Full Transcript for 3-0 and Hungry: Huskers Handle UND, Spartans Up Next

over North Dakota. 00:02:49.520 --> 00:02:53.520 Keith, before we get into anything specific, Nebraska wins 34-7. 00:02:53.919 --> 00:02:57.039 What was your immediate reaction when that clock hit zero? 00:02:57.919 --> 00:03:07.120 I was thankful to see that we came out and we what we talked about last week on the podcast was our three keys to the game. 00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:10.159 I thought we executed those three keys pretty well. 00:03:10.719 --> 00:03:11.919 And we started fast. 00:03:12.639 --> 00:03:17.840 Right at the beginning of the game, we elected to take the ball rather than kick because we won the toss. 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:22.319 And that turned out to be a good move because we marched down the field and scored right away. 00:03:23.120 --> 00:03:25.919 So we set the tone early, just like we wanted to do. 00:03:26.879 --> 00:03:28.800 And we scored again. 00:03:28.960 --> 00:03:30.639 We was 14-0 in the first quarter. 00:03:30.719 --> 00:03:31.439 Things were going great. 00:03:31.919 --> 00:03:33.120 Defense was playing great. 00:03:34.479 --> 00:03:37.439 I thought the overall flow of the offense was pretty good. 00:03:37.759 --> 00:03:40.080 It kind of stalled out a little bit in the second quarter. 00:03:40.719 --> 00:03:43.360 Started to pick things back up in the third quarter a little bit. 00:03:44.240 --> 00:03:46.400 And the defense I thought played really well. 00:03:47.439 --> 00:03:50.479 Held them to 205 yards total offense. 00:03:51.039 --> 00:03:54.800 Yes, there's no turnovers, but I thought the tackling was really good. 00:03:57.039 --> 00:04:00.479 Special teams, I mean, special teams needs work. 00:04:01.280 --> 00:04:02.400 They need a lot of work. 00:04:03.680 --> 00:04:05.280 A couple stupid penalties again. 00:04:05.360 --> 00:04:07.199 I thought the penalties were better this game. 00:04:07.439 --> 00:04:07.680 Yeah. 00:04:07.919 --> 00:04:10.479 I mean, overall we only had, what was it, four? 00:04:10.639 --> 00:04:11.439 Four for 45. 00:04:11.680 --> 00:04:14.719 Four for 45, which is an improvement from the previous two games. 00:04:15.280 --> 00:04:24.319 So I thought that was good, but there were still a couple penalties that in key situations that hurt us, especially in like field position and then giving North Dakota life. 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:28.000 And then they ended up scoring on that late hit out of bounds. 00:04:28.319 --> 00:04:31.600 So still some things to clean up. 00:04:31.759 --> 00:04:36.720 I think most importantly, we need to work on our special teams in all aspects. 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:40.959 Kicking game, we missed the field goal, the long field goal. 00:04:41.519 --> 00:04:44.639 He had a couple that he made, but one of them was really close. 00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:47.519 It was just it hugged the post there. 00:04:47.759 --> 00:04:50.399 It was right over the top of that bar. 00:04:50.959 --> 00:04:58.079 So yeah, and then you know, the punt returns, Jacori had that big one,

and it was called back by the holding from Keelan Smith. 00:04:58.800 --> 00:05:05.279 I thought there was some areas where JaCori should have ran up and caught the ball instead of letting it bounce. 00:05:05.439 --> 00:05:07.279 That cost us some big field position. 00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:12.160 The kickoff out of bounds from Hole, that killed us a little bit. 00:05:13.439 --> 00:05:14.639 It's just stuff like that, you know. 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:16.800 And we said it last week on the pod. 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:24.079 Special teams, if you're gonna do that against good teams, especially against big Big Ten teams, it's gonna hurt you. 00:05:25.279 --> 00:05:28.319 I mean, you can get away with it the first three games of the year, you know. 00:05:28.399 --> 00:05:33.040 But when you're going up against Big Ten talent, you can't be doing stuff like that. 00:05:33.279 --> 00:05:40.800 So I hope this next week, preparing for Michigan State, the special teams works on what they need to work on. 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:42.079 So I would agree. 00:05:42.160 --> 00:05:46.079 Yeah, special teams I think is a top priority going into next week. 00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:51.839 Overall, I felt I felt pretty good coming out of the game. 00:05:52.480 --> 00:05:58.240 The offense looked really, really locked in in that first quarter. 00:05:58.480 --> 00:06:05.680 I think when I looked up the scoreboard at the end of the first quarter, they had a 112 yards rushing, which take that every week. 00:06:06.079 --> 00:06:16.720 Second quarter felt like maybe North Dakota was able to make some adjustments on us, started filling the run gaps a little bit better, which just go goes to show how good North Dakota is. 00:06:16.879 --> 00:06:26.240 Because we went from having 189 yards in the first quarter, I think we had maybe 30, 40 yards total in the second quarter running and stuff. 00:06:26.480 --> 00:06:27.040 It wasn't much. 00:06:27.199 --> 00:06:27.759 It wasn't much. 00:06:27.839 --> 00:06:34.399 I mean, they made a lot of smart changes, and I they really put the clamp down on us. 00:06:35.279 --> 00:06:40.480 Defensive wise, we came out just as aggressive. 00:06:40.720 --> 00:06:42.560 I loved our front four play. 00:06:42.879 --> 00:06:45.279 Thought the front four had their best game of the year. 00:06:45.439 --> 00:06:48.399 They kind of had the quarterback running for his life a few times. 00:06:48.720 --> 00:06:50.800 Linebacking crew looked good. 00:06:52.319 --> 00:06:57.519 There was never, I know the score to a lot of people only being 34-7. 00:06:57.839 --> 00:07:01.360 There's probably going to be some people out there going, oh, what happened? 00:07:01.600 --> 00:07:03.600 Nebraska didn't play as well. 00:07:03.839 --> 00:07:07.519 Why couldn't we have put away an FCS team a little bit better? 00:07:08.399 --> 00:07:16.000 That's a really good North Dakota team out there, and that might be one of their only one or two losses on the season for them. 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:16.399 Yep. 00:07:16.560 --> 00:07:23.680 I mean, people forget last year they took Kansas State to the brink, lost by less than a touchdown or something like that. 00:07:23.920 --> 00:07:28.800 They're gonna be in the discussion for that FCS national championship, I think. 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:37.040 So by far our toughest test to date, and I'm very, very happy with how we came out of it. 00:07:37.279 --> 00:07:39.120 Came out pretty healthy as well. 00:07:39.279 --> 00:07:42.720 The one injury to Carter Nelson, which we don't really know anything about that yet. 00:07:42.800 --> 00:07:45.600 We'll probably find out more about that later in the week. 00:07:45.759 --> 00:07:55.040 It looks scary on the field, couldn't put a lot of weight on that knee, and then when we we actually just got done rewatching the game, and it didn't look any better on TV either. 00:07:55.279 --> 00:08:02.160 So outside of Carter Nelson, we came away really healthy, got a lot of playing time for the backups, which I think is big. 00:08:02.319 --> 00:08:02.720 Yep. 00:08:04.160 --> 00:08:08.480 It was kind of shocking to see TJ come in that early in the fourth quarter. 00:08:08.639 --> 00:08:13.120 I remember sitting in the stands and the guy next to me said, Oh, look, TJ's in. 00:08:13.199 --> 00:08:13.920 I was just like, now. 00:08:14.319 --> 00:08:15.680 No, no, no, no, no, no. 00:08:15.759 --> 00:08:17.519 You're just not reading a number right. 00:08:17.759 --> 00:08:18.319 Can't be. 00:08:18.480 --> 00:08:20.959 And yep, sure, sure as heck he's in there. 00:08:21.120 --> 00:08:24.000 And then even Danny Kay got in for a series there, you know. 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:28.000 So we were able to maybe get some rest for those starters. 00:08:28.480 --> 00:08:31.839 But it is, it's time, it's time for big boy football now. 00:08:31.920 --> 00:08:33.759 We're heading into Big Ten play. 00:08:34.240 --> 00:08:36.799 Keith, just a little fun question here for you. 00:08:36.960 --> 00:08:43.600 On a scale of completely relaxed to old school husk or panic, were you nervous at any point during the game? 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:44.240 No. 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:52.879 I thought the flow of the game, like, I didn't at any point, yeah, I got frustrated a couple times, but I never felt like we were in trouble. 00:08:53.039 --> 00:08:53.360 No. 00:08:53.679 --> 00:08:57.840 I mean, our defense just they were shut and North Dakota's got a good offense. 00:08:58.000 --> 00:08:58.399 They do. 00:08:58.559 --> 00:09:03.840 Like they were put I know they played in components that are not as good as them. 00:09:04.000 --> 00:09:08.240 And they put up a lot of points those first three games, but they can score points and move the ball. 00:09:08.399 --> 00:09:10.559 I thought our defense just shut them down completely. 00:09:10.799 --> 00:09:10.960 Yeah. 00:09:11.200 --> 00:09:12.799 I mean everything they wanted to do. 00:09:13.440 --> 00:09:14.559 They didn't

have a run game. 00:09:14.799 --> 00:09:16.159 No, they couldn't run. 00:09:16.399 --> 00:09:20.240 They had under 100 yards rushing all the way to the end of the game. 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:26.080 I mean That was the thing that impressed me the most about the defense this week was just our ability to plug the middle. 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:28.240 Yeah, they just couldn't do anything, you know. 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:30.960 One yard gain, two yard gains, you know. 00:09:31.279 --> 00:09:36.799 And then our secondary is skilled enough to shut down their receivers. 00:09:36.879 --> 00:09:45.279 I mean, yeah, they scored us, scored on us on the slant play that he just put a really good move on Marshall that just made him look kind of stupid out there. 00:09:45.360 --> 00:09:47.759 But had Marshall just grabbing it. 00:09:48.000 --> 00:09:51.120 And the only reason they even scored at all was because of the penalty. 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:54.080 Because the ding-dong penalty on Victor Evans. 00:09:54.240 --> 00:09:57.279 Yeah, so I mean the defense played flawless football, I thought. 00:09:57.519 --> 00:10:01.200 You know, it was well everybody contributed. 00:10:01.279 --> 00:10:07.120 There was a lot, tackles were spread out between the players, and so no, I was not nervous at any point. 00:10:07.360 --> 00:10:10.720 No, there was never a point where I was nervous either. 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:12.879 You you could just see it. 00:10:13.039 --> 00:10:18.559 I mean, you could tell that the goal for the team was to come out fast and on both sides of the ball. 00:10:19.360 --> 00:10:28.639 And they they had up they had a job to do, they knew what the job was, they went out and got it done, and it was a very workmanlike game for me. 00:10:28.720 --> 00:10:36.960 I mean, you could just tell they were focused, they knew what needed to be done, they knew knew what they were what their goal was, and they went out and achieved it. 00:10:37.120 --> 00:10:42.240 So let's get into our grades for the offense here. 00:10:42.480 --> 00:10:44.399 We'll let I'll let you go first, Keith. 00:10:44.480 --> 00:10:46.320 We'll cover the quarterbacks first. 00:10:46.639 --> 00:10:52.080 Give me your breakdown of the quarterback play, and then give me your final grade for him. 00:10:53.039 --> 00:10:55.919 Kalandria was doing Kalandria things. 00:10:56.000 --> 00:10:58.080 You know, I mean he he was very efficient. 00:10:58.159 --> 00:11:02.639 He went 15 of 21, just under 200 yards of passing. 00:11:03.440 --> 00:11:10.960 And there was a couple balls where I thought he underthrew maybe just behind the receiver a little bit that led to drops. 00:11:12.639 --> 00:11:16.879 Otherwise, like he had what one rushing touchdown, one passing touchdown. 00:11:17.120 --> 00:11:17.360 Yep. 00:11:17.679 --> 00:11:19.679 So two total touchdowns, which is good. 00:11:19.919 --> 00:11:20.799 No penalty. 00:11:20.960 --> 00:11:22.240 I mean, no turnovers. 00:11:22.879 --> 00:11:24.159

So that's always nice to see. 00:11:24.480 --> 00:11:26.320 Through three games, he's got no turnovers. 00:11:26.480 --> 00:11:27.440 So no, he's got one. 00:11:27.519 --> 00:11:28.399 He threw a pick last week. 00:11:28.879 --> 00:11:29.360 Did he? 00:11:30.559 --> 00:11:31.840 Okay, he's got one turnover. 00:11:32.159 --> 00:11:34.159 I'm trying to remember that one, and I can't remember it. 00:11:34.320 --> 00:11:36.000 It was early in the game. 00:11:36.080 --> 00:11:39.039 It was I can't even remember how to explain it. 00:11:39.120 --> 00:11:41.840 But he he threw a pick in the first half against Bowling Green. 00:11:42.000 --> 00:11:49.440 It was Yeah, I I'm drawing a blank on it, but yeah, you're probably right. 00:11:49.600 --> 00:11:51.360 You're you're 100% probably right. 00:11:51.519 --> 00:11:56.559 So but only one turnover through three games, I thought that's pretty good. 00:11:56.720 --> 00:12:03.200 I mean, going into this season, everybody thought Calandria was gonna be, you know, kind of a wild guy. 00:12:03.360 --> 00:12:03.679 Yeah. 00:12:03.840 --> 00:12:08.399 Like he was gonna make some he was gonna make big plays, but he was also gonna make some mistakes. 00:12:08.559 --> 00:12:11.200 Yeah, you were just gonna have to live with the mistakes that he had had made. 00:12:11.360 --> 00:12:14.799 And I don't feel like we've experienced any of that yet. 00:12:15.039 --> 00:12:17.919 So oh yeah, I do remember the turnover now, the interception. 00:12:18.240 --> 00:12:23.519 It was one that was completely not his fault because Jacori Barney mishandled the catch. 00:12:23.600 --> 00:12:23.919 Yeah. 00:12:24.080 --> 00:12:25.039 And it got rolled. 00:12:25.120 --> 00:12:25.759 The ball got rolled up. 00:12:25.919 --> 00:12:26.879 Yeah, he rolled through, yeah. 00:12:27.120 --> 00:12:30.000 The ball got rolled up on the bowling green guy and he came out with it. 00:12:30.240 --> 00:12:30.879 Yes, I remember that. 00:12:31.279 --> 00:12:34.080 Give us enough time, folks, and we will we'll be able to put it all together. 00:12:34.320 --> 00:12:45.360 It was hard for me to remember that for a minute, but and then there was just that weird handoff play with Jamal Rule that I don't know whose fault it was for sure. 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:49.120 If you were at the game, it looked like it was Jamal Rule's fault. 00:12:49.200 --> 00:12:52.720 If you were watching the game on the TV, it looked like it was Anthony Kalandria's fault. 00:12:52.879 --> 00:12:54.720 So yeah, we we talked about it. 00:12:54.799 --> 00:12:56.320 I said, oh no. 00:12:56.559 --> 00:12:59.919 At the game, you could see Kalandria get up, he slammed that ball down, he was talking. 00:13:00.000 --> 00:13:01.279 It was he was mad at Rule. 00:13:01.600 --> 00:13:04.559 Then you watch the game and you see Rule chewing out Kalandria. 00:13:05.039 --> 00:13:10.480 And Klandria just lowers his head and kind of just cuts his tail a little bit, taps his helmet a little bit. 00:13:10.639 --> 00:13:18.399 I I think it was his fault just watching the TV, but whoever's fault it was, it was just uh a mistake that didn't really hurt too much. 00:13:18.639 --> 00:13:21.600 But other than that, I thought his play was really good. 00:13:21.759 --> 00:13:29.039 There was nothing he didn't do anything stupid or his I mean a couple of the throws he were making were right on the money. 00:13:29.200 --> 00:13:37.840 He threaded the needle with the big throw to Lyndon Meyer, the dart to Quinn Clark at the back of the end zone for his touchdown. 00:13:38.159 --> 00:13:52.399 The dimed uh so I mean overall I thought he was great, but I'm just I'm gonna give him a B plus just a little short of his A from last week, just because you know last week he had four total touchdowns and he was really good. 00:13:52.480 --> 00:13:57.759 And this week he had a couple throws I thought he could have been better at and the botched handoff thing. 00:13:57.840 --> 00:13:59.600 So I'm gonna give him a B plus. 00:14:00.240 --> 00:14:00.720 Yep. 00:14:00.879 --> 00:14:02.799 Yeah, my thoughts. 00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:05.120 He was just very steady. 00:14:05.279 --> 00:14:13.679 He was it was not one of those games where I think there was ever any time where we were gonna have to lean on Kalandria to win this game. 00:14:13.840 --> 00:14:17.519 I think we kind of knew coming in that we were gonna be able to flex our muscles and run the ball. 00:14:17.600 --> 00:14:21.440 So Kalandri just had to be kind of almost more of a game manager this game. 00:14:23.360 --> 00:14:26.960 15 of 21, got nothing to complain about there. 00:14:27.759 --> 00:14:36.639 There was the one throw to Luke where he might have been a little bit behind him, and he just throws an absolute rocket of a ball on some of them crossing patterns. 00:14:36.720 --> 00:14:36.960 Yeah. 00:14:37.120 --> 00:14:44.000 Maybe take a little bit off of those, give your receiver, especially a tight end like Luke, a better chance to make a play on that. 00:14:45.039 --> 00:14:49.919 The handoff, I don't know, chalk that up just to still early season. 00:14:50.159 --> 00:14:55.039 New guy, new offense, freshman running back, just a miscommunication, probably there. 00:14:56.720 --> 00:15:01.600 Had the one running touchdown where he just flat outran two defenders to the corner. 00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:02.320 Yep. 00:15:02.639 --> 00:15:06.159 The one play that really stands out to me, and it was really early on the first drive. 00:15:06.240 --> 00:15:11.120 It might have even been the third or fourth play where he had the scramble to left. 00:15:11.360 --> 00:15:17.200 It was only like a three-yard carry, but he just absolutely lowered his shoulder and ran over that cornerback. 00:15:17.360 --> 00:15:25.840 And you see Matt Rule running from 10, 15 yards down the sideline, just fired, getting in Calandria's face, you know. 00:15:26.080 --> 00:15:27.279 The dude's a leader. 00:15:27.360 --> 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Yeah. 00:15:27.840 --> 00:15:29.519 He's a gamer, he's a leader. 00:15:29.679 --> 00:15:36.799 And if he can continue to protect the ball like the way he has and pick and choose his spots where he wants to run. 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:40.240 Sky's the limit this year with this team on offense, I think. 00:15:40.879 --> 00:15:48.240 I'm gonna go B just because I'd like to see him maybe show a little bit more touch on some of those crossing patterns or whatever. 00:15:49.200 --> 00:15:51.279 Yeah, otherwise B for me. 00:15:52.000 --> 00:15:53.279 The running game. 00:15:53.919 --> 00:15:59.600 Oh, one I also want to talk about it was nice to see TJ get in there and throw the ball a little bit. 00:15:59.840 --> 00:16:11.679 There was the one throw down the sideline to Keelan Smith, where if he would have been able to just put that ball maybe a little bit further to Keelan's outside shoulder, there would have been a play there. 00:16:11.759 --> 00:16:12.080 Yeah. 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:16.240 TJ needs to work on his deep ball a little bit better. 00:16:16.559 --> 00:16:20.559 Danny Kay got in for a series, did lead him down for a score. 00:16:21.200 --> 00:16:23.600 Not a lot to say there, it was kind of mop-up time. 00:16:23.759 --> 00:16:24.000 Yep. 00:16:24.240 --> 00:16:27.279 Just good to see the backups get in there because you never know when you might need them. 00:16:27.759 --> 00:16:30.720 So overall grades for the quarterbacks, I'm gonna give him a B. 00:16:31.440 --> 00:16:33.759 Looking at the number asking running backs. 00:16:34.559 --> 00:16:38.559 Still the three-headed monster out there with Rule, Nelson, Mosey. 00:16:38.799 --> 00:16:41.440 Nelson technically got the start today. 00:16:41.759 --> 00:16:48.879 He ended up with nine carries, the least of the three running backs for 54 yards. 00:16:49.440 --> 00:16:52.480 Mosey hanging the ball ten times for 40. 00:16:52.720 --> 00:16:58.159 And then Jamal Rule, 15 carries for 119 yards and two touchdowns. 00:16:59.360 --> 00:17:10.960 On my way home from the game, they put a stat out on the radio that I thought was very interesting and kind of shows what kind of a player Jamal Rule is already. 00:17:11.279 --> 00:17:19.839 He is the first freshman running back, Keith, since 2002 to have multiple hundred-yard games. 00:17:21.759 --> 00:17:22.720 Since David Horn. 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:23.920 David Horn. 00:17:24.319 --> 00:17:25.519 Since David Horn, yep. 00:17:25.759 --> 00:17:30.160 I promise you, David Horn was not on my bingo card for any stat deals. 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:33.279 And I consider myself a pretty good addict. 00:17:33.440 --> 00:17:35.920 I don't remember a lot of David Horn at running back. 00:17:36.240 --> 00:17:40.319 I vaguely remember a little bit of him, but he was good for a while. 00:17:40.559 --> 00:17:42.640 But it's not he wasn't, he didn't last very long. 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:46.960 David Horn wasn't one of them guys that you just were like, if you think former Husker running backs. 00:17:47.200 --> 00:17:47.680 Yeah, he doesn't. 00:17:47.920 --> 00:17:49.599 David Horn is not the guy you're thinking about. 00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:54.559 No, so it's so it's very cool to see Jamal have that tied to him. 00:17:54.799 --> 00:17:58.960 I predict quite a couple more hundred-yard games before the end of this year. 00:17:59.680 --> 00:18:04.799 And he's I just get more and more impressed with him every time I watch him. 00:18:05.359 --> 00:18:14.880 And overall, I'm impressed with the entire running back room because it's another game out there where the ball security looks fantastic. 00:18:15.039 --> 00:18:20.480 You see them runners hitting them inside lanes hard, and they are protecting that ball. 00:18:21.359 --> 00:18:24.240 The ball never dropped and hit the ground this week. 00:18:24.400 --> 00:18:31.039 There was never outside of that one fluky play, there wasn't any botched handoffs or anything. 00:18:31.359 --> 00:18:38.240 The pass protection, I love the way these running backs pass protect and are willing to step up and pick up linebackers for Kalandria. 00:18:39.039 --> 00:18:45.440 Small rule for being a young kid can catch the ball really well out of the backfield once again today, yesterday. 00:18:45.680 --> 00:18:50.720 He had a couple long catches where he's able to break off after a short pass. 00:18:52.480 --> 00:18:54.559 To me, the running back room was an A. 00:18:54.880 --> 00:18:58.000 I honestly have nothing to complain about with the running backs. 00:18:58.240 --> 00:18:59.440 What do you think? 00:19:00.799 --> 00:19:06.319 Yeah, I mean the running back room was about what I expected. 00:19:06.559 --> 00:19:07.519 We ran the ball. 00:19:07.839 --> 00:19:10.799 We had 277 yards rushing, something like that. 00:19:10.960 --> 00:19:12.240 Yep, 277. 00:19:12.720 --> 00:19:15.200 A lot of carries from everybody. 00:19:15.359 --> 00:19:17.200 I mean, there was 45 total carries. 00:19:17.359 --> 00:19:17.599 Yeah. 00:19:17.759 --> 00:19:22.880 I mean, the bulk came from Jamal Rule, Mosey, and Nelson, obviously. 00:19:23.119 --> 00:19:24.799 I mean, Rule did his thing again. 00:19:24.880 --> 00:19:27.119 Another 100-yard game, two touchdowns. 00:19:27.839 --> 00:19:31.920 He averaged 7.9 yards per carry. 00:19:32.160 --> 00:19:33.519 Nelson was very efficient. 00:19:33.680 --> 00:19:37.440 He averaged six per carry, and Mosey averaged four. 00:19:37.599 --> 00:19:40.640 So I think all three of them did their thing pretty well. 00:19:40.880 --> 00:19:44.880 I think still think that the offense flows better when Jamal Rule's in the game. 00:19:45.039 --> 00:19:49.599 I mean, it just whenever he's in, it just feels like the offense is more explosive. 00:19:50.160 --> 00:19:51.359 And it makes sense. 00:19:51.680 --> 00:19:55.200 But overall, I think they did really well. 00:19:55.279 --> 00:19:56.640 They, I mean, no penalty. 00:19:56.799 --> 00:20:00.000 I mean, no penalties from

