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The bible says the same thing: So pretty much religion sucks. That pretty much sums up how I feel about religion.

The Koran, or Quran, has 109 verses that calls for war against non believers... how is that a peaceful religion? Quran (2:191-193) - "And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah [disbelief] is worse than killing..

No it' really didn't. Even a large amount of "moderate" Muslims are in favor of stoning laws and enforcing Sharia Law where they live. ^THIS!

I am a recovering christian. Left the faith last year mainly because of the people in the religion, I consider myself agnostic now. Nearly every religion has a dark past, and every extreme side of religion in my opinion is evil. The reason why Muslims are taking so much heat right now is because they rather deny than condemning or separating themselves from the extremists. There are Muslims that are wonderful people but the jihadists shadow the good people of Muslim faith. If you watch Bill Maher's documentary Religulous you'll see that every time he confronts a Muslim about killing an artist for drawing a cartoon of the prophet or using kids as suicide bombers they all deny it or claim that it is a very small fraction of people. Bill would also ask if it is okay to kill someone for leaving the religion and no one would answer that question but just try to get around it. Out of all the religions I would say that the majority of extremism is within the Muslim faith, Christianity being a close second. You see Christians separating themselves from westboro, but you don't see some of these Muslim nations condemning muslim terrorism, hell, they even harbor these organizations and most of these nations are US allies. But people who say that the Muslim faith is a peaceful one really hasn't read any passages from the Koran. The same goes for the bible as well. The difference is that most Muslims follow every word of the Koran while Christians pick and choose which parts of the bible they like. I hope I don't sound like a bigot against Muslims because that is furthest from the truth, I think people should believe in whatever it is they want without persecution. The problem I have with the muslim faith is that they view everyone who do not share their belief as infidels, so why should I tolerate a group that doesn't tolerate other religions? That in itself is the definition of a hate group which is hidden behind the word religion.

in regards to this, I do. I see 11 wins as a real possibility. Ive stated as such. And also, that a 10-2 regular season should be a realistic expectation. 9 wins is obviously acceptable depending on the circumstances. Anything less? I'll admit failure. This aint no culture shock rebuild like it was in 2004. There's a lot to build on here. Influx some sound coaching, improve the mentality (which is probably the most daunting task by far) and this team can flourish. But also like Knapp says, even if this guy does just win 9-10 games every year, fails to win a conference title, but does it in a far more respectful manner in regards to national perception and his handling of the program within the walls of North Stadium, and doesnt do much if anything at all to embarrass us, and we look like at least a halfway competent football team on the big stage then yeah, I'll accept that as a huge improvement as well. I'm not going to settle for that. I really hope Nebraska can win the conference title within the next two seasons, our schedule makes it nearly impossible for two seasons after that. If it doesn't happen, it'll be two decades since we've won a game with meaning. For the record, I'm not a big fan of the Riley hire or his staff hires for the most part. I'm not 'butthurt'. They waited a year too long to fire Bo if you ask me. I'll agree. We shouldnt settle for that. But what I'm saying is that result shouldnt be deemed as a failure or a step back. We should always be striving to be the best program possible. I just dont agree with the mood that this guy HAS to come in and improve on 9/10 wins to not be an immediate failure, even though I do believe it's a realist possibility that he does. Point taken. But there is a different dynamic at work, he's not coming into a situation in which the team is coming off a losing season. He doesn't get a pass if we have a 7-5 year or something, but I do understand what you're saying. Anything less than 9 wins isnt good at all in my opinion. Not with the schedule we have. I will be extrememly dissappointed in less than 9 regular season wins. I just dont know where on the schedule 4 losses come from even playing mediocre football every week. Wisconsins got new coaches again and theyre at home, and Michigan St has a new DC. That's a pretty big shakeup on their bellcow phase of the game, even if Dantonio is the ultimate defensive mind there. I'm still meh on the challenges that BYU and Miami will provide. Miami lost Duke. I just dont know. With our schedule, anything less than 9 regular season wins is going to leave me and probably all of Husker nation scratching their heads and wanting to beat down Eichorst's door. I just dont see it happening though. I still think that in year one 9 wins is a very real possibility but so is 7-5. If we do lose 5 games it will depend on how we lose those games. If they are epic meltdown loses that mimic the Pelini era then the is a rather large cause for concern. But if those loses are competitive then I think that in year 2 we will see some hardware. Year one for any coach is difficult, but he is bringing a ton of experience on this staff and Riley is open to adjusting his scheme around the talent we have. I expect the offense to improve big time. It is all going to depend on how well the defense plays next season, if the D can play well in the big games then we should have an excellent season.

