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I apologize if I come across being overly analytical or negative or taking sides. Just curious as to what people think about other teams who have not lived up to expectations this year either. I think we all know it has been pretty crazy in all of college football. I am enjoying it in some respects because there is some competition out there now. Gone are the days of a few teams rolling over everyone they play. Glad to see some exciting games and never knowing who might come out on top. Still doesn't account for our disappointing year by any means. I think it is pretty clear that teams with solid fundamentals will win every time. TAMU brough in a playbook that could have fit on a few sticky notes and used it the entire game and guess what....it worked. They executed it on all levels from the line of scrimmage blocking, to open field blocking and on down the line.

I am not hiding anything or beating around the bush at all. I think we need to accept the fact that we are not a good team this year and it is what it is. I dont need to rehash the obvious reasons or go into further discussion about what they are. I always wonder how many losses, or what does it take for people to bash a team for being bad. I wish I had answers to why this NU team doesn't gel, isn't getting the job done. I think if you look at all of the games, we had our chances, we had our opportunities. Sure, one good play or touchdown will turn the game around, but it sure as hell helps with morale and drive and momentum. Dropped punt by Swift----game changing momentum right there.....Personal Foul on McKeon.....huge first down and change in momentum instead of stopping their drive depp in TAMU territory, multiple dropped passes or poorly thrown passes to open receivers for first downs---lost momentum and opportunities.....Wide open receivers that were not seen by Keller on numerous occasions that might have gone for 6 everytime....missed opportuniy. That is just a few from this past game I was at. And there were many of those during other loses as well. Games are won by a total package of offense and defense, but just look at the multiple list of missed oportunities that were not capitalized upon.

I am curious to know what people's feelings were before the season started. Don't be stupid and say "oh I knew we would be horrible....I hated Callahan from day one.....it was a disaster in the making" I know there are plenty of people out there who had man of optimistic feelings about this year. No one can deny that NU made a lot of progress last year, sure nothing is perfect but things looked very promising and took a huge step forward.......no doubt about it. I am also curious as to how everyone on here perceives other teams around to country who have lost games this year. How do you view USC. Preseason #1, BCS bowl and possible championship team, started well and dominated many teams, then thew out a loss to a horrible Stanford team, struggled massively against AZ. Do people think they are horrible and calling for Carroll's resignation? How about South Florida?? Huge turn around for that program and dominant on many fronts. Yet they crap out against Rutgers..who is an alright team but should have been a sure win for USF. Are people saying that team is horrible and awful?

Why did Nebraska run the option so much back in the 1990's??? Because IT WORKS! It is super hard to defend the option. Everyone knows that, it is not a hidden secret. There are few times as a defense you can ever have enough personnel to stuff the option and defend it completely every single time. I am not here taking sides but as I have always thought, no one around here or the bulk of fans will never be satisfied. What if our D pinched on the quarterback and he pitches it and the RB goes for 30 yards...everyone would be all over the butt of the linebacker for pinching on the play and not staying home. Anyone remember the play where TAMU scored on a 10 yard pass into the endzone? McGee took a keeper towards the sideline and Brandenburg was covering the tight end....well he left and came up to make the play on the QB and left the TE wide open. They would have scored either way. I find it interesting people just live and thrive off of bashing any and everything no matter what.

Remember folks...and someone just said it. There is way more to Peterson's firing than just a lackluster football season. Yes the football program is the foundation of the athletic department budget, but there is WAY WAY more to being an AD besides a football program. There are almost 20 different sports at NU that the AD is responsible for in some manner or another. Read the facts and the papers. There were issues with Peterson long before this football season started. It would be a no win situation firing coaches mid season. They are sill going to have their defense, still going to have their playbook. Sure you can water things down and such but they are not going to install a completely new system or way of life with a few games left. I don't get too involved in analyzing things because I am not on the field, I don't coach sports or ever have. Non of us sit and have access to playbooks and game film and break it all down and know exactly what is happening....well, some may but I wouldn't know. There is an easy formula as to what the problems are. And this goes across the board for any sport, or workplace, or whatever 1. Your personnel are not talented enough to get the job done mentally or physically or a combination of both 2. The leadership is not talented enough to make the correct decisions and proper choices and training of the personnel 3. The scheme and way the operation is run is not effective and not utilizing resources and talent in the most effective way That to me is the most basic of questions for any sports team, company, business, etc. Pretty simple and straight to the point. Has nothing to do with not calling the right defense on 4th and 2 in this particular game....or whatever you want to say. So maybe everyone on here can weight in on what area is lacking the most. I certainly want to say that it is not the personnel. I don't pay attention to the rivals.com ratings and such...sometimes those are way overrated. But look at people we have on our team that were highly touted, have proven athletic skills, results, stats, and have yet to really produce much here or establish themselves as a star player. I think there is no doubt we have plenty of athletes of high caliber.

I agree with some people on here. It seems like nothing will ever satisfy anyone at anytime. You all complain that the defense has no heart and no soul and can't play worth a crap. Then they come out yesterday and make some plays and show a little tenacity we have yet to see most of the season and what do people do on here? You sit and whine about why the heck they are doing that and what pansies they are for thinking they are all that. Don't get me wrong...message boards are message boards and everyone is entitled to their opinions. Some people need to get a life though. I sat in the stands and listened to everyone whine and moan about our 3rd down incompletions and 4th down troubles. Seems like they try a pass play and it does not work so people scream and yell "WHY DIDN'T WE FREAKIN RUN THE BALL UP THE MIDDLE!!! GOOD LORD CALLY JUST RUN THE BALL ON 3RD AND SHORT WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!!!" Then when we run the ball and get stuffed at the line everyone is yelling "THROW THE FREAKIN BALL!!! GOOD LORD CALLY!! WE HAD RECEIVERS WIDE OPEN ON A SLANT THROW THE FREAKIN BALL!!!!!!!"

Completely false. People don't write letter's like that especially with quotes such as "So, I wont be accepting a job after the Colorado game like many are predicting. Man, that would be like de javu, Im not sure I want to go back to that place or time."

Article from the LJS today. I am not taking sides at all but many people have talked about who is telling the truth and who is lying, etc. I think there are some good questions answered in here. http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2007/1...6f483725656.txt

I think some people can't appreciate a litle humor in press conferences. Hell, look at all of the press conference footage of Bill Parcells being "arrogant" or Mike Gundy blowing up about a newspaper article, etc. Comments like that can be taken totally out of context. I am not here saying who is right and who is wrong. I would rather have a coach who can have an enjoyable press conference than being stone faced and saying what everyone wants to hear.

Who are we to judge how a coach looks at his playbook on the sideline. Look at all the other coaches out there. Joe Pa doesn't wear a headset or have anything...he waddles up and down the sideline haha. Probably don't need to spend anymore energy on this topic because it is really a lewd point that means nothing.

I am new to this forum so I am chiming in for the first time. I was at student at UNL from 2000-2006 and attended every football game at home and some away and bowl games as well. I do enjoy college football and other sports for what they are worth. Forums are obviously a great place to share your thoughts, feelings opinions, etc. No one will ever know for sure the reasoning behind all of these changes. Sure we will know a lot but there are plenty of details left unsaid that is not for public concern. As for right now, you can't tell the media everything, you can't let all of the possibilities out of the bag. So I guess it makes sense for people to think that TO is lying now, or Cally is lying or what ever you want to think. These people are in a professional job like many others out there. Others have said it, but matters whether good or bad should be handled in a professional manner in the public eye and away from the public.