TGHusker

I was thinking of that also. I have a KSU fan in my office and he predicted a big KSU win. He was shell shocked when i saw him on Monday. He couldn't believe all of the yards. But to me I think TM's biggest game was the shootout against Okla State in Stillwater in 2010 won by NU 51-41. I was there and it was amazing. OSU was expecting TM to be all run but in that game he surprised everyone with his passing. OSU was very talented (WR Blackman, Brandon Weeden QB being just two of the NFL guys) and I believe only lost to NU that year maybe OU. That game was also highlighted by the kickoff knockout by one of our players' hit on a OSU player (can't remember our player - DE Williams?? - just leveled the OSU player and was later suspended by the league for a game). So this was TM's coming out party as a dual threat QB - we knew he had legs, now he showed it wt his arm. Unfortunately, I don't believe he ever repeated this dual feat again to this degree. Passing was always an 'adventure' for TM and those of us watching him pass. http://dataomaha.com/huskers/history/game/2010-10-23-oklahoma-state

The bold: I know the feeling. One could argue that Osborne did more with less than Saban and Meyer. Yes he (Tom) had a lot of talent but he also built the program on walk ons, and a lot of 3 star linemen. Part of coaching is development and not game day coaching. Tom was top in regards to development - the S&C program, the walk ons, the 5th year linemen- pipeline building, etc. Yes we had talent but he had to work harder then Saban or Meyer ever had to in order to get those talented skilled players. If you haven't noticed, we aren't in the recruiting hotbed. Besides that - he has sustained success at 1 school for 25 years. That is unheard of. He was an offensive genius ahead of his time as well. A lot of what we see with today's spread and zone read offenses is built on isolation - getting the player in space - Tom did that wt the triple option and ran it to perfection. These are reasons I think Tom was the best coach. Being the best coach is about winning the most NC - so many other things involved. Besides I believe he got screwed out of the NC in 82 and 93 and was so close 2 or 2 other times. I still think if he had coached another 5-7 years he would have added 1-3 more. But all of that goes to sustained success. Tom was close so many times while most coaches have or wish for that one flash in the pan year.

Agree with Job # 1 Get better in the trenches on both sides of the ball. Hopefully we will see a marked difference next year with S&C coach and new coaching. If we can put together half of a running game (this past year was a disaster) the O will be OK. I don't expect a # 1 scoring O next year but I think we will see marked improvement. The D needs strength and speed. S&C coach as a job waiting on him.

^^^ I always dreaded a passing play that isolated our linebackers on anyone - WR or RB - we were way to slow. The same hold true to those double stacked WR lateral passes - we hardly ever stopped those well Speed is the answer.

So is SUR a precursor to a run in 2020??

I'll wait for the video. I don't want ESPN's ratings to go up by pushing NU fans there to watch. I hope the ratings are a disaster as this playoff has frozen out 3/4 of the country. This should be called "All South Championship" not Nat'l Championship. As a non-sooner fan living in Tulsa - as least the sooners weren't apart of the 'neighborhood' of bama, Georgia, SC - but they failed to knock off one of the SEC teams when they had the chance.

Yes, I'm not hung up on the star system. Get guys wt passion to play and a great coach can coach them up. Wt a new S&C coach, I expect improvement there alone to move the players performance up a level as well. We cannot underestimate its affect - SF gave a lot of credit for UCF's success to the conditioning program. They finished very strong in that Auburn game.

I just look forward to getting back to the words of Tom Osborne vs Miami 1994 para phrased here - 'We'll win the game in the forth quarter. We are the stronger more conditioned. They will be tired and will lose their cool and will draw personal foul penalties at a critical points in the game." It will be nice to be fresh & strong in the fourth qtr. Of course that means also having reserves ready to play as well.

