Mudhen

18 hours ago, JoseyWales said:

 

 

Just a little problem with this Bill Clinton did not become governor of Arkansas until 1993.

 

 

My mistake, Clinton wasn't governor, he was the Attorney General.

William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992, and as attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979. Wikipedia

6 hours ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

We keep talking about the dumpster fire and long rebuild the next coach will inherit.

But isn't Nebraska literally and obviously close? As in that same MAC level talent taking ranked teams to the wire last season? And couldn't merely a couple key players or plays have turned Northwestern, Georgia Southern, Purdue, Minnesota, and Wisconsin into wins, putting the Huskers at 8-3 heading into Iowa and a bowl game?

Imagine the difference just marginally better offensive linemen would make. Or a slightly more cohesive offensive scheme. Or the kind of fourth quarter confidence that comes directly from coaching. It is literally the difference between 3-9 and 8-4 and it actually can happen overnight. Especially with a smart coaching staff and a lively portal. You know the secret to a winning culture? It's winning. 

 

 

Great post.

The right coach can take a losing program, and have a quick turnaround.

Head coach of Arkansas Lou Holtz decided to suspend 3 players, (2 starters) before the 1977 Orange
Bowl against #2 Oklahoma,  players wanted to boycott playing . Gov.
Bill Clinton pleaded with Holtz to reconsider. He didn’t. Arkansas won as a large dog.

No. Carolina St. in 1971  went 3-8
1972 first year coach Holtz coached them to 8-3-1, took them to and won Peach Bowl vs. West Virginia

Arkansas in 1977  went 5-5-1
1978  first year coach Holtz went to 10-1, took them to and won Orange Bowl vs. #2 Oklahoma

Minnesota in 1983 went 1-10
1984  first year coach Holtz went 4-7, in second year, 1985, went 7-5 and won Independence Bowl

Notre Dame in 1985 went 5-6
1986 first year coach Holtz went 5-6, in second year 1987 went 8-4, going to Cotton Bowl

South Carolina in 1998 went 1-10
1999 first year coach Holtz went 0-11, second year 2000, went 8-4 going to Outback
    Bowl, beating Ohio St.

After 640 pages, fans are still finding new ways for a coaching search.

You never know what you'll get.

1 hour ago, Redux said:

This program is cursed.  We were gifted a couple of strong and legendary runs decades ago.  At this point we should be thankful our landlocked state even enjoyed that bit of success.  We aren't blue blood anymore, never will be again.  The game has evolved and the disadvantages stacked against us will prevent us from rising again.  It's not fun anymore, the last streak we have is looked at as a farce and incoming players look at our last bit of success like a phonograph.  It doesn't matter who we hire, the loyalty and passion for this program is dying and the amount of effort to rebuild it is more than most coaches would want.  We should've been happy with Solich and let him fool around with anyone he wanted to, or at least just said screw it Bo Pelini makes us relevant to the media and is entertaining as hell to watch and wins.  I'm not even interested at this point to see who we get because even if it were Nick friggin Saban all I would be thinking is "wow.....Nick Saban is about to destroy his legacy sinking with this ship".

True!

After 368 pages, the "Soup Nazi " can't take any more.

3 hours ago, Detasselingthehuskers said:

Sadly, I live in rural Nebraska and I can confirm that it’s still an issue. I went to a watch party and there were a lot of old racist dudes saying stuff about Mickey…

Sad, I have relatives like that. Those old racist dudes may have to someday watch Sanders coach a team we are playing.

I learned Nebraska can beat the point spread.

Record wise they are only one game behind Iowa, Oklahoma, T&M

10 hours ago, M.A. said:

There’s  a “master list” on here somewhere with a considerable number of potential head coaches. Lol.

This master list was found in Trev's lunchbox with a Runza wrapped inside.

Feel free to download, and add names or wishes.

Maybe the best metric for the next head coach search would be:

"What is his win-loss record against the spread"

Breaking news........Dean Wormer has placed HCSF on double secret probation.

6 minutes ago, TonyStalloni said:

 

 

I just turned 70 years old a week ago and I am of the conclusion I may never see a good-great Husker football team again. Kinda scary!

I hear ya. I just turned 75, and feel realistically that I 'll never see a another championship, but now hope for a winning season. Just a winning season is all I ask for, so opposing teams don't pencil in a "W" on their schedule. Gone are the good ol days when Barney Cotton got all excited in the locker room in front of the press, at a 9 win season, and a lot of fans thought "Any monkey could win 9 games".

On 8/20/2022 at 7:52 PM, Pedro G said:

Us Husker fans then also love to hate Bud Wilkenson (sp?). On the Saturday games that showed Nebraska with him in the booth, he seemed to be bias against the Huskers. 

20 hours ago, JJ Husker said:

 

Also loved Keith Jackson on the national telecasts. He was the best for TV games. Pavelka was good but not as good as Bremser. I’ve only listened on the radio a couple times since Pavelka and whoever was calling the game(s) was not memorable.

One of the best non-Nebraska announcers was Frank Broyles back in the day. He would spot penalties before the officials threw the flag. Also he was great at calling out what play was going to be run before in advance.

My name is Bob, and I’m a Kool-Aid drinker.
I just joined Kool-Aid Anonymous.
It’s a 12 step program, and I want to get my first chip.
The 1-800 number is disconnected.
I need a sponsor. Teach? Hedley? Guy? anyone?

Jimmy the Greek made the Colts a 17 point favorite over the Jets in Super Bowl III.
When the sports press was highly critical over his line after the game, He replied “That was the best line I ever made“

There has been a lot of misinformation about Vegas betting, and maybe most
of you already know this, Teachercd gets it, and I don’t want to talk
down to anyone so here is a refresher betting 101:
VEGAS DOESN’T CARE WHO WINS! They are like a holding company,
They take a bet from Al the cab driver in NYC for Nebraska -7 for $110 to win $100.
They take a bet from Joe the barber in LA for Illinois +7 for $110 to win $100.
Vegas does not care who wins. They will get $10 (vig) and all that does add up.
Vegas sets the line to predict who will be putting down cash on equal sides.
(It is the public who sifts through data with the offense vs defense matchups, coaching advantage, QB, revenge game, home field, returning starters, injuries, etc. and bets accordingly) You are betting against someone who bet against you, not Vegas.
If too much action is on one side, then the line moves.

Someone mentioned earlier that they do a scary good job at this. Very true.

On 6/18/2021 at 4:02 PM, ColoradoHusk said:

Isn’t going to a Rice football game some form of punishment?

Rice 's halftime band is cool.

Just for grins, instead of a committee, why not have Vegas set the

line for getting into the final 4?

Alabama vs anybody -7

Clemson vs anybody -5

Ohio St vs anybody -3

etc, etc, etc,

Then you would have a true baseline where the fans would put their

hard earned money on. Nobody complains.

Just for grins, with all things equal, as it stands this year,
what would be the record if you plug in Bo as the coach?
@ Illinois      W
Buffalo W
@ Oklahoma Blowout Loss
@ Michigan St. W
Northwestern     W
Michigan     Toss-up
@ Minnesota     W
Purdue     W
Ohio St. Blowout Loss
Southeastern Louisiana      W
@ Wisconsin      Toss-up
Iowa W

Dean Wormer has put Nebraska on Double Secret probation

I learned that Nebr. covered the spread.

Alabama just lost to Auburn, and now has 2 loses for the year.

Sabin is on the hot seat and may be available.