Lonestar_Husker

I heard Mike Ditka was in Lincoln this week. They are looking into the possibility of Ditka retaining infinit eligibility and he will play every position from here untill the end of time. Ditka vs USC...........i'll take Ditka by 70.

Ditka would win the Indy 500, driving a bus. According to the guys over at Swerski's Pub-N-Grub.

"many are against it, but most really dont have a legit reason why.... they just dont."-melscott62

There are several reasons that one could consider "legit". He kept, allegedly, more of a .....let's say "family friendly" schedule. Which, if you're in a position to enjoy, is priceless. I can personally attest to that. However, one could legitimatelly think that we need someone who would be more committed to improving our football team. I'm not knocking him. I wouldn't make that sacrifice. There are other reasons, experience, philosophy, motivational accumen, that could be considered "legit".

I think TO needs to go the comittee route this time. I believe we could have done a lot better than Solich after the '97 season. Nebraska was a pretty attractive job, then. If we get some more knowlegable opinions brainstorming, I think the final selection will be less controversial, and therefore, have more universal support. TO should come back and HELP fix the mess he had a hand in creating, not just make the same mistake that Pedersen made by conducting a one man search. A rather embarassing search at that. ?HOUSTON NUTT? He really tied his boat of success to whomever he hired, which ultimately clouded his judgement in offering the extension.....Whatever, all I'm saying is, enough with the one man search crews. We're MIA and we need all hands available to find the true NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS.

Who brings up Woody Hayes anymore? Jeez Louise, this does not make sense on any level. Personally, I'm a "bottom line" kind of guy. If this guy plays better than that guy, play him! Bottom line. This antiquated type of ?reasoning? does not fly anymore. I wonder what he thought of USC's TRUE FRESHMAN center blowing Suh off the line 90% of the time.

They better get to liking playing underclassmen, or they will be looking for yet another job. I think Callahan is smart enough to recognize where the problems lie. I hope he is smart enough to do something about it.

My heart says Tommie, my head says Vince. I didn't get to see as much of Tommie as I did Vince, I lived in Houston when he was just a complete freak in high school. All I can say is Vince was/is magic. Tommie was the first player that came to mind when watching VY. Intangibles, instincts, leadership were about equal. Tommie was a magician his own self. Vince had a better arm, that's the difference. I can't emphasize enough what Vince meant to UT. After his wunderlich scores became public, I started calling him a Quarterback Savant. He might not be the brightest bulb in the house, but he knew how to win.

As far as how he would have fared if he played for the Huskers, I think he would have attracted other blue chippers to come to NU, and he would have been just as successful. He would've opened a Texas pipeline to NU. Sadly, we'll never know.

Callahan isn't getting the job done. Lets face it, look what he did in his biggest game so far against USC. We just got embarrassed AT HOME. If u want to know wut the rest of Callahan's career at Nebraska will be like, just watch a tape of that game. Nebraska has enough talent to win out the rest of the season, but lets face it our coaches suck.

 

I agree we should go about firing Callahan in a smart way. Unfortunately, we've already given him a 5-year contract extension. First off, we need to fire Coz as soon as the football season is over. Coz has done an absolutely poor job of motivating our D & absolutely needs to be fired. We need to find a better head coach who would be interested in coaching at Nebraska. We let Callahan stay for 3-5 more years, then fire his a$$, hire a better coach, & put an end to the WCO.

 

 

So you were so sure Nebraska would beat ISU by more than 21 points Saturday you bet $11 and lost. So now you are PO'd that you can't meet your trailer home rental due Monday?

 

If you are going to call for a coaching change...offer who you believe would be a realistic replacement!

 

I think the answer is a genetic mutation of TO and Bill Walsh

 

So your saying....Scot Frost?

Dennis Francione will be available soon.

"I agree that we should be running a big back on third and short, but are you seriously complaining about 5 for 9 on third down. And why should we take away his big runs and his big game to compare him to other backs? Thats the whole reason we run Lucky, is for the long runs.

What I want to know (and this isnt directed at you Hunter) is why everyone is bitching about everything? Even when a player is doing good, we still find ways to complain. He's leading the conference and is towards the top in yards per game in the country, and yet some still whine. What ever happened to supporting your team and players? Best fans in the country? If people come on this board they'll be second guessing that."

I agree. I've never heard so complaining over 4-1. It hasn't always been pretty, but we've found ways to win. Bottom line is 4-1. I think we'll learn a lot after this weekend. I'm betting that the defense plays better. I think we'll get a few more stops than MU will, that's all it takes, a few timely stops. We'll see.