Vote and comment on your current confidence in the Football program and specifically on recruiting, and what you believe will be the style of play that we will see on offense and defense My take: before the game and watch UCF give up big #s to USF and Memphis - I had my doubts about the D. While I liked the idea of it being an 'attacking' 3-4 it was still a 3-4 and the MR version of 3-4 left a very bad taste in my mouth. Then you add up those USF and Memphis scores and bit of trembling came to my knees. However the bowl game turned me around and here is why. Auburn plays more like Big 10 teams. Methodical on offense. UCF was in a Big 10 type game wt Auburn. This actually played in the D's hands. It gives the D time to rest while the O is on the field. The D wasn't spread out like they have to be against USF and Memphis. The AAC is known to be a high scoring conference and that isn't saying there is no good D. It means that fast scoring games like the AAC has places the D on the field more often. UCF showed that it could play a slower tempo game and still score (had missed opportunities in the 1st half) and this allowed their D time to make adjustments. Offensively, I saw that Frost's O isn't just a wild shoot out. They create mismatches and when the QB wasn't hitting his targets in the 1st half, the play calling allowed him to make up the difference with his running. They were able to play a slower game and still came up on top against a very good Auburn team. I came away more excited in the end with the D which I moved from having doubts all the way to being successful. I sure liked the aggressive attitude and the fact that the kids knew how to tackle in space. Notice how they defended that double stack WR sideline pass which we never could. I also believe the recruiting wt the new emphasis on walk-ons and adding JUCOs plus signing highly skilled kids who fit the program will enable us to build for instant and long term success.

I would say these are the only ones worth mentioning at all - listed below with my comments in red. One can argue if they are accomplishments or not depending on political perspective. Tax reform and appointing Gorsuch will have long lasting affects as will the Paris climate agreement. The others are fairly superficial, hyped or just place there to get to the # 10. I agree wt tax reform in principle but I don't like much of how this one turned out. So I see it as a missed opportunity. I agree wt the Gorsuch nomination and a move towards conservative judges: # 8 hasn't been fulfilled as he hasn't moved our embassy yet, so it cannot be claimed as an accomplishment. But his announcement will have long term affects. Climate agreement withdrawal is a miss also. I think it would be better to have worked on improving the deal - if he is such a great negotiator he should have insisted that it be brought back to the table to address some of the inadequacies. The USA looses out on a leadership role by leaving the accord all together. Others criticized Obama for 'Leading from Behind", This is precisely what Trump is doing here - however he is just 'behind' (or should I say a behind). You don't walk away from important issues (more like take your ball and go home crying), you lead if you believe an issue needs to be addressed. We gave up our right to lead on this subject.

in trump's world it is YUGE!

Brilliant observation and spot on.

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Washington Posts writer, in 2 separate articles, notes Trump's 10 major achievements and 10 major fails during his first year. Achievements https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-10-best-things-trump-has-done-in-his-first-year-in-office/2017/12/27/c79ce93c-ea7e-11e7-9f92-10a2203f6c8d_story.html?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.1256a67fbb68 10 top failures https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-10-worst-things-trump-has-done-in-his-first-year-in-office/2017/12/29/2446d9f6-eca8-11e7-b698-91d4e35920a3_story.html?utm_term=.0bcf6d698e5c

cool - that is it and thanks

I saw a picture on someone's phone that said: Devaney Osborne 4 other guys (I might prefer stating Solich after Osborne and say 3 other guys as Solich was a part of the Devaney family coaching tree along wt Osborne and Frost - even if he didn't win NC) Frost

