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For the die hard Nebraska fans, that follow this like water and air.  Have there ever been any comments from the Bullochs brothers or Philip Dillard regarding their thoughts on Coach Pelini?  Maybe someone can research this.  I was told several things about them prior to Coach Pelini's return.  

That seemed pretty calm for a Bo game.  I saw nothing unusual, nor anything near his red line.  

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Somebody always has to throw a PayDay bar  in the swimming pool.

 

I belong to several other forums, sports cars, off roading, model railroading and all of them seem to be making this type of change.  Being bombarded by this crap gets old very quickly.  Personally I really don't need to know some of the stuff on this board, have little interest in some of it, if any at all.

I can find information in other places or just be more involved with Californian's for Nebraska.  Have not been on their site for years, but may make the attempt.

I don't post on this site that often any longer.  Read the comments of a few posts once a week or so.  This site is not something I need, and if Huskermax is worse, I certainly don't need it.

I am old, not into twitter or face book.  Really used to enjoy this site, but it has grown away from what it used to be.   I hope it survives but have my doubts.  At least I don't have to pay for this one.

I think there are very few falling off the band wagon. 

We have a lot of new posters that seem to showing up with negative ideas about Coach Frost. 

Again I don't follow this very closely anymore,  more because of this site than disappointment with the program.

I never put expectations on the team.  I want them to be the best they can be, and hopefully by accomplishing that, it will start a continuous growth that gets back to the elite level of college football.  -

Yes we have some great new players, but we are not getting the top athletes that are required for the turn around some think.  The difference between a top 15-20 team and a top 5 team are enormous.  Takes time and lot of hard work not only by the coaching staff but by kids that want to invest the like effort.  I think they are coming, but want to see it on the field.

I want the team to make a bowl this year, but can certainly see how it might not happen.

It is like the toilets that take 15 flushes, it just never goes away.

Teach please do not group us all into wanting Bo or thinking he was a good idea for the program.

Sorry I did not heed my own advice.

Reminder to self.

Silence, nothing good to say.  Bite your tongue and be quiet.

Can't say I disagree with anything you are saying.  We had a wonderful hay day and a fantastic string of winning football.  I think we can get back to the winning football, and I don't think it will take ten years.  

Watching San Fran with the tight ends and full back is fun to watch for sure.

But watching pro football just disgusts me.  The Green Bay QB fumbles the ball and can not get away from it fast enough.  Mahomes is cheered for his runs out of bounds and slapped on the butt for his slides.   That is what football has turned into.

None of the pro side is to my liking and I see college ball following right along.

I admit I don't pay as much attention to any of it as I used to.  

Nothing pessimistic about it, top 10 to 15 would be an incredible jump for this program, and I truly think that is possible.  5-10 is highly unlikely on  a regular basis.  That is what would be required to return to the 90's I think.  Recruiting at the same rate.  It never happened before so the likely hood of happening now is even less.  Coach Osborne had highly ranked classes, but never back to back to back to back to back.  That is what is required now, or seems to have been for the last 20 years in general.

Running the old offense just isn't going to happen.  We don't have enough in state talent to develop the linemen to do it.

The reason Alabama returned is history and tradition and the population movement to the south.  They can go 200 miles and find talent to fill their roster, and they are living to get there because Bama gets them to the NFL.

College football is not about college, tradition, home state love and loyalty.  We are a feeder for the NFL and really nothing more.  The kids come here because they want to play in the NFL.  Few of our players have turned down the cream of the college ranks to play at Nebraska, unless there was a sure way to play right away.

I don't disagree that we can improve, but it won't be along the lines of working harder, or more than other programs that want to win.  It will be because we might happen to get that once in a generation QB and have the O and D lines to protect and destroy the competition.

I have never demanded NC's or even expected them.  Always wanted them, but never put that as the ultimate as to whether we have a good team or not.  We get another one or ten would be fantastic, expecting it is a path to total disappointment normally.

