Dear Husker Nation: Letter from OSU fan

[True2tRA]

Good teams/bad teams, I don't know.

Teams we are pretty evenly matched with. Yep.

Except on the offensive line. I can say with certainty we are more inconsistent than nearly every team we've played when it comes to the offensive line.

 

[Bman]

I don't know how you can call the teams on our schedule good teams. BYU, Miami, Illinois and Northwestern have all lost by being shutout.

 

[GBRedneck]

We haven't played any good teams this year. Pelini would be 9-0 right now and we would be ranked in the top 10.

 

[NUinID]

I think it is unrealistic to expect the AD to fire Riley after one season. Eichorst would have to be fired first.

I do not believe if Riley were to be fired after one year that it would paint the Husker program as toxic or keep really good coaches at bay. A really good coach demands a compensation package in the $5 mill range. We would have to decide if we want to spend that kind of money. If we did, we could find a coach, regardless of how long M R lasts.

On a closing note, the Miami Hurricanes just fired their coach.. Golden.. He was an Eichorst hire I think

No he wasn't SE inherited him. I am with Mr. Chamberlain NU has top 30 talent right now. Injuries have hurt no doubt, but that doesn't excuse losses to Purdue and Illinois.

CM I disagree that this is a terrible schedule. BYU is going to win 9 and maybe 10 games this year, Whisky sit at 6-2 with its 2 losses to Alabama and Iowa. NW is 6-2 with wins over Stanford and Duke. S. Miss is actually 6-3 right now I think and could win out. Plus we still have to play Iowa and MSU. Coming into the season the schedule looked fairly easy, but NU has played some good teams so far. Not a extremely tough schedule but better than a lot of teams. This schedule is tougher than last years by far.

Generally good teams can atleast break the top 50 in total offense. Except none of our opponents can, save for Southern Miss.

Put it another way, if these are all such good teams, where are their good victories? Northwestern has some good wins, but they're balanced by some greatly lopsided losses (and all you need to do is put the tape on to see that is not a good football team). Neither BYU nor Wisconsin has a win against a current top 25 team. Iowa currently doesn't, though Pitt and/or Wisconsin could slide into the rankings.

How then can you have a schedule of good teams if they're not ranked, they don't beat ranked teams, and all of them have weak offenses? I'm truly baffled how anyone can say this is a schedule of good teams with any kind of honesty.

So in your opinion the only good teams are ones in the top 25? If you go by that criteria not too many teams have good schedules.

MSU, OSU, Baylor, Oklahoma etc really have crappie schedules also?

Whatever you want to think but any team no matter what conference that ends up 9-3 or 10-2 is doing something right.

 

[NUinID]

We haven't played any good teams this year. Pelini would be 9-0 right now and we would be ranked in the top 10.

Now your just getting silly.

 

[Kernal]

We haven't played any good teams this year. Pelini would be 9-0 right now and we would be ranked in the top 10.

Or maybe like last year, his seventh, he would be 8-1 and ranked #11 before allowing a RB to set the all-time rushing record in an FBS game against the Blackshirts and losing 3 of the last 4 games.

Nine wins and barely ranked, just like most years under Pelini. Yay!

I'd rather take a risk on trying something new and winning a championship than settle for 9-10 wins if we get a few lucky breaks.

 

[Igetbored216]

We haven't played any good teams this year. Pelini would be 9-0 right now and we would be ranked in the top 10.

Based on what logic? Because Bo was really good at beating Minnesota and Wisconsin?

 

[zoogs]

Oregon State fans have their own 2-6 season to worry about. It's no wonder some of them have taken to penning letters.

As for the "who cares if he's" -- what, professional? A guy who has his priorities straight? A guy we should be happy (at least from an off-field standpoint) is in charge of the student-athletes at UNL? ... disappointing opinions

, but it comes with the territory of losing in a passionate environment. Agree to disagree.

Nebraska class is a huge source of pride for me. I have only very tangential ties to the university or the state, but that feeling that it's a special place with special people is why it is always my favorite program to follow.

Riley does not have a monopoly on professionalism, just as Bo did not have a monopoly on winning at least 9 games a year.

This is very true.

 

[cm husker]

I think it is unrealistic to expect the AD to fire Riley after one season. Eichorst would have to be fired first.

