We aren't the only team that chokes

sd said:
i don't give a sh#t what other teams are doing. i just want nu to win or at least play close to their potential.
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I would argue that we are pretty close to that. Most media picked us to finish second or third in our division. Yes I feel we should have done better this year but to not look at the landscape of college football as a whole is moronic. You need context to understand this sport.
 
ohiocornhusker said:
Oregon, Baylor and A&M all lost big today to teams ranked lower than them, and you know what, you won't hear about them choking. I get so tired about the double standard between Nebraska and other high level teams. We lost to a UCLA ranked higher than us, a Minnesota team essentially playing for their coach who was ill, and lets be honest, we beat ourselves in the MSU game. I mean, we turn the ball over 5 times and they "only" beat us by 13. What has happened that people just don't have the love for our team any more..
OK rant over.
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We aren't allowed to point out doble standards to the husker haters.
 
The problem with our losses is that those teams are not better than us on paper. UCLA is proven to be overrated. Minn is having a great, but again talent wise is not better than us. MSU we proved how great there defense was last week...... Not so much.

The last several years it seems we play down to the level of the opponent atleast 3-4 times a season. Why does this continue to happen???

And comparing Nebraskas losses to what the OP mentioned shouldn't even be in the same conversation. Last I knew we weren't playing for a conference title, ranked in the top 25, off to the best start in school history. Baylor and A&M didn't choke. They lost to teams that are on the same level if not better than them. Don't compare it based off of rankings since one matchup was #4 vs. #10 and #12 vs. #22. We always see those game go the other way. That's the beauty of college football. Oregon checked out after they lost to Stanford. Happens every year with them, once the have that one loss. The mail it in the rest of the season.

 
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It will be interesting to see who we get in our bowl game and the confidence we will have going into it, and what the end result will be after the game. Possible ending like last year of BIG 10 Title game and bowl game? I hope not, but it is a great unknown with this team. With some of those other teams listed, a part time gambler is smart enough to pick them straight up when given the chance to do so.

 
Bye Bye Big XII said:
deedsker said:
Bye Bye Big XII said:
huskerstuckinmichigan said:
Bye Bye Big XII said:
How many times have each of those teams choked? How many times has Nebraska choked?
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It can always be worse, we could be Florida.
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I don't disagree. All I'm saying is that Nebraska probably wouldn't be put in a bad light like BU, ORE, and aTm won't be if we repeatedly fail to show up like we've been known to do
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Florida has similar injuries to us and we continue to find a way to win. They, however, have found more teams to lose to including a FCS team.
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That's all fine and dandy, but it has nothing to do with the issue at hand. The OP stated that the blowout losses by Baylor, Oregon, and Texas A&M today aren't going to be talked about a whole lot and that when Nebraska loses big it's talked about a lot. All I'm saying is that we are talked about a lot when we lose because we have done it way more often than Baylor, Oregon, and Texas A&M.

We've had an okay season. Lots of injuries, but we have fought out some tough wins. I love that. Believe me, I'm as staunch of a Bo supporter as you will find on this board. But in this case, the truth is the truth.
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Not true. Of better or worse, Bo's signature thus far are 9 or 10 win seasons, which makes us one of the most winning program in the last five years. I understand, of course, there are some that say this accolade is tainted by the blowout loses (or lack of signature wins), but it does prove that the negative light on this program by the national media is not attributable to losing more games than other programs (other than Alabama, Oregon, and Boise St).

 
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da skers said:
sd said:
i don't give a sh#t what other teams are doing. i just want nu to win or at least play close to their potential.
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I would argue that we are pretty close to that. Most media picked us to finish second or third in our division. Yes I feel we should have done better this year but to not look at the landscape of college football as a whole is moronic. You need context to understand this sport.
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Not to mention many on this board.

 
I'm sure the fans of Oregon, A&M, and Baylor are just as riled up right now about those losses as we are when we lose one we feel we should have won. We're not unique in that aspect.

 
ohiocornhusker said:
Oregon, Baylor and A&M all lost big today to teams ranked lower than them, and you know what, you won't hear about them choking. I get so tired about the double standard between Nebraska and other high level teams. We lost to a UCLA ranked higher than us, a Minnesota team essentially playing for their coach who was ill, and lets be honest, we beat ourselves in the MSU game. I mean, we turn the ball over 5 times and they "only" beat us by 13. What has happened that people just don't have the love for our team any more..

OK rant over.
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You also might not hear much about their choking here because this forum isn't about them.

 
huskerscott said:
The problem with our losses is that those teams are not better than us on paper. UCLA is proven to be overrated. Minn is having a great, but again talent wise is not better than us. MSU we proved how great there defense was last week...... Not so much.
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On paper? Or just what you want to believe? Both MSU and UCLA have recent CCG appearances, just like us. They were both favored in our place so "those in the know" didn't think we were better than them. Both MSU and Minny finished ahead of us in the division this year so they not only played well against us but the rest of their schedule.

And we had significantly more success against MSU's defense than any other team has this year. The only thing we proved is that our half-second-string offense can move the ball against a "great" defense.

 
Great teams don't choke.

Those teams win championships.

How many teams win the National Championship a year? One?

So one team finds a way to not choke a year. 1 out of 120+.

The odds of not choking are incredibly rare! Hell, even those great teams choke. We won a National Championship in 1997 after almost choking against Mizzou.

ALABAMA won after choking to LSU in 2011! Missed 4 fg's including one in OT!

Let's stop acting like we're the only team that chokes. Oregon chokes annually despite being in the top 5 every season. Hell, they choked in the NC game vs. Auburn. Stanford also finds a way to choke despite always being a top 5-10 team also. All Big 12 teams find a way to choke. When was they last time a Big 12 team hasn't? They always have someone who has a chance at playing in the NC game. OKSt lost to ISU. Kansas St also lost to Baylor near the end of their seasons that could have easily thrust them into the NC game. OKSt is an annual choker. Georgia always finds a way to choke, despite always seemingly being in contention. LSU finds a way to choke. South Carolina.

Every YEAR. These same teams do. Just like Nebraska. Why? Because it is more rare to have a team that doesn't choke, than a team that does. That's just the way it is. Hell, Alabama choked against aTm last year (threw a pick on the possible game winning drive with 1:30 left on the clock). Choking happens more often than not. That's what weeds out the great teams vs. the good teams. That and the ability to avoid significant injuries. Even the great teams choke.

 
Mavric said:
huskerscott said:
The problem with our losses is that those teams are not better than us on paper. UCLA is proven to be overrated. Minn is having a great, but again talent wise is not better than us. MSU we proved how great there defense was last week...... Not so much.
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On paper? Or just what you want to believe? Both MSU and UCLA have recent CCG appearances, just like us. They were both favored in our place so "those in the know" didn't think we were better than them. Both MSU and Minny finished ahead of us in the division this year so they not only played well against us but the rest of their schedule.

And we had significantly more success against MSU's defense than any other team has this year. The only thing we proved is that our half-second-string offense can move the ball against a "great" defense.
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We had a 21-3 lead on UCLA. And lost 41-21. They aren't 20 points better than us. We had UCLA pecked until we went into safe mode.

And you missed my sarcasm regarding the MSU defense.

 
deedsker said:
Georgia Southern did not complete a pass against Florida!
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The most shocking this year and maybe this decade. Georgia Southern (#NR FCS poll) passing stats, 0 complete and 3 attempts and yet won.

Much worst than Appalachian St. vs. Meechicken contest.

Florida was rated #10 in preseason poll.

From Florida Gators to Florida Newts.

 
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