knapplc

I'm sure there are many factors involved, but this is definitely one of the biggest. We export a LOT of people. There simply aren't the same kinds of jobs in the same volume here in Nebraska as you can find in other states with larger populations. People are born and raised here, then leave, but retain their loyalty to the team. Pretty much all of my cousins have moved out of the state, but they retain their Husker loyalty living in California, Louisiana, Texas, New Jersey, Virginia and Missouri.

We played for the National Championship in: 1983 1991 1993 1994 * 1995 * 1997 * * = won MNC

The guy explained it and it was a valid point. He basically said that no specific metric is a perfect identifier of how good a defense is. The flaw in Points Allowed is that it encompasses points given up by offensive turnovers as well as run-backs on special teams. The flaw in Yards Allowed is that it doesn't measure the stat most directly related to wins, points. I thought they had a good discussion. I don't get some people here bashing the discussions on this site, though. Look at the KU thread - there are rational, well-thought-out posts and a couple of nonsense posts. Holding that up as some paragon of message boards while comparing them to this board... not getting it. I sometimes wonder why some people are members here when they clearly do not respect the other members. Doesn't make a lot of sense.

New Voting Threads are up: Gunner Voting Thread Water Boy Voting Thread The LAST Nomination Threads are up: Equipment Manager Nomination Thread Towel Boy Nomination Thread Towel Boy and Equipment Manager are the final two positions to be voted upon. Starting Lineup ends next week!

Defense Special Teamer (Gunner): 1) Insane - Have you ever seen these idiots play football? They run as fast as they possibly can down the field in order to run into an oncoming wedge/defender head on! But, busting up a wedge to allow another player to make the tackle on the returner is very important. This poster probably has some weird and wild ideas, but still get the job done. Eric Martin is just the most recent example of this position, but Brandon Rigoni may be the best. 2) Speedy - Once the ball is in the air, the defensive special teamers need to get to the ball as fast as possible to either make the tackle or down a punt close to the opposing goal-line. There's nothing that frustrates a coach more than giving the other team 20 free yards! We need someone who is a speed poster and has the body control and ability to down the ball inside the 10! 3) Young - Coaches love to use true freshmen on special teams. Normally they don't want their skill players getting hurt on a kick/punt coverage or returning. I think this position should be filled by a "rookie" of HuskerBoard - maybe someone who has only been here for 3 months or less...longer if we can't think of anyone.

Water Boy: 1) Willingness to Serve – The Water Boy is a key contributor and he must be willing to give his all to the team. HuskerBoard’s Water Boy should contribute more than just posts in the forums, whether that contribution is helping out in the Recruiting forums, finding interesting articles, or chipping in on the daily conversations. Even finding errors on the site, while not so glamorous, help HuskerBoard to be a better place for all. 2) Refreshing – The Water Boy keeps the troops on the field fresh with plenty of cool, refreshing fluids when the game heats up. HuskerBoard’s Water Boy is a guy who adds fresh perspective to the thread, or who brings out that key point that may have been missed so far in the conversation. 3) Unsung Hero – Dehydrated players are bad players. The Water Boy keeps them up and running, but often gets overlooked in the process. HuskerBoard’s Water Boy should be one of those guys whose contributions, while worthwhile, somehow leave him out of the limelight. This is our chance to say “thanks” for all of their work that may seem to go unnoticed.

Equipment Manager: 1) Upwardly Mobile – The Equipment Manager has dreams of climbing the coaching ranks, and gets this position because he has shown the potential to hold a higher office. HuskerBoard’s Equipment Manager is a guy who may be just starting out, but who already exhibits the potential to one day become a Head Coach or a Coordinator. 2) Coachability – Aspiring to the coaching ranks is a noble pursuit, but there is a steep learning curve. The Equipment Manager needs to be able to take instruction well, and put that instruction to good use. So this position should be filled by a guy who learns from the Vets and applies what he learns in his posts. This is not just someone whose ideas have no conviction, just someone who is willing to listen and learn from solid advice. 3) Starting Small – Let’s face it, the road to the coaching ranks begins at the lowest levels. Aspiring Offensive Coordinators and Head Coaches need to get their feet wet somehow. The Equipment Manager should be a guy who, while he hasn’t been around very long, already exhibits some of the qualities we see in the Head Coach and/or Offensive/Defensive Coordinator: gives instruction, fires off frequent posts and provides good information. Please nominate or second ONE person per thread.