I do not believe if Riley were to be fired after one year that it would paint the Husker program as toxic or keep really good coaches at bay. A really good coach demands a compensation package in the $5 mill range. We would have to decide if we want to spend that kind of money. If we did, we could find a coach, regardless of how long M R lasts.

On a closing note, the Miami Hurricanes just fired their coach.. Golden.. He was an Eichorst hire I think

No he wasn't SE inherited him. I am with Mr. Chamberlain NU has top 30 talent right now. Injuries have hurt no doubt, but that doesn't excuse losses to Purdue and Illinois.

CM I disagree that this is a terrible schedule. BYU is going to win 9 and maybe 10 games this year, Whisky sit at 6-2 with its 2 losses to Alabama and Iowa. NW is 6-2 with wins over Stanford and Duke. S. Miss is actually 6-3 right now I think and could win out. Plus we still have to play Iowa and MSU. Coming into the season the schedule looked fairly easy, but NU has played some good teams so far. Not a extremely tough schedule but better than a lot of teams. This schedule is tougher than last years by far.

Generally good teams can atleast break the top 50 in total offense. Except none of our opponents can, save for Southern Miss. Put it another way, if these are all such good teams, where are their good victories? Northwestern has some good wins, but they're balanced by some greatly lopsided losses (and all you need to do is put the tape on to see that is not a good football team). Neither BYU nor Wisconsin has a win against a current top 25 team. Iowa currently doesn't, though Pitt and/or Wisconsin could slide into the rankings.

How then can you have a schedule of good teams if they're not ranked, they don't beat ranked teams, and all of them have weak offenses? I'm truly baffled how anyone can say this is a schedule of good teams with any kind of honesty.

So in your opinion the only good teams are ones in the top 25? If you go by that criteria not too many teams have good schedules. MSU, OSU, Baylor, Oklahoma etc really have crappie schedules also?

Whatever you want to think but any team no matter what conference that ends up 9-3 or 10-2 is doing something right.

Good point. Makes one wonder why we keep firing coaches who were doing something right

 

[GBRedneck]

We haven't played any good teams this year. Pelini would be 9-0 right now and we would be ranked in the top 10.

Based on what logic? Because Bo was really good at beating Minnesota and Wisconsin?

Because those two teams suck this year, and so did every other team we played so far. Bo would've torn through them like a knife through butter. He wouldn't have been doing any contortions involving geometrically different shaped pegs and holes.

 

[GBRedneck]

We haven't played any good teams this year. Pelini would be 9-0 right now and we would be ranked in the top 10.

Or maybe like last year, his seventh, he would be 8-1 and ranked #11 before allowing a RB to set the all-time rushing record in an FBS game against the Blackshirts and losing 3 of the last 4 games.

Nine wins and barely ranked, just like most years under Pelini. Yay!

I'd rather take a risk on trying something new and winning a championship than settle for 9-10 wins if we get a few lucky breaks.

But would you rather take nearly guaranteed sub-mediocrity instead of a potential CCG appearance?

Despite the party line, 7 seasons of 4 losses does not guarantee that Bo would never get over the hump.

 

[kbbccandyman]

WOW ... I said it after the first game of the season. Mike Riley is an idiot and he doesn't have a clue. He as a coach should be capable of

teaching, motivating and inspiring players ... he can't do that. He should be able to evaluate talent and put the talent where it is needed. Then adjust your offense, defense and special teams schemes to fit the talent you have. Game planning and play calling is like a bad dream.

Clock mgt is non-existent. He has talent, but no idea on how to use it. He has some kind of scheme for offense and defense, but can't seem to teach it to the players. Some how players that had talent last year ... have seemed to have lost it this year and are riding the pine.

Imagine how demoralized the players are after watching how this season had unfolded under the direction of Riley and Staff.

On the recruiting front ... If you were a 3,4 or 5 star recruit would you even consider hitching your wagon to this program ... not a chance.

No post season for the Huskers ... get ready to start airing up the basketballs and head to the losers lounge ... you are going to be there for

a long time. Maybe an extended stay if Riley and staff stay on.

 

[NUinID]

I think it is unrealistic to expect the AD to fire Riley after one season. Eichorst would have to be fired first.

