BigRedBuster
International Man of Mystery
Yes. The OU, MU and MSU games aren't what's frustrating this year. It's Illinois, Minnesota and Purdue.
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Hilltop
All-Conference
I can even understand Minnesota. They are playing pretty good football right now and we were a the end of a grueling run of games. Illinois and Purdue are the real head scratchers for me. Absolutely no reason we should have lost those games. I think everyone would feel a lot different sitting at 5-4 right now.
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
Yep.
I'm sure Trev will take the difficulty of the schedule into his analysis of this season, but no matter what, those two games should have been wins. Frost needs to be able to explain why he couldn't get his team ready to win.
Cdog923
All-American
VectorVictor
Heisman Trophy Winner
TGHusker
Heisman Trophy Winner
I'm thinking this schedule was harder:
We played the other 3 final top 4 teams. OU in the game of the century.
We destroyed Colo and Bama when we played them.
1971 Final AP Football Poll
Rank
Team (FPV)
Conf
Rec
Pts
Last Week
1
< 1
Nebraska (55)
Big 8
13-0
1100
W 38-6 N #2 Alabama (Orange)
2
< 3
Oklahoma
Big 8
11-1
990
W 40-22 N #5 Auburn (Sugar)
3
< 7
Colorado
Big 8
10-2
746
4
< 2
Alabama
SEC
11-1
674
L 38-6 N #1 Nebraska (Orange)
This one from 95 is up there as well
We destroyed Florida, Colorado, KState, Kansas - all finishing in the top 10
1995 Final AP Football Poll
Rank
Team (FPV)
Conf
Rec
Pts
Last Week
1
< 1
Nebraska (62)
Big 8
12-0
1550
W 62-24 N #2 Florida (Fiesta)
2
< 2
Florida
SEC
12-1
1474
L 62-24 N #1 Nebraska (Fiesta)
3
< 4
Tennessee
SEC
11-1
1428
4
< 8
Florida State
ACC
10-2
1311
5
< 7
Colorado
Big 8
10-2
1309
6
< 4
Ohio State
Big Ten
11-2
1161
7
< 10
Kansas State
Big 8
10-2
1147
8
< 3
Northwestern
Big Ten
10-2
1124
9
< 11
Kansas
Big 8
10-2
1029
W 51-30 N UCLA (Aloha)
10
< 13
Virginia Tech
Big
We played the other 3 final top 4 teams. OU in the game of the century.
We destroyed Colo and Bama when we played them.
1971 Final AP Football Poll
Rank
Team (FPV)
Conf
Rec
Pts
Last Week
1
< 1
Nebraska (55)
Big 8
13-0
1100
W 38-6 N #2 Alabama (Orange)
2
< 3
Oklahoma
Big 8
11-1
990
W 40-22 N #5 Auburn (Sugar)
3
< 7
Colorado
Big 8
10-2
746
4
< 2
Alabama
SEC
11-1
674
L 38-6 N #1 Nebraska (Orange)
This one from 95 is up there as well
We destroyed Florida, Colorado, KState, Kansas - all finishing in the top 10
1995 Final AP Football Poll
Rank
Team (FPV)
Conf
Rec
Pts
Last Week
1
< 1
Nebraska (62)
Big 8
12-0
1550
W 62-24 N #2 Florida (Fiesta)
2
< 2
Florida
SEC
12-1
1474
L 62-24 N #1 Nebraska (Fiesta)
3
< 4
Tennessee
SEC
11-1
1428
4
< 8
Florida State
ACC
10-2
1311
5
< 7
Colorado
Big 8
10-2
1309
6
< 4
Ohio State
Big Ten
11-2
1161
7
< 10
Kansas State
Big 8
10-2
1147
8
< 3
Northwestern
Big Ten
10-2
1124
9
< 11
Kansas
Big 8
10-2
1029
W 51-30 N UCLA (Aloha)
10
< 13
Virginia Tech
Big
TGHusker
Heisman Trophy Winner
But also, why he hasn't/can't win those close games even with Mich, OU, MSU. How do you lose so many of these close games and not get your team over the hump to get that one signature win after 4 years.
FrantzHardySwag
All-Conference
I think we have a fairly tough schedule, but Wisconsin and Minnesota being ranked by the playoff committee is a product of the Iowa AD leading the committee. Minnesota beat one decent team and that's Purdue, they also lost to Bowling Green and almost lost to Miami Ohio. Purdue has beat Iowa and no one else. Wisconsin beat Purdue and Iowa and no one else. B1G West has been hammered by Notre Dame, what is the best OOC win for our division? Iowa St? We have a tough crossover slate for sure, but this is a normal year for the B1G West and the type of teams Frost needs to beat if he wants to keep his job.
gobiggergoredder
All-American
Hilltop
All-Conference
On that sir, you are wrong. If we were "no one else", this forum would cease to exist and few would care. Nebraska football will be great again and your defeatist attitude is not shared by the majority, thankfully.
Packerhuskerfan
Starter
Good teams find a way to win, bad teams don't. We are making the same stupid mistakes against IL, MN, and Purdue that we are doing against the Top 10 teams. Except for NW, we've played down to the level of the competition.
gobiggergoredder
All-American
Because we are on a football message board talking about the Huskers doesn’t bring the team out of last place in the West.
We are “no one else”.
Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
The fanbase can debate this however we want. The only perception that matters is whether high school recruits and the people who advise them think Scott Frost's Nebraska is a good place for your career.
Born N Bled Red
All-Conference
Agreed on the team- the problem is, we are a "no one else" quality team, with the name of greatness. Nebraska still gets every other team's best shot, even though we don't necessarily deserve it. They get up to play "Nebraska."
Dogs In A Pile
Starter
Win just 2 out of 3 of those winnable games and we wouldn't be having these endless threads about how good we are even though we've only won 3 games.
And the this season isn't a one-off anomaly. It has happened consistently every season since HCSF took over the program. Just a quick look at the tweet of indisputable facts by John M. Bishop from a couple of weeks ago shows how pathetic things have become and with the loss to Purdue things are even worse than that post show.