the running backs, no turnovers from the running backs. 00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:01.599 They were just efficient. 00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:06.799 Clandry added to the rushing with his rushing touchdown. 00:20:07.039 --> 00:20:10.559 He had four carries for almost 20, so almost five yards carry there. 00:20:10.640 --> 00:20:13.680 So shout out Quentin Ives with his one carry for 30 yards. 00:20:13.839 --> 00:20:14.960 I mean, big Quentin, yeah. 00:20:15.039 --> 00:20:16.480 I mean mop up time at the end. 00:20:16.559 --> 00:20:19.440 He had a big long run in there for 30 yards along the sidelines. 00:20:19.519 --> 00:20:22.640 So any chance we get a give a shout out to Ives. 00:20:22.880 --> 00:20:25.920 We're gonna do it just to drive our friends nut a little bit. 00:20:26.079 --> 00:20:26.960 Drive our friends nuts. 00:20:27.359 --> 00:20:28.160 Stride ives. 00:20:28.480 --> 00:20:29.599 Yeah, baby. 00:20:30.559 --> 00:20:33.519 So yeah, the running back room was impressive to me. 00:20:33.920 --> 00:20:39.519 They do a good job these first three games against non-conference opponents, they've been good. 00:20:39.759 --> 00:20:41.119 So I'm gonna give them an A. 00:20:43.519 --> 00:20:44.799 Receiving core. 00:20:45.440 --> 00:20:47.599 Give me your thoughts on the receivers and tight ends. 00:20:49.440 --> 00:20:53.119 If you look at the stat line, I mean the receiving numbers aren't great. 00:20:53.359 --> 00:20:53.519 No. 00:20:53.920 --> 00:20:56.799 But we didn't really have to pass a lot in this game. 00:20:57.119 --> 00:21:01.279 I mean, the passing game was not exactly something we needed to depend on. 00:21:01.440 --> 00:21:04.000 We didn't have to go for explosive plays. 00:21:04.400 --> 00:21:08.960 We didn't need to depend on Kalandria and his arm to find his wide receivers. 00:21:10.000 --> 00:21:13.680 The game plan was clearly running backs this week, I think. 00:21:14.720 --> 00:21:20.799 So the stat line's not gonna look great on the wide receivers, but I mean, just looking at some of them. 00:21:20.880 --> 00:21:24.160 I mean, Quasi did his thing, he had 342. 00:21:24.720 --> 00:21:28.319 Corey had that nice catch along the sideline that Anthony threw him. 00:21:28.799 --> 00:21:34.799 Luke had a big catch from a dart from Kalandria that threaded a couple defenders. 00:21:34.880 --> 00:21:35.119 Yeah. 00:21:35.359 --> 00:21:38.720 I think people were excited to broke a couple tackles. 00:21:38.880 --> 00:21:40.160 And I was excited to see that. 00:21:40.240 --> 00:21:43.680 I like to see when Linden Meyer is involved in the passing game more. 00:21:43.839 --> 00:21:49.119 I know he only had the one catch, but it would have been two, but the one catch he did have was impact. 00:21:49.440 --> 00:21:50.079 It was nice. 00:21:50.160 --> 00:21:59.759 So yeah, and you heard you you hear Holgerson say that Luke's you know, one of the best tight ends he's ever coached, and he's he's actively said that he. 00:22:00.000 --> 00:22:02.720 He's

trying to figure out ways to get Luke the ball more. 00:22:03.119 --> 00:22:07.839 It's just within the scope of the game, it's not needed at certain points, you know. 00:22:07.920 --> 00:22:12.880 And Luke is such a value commodity value blocking. 00:22:13.039 --> 00:22:16.000 It's hard to find ways to get him out there. 00:22:16.240 --> 00:22:20.079 I think speaking of blocking, I think that was the best part of the wide receivers of the whole game. 00:22:20.240 --> 00:22:25.279 I mean, that long run that Rule had and the way Quasi was just pushing his guy. 00:22:25.680 --> 00:22:27.680 I give Quasi a sticker for that one. 00:22:27.920 --> 00:22:28.720 All the way down the field. 00:22:28.799 --> 00:22:29.519 He was just pushing him. 00:22:29.920 --> 00:22:31.359 I mean, he came clear across the field. 00:22:31.440 --> 00:22:37.519 He ran 30, 40 yards to be able to make that block and then push the guy 30, 40 yards down the end zone. 00:22:37.839 --> 00:22:39.200 I mean, that guy didn't even touch them all. 00:22:40.000 --> 00:22:41.359 So you'd love to see that. 00:22:41.599 --> 00:22:46.400 So the perimeter blocking from the wide receivers, the blocking from the tight ends. 00:22:46.480 --> 00:22:49.680 I mean, that was probably the best part of the whole game for them. 00:22:50.480 --> 00:22:59.680 So, I mean, yes, we could have seen a little more flash, and because we didn't see any flash, I mean, their grade's not going to be as high, but I think they did a very good job overall. 00:22:59.839 --> 00:23:02.000 So, I mean, I'm just gonna give them a B. 00:23:02.160 --> 00:23:03.920 They don't deserve anything less. 00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:05.680 They just were solid. 00:23:05.920 --> 00:23:13.359 Yeah, I I know it it sounds repetitive these last three weeks, but I really can't disagree with you on that. 00:23:13.599 --> 00:23:19.440 I mean, I kind of went into this game knowing that we probably weren't gonna chuck the ball all over the field. 00:23:19.759 --> 00:23:28.400 So honestly, I was watching more of what the receivers were doing in the run game because it was gonna it was such an important part of the game. 00:23:28.640 --> 00:23:31.279 They made the catches when they needed to make them. 00:23:31.359 --> 00:23:39.279 There was a couple third downs that, you know, there was a hitch play to Jakori that he was able to make a move and get upfield. 00:23:39.359 --> 00:23:45.599 There was the jet sweep on fourth down that counts as a pass, and he made a play on fourth down. 00:23:45.920 --> 00:23:47.680 Nizaya made a couple plays. 00:23:47.759 --> 00:23:51.759 It'd be nice to see Nizaya kind of settle more into a role. 00:23:51.839 --> 00:23:55.279 I don't know if they really know what to do with Nizaia quite yet. 00:23:55.599 --> 00:24:00.240 Quasi still looks like Klandier's number one target. 00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:08.960 Luke Lindemeyer, we've said it before, he's slowly becoming more a part of the offensive passing plan. 00:24:09.119

--> 00:24:14.799 I think as we get into Big Ten play, you'll probably we hopefully will see him get more touches. 00:24:14.880 --> 00:24:19.279 I'd like to see him get at least three to four catches a game, you know. 00:24:21.359 --> 00:24:24.079 Running backs look good receiving the ball. 00:24:24.480 --> 00:24:37.119 Carter Nelson, he had the one catch, went down late in the fourth quarter, really wishing him the best, hoping he comes back, and then it's not as bad as what it looked like on TV. 00:24:37.839 --> 00:24:42.480 Quinn Clark got himself a touchdown in the red zone. 00:24:42.640 --> 00:24:46.880 I think he could play a really big part going forward with his size. 00:24:47.279 --> 00:24:55.200 He just straight up beat that safety on that route, and Galandria put a nice ball right into the back of the end zone for him. 00:24:57.759 --> 00:25:07.599 I think it's safe to say that with the game plan for the week, definitely can't give the receivers anything more than a B. 00:25:09.119 --> 00:25:12.240 If we were going strictly off of the run blocking A plus. 00:25:12.720 --> 00:25:13.039 Yeah. 00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:16.160 But with the rest of the game, give them a B. 00:25:16.559 --> 00:25:20.400 Look for them to play a big part, though, next week coming into Michigan State. 00:25:20.960 --> 00:25:22.480 Offensive line. 00:25:23.200 --> 00:25:26.079 I I like the way the offensive line played. 00:25:26.319 --> 00:25:31.759 From the first snap of the game, they were manhandling North Dakota up front. 00:25:31.920 --> 00:25:35.039 They were opening up lanes in that first quarter. 00:25:35.359 --> 00:25:37.759 Second quarter, I thought they took a little bit of a step back. 00:25:38.000 --> 00:25:40.559 North Dakota kind of changed up their scheme a little bit. 00:25:40.720 --> 00:25:43.279 They started bringing more pressure up the middle. 00:25:43.680 --> 00:25:45.920 We weren't quite getting as big a push. 00:25:46.480 --> 00:25:52.799 Came out in the second half, third quarter, we kind of started to push back again. 00:25:53.039 --> 00:25:57.119 We made some changes again, and you could see it off on the offensive line. 00:26:00.319 --> 00:26:04.400 Basically had the same group out there. 00:26:04.720 --> 00:26:08.319 You had four four guys that all had fift 56 snaps. 00:26:08.480 --> 00:26:11.039 Catella, Evans, Black, Mbangah. 00:26:11.359 --> 00:26:14.480 Pritcha had 46, and Bob Lod had 19. 00:26:14.640 --> 00:26:18.400 So they're kind of rotating in and out a little bit. 00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:21.599 Tyler Knock, Kanak had 11. 00:26:21.920 --> 00:26:25.039 Then late in the game, the backups got in. 00:26:26.640 --> 00:26:27.680 Really, yeah. 00:26:28.720 --> 00:26:34.960 I just felt like our offensive line was able to throw their weight around a little bit and were able to maintain their blocks. 00:26:35.200 --> 00:26:37.039 Look good in pass pro too. 00:26:37.279 --> 00:26:48.079 There was maybe two, three instances where I felt like

Kalandria was really under pressure, and that might have been just because North Dakota was bringing more than what we had to block. 00:26:49.039 --> 00:27:05.279 I'm gonna go B with the offensive line just because of what that what we kind of looked like in the second quarter, where North Dakota was able to make some changes, and we didn't react quite as fast as I'd like to see us. 00:27:05.440 --> 00:27:14.880 We started instead of getting those 10, 15 yard runs, we were really getting relegated to two, three, and even had some tackles for losses in that second quarter. 00:27:15.039 --> 00:27:25.359 I mean, you go from having 120 yards rushing in the first quarter to 25-30 yards in the second quarter, and I'm pretty sure 12 of it was on a calendar run, anyways. 00:27:25.680 --> 00:27:28.319 It kind of makes you question how things are going there. 00:27:28.559 --> 00:27:31.680 But with the second half performance, I'm gonna give him a B. 00:27:33.119 --> 00:27:33.519 Yeah. 00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:35.599 I mean, the offensive line. 00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:40.079 The running backs had 277 yards rushing. 00:27:40.880 --> 00:27:42.160 Quarterback too. 00:27:43.039 --> 00:27:47.200 So obviously they were run blocking pretty damn good. 00:27:47.519 --> 00:27:50.240 Yes, the second quarter was a little whatever. 00:27:50.480 --> 00:27:52.319 But overall, it was kind of like a huh? 00:27:52.480 --> 00:27:59.759 Yeah, 277 rushing yards, a lot of that credit to the offensive line and the wide receivers. 00:28:00.640 --> 00:28:02.319 We didn't give up any sacks. 00:28:02.480 --> 00:28:03.279 Nope. 00:28:03.519 --> 00:28:04.640 So clean game there. 00:28:04.720 --> 00:28:07.119 I mean, Calandry had plenty of time to do his thing. 00:28:07.599 --> 00:28:10.240 There was pretty clean pockets the whole game. 00:28:10.319 --> 00:28:17.039 Like there was no I didn't feel like he was running for his life ever in that game. 00:28:17.839 --> 00:28:22.799 So there was one play in particular in the first half that we had a long run on. 00:28:23.039 --> 00:28:27.599 I think Mackay had the ball. 00:28:27.839 --> 00:28:40.160 And it was kind of a pulp pull play where Pritchett pulled, and Pritchett ran down the field in front of Mackay, and Pritchett just pancaked the living crap out of this guy. 00:28:40.240 --> 00:28:40.480 Yeah. 00:28:40.640 --> 00:28:44.079 He went flying backwards, and I I loved it. 00:28:44.160 --> 00:28:52.319 I started hollering and cheering at the TV at home because I was the only one that saw it because I wasn't watching Mackay, I was watching Pritchett on that play. 00:28:52.480 --> 00:28:52.799 Yeah, yeah. 00:28:53.039 --> 00:28:54.720 Just because I wanted to see what he was gonna do. 00:28:54.799 --> 00:28:55.039 Uh-huh. 00:28:55.200 --> 00:28:57.519 And he's just running full speed at this linebacker. 00:28:57.759 --> 00:29:00.720 It was the safety, maybe, and he just plowed him. 00:29:00.880 --> 00:29:06.480 Just and that's those are the

