Vote For Greatest Team Ever

cb1954

cb1954

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Link to site (Orlando Paper) where you can vote for one of their picks for greatest college football team ever. Click the link and vote for 1971 Nebraska of course.

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This has already been settled. See Kirk Herbstreit crying like a little girl on espn after fans vote the 95 and 71 NU teams as the two best ever and 95 taking the cake.

 
Like how a Florida newspaper is trying to split the NU vote with '71 and '95 and only one of the other schools. j/k I know they are the two best of all time, arguably.

 
I would say the 1995 team is better than the 1971 team. the 95 team absolutely destroyed Florida and then next year Florida would win the title. The Big 8 conference was stronger at that time. played more ranked opponents. Stat wise superior in every way.

 
husker_99 said:
I would say the 1995 team is better than the 1971 team. the 95 team absolutely destroyed Florida and then next year Florida would win the title. The Big 8 conference was stronger at that time. played more ranked opponents. Stat wise superior in every way.
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In 1971 the Big 8 was 7-3 vs ooc teams ranked at game time. In 1995 the Big 8 was 5-1-1 (including bowl games)

In 1971 Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado finished ranked #s 1-2-3 in the final AP poll done after the bowl games.

In 1971 Nebraska destroyed Alabama in what would be the NC game played in the Orange Bowl, Alabma did not win the NC the next year but finished 10-2, with both losses to teams ranked in the final top 5 (AP)

The stas were very close fot the 2 seasons, check the link.

My link

 
cb1954 said:
husker_99 said:
I would say the 1995 team is better than the 1971 team. the 95 team absolutely destroyed Florida and then next year Florida would win the title. The Big 8 conference was stronger at that time. played more ranked opponents. Stat wise superior in every way.
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In 1971 the Big 8 was 7-3 vs ooc teams ranked at game time. In 1995 the Big 8 was 5-1-1 (including bowl games)

In 1971 Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado finished ranked #s 1-2-3 in the final AP poll done after the bowl games.

In 1971 Nebraska destroyed Alabama in what would be the NC game played in the Orange Bowl, Alabma did not win the NC the next year but finished 10-2, with both losses to teams ranked in the final top 5 (AP)

The stas were very close fot the 2 seasons, check the link.

My link
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Good stats. But ultimately i think that manhandling Florida and then having them win it the next year would put the 95 team over the 71 even though they played in the Game of the Century. Plus Weurffel won the heisman that year(1996). Plus they didn't lose to an SEC team and only to FSU who they rematched and whipped them. To me atleast looks a little more impressive.

 
Also, the closest game the Huskers had in '95 was 14 points to Washington St. and even in that game Nebraska dominated the entire game. The only reason it was so close was because they fumbled like 3 times in the red zone.

 
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