What Season Would You Prefer?

[MichiganDad3]

2009 definitely. we had a shot to win the conference championship. You can't say that for the 2012 season.

I really wish that we would be a ton more selective on the posts and posters we filter here. The above is a long line of stupid posts from a poster with a very well documented pedigree of stupid posts. You can't possibly say that going into that 2012 game that you didn't think we had a chance. Against Texas in 09 we weren't even favored to win that game. You are basing your opinion on one game and using it to take a cheap shot at the program. Go to HuskersOnline and you'll fit right in. But you won't here.

Actually i can. We had an awesome defense that could keep us in games. The only thing the offense had to do was not turn the ball over. Just because we aren't favored doesn't mean we can't win. That's why you play the game. The only game we got beaten by more than a couple of points during the whole season was Texas Tech. The 2009 team only lost 3 games during the regular season. The 2012 got demolshed twice during the regular season and didn't even bother showing up for the conference championship.

So are you saying you knew before the B1G Championship game, that we were going to get thumped by Wisconsin?

I had a feeling that somewhere in the conference championship or bowl game we were due for another blowout. Those comeback wins wouldn't last the whole season. Plus those comeback wins weren't against the better teams. I did have a feeling we were in trouble.

I had a bad feeling too. I remember thinking how bad the off season would be if the 6 game winning streak was ruined by a loss in the CCG and a bowl loss. It is worse than I ever imagined. I hope NU never gets killed by a 7-5 team again.

 

[MichiganDad3]

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In 2009, when we were walking in to play the #2 team in the country in their own backyard, with an offense that could barely score 14 points you were more confident in winning that game?

Skeptical hippo here...

yeah. we only really had 1 bad game and then that got fixed. we could have easily walked in the Big 12 Championship game with 1 loss. We relied on our strengths which were our D and running game. We didn't have to score a lot of points when our D kept the other team out of the endzone. Had we scored a td in the Championship game we would've won the conference.

To each his own, but at the time I thought we didn't have a shot to hang with Texas. I was way more confident going in to last years Big Ten Championship game against a 5 loss Wisconsin team.

I was more confident playing Texas in 2009. I was hoping the D could shut down Texas and maybe get a defensive TD or set up the offense with a short field. NU had the game won if not for a shanked kick off, a stupid penalty and a homer ref. Against Wisconsin I just felt like the magic of double digit comebacks had to end sometime, and I also thought Baker S was under rated. A bad defense without its best DT makes me nervous. CCGs for Bo is like TO against Oklahoma; you just expect a loss.

 

[husker_99]

Or or Pelini got out coached again on the national stage. I might agree with you about mental exhaustion if we hadn't been getting blown out for the past 2 years. Plus it's always harder the second time around to beat a team twice during the season.

Are we gonna lose the UCLA game? You seem awfully psychic. I'd like to know. I live 100 miles from Lincoln and I dont wanna bother making the trip and spendin money on tickets and the necessary ammenities if we're gonna lose.

So spill the beans already. I'm sure everyone else would like to know as well.

It's not hard to see that since we moved to the Big Ten we started suffering blowout losses. There is a start to a pattern. The question is can Bo stop the pattern and fix it? Even though we gave up a lot of yards to UCLA we still had the chance to win it.

There has been a 3 TD loss in every season since 01-02 except for 06-07. Hardly just a Bo Pelini thing

I didn't know we had a different coach between 09 and 12 seasons?

 

[StPaulHusker]

Or or Pelini got out coached again on the national stage. I might agree with you about mental exhaustion if we hadn't been getting blown out for the past 2 years. Plus it's always harder the second time around to beat a team twice during the season.

Are we gonna lose the UCLA game? You seem awfully psychic. I'd like to know. I live 100 miles from Lincoln and I dont wanna bother making the trip and spendin money on tickets and the necessary ammenities if we're gonna lose.

So spill the beans already. I'm sure everyone else would like to know as well.

It's not hard to see that since we moved to the Big Ten we started suffering blowout losses. There is a start to a pattern. The question is can Bo stop the pattern and fix it? Even though we gave up a lot of yards to UCLA we still had the chance to win it.

There has been a 3 TD loss in every season since 01-02 except for 06-07 . Hardly just a Bo Pelini thing

I didn't know we had a different coach between 09 and 12 seasons?

