Whose Nine Is It Anyway?

[huskeraddict]

In the last seven years (2008-2014), three programs have won 9 or more games every season. Those programs are:

Alabama

Record: 82-10 (.891)
Three National Titles
Two SEC Titles (Can earn spot in 2014 SECCG tomorrow)
Five BCS Bowl Appearances (3-2)
Top 25 Record: 29-10 (.744)
Most Wins in a season: 14
Most Losses in a season: 3
Lowest AP/Coaches Finish: 10th/11th

Oregon

Record: 77-13 (.856)
Three Pac-12 Titles (Will play for a fourth this season)
Four BCS Bowl Apperances (2-2)
BCS NCG Appearance
Top 25 Record: 19-8 (.704)
Most Wins in a season: 12
Most Losses in a season: 3
Lowest AP/Coach Finish: 11/11

Nebraska
Record: 67-27 (.713)
No Conference Titles
No BCS Bowl Appearances
Top 25 Record: 9-16 (.360)
Most Wins in a season: 10
Most Losses in a season: 4
Lowest AP/Coach Finish: UR/UR

 

Of those three, neither Alabama or Oregon have finished the past seven seasons with just 9 wins. Oregon finished with 10 wins three times, Alabama once, Nebraska three times.

[caveman99]

Of those three, neither Alabama or Oregon have finished the past seven seasons with just 9 wins. Oregon finished with 10 wins three times.

NU has had 10 wins a few times as well........

[huskeraddict]

I assumed that would be redundant to post. We remember because we were there. Regardless, edited.

 

The point of that last sentence was pointing out that 6/7 times Alabama has finished with more than 10 wins and 4/7 Oregon has finished with more than 10 wins.

[Street Novelist]

What I take away from those stats is this: We have 0 conference titles, 0 national titles, 0 national championship game appearances, 0 BCS bowl game appearances, and a God awful record against top 25 teams. We shouldn't even be in the same conversation as Alabama and Oregon. They've actually won something. We haven't.

[skersfan]

And have either Oregon or Alabama given the schools worst losses, most yards, most points in that same time frame. That is where Nebraska really stand out!

[Kernal]

And have either Oregon or Alabama given the schools worst losses, most yards, most points in that same time frame. That is where Nebraska really stand out!

 

In addition to the absence of championships, big bowl games or signature victories, Nebraska really stands out to me here:

 

Alabama

Top 25 Record: 29-10 (.744)

 

Oregon

Top 25 Record: 19-8 (.704)

 

Nebraska

Top 25 Record: 9-16 (.360)

[Scratchtown]

Margin of Loss differences...

 

Alabama - 8 points difference when losing on average

Oregon - 10 points difference when losing on average

Nebraska - 15 points difference when losing on average (Thanks 2009 and 10)

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Times beaten by 14+

Oregon - 2 (34, and 26)

Bama - 3 (14, 14, and 14)

Neb - 12 (35, 34, 21, 31, 28, 17, 25, 39, 14, 20, 21, and 35) also, 9 of those 12 have been in the B1G era

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Just food for thought.

[C N Red]

What kind of nine are we talking about here?

[AngryHusker88]

Its Ameer's 9, not Bo's.

 

Say what you want. No one in college football carried a heavier load this year than Ameer. & when the load finally broke the strong man's back he played anyway because he's a warrior. Nebraska owes its 9 wins to Ameer Abdullah, not to Bo Pelini

[Hujan]

A massive +1 for the thread title. I miss that show.

[admo]

My little common sense looks at the number of games LOST.

 

Nebraska 27, Bama 10, Oregon 13. Would take another 7 years for Bama and Oregon to match the Husker total.

 

9 wins is the wrong number to look at.

 

Then I look at the scores of those games that the Huskers lost and it really makes the 9 win benchmark seem irrelevant.

[swmohusker]

My little common sense looks at the number of games LOST.

 

Nebraska 27, Bama 10, Oregon 13. Would take another 7 years for Bama and Oregon to match the Husker total.

 

9 wins is the wrong number to look at.

 

Then I look at the scores of those games that the Huskers lost and it really makes the 9 win benchmark seem irrelevant.

U are also comparing us to the top 2 teams of the last decade. Nobody is saying we are the third best team in the country, but we are more consistent than the rest of the teams in the country. If u have ever listened to Dr tom speak u would know that u can achieve instant glory the wrong way or If u truly want to accomplish true success it is a long hard road with no shortcuts.

[Landlord]

 

My little common sense looks at the number of games LOST.

 

Nebraska 27, Bama 10, Oregon 13. Would take another 7 years for Bama and Oregon to match the Husker total.

 

9 wins is the wrong number to look at.

 

Then I look at the scores of those games that the Huskers lost and it really makes the 9 win benchmark seem irrelevant.

U are also comparing us to the top 2 teams of the last decade. Nobody is saying we are the third best team in the country, but we are more consistent than the rest of the teams in the country. If u have ever listened to Dr tom speak u would know that u can achieve instant glory the wrong way or If u truly want to accomplish true success it is a long hard road with no shortcuts.

 

 

I personally love the consistency of our program's 70-31, 63-38, 48-17, 59-24, 52-17, and 62-28 type of games. Nobody else in the country can claim those.

[Scratchtown]

 

My little common sense looks at the number of games LOST.

 

Nebraska 27, Bama 10, Oregon 13. Would take another 7 years for Bama and Oregon to match the Husker total.

 

9 wins is the wrong number to look at.

 

Then I look at the scores of those games that the Huskers lost and it really makes the 9 win benchmark seem irrelevant.

U are also comparing us to the top 2 teams of the last decade. Nobody is saying we are the third best team in the country, but we are more consistent than the rest of the teams in the country. If u have ever listened to Dr tom speak u would know that u can achieve instant glory the wrong way or If u truly want to accomplish true success it is a long hard road with no shortcuts.

 

No, he's not. The media is and every other Bo defender that uses the #9win benchmark as why Bo succeeds. Which puts NU in the company of UO and Bama...

 

Basically this thread is doing the opposite...in explaining why NU doesn't belong in that conversation.

 

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In the second part bolded. What is the timeframe you are talking about? In Bo's era? 12 Power 5 schools are more consistent than Nebraska and have better winning pct since 2008

 

http://www.teamrankings.com/ncf/trends/win_trends/

[Hujan]

 

My little common sense looks at the number of games LOST.

 

Nebraska 27, Bama 10, Oregon 13. Would take another 7 years for Bama and Oregon to match the Husker total.

 

9 wins is the wrong number to look at.

 

Then I look at the scores of those games that the Huskers lost and it really makes the 9 win benchmark seem irrelevant.

U are also comparing us to the top 2 teams of the last decade. Nobody is saying we are the third best team in the country, but we are more consistent than the rest of the teams in the country. If u have ever listened to Dr tom speak u would know that u can achieve instant glory the wrong way or If u truly want to accomplish true success it is a long hard road with no shortcuts.

 

 

If true success is a long, hard road with no shortcuts, we appear to have gotten lost and double backed on ourselves.