Welcome!

Welcome to Scott's Husker blog, where I will share my knowledge (and totally biased opinions) on Nebraska Cornhusker football. Although I am not a native Nebraskan, nor have I ever even set foot in the state (although I have been to Kansas) I feel I am qualified just enough to comment on the state of affairs that is Nebraska football.

I have been a Husker fan since 1983, when I watched the 'scoring explosion' offense of Turner Gill, Mike Rozier and Irving Fryar run roughshod over the old Big 8 conference all year. The Orange Bowl defeat to Miami that season really stung, and I still remember it as if it were yesterday. Perhaps this explains my intense hatred for anything South Florida has to offer.

Things have been tumultuous in Lincoln over the last 2 years to say the least, with a new staff brought in and the dismantling of the much-beloved option offense that Tom Osborne perfected and used to win 3 National Titles in 5 years. Bill Callahan, the spectacled NFL coach who took the Oakland Raiders to the Super Bowl in only his second season at the helm, has taken over the controls, and many Husker fans are not happy. The implementation of the west coast offense, which has already chewed up and spit out quarterback Joe Dailey in 2005, has not been the smoothest transition, especially with the fans.

The 'all business' attitude that Callahan has brought with him from the NFL is not exactly being welcomed with open arms in the heartland, where fans are used to corn-fed local boys dreaming about Husker glory as toddlers and growing up and representing the Big Red in annual bowl games and chances at National Titles. With a 5-6 record in 2004, the Huskers worst record since the 60s, fans have already called for Callahan's head on a platter. I am of the thinking that this coach needs another year or even two before he can be judged- this type of sweeping change is very difficult to overcome, and the administration knows it, regardless of what the fans and/or media believe.

Anyway, I shall kick off my Husker blog with a 2005 Husker football preview. Coming Thursday- a closer look at the quarterbacks, who now have to absorb the loss of Dailey, who announced today he wants out of his scholarship. After a 7 for 20 passing performance in the Spring game Saturday (including an interception returned for a touchdown) I'm not so sure this isn't the best move for all parties involved. Dailey just never looked like he was comfortable in this offense, although many will argue that he was not given a fair chance to learn it.

Look for my 2005 position-by-position analysis later this week (hey I'm a busy man) starting with the quarterbacks.

Tentative schedule:
Quarterbacks- April 21
Runningbacks- April 23
Receivers- April 26
Offensive Line- April 30
Defensive Line- May 1
Linebackers- May 3
Secondary- TBA
Special Teams- TBA
Coaching- TBA

Go Big Red, and see you on the 21st for my 2005 Husker kick off preview!