type of plays where you're like, yeah, that's that's what you love from an offensive line. 00:29:06.559 --> 00:29:10.079 And the way Pritchett's been playing, he might be playing on Sundays. 00:29:10.319 --> 00:29:12.880 Like he he's big, he's he can run. 00:29:13.119 --> 00:29:13.839 Yeah, he's quick. 00:29:14.000 --> 00:29:17.440 He's been he's been really good this year so far through three games. 00:29:17.680 --> 00:29:26.000 So, I mean, if you look at the pass protection too, there wasn't the guys look all five of them looked good, you know. 00:29:26.400 --> 00:29:32.799 And yeah, Brendan Black kind of had a couple plays where he kind of got burned, especially in that second quarter. 00:29:33.440 --> 00:29:37.920 You know, they had like six tackles for loss on the whole game. 00:29:38.160 --> 00:29:38.400 Yep. 00:29:38.559 --> 00:29:40.880 So they were getting into our backfield a little bit. 00:29:41.920 --> 00:29:45.359 So that was kind of frustrating, but I thought overall I thought they were really good. 00:29:45.440 --> 00:29:49.519 You know, I just I didn't I was very impressed with the offensive line. 00:29:49.599 --> 00:29:56.240 Not like years past where teams were just blowing our tackles on the edges and getting to our quarterback. 00:29:57.200 --> 00:30:02.000 A lot of that is credit to us having a mobile quarterback now who can kind of run away from that stuff. 00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:03.759 Takes a lot of pressure off the offensive line. 00:30:04.079 --> 00:30:04.480 It does. 00:30:04.640 --> 00:30:08.480 But I thought over and nobody was really getting to Calandry at all yesterday. 00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:13.680 You know, like there was no he never I don't know if he even got hit in the backfield. 00:30:14.000 --> 00:30:15.759 Not that I can think of. 00:30:16.160 --> 00:30:19.839 No, I don't no, he never got hit in the backfield, no. 00:30:20.079 --> 00:30:22.240 Any hit that he took was on around the edges. 00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:26.640 So I think overall, I was very impressed with the offensive line, so I'm gonna give him an A. 00:30:29.440 --> 00:30:33.759 The offense looked good against North Dakota, obviously. 00:30:34.400 --> 00:30:36.079 Was this performance good enough? 00:30:37.039 --> 00:30:42.640 Or will was this good performance good enough in your mind going into Big Ten play? 00:30:42.960 --> 00:30:46.960 Like if we have this performance next week, or is that good enough to win, you think? 00:30:48.880 --> 00:30:54.240 I think if we take care of the football, like we have been taking care of the football, I think we'll be fine. 00:30:54.799 --> 00:30:56.720 Our running game looks good. 00:30:57.680 --> 00:31:02.720 If we can just continue running the football and our offensive line keeps doing their thing. 00:31:03.119 --> 00:31:09.279 I think the kind of offense we ran against North Dakota would be good enough to beat Michigan State. 00:31:11.599 --> 00:31:13.759 It's gonna be more of a challenge though, you know. 00:31:14.000 --> 00:31:15.920 Michigan State's nothing to goff at. 00:31:16.079 --> 00:31:16.400 No. 00:31:16.720 --> 00:31:18.480 Especially the way they played against Notre Dame. 00:31:18.640 --> 00:31:20.480 Yeah, they looked pretty good against Notre Dame for a week. 00:31:20.720 --> 00:31:25.759 We'll get into that a little bit later, but yeah, I mean they were they were good. 00:31:25.839 --> 00:31:28.640 I mean, the offense was nothing they didn't do anything wrong. 00:31:28.720 --> 00:31:30.480 There was nothing bad about the offense. 00:31:30.640 --> 00:31:40.240 They just ran the game plan to perfection, you know, like rule and blood drawing blank on our offensive coordinator. 00:31:40.480 --> 00:31:40.880 Holgerson. 00:31:41.119 --> 00:31:44.880 Holgerson came up with a game plan and the boys executed it. 00:31:45.039 --> 00:31:45.279 Yeah. 00:31:45.440 --> 00:31:56.079 So I mean, the game plan was clearly let's run the ball down their throats, let's burn the clock, let's let's take the energy out of them a little bit. 00:31:56.240 --> 00:32:01.279 And I felt that's exactly what we did because I didn't see any energy from the North Dakota side. 00:32:01.440 --> 00:32:03.200 No, throughout the whole game. 00:32:03.519 --> 00:32:11.759 What you just said, I think, is the most important thing so far when we're talking about if this performance is good enough to win in the Big Ten. 00:32:13.359 --> 00:32:16.559 We had a game plan and we executed the game plan. 00:32:17.680 --> 00:32:27.599 Nine times out of ten, if you can do that week to week, get a game plan in place, execute that game plan to the fullest of its abilities, you're probably gonna walk off that field a winner. 00:32:28.079 --> 00:32:31.599 So I think that's we're I think that was an important statement right there by you. 00:32:32.880 --> 00:32:38.240 That being said, my final grade for the offense, I'm gonna give them an A minus. 00:32:39.440 --> 00:32:40.720 Yeah, I'm going A. 00:32:40.880 --> 00:32:44.319 I thought they did what exactly what they needed to do. 00:32:44.480 --> 00:32:48.160 And what they were asked to do, they did it, in my opinion. 00:32:48.480 --> 00:32:51.680 Running back play to the quarterback play to the offensive line. 00:32:51.839 --> 00:32:53.680 I thought it was all very good. 00:32:53.839 --> 00:33:00.559 I mean, I just felt they ran a smooth offense the whole game for three hours. 00:33:00.799 --> 00:33:03.200 So I think an A is appropriate for me. 00:33:03.440 --> 00:33:08.400 Okay, A and A minus for us, and that was our great offensive grades. 00:33:08.480 --> 00:33:09.519 We're gonna take a quick break. 00:33:09.680 --> 00:33:13.680 When we come back, we're talking about a Nebraska defense that allowed just seven points. 00:33:14.400 --> 00:33:16.240 And then we're gonna pick our players of the game. 00:33:16.480 --> 00:33:17.759 So stick with us, Addict. 00:33:36.319 --> 00:33:38.079 All right, welcome back, Addicts. 00:33:38.240

--> 00:33:44.640 We are getting ready to break down the defensive play from Saturday's 34-7 win over the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. 00:33:44.960 --> 00:33:47.039 Keith, why don't you get start us off? 00:33:47.200 --> 00:33:49.519 Give us your grade for the defensive line. 00:33:51.680 --> 00:33:53.200 Defensive line. 00:33:54.000 --> 00:33:55.359 I think they look pretty good. 00:33:57.440 --> 00:34:04.000 The run the run stopping from the defensive line was pretty damn good. 00:34:04.400 --> 00:34:08.719 I mean, we were stuffing the middle pretty much the whole game. 00:34:10.400 --> 00:34:18.079 Give credit to Whittington and the Studemeers and Van Poppels and how those guys handled their business up front. 00:34:20.880 --> 00:34:30.400 There were a few plays where we were pushing their offensive line backwards and we were getting some tackles for losses and or no gains from the running backs. 00:34:30.559 --> 00:34:41.679 I there was a few times where I looked and was watching, and you could see the frustration just mounting on the North Dakota running backs like they were just not pleased. 00:34:42.480 --> 00:34:48.639 And you know, I don't blame them because their offensive line was getting whooped on the running game there for a while. 00:34:49.440 --> 00:34:51.280 Mainly for the whole game. 00:34:52.320 --> 00:34:54.000 We moved to the defensive ends. 00:34:54.159 --> 00:34:56.639 I mean, yeah, I thought they played pretty good. 00:34:57.119 --> 00:35:02.320 You're not gonna see any stats for William Winere, but I thought he played a very good game. 00:35:03.440 --> 00:35:05.679 He was bullying his guy pretty good. 00:35:05.760 --> 00:35:12.079 He was getting around his guy, but they kept running the play on the other side away from Williams Winneri most of the time. 00:35:12.639 --> 00:35:18.000 But he made a couple moves where that's something I've been wanting to see. 00:35:18.079 --> 00:35:28.000 I've been wanting to see the ends get a little bit more aggressive and try to get the quarterback themselves without any help from the linebackers. 00:35:28.239 --> 00:35:31.440 But I thought they played a better game this week. 00:35:33.039 --> 00:35:39.599 Yeah, I mean, the defensive line had like two total tackle two total sacks between all of them. 00:35:40.800 --> 00:35:42.559 So I thought the defensive line was good. 00:35:42.639 --> 00:35:44.719 I'm gonna give them a B plus. 00:35:45.679 --> 00:35:46.320 Yeah. 00:35:47.519 --> 00:35:50.000 I really don't have a whole lot different than what you were saying. 00:35:50.159 --> 00:35:58.159 Like you said with Williams and Winary, didn't really didn't register a tackle or anything, but he he changed some things in that game. 00:35:58.320 --> 00:36:05.920 There was a couple plays on the right side where he was just bullying that left tackle and watching the game over. 00:36:06.559 --> 00:36:10.559 The the announces on TV, they were they had high praise for that left tackle. 00:36:10.639 --> 00:36:14.400 They were talking about how he's an NFL body, he's gonna get some NFL looks. 00:36:14.480 --> 00:36:25.199 And there was a couple times where Williams was just straight up bull rushing him, extending his left arm, getting up under that guy's shoulder, and he was he was causing problems in that pocket. 00:36:25.280 --> 00:36:27.840 I mean, the quarterback knew where he was at the entire time. 00:36:27.920 --> 00:36:28.159 Right. 00:36:28.400 --> 00:36:37.199 Cam Lenhart one didn't doesn't once again doesn't fill up the stat sheet, made one nice tackle for loss in the game. 00:36:37.760 --> 00:36:46.079 I think where we made our most bread on the defensive line was those interior players with Studmeyer, Jesse or Whittington. 00:36:47.039 --> 00:36:52.880 Them guys, and Riley Van Popel played a really well good game, too, coming out in with the second group. 00:36:53.039 --> 00:36:54.559 He got the one sack. 00:36:55.199 --> 00:37:03.599 Those guys, to me, it is a completely different look on the interior than it was last year. 00:37:03.920 --> 00:37:12.800 I don't feel like there was no there was no point in that game where I saw any of our interior linemen getting pushed back into the linebacking crew. 00:37:13.119 --> 00:37:20.239 And last year, that's all we saw was D tackles three, four yards deep into that linebacking space. 00:37:20.719 --> 00:37:25.519 It is, it's made it made our defensive line play is just night and day. 00:37:26.480 --> 00:37:29.840 I'm easily gonna go on A-minus on the D line. 00:37:30.239 --> 00:37:40.239 Linebackers, you finally start, I think you finally saw Owen Chambliss really feeling comfortable on the field with everybody else. 00:37:40.480 --> 00:37:44.800 Made the really nice play in the backfield, got the half sack that he shared with Studmire. 00:37:46.320 --> 00:37:49.760 Foster looks really good at linebacker. 00:37:50.079 --> 00:37:54.800 Vincent Shavers played a lot of snaps, has a high grade according to PFF. 00:37:55.039 --> 00:37:59.119 I didn't feel like he was a game changer in the game, but he's just real steady. 00:37:59.280 --> 00:38:05.280 He's one of those guys where you just you may not hear his name, but you know he's not making any mistakes either. 00:38:05.360 --> 00:38:07.039 He's where he needs to be all the time. 00:38:07.199 --> 00:38:07.840 Yep. 00:38:08.239 --> 00:38:09.519 Dawson Merritt. 00:38:09.760 --> 00:38:13.280 Oh man, that sack he had, it looks so good. 00:38:13.840 --> 00:38:19.760 I mean, I know he was untouched and he was unblocked, but he made a B-line for that quarterback. 00:38:19.840 --> 00:38:28.880 And in years past, you would have seen a guy where the quarterback maybe would have been able to sidestep or duck under and step up, and he would have flew right boo right by the quarterback. 00:38:29.519 --> 00:38:31.840 Dawson just made a damn good play there. 00:38:32.079 --> 00:38:35.440 Really happy for him to see that sack for Dawson Merritt.

00:38:36.800 --> 00:38:39.679 Coverage-wise, can't really complain about anything. 00:38:39.760 --> 00:38:46.400 There wasn't any linebackers getting burned by running backs on wheel routes or anything like that. 00:38:47.440 --> 00:38:51.519 A minus, again, I think it was just a pretty flawless gameplay for the linebackers. 00:38:52.320 --> 00:38:55.199 Yeah, I mean, I was just impressed with the linebackers for sure. 00:38:55.360 --> 00:38:58.480 I mean, Owen Chamless kind of did his thing all day. 00:38:58.719 --> 00:39:09.360 I mean, he was all over the field, I felt like all over the field, and you know, he he was you can just watching him a little bit, you know, he's telling guys where they need to go, what adjustments they need to make. 00:39:09.599 --> 00:39:11.519 So just having him in the game. 00:39:11.679 --> 00:39:17.360 We didn't have him the first game, but you can just having him there is helping the entire defense. 00:39:17.519 --> 00:39:24.320 And you can just tell by you can just see how important he is to this defense by looking at the snap count with the linebackers. 00:39:24.559 --> 00:39:26.800 Chamblis had 44 total snaps. 00:39:26.960 --> 00:39:30.800 The next closest guy was Shavers and Foster with 29 and 28. 00:39:30.960 --> 00:39:32.159 Those guys are coming off the field. 00:39:32.239 --> 00:39:37.440 You know, they're rotating in with Dawson Merritt and Derek Wacker and stuff like that. 00:39:38.079 --> 00:39:40.639 Chambliss, not coming off the field. 00:39:40.960 --> 00:39:45.440 He he is not coming off the field unless something is absolutely necessary. 00:39:45.760 --> 00:39:47.840 He is the captain on the defense. 00:39:48.079 --> 00:39:54.960 Yeah, I mean, look, I don't think North Dakota even ran 45 to 50 total plays on the day. 00:39:55.519 --> 00:39:59.760 So you're not gonna see a ton of recorded tackles when that happens, you know. 00:40:00.159 --> 00:40:03.840 And the linebacker grew, I mean Chambliss was great. 00:40:03.920 --> 00:40:07.599 Dawson Merritt with the the blitz up the middle, got the sack. 00:40:07.840 --> 00:40:15.840 We saw Shavers a little bit, you know, he was kind of a quiet game for Shavers, but he didn't do anything to where we were like, Vincent, what are you doing? 00:40:16.000 --> 00:40:18.639 You know, like we didn't see any of that from the linebackers. 00:40:18.719 --> 00:40:29.119 I thought Foster made an awesome play in the backfield where he was kind of covering a guy that was kind of floating at the sideline, but he kind of just shoved him out of the way so he can run to the quarterback. 00:40:29.199 --> 00:40:31.280 Yeah, that was an awesome play. 00:40:31.599 --> 00:40:32.960 That was that was real impressive. 00:40:33.199 --> 00:40:35.199 I kind of like, ooh, Derek Foster's a man. 00:40:35.280 --> 00:40:39.599 Yeah, and Derek Foster's now playing a natural position with Owen Chambless in the game. 00:40:39.679 --> 00:40:42.400 He doesn't have to worry about running Owen's

spot. 00:40:42.639 --> 00:40:44.079 So that's just gonna help him. 00:40:44.239 --> 00:40:46.800 And you know, I thought our I think our linebackers are real solid. 00:40:46.880 --> 00:40:49.280 I think we're fast, I think we can get to the sidelines. 00:40:49.760 --> 00:40:56.079 Chambless can kind of help stuff that middle a little bit, like he's been doing with the defensive line. 00:40:56.320 --> 00:41:01.679 So I think we got speed, we got anything we want at linebackers, as long as we can stay healthy, we'll be fine there. 00:41:01.760 --> 00:41:03.599 And I think we got a little bit of depth too. 00:41:03.760 --> 00:41:07.679 I mean, we got Dawson Merritt sitting right there if we need him. 00:41:07.840 --> 00:41:08.800 So, yeah. 00:41:09.039 --> 00:41:11.119 Overall, I thought the linebacker play was really good. 00:41:11.199 --> 00:41:12.159 I'll give him an A. 00:41:13.760 --> 00:41:14.880 Secondary. 00:41:17.039 --> 00:41:18.079 They look good. 00:41:18.400 --> 00:41:20.719 Andrew Marshall does Andrew Marshall things. 00:41:20.960 --> 00:41:24.239 He did get burned on that touchdown in the second half. 00:41:24.400 --> 00:41:26.559 That receiver, we were just watching it. 00:41:26.719 --> 00:41:33.519 You know, he does that little double move on the in the slot and then buffs inside, gave up the one touchdown. 00:41:33.679 --> 00:41:45.760 There was the one play in the first in the first quarter where we got kind of burned again on an inside slant with that number two receiver that ended up going for 30, 30 yards or whatever. 00:41:46.079 --> 00:41:52.480 I wish we could play a little bit maybe tighter press coverage in those slot situations. 00:41:52.639 --> 00:42:00.480 I feel like teams, I can't remember a time where we were able to like bust up a slant route. 00:42:00.559 --> 00:42:08.079 I feel like we're always playing a little bit too deep on those things, and we get burned on that outside move, then come back inside. 00:42:08.159 --> 00:42:11.760 So I'd like to see us maybe change up something there. 00:42:12.079 --> 00:42:13.920 I'm leave that to the coaches, though. 00:42:14.000 --> 00:42:15.760 They're way smarter than I am. 00:42:16.480 --> 00:42:18.880 So, like you said, Andrew Marshall on the one side. 00:42:19.039 --> 00:42:24.480 The other side, once again, it was kind of a split between Victor Evans and Danny Odom. 00:42:25.039 --> 00:42:31.039 I wouldn't be surprised if it just stays that way for the first couple weeks of Big Ten play. 00:42:31.360 --> 00:42:33.280 They both looked pretty good out there. 00:42:33.360 --> 00:42:39.199 There was the one play Danny Odom could have had a sack on a corner blitz, but the quarterback pumped him. 00:42:39.519 --> 00:42:44.480 He jumped probably eight foot in the air to try and knock it down, and then just miss the quarterback. 00:42:44.800 --> 00:42:48.079 Like to see him maybe stay on his feet for that a little bit, get the sack. 00:42:48.320 --> 00:42:57.280 Victor Evans had the bonehead play on that touchdown drive on a play that would have killed the drive. 00:42:57.760 --> 00:43:11.119 Kind of boneheadedly decided he needed to lower his shoulder, tap that quarterback, and give North Dakota's quarterback credit for a great Oscar-winning acting job over there to really sell it. 00:43:11.360 --> 00:43:16.400 But 15 yards later, they're continuing their drive, and then they score a touchdown a couple minutes later. 00:43:18.000 --> 00:43:19.199 Safeties. 00:43:20.880 --> 00:43:22.079 They're steady. 00:43:22.239 --> 00:43:28.480 I mean, there was I don't feel like McDougal had much of had much of anything to do in the game. 00:43:29.679 --> 00:43:35.920 Donovan Jones still love the way he comes up and plays and run defense. 00:43:36.000 --> 00:43:37.440 He had the one sack. 00:43:37.760 --> 00:43:42.239 Jameer Khan, he's PFF. 00:43:42.400 --> 00:43:46.480 I'm I'm gonna be honest, I don't really quite understand PFF's grading system. 00:43:47.119 --> 00:43:50.400 He seems really low at a 55.5 on an overall grade. 00:43:50.480 --> 00:43:53.039 I thought he played just fine. 00:43:53.440 --> 00:43:55.760 No m no big mistakes or anything. 00:43:58.320 --> 00:43:59.679 It's just it's 00:44:00.159 --> 00:44:06.320 Is one of those games where North Dakota didn't push the ball downfield at all on us. 00:44:06.639 --> 00:44:11.440 Mainly because we were getting so much pressure up front, the quarterback didn't have time for that. 00:44:11.760 --> 00:44:22.559 I think three of the sacks that we did get on North Dakota, you could call them coverage sacks because we were playing so well in coverage down the field. 00:44:23.280 --> 00:44:28.159 So with that all together, I'm gonna give the secondary an A. 00:44:32.320 --> 00:44:35.599 It's pretty clear, you know, Andrew Marshall's Andrew Marshall. 00:44:35.679 --> 00:44:37.440 He's gonna be in it in the game all the time. 00:44:37.519 --> 00:44:40.000 He's gonna be covering their number one most of the time. 00:44:40.320 --> 00:44:45.519 Other side of the field's gonna be Victor Evans, looks like a little mix of Danny Odom. 00:44:45.840 --> 00:44:47.119 Yeah, they split their plays. 00:44:47.199 --> 00:44:51.599 I mean, if you look at their put snap counts, Victor Evans 27, Danny Odom, 25. 00:44:51.679 --> 00:44:52.000 Yeah. 00:44:52.239 --> 00:44:59.360 So those two are gonna cover the other side of the field, and it kind of looks like old Jeremiah is just the guy sitting on the bench, you know? 00:44:59.599 --> 00:45:04.159 It is crazy how fast he fell out of that rotation. 00:45:04.400 --> 00:45:05.920 Yeah, I don't know what happened. 00:45:06.000 --> 00:45:10.320 It can't just be because of the one play, because everybody makes mistakes and has a bonehead and move once. 00:45:10.559 --> 00:45:12.239 He must just not practice well. 00:45:12.480 --> 00:45:14.719 But he just must be getting beat out. 00:45:14.880 --> 00:45:22.000 I think we're just Danny Otom's just that

