Yea, conditioning has not looked good. But I blame technique on position coaches, hard to tell if it's a strength problem. I watched the trench play really closely during OU v NU, and as I said above, just a huge difference on the way the lines played and how much better their lines were coached.
Well then it's pop warner technique on both O and D lines. It would mean both line coaches are two of the worst in CFB. What are the odds of that?
The reason I say S&C is the lines wear down depending on quality of opponent.
Both lines lasted a quarter against OU. It was the 2nd Q that OU owned the LOS on both sides of the ball. They shut Nebraska's offense down and moved the ball at will against Nebraska's defense. They beat Nebraska worse than they beat UTEP and Kent St.
Of course OU has a better S&C program than UTEP or Kent St.
Line play looks better against FCS late where it takes somewhere around the middle of the 3rd Q for the FCS lines to finally start wearing down. Those are always home games where Nebraska can substitute liberally and keep fresher guys in. The FCS team has a limited travel roster and shouldn't have near the S&C program.
The North Dakota game was tied at 7 at half.
It was 24-17 at the end of the 3rd Q
Nebraska won the 4th Q 14-0 tyo make the final 38-17.
Did Nebraska lines change technique in the 4th Q?
Nebraska's lines wore down late in both the Northwestern and Georgia Southern games. Did Northwestern and Georgia Southern lines change technique late in the 3rd Q's?
Northwestern lost to Duke and Southern Illinois.