I didn't know you didn't know how to read your own post. Or how to understand years by using only 2 numbers.

 

[husker_99]

I don't buy it. Here you had a Wisconsin team who was 7-5 and third best in their division going up against a Nebraska team who was 10-2 and first in their division. Wisconsin struggled to score. Nebraska in a couple games struggled to stop their opponents from scoring (UCLA and Ohio State). If Nebraska was constantly giving up 30 to the teams we played, I would be behind you if you said that Wisconsin was going to score 30 or more. But that wasn't the case.

It's hindsight bias. You didn't know that we were going to get thumped, because it hadn't happened yet. Only by getting thumped could you see the reasons why we could have been thumped by the Badgers. But nothing leading up to that game suggested it.

Difference is Wisconsin didn't suffer any blowout losses. They had a chance to win every game. We however didn't.

 

[husker_99]

I didn't know you didn't know how to read your own post. Or how to understand years by using only 2 numbers.

You are comparing different coaches. I am just comparing one. First few year of Pelini i dont' hold against him, now that he is more seasoned there are less excuses.

 

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In 2009, when we were walking in to play the #2 team in the country in their own backyard, with an offense that could barely score 14 points you were more confident in winning that game?

Skeptical hippo here...

yeah. we only really had 1 bad game and then that got fixed. we could have easily walked in the Big 12 Championship game with 1 loss. We relied on our strengths which were our D and running game. We didn't have to score a lot of points when our D kept the other team out of the endzone. Had we scored a td in the Championship game we would've won the conference.

To each his own, but at the time I thought we didn't have a shot to hang with Texas. I was way more confident going in to last years Big Ten Championship game against a 5 loss Wisconsin team.

I was more confident playing Texas in 2009. I was hoping the D could shut down Texas and maybe get a defensive TD or set up the offense with a short field. NU had the game won if not for a shanked kick off, a stupid penalty and a homer ref. Against Wisconsin I just felt like the magic of double digit comebacks had to end sometime, and I also thought Baker S was under rated. A bad defense without its best DT makes me nervous. CCGs for Bo is like TO against Oklahoma; you just expect a loss.

I still don't understand how you were more confident playing the #2 team in the country, Texas. If you were confident we could beat them, than more power to you. But I would say a majority of fans thought we could handle a 5 loss Wisconsin team, especially because they were on their 3rd QB and we were on a nice winning streak. The loss of Baker did make a difference, I will give you that. But there is no way I would've believed we would hang with Texas the entire game. Maybe through 2 quarters of play.

 

[EZ-E]

I didn't know you didn't know how to read your own post. Or how to understand years by using only 2 numbers.

You are comparing different coaches. I am just comparing one. First few year of Pelini i dont' hold against him, now that he is more seasoned there are less excuses.

The level of pure awful posts and opinions based on terrible logic lately here is just completely unprecedented here at HB.

You do know what he was trying to say right????

 

[EZ-E]

I don't buy it. Here you had a Wisconsin team who was 7-5 and third best in their division going up against a Nebraska team who was 10-2 and first in their division. Wisconsin struggled to score. Nebraska in a couple games struggled to stop their opponents from scoring (UCLA and Ohio State). If Nebraska was constantly giving up 30 to the teams we played, I would be behind you if you said that Wisconsin was going to score 30 or more. But that wasn't the case.

It's hindsight bias. You didn't know that we were going to get thumped, because it hadn't happened yet. Only by getting thumped could you see the reasons why we could have been thumped by the Badgers. But nothing leading up to that game suggested it.

Difference is Wisconsin didn't suffer any blowout losses. They had a chance to win every game. We however didn't.

Squeak does it just suck being you???

 

[StPaulHusker]

I didn't know you didn't know how to read your own post. Or how to understand years by using only 2 numbers.

You are comparing different coaches. I am just comparing one. First few year of Pelini i dont' hold against him, now that he is more seasoned there are less excuses.