Maybe not 11 wins. But at least winning the division. Can we start off by beating Wisconsin first? That alone would be an improvement

I played hockey thru the college level & have had many different types of coaches. I could easily say I don't remember ever having a coach who didn't yell. The really good coaches did both teach & yell. They knew when they needed to yell & when they needed to teach. One of the problems today is kids seem very emotional these days. It might sound wierd, but I really think it has to do with all the stuff that is put into food & all the extra hormones put into milk & meat.

magic the gathering has sucked since the miradin block back in early 2004. why no mana burn wizards?

Apparently context has no bearing in a discussion like this. Riley either did or did not do better than Pelini at his last gig, and both situations are 1:1 equal in every way, so if he didn't do better, that's a failure on Riley's part. Orrrr........ We could recognize that Nebraska doesn't have a larger, better-funded, better-positioned D1A school in their state, who gets free or near-free marketing aimed directly at the demographic the two schools are recruiting year in and year out. Nebraska isn't in an after-thought city in this state with no major airport for recruits to fly into. Nebraska isn't dealing with the worst athletic facilities in their conference. Nebraska isn't dealing with the smallest athletic department budget in their conference. Nebraska wasn't dealing with most of the disadvantages Riley was dealing with at Oregon State, but let's completely ignore all of that, let's ignore that the PAC-10/PAC-12 has been a tougher conference than the Big Ten these past four/five years, let's ignore everything and just look at the bottom-line numbers alone. Because context doesn't matter. Right? Mike Riley was competing with Nike U in Oregon, it is very difficult for any school to compete with Oregon these days. Not to mention he was out spent in the PAC 12 by major schools in the recruiting pipelines of the PAC 12. Oregon state ranked 11th in the PAC 12 for athletic facilities which is one of the major selling points to recruits and crucial to developing your players. Oregon is ranked 1st. the only team that was behind Oregon State was Washington State. So that fact right there shows how amazing it was that Riley had any success in the PAC 12. Nebraska is ranked 2nd in the Big 10 in athletic facilities, the number one team is Ohio State. The best example that I can give regarding the importance of athletic facilities to coaching and recruiting is Nick Saban at Michigan State, between 1995-1997 his best finish was a 7 win season, in '98 Saban upset #1 Ohio State but still finished 6-6. His best season at Michigan state was in '99 where he finished 9-2 (10-2 with the bowl game that he did not coach), Riley had similar numbers at a weaker school. It wasn't until he went to LSU where Saban's worst season was an 8 win season. Today, LSU's athletic facilities ranked 2nd in the SEC where Michigan State is ranked 5th in the Big 10. So, you are giving a coach who had success against top ranked teams at a bottom of the barrel power 5 school better facilities and better recruiting pipelines in a softer conference than the PAC 12. I am not saying that he will be our Nick Saban but at least look at the bigger picture and give the guy some support, he hasn't even coached a game yet.

I could run 100 meters in 17 seconds...... No you can't

Pelini was 8-19, with 1-6 in the last three years. 0-4 this year. and thats my point, we got the same guy, just without the douchebaggery... How do we know he will put up the same, better or worst numbers than pelini? He hasn't coached a game yet.Pelini had the same numbers as Osborne in certain areas as well, and he sure as hell is no TO. And thats exactly why I don't see why folks are getting excited over the prospect of him being the HC... Definitely agree with that. I like most of his hires except for Banker. But I am not going to be excited or condemn this staff until they at least get a season in the books.

Pelini was 8-19, with 1-6 in the last three years. 0-4 this year. and thats my point, we got the same guy, just without the douchebaggery... How do we know he will put up the same, better or worst numbers than pelini? He hasn't coached a game yet. Pelini had the same numbers as Osborne in certain areas as well, and he sure as hell is no TO.

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I will give you all a nice handshake and a thank you if you nominate me. I will also buy you lap dances at shakers....

Can you just post people who are no longer eligible in giant bold letters with girls in bikinis surrounding those names on every nomination thread?

The guy has experience and he is bringing in an experienced staff. I see us winning many division titles, but I really have no idea until he coaches a season. I have only watched a handful of Oregon St games, so I can't really get a handle on how he runs things yet. Anyone know where I can watch old Oregon St. games?

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Nah, going old school and handing them out ahead of time. strigori, you get a blackshirt.You should let the players decide if they will keep them or not. Because YOLO!

I just counted again. You're a loser. Do you want a second opinion as well? I concur.Lord, why did I lose? Is it because my wife is a Michigan fan? I'll divorce her if that's the case.

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Famous people are much more convincing than regular people.... I concede

I refuse to concede my campaign for S&C until there is a recount! This is America damn it!