You ever catch yourself saying that? Maybe not. But one thing is for sure, plenty of people are saying it. I've heard many times how favorable our schedule is next year, and that next year will be the year we finally break out. Seems like we have been saying this,...well...for about the past 8 years or so. Why is it that we are CONSTANTLY rebuilding. If we are rebuilding year anfter year after year, what is it was are actually building. Is it time maybe we just scrap these plans, throw out the blueprints and sit down and draw up some new plans. How long do we have to wait to finally have a finished product. And if we ever get one, will we have to set through another decade of rebuilding? How much further towards a final product have we come in the last 8 years? Will we finally have a finished product when we pull together a season where we actually beat someone we weren't favored to beat? Or will it come in a year when we don't lose to a team we should have killed? It this what the Nebraska program has come to? Really, ask yourself. What are we building towards?
Why is it that other schools can reload? Not rebuild a team, but actually reload and have players fill gaps year after year without a noticeable decline in talent? I would point out the fact that it is hard to get those skill guys that Texas, USC, Florida, etc can get but that would be committing Husker sin #8:
"If Dr. Tom could do it then, Bo can do it now."
We were able to recruit back in the 90's, but we weren't recruiting the same players as the big boys. We were recruiting players that fit our program. Even if we did recruit players that fit our program now, would our coaches even play to their strengths? Or would the coaches painfully force players to adapt to the system? Shawn Watson says that this team is young on offense. Certain players aren't ready yet. Well, Mr. Watson, who's fault is that? Last time I checked, you were in charge of making sure that our team was ready to play and that we were getting kids ready to fill gaps to graduation. If you were unprepared at your own jobs for year after year would you still be around? Why does Watcon get a free pass? Why are we constantly rebuilding? Well logic would point to the lack of rotation during the season and a lack of younger guys ever seeing the field. Take this year for example. We all heard at the beginning of the year that the defensive line was going to be running a rotation to keep the players energy level up. While I know that Suh, Crick, and even Barry Turner at times are the core of our defense, but really, when the game was in hand why did we not see more of Cameron Meredith and Steinkuhler? Why not get those young guys game reps when the game was out of reach? Look at Cody Green, if he doesn't see the field against Baylor, when are we going to see him the rest of the year? Oklahoma? Kansas? KSU? Colorado? If Cody Green can't see more than a few garbage snaps against the Sun Belt, and part of a quarter against Texas Tech when our guys have already given up, what was the point of burning his red shirt? So will next year be his rebuilding year? Will next year be the year we have to work in a new QB so we call it another rebuilding year? Come on Bo, get these guys some reps! Wasn't it you that said every position is up for grabs every week? Wasn't it you that told us that our team is very competitive and that there is not much difference from top to bottom? If that is the case, why are the same guys playing the entire game? Get with it. It's time to take some chances. What else do the Huskers have to lose? Why do you insists on sticking with Lee when you have a mobile QB that could at least run a zone read, (a la Joe Ganz)? I agree with the burnt red shirt of Dontreyvious Robinson, as long as he continues to get snaps. When Helu comes back is he going to be riding the bench again?
If we want to continue to be a team in eternal rebuilding, then I think we have that act down. If we actually want to see some change, changes need to be made. We need to get the young guys in there whenever possible. If we don't find ourselves in position to do this, fingers must be pointed at the coaches. Afterall, that is their job. Until we have younger guys being able to get real game time experience, we will continue to have drop offs every season, and our coaches will continue to convince us that we are "rebuilding". Once we have more players getting experience, we WILL notice change. People will step up. Will our coaches be able to take chances, man up, and pull players who aren't performing and give some younger guys a chance to perform? We've seen glimpses. Cody ALMOST went in against Mizzou. ALMOST went in against Iowa state. Will he ALMOST go in against Baylor and get some reps. Will Cody Green have burt a redshirt to play mop-up duty against a couple sun belt teams agaisnt talent probably equivalent to that he played against in high school in Texas? Or will this week be the start to significant reps and building toward the future so that one day we may actually be a finished product? Ask yourself this, where do we want to be? Where are we going as a team? That's one thing I cant answer. The better question is, can our coaches?
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