I guess I need to draw a picture. You said that since we joined the Big Ten we have been suffering blowout losses. I replied that the blowout losses have been happening since 01-02 except 06-07. So the "pattern" you speak of started LONG before we got to the Big Ten

 

[Count 'Bility]

I don't buy it. Here you had a Wisconsin team who was 7-5 and third best in their division going up against a Nebraska team who was 10-2 and first in their division. Wisconsin struggled to score. Nebraska in a couple games struggled to stop their opponents from scoring (UCLA and Ohio State). If Nebraska was constantly giving up 30 to the teams we played, I would be behind you if you said that Wisconsin was going to score 30 or more. But that wasn't the case.

It's hindsight bias. You didn't know that we were going to get thumped, because it hadn't happened yet. Only by getting thumped could you see the reasons why we could have been thumped by the Badgers. But nothing leading up to that game suggested it.

Difference is Wisconsin didn't suffer any blowout losses. They had a chance to win every game. We however didn't.

Wrong again. Each game we lost was tied at zero at one point.

 

[RedRedJarvisRedwine]

I don't buy it. Here you had a Wisconsin team who was 7-5 and third best in their division going up against a Nebraska team who was 10-2 and first in their division. Wisconsin struggled to score. Nebraska in a couple games struggled to stop their opponents from scoring (UCLA and Ohio State). If Nebraska was constantly giving up 30 to the teams we played, I would be behind you if you said that Wisconsin was going to score 30 or more. But that wasn't the case.

It's hindsight bias. You didn't know that we were going to get thumped, because it hadn't happened yet. Only by getting thumped could you see the reasons why we could have been thumped by the Badgers. But nothing leading up to that game suggested it.

Difference is Wisconsin didn't suffer any blowout losses. They had a chance to win every game. We however didn't.

Wrong again. Each game we lost was tied at zero at one point.

Nanner Nanner Nanner!!!

 

[husker_99]

I didn't know you didn't know how to read your own post. Or how to understand years by using only 2 numbers.

You are comparing different coaches. I am just comparing one. First few year of Pelini i dont' hold against him, now that he is more seasoned there are less excuses.

I guess I need to draw a picture. You said that since we joined the Big Ten we have been suffering blowout losses. I replied that the blowout losses have been happening since 01-02 except 06-07. So the "pattern" you speak of started LONG before we got to the Big Ten

The 2009 season i wouldn't exactly call 31-10 a blowout loss. so you are wrong.

 

[StPaulHusker]

I didn't know you didn't know how to read your own post. Or how to understand years by using only 2 numbers.

You are comparing different coaches. I am just comparing one. First few year of Pelini i dont' hold against him, now that he is more seasoned there are less excuses.

I guess I need to draw a picture. You said that since we joined the Big Ten we have been suffering blowout losses. I replied that the blowout losses have been happening since 01-02 except 06-07. So the "pattern" you speak of started LONG before we got to the Big Ten

The 2009 season i wouldn't exactly call 31-10 a blowout loss. so you are wrong.

To each their own but a 3 TD loss is pretty significant. And we have AT LEAST one of those every year since 01-02 except 06-07.

 

[It'sNotAFakeID]

I don't buy it. Here you had a Wisconsin team who was 7-5 and third best in their division going up against a Nebraska team who was 10-2 and first in their division. Wisconsin struggled to score. Nebraska in a couple games struggled to stop their opponents from scoring (UCLA and Ohio State). If Nebraska was constantly giving up 30 to the teams we played, I would be behind you if you said that Wisconsin was going to score 30 or more. But that wasn't the case.

It's hindsight bias. You didn't know that we were going to get thumped, because it hadn't happened yet. Only by getting thumped could you see the reasons why we could have been thumped by the Badgers. But nothing leading up to that game suggested it.

Difference is Wisconsin didn't suffer any blowout losses. They had a chance to win every game. We however didn't.

But that doesn't mean that they were going to automatically blow us out of the water like they did. There is no logical conclusion that follows just because one team has been in every game means they'll win the next game by 30 points because one team was blown out in one game.

How anyone could've been more confident heading into the Big XII conference championship game against #2 Texas than heading into the B1G conference championship game against unranked and 7-5 Wisconsin is past me. Yes our defense was better in 2009, but Wisconsin couldn't score, period. No one, no one saw a 70+ point performance coming. They scored 27 against us earlier in the year--against that same defense.

The only thing that I can make sense out of is people's undying and perfectly correct claim that our defense in 2009 was good enough that we didn't really need an offense; that we had an offense that could score 20, and our defense wasn't going to give up that many points.