We are never going to run Osborn's offense again.  Please stop.  

Kids no longer grow up wanting to play at THE School.  They want the NFL.  They want no part of our past offense.

Why spend 4 to 5 years of your career working on developing talent that the NFL does not use.  Road graders normally can not pass block.  You will never make it in the NFL if you can't block.

Now the defense is a different story it seems.  Base talent needs are the same in the NFL and in college.  If we could become the BlackShirts again, that might be enough to get us back into consideration.  Every college offense is gravitating to be the same thing.  What is being taught in Pop Warner, in High School and now college.  Get the best athlete that can throw the ball and build your offense around him.

Nebraska will never return to the top of college football.  We will get to being a good program, that pops into the top ten, maybe make the a NC appearance every 10 years or so.  That is what we need to expect.  I see us as a top 15 program going forward, not a regular in the playoff.  

I have listened to this same argument for a very long time on this site.  Every single prediction of returning to what Nebraska was in the 90's has fallen short, not even close

We are not somehow going to out work Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Ohio State and add in Minnesota and Iowa.  All of college football knows what it takes now to be good, and the money and facilities are there for them to do it.  

Real world, be happy the administration of the University wants to be good again, and are spending the money they have to, to be competitive.  All seem to be on the same page.  I think we have a coach that wants that, but not totally sold he will be able to do it yet.  Time will tell, and if we do make it back in ten years it will be a great day.  I have waited twice that long to get to this point

Herbert group up 6 blocks from the stadium.  He wasn't going anywhere else.

Oregon is nothing like it was under Kelly and Frost.  Most physical team in the Pac 12 is his goal.  

I would be very happy to see Nebraska look like either of them though.  Time will tell if it can happen.   A long ways to go.

After watching the first game this year, I made the comment that Adrian did not look right and felt it was the extra weight he put on.  Adding a shoulder injury to the deal and trying to compete in Division 1 Football it is easy to understand. 

I read somewhere that Coach Meyer walked by Burrow and said D3.  Possibly one of the better coaches in the country did not know what he had.

There was no indication that Joe Burrow would do what he did this year, not a clue.  Coach O made the comment he was a game changer in pre season interviews, but I don't think the media had any idea of just how good he was this year, after last years performance.

He would have struggled here. 

LSU 2019 may go down as one of the best of all time.  

Still think it is fantastic for the kid.  Some things are just meant to turn out like they do.  Will be rooting for him and Coach O.  

Cy, it amazes me at how easy the Big 10 was going to be with Nebraska speed, how we would show people who the Big Red really was and how we ended fighting to show people who truly wore the N on their helmet.  We lacked respect for the conference and now show less to the Big 12.  This has been one of our problems for a long time.

I know we make lots of money in the Big 10, but leaving the Big 12 has hurt this program in recruiting no question.  losing the Texas pipeline hurts more than most want to admit.

I know I have lost interest in the games with Illinois and Indiana.  Playing Kansas, KState, Oklahoma and the rest was history, just throwing it away hurts in some ways.

We talk the talk, but the last 10 years have failed miserably in walking the walk.

From what I hear it was a tough sale to get Coach Frost here.  If Tom had not told him to come, I seriously doubt he would be here.  Frost gave up a lot to come here, and I don't think he really knew how bad it was when he agreed.  Moos and Davison did a great job no question.  But the deal sealed when Coach Osborne said he would have time to fix it.

I don't know if he can, but his recruiting is a step in the right direction no question.  Hopefully he has who he wants on the team, and those that were problems are all gone.

I missed many games this year.  Could have seen them all, but just really didn't have interest in them.  After driving from SoCal to the Ohio State game, I realized just how piss poor we are.

I have been a fan for over 60 years, used to decide my week by the outcome of the game.  Followed the Huskers closely until Pelini became the head coach.  Started to walk away and didn't watch the games.  Had hoped Riley was the right hire, but realized he wasn't.