good, and Victor Evans is just a solid player too as a senior transfer. 00:45:22.159 --> 00:45:30.719 I mean Jeremiah, he was he was he looked pretty good running down the field on special teams and stuff like that, but I think I think that's just what he's gonna be, is just that special teams player. 00:45:30.960 --> 00:45:35.840 Barring injuries, he's probably not gonna see much time on the field. 00:45:36.079 --> 00:45:41.840 I mean, Caleb Benning had more snaps than J2 Drippy. 00:45:42.079 --> 00:45:42.320 Yeah. 00:45:42.559 --> 00:45:50.000 And you know, everybody was saying Jeremiah is gonna be the starter, and he was the first game of the I mean, against Ohio, he was the starter. 00:45:50.079 --> 00:45:50.480 Yeah. 00:45:50.719 --> 00:45:57.440 But ever since that one play where he kind of froze, we just have not seen much of Jeremiah Charles. 00:45:57.840 --> 00:45:58.800 It really is shocking to me. 00:45:58.880 --> 00:45:59.920 Yeah, it really is. 00:46:00.159 --> 00:46:05.440 Anyway, getting back to this North Dakota game, Marshall played his he played flawless again. 00:46:05.519 --> 00:46:08.079 I guess he gave up the touchdown on the little slant. 00:46:08.159 --> 00:46:13.119 He just got juped out like crazy on that move that that wide receiver made. 00:46:13.360 --> 00:46:25.760 And you know, it was a slant, and he was playing tight coverage, and I don't know if that's the reason why we don't run more tight coverage, because if our best guy's getting burned on a slant that bad. 00:46:26.000 --> 00:46:28.000 Maybe we're just zone defenders. 00:46:28.320 --> 00:46:32.079 I mean he got he got it was embarrassing. 00:46:32.239 --> 00:46:35.920 He made he got looked like a fool on that, if we're being honest. 00:46:36.079 --> 00:46:37.599 He looked pretty bad. 00:46:38.320 --> 00:46:41.599 Otherwise, you know, Evans he looked okay throughout the game. 00:46:41.679 --> 00:46:44.320 He's only only had 109 yards passing. 00:46:44.400 --> 00:46:46.480 So I mean, how nitpicky can you be? 00:46:46.719 --> 00:46:49.360 I thought the coverage was pretty good the whole game. 00:46:49.440 --> 00:46:56.719 You know, Evans had the stupid penalty on the sideline where you late hit the quarterback that ended up costing us their only score of the game. 00:46:56.880 --> 00:47:00.079 Seven points they scored on that drive because it got extended. 00:47:00.239 --> 00:47:04.480 If he doesn't do that, it's fourth and long and they're punting. 00:47:05.440 --> 00:47:09.840 So that was probably the difference between a shutout and the seven points that they got. 00:47:12.320 --> 00:47:19.679 Otherwise, you know, I just don't have much to say about the DBs because I thought they played pretty good the whole game, you know. 00:47:20.079 --> 00:47:25.920 There's a couple situations where I thought they I thought Donovan Jones played pretty good. 00:47:26.320 --> 00:47:28.559 He made some open field tackles that were really nice. 00:47:28.880 --> 00:47:29.760 Whiffed on that one. 00:47:30.159 --> 00:47:31.519 He whiffed on one, yes. 00:47:31.679 --> 00:47:41.199 But he he did make some plays, and he made even a stick on one guy where he just the guy caught the ball and Donovan just slammed him down right away. 00:47:41.280 --> 00:47:43.599 Uh McDougal led the team in tackles again. 00:47:43.679 --> 00:47:45.679 I think he led the tackles last week as well. 00:47:45.920 --> 00:47:48.719 So McDougal's still flying around the ball, you know. 00:47:48.800 --> 00:47:55.760 He had seven total tackles, four of them solo, so I think they're making their open field tackles for the most part. 00:47:56.239 --> 00:48:01.280 He has one or two that we noticed that they didn't make, but I was pretty happy with the secondary. 00:48:01.519 --> 00:48:08.480 I wouldn't say I was impressed thoroughly, but I think they were good. 00:48:08.960 --> 00:48:11.199 I'm gonna give them a B on this one. 00:48:11.760 --> 00:48:19.199 I will I just want to point out one other player that played a lot in the first couple games and then all of a sudden was gone. 00:48:20.320 --> 00:48:21.440 Rex Guthrie. 00:48:21.840 --> 00:48:22.000 Yeah. 00:48:22.320 --> 00:48:24.800 He has he's he's the same as Drippy. 00:48:25.440 --> 00:48:28.400 Got the start in the first game, you know, he started over McDougal. 00:48:29.440 --> 00:48:33.840 And I said what I said about Rex, I'll leave it at that. 00:48:34.159 --> 00:48:37.840 And his snap count has slowly gone down over the past two weeks. 00:48:38.159 --> 00:48:40.800 He had three snaps on Saturday. 00:48:42.400 --> 00:48:47.920 And I think that that's I think he deserves only three snaps because he just hasn't been good. 00:48:48.239 --> 00:48:52.320 Look at the guys who got more snaps than him on Saturday, and tell me if you would have expected that though. 00:48:52.480 --> 00:48:54.719 Rowdy Bauer, four snaps. 00:48:55.039 --> 00:48:57.119 Mario Buford, four snaps. 00:48:57.599 --> 00:49:00.239 Jason Shiggs, four snaps. 00:49:00.639 --> 00:49:02.400 Strippy, six. 00:49:03.280 --> 00:49:08.079 I mean, that's that is that's really getting knocked down some bags. 00:49:08.320 --> 00:49:14.079 Well, when you're getting burned by three non-conference teams, like Rex Guthrie's been getting burned. 00:49:15.039 --> 00:49:15.920 It's not gonna fly. 00:49:16.159 --> 00:49:17.119 It's not gonna fly anymore. 00:49:17.360 --> 00:49:17.599 No. 00:49:17.840 --> 00:49:19.920 But like there, we don't have room for that anymore. 00:49:20.000 --> 00:49:21.599 We're now going into Big Ten team. 00:49:21.760 --> 00:49:30.320 We can't have Rex Guthrie's out there getting fooled by wide receivers, missing tackles, or whatever the hell the LC's been doing the first three games, you know? 00:49:30.480 --> 00:49:31.360 Yeah, agree. 00:49:31.519 --> 00:49:36.960 So what was your what would you say your overall grade then for the defenses as a collective? 00:49:37.280 --> 00:49:47.360 Only 200 and some 205, 206

total yards of offense for North North Dakota against an offense everybody thought was gonna be challenging for us this week. 00:49:47.519 --> 00:49:47.920 Yeah. 00:49:48.400 --> 00:49:49.760 I thought they did their thing. 00:49:49.840 --> 00:49:56.320 I mean everything was pretty I I wasn't I wasn't mad at the defense, let's just say that. 00:49:56.480 --> 00:49:58.719 Like I was I loved the run defense. 00:49:59.760 --> 00:50:01.199 I was very impressed with that. 00:50:02.159 --> 00:50:08.480 Compared to last year, it's just a complete one complete 360, you know, 180 or whatever you want to call it. 00:50:09.519 --> 00:50:10.800 It's night and day different. 00:50:10.960 --> 00:50:15.679 And I think that's gonna be very beneficial moving into Big Ten play. 00:50:15.840 --> 00:50:19.280 Having a defense that can stop the run, obviously, in the Big Ten. 00:50:19.760 --> 00:50:23.199 You're gonna have to go against some offenses who can really run the football. 00:50:24.159 --> 00:50:32.480 And having a defense this year that looks like it's a lot better than it was last year, I think that's gonna help us tremendously. 00:50:32.719 --> 00:50:36.719 Overall, against North Dakota, I think the defense was a B plus. 00:50:37.360 --> 00:50:38.800 Yeah, I don't have a problem with that. 00:50:38.880 --> 00:50:40.239 I'm gonna give them a little bit higher grade. 00:50:40.320 --> 00:50:42.159 I'm just gonna go in A minus overall. 00:50:42.400 --> 00:50:50.559 Mainly because I'm gonna do base migraine kind of over the fact that from week one to now, there has been a lot of improvement. 00:50:50.719 --> 00:50:54.400 You've seen players really starting to settle into their roles. 00:50:55.360 --> 00:51:03.599 If we can keep improving at the rate we are, I think our defense could be a really strong point for our team. 00:51:03.679 --> 00:51:05.840 I think we could lean on them a little bit. 00:51:06.239 --> 00:51:08.880 So yeah, I'm gonna go an A- overall for the D. 00:51:11.360 --> 00:51:16.559 Was this the type of defensive performance though that you expected for the North Dakota game? 00:51:18.079 --> 00:51:24.159 I think it was a little bit I mean, I know I gave him a B plus, but I think it was just a little bit better than I expected. 00:51:24.320 --> 00:51:26.320 Just we only held him to seven points. 00:51:26.559 --> 00:51:31.119 You know, that's my score prediction was 45-17. 00:51:31.280 --> 00:51:39.519 So I thought they were gonna score a little bit more, maybe give us fans a little bit of worry there for a while. 00:51:40.480 --> 00:51:44.159 But I never felt worry from the defense on Saturday, you know. 00:51:44.239 --> 00:51:48.480 They they just did their thing, you know. 00:51:48.639 --> 00:51:51.599 I thought they would be able to like pass the ball a little bit better on us. 00:51:51.679 --> 00:52:00.639 Like I was expecting them to like have that like spread option a little bit more, you know, that you know, I thought they were gonna be

like gunslinging all over the field. 00:52:00.880 --> 00:52:06.639 And you looked at their stats from their previous games, because I they had been throwing the ball all over the field. 00:52:06.719 --> 00:52:12.480 They had the one receiver that that number two who had 200 and something yards receiving the week before. 00:52:12.559 --> 00:52:15.119 I mean, you kind of just you thought that was what it was gonna be. 00:52:15.199 --> 00:52:19.679 I thought it I thought there was gonna be a lot of pressure on our DBs, and there just never was. 00:52:20.000 --> 00:52:27.760 Yeah, I I thought they were gonna run with the quarterback a little bit more because you know, on film we've had trouble defending the quarterback run a little bit. 00:52:28.000 --> 00:52:35.119 And honestly, there was a couple times during the game where he was able to take the ball up the middle and get a get some yardage. 00:52:35.199 --> 00:52:38.480 So, I mean that still is a valid concern, I think. 00:52:38.719 --> 00:52:40.000 Yeah, it's still a concern. 00:52:40.159 --> 00:52:46.960 I mean, there's there's definitely some quarterbacks in the Big Ten that can run all over the field, so that's something to look at. 00:52:47.199 --> 00:52:49.920 But North Dakota didn't really do that against us. 00:52:50.079 --> 00:52:55.360 So I think I think their performance was a little bit better than I expected. 00:52:55.599 --> 00:53:00.960 What was the biggest thing from this defense that gives you confidence heading into the tougher competition? 00:53:01.599 --> 00:53:07.679 I think it's the defensive line, especially that interior defensive line. 00:53:08.000 --> 00:53:11.119 We've we've talked about it a bunch in this last segment. 00:53:11.519 --> 00:53:15.519 It is a night and day difference from what we saw last year. 00:53:15.599 --> 00:53:15.840 Yeah. 00:53:16.000 --> 00:53:23.760 Granted, we've played who we've played, you know, they're lower end Division I schools in an FCS team. 00:53:24.559 --> 00:53:31.599 But I don't if you would have had the same defensive line that we had last year going up against these teams, I think you would have seen three completely different games. 00:53:31.920 --> 00:53:40.239 There was there's never been once in these in these first three games where I looked at our defensive front and went, yeah, they just don't look good. 00:53:40.480 --> 00:53:40.800 Right. 00:53:40.880 --> 00:53:41.119 Yeah. 00:53:41.280 --> 00:53:44.400 Oh man, God, why are they why are they getting pushed back so far? 00:53:44.480 --> 00:53:46.239 Why can't we get any push? 00:53:46.400 --> 00:53:50.320 I mean, it is well, I'm not, I don't have any of those complaints right now. 00:53:50.639 --> 00:54:04.079 We are our interior defensive linemen, they're getting pushes, they're opening things up for the linebackers, and I think you're gonna see a lot more of Dawson Merritt being able to get free through the middle and Scambus getting free, and you're gonna see Shavers starting to make some plays, too. 00:54:04.239 --> 00:54:11.199 The more confidence that the defensive line can continue to take into the following weeks, the better it is gonna be for the entire defense. 00:54:11.599 --> 00:54:13.599 I think they're gonna they they really set the tone. 00:54:13.760 --> 00:54:17.440 And right now, I think that's what we can hang our hat on that we've improved the most on. 00:54:17.519 --> 00:54:20.639 Yeah, well, they got confidence, and confidence goes a long way. 00:54:20.880 --> 00:54:25.119 You know, these first three games, the guys have got to be feeling pretty damn good on both sides of the ball. 00:54:25.280 --> 00:54:25.920 Yeah. 00:54:26.480 --> 00:54:30.480 Other than the I don't know how they're feeling on special teams, but we're gonna get to that. 00:54:31.119 --> 00:54:38.000 This this next segment, I am very interested to hear what my partner has to say because we are gonna cover the special teams. 00:54:38.079 --> 00:54:38.480 Yep. 00:54:39.119 --> 00:54:43.760 We're not gonna spend a whole lot of time on it because in the end it didn't play a huge role. 00:54:43.840 --> 00:54:51.760 But Keith, give me your overall kind of all-in-one grade for the special teams, and I'm just gonna sit back and let you go on your rant here. 00:54:51.840 --> 00:54:52.159 Okay. 00:54:56.719 --> 00:54:57.039 No. 00:54:57.440 --> 00:55:01.119 But there's the stupid penalty from John Hole on one of the kickoffs. 00:55:01.280 --> 00:55:02.639 Like, you can't do that shit. 00:55:02.880 --> 00:55:03.519 I'm sorry. 00:55:03.679 --> 00:55:04.719 You just can't. 00:55:05.039 --> 00:55:08.719 That I don't even know how it happens. 00:55:08.960 --> 00:55:10.639 I hate the kickoff out of bounds. 00:55:10.719 --> 00:55:13.039 I just cannot stand the kickoff out of bounds. 00:55:13.199 --> 00:55:17.599 But I'm gonna play devil's advocate and say it was very windy in the stadium last night. 00:55:17.760 --> 00:55:18.079 Okay. 00:55:18.639 --> 00:55:19.360 Alright. 00:55:19.679 --> 00:55:21.679 But like in golf, play the wind. 00:55:21.840 --> 00:55:22.320 Yeah, no. 00:55:22.559 --> 00:55:22.719 Okay. 00:55:22.880 --> 00:55:23.679 I don't disagree with you. 00:55:23.760 --> 00:55:24.719 I'm not disagreeing. 00:55:24.800 --> 00:55:26.800 Just wanted to play a little devil's advocate there. 00:55:26.960 --> 00:55:27.599 I understand. 00:55:27.679 --> 00:55:28.719 But you know, it's like, okay. 00:55:28.880 --> 00:55:31.840 So instead of the 25, they get the ball to 35 or 40 now. 00:55:32.159 --> 00:55:33.679 You know, that's just stuff like that. 00:55:33.760 --> 00:55:36.239 That just really ticks me off. 00:55:36.559 --> 00:55:37.199 Punting. 00:55:37.760 --> 00:55:38.079 Okay. 00:55:39.679 --> 00:55:42.960 I have not been a fan of Archie Wilson at all this year. 00:55:43.119 --> 00:55:44.400 He had a 50-yard punt. 00:55:44.719 --> 00:55:45.039 I know. 00:55:45.199 --> 00:55:48.000 He had a 51 or 49 yarder. 00:55:48.239 -->

00:55:48.719 Awesome. 00:55:48.880 --> 00:55:50.239 I'm happy for the kid. 00:55:50.719 --> 00:55:53.119 Nine yards better than his average. 00:55:53.440 --> 00:55:54.400 It could have been longer. 00:55:54.639 --> 00:55:57.280 Drippy didn't catch it right away on the back or just bounce. 00:55:57.599 --> 00:55:58.719 Heck of a punt, man. 00:55:58.880 --> 00:55:59.760 I mean. 00:56:01.440 --> 00:56:03.440 The ball bounced. 00:56:03.679 --> 00:56:06.079 It was actually probably a 40 yarder in the air. 00:56:06.320 --> 00:56:11.519 It rolled 10 yards forward and then it came back two yards. 00:56:11.840 --> 00:56:13.440 But okay, that one was fine. 00:56:13.679 --> 00:56:15.519 He had two other punts on the day. 00:56:15.679 --> 00:56:16.880 I think he had. 00:56:17.119 --> 00:56:23.519 And one was kind of short-fielded punt, so really he was just trying to pin him deep inside the 10. 00:56:23.679 --> 00:56:24.000 Yeah. 00:56:24.239 --> 00:56:24.880 And he did. 00:56:24.960 --> 00:56:26.960 He got it to the nine or whatever it was. 00:56:27.119 --> 00:56:32.000 And then he had one other punt that was just his average, like 40 yards or whatever. 00:56:32.239 --> 00:56:36.559 So I guess the punting game really didn't hurt us that much on field position this week. 00:56:36.719 --> 00:56:37.840 It just doesn't feel impressive. 00:56:37.920 --> 00:56:39.199 It just wasn't impressive. 00:56:39.360 --> 00:56:42.000 You know, I was still waiting for a big boom. 00:56:42.159 --> 00:56:44.159 The fans love Archie, though. 00:56:44.320 --> 00:56:45.679 I think they loved him last year. 00:56:45.920 --> 00:56:51.920 Oh, dude, no, I I tell you what, inside the stadium, when they announce his name with the starters, they go crazy. 00:56:52.159 --> 00:56:54.079 I guess I'm just not one of the lovers. 00:56:54.480 --> 00:56:56.239 Don't love the thunder from downhill. 00:56:56.480 --> 00:56:58.000 I am not a lover. 00:56:58.400 --> 00:57:00.400 Uh let's see, kick coverage. 00:57:00.639 --> 00:57:01.199 Yeah. 00:57:02.000 --> 00:57:09.920 So we had to going into this game, we kind of had they were saying we kind of had to watch out for their explosive plays on the special teams. 00:57:10.159 --> 00:57:16.000 Just because they have some guys that can make things happen on punt returns and kickoff returns, but we didn't see any of that. 00:57:18.320 --> 00:57:19.440 I think we did a good job. 00:57:19.599 --> 00:57:21.119 I mean, that's the one thing with Archie. 00:57:21.840 --> 00:57:26.400 Outside the kickoff out of bounds, though, Hole was booting it through the end zone every other time. 00:57:26.480 --> 00:57:31.760 I mean, he had the one bonehead kickoff, or but other than that, he was kicking it out of the end zone. 00:57:31.920 --> 00:57:33.199 That's the one thing with Archie. 00:57:33.280 --> 00:57:38.320 Yeah, he's not going to kick it very far, but at least he gives our guys time to get down to the ball. 00:57:38.480 --> 00:57:40.400 And at least he kicks it to the right side of the field. 00:57:40.559 --> 00:57:40.880 Correct. 00:57:40.960 --> 00:57:43.280 And we yeah, I mean, we don't want to bring up Michigan State. 00:57:43.440 --> 00:57:44.719 You know, they're talking about Michigan State. 00:57:44.800 --> 00:57:45.760 How can you forget about that? 00:57:46.079 --> 00:57:50.000 A few years ago that kind of completely lost us the game. 00:57:50.159 --> 00:57:54.719 But anyway, the return game, we didn't have any kickoff returns, did we? 00:57:54.880 --> 00:57:55.039 No. 00:57:55.199 --> 00:57:57.920 Well, they only kicked us uh Well, they only scored seven points. 00:57:58.079 --> 00:57:58.639 Yeah, that's cool. 00:57:58.719 --> 00:58:03.119 They had the one kickoff at halftime or at the beginning of the game, and we didn't return it. 00:58:03.199 --> 00:58:05.280 And then after the touchdown, we didn't return it. 00:58:05.440 --> 00:58:05.760 Yeah. 00:58:06.079 --> 00:58:09.199 So kickoff returns, can't really talk much about that. 00:58:09.440 --> 00:58:16.880 If we're gonna talk about punt returns, you know, there's Corey made the really good punt return that got called back on the holding. 00:58:17.039 --> 00:58:17.599 Keelan Smith. 00:58:17.920 --> 00:58:22.239 Another dumb penalty that killed in an explosive play for the best special teams, you know. 00:58:22.320 --> 00:58:28.800 It's one of those deals where you tell Keelan, yeah, we're really happy that you're engaging that block and you're holding on to that block. 00:58:28.880 --> 00:58:30.719 But if you're going to the ground, you gotta let him go. 00:58:30.880 --> 00:58:31.119 Yeah. 00:58:31.280 --> 00:58:33.360 You can't pull the player but down on top of you. 00:58:33.519 --> 00:58:36.960 I mean, it wasn't one of those holding calls that was just clear cut. 00:58:37.199 --> 00:58:38.960 You know, it was it was judgmental. 00:58:39.280 --> 00:58:41.440 But Keelan's gotta be smarter, you gotta let him go. 00:58:41.519 --> 00:58:42.480 You can't pull a guy to the ground. 00:58:42.800 --> 00:58:43.519 You can't hook a guy. 00:58:43.679 --> 00:58:43.920 No. 00:58:44.079 --> 00:58:45.119 And they're gonna call that. 00:58:45.199 --> 00:58:46.400 If they see it, they're calling it. 00:58:47.440 --> 00:58:52.000 I thought Jakori also made a couple plays that were just like, what are you doing? 00:58:52.159 --> 00:58:56.400 Like there was one punt where he should have ran up to catch it, but he didn't. 00:58:56.480 --> 00:58:57.360 He let it go. 00:58:57.519 --> 00:59:01.119 And the ball ended up rolling all the way down to the 10, you know. 00:59:01.360 --> 00:59:06.079 And that was that was right after the punt where he got absolutely stoned at the five. 00:59:06.559 --> 00:59:09.679 And I wonder if that didn't carry over a little bit into the next one. 00:59:10.000 --> 00:59:17.920 So that play there, he gave up 15-20 yards of field position just because he let that ball go, and he shouldn't have let it go. 00:59:18.239 -->

