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Numbers, Statistics and Lies: Indiana Edition

This game was a flip flop of some earlier efforts by the Huskers. In this one, we witnessed a reasonably good (quite good actually) offensive performance but watched the defense get turned inside out and sideways.

The havoc stats (interceptions, fumbles forced, tackles for loss) have largely become an aberration rather than a noticeable perk of the defense. The pass rush is still non-existent, although we knew that coming into the season.

There is clearly a lack of trust in this system right now. Either players don’t trust what they are being asked to do or don’t trust the person next to them and are hedging (losing leverage or putting their eyes in the wrong place, etc.