Best line I've ever heard about Elton: "Vijay Singh has hit more balls than Sir Elton's chin, that is why he has the confidence to challenge Tiger." David Feherty.

Great musician, But where would he be without Bernie Taupin? I think he does the lyrics.

Tough call, but you can record the game.

"They had a winning % of 56% before Mack Brown got their, he has NEVER won less than 9 games and never lost more than 4." How many games did Nebraska win last year? 9. We'll see where we end up this year.

"And trust me if Mack Brown had Cally's record he would be fired." Well, he had Ricky Williams when he got here, it wasn't too difficult to figure out who to give the ball to. Cally had the savior Joe Dailey.

"Their defense is much better than ours and they give up less than 4 yds per rush and they held their 2 toughest opponents to 251 and 277 yds on offense." Holding TCU and KSU to under 300 yds. I think when TCU is your toughest OOC game, you're setting yourself up for a unexpected smackdown. I know, I know.....Ball State. I thought they gave Michigan a scare last year? Not sure. Don't care. Nebraska won the game. I don't want to play "what if". We could do that for every game played. How many points did they give up to KSU? I'm not sure we need to get into a strength of schedule debate, I would think our S.O.S. is a little tougher. If you go defensive stats alone, you will need to consider opponents. I'm not saying our D is anywhere up to snuff(where ever snuff is, we're not there, yet)

"He develops talent very well, and you can look at his NFL drafts to answer your own question."

I'll give you that he finds talent very, very well. I'm definitely not sold on the whole development thing.

I haven't noticed any huge improvement in his players from freshmen to seniors(if they stay that long).

Vince was Vince. Cedric Benson almost regressed. Chris Simms didn't get any better. Frank Okam should be just destroying people, constantly. I don't see a lot of fire in that dude. I don't know, you haven't sold me the Mack is head and shoulders above Callahan. JMHO.

"You guys are honestly drinking too much Kool Aid if you think we are a better team than TX." Please don't lump me in with "you guys". I never said that Nebraska was better than Texas. I just challenged the assumption that Mack and Co. were so much better than Callahan. I'm hoping that Callahan isn't so loyal to his DC that he won't make a change, if neccessary. Mack has kept Greg Davis(TX OC) for far too long, IMHO.

"Also, if you look at my desire for NU football it's to win 10+ games a year and be in a BCS game every couple of years and a NC chase every 5 years, similar to OU and TX like we were promised by PUD......remember?" So Callahan won 9 games last year, 4-1 so far this year, we still don't have a clue as to what will happen the rest of this year, played in conference title game, and we're not at the halfway point of year 4. So you think he should get one more year after this one?

I guess 10+ wins every year is reasonable in this day and age. How about 9+wins?

Also, I love your opnion caveat. Your signature says a lot, also.

"Texas has more talent, a better coach, more team speed, more athleticism they are bigger at almost every position....that is why they are a better team than NU. They are playing waaay below their talent level and we might be, might be, close to playing at the same level but they are a better team, without question. can we beat them YES, are we better than them HELL NO!"- I bleed Red

OK. Let me get this straight. We are playing below our talent level, ergo we must fire our coach. Texas is playing "waaay" below their talent level and they have a better coach? If they have more talent, and playing very poorly(not to mention numerous arrests, indictments and yes, even convictions) why is Mack Brown so much better? He's had a lot of talent for a lot of years. How many Big12 Championships does he have? He won his first 2 years ago. 9 years- one conference championship and one National Championship. Have you ever heard of Vince Young? I hear tale that he was pretty good . Gene Chizik? I know that you are a current or former coach or something that makes you feel superior, so I know you've heard of him. He's not there anymore. Duane Aquina spent some time in AZ I believe. How would you, as an all knowing coach, rate his player development regarding position and tackling fundamentals? From my know nothing perspective, he's a least as bad as Cosgrove. One more thing, Texas has ZERO player leadership. I think they feel entitled to win every game. They do not have any heart. Colt McCoy was not in good shape in the 2nd half. Possible concussion, major one. He was puking on the sidelines, violently. Now, their true freshman back up is pretty good, can't throw very well(sorry Limas), but is strong and fast. Bigger and faster are advantages if you want them to be, these guys expect them to be, and do not hustle. We'll see. I think we can win out. We can also lose up to 3 more. It's too soon to predict accurately.

look guys....I've never been one to publicly humiliate someone like that. That's not any better than booing the team. I agree things need to change...but personally I think we need to support the team as a whole. If you watched during the game last weekend...as our fans booed, it just got the other fans and players more excited. We need to stop doing stuff like that. We're supposed to be fans that have class. And yelling "Cosgrove sucks" or "boo" or "f#*k callahan" or whatever the choice of words are that weekend, doesn't make us any better than the other crap fans out there that do that.

