Coach Joseph Cans Chinander – All Huskers

When Mickey Joseph got here to Lincoln in January he by no means might have imagined he’d be thrown into a training maelstrom just like the one he finds himself in.

Joseph was initially employed to shore up the receiving corps and be the Husker Affiliate Head Coach. However simply 3 video games into the season, after Scott Frost was fired, Husker A.D. Trev Alberts named MJ because the interim head coach.

Earlier than he coached his first recreation at NU, MJ knew the Husker protection was not superb. So what did he do? He rescinded the coveted Blackshirts that had been handed out prematurely earlier than the Northwestern recreation in Dublin, Eire.

Coach Joseph’s first process was to attempt to get his staff ready to play #6 Oklahoma after they got here to Lincoln on Saturday. He did not also have a full week to prepare for the Sooners-just 6 days.

Gulp.

It wasn’t a fairly was to begin his head teaching profession at Nebraska. Oklahoma ripped the ill-prepared Huskers 49-14, making Joseph’s debut a humiliation. The Sooners gouged the Husker protection for 580 yards of complete offense.

The week earlier than, Nebraska allowed over 600 yards of complete offense to Georgia Southern. Joseph had seen sufficient.

By no means thoughts why any Husker DC would hand out Blackshirts earlier than the gamers have even performed a down of soccer. That is insane.

MJ did absolutely the proper factor when he rescinded the coveted jerseys.

Any staff that may enable over 1,200 yards of complete offense to 2 opponents (Georgia Southern and OU), clearly does not deserve any defensive accolades.

So what did MJ do within the wake of the Oklahoma debacle? He fired Husker DC, Erik Chinander-the man who handed out the Blackshirts in Dublin.

For my part, changing Chinander was lengthy overdue.

So what’s subsequent? What different adjustments will MJ make? Will he exchange Donovan Raiola? Raiola’s O-line seemed ill-prepared and overwhelmed the whole recreation Saturday.

Will Joseph have sufficient our bodies to throw into the combo if he does make extra staffing adjustments?

Keep tuned. Coach Joseph has an additional week to attempt to overhaul the Husker soccer program. It has turn into very apparent that the staff he inherited is one that’s poorly coached within the fundamental fundamentals of soccer. His process is daunting.

To provide you an concept how a lot of a problem Coach Joseph has earlier than him, it is like attempting to overtake a motor whereas the engine is working.

How Bout Them Huskers

Subsequent week’s visitor is former astronaut, Clayton Anderson. Anderson, who has logged over 160 days in house hails from Ashland, Nebraska. He’s the creator of “The Strange Astronaut.”

In case you have some questions you want Clayton to reply, e mail me at: HuskerDan@cox.web.

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