00:59:22.719 There was one punt that they had that Jacori could do nothing about. 00:59:22.800 --> 00:59:25.840 It was just kicked literally 25 yards in front of him. 00:59:26.159 --> 00:59:27.679 But the ball ended up rolling all the way. 00:59:29.119 --> 00:59:31.599 All the way by him, and he couldn't do anything about that. 00:59:31.840 --> 00:59:33.760 I thought the return game could have been better. 00:59:34.000 --> 00:59:36.320 Field position, we were fine all game. 00:59:36.559 --> 00:59:37.039 I mean. 00:59:37.280 --> 00:59:42.559 Yeah, other than the one where he got stoned at the five, but we still drove the ball 95 yards and scored a touchdown. 00:59:42.639 --> 00:59:45.039 So we were kind of pinned on a few drives. 00:59:45.119 --> 00:59:52.079 Like we were down to our own 10 a few times, a couple times at least, and then the holding penalty that brought us back to the 20. 00:59:53.280 --> 00:59:55.760 We just we can definitely improve. 00:59:56.000 --> 01:00:01.280 We just can't have that type of bonehead penalty in Big Ten play. 01:00:01.599 --> 01:00:09.039 Because flipping a field like that, because he had returned that ball to the plus side of the field, I think. 01:00:09.119 --> 01:00:10.639 He was on North Dakota territory. 01:00:12.960 --> 01:00:21.760 So then when the play when that penalty gets called and it's 10 yards from the spot of the foul, Keelan Smith's holding at the 20, that takes us all the way back to the 10. 01:00:21.920 --> 01:00:22.159 Yeah. 01:00:22.320 --> 01:00:24.400 I mean, that can't happen in league play. 01:00:24.559 --> 01:00:30.159 No, because that's 50 yards of field position that we're losing right there, just because of his holding call. 01:00:30.480 --> 01:00:33.039 So I've that it's a teaching moment for Keelan. 01:00:33.199 --> 01:00:47.760 He's a young kid yet, but we little bonehead mistakes really affects things in special teams, especially when special teams in a game like that may not have as big of part in the game, I guess. 01:00:47.920 --> 01:00:50.639 You you can't you can't you just can't give up yardage like that. 01:00:50.880 --> 01:00:53.360 I guess I just wanted to see in these first three games. 01:00:53.440 --> 01:00:58.320 I we didn't know what the special teams was going to be like this year with our coach leaving for USC. 01:00:58.880 --> 01:01:01.519 Brett Maher comes in and it's a different special team. 01:01:01.679 --> 01:01:08.880 I just wanted to see continuance improvement from game one to all the way to game three in these first non-conference three non-conference games. 01:01:09.119 --> 01:01:10.400 I haven't seen any yet. 01:01:10.639 --> 01:01:11.760 And it's frustrating. 01:01:11.920 --> 01:01:15.119 So I can tell you, we haven't even talked about it yet. 01:01:16.079 --> 01:01:19.039 My trust level in John Cunanen. 01:01:19.440 --> 01:01:21.360 Kyle Kennedy, sorry. 01:01:21.599 --> 01:01:24.639 John Holt is wavering a little bit. 01:01:25.840 --> 01:01:31.039 First of all, I don't like the decision to kick a 54-yard field goal, even with the wind at our back. 01:01:33.360 --> 01:01:34.400 He doesn't have that leg. 01:01:34.559 --> 01:01:36.880 He showed you against Bowling Green, he doesn't have that leg. 01:01:36.960 --> 01:01:38.000 He does not have that leg. 01:01:38.639 --> 01:01:40.000 Second field goal. 01:01:41.840 --> 01:01:44.400 From where I was sitting in the stance, it looked like he missed it. 01:01:44.559 --> 01:01:45.679 It was pretty much a chip shot. 01:01:45.760 --> 01:01:45.920 Yeah. 01:01:46.000 --> 01:01:47.039 It was all that 30-yarder. 01:01:47.280 --> 01:01:48.159 30 yarder yarder. 01:01:48.320 --> 01:01:53.519 30 yarder from the left hash should be an easy kick for a right-handed, right-footed kicker. 01:01:53.760 --> 01:02:02.320 And he, watching the replay on the game from the end zone, that ball was inches from being outside that goal. 01:02:02.960 --> 01:02:10.159 It was we haven't, I don't know what it is about our field goal kickers, but it's been a long time since I've been confident in a field goal kicker. 01:02:10.320 --> 01:02:10.639 Yeah. 01:02:10.880 --> 01:02:16.880 And I had had had a lot of faith in Kuhnan, and maybe it was just an off game. 01:02:16.960 --> 01:02:20.159 Like I said earlier, it was very windy in that stadium. 01:02:20.400 --> 01:02:22.480 Maybe it was just an off game. 01:02:22.800 --> 01:02:26.159 Maybe it's nothing to worry about, but it's something to watch going forward. 01:02:26.320 --> 01:02:26.559 Yeah. 01:02:27.199 --> 01:02:32.000 Can we or can we not trust our kicker to go out there and get us three points when we need three points? 01:02:32.239 --> 01:02:33.920 Well, especially 40 yards and in. 01:02:34.079 --> 01:02:34.320 Yeah. 01:02:34.480 --> 01:02:35.280 We better be making those. 01:02:35.599 --> 01:02:36.880 You better be making everything. 01:02:37.119 --> 01:02:40.239 45 yards and in, okay, maybe. 01:02:40.480 --> 01:02:44.880 50 yards and over, we shouldn't even be trying unless you're gonna throw John Hole out there. 01:02:45.920 --> 01:02:47.039 He's got the bigger leg. 01:02:47.440 --> 01:02:51.119 Why not give Hull a chance to kick some of those, but I don't know. 01:02:51.280 --> 01:02:52.079 I don't know either. 01:02:52.239 --> 01:02:59.760 I mean, I get there's times where if it's fourth and fifteen from the 36, can't really go for it. 01:02:59.840 --> 01:03:03.360 It's kind of a tough task to get 15 yards. 01:03:03.519 --> 01:03:03.920 Yeah. 01:03:04.239 --> 01:03:05.760 But punt the ball. 01:03:05.920 --> 01:03:07.360 Try to pin them deep or something. 01:03:07.599 --> 01:03:09.760 I mean, just depending on the situation, you know? 01:03:09.920 --> 01:03:10.239 Yeah. 01:03:10.400 --> 01:03:19.440 Like, I just don't want to see very many more 55 and up attempts from Kyle Canaan because it he's shown us twice now that he can't do it. 01:03:19.679 --> 01:03:20.719 So let's just not. 01:03:20.800 --> 01:03:21.039 Yeah.

01:03:21.280 --> 01:03:22.320 As long as 52. 01:03:22.559 --> 01:03:24.559 I'd rather pooch kick, a punt down there. 01:03:24.800 --> 01:03:27.440 I mean, Archie, he ain't gonna kick it through the end zone anyways. 01:03:27.519 --> 01:03:29.039 He can't get the ball there, according to you. 01:03:29.199 --> 01:03:29.519 Yeah. 01:03:29.840 --> 01:03:30.639 No, he can't. 01:03:30.960 --> 01:03:32.159 He absolutely can't. 01:03:32.400 --> 01:03:34.559 I would love for Archie just to prove me wrong. 01:03:34.719 --> 01:03:37.280 Yeah, just boom at 70 yards from one end of the field. 01:03:37.519 --> 01:03:39.119 Just like Keith, haha. 01:03:39.280 --> 01:03:40.320 You know, look at that. 01:03:40.400 --> 01:03:42.159 And I'll be like, I'll I will clap. 01:03:42.400 --> 01:03:43.440 I will applaud the kids. 01:03:43.599 --> 01:03:44.079 Right. 01:03:44.639 --> 01:03:48.079 I mean, against North Dakota overall, I did not like the special teams. 01:03:48.159 --> 01:03:50.960 I just I didn't feel any improvements from the previous two games. 01:03:51.119 --> 01:03:53.760 I thought it was a step back from the previous two. 01:03:54.159 --> 01:04:00.639 Uh they just have so much work to do, and I that's gotta be a big emphasis with the coaching staff going into Big Ten play. 01:04:00.719 --> 01:04:02.480 Like, we gotta get something figured out here. 01:04:02.559 --> 01:04:02.880 Yeah. 01:04:03.039 --> 01:04:04.960 They gotta be better because they're gonna screw us. 01:04:05.199 --> 01:04:06.480 Luckily, they haven't hurt us yet. 01:04:06.559 --> 01:04:08.559 Like point-wise, point-wise. 01:04:08.639 --> 01:04:11.440 Yeah, but against good teams, it they're gonna hurt us. 01:04:11.519 --> 01:04:11.840 Oh, yeah. 01:04:12.000 --> 01:04:14.159 Especially if they play the way they play the first three games. 01:04:14.239 --> 01:04:15.760 So I'm giving them a C plus. 01:04:15.920 --> 01:04:16.639 I'm going D. 01:04:16.800 --> 01:04:17.440 Oh, geez. 01:04:18.800 --> 01:04:20.079 I am going D. 01:04:20.480 --> 01:04:22.239 Just man, I feel bad for Brandon. 01:04:22.559 --> 01:04:26.719 The only reason they're at D is because our kicker made two field goals. 01:04:26.880 --> 01:04:27.119 Yeah. 01:04:27.280 --> 01:04:29.679 If they he wouldn't have made those, they would learn F. 01:04:30.320 --> 01:04:32.239 I mean, they just have not been good. 01:04:32.480 --> 01:04:34.480 I want them to be good, but they haven't been good. 01:04:34.880 --> 01:04:36.000 We need them to be good. 01:04:36.239 --> 01:04:41.599 So, players of the games, I'm gonna go Jamal Rule on the offensive player of the game. 01:04:41.679 --> 01:04:43.679 I think that's a pretty simple one for me. 01:04:44.079 --> 01:04:48.000 15 carries, 119 yards, two more touchdowns. 01:04:48.320 --> 01:04:55.440 Two out of the three games we've played so far, he's had over a hundred yards rushing, like we said earlier, first time since 2002, that it's happened. 01:04:55.599 --> 01:05:00.000 I don't know how you could pick anybody else out of him outside of him. 01:05:00.320 --> 01:05:02.400 Jamal Rule, offensive MVP. 01:05:02.559 --> 01:05:03.519 Who's yours? 01:05:03.760 --> 01:05:04.960 That's Jamal Rule. 01:05:05.360 --> 01:05:09.440 I mean, he's just the guy for me. 01:05:09.760 --> 01:05:12.880 And he's a difference maker whenever he's in the game. 01:05:13.519 --> 01:05:17.199 He just makes plays, you know, catching the ball, running the ball. 01:05:17.519 --> 01:05:22.239 People pay attention when he's in the game, and our offense runs better when he's in the game. 01:05:22.400 --> 01:05:24.719 So I think he was the MVP. 01:05:24.800 --> 01:05:28.960 He had 10 carries, he had 119 yards, he had two touchdowns. 01:05:29.920 --> 01:05:31.440 He was the guy for me. 01:05:31.679 --> 01:05:36.400 And then he you don't forget the fact that he chips in 35 yards receiving, too. 01:05:36.639 --> 01:05:38.400 I mean, he means he makes a difference everywhere. 01:05:38.559 --> 01:05:38.880 Yeah. 01:05:39.119 --> 01:05:43.039 And to be doing this as a true freshman is just all more impressive. 01:05:43.199 --> 01:05:44.800 You know, he's gonna be a star. 01:05:44.960 --> 01:05:47.519 I hope we just have to make sure he stays. 01:05:47.760 --> 01:05:48.960 Yeah, we're gonna have to pay him. 01:05:49.039 --> 01:05:52.159 I hope we see a lot more of the uh bowling celebration in the end zone. 01:05:52.320 --> 01:05:52.960 Yeah, that was nice. 01:05:53.119 --> 01:05:53.679 Nice little touch. 01:05:53.840 --> 01:05:59.360 If it will if it wouldn't be a fifteen yard penalty, I'd like to see a couple of the other offensive players line up as like bowling pins and have him fall down. 01:05:59.440 --> 01:06:02.400 But I I don't think Rule wants to give up 15 yards on something like that. 01:06:02.880 --> 01:06:06.800 If you don't know what the bowling celebration is, he likes to bowl. 01:06:06.960 --> 01:06:07.199 Yeah. 01:06:07.360 --> 01:06:08.880 So that's kind of his thing. 01:06:09.119 --> 01:06:10.079 It's his new hobby. 01:06:10.159 --> 01:06:11.280 He says he's fallen in love with it. 01:06:11.440 --> 01:06:11.840 His hobby. 01:06:12.159 --> 01:06:14.159 The family bowling after the game, one win. 01:06:14.400 --> 01:06:22.000 I saw in the post-game interview they asked Matt Rule was like, hey, if if Jamal keeps having games like this, you're going to have to go bowling with him. 01:06:22.079 --> 01:06:24.000 And he goes, nah, I'm not a bowler. 01:06:27.760 --> 01:06:31.280 I want to ask one question before we go into the defensive player of the game. 01:06:31.519 --> 01:06:34.880 We're both in agreement that Jamal Rule is probably the guy. 01:06:35.039 --> 01:06:44.800 But out of that three-headed monster, if if Rule starts getting more carries, out of the other two of Mosey and Nelson, who do you think is going to get cut on the carries? 01:06:44.880 --> 01:06:46.239 Who's going to lose some carries? 01:06:46.480 --> 01:06:47.039 Mosey. 01:06:47.119

