdays game, were Nebraska coaches identified our weaknesses on defense and were able to exploit them, they got a few bounces and they beat us with some elite speed at times. It happens, their coaches had the right calls at the right time yesterday. They Nebraska got ahead and put the ball in the endzone, and they made a lot of great plays and calls.
My comment wasn't an indictment of the running backs, I should not have made the statement that there not big 10 backs because it was a poor choice of phrasing to describe intent. I think they have good ability there just young players that have not played a lot.
Reusse calls Kill a whiner about the injury's, I don't see it that way, when I saw a bunch of unfamiliar numbers and names on the field yesterday I knew the defense was going to have trouble. Losing your one's and two's on any level of football means your plugging in inexperienced or players with less talent, that's not whining that is fact.
I'm not down on the Gopher coaches, I still really believe in their ability to coach and build the program. That and they are recruiting better athletes and higher number of them even if that is not apparent right now.
Nebraska had THE Gophers number yesterday, they wanted the game more and just out played our squad. That happens in football, I was impressed with the Gophers will to try and come back and not just accept defeat even when the score got a little out of control, the offense and Mitch I thought tried to will the team back in to the game. They have the want to and will to compete at the conference championship level, I think that but we lack some components that will get you to that level at this point in time. The program is still building, it just is, we don't have the depth to sustain the level of starters being knocked out of action and getting hurt. Gophers need some of the bad luck to end and a return to health is imperative.
still heard a lot of complaints about Leidner in the stands yesterday, I don't get it, he played damn hard and tried his best to rally the team. QB play yesterday in my opinion was not a problem.