Glad we got Frost and think he has a chance of turning this mess around, but I am honestly getting tired of his teary eyed press conferences, and excuses.  If you lose, you man up and say you did, you don't blame the guy before you, the kids not being good enough and how we need to recruit better.   If you have players that have not bought in, they don't fing play period.  It is your job to win, do the best you can at it and move on.

I never expect to see the mid 90's again.  The conference is so much tougher, we have lost our Texas connection for recruiting.  I just want us to be respectable.  We really haven't been for many years.

I think it is an honor to be in the top ten.  Coach Osborne accomplished a lot at Nebraska, no question.  Coach Saben has accomplished more and in a much tougher conference and on the National level.  I am not a Saben fan, but you have to give credit where credit is due.  Saben it the GOAT hands down and isn't finished yet.

I thought I had read on the forum that Washington was involved with the Crips. If he was, he still is, you never get away until your dead.  

I don't think this trial messed up his life.  I think he is completely responsible for that, and as far as I can see he has made every effort to make it worse with the way he has reacted to the team and Coach Frost

Thurston, thanks for the many laughs.  This site needs them no question.  

Yes he can see it, but in no way is he helping the program.  Recruits read this stuff, social media and normally everything they can find about a program before committing.  Having a legendary Husker, and he is, make derogatory comments does far more harm than a dozen internet coaches.

I said the first game this year that something was wrong with AM.  I think he put on too much weight and took on too much pressure with the Hypsman crap.  I hope he can come back, but we do put things way out of proportion sometimes.  He is a good kid, he is taking responsibility and that is always a good step in the right direction.

But as a fan base we need to slow down on the Frost is lost, the kids are not buying in.  I saw a team Saturday that wanted to win.  Football the ball bounces funny sometimes.  I am hoping in the next few years we are looking back on this a growing pains.  I feel confident that is what it is.

3 hours ago, Husker_Bohunk said:

Guess you should've thought of that during the Riley years...

 

The comment was about Tommy.  I don't think you will find a negative comment from me about Coach Riley.  Now Pelini, and the things he did prior to taking over the program, that is a different story. Plus personally know the piece of crap did little to help in my thoughts about him, to this day.

If you can't say something nice, say nothing at all.  

Things are a lot different in college football and the world than they were 20 years ago.  Things you do and say today, carry harsh penalties,  then it was a just a good old boy having fun, and men being men. 

Not meant as an attack, but just wondering if you think Burrows would be in the Hypsman talk with Nebraska's Talent surrounding him?

I say we all chip in and pay for junior49449's flights, hotels and rental cars to get to all games going forward.

We have been heading down hill for 20 years, nothing truly has been right with the program since Coach Osborne left if you want to look at it that way.  Solich was my high school idol, Callahan brought something new, and still feel if he hadn't been so loyal, he still might be here.  The NFL keeps him around.  I had my down years, I despised Pellini, and it made the board miserable for me.  I wanted Riley to do better, but alas he didn't and according to most takes the responsibility for where we are at.   

I don't buy that, these kids have played ball most of their lives.  They weren't quitters, or loafers when they were recruited.  I think some have better motors than others, but hard to tell from a distance.

We only see what we want to see.  If we want to see positives we can, if we want to see only the negatives, there have been plenty.  But were not seeing everything.  Only Coach Frost really knows what is going on.  Why he does the things he does, and for what reasons.

I never felt this would be a quick turn around, maybe a little better than we are now, but not a lot.  Flipping the roster was a major upgrade and set back at the same time.  I see Freshman that are making a difference on the field.  I see a Juco player that was doing pretty good last week, and a lot of people wanted him gone the week before.

Never focus on the negatives, always look for the positives, is what has been ingrained into me along with Semper Fi.  We need to calm down and give the coach some time.  He knows how it is supposed to work.  He needs fan support, not snipers shooting at him from afar.