--> 01:06:49.039 I think Mosey's that guy out there too. 01:06:49.199 --> 01:06:51.599 I mean, Makkay still is a good running back. 01:06:51.840 --> 01:06:52.239 Very good. 01:06:52.800 --> 01:06:54.000 He's been running great the first time. 01:06:54.320 --> 01:06:54.960 He runs hard. 01:06:55.199 --> 01:06:55.440 I mean. 01:06:55.679 --> 01:06:56.559 He's got speed. 01:06:56.639 --> 01:06:59.119 He he he's been doing he's been doing really good too. 01:06:59.280 --> 01:07:02.559 I mean, just and it's not that Mosey hasn't been doing well. 01:07:02.800 --> 01:07:05.519 He just hasn't been as explosive as the other two. 01:07:05.679 --> 01:07:06.000 No. 01:07:06.239 --> 01:07:06.960 And that's fine. 01:07:07.039 --> 01:07:11.360 I mean, Mosey's a s just a solid guy that he's been doing fine. 01:07:11.519 --> 01:07:16.079 But other than I think Rule and Makai are your two explosive backs. 01:07:16.159 --> 01:07:19.840 And those your explosive backs are going to get the most attention. 01:07:20.000 --> 01:07:22.719 They're going to get the more carries and they're going to be in the game more. 01:07:23.360 --> 01:07:26.639 And I think as we get into Big Ten play, we're going to see that a little bit more. 01:07:26.800 --> 01:07:26.960 Yeah. 01:07:27.199 --> 01:07:31.039 I think Mosey's production is going to go down a little bit, and you're going to see those two uptick. 01:07:31.199 --> 01:07:35.679 And he's but you got Mosey's got to stay ready though, because the carries, the carries will be there at some point. 01:07:36.079 --> 01:07:37.440 One injury away, he's right there. 01:07:37.599 --> 01:07:37.840 Yep. 01:07:38.239 --> 01:07:40.320 And we hope there's no injuries, but yeah. 01:07:40.480 --> 01:07:43.760 I just wanted to get that question out there because I think it's an important thing going forward. 01:07:43.840 --> 01:07:44.000 Yeah. 01:07:44.159 --> 01:07:46.000 That if Rule does get those carries. 01:07:46.239 --> 01:07:48.639 Defensive player of the game, I'm going Owen Chambliss. 01:07:51.760 --> 01:08:05.440 Looked like he, like I said earlier, he looked like he's finally 100% healthy, really comfortable out there, had the most snaps played on the defense, was the second leading tackler in the game, had the half sack. 01:08:06.239 --> 01:08:08.079 He just looks like a captain to me. 01:08:08.719 --> 01:08:10.320 He's my defensive player of the game. 01:08:10.480 --> 01:08:15.280 Yours It's hard to go against him, but just to pick somebody different. 01:08:15.760 --> 01:08:17.279 I'm gonna say Donovan Jones. 01:08:18.000 --> 01:08:22.720 I thought he when I was watching the game, I just like the way he played on Saturday. 01:08:23.199 --> 01:08:27.279 The growth he's had from year one to year two has been pretty crazy. 01:08:27.600 --> 01:08:32.319 Plus, he had he had a sack and he had a tackle for loss all by himself. 01:08:32.479 --> 01:08:32.720 Yeah. 01:08:33.199 --> 01:08:38.239 So yeah, he only had like four tackles or whatever, but he looked good to me on Saturday. 01:08:38.319 --> 01:08:41.119 I thought he played really good and he had some explosive plays on defense. 01:08:41.199 --> 01:08:42.800 So he's gonna be my player of the game. 01:08:43.279 --> 01:08:45.760 Who's your unsung unsung hero? 01:08:48.319 --> 01:08:49.680 Unsung hero. 01:08:49.920 --> 01:08:53.520 Well it's not gonna be anybody on the special teams. 01:08:53.600 --> 01:08:55.039 I can tell you that, Josh. 01:08:56.640 --> 01:08:57.760 Poor special teams. 01:08:57.920 --> 01:08:59.600 I mean that there really wasn't it. 01:08:59.680 --> 01:09:03.279 I mean, Jamal Rule's a hero, obviously. 01:09:04.079 --> 01:09:07.760 I think Calandria, if I had to say somebody else, it's gonna be him. 01:09:08.560 --> 01:09:15.039 He just played not an explosive game by any means, but he was just that guy that was Mr. 01:09:15.199 --> 01:09:16.399 Consistent on Saturday. 01:09:16.560 --> 01:09:22.399 He made he didn't make any mistakes, he just played his type of football that they asked him to play. 01:09:22.880 --> 01:09:25.600 He made the plays when he needed to make them. 01:09:25.920 --> 01:09:27.359 Didn't do anything crazy. 01:09:27.680 --> 01:09:29.359 He just played a solid game of football. 01:09:29.520 --> 01:09:29.920 Yep. 01:09:30.640 --> 01:09:33.039 My unsung hero is gonna be Luke Linemeyer. 01:09:34.800 --> 01:09:44.560 He is I think he's way more talented than any stat line or anything that you could anybody could tell you. 01:09:45.520 --> 01:09:46.479 I just love the guy. 01:09:46.560 --> 01:09:47.920 He's a lunch pail guy. 01:09:48.000 --> 01:09:52.479 He does not complain about how many touches he gets, how many targets he gets. 01:09:52.800 --> 01:09:56.720 He loves getting his hands dirty in the run game. 01:09:56.800 --> 01:09:59.279 He's love he loves blowing up linebackers. 01:09:59.439 --> 01:10:02.560 When he gets his opportunities, he makes the most of them. 01:10:02.880 --> 01:10:03.520 I think. 01:10:05.039 --> 01:10:12.479 I mean, Horgerson talks about him all the time, about how he's week one played the best game he's ever seen a tight end play, and he had one catch. 01:10:12.800 --> 01:10:14.960 Week two just continues on. 01:10:15.039 --> 01:10:16.000 He's consistent. 01:10:16.159 --> 01:10:18.479 One of those guys you never have to worry about. 01:10:18.800 --> 01:10:23.119 I think his role in the offense is gonna get bigger as we get into Big Ten play. 01:10:23.359 --> 01:10:25.680 Luke Lindemeyer, easily my unsung hero. 01:10:25.840 --> 01:10:26.640 Let me change mine. 01:10:26.720 --> 01:10:26.880 Okay. 01:10:27.119 --> 01:10:27.920 I'm changing mine. 01:10:28.079 --> 01:10:28.399 Okay. 01:10:28.560 --> 01:10:30.000 One quasi-gilmer. 01:10:30.239 --> 01:10:30.720 Ooh. 01:10:31.840 --> 01:10:36.239 I think just the loan that block that he had for Jamal Rules touchdown. 01:10:36.319 --> 01:10:36.479 Yeah. 01:10:36.720 --> 01:10:38.960 Earns him the unsung hero for me.

01:10:39.359 --> 01:10:41.119 He just plays freaking hard, man. 01:10:41.199 --> 01:10:42.640 And he's been playing really good this year. 01:10:42.720 --> 01:10:43.279 I didn't know. 01:10:43.439 --> 01:10:47.039 I don't know if anybody really expected him to do this when he came in. 01:10:47.199 --> 01:10:49.039 Ah, to me, he was gonna be a number three receiver. 01:10:49.199 --> 01:10:51.520 Yeah, everybody kind of just thought, oh, he's just a plug-in guy. 01:10:51.680 --> 01:10:54.159 Like he's just gonna be another whatever. 01:10:54.399 --> 01:10:56.960 To me, he was another Dane Key type player. 01:10:57.279 --> 01:10:58.560 But he looks really good. 01:10:59.359 --> 01:11:01.119 And he looks like Kalandria's number one guy. 01:11:01.279 --> 01:11:02.319 Yeah, that's what I was just gonna say. 01:11:02.399 --> 01:11:02.560 Yeah. 01:11:02.720 --> 01:11:05.760 Like if he needs to make a play on offense, he's looking at quasi first. 01:11:06.000 --> 01:11:13.680 I mean, outside of Kalandria, he's through the first three games, easily the best transfer that we've that has played on the field. 01:11:14.239 --> 01:11:14.800 I would agree. 01:11:14.960 --> 01:11:26.720 But I thought the way he played on Saturday against North Dakota, even when he wasn't involved with the football offensively, he was still playing hard and doing his thing and throwing blocks. 01:11:26.800 --> 01:11:28.720 And he's my unsung hero. 01:11:28.880 --> 01:11:29.600 I'm changing it. 01:11:29.760 --> 01:11:30.479 I love it. 01:11:30.640 --> 01:11:31.199 I really do. 01:11:31.439 --> 01:11:32.720 Nebraska is 3-0. 01:11:32.960 --> 01:11:37.119 North Dakota is behind us, and now the schedule starts getting a little more serious. 01:11:37.359 --> 01:11:40.319 When we come back, we're gonna turn our attention to Michigan State. 01:11:40.479 --> 01:11:41.600 Bring on the spark. 01:11:53.520 --> 01:11:55.920 Alright, welcome back, corn addicts. 01:11:56.399 --> 01:11:59.840 Here in this section, we're gonna say what did we learn? 01:12:00.000 --> 01:12:04.239 Let's go with Josh's three things we learned about the game on Saturday. 01:12:04.560 --> 01:12:07.680 Three things I think we learned from Saturday's game. 01:12:07.920 --> 01:12:12.960 Number one, the defenses look better each week that we've played. 01:12:13.279 --> 01:12:15.840 Week one, there were some rough patches. 01:12:15.920 --> 01:12:21.279 There was a lot of questions, I think, going out of that game, even though we ended up winning by a sizable margin. 01:12:21.600 --> 01:12:25.119 Week two, we came in, played an inferior opponent in bowling green. 01:12:25.359 --> 01:12:26.399 Defense looked a lot better. 01:12:26.479 --> 01:12:32.000 It looked like maybe we'd fixed some of the problems that had shown up in game one. 01:12:32.880 --> 01:12:38.159 Came into week three against North Dakota, who I would say was easily the best team we played so far in the year. 01:12:38.319 --> 01:12:41.119 And the defense just

looked real solid. 01:12:41.680 --> 01:12:46.079 I just keep I wanna you wanna keep seeing incremental growth every week. 01:12:46.159 --> 01:12:47.520 You don't want to see them flatline. 01:12:47.840 --> 01:12:51.199 And from what I've seen, I think the defense is improving each and every week. 01:12:51.279 --> 01:12:54.000 They're getting more and more comfortable under Rob Orich's defense. 01:12:54.079 --> 01:12:54.399 Yeah. 01:12:54.640 --> 01:13:02.239 Number two, I think the running back room has answered all of the questions that any of us would have had coming into the season. 01:13:02.399 --> 01:13:10.000 I can't tell you how many times you and me talked about at work asking each other who was gonna carry the ball for us. 01:13:10.560 --> 01:13:11.840 It was a very much an unknown. 01:13:12.000 --> 01:13:18.960 Makai Nelson had a very uninspiring season last year, which anybody outside of Emmett Johnson did. 01:13:19.119 --> 01:13:23.439 He had the bowl game where he looked good, but you just didn't know if that was really what Makai Nelson was gonna have. 01:13:23.600 --> 01:13:27.600 Then he ran into his offseason problems and stuff, and you just didn't even know if he was gonna be available. 01:13:27.840 --> 01:13:29.600 He's come out and played really well. 01:13:29.840 --> 01:13:41.359 Isaiah Mosey was wide receiver, true freshman last year, who got switched to running back late in camp, played, but wasn't really a difference maker. 01:13:41.520 --> 01:13:44.960 Didn't you could just tell he wasn't comfortable as a running back yet? 01:13:45.119 --> 01:13:50.560 And then you had Jamal Rule, which the coaches were all telling us that he was he's a stud, he's a stud. 01:13:50.640 --> 01:13:55.359 He's gonna really shock everybody, but he's I mean, he's an 18-year-old three-star quarter running back. 01:13:55.520 --> 01:13:56.399 You just don't know. 01:13:56.479 --> 01:13:58.960 I mean, a lot of questions coming into the deal. 01:13:59.119 --> 01:14:00.000 For sure. 01:14:00.720 --> 01:14:07.920 And then with in the Ohio game, the bowling ring game, and then the North Dakota game, they've just answered the call every time. 01:14:08.239 --> 01:14:10.880 No one has taken a step back out of that running back room. 01:14:11.039 --> 01:14:15.039 I mean, I know Mosey doesn't put up the greatest stats in the world, but he's just steady. 01:14:15.119 --> 01:14:17.039 I mean, he he had 10 carries for 40 yards. 01:14:17.119 --> 01:14:18.319 That's four yards a carry. 01:14:18.399 --> 01:14:20.399 I mean, you you want that out of a running back. 01:14:20.479 --> 01:14:23.279 Yeah, Makai Nelson looks explosive. 01:14:23.439 --> 01:14:24.880 He looks, he runs hard. 01:14:24.960 --> 01:14:26.399 He wants to run people over. 01:14:26.560 --> 01:14:31.520 And Jamal Rule is he's the greatest thing since sliced bread right now. 01:14:31.680 --> 01:14:37.359 I mean, everybody in that stadium is just yelling every time the guy touches the ball, yeah. 01:14:37.520 --> 01:14:41.359 Whether it's for a yard, 10 yards, 20 yards, he's got big playability. 01:14:41.439 --> 01:14:45.840 He's busting off 50-yard touchdown runs, he's busting off 40-yard catches over here. 01:14:46.479 --> 01:14:54.880 I mean, if if I don't know anybody that can, with a serious face, look at either one of us and go, they're not happy with the running back room. 01:14:55.039 --> 01:15:00.880 So that's my number two thing that we learned is that our running back room, that's something that we don't have to worry about going forward. 01:15:01.600 --> 01:15:05.680 The third thing is that key penalties are still a big concern for me. 01:15:07.439 --> 01:15:10.159 Week one, we had the penalty problems. 01:15:10.239 --> 01:15:11.600 I think we had nine of them. 01:15:11.840 --> 01:15:16.319 Week two, we still had six or seven penalties for sixty-some yards. 01:15:16.640 --> 01:15:26.239 This week we we were able to cut the number of penalties down, but it was the key penalties in key situations that are the worrisome part right now. 01:15:26.560 --> 01:15:30.960 The late hit out of bounds on a quarterback that didn't need to happen. 01:15:31.359 --> 01:15:37.680 A dumb holding call on a penal on a punt return because you're going down and you're just not smart enough to let go. 01:15:37.920 --> 01:15:43.600 A kicker not being able to kick keep the ball inside the the field of play. 01:15:43.920 --> 01:15:49.439 I mean, outside of that, I think there was one holding call on an offensive lineman, maybe. 01:15:49.600 --> 01:15:51.920 Or maybe it was an I think it might have been an offsides call, actually. 01:15:52.159 --> 01:15:53.439 I think it was what it was. 01:15:55.760 --> 01:15:58.880 It's not the number of penalties that are concerning to me. 01:15:59.039 --> 01:16:04.800 It's the penalties in spots that shouldn't happen. 01:16:05.119 --> 01:16:12.159 You take away the late hit out of bounds, they're punting the ball, we possibly get a shutout. 01:16:12.800 --> 01:16:21.840 You take away the holding call on Keelan Smith, we're getting the ball at the North North Dakota 45 instead of our 10-yard line. 01:16:22.640 --> 01:16:30.319 Going into next week against Michigan State, we can't have that because those type of plays will end up costing us the game. 01:16:30.560 --> 01:16:32.479 So those are my three things there. 01:16:32.720 --> 01:16:34.239 Defense looks better each week. 01:16:34.479 --> 01:16:36.399 Running backs have answered all my questions. 01:16:36.560 --> 01:16:38.880 Gotta fix the penalties in key situations. 01:16:39.119 --> 01:16:40.800 What are your three things? 01:16:41.600 --> 01:16:49.279 Uh, number one, I think we learned from that game that Kalandria and Rule are s gonna be stars. 01:16:49.359 --> 01:16:51.039 I mean, they're stars on our team. 01:16:51.279 --> 01:16:55.680 I think we learned that Jamal Rule is going to be the guy going forward. 01:16:56.079 --> 01:16:56.640 I think. 01:16:56.960

--> 01:17:02.800 I think these first three games the coaches did experiments with the running back room. 01:17:03.199 --> 01:17:14.479 I think against non-conference teams, they wanted to find out which running back runs the hardest, does the things that they need to do when they're not carrying the football. 01:17:14.720 --> 01:17:21.039 I think Jamal Rule has answered that he can run the football, that he can catch the football, and that he can block. 01:17:21.279 --> 01:17:25.920 I think he is by far the best running back out of the three that we've seen consistently. 01:17:26.560 --> 01:17:37.119 So I think going forward into Big Ten play, I do believe we're gonna see Jamal Rule instead of carrying the ball ten times a game, fifteen times a game, he might be hit 15 to 20. 01:17:37.279 --> 01:17:40.399 I think against better teams, you want your better players out there more. 01:17:40.640 --> 01:17:43.279 Jamal Rule is the best running back on our team right now. 01:17:43.439 --> 01:17:48.640 I think he's going to see a lot more offensive plays in his future. 01:17:48.960 --> 01:17:51.760 Number two, I think the defense was dominant. 01:17:52.079 --> 01:17:55.119 I think we learned that our defense is much better than it was last year. 01:17:55.359 --> 01:17:57.279 Not to say that they were bad last year. 01:17:57.680 --> 01:18:01.199 I think our run defense especially is a lot better than it was. 01:18:03.760 --> 01:18:05.680 That's going to be key going forward. 01:18:06.319 --> 01:18:12.079 Especially it makes me feel better knowing that we have a better run defense going into Big Ten play, you know? 01:18:12.720 --> 01:18:19.119 So I think we learned a lot from the defense these first three games and against North Dakota that we have the ability to stop the run. 01:18:19.279 --> 01:18:19.600 Yeah. 01:18:19.840 --> 01:18:31.840 I mean, yes, they were lesser teams than we what we will be playing, but it's gotta give you any Husker fan confidence knowing that we have a defense now that can stop the run. 01:18:32.079 --> 01:18:32.880 Yeah, definitely. 01:18:32.960 --> 01:18:33.199 Oh. 01:18:33.520 --> 01:18:36.479 And it just makes you feel better going into Big Ten play. 01:18:36.560 --> 01:18:44.239 So after seeing what we've seen those the first three games, I feel a lot better going into Big Ten play knowing that our defense can do that. 01:18:44.720 --> 01:18:45.840 Most definitely, most definitely. 01:18:46.079 --> 01:18:53.359 You and I, and all of us, were just frustrated as hell last year because our defensive line was just getting pushed backwards in the linebackers all the time. 01:18:53.439 --> 01:18:56.720 You know, like Van Poppel just had a rough year last year. 01:18:56.800 --> 01:18:57.760 And he looks completely different. 01:18:58.079 --> 01:18:58.800 And he looks different. 01:18:58.880 --> 01:19:00.880 He looks stronger, bigger, I don't know. 01:19:01.039 --> 01:19:04.079 He just looks like he took a step ahead, step up a

little bit. 01:19:05.279 --> 01:19:07.439 So that's my second thing that I learned. 01:19:07.520 --> 01:19:10.560 I thought the defense has continued to be dominant. 01:19:10.880 --> 01:19:14.560 My third thing, special teams still needs a lot of work. 01:19:15.199 --> 01:19:18.560 I learned that our special teams is just not good right now. 01:19:18.720 --> 01:19:24.319 They got so many things, and I think it's fixable things that they can improve on. 01:19:24.960 --> 01:19:28.159 They just gotta stop with the unnecessary penalties. 01:19:28.880 --> 01:19:32.720 They gotta they gotta work on situational football a lot more. 01:19:32.880 --> 01:19:38.960 I mean, there are situations like on Saturday, we had to burn a timeout because we couldn't even get the right personnel in the damn game. 01:19:39.520 --> 01:19:43.119 You know, that's that those are types of things that should not happen. 01:19:43.439 --> 01:19:49.600 And then the special teams needs to tune up a lot of aspects of the game. 01:19:50.319 --> 01:19:59.760 When it comes to punting, when it comes to coverage, when it comes to penalties, the kicking game, I hope we see an improvement from the kicker. 01:20:00.079 --> 01:20:07.279 Like I just don't want to get into the middle of the season and be nervous over a 35-yard field goal attempt. 01:20:07.520 --> 01:20:09.760 Because I've felt that way the last four years. 01:20:09.920 --> 01:20:10.159 Yeah. 01:20:10.319 --> 01:20:12.560 You know, it's just oh great, here we go. 01:20:12.720 --> 01:20:15.039 You know, the kickers in the game, are we gonna make it? 01:20:15.119 --> 01:20:15.520 I don't know. 01:20:15.680 --> 01:20:18.800 You're cover you're covering your eyes, peeking through your fingers and stuff. 01:20:19.119 --> 01:20:23.680 Or I'm just looking the other way and just hoping that he makes it because it's a 50-50 shot. 01:20:24.000 --> 01:20:25.920 That's how it felt in the past, you know. 01:20:26.079 --> 01:20:32.399 So my three things that I've learned from the game running back, quarterback play is elite. 01:20:32.560 --> 01:20:39.199 The defense has continued to be dominant, and we still need to work a hell of a lot harder on special teams. 01:20:39.439 --> 01:20:40.880 Definitely, definitely. 01:20:41.119 --> 01:20:47.439 Well, that was our look back over the last over Saturday's game, and now we can officially say it. 01:20:47.680 --> 01:20:49.279 Bringing on the Spartans. 01:20:50.399 --> 01:20:51.039 All right. 01:20:51.199 --> 01:20:54.479 Nebraska, like we said, entering this matchup 3-0. 01:20:54.640 --> 01:20:58.239 There's gonna be a step up in competition now because we're into the Big Ten play, Keith. 01:20:58.640 --> 01:21:04.640 Michigan State, they had a game yesterday against Notre Dame, the number three team in the country. 01:21:04.720 --> 01:21:04.960 Yep. 01:21:05.039 --> 01:21:07.840 They played them really close for most of the game. 01:21:08.159 --> 01:21:11.600 I believe it was 17-10 going in at

