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  1. These are the kinds of BS excuses programs and TV like to use to disguise the fact that in most cases, the stadium atmosphere is just not a lot of fun. Nebraska is different because people show up already in the mindset that this is going to be the awesomest party of the year. Same for a lot of SEC and a couple other storied programs. But in many, many cases attending a football game is a slow, painful, and boring affair moving from commercial (Yay, piped in music!) to commercial (Woohoo, T-shirt giveaway!) to commercial (Yes, funny video on the screen!). All that for the price of a small vacation if you take your family. It's the same as in the NFL. It's just not fun enough to go to the games. Don't blame the fans - blame the product. Everyone always wants everything to be about money (or at least accepts it), so here is the price for that. There is a reason, people are flocking into the soccer stadiums and (back) into baseball parks. Football is just more and more an event made for TV.
  2. The best way not to let a bad call defeat you is to have a solid lead. MSU didn't have a solid lead. That's how it goes.
  3. I only had a chance to tune in for the last two minutes, and I accidentally turned on the stream (on Watch ESPN) without commentary and with the cameras that are positioned closer to the field and capter the crowd a lot more - and man, was that awesome! Loud, and loud, and loud, and awesome. So wanted to be there.
  4. After all the bad luck we've had this season, I'd call this justice. Or karma. Or whatever. But we deserved a little luck.
  5. SMU was huge, and they failed. Along with a number of other teams. Here is an honest question, and also the reason why so many are at the tipping point now. When you say that Nebraska will continue to have great coaches and great football teams, what in the last 14 years convinces you of that? And where were those great coaches and teams during that span? 14 years isn't really that long, especially given how consistently successful Nebraska was prior to that. I get your point, but my main point is that Nebraska isn't going to lose potential or opportunity for greatness anytime soon. That doesn't mean there is a guarantee we'll be awesome again anytime soon, but chances are we will be some day.
  6. Really getting tired of people getting hung up on Riley being a nice guy. I live in Oregon, so I have been familiar with Riley as a coach for a while, and I can't remember his niceness ever being such a topic as it is in Nebraska.
  7. It's neither boring nor regular. It's just part of the show that is college football, and not worth the meltdown that so many people seem to be going through right now.
  8. It's not. Programs go through tough times. There is nothing we are going through that dozens of other great programs haven't gone through before. Sure fans and the media present these situations as huge turning points in a program's history, but they rarely are. In a couple of years, this season will be nothing more than a page in the Cornhuskers' history book. The mistake is to believe this 2015 season is somehow special or more relevant than 2014 or 2016. It's not. Nebraska will continue to have great coaches and great football teams. Every program is a unique combination of positive and negative factors. Sure we have challenges - recruits like Los Angeles better than Lincoln. But Nebraska has a loyal fan base that USC and UCLA would gladly give up their 5* recruits for. Everything's a trade off. The most important thing to keep in mind: In the world of college football great programs are literally too big to fail. The whole structure, the way the money flows, etc. means that programs like Nebraska will be given chance after chance because Nebraska is a giant brand in college football. Unfair to all the smaller, potentially more deserving programs out there, but that's the way today's college football is. So the conclusion here is that all the hand wringing, all the drama, all the "This is the end of Nebraska" articles are nothing but a giant waste of time and will be forgotten soon. It's a necessary waste of time because college football is entertainment, and this is very entertaining to a lot of people. But a waste of time nonetheless. Keep that in mind the next time you feel bitter or hopeless.
  9. Yes, you can be a fan of the program, support the team, and question the ability of the staff to get wins. This. I am so tired of the holier-than-though super fans who after every loss, will somberly declare that they "stand with the team" and denounce all the fair-weather fans who dare speak ill of the team. Guess what, super fans: It's okay to have a life. It's okay to turn off a game when it's embarrassing and painful to watch. It is even okay to stay home from a game or leave early if everything just stinks. It's a game. You are not a better person for enduring more crap than other fans. You are not some sort of soldier or martyr. You are just watching football. Does anyone honestly believe Nebraska fans stop being fans because of a few bad seasons? Now, if you have a many decades long culture of losing and disinterest, then your fan base will eventually fade away. But that's never going to happen at Nebraska.
  10. I live in Lincoln I think I just saw some pitchforks go by I might throw one from Oregon. Given how terrible our passing defense is, I'll probably hit.
  11. Ya who doesn't love academics. I mean, that translates to wins more so than superb athletes. You do know there is a university attached to our football program, right? Yea, but football brings in a crap load of money and shouldn't be ignored. I don't think we'll ever get to a point where the state or the University of Nebraska ignore football. Don't get me wrong, I do think that we should be in the greatest athletic conference we can be. But I think we'll grow in the B1G, and the B1G will grow on us. The Big 12 may be a slightly better geographical fit, but the B1G isn't bad either.
  12. Oh, be realistic. There is no way we win against MSU or Iowa, and that's a good thing. Because I'd be really infuriated if it suddenly turned out that we can beat the best teams in the conference but lost so many games to average and poor teams. The sad part is if we win two more games, we will likely still go to a bowl game because there won't be enough eligible teams and Nebraska fans travel better than most. Not sure I want to see us play in some meaningless bowl game, knowing we don't deserve it. That's Riley's calling card. Sub .500 season with losses to FCS schools and then pull some unexplained win out of your butt. Riley is not our biggest problem by far. He may not end up very successful at NU, but he's not a screw up. Despite his recent records, he did a great job at Oregon State. Do that if it makes you feel better. I will spare myself the pain and do something fun in the meantime. I don't mind watching my team lose, but I've had enough embarrassment for the season.
  13. Ya who doesn't love academics. I mean, that translates to wins more so than superb athletes. You do know there is a university attached to our football program, right? Also, keep in mind, everyone, that the Big12 is also changing. It's doing great athletically right now, but there is still no guarantee it will be around for a long time. And it may change in a lot of ways that aren't desirable for fans.
  14. I don't think it'll be that bad. We will win against Purdue next week. If not, there will be torches and pitchforks in Lincoln.
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