Knapp to your point I add this tidbit: Trump isn't wired to be President. This will be his downfall. As you note it takes a certain set of skills, personality, character to pull off the toughest job in the world. Either he will 'crack up' as the article below notes or he will make such a bad or series of bad decisions due to pressure that it will be obvious to all that he isn't fit - mental health wise to be in the office. I believe that if the Dems gained control of the House and/or Senate they will push for Amendment 25 Article 4 removal immediately. By that time, there may be a significant # of Repubs who may support their effort - esp with the growing public bent against Trump (as evidence by a Democratic surge in Congress). While Mueller may be building a detailed case against Trump, proving Trump's involvement and removing him will be a long, difficult strain on the country. If the Dems and others can create an argument about Trump's fitness that is clear, it may prove to be the easier, less stressful way of moving Trump out of the office. Ironically, it could also provide an 'out' for Trump himself - if he is ready to go back to being king of his empire after giving himself the Yuge tax cut, he might see 'health' issues as a saving face way of leaving. However, his Ynormous pride may very well get in the way of taking advantage of this exit opportunity. He may just decided not to run in 2020 - regardless of his statements to run again. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/03/trump-25th-amendment-mental-health-322625 I find this quote to be amazing: Kristol trying to get the VP's ear via a tweet and a former GWB official saying the NK nuke tweet that Trump made was grounds alone for removal. For 'balance' the article throws in this quote and it is important to consider - we can't remove someone for political reason under the guise of mental health. Otherwise this could become a trend fit for 3rd world countries. ” Summary article from Newsmax https://www.newsmax.com/politics/professor-mental-health-fit-to-be-president-congress/2018/01/03/id/835024/

Eric Trump - Ellen Degeneres - a part of the deep state. Ok now that we got that cleared up, lets worry about the price of eggs in China or maybe BANNON'S STATEMENT OF TREASON GOING ON IN TRUMP TOWER. https://www.newsmax.com/us/eric-trump-ellen-degeneres-deep-state/2018/01/03/id/834901/

If Gates is staying - I hope Frost can help him regain the potential we saw early on. He really declined under the previous staff

Yes, in the several UCF games I watched this year, I saw enthusiasm on the side lines and with the coaches. Yes, winning does that, but it all starts wt a 'can do' attitude. That cultural shift of attitude will make the difference in several games. Instead of a an 'awe shucks' I thought we'd win that game attitude afterwards by the coach, we'll have a fired up coach who expects to win every game. On the sideline I saw Scott Frost as controlled passion - he wasn't red faced scary like Bo or comma induced calm like MR - but controlled, involved and like Tom he appears to be thinking 3-4 plays forward. When the team scored he didn't get overly excited like the Minnesota coach seemed to be against us but demonstrated controlled passion. Under Bo - it was an emotional roller coaster, under MR - it was flat line. Attitude adjustment + improved coaching + player development + best player plays + harder practices and conditioning = Success

This is totally childish. What a small brain we have in the WH.

^^^^ Trump's response to the above "Bannon has lost his mind". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-03/trump-says-bannon-lost-his-mind-after-leaving-white-house

As Sgt Shultz would say, "This is very interesting." Bannon taking aim at his former boss and the campaign leadership and admin as a whole. If Bannon is saying the below, who knows what all Mueller has in his files. Doesn't look good for Don Jr or for Trump in the long run. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/03/donald-trump-russia-steve-bannon-michael-wolff

Brother, we have been walking the same path. The sarcastic, cynical part of me believes that all of these companies giving immediate raises and bonus to their employees after the tax cut were set up by Trump/Congress to do so (or Koch Brothers) and will be getting some Christmas candy behind the scene in regulatory benefits, govt contracts, etc. While the tax cut may benefit me short term - I'm looking retirement in the face in a few years and I cringe in how they may ''pay" for this later. As a conservative, I realized the Repubs have given up any pretense of being a conservative party or have any goal of balancing the budget. The one of the biggest losers in this are the Tea Party voters who thought they were voting for limited gov't back in 2010, 14, 16 - they instead get a govt intent on spending like a drunken sailor (I was going to say democrat but I think the Dems would be more fiscally wise than this group) while selling off parts of the boat to its corp friends thinking that will pay for their spending. At this point no Tea Party voter has the right to be critical of deficits created by the past administration. They should only grieve how the republicans have deceived them into thinking that things would be different. The CBO projected higher deficits even prior to the passage of this bill - back in June https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52801 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/20/deficit-could-hit-1-trillion-2018-and-thats-before-full-impact-tax-cuts/969347001/ NYT addresses the deficit issue. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/28/us/politics/tax-bill-deficits.html

Here is a good list or summary of Trump's tweets for the year - let the memories pour in: https://www.wabe.org/a-year-of-the-trump-presidency-in-tweets/