half. 01:21:11.760 --> 01:21:12.399 Yeah. 01:21:12.880 --> 01:21:19.760 Then Notre Dame kind of flexed their muscles a little bit, put up 10 more points, ended up winning that game 27-10. 01:21:20.239 --> 01:21:28.880 But from the from the look of it, this team already, this Michigan State team already has the marks of a Patrick Fitzgerald team. 01:21:29.039 --> 01:21:29.359 Yeah. 01:21:29.520 --> 01:21:33.039 They're not gonna probably wow you with their throwing stats. 01:21:33.199 --> 01:21:38.159 I think their quarterback was 9 of 17 for a buck 23, did have two picks. 01:21:39.840 --> 01:21:41.840 They're not gonna be flashy throwing the ball. 01:21:41.920 --> 01:21:45.920 They're gonna be a consistent running team, but they're gonna hang their hand on their defense. 01:21:46.239 --> 01:21:54.079 So I think this is gonna be a big step up for our offense and our offensive line going into this game. 01:21:54.319 --> 01:21:58.800 I think Pat Fitzgerald defenses have always scared me. 01:21:59.760 --> 01:22:03.359 Even from his time at Northwestern, you just knew it was gonna be a dog fight. 01:22:03.439 --> 01:22:08.640 Yeah, you knew we weren't probably gonna put up 42 points, 35 points, or something like that. 01:22:09.279 --> 01:22:23.279 So it'll be interesting for me to see Kalandria, the running backs going up against a good I think I think it's safe to call Mick Michigan State a good team. 01:22:24.239 --> 01:22:26.399 Not a great team, not a poor team. 01:22:26.720 --> 01:22:29.039 You just know Patrick Fitzgerald's gonna have them ready. 01:22:29.279 --> 01:22:32.560 And it's in it's up in East East Lansley, too. 01:22:32.800 --> 01:22:34.079 First road game of the year. 01:22:34.399 --> 01:22:44.239 So that's that's it's gonna be interesting to see how the team handles the first road trip of the year, you know, getting on the plane, flying up to East Lansing, staying in a hotel, trying to get all that stuff down. 01:22:45.039 --> 01:22:48.159 Yeah, I mean, we're we're stepping up to the big boy league now. 01:22:48.239 --> 01:22:50.319 You know, we're getting into Big Ten play. 01:22:50.479 --> 01:22:52.560 Everything's gonna be tougher from here on out. 01:22:52.880 --> 01:22:57.039 So, I mean, what is what does Pat Fitzgerald do well? 01:22:57.279 --> 01:22:58.239 He runs the football. 01:22:58.720 --> 01:23:00.479 He's got good defense. 01:23:00.720 --> 01:23:03.359 He's his teams don't make a lot of mistakes. 01:23:03.600 --> 01:23:05.920 No, no, they they force mistakes. 01:23:06.079 --> 01:23:08.479 And yes, this is his first year at Michigan State. 01:23:08.560 --> 01:23:16.560 I mean, he probably doesn't have his footing completely stuck to the ground, but expect Michigan State to come out and play hard. 01:23:16.720 --> 01:23:25.920 I mean, they started 2-0, they lost, they were a 29-point underdog to Notre Dame, and they only lost by 19, 17, 17 points. 01:23:26.000 --> 01:23:27.760 So they played a good game. 01:23:27.920 -->

01:23:36.079 They pressed Notre Dame until Notre Dame showed that they're just a better football team with more elite athletes and everything else. 01:23:36.319 --> 01:23:39.279 So they're they're not gonna be a very tough. 01:23:40.079 --> 01:23:41.840 They're gonna be a tough team, I should say. 01:23:41.920 --> 01:23:42.479 Let's just say that. 01:23:42.640 --> 01:23:49.039 Yeah, I would definitely say Michigan State's biggest strengths going into this game against us is just gonna be their the hard-nosed edge. 01:23:49.119 --> 01:23:55.439 The the mindset of their coach, you know, that we're we're just gonna make this a knockdown, drag out, dogfight. 01:23:55.520 --> 01:24:06.880 We're gonna try and just wear you down until A, our defense can make a big play, or our special teams can make a big play, or we can pop something big maybe on offense. 01:24:06.960 --> 01:24:09.760 They're gonna they're not gonna try and put up 40 on us. 01:24:09.840 --> 01:24:14.479 They're gonna try and beat us 21, 17, 17, 10, something like that. 01:24:14.640 --> 01:24:16.640 That's the game that Fitzgerald wants. 01:24:16.800 --> 01:24:17.199 100%. 01:24:18.000 --> 01:24:22.640 What would you say is Nebraska's biggest advantage going into this game? 01:24:23.840 --> 01:24:29.039 It's I think our biggest advantage is knowing Matt Rule is in, what is this, his fourth full year? 01:24:29.199 --> 01:24:29.680 Yep. 01:24:30.079 --> 01:24:35.840 This is his fourth full year, and I think we sh I think this is his best team so far. 01:24:36.000 --> 01:24:36.479 I think. 01:24:36.640 --> 01:24:39.840 I think we're we have depth at a lot of positions. 01:24:40.159 --> 01:24:45.199 We have three running backs who are more than capable of running the ball if they need to. 01:24:45.359 --> 01:24:49.439 We have a quarterback transfer that seems to be elite. 01:24:49.520 --> 01:24:55.520 He's an offensive, he's a leader, he's fiery, he's limited his mistakes so far in the first three games. 01:24:55.680 --> 01:24:56.000 Yep. 01:24:56.239 --> 01:25:01.760 And just having a guy who can make the throws he can make, and he's mobile. 01:25:02.000 --> 01:25:05.039 I think we have an edge at quarterback for sure. 01:25:05.359 --> 01:25:14.079 I don't know much about the Michigan State rushers a whole lot, if I'm being honest, but I think we have a rush, an edge there as well. 01:25:14.239 --> 01:25:19.199 I think Jamal Rule is better than the three the guys that they're throwing out there. 01:25:19.279 --> 01:25:20.079 Let's just say that. 01:25:20.560 --> 01:25:26.239 I really don't know what to I'm just expecting Michigan State to be tough nose on defense. 01:25:26.399 --> 01:25:26.560 Yeah. 01:25:26.720 --> 01:25:28.800 Just because it's a Pat Fitzgerald team, you know. 01:25:28.880 --> 01:25:29.039 Yeah. 01:25:29.199 --> 01:25:32.479 And they only they only gave up 27 points to Notre Dame. 01:25:32.640 --> 01:25:37.359 So I think we have an advantage on the offensive side of the

ball for sure. 01:25:37.680 --> 01:25:40.479 Defense, I still don't know for sure. 01:25:40.640 --> 01:25:43.199 I think we may, I do think we're the better team. 01:25:43.279 --> 01:25:44.800 I don't know what the early point spread is. 01:25:45.119 --> 01:25:47.600 I saw it this morning that it was Nebraska by five and a half. 01:25:47.760 --> 01:25:48.479 Five and a half points. 01:25:48.560 --> 01:25:53.840 So Which is a pretty big spread for first road game of the year traveling up the Eastland. 01:25:54.239 --> 01:25:56.159 Five and a half point favorites on the road. 01:25:56.319 --> 01:25:58.479 That's I was surprised by it. 01:25:58.640 --> 01:25:59.680 I think we're the better team. 01:25:59.760 --> 01:26:03.920 If we were at home, I think we'd be like 10 point favorites, ten and a half point favorites. 01:26:04.640 --> 01:26:06.640 So take that with a grain of salt. 01:26:06.800 --> 01:26:08.640 I do think we're the better football team. 01:26:08.800 --> 01:26:14.560 They might have the edge on us in special teams because there's the there ain't much of a comparison. 01:26:14.720 --> 01:26:17.039 I think we're pretty bad on special teams right now. 01:26:17.279 --> 01:26:22.960 So overall, I think we have the edge on almost every aspect. 01:26:23.199 --> 01:26:28.800 Yeah, no, I wouldn't disagree just looking at the stats from the Michigan State Notre Dame game. 01:26:30.479 --> 01:26:32.640 Notre Dame was able to throw the ball around a little bit. 01:26:33.359 --> 01:26:36.079 CJ Carr threw for 234 yards. 01:26:36.159 --> 01:26:40.000 They had a receiver with eight catches for 170 yards. 01:26:40.159 --> 01:26:47.840 So there is there is the opportunity out there that to me that tells me there's a soft spot somewhere in that secondary of Michigan State. 01:26:47.920 --> 01:26:52.960 So maybe Quasi can have a game, maybe Jacori can bust one open, something like that. 01:26:53.359 --> 01:26:58.000 Notre Dame, their running back that Nolan James ran for 121 yards. 01:26:58.319 --> 01:27:03.359 Anayas Williams had a touchdown, and then CJ Card ran for a touchdown. 01:27:03.520 --> 01:27:06.399 To me, that also just says the same thing as what you were saying. 01:27:06.560 --> 01:27:16.319 I think our running back room is gonna be talented enough to make plays when needed against this Michigan State defense. 01:27:16.960 --> 01:27:20.000 Like you said earlier, I'm not a Michigan State expert. 01:27:20.239 --> 01:27:24.880 I don't know a lot of the players that Pat has up there. 01:27:25.039 --> 01:27:30.560 I'm just going off of the fact that Pat Fitzgerald is a hell of a football coach and he's gonna have that team ready. 01:27:30.640 --> 01:27:31.279 Yeah. 01:27:31.520 --> 01:27:33.039 So just expect it. 01:27:33.279 --> 01:27:34.720 Just expect it, yeah. 01:27:35.680 --> 01:27:38.720 We've kind of already touched on it a little bit, the biggest matchup to watch. 01:27:38.800 --> 01:27:46.319 To me, it's gonna be kind of mundane, but what does our front seven do against their defensive front? 01:27:46.640 --> 01:27:53.760 Do our offensive linemen get that push to be able to open up holes for Rule and Nelson to go and make plays? 01:27:53.920 --> 01:27:59.520 Can they protect Calandria when we do need to drop back in a third and long situation? 01:28:01.279 --> 01:28:05.039 We have to win the upfront battle. 01:28:05.279 --> 01:28:08.800 And to me, that's the thing to watch going into Saturday. 01:28:09.279 --> 01:28:11.279 I think you were copying off my paper. 01:28:12.000 --> 01:28:14.479 Well, we did get accused of that in high school a couple times. 01:28:14.880 --> 01:28:15.840 That's true, I remember that. 01:28:16.079 --> 01:28:19.439 Um, yeah, I mean, I think it's the battle of the trenches on Saturday. 01:28:19.600 --> 01:28:22.159 Which which big boys are better? 01:28:22.319 --> 01:28:26.560 I mean, our offensive line has been great the first three games. 01:28:26.800 --> 01:28:30.640 I mean, there ain't a whole lot we I mean, we just nitpicked the first three weeks, you know? 01:28:30.720 --> 01:28:32.159 Like they've been good. 01:28:32.399 --> 01:28:32.560 Yeah. 01:28:32.800 --> 01:28:36.079 There hasn't been anything major to even talk about with them. 01:28:36.159 --> 01:28:38.319 We've just been nitpicking little things here and there. 01:28:38.560 --> 01:28:43.520 But it's gonna be interesting to see how our offensive line performs against their defensive defensive front. 01:28:43.600 --> 01:28:43.920 Yeah. 01:28:44.159 --> 01:28:45.840 And same thing on the other side. 01:28:45.920 --> 01:28:49.039 How does our defensive front respond to their offensive linemen? 01:28:49.199 --> 01:28:54.319 Are the are we gonna see what we saw last year where they're just bullying us, pushing us backwards? 01:28:54.479 --> 01:29:06.079 Or are we gonna see the same aggressiveness we've seen in the first three games where we're stuffing the run and forcing them to pass and letting our athletes in the secondary kind of take over and shut stuff down? 01:29:06.239 --> 01:29:10.000 So I think the battle of the trenches is the thing to watch the most on Saturday. 01:29:10.239 --> 01:29:11.039 Definitely, definitely. 01:29:11.199 --> 01:29:14.159 I mean, we also kind of already talked about offensive keys. 01:29:14.239 --> 01:29:16.479 I think we got to get the running game started. 01:29:16.640 --> 01:29:19.920 I think we we run the ball to set up the pass. 01:29:20.239 --> 01:29:29.199 Whether it's pounding the ball up the middle with Rule, Nelson, Mosey, and then every once in a while getting Calandria outside for a couple carries here or there. 01:29:29.359 --> 01:29:42.239 I think if we can really soften up the middle of that defense, force their DBs to come up and play closer to the line of scrimmage, that's where Kalandria then can make them deeper throws, hit Quasi over the top, hit Dracori over the top. 01:29:43.520 --> 01:29:49.359 We gotta pick and choose when we make

those decisions, but when we do it, we gotta be able to hit on them. 01:29:49.680 --> 01:29:51.840 Offensively, that's what I think our key is. 01:29:52.000 --> 01:29:55.760 Defensively, we gotta win the turnover battle. 01:29:56.159 --> 01:30:02.239 This last week, there were we didn't get any turnovers, but we didn't give up any turnovers. 01:30:02.479 --> 01:30:04.560 Offense needs to stay right in that zone. 01:30:04.720 --> 01:30:05.359 Stay there. 01:30:05.520 --> 01:30:07.359 We've been really good about protecting the ball. 01:30:07.520 --> 01:30:08.319 Continue that. 01:30:08.479 --> 01:30:10.640 Defense, keep slamming it. 01:30:11.119 --> 01:30:12.560 We saw it a lot in the game. 01:30:12.720 --> 01:30:14.640 Them defenders, they're smacking at that ball. 01:30:14.720 --> 01:30:17.119 They're trying to beat that ball out of the running back's hands. 01:30:17.279 --> 01:30:18.079 Keep doing it. 01:30:18.239 --> 01:30:22.960 We're gonna at sooner or later, someone's gonna make a mistake and they're gonna get dropped the ball. 01:30:23.199 --> 01:30:28.640 DBs, it'd be nice to be able to see them make some plays because I think Michigan State's gonna take some shots. 01:30:28.720 --> 01:30:37.520 They're gonna have to take some shots against us to try and loosen us up because I have a feeling Orich is gonna be bringing linebackers in tight too, because we know they're gonna want to run the ball on us. 01:30:37.760 --> 01:30:45.119 So it'll be nice to see the DBs make some plays over the top, win the turnover battle, nine times out of ten, you're gonna win the game. 01:30:46.079 --> 01:30:48.399 Yeah, I think it's uh offensive key. 01:30:48.479 --> 01:30:54.640 I think we're I think we're gonna see Jamal Rule kind of just take over the offense a little bit in the running back position. 01:30:54.800 --> 01:30:57.039 I think we're gonna see an uptick in carries. 01:30:57.119 --> 01:31:06.880 I think we're gonna see him instead of this three alternate possession thing that we've been doing with the running backs, I think you're gonna see a lot more Jamal Rule out there. 01:31:07.119 --> 01:31:11.199 I think we're also gonna see Holgerson open up the playbook a little bit more. 01:31:11.439 --> 01:31:14.319 I think the first three games he we haven't seen a whole lot. 01:31:14.560 --> 01:31:16.079 I mean, it's just basic stuff. 01:31:16.319 --> 01:31:16.640 Yeah. 01:31:17.119 --> 01:31:23.920 Yeah, we've seen some screens, we've seen, but we haven't seen anything explosive in the passing game or anything like that. 01:31:24.079 --> 01:31:27.520 Just I think we've I think we mentioned it last week. 01:31:27.680 --> 01:31:35.359 I think maybe they're just running a 25 plays at one sheet of 25 plays, and they're just kind of rotating through it, you know. 01:31:35.680 --> 01:31:44.000 So I think the offensive key is gonna be giving our playmakers the ball, you know, give Jamal Rule the ball more. 01:31:44.159 --> 01:31:50.000 And then when we do open up the playbook, we gotta take advantage and we need to make explosive plays happen. 01:31:50.479 --> 01:31:55.119 Defensive key is just gonna be I think we gotta stuff we shut down their running game. 01:31:55.199 --> 01:31:58.319 I think that's going to make the game a whole lot easier. 01:31:58.640 --> 01:31:59.359 Make them one dimensional. 01:31:59.520 --> 01:32:04.319 Make them one dimensional, make them until the point where they have to pass, and I think we'll be just fine. 01:32:04.479 --> 01:32:13.600 If we're out there guessing or if we're letting them run all over us, that's gonna be a problem because then they can open up the play action game and pass over the top of our guys, and it's just gonna be a mess. 01:32:13.760 --> 01:32:19.520 Yeah, it could get exactly we need to continue stopping the run very well. 01:32:19.680 --> 01:32:20.000 Yeah. 01:32:20.239 --> 01:32:23.520 So all right, addicts. 01:32:24.239 --> 01:32:26.880 We've kind of gone over what our think our keys of the game is. 01:32:27.279 --> 01:32:28.720 You know what time it is now. 01:32:29.439 --> 01:32:30.960 It is prediction time. 01:32:31.279 --> 01:32:35.359 Although I think one of us might have lost his fancy title after last week. 01:32:35.600 --> 01:32:37.119 Don't worry, we'll get to that. 01:32:37.600 --> 01:32:40.880 Keith, you're up first, Nebraska versus Michigan State. 01:32:41.039 --> 01:32:43.600 How does it go down and what's your final score? 01:32:44.479 --> 01:32:47.039 First game, first Big Ten game. 01:32:48.399 --> 01:32:53.920 I think you're gonna see a lot of continuance of what Nebraska's been doing. 01:32:54.159 --> 01:32:56.000 I think we're gonna establish the run. 01:32:56.640 --> 01:32:59.039 We're gonna see a lot more Jamal Rule, I think. 01:32:59.199 --> 01:33:00.239 I'm hoping at least. 01:33:00.319 --> 01:33:03.199 And we're gonna see a healthy dose of Makai Nelson as well. 01:33:04.079 --> 01:33:07.760 But I think we are gonna control the game the way we need to control it. 01:33:08.800 --> 01:33:11.279 I do think we can protect the football. 01:33:11.840 --> 01:33:16.640 There's nothing in the first three games that we played that makes me worry about ball protection. 01:33:17.279 --> 01:33:20.479 I think we've done a good job of that, and I think that carries over. 01:33:20.800 --> 01:33:27.920 I think Matt Rule has settled in, he's ready to go, he's ready to show us that this is probably his gonna be his best team. 01:33:29.199 --> 01:33:38.479 So we're gonna set the tone for Big Ten play, and we're going to give Nebraska 24, Michigan State 17. 01:33:40.239 --> 01:33:41.840 So a touchdown game. 01:33:43.039 --> 01:33:47.600 It's gonna be close for the most part, for most four quarters. 01:33:47.680 --> 01:33:50.880 I mean, Pat Fitzgerald team always scares me. 01:33:50.960 --> 01:33:52.079 We talked about that earlier. 01:33:52.319 --> 01:33:54.960 He's just he just always runs a very good football team. 01:33:55.119 -->

