Would you be ok with NU winning 1-2 "big games" each year, if it meant losing 1-2 games they "shouldn't"

[Redux]

Let me just put this scenario out there:

We go to Columbus. For 3 Quarters we shock thr hell out of them and carry a 17 point lead into the 4th quarter. 5 minutes left, the Buckeyes have stormed back with 13 points but we are driving. Suddenly, a bad handoff happens and the Buckeyes turn it into a TD with a minute left and win the game. Heartbreaking.

Or would you rather....

Nebraska @ Ohio State 2012

When you keep changing the parameters it makes it hard to have a coherent conversation.

That was my elaboration on post #6.

See post #23 for my simple answer to a vague question.

 

[Mavric]

Let me just put this scenario out there:

We go to Columbus. For 3 Quarters we shock thr hell out of them and carry a 17 point lead into the 4th quarter. 5 minutes left, the Buckeyes have stormed back with 13 points but we are driving. Suddenly, a bad handoff happens and the Buckeyes turn it into a TD with a minute left and win the game. Heartbreaking.

Or would you rather....

Nebraska @ Ohio State 2012

When you keep changing the parameters it makes it hard to have a coherent conversation.

That was my elaboration on post #6.

And neither one has anything to do with the OP.

 

[NUance]

if NU doesn't go undefeated at home in 2016, it's an epic failure.

I always thought that Pelini fella was a pretty good coach. But he only had one undefeated home season in seven years. So I guess his other six seasons were epic failures.

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My comment about being undefeated at home is for B1G games only. I did mis-type and I have fixed the OP. Have you seen how crappy our conference opponents that are coming into Lincoln?

My comment has nothing to do with what Pelini did.

Pelini had only one season that he didn't lose a home conference game. But this thread isn't about Pelini so we can't talk about that.

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I don't see a home game on our schedule that we shouldn't win. But the thing is, none of them are 100% certain wins. What do you think the odds of us winning each home conference game are? Let me pull some numbers out of thin air to talk about. I think these odds for each home game are reasonable: (Maybe even a bit optimistic.)

90% Illinois

90% Purdue

75% Minnesota

90% Maryland

If you can believe the percentages above, the odds of us running the table in home conference games is about 55%. (If I'm remembering basic statistics correctly, that is. lol) So even though it's overwhelmingly likely that we'll win any single home conf game on our schedule looked at individually, there is about a 45% chance that we'll drop one game.

 

[Redux]

Let me just put this scenario out there:

We go to Columbus. For 3 Quarters we shock thr hell out of them and carry a 17 point lead into the 4th quarter. 5 minutes left, the Buckeyes have stormed back with 13 points but we are driving. Suddenly, a bad handoff happens and the Buckeyes turn it into a TD with a minute left and win the game. Heartbreaking.

Or would you rather....

Nebraska @ Ohio State 2012

When you keep changing the parameters it makes it hard to have a coherent conversation.

That was my elaboration on post #6.

And neither one has anything to do with the OP.

I literally copy and pasted the thread title into my post then gave my answer here.

I think some are reading far too much into what I said originally. Let me just answer the thread title.

Would you be ok with NU winning 1-2 "big games" each year, if it meant losing 1-2 games they "shouldn't":

No, I want to win every game.

Are you looking for a reason to disagree with me?

 

[StPaulHusker]

Is the overall record 11-1 or 10-2? Because that will impact my answer.

 

[marko polo]

Nope. That's settling.

That is about the best way to sum it up.

We are settlers " that's what we do " at least lately.

 

[Redux]

Nope. That's settling.

That is about the best way to sum it up.

We are settlers " that's what we do " at least lately.

You are implying we are settling because of Riley and our 6-7 record right?

 

[marko polo]

Nope. That's settling.

That is about the best way to sum it up.

We are settlers " that's what we do " at least lately.

You are implying we are settling because of Riley and our 6-7 record right?

Just a settling mentality, within the whole program/fanbase. It just comes natural to some after mediocrity has crept in. hard to reverse it once it takes hold.

 

[Red Dead Redemption]

Nope. That's settling.

That is about the best way to sum it up.

We are settlers " that's what we do " at least lately.

You are implying we are settling because of Riley and our 6-7 record right?

Or he could be implying we've settled for no big wins or championships under Pelini. Cuz we know you'd really like that.

Jeebus, man, it was just joke, and a clever play on a recent series of TV commercials.

You feeling okay? Or are you just celebrating today's "Star Wars Day: The Dark Side: Revenge of the 6th"?

 

[Elf]

Is this a real question?

 

[Redux]

Nope. That's settling.

That is about the best way to sum it up.

We are settlers " that's what we do " at least lately.

You are implying we are settling because of Riley and our 6-7 record right?

Just a settling mentality, within the whole program/fanbase. It just comes natural to some after mediocrity has crept in. hard to reverse it once it takes hold.

Well, you see, that would be why we fired the guy who had become stagnant. If by 2018 we haven't seen a considerable improvement to our state of the program I'll be shocked.

 

[Mavric]

Well, you see, that would be why we fired the guy who had become stagnant. If by 2018 we haven't seen a considerable improvement to our state of the program I'll be shocked.

Considerable improvement from what frame of reference?

 

[StPaulHusker]

Michigan St lost a game they shouldn't have and were selected to the CFP. If that is the trade off, then I don't have a problem with a loss.

 

[Red Dead Redemption]

Nope. That's settling.

That is about the best way to sum it up.

We are settlers " that's what we do " at least lately.

You are implying we are settling because of Riley and our 6-7 record right?

Just a settling mentality, within the whole program/fanbase. It just comes natural to some after mediocrity has crept in. hard to reverse it once it takes hold.

Well, you see, that would be why we fired the guy who had become stagnant.

Didn't I just say that?

Oh, that's right....you didn't see it cuz you have me on ignore.

*snicker*

Oops, sorry. Somebody here doesn't think highly of "snicker". I forget who, though.

*chortle*

 

[teachercd]

Michigan St lost a game they shouldn't have and were selected to the CFP. If that is the trade off, then I don't have a problem with a loss.

Well, that is a good point...I do think that the line was only -3.5 though