I do not believe if Riley were to be fired after one year that it would paint the Husker program as toxic or keep really good coaches at bay. A really good coach demands a compensation package in the $5 mill range. We would have to decide if we want to spend that kind of money. If we did, we could find a coach, regardless of how long M R lasts.

On a closing note, the Miami Hurricanes just fired their coach.. Golden.. He was an Eichorst hire I think

No he wasn't SE inherited him. I am with Mr. Chamberlain NU has top 30 talent right now. Injuries have hurt no doubt, but that doesn't excuse losses to Purdue and Illinois.

CM I disagree that this is a terrible schedule. BYU is going to win 9 and maybe 10 games this year, Whisky sit at 6-2 with its 2 losses to Alabama and Iowa. NW is 6-2 with wins over Stanford and Duke. S. Miss is actually 6-3 right now I think and could win out. Plus we still have to play Iowa and MSU. Coming into the season the schedule looked fairly easy, but NU has played some good teams so far. Not a extremely tough schedule but better than a lot of teams. This schedule is tougher than last years by far.

Generally good teams can atleast break the top 50 in total offense. Except none of our opponents can, save for Southern Miss.Put it another way, if these are all such good teams, where are their good victories? Northwestern has some good wins, but they're balanced by some greatly lopsided losses (and all you need to do is put the tape on to see that is not a good football team). Neither BYU nor Wisconsin has a win against a current top 25 team. Iowa currently doesn't, though Pitt and/or Wisconsin could slide into the rankings.

How then can you have a schedule of good teams if they're not ranked, they don't beat ranked teams, and all of them have weak offenses? I'm truly baffled how anyone can say this is a schedule of good teams with any kind of honesty.

So in your opinion the only good teams are ones in the top 25? If you go by that criteria not too many teams have good schedules.MSU, OSU, Baylor, Oklahoma etc really have crappie schedules also?

Whatever you want to think but any team no matter what conference that ends up 9-3 or 10-2 is doing something right.

Good point. Makes one wonder why we keep firing coaches who were doing something right

Please don't use my argument as some validation on your point that BP should not have been fired. Whether he should or should not have been fired is a moot point at this time. He was fired. He was doing something right yes, his record shows that, but you know it is about more than that. I had a principle that was exactly like him personality wise. The "energy vampire" as you might say. He did some very good things, but I hated working for him more than anyone else in my life. I have to believe it was a lot like that with BP. You can't treat people like sh#t even when you are being successful.

Seven of the 9 teams we have played so far this year have at least a .500 record. Five of those teams are at least 2 games over .500. Does that mean that all of those teams are great should be in the playoff teams, not in the least, but it does mean we have played some decent teams. Our schedule is better than terrible like some think it is.

 

[GBRedneck]

I think it is unrealistic to expect the AD to fire Riley after one season. Eichorst would have to be fired first.

I do not believe if Riley were to be fired after one year that it would paint the Husker program as toxic or keep really good coaches at bay. A really good coach demands a compensation package in the $5 mill range. We would have to decide if we want to spend that kind of money. If we did, we could find a coach, regardless of how long M R lasts.

On a closing note, the Miami Hurricanes just fired their coach.. Golden.. He was an Eichorst hire I think

No he wasn't SE inherited him. I am with Mr. Chamberlain NU has top 30 talent right now. Injuries have hurt no doubt, but that doesn't excuse losses to Purdue and Illinois.

CM I disagree that this is a terrible schedule. BYU is going to win 9 and maybe 10 games this year, Whisky sit at 6-2 with its 2 losses to Alabama and Iowa. NW is 6-2 with wins over Stanford and Duke. S. Miss is actually 6-3 right now I think and could win out. Plus we still have to play Iowa and MSU. Coming into the season the schedule looked fairly easy, but NU has played some good teams so far. Not a extremely tough schedule but better than a lot of teams. This schedule is tougher than last years by far.

Generally good teams can atleast break the top 50 in total offense. Except none of our opponents can, save for Southern Miss.Put it another way, if these are all such good teams, where are their good victories? Northwestern has some good wins, but they're balanced by some greatly lopsided losses (and all you need to do is put the tape on to see that is not a good football team). Neither BYU nor Wisconsin has a win against a current top 25 team. Iowa currently doesn't, though Pitt and/or Wisconsin could slide into the rankings.