01:33:58.000 So 24-17, we win by a touchdown. 01:33:58.239 --> 01:33:58.960 Alright, Josh. 01:33:59.119 --> 01:34:02.640 Normally, right about here, I'd introduce you as the cornfield prophet. 01:34:03.039 --> 01:34:03.600 Normally? 01:34:04.319 --> 01:34:04.880 Normally. 01:34:05.520 --> 01:34:09.199 But after last week, I think that title is currently under review. 01:34:09.359 --> 01:34:10.560 Oh, whoa, whoa. 01:34:10.720 --> 01:34:13.520 One bad prediction, and suddenly there's an investigation? 01:34:14.399 --> 01:34:20.720 You called your shot prophet, then North Dakota went out there and made you look like you were reading the wrong cornfield. 01:34:20.880 --> 01:34:22.159 Alright, that's fair. 01:34:23.039 --> 01:34:27.920 So no crystal ball, no mystical corn stocks, no prophecy this week. 01:34:28.159 --> 01:34:29.039 So what am I? 01:34:29.680 --> 01:34:30.640 You're Josh. 01:34:30.880 --> 01:34:31.760 That hurts. 01:34:32.560 --> 01:34:34.640 You want the cornfield profit title back? 01:34:34.800 --> 01:34:35.920 You're gonna have to earn it. 01:34:36.159 --> 01:34:36.640 Fine. 01:34:36.720 --> 01:34:40.239 Apparently the cornfield profit has been demoted to the cornfield intern. 01:34:42.479 --> 01:34:43.199 Even worse. 01:34:43.920 --> 01:34:47.680 Get this Michigan State prediction right and we'll discuss reinstatement. 01:34:48.000 --> 01:34:48.479 Alright. 01:34:48.720 --> 01:34:52.159 No magic, no prophecy, just a man, some corn, and a dream. 01:34:52.319 --> 01:34:53.760 Oh, this oughta go well. 01:34:54.640 --> 01:34:56.720 Alright, my prediction. 01:34:57.920 --> 01:35:03.199 This is gonna be obviously our first real test of the year. 01:35:03.520 --> 01:35:06.319 I think the travel to East Lansing. 01:35:06.800 --> 01:35:11.600 It's gonna be interesting to see how this team handles the travel for the first time. 01:35:12.000 --> 01:35:15.119 Sleeping in not their own beds, having to get up. 01:35:15.279 --> 01:35:18.319 The kickoff is a 4.15 kickoff this week. 01:35:18.479 --> 01:35:19.199 Yeah, 4-15. 01:35:19.439 --> 01:35:21.279 So that's kind of a weird kickoff time. 01:35:21.439 --> 01:35:24.960 Kind of you don't really have all day to watch other games. 01:35:25.199 --> 01:35:30.079 You kind of gotta get up, get your stuff in that mindset. 01:35:30.239 --> 01:35:32.800 So that'll be an interesting part of it. 01:35:33.119 --> 01:35:36.000 Pat Fitzgerald makes me nervous. 01:35:36.159 --> 01:35:39.279 We've we spent years with him at Northwestern. 01:35:39.600 --> 01:35:54.079 No matter how good of a team we had under the Bo Polini years or the Mike Riley years, it seemed like it was always coming down to a Ron Kellogg, Hail Mary, or kick at the end of the game or something. 01:35:54.239 --> 01:35:57.920 So I feel like you almost have to expect it here, too. 01:35:58.079 --> 01:36:05.920 Even though Pat Fistero comes into a team that he doesn't have his hand prints all over yet, they're gonna play hard for their coach. 01:36:06.000 --> 01:36:08.239 So I think that's something to watch. 01:36:09.119 --> 01:36:11.279 I feel the same way that you do. 01:36:11.600 --> 01:36:20.319 The biggest key is gonna be our offensive line getting off to a fast start and kind of throwing their weight around and opening holes up for the running backs. 01:36:20.479 --> 01:36:33.279 If the running backs can hit the holes and bust off some runs, even in the 7 to 10 yard range, you know, and then keep chipping away, wear them down, that's gonna open up the passing game for us. 01:36:33.520 --> 01:36:41.279 Calandria continues to protect the ball, doesn't put ourselves in bad spots, doesn't give it up give up bad sacks. 01:36:42.479 --> 01:36:45.039 I think the sky's the limit of this game. 01:36:45.359 --> 01:36:53.600 Defensively, can we do to their offensive line what we've done the past couple weeks? 01:36:53.760 --> 01:36:56.640 Can we get five plus sacks in a game? 01:36:56.880 --> 01:37:01.520 Can our linebackers roam freely and make plays on the edge? 01:37:01.680 --> 01:37:09.279 Can our DBs keep the ball in front of them and nothing deep behind them, make big plays when the opportunity arises? 01:37:09.760 --> 01:37:14.000 Those are all things that are really important to this game. 01:37:15.279 --> 01:37:18.560 To me, Nebraska still comes out on top. 01:37:18.800 --> 01:37:24.079 It's gonna be 28-13, in my opinion, Nebraska over Michigan State. 01:37:24.399 --> 01:37:34.800 A little closer, not as high of scoring, but if I'm gonna earn that cornfield pro profit title back, I might as well put something bold on the line as well, Keith. 01:37:35.199 --> 01:37:40.640 I am gonna say out of the 28 points that we score, one of those is gonna be a defensive touchdown. 01:37:40.880 --> 01:37:42.159 One defensive score. 01:37:42.399 --> 01:37:56.960 Whether it's a fumble scooping score or an Andrew Marshall pick six, defense is gonna put some points on the board, and I think it's it'll be the the thing that breaks the back. 01:37:57.039 --> 01:38:04.239 I mean, this game could be, you know, 14-13 at one point, and if we get that defensive score, that's it for them. 01:38:04.479 --> 01:38:05.520 That would pump me up. 01:38:05.760 --> 01:38:07.840 If we get a defensive score, I don't know I'd love that. 01:38:08.000 --> 01:38:08.960 I'd love to see it. 01:38:09.119 --> 01:38:10.399 We haven't seen one yet this year. 01:38:10.880 --> 01:38:11.600 No, we haven't. 01:38:13.439 --> 01:38:14.239 No, we haven't. 01:38:14.319 --> 01:38:17.279 No you're thinking of the one Airy one from last year, I think. 01:38:17.600 --> 01:38:18.720 Yeah, yeah, you're right. 01:38:18.880 --> 01:38:18.960 Yeah. 01:38:19.439 --> 01:38:24.079 I was thinking, for some reason, I was thinking Rex Guthrie took his interception for a touchdown, but he didn't. 01:38:24.239 --> 01:38:25.039 No, he came close. 01:38:25.199 --> 01:38:25.680 Came close. 01:38:25.840 --> 01:38:26.239 Came close. 01:38:26.399 -->

01:38:27.199 Took it within the 10. 01:38:27.359 --> 01:38:29.199 All right, so no defensive touchdowns yet. 01:38:29.439 --> 01:38:29.920 No this year. 01:38:30.159 --> 01:38:33.680 But I guarantee you, if it does happen, the profit will return. 01:38:35.279 --> 01:38:35.840 All right. 01:38:36.479 --> 01:38:43.760 Going into the locks of the game, what is the one thing that you feel the most strongly about going into this Michigan State game? 01:38:45.039 --> 01:38:48.000 I think I feel the strongest. 01:38:48.159 --> 01:38:53.920 I think Jamal Rule is going to establish him being the top back in this offense. 01:38:54.319 --> 01:38:56.880 I think you stole I stole off of you earlier. 01:38:56.960 --> 01:38:59.920 You literally just read everything I just wrote down on my paper. 01:39:00.159 --> 01:39:04.319 So I think you're going to see the increase in carries that I've been predicting. 01:39:04.479 --> 01:39:06.880 I think he's going to continue to dominate. 01:39:07.039 --> 01:39:16.000 I think you give him the ball 20 times a game, 20-25 games, 20 to 25 carries a game, and you're going to see good results. 01:39:16.239 --> 01:39:18.079 I think he's just that good of a player. 01:39:18.319 --> 01:39:27.359 And you can't keep a guy of his caliber on the sidelines to keep changing these running backs out every possession. 01:39:27.600 --> 01:39:33.680 Now that we're done with the first three games of the year, we're getting into Big Ten team, Big Ten play. 01:39:33.840 --> 01:39:36.880 It's it's it's go time, you know. 01:39:37.039 --> 01:39:43.119 So the lock of my game is you're gonna see Jamal Rule being the primary ball carrier for this offense. 01:39:44.000 --> 01:39:45.840 I went a little bit more vague with mine. 01:39:46.000 --> 01:39:47.920 I'm gonna disagree with you a little bit. 01:39:48.560 --> 01:39:53.439 Mine is that the running game stays strong, but I still think it's gonna be a running back by committee. 01:39:53.520 --> 01:39:56.479 I think maybe two running backs maybe will separate themselves. 01:39:56.560 --> 01:40:10.720 I think Makai and Jamal will get the bulk of the carries where Jamal gets maybe in that 15 to 17 range, Makai gets 10 to 13, then Mosey will fill in there a little bit at the where he's needed. 01:40:10.960 --> 01:40:17.439 To me, as much as I love Jamal Rule, I still he's an 18-year-old kid. 01:40:17.600 --> 01:40:22.880 I don't know if throwing 20 to 25 carries on him a game is the right decision right now. 01:40:23.039 --> 01:40:27.920 Especially when you have a back of Makai Nelson's calibre who is playing as well as he is. 01:40:28.560 --> 01:40:37.760 Now, does that mean if Jamal Rule's got the hot hand, do I say don't give him the ball that many times on Saturday? 01:40:38.000 --> 01:40:38.319 No. 01:40:39.600 --> 01:40:41.920 If he's got the hot hand, let Jamal cook. 01:40:42.079 --> 01:40:50.159 But I think the running back room will just is is just gonna stay strong with the two running backs

kind of separating themselves from the three. 01:40:50.479 --> 01:40:58.159 Normally I would agree with you, but I just haven't seen anything from Jamal Rule yet that has made me go, ooh, maybe we shouldn't be giving him the ball this much. 01:40:58.239 --> 01:40:59.600 You know, no, and I haven't either. 01:41:00.239 --> 01:41:06.319 I'm basing my my comments just completely out of the fact that he's still just an 18-year-old true freshman. 01:41:06.560 --> 01:41:09.920 Six months ago, he was running around with his girlfriend at the prom. 01:41:10.079 --> 01:41:13.520 You know, I mean, that's that's the only thing I'm basing my stuff on. 01:41:13.600 --> 01:41:19.279 And we've seen it before with freshman running backs that come in and start out really hot and then kind of taper off at the end. 01:41:19.359 --> 01:41:31.920 I'd rather see maybe in by the time we get to Ohio State or something, maybe then by then Rule will be at that 20 to 25 carry mark once we get deeper into the season. 01:41:32.159 --> 01:41:33.600 Yeah, I mean, we'll see what happens. 01:41:33.680 --> 01:41:45.920 I mean, I I have no idea what they're thinking, what they're gonna do on offense, but I just feel like when we get into a Big Ten play like this, we have to give the ball to the best players on our offense. 01:41:46.159 --> 01:41:50.720 And I think Jamal Rule is probably the best player on our offense right now. 01:41:50.880 --> 01:41:58.880 So, and that's not to say Makkay is not gonna get carries because he needs carries too, because he's been an explosive running back as well. 01:41:58.960 --> 01:42:01.279 Yeah, like I'm not shaming Makkay at all. 01:42:01.359 --> 01:42:02.399 He needs the ball as well. 01:42:02.560 --> 01:42:08.319 And when Jamal comes off the game, he needs to step up and just do continue what Jamal's been doing. 01:42:08.479 --> 01:42:10.640 Yeah, there can't be a there can't be any sort of drop-off. 01:42:10.880 --> 01:42:14.640 And and he's he's shown that he's running the ball really well this year. 01:42:14.880 --> 01:42:16.720 So I really don't have any worry. 01:42:16.800 --> 01:42:23.119 If Jamal comes out of the game, I think Makkay can step right up and kind of continue what uh they've been doing all year. 01:42:23.279 --> 01:42:23.520 Yeah. 01:42:24.319 --> 01:42:29.520 Give me one player who is gonna completely change this game and be an X factor. 01:42:30.640 --> 01:42:32.159 I'm gonna go Jakori Barney. 01:42:33.840 --> 01:42:38.000 If Jakori Barney can I you you and I both agree. 01:42:38.479 --> 01:42:40.479 We think he's gonna take one house this year. 01:42:40.880 --> 01:42:43.039 It just feels like it just feels like it. 01:42:43.119 --> 01:42:47.039 Like he's just getting ready to uh just take one, you know. 01:42:47.199 --> 01:42:47.520 Yeah. 01:42:49.760 --> 01:42:55.680 If he does, if he then I will be happy because that means I don't have to give the special teams a D again. 01:42:55.840 --> 01:42:56.079 Right. 01:42:56.319 --> 01:42:59.760 You know, so I think Jacori Barney is gonna be my X Factor. 01:42:59.920 --> 01:43:12.319 If he can continue to do what he does on offense, you're probably gonna see a lot of sweeps and screens and he makes catches like he made last week on the sideline that Klander threw up to him. 01:43:12.479 --> 01:43:14.079 I think he's the X factor of the game. 01:43:14.159 --> 01:43:16.560 If he plays well and has a good game, I think we're gonna be fine. 01:43:16.720 --> 01:43:18.560 Yeah, I would have no problem with that. 01:43:18.720 --> 01:43:22.000 Um, my X factor, I'm gonna go tight end Luke Linemeyer. 01:43:22.319 --> 01:43:27.119 I think you've seen him become a little bit more involved in the offense over the past couple weeks. 01:43:27.439 --> 01:43:31.119 I think this week you could see him maybe get in the end zone. 01:43:31.199 --> 01:43:31.439 Okay. 01:43:32.000 --> 01:43:38.159 I think he's gonna put he I think he will play in a very important role in the red zone. 01:43:38.479 --> 01:43:46.079 We haven't had a defense yet this year that we've come up against that has come close to stuffing us in the red zone. 01:43:46.319 --> 01:43:56.159 If we get into a third, third and goal from the three or four-yard line, Michigan State's gonna have the players to stack up against us where we can't just pound it in. 01:43:56.319 --> 01:44:01.119 We're gonna need to be able to slip Luke out to the corner in the flats, something. 01:44:01.439 --> 01:44:03.199 Give me Luke Lindemeyer a touchdown. 01:44:03.279 --> 01:44:05.039 He's my X Factor for Saturday's game. 01:44:05.199 --> 01:44:06.000 Love it. 01:44:06.319 --> 01:44:08.079 Alright, we're getting into the final word. 01:44:08.159 --> 01:44:09.680 We've officially put it on tape. 01:44:09.920 --> 01:44:11.359 No changing it. 01:44:11.760 --> 01:44:15.119 No deleting clips, no pretending we said something different. 01:44:15.359 --> 01:44:19.279 And Josh has officially started his Cornfield Profit Redemption Tour. 01:44:19.439 --> 01:44:20.960 One game at a time, baby. 01:44:21.119 --> 01:44:23.680 And if you miss again, we're gonna retire the segment. 01:44:23.920 --> 01:44:24.640 No chance. 01:44:24.800 --> 01:44:26.880 It'll be way funnier if we keep it. 01:44:27.520 --> 01:44:30.880 Alright, Keith, for the final segment, we're gonna do our attic check. 01:44:30.960 --> 01:44:33.199 I'm gonna quick fire some questions at you. 01:44:33.279 --> 01:44:35.680 I want quick answers right off the top of your head. 01:44:35.840 --> 01:44:36.239 You ready? 01:44:36.319 --> 01:44:36.720 Yep. 01:44:37.039 --> 01:44:39.119 Through three games, Nebraska's biggest strength. 01:44:39.359 --> 01:44:40.159 Quarterback play. 01:44:40.479 --> 01:44:41.359 Biggest concerns. 01:44:41.680 --> 01:44:42.720 Special teams. 01:44:43.039 --> 01:44:44.640 Most surprising player. 01:44:45.279 --> 01:44:46.079 Jamal Rule. 01:44:46.640 --> 01:44:47.760 Player you want to see more? 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01:44:49.199 Luke Lindenmeyer. 01:44:49.600 --> 01:44:52.319 One thing Nebraska absolutely has to fix against Michigan State. 01:44:52.560 --> 01:44:53.600 Special teams. 01:44:54.960 --> 01:44:55.760 Alright, Josh. 01:44:55.920 --> 01:44:56.560 Now it's your turn. 01:44:56.640 --> 01:44:57.119 Oh god. 01:44:57.199 --> 01:44:57.520 Here we go. 01:44:57.680 --> 01:44:58.239 Quick fire. 01:44:58.399 --> 01:45:00.560 Through three games, Nebraska's biggest strength. 01:45:00.880 --> 01:45:01.840 Offensive line. 01:45:02.399 --> 01:45:03.920 Your biggest concern. 01:45:04.880 --> 01:45:05.920 Special teams. 01:45:06.239 --> 01:45:07.840 Your most surprising player. 01:45:08.640 --> 01:45:09.439 Corey Barney. 01:45:10.560 --> 01:45:12.079 Player you want to see more from. 01:45:13.039 --> 01:45:14.079 Isaiah Hunter. 01:45:15.039 --> 01:45:19.039 One thing Nebraska absolutely has to fix against Michigan State. 01:45:19.279 --> 01:45:21.119 Stupid penalties and key spots. 01:45:21.760 --> 01:45:23.279 Alright, I think that's good. 01:45:23.439 --> 01:45:24.560 Alright, man. 01:45:24.880 --> 01:45:29.199 Well, corn addicts, that's gonna do it for episode four of Addicted to Corn. 01:45:29.439 --> 01:45:32.000 Nebraska takes care of North Dakota 34-7. 01:45:32.479 --> 01:45:33.840 Oscars are 3-0. 01:45:35.199 --> 01:45:36.640 Another one in the win column. 01:45:36.800 --> 01:45:41.119 The Hawks are behind us, the Spartans are in front of us, and the grades are in. 01:45:41.279 --> 01:45:44.960 We put our predictions for the Michigan State game on the record. 01:45:45.279 --> 01:45:48.800 Apparently, I'm on Cornfield Profit probation until next week. 01:45:48.960 --> 01:45:50.960 Hopefully we can I can earn that title back. 01:45:51.039 --> 01:45:58.319 But more importantly, we're about to find out a lot more about this Nebraska football team, Keith, because the Spartans are next. 01:45:58.800 --> 01:46:00.399 Please make sure you follow us. 01:46:01.279 --> 01:46:05.199 Share the show with any other husker addict that you know out there. 01:46:05.359 --> 01:46:11.520 Watch our pages this week for Keith's prediction and my prediction graphics. 01:46:11.840 --> 01:46:15.680 We had a lot of people again throw out their predictions. 01:46:15.840 --> 01:46:18.239 Gotta give a shout out to my old man Gary. 01:46:18.479 --> 01:46:20.880 He came real close to getting that profit. 01:46:21.680 --> 01:46:23.920 I mean, take away a field goal at a touchdown. 01:46:24.000 --> 01:46:24.560 He's right there. 01:46:25.359 --> 01:46:27.279 Runs in the jeans a little bit, maybe. 01:46:27.520 --> 01:46:28.479 I don't know. 01:46:28.880 --> 01:46:29.119 Maybe. 01:46:29.359 --> 01:46:33.520 But hey, all you addicts out there, keep throwing your predictions out to us. 01:46:33.600 --> 01:46:38.720 And if you do get it, we will give you a shout-out, and we'll you might even be called the next porn profit. 01:46:38.880 --> 01:46:39.840 Absolutely. 01:46:40.159 --> 01:46:44.640 So, Nebraska, Reno, McKee, I'm Josh. 01:46:44.960 --> 01:46:46.960 Bring on the spark's next Saturday. 01:46:47.039 --> 01:46:49.600 And always remember because big red.