r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 7d ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Indiana Defeats Nebraska 20-17

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Indiana 3 0 3 14 20
Nebraska 10 0 0 7 17
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u/RealGreen4 Rhode Island Rams 7d ago

The fourth down play where both Marsh and Becker were wide open for touchdowns is one of the worst defensive plays I’ve seen. Nebraska acted like it was a goal-line situation where all 11 guys can attack the QB

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u/lil_layne Indiana Hoosiers 7d ago

I thought the refs blew the whistle because I could not believe the defense just froze and left 2 of the best WRs in the conference unguarded

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u/Upset_Version8275 Indiana Hoosiers • Texas Longhorns 7d ago

I seriously think Nebraska thought the play was dead 

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u/adamtjames Nebraska Cornhuskers 7d ago

I thought it was a dead play too

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u/PossibleEquivalent90 Nebraska Cornhuskers • Sickos 6d ago

It wasn't.

Our coaches actually have a package that features a D-Lineman in the secondary because our coaches are bad at their jobs. They just literally assumed passing was not an option. They didn't use a timeout - something Rhule did on a PAT attempt - on a critical situation because he's out of his depth.

Nebraska Football is a God's honest painful experience, and they have to start winning these games because it's embarrassing. And there's only so much embarrassment fans can take before they tune out.