Nebraska fan on Scott Frost

[oreducks77]

I went over to Huskerboard.com to see if I could find anything about Daryle Hawkins, got one interesting response:

I got no info for you Duck, but looks like you're feeling the wrath of 1 Slick Rick Neuweasel and 1 Slick Rick Dan Hawkins 1B. Those 2 guys can sell some slop, even if they can't coach worth a lick. I thought Belotti and Nike U could sell some slop?? I personally give Slick Rick at UCLA 2-3 years before Almighty Pete cries the violation foul card and UCLA is on probation, so don't worry about it. NU recruits in Cali to, against the Ducks a lot of times. Seeing Oregon go into the Midwest to get skill guys is a bit puzzling. I guess NU and the other Midwest schools better get used to the Ducks recruiting here. (I love NU, but if Bryce Brown is my kid and Oregon continues to run the offense they ran the past couple years, I strongly think about sending him to Oregon to run the ball in that offense. The proof is in the pudding, the RB is gettin the ball. Shannon's got that kid and his mentor brainwashed good. There's no way in hell I'd send my kid to go play in that offense, I don't care if it's an NFL offense, I'd want my kid playing in an established offense where the RB shines and the O-line is established.)

As for your WR recruiting problems, similar to NU's even though NU has been a passing team, what I've seen of Oregon is a spread option running team (NU should be running this offense in my personal opinion, I love your offense and Floridas). If I was a fan of Oregon, which I really don't care for Nike U, I would be stoked to see which direction your O is going. No team in your league runs this offense and it will be tough to prepare for. I've seen this offense for many, many years. Can't you see the writing on the wall with Frost coaching your WR's?? Unfortunately if you want star power at the WR recruiting slots, you might want to forget about it as PAC 10 schools, CU and others will negative recruit the hell out of Oregon stating all they will be doing is blocking with Frost Coaching them. You may not like it, but watch your offense in the future, check out this 1997 Nu vs Tennessee National Chamionship game. Not exactly like your offense, but very, very similar concepts with the spread game. Tom Osborn's offense in 97, the one Frost ran was a precursor to the spread o Oregon and florida runs today. I hope you didn't fall in love with Oregon's passing game like you may have been brought up on, but how many championships has any northern school won passing the ball??

As for the Dawkins kid, Bo may have whiffed on him. Just because a skill guy plays in the state of Nebraska or Kansas with lower HS competition level doesn't mean jack at the college game. All the kids in Cali, Texas and Florida get all the pub, and deservedly so, but if Frost saw something on tape he liked or when he talked to the kid, I wouldn't down play it. Frost played with/against the elite of the elite athletes in college football, he also was one. I wouldn't worry about it and trust the coach, Frost will coach the kid up and DB's will hate to face him

[briarduck]

Great comments...we are hated and loved at the same time!

Great to hear Frost will be a good recruiter and that he can work with WRs...

GO DUCKS!!

[woundedknees]

Sounds like we will continue to see the downfield blocking we have come to know and love.

Now if they can hang on to the ball!

[duckstheword]

I just don't think we are as much of a running team as some other fans seem to think we are. I think most Duck fans would agree that we just didn't have solid QB play until the end of the year this year. In Masoli's last 3 games, when things started clicking for him, he threw for over 250 yards per game and only 1 int in his last four games.

In Dixon's first 9 games (before he went out against ASU), he averaged 230 yards passing, he threw 20 TDs and 3 ints, one of those being a hailmary against WA.

We have just gotten screwed over with injuries at the QB position. Kelly was not even at Oregon for a year yet and already had the Ducks on their way to a NC game and a Heisman trophy. And not because Dixon is Eric Crouch or Scott Frost, but because he can throw the rock with great effeciency. Masoli has not even been here a year either and we went 10-3. If Costa had not been injured last year, I think Masoli would have never seen the field, based on how Kelly felt about him. We would have rolled up even better numbers.

The Ducks need a QB to run this offense. The nice thing is, if we don't have one that is amazing, we can run the ball as good as anyone in the country. I think that fan at NU will be singing a different tune next year. We will be the deepest we've ever been at QB in the last 3 years.

[Juice]

I've always thought that if any program should adopt the spread option it would be NU. Never really heard a husker fan echo those sentiments until now.

[woundedknees]

I think you are correct, assuming Masoli continues to improve his passing game. (The coaches stated up front that JM's running ability was a big surprise... They recruited him for his passing game!)

There would have been much better passing stats last season, had all the receivers been able to find a handle on the ball before the last 3 games.

[gregspechtismyhero]

I like the part where he says "trust the coach." It's a term that seems to be unknown to many people on this board
*cough*duckgrad*cough*

[briarduck]

I agree our passing game is underrated but we are a running team first and lately that was because of necessity. I would expect the coaches to want to have equal balance of running and passing 300/300 average a game....ohya! Realistically (optimistically) I think we are closer to 250 rush/270 pass next year...

GO DUCKS!!

[scaredhitless08]

Off topic a bit, but what the latest on Day (QB Coach)?

[midwestduck82]

I hope he can teach more than blocking. The Ducks spread offense is used to create lanes on the field for rushing and passing. Hopefully the offense will be more balanced this year. That is the only way that the Ducks are going to get W's in the big games.