Nebraska Snowflakes: The Coaching

My only real gripe is the egregious time management at the end of the first half. Absolutely abysmal.

Other than that, our passing game is still broken. It's pretty rough when I watch and go "Dammit, we're throwing deep....." Drops, lack of separation, and some inaccuracy once again. At this point, it is what it is. But where is the passing game coaching?

Enough negatives though -- 10-0, first time since 2006. Destroying another opponent we had some trouble with last year. I love this team. Coaches, players, staff, it's all good.

Onward.

Have to laugh at people who believe our passing game is so bad because we don’t want OSU to know what we can do so we are running shitty pass plays, dropping balls, and over throwing receivers. C’mon folks, I hope you’re smarter than that.

Freezing your own kicker was interesting. Of course Jake Moody can’t be frozen. Everything else has already been mentioned. 

Jim Harbaugh needs a Madden Kid. 2nd week in a row where the end of the half doesn't make any sense. Are we really that worried about Nebraska driving 50 yards with their third string qb with 50 seconds left that we won't try to score ourselves.

Anyone been able to find tape on the long haired Nebraska dude who laments their losses from the bathroom?   
Would love to hear his take on this game.

Time management at the end of the first half was laughably bad and should be heavily criticized b/c it's not the first time something like this has happened. 

We had 3 TOs and refused to call one when there were about 30sec left. If we had called one earlier and another then,  we would've easily had enough time for two shots at a TD. 

My complaint is about the opposing coach.  Why does Mickey Joseph always look confused, like a four-year old ring bearer at a wedding?  I'm sure he knows all the football things, but he always looks like he's wondering what just happened.

I mean really - who knew you couldn't save first half timeouts for the second half?😉

Clock management is trash. Defense is really solid.

Passing game struggling so I think that’s on the coaches. 
 

I feel like if you have a QB that can’t throw accurately past 20 yards you try to design more plays that get him in motion and RPOs but they don’t. 
 

If you have receivers that are having trouble getting separation then design stuff that gets someone in space more? 
 

Running gets your through this gauntlet but if OSU is a shootout they won’t keep up and if they win it with the run game and defense they’re not making it far in the playoffs like last year. 

It seems like with so many teams stacking the box to prevent the run that there should be a lot of open WR downfield.

I just want to celebrate another Saturday of winning. It was a very pedestrian victory. But it demonstrates how professional this team performs. It is by far the most complete team of the Jim Harbaugh era at Michigan. And we should be grateful. Because this team embodies Michigan football evolved from Bo to Harbaugh. Running the ball isn't sexy but it sure is suffocating if you can't stop it. 

So we aren't Ohio State. We don't have to run it up to demonstrate domination. We just play the game and take away your will at the LOS and make your gameday miserable. That is what playing Michigan is in the second half -- miserable. The Wolverines choke the life of their opponents in the second half. 

Ohio State is all about glitter. Running it up. Spinning the shiny object on offense. I don't care how the pundits play up the Buckeyes. In my book this team can play and beat anyone in the country. But even if they don't, it won't matter, because this program is back where it was when it could compete on any stage and win an NC. 

We can nitpick because excellence is a full-time job and does not take time off.  Clock management is not something you turn off and turn on. 

I'll nitpick... only one complaint. no need for starters, i.e. Morris, to be in late in the game in my opinion. Otherwise, solid game given the weather and the (lack of) importance this game presented.