How then can you have a schedule of good teams if they're not ranked, they don't beat ranked teams, and all of them have weak offenses? I'm truly baffled how anyone can say this is a schedule of good teams with any kind of honesty.

So in your opinion the only good teams are ones in the top 25? If you go by that criteria not too many teams have good schedules.MSU, OSU, Baylor, Oklahoma etc really have crappie schedules also?

Whatever you want to think but any team no matter what conference that ends up 9-3 or 10-2 is doing something right.

Good point. Makes one wonder why we keep firing coaches who were doing something right

Please don't use my argument as some validation on your point that BP should not have been fired. Whether he should or should not have been fired is a moot point at this time. He was fired. He was doing something right yes, his record shows that, but you know it is about more than that. I had a principle that was exactly like him personality wise. The "energy vampire" as you might say. He did some very good things, but I hated working for him more than anyone else in my life. I have to believe it was a lot like that with BP. You can't treat people like sh#t even when you are being successful.

Seven of the 9 teams we have played so far this year have at least a .500 record. Five of those teams are at least 2 games over .500. Does that mean that all of those teams are great should be in the playoff teams, not in the least, but it does mean we have played some decent teams. Our schedule is better than terrible like some think it is.

So now a couple games over .500 makes a good team?

More lowered expectations.

 

[NUinID]

I think it is unrealistic to expect the AD to fire Riley after one season. Eichorst would have to be fired first.

I do not believe if Riley were to be fired after one year that it would paint the Husker program as toxic or keep really good coaches at bay. A really good coach demands a compensation package in the $5 mill range. We would have to decide if we want to spend that kind of money. If we did, we could find a coach, regardless of how long M R lasts.

On a closing note, the Miami Hurricanes just fired their coach.. Golden.. He was an Eichorst hire I think

No he wasn't SE inherited him. I am with Mr. Chamberlain NU has top 30 talent right now. Injuries have hurt no doubt, but that doesn't excuse losses to Purdue and Illinois.

CM I disagree that this is a terrible schedule. BYU is going to win 9 and maybe 10 games this year, Whisky sit at 6-2 with its 2 losses to Alabama and Iowa. NW is 6-2 with wins over Stanford and Duke. S. Miss is actually 6-3 right now I think and could win out. Plus we still have to play Iowa and MSU. Coming into the season the schedule looked fairly easy, but NU has played some good teams so far. Not a extremely tough schedule but better than a lot of teams. This schedule is tougher than last years by far.

Generally good teams can atleast break the top 50 in total offense. Except none of our opponents can, save for Southern Miss.Put it another way, if these are all such good teams, where are their good victories? Northwestern has some good wins, but they're balanced by some greatly lopsided losses (and all you need to do is put the tape on to see that is not a good football team). Neither BYU nor Wisconsin has a win against a current top 25 team. Iowa currently doesn't, though Pitt and/or Wisconsin could slide into the rankings.

How then can you have a schedule of good teams if they're not ranked, they don't beat ranked teams, and all of them have weak offenses? I'm truly baffled how anyone can say this is a schedule of good teams with any kind of honesty.

So in your opinion the only good teams are ones in the top 25? If you go by that criteria not too many teams have good schedules.MSU, OSU, Baylor, Oklahoma etc really have crappie schedules also?

Whatever you want to think but any team no matter what conference that ends up 9-3 or 10-2 is doing something right.

Good point. Makes one wonder why we keep firing coaches who were doing something right

Please don't use my argument as some validation on your point that BP should not have been fired. Whether he should or should not have been fired is a moot point at this time. He was fired. He was doing something right yes, his record shows that, but you know it is about more than that. I had a principle that was exactly like him personality wise. The "energy vampire" as you might say. He did some very good things, but I hated working for him more than anyone else in my life. I have to believe it was a lot like that with BP. You can't treat people like sh#t even when you are being successful.

Seven of the 9 teams we have played so far this year have at least a .500 record. Five of those teams are at least 2 games over .500. Does that mean that all of those teams are great should be in the playoff teams, not in the least, but it does mean we have played some decent teams. Our schedule is better than terrible like some think it is.

So now a couple games over .500 makes a good team?

More lowered expectations.

You are one that thinks are record is garbage. Please list 2 teams this year that you think have a real tough schedule. Please give me some of your wisdom.