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Sorry Former, we won by 9 points. And we were ahead by two touchdowns at one point before the end of the third quarter. Baylor managed another touchdown before the end of the game, and Nebraska managed another field goal. No luck involved. Just another win. Sorry, man.

Ha! I could get into a whole side arguement about the nature of this country needing to find someone to blame when something goes wrong. But I wont. All I will say is this: blame time. Or history. There has never been a supreme dictator in all of human existance, and as much as football can, it mirrors this on the field. I know we always want to win, but we can't. Time brought down the Romans, and the British Empire, why are we so suprised that it brought donw us too? That isn't to say that the sport of football isn't more forgiving than that of historical civilization. Just try to focus on that aspect: there will come a time of comeuppance. Who knows, maybe we are just about to start some more streaks. I for one am excited to see.

I honestly never meant to start a political debate. Especially over the ineptness of Bush (Where to begin, and would take to much time). I never expected a quick fix, but I did not expect 40-15 either. How does the 109th ranked offense score 40 on NU or anyone? IMO, NU has been one of the poorest prepaired teams for games this season, and from what I have heard MANY agree with me (not just NU fans either). I am not expectiong to win every game (I said this in the last post), but how many games must we watch the chosen NU schemes completely fail. It is not necessarily how the players are playing, but simply the wrong scheme for any given formation. Like I said before POOR game planning. Wasn't trying to start one either. Yet you mentioned it, and I found it to be an effective metaphor. No they are not the same. But there are similarities. The bottom line is not giving up and leting tempers flare when there is no point. There might be one when it involves true deaths, but not when it's a football game. All your doing is making the players feel worse about something they already feel bad about.

My my Former, you outdo yourself again. Take a closer look at both Devany's and Osborne's first couple years. Their records were much nicer to look at, but still bespeckled with losses, and they weren't overhauling a system. Whether or not BC should have the "audacity" to update the O, this is a big step. And the fans at the time? Demanding both of their heads. They were good coaches, and other than your "Idiotic, nonsensical diatribe" there is no true proof that Billy C isn't either. Are there problems? Yes. But the great coaches of the past were not perfect either. Change doesn't always have to be a bad thing, big guy. Sometimes it brings new and wonderful things, though maybe not immediately. Think of puberty, if you've been through it. Change will occur, but recinding your status as a fan wont make it happen any faster. I for one am ready for this week, and the next, and the bowl, and spring practice, and on and on. I want the team to win, but I can be patient too. Try some Buddist techniques, realign your chi, and move on. Lots of love. Crooksie GO HUSKERS!!!

Wow Former. That is new. Telling someone that he isn't arguing correctly because he refuses to place blame. Interesting choice of tactics. Dave is making sense by honestly looking at the situation and just talking about facts. You seem to simply be interested in finding any way to place blame on someone. Maybe you should think about this yourself, man.

Blackshirt I agree with every word you say. I just wish that our boys wouldn't have to have so much moxie to "come back" later in the game. I just wish they could be the ones to set the tone of the game early.

And let's just by into the opinions of the wonderfully intellegent and rational Lee Corso. What he says is law. He is the man. Yeah, there are problems. Callahan wont be gone anytime soon. The huskers will snap this cold with time. Corso can say whatever he likes, but it don't make it gospel.

I attend the stupid University, and deal with the "Huck the Fuskers" all day long. Feel your pain Bomb.

Yeah, and why do we not have depth? Not BC's fault. It was FS'.

Time of possession Opponents: 278:50 minutes Time of possession Nebraska: 261:16 Difference: 17:34 (quarters are 15 minutes) yeah this doesn't sound good, but remember, that is stretched out over 9 games. So it isn't that telling. The 3 and out number, however, is.

DO NOT GET ME WRONG!!! These last three games have been horrible to watch! I have been angry and ashamed, but that doesn't mean that I am not able to look on the bright side of things occaisionally.

yea their D is pretty tough inside the key........ HaHa!!! Are you being sarcastic? They really are. Take a look at the stats if you do not believe me. But they end up losing a lot because their D isn't capable of always making up for really, really crappy offensive progression. Well ... that is ... until we played them. Oh well.

Umm... no. They work against all defenses. Unfortunately the coaching staff hasn't been employing their services in the last several games. I must admit I have no idea why that would be. No, our offense hasn't been horrible all year, it has been improveing. Improveing in the style that Callahan came to introduce. Arguements about whether or not we like this offensive scheme at Nebraska aside, the truth is that the scheme works. It delivers. Against all kinds of defenses. Look to the schools who are running it with not only skill, but great success. Like USC. You can "IMO" about the WCO all you want, but if you intentionally close your ears and eyes, you'll only observe what you truly want to see, and apparently that is the failure that you have convinced yourselves that our team has become. I refuse to look at it that way, and I am going to believe that we are improving for next year. Take out the last three games, and there was nothing but steady improvement week in and out. We'll see what happens next week. GO HUSKERS!!!

To be fair, the KU defense is one of the best in the Big IX. So yeah, ASU was good, and KU has a big ol' question mark on it, but the defense is the only one who scores the safetys. GO HUSKERS!!!

Benard originally posted this messege: Ok. I'm not entirely sure numerically what has happened over the past two years on offense, and I really don't care. What I have seen is a signifigant improvement in the running of the WCO. Callahan has made no secret of the fact that this is the style of O he wants to run no matter what. Yet, last year, the true WCO was not to be seen on the field. Yeah, there was a bit more passing, but for the most part Huskers fans were just privy to watching an inept QB in Dailey try to make long pass plays to players that weren't recruited to do so. The WCO is mainly button-hooks and short to intermediate slant routes. We didn't see very much of that last year. The players on the field now are much more talented than last years', and when the actual WCO is run, we see better execution (for the most part). In the last three games, it has seemed like Cally, against all reason, has decided to go away from the true WCO into one of utter predictabilaty. There were games earlier in the season where the Huskers would set up a center screen, or the middle slant, or something creative, but recently it has either been a run up the middle, or a intermediate to long pass to the sideline. I was amazed to watch in the KU game a KU offense that was using the WCO weapons against us. How many times did they run the center screen? I even called it several times. I knew it was coming, but the NU defense wasn't, and I think there might have been two scores off of that one play. The point is, the play on the field, when coupled with some creative play-calling has been of an exceptional rate, at least when compared to last year. I agree that the offense hasn't been putting up what they need to, but I saw signifigant improvement until the MU game. I don't know why the offensive scheme started to morph, but it didn't need to. Bring back the hard-nosed quick short pass plays and the Husker offense might start racking up the score again. Were we to regress into last years theme, though, I think we would find ourselves at a loss to make anything happen offensively on the field. GO HUSKERS!!!