Carriker Chronicles: Tom Osborne On Matt Rhule, Nebraska's Future, And Mobile Qbs

We had a cool speech connected Carriker Chronicles pinch Coach Tom Osborne — and honestly, he doesn’t do a ton of these, truthful that unsocial made it special. Coach opened up astir Matt Rhule, wherever Nebraska shot is correct now, and what still needs to hap for this point to really return disconnected successful nan Big Ten.

He started pinch Rhule and made it clear he likes what he’s seeing from a civilization standpoint. The accent connected activity ethic, preparation, and subject — each nan worldly Nebraska was built connected — that stood retired to him. But he besides kept stressing thing fans don’t ever emotion to hear: this worldly takes time. Rebuilding successful nan Big Ten isn’t a flip-the-switch deal.

A large chunk of nan speech was astir nan roster and wherever Nebraska still has to get better. No astonishment present — it comes backmost to nan trenches. Offensive line, protect line, defense arsenic a whole. Coach kept circling backmost to fundamentals too: tackling, blocking, execution. You don’t triumph consistently until you do those things really well, week successful and week out.

One of nan much absorbing parts was erstwhile he talked astir quarterbacks. Coach really emphasized really valuable mobility is successful today’s game. Not arsenic a gimmick, not arsenic “run-first,” but arsenic a measurement to accent defenses. Zone reads, bootlegs, extending plays erstwhile protection breaks down — each of that opens things up. He sees a mobile QB arsenic different instrumentality successful nan toolbox, not a replacement for bully backmost play.

He moreover sewage into immoderate situational worldly — for illustration going for 2 erstwhile it makes consciousness — and dropped a nosy motion to Nebraska history pinch nan Fumblerooski, which was classical Coach Osborne. Just a reminder that imaginative discourtesy has ever been portion of this program.

Overall, Coach was very dependable and realistic. He wasn’t overhyping anything, but he besides wasn’t negative. The guidance nether Rhule makes consciousness to him. His connection to fans was basically: beryllium patient, understand nan process, and admit that processing nan violative statement and backmost room is wherever semipermanent occurrence really starts.

It was a awesome blend of old-school Nebraska values and a clear knowing of really nan modern crippled useful — and honestly, conscionable a really thoughtful speech each nan measurement through.

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