Towel Boy: 1) New To The Team – This is often the first position available to a new member on the squad. Getting your toe in the door is the first step to greatness, though. This poster should be someone who has never held a positions in the Starting Lineup, but whose contributions have put him slightly ahead of the rest of the crowd. 2) Lots of Hustle – Look on the sidelines of any college football game and you’ll see the Towel Boy hustling all over, getting whatever is needed as fast as possible. HuskerBoard’s Towel Boy should be a frequent contributor to all of the football forums: Husker Football, and of course, the Big Red Lounge. This guy is everywhere. 3) High Turnover – Unfortunately, the Towel Boy is a position with lots of potential for turnover. Towel Boys come, Towel Boys go. This is your chance to give that new guy a well-deserved “attaboy” for his contributions, and make him feel like a member of the team. Who knows, he may stick around. Please nominate or second ONE person per thread.

*** Voting is Closed *** Congratulations to Big Willie, our new Kick Returner!

*** Voting is Closed *** Congratulations to Default_28, our new Punt Returner!

*** Nominations are Closed ***

*** Nominations are Closed ***

Second Battery.

You're a good man, McGee.

So let me get this straight - Kansas Fan isn't buying into the Husker hype? NOOOOO!!!!!!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o I originally had a boatload of Mr. Shockey Pants like these up here ^^^ but the board said: Of course they're not. And they raise valid points. It's up to the team to show them they're wrong. I believe they're wrong, but there'll be no convincing them of that without the proof on the field. See: Missouri Fan prior to our game last year.

I have been making my bones strong, oh so strong, while getting the baked potatoes ready tonight.

OK, got it. That just leaves zoogies. Anyone?

+1 for you. Daaaaaa Bears!

I heard this joke once, about a guy talking to a girl, trying to help her understand how guys feel about sex. "You know how you feel when you're really feeling horny?" the guy asked. "Yeah," she replied. "Well," the man says, "that's how guys feel when they're not even thinking about sex." It's the same way for Husker fans. We're more passionate about our Huskers on an average day than most fans of other teams are on game day.

Near as I can tell these guys still need seconds: Zoogies dizzturbedNUfan Remember, today is the last day of nominations for this position.

See, this is the kind of thing that brings out Evil knapplc. 99% of the time I'm this very mild-mannered, kind-hearted guy, out in the world doing good deeds for strangers and the like. But every once in a while Evil knapplc scratches his way to the surface. Most often he shows up when a rush end has beat the tackle and is drawing a bead on a QB's blind side, or when a bubble screen is about to get blown the hell up by a head-hunting safety. Most often those DE's and safeties are wearing scarlet and cream. Rather than feeling concern for my fellow men the WR or the QB, I feel an all-consuming glee at their impending destruction. It's a good feeling. Stuff like Michael's post makes me think that, regardless of who starts, Evil knapplc will have plenty of times to rear his ugly head this season. That's a good thing. Yeah... isn't it nice to be arguing over who will be the best of a really good array of players? For years it has been more an issue of "can we put someone out there who can play?" Now --- at least on defense --- it is more an issue of which beast gets the most snaps. I think so, but for some reason someone gigged my post. Go figure.

And Thad Randle, who is apparently a stud, too. The starting situation is clear as mud. What is crystal clear, though, is that we have a LOT of talent to choose from two-deep on the D Line. Clearly this is one of the reasons Bo said we could be "five times better" on defense this year.

Sagarin has us at #3, and I'm pretty comfortable with that rank. His ranks go: Team W L SOS 25W 25L 1. UConn 23 0 15 6 0 2. Stanford 21 1 6 5 1 3. Nebraska 21 0 27 6 0 4. Tennessee 21 2 2 5 2 5. Notre Dame 21 1 30 3 1 25W & 25L are wins/losses vs. his top 25 teams. RealTimeRPI has our RPI fourth: 1. UConn - .7277 2. Stanford - .7227 3. Tennessee - .7076 4. Nebraska - .6955 5. Notre Dame - .6921 We're in pretty good company right now. We could be ranked higher, but I'm happy with #3. There's no shame in that ranking based on who we're ranked among.

We haven't gotten to that stage yet, thankfully. We're still dealing with Noggin, which is a whole 'nother mess of stuff to annoy a person.

My dad was a two-pack a day smoker. He really wanted to date my mom, and after working through every other excuse she could come up with, she finally told him she had two little kids at home and she wasn't going to date a guy who smokes. Dad took the pack out of his shirt pocket, crumpled it up, and never smoked again. They were married a year later. If you want it bad enough, you can do it. Don't give up, anyone who's trying to quit. It's the best thing you can do for yourself.