 

Discuss the coaching situation on the forums, with your friends at the bar, in letters to the athletic director or whoever handles that crap. Truthfully I think in the end it's going to work out. Pederson sees what's going on, don't think he doesn't. I'm sure Callahan as well as Cosgrove are under extreme heat from him...because he's probably under extreme heat from the people with the money.

 

Lastly, how do you think this looks towards possible recruits?!! I saw some people standing on the sideline before the game started that I'm guessing where high school players who were looking at potentially going to Nebraska. And during this game they witness the fans booing our team? Come on people! We've lost games before and we still hear stories of recruits saying despite the loss they still loved the atmosphere there! If we now lose games AND lose our image as the best fans in college football...why are these kids going to want to come to Nebraska?

 

I don't know...just my opinion.

 

 

I agree, booing your team(or Santa) at home is for Philly fan, not Husker fan. That being said, the defense needs to shape up. I was under the impression that we had some talent and a little more depth. Somebody's got some splainin to do. I would think that somebody would Mr. Cosgrove. WTF?

OMG! I just aged 10 years. I don't have 10 to spare.

Radio feed is a couple minutes behind. WTF is happening?

C'MON! Let's go! Make a PLAY!

Do they want to get Cos fired or what?

Let's go D! DEEEEEFENSE!

Murillo is back!

Lets go FANS, make some noise!

Defense NEEDS to forget the everything that has happened and step up!

Too much time left.

I think we're trending in the right direction. USC's offensive and defensive lines were superior to NU's. I thought that, defensively, we schemed well enough to get ONE guy a shot a making a play. I'm sorry, but I'll take SC's running backs one on one against just about anybody's LB's, including LSU's. Offensively, their D-line was big and very fast(very). NU's O-line had it's hands full with SC's D-line, they could'n't even begin to think about blocking a LB. Too much constant pressure started to get to Sam and he rushed a few throws, got out of rhythm. I thought we knocked the ball loose a few times and couldn't jump on it, what are ya gonna do? It's an oval. I still think that after this game, all of the rest will seem slow to the players. We win the north, beat Texas btw, and it's a toss up against OU in B-12 title game.

I just watched the Nevada game intro, and I'm sorry, but i got maybe one goosebump. Wait a minute, wait a minute.......false alarm, just a mosquito bite. I like seeing past greats making big plays. Something that portrays our tradition of excellence. I don't like military metaphors for games. Too Kellen Winslow Jr. Just my opinion and it's worth exactly what you paid for it.

I wish that I could drop 10 lbs. at that rate.

 

 

Go to Academy and buy Football gear....Run 2 miles in it. Mission Accomplished!

 

 

I don't think anyone outside of Texas knows what Academy is. It's a sporting goods store chain that sells decent(not state of the art) sporting goods. Call me capt. redundant. Great store though. Used ProV-1s, 20count for $24.99.

 

 

Thank you! Sometimes I forget where I am at!

I'm glad you're not under water, Lots of rain yesterday, eh? We got some of it, not as bad as the

Houston area, though.

I wish that I could drop 10 lbs. at that rate.

 

 

Go to Academy and buy Football gear....Run 2 miles in it. Mission Accomplished!

I don't think anyone outside of Texas knows what Academy is. It's a sporting goods store chain that sells decent(not state of the art) sporting goods. Call me capt. redundant. Great store though. Used ProV-1s, 20count for $24.99.

Hey!

I just found this board recently, very enjoyable. The ESPN board suks.

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? Since birth(41yrs)

2) What/who led you to The Nation? If you're a Neb native, do you have a choice?

3) Where are you from originally? Omaha

4) Where do you live now? Austin, TX (the ATX)

5) Favorite Husker memory? Tommie Frazier running down the sideline vs. Florida(Ball Coach headset toss included)

6) Worst Husker memory? When the spiraling descent started, Colorado 2001.

7) Number of home games attended? 5

8) Number of away games attended? 4

9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? Replica home jersey with Herbie ball cap.

10) Favorite place to watch a Husker game? (section in Memorial, bar, friends house etc.) Home. (I don't get as many stares from strangers wondering if they will need to call a paramedic due to my seemingly impending stroke)

11) Favorite all time player? Tommie Frazier

12) WCO or Option? I like 'em both.

13) Stevie Pederson or Billy Byrne? Pederson

14) Lil Red or Herbie Husker? HERBIE (I find Lil Red embarassing)

15) Favorite Husker play? Fumblerooskie

16) Favorite game-day beverage? Water (need to keep hydrated) and ricolla.

17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source) Poster on ESPN boards suggested it.