sd'sker

11 hours ago, knapplc said:

 

why does her back look like there's a sharp cut?

once again, two of my 17 very favorite teams are playing each other. going to be a stressful weekend.

i trust my feelings first and foremost. but if my feelings are a little nebulous, then you gotta go with beliefs. however, if your beliefs fail you, and that is a BIG if, i guess you can trust your thoughts. but i am not always completely comfortable with that. like what if i am hungry? then my thoughts might not be focused or accurate. but that is generally the order of knowledge i trust.

i like every team that played neb in '95, all the teams in mississippi because i lived there for a year. i might be forgetting a few.

how many favorite teams are too many?

i have 17 very favorite college football teams and it may be too many. especially since nary a weekend goes by where at least two do not play each other.

how many very favorite football teams do you guys have and how many is too many?

Like I said, I would watch, I would root for the Huskers, but as a whole, a bowl system that rewards teams that win 41.67% of their games in a season needs to be re-visited. Not just for the Huskers, but any team that makes a bowl at 6-6 or 5-7. Sounds like a participation trophy to me.

because bowls for 7-5 teams or even 9-3 teams are so elite?

I wouldn't get too worked up over Collin's effort or lack of, you'll only have to deal with it for 4 more games. You might want to save some of that angst for when he declares early for the draft because I can't see him sticking around for another year under the tutelage of the clown squad we have for coaches.

that's a nice sentiment.

 

 

Biggest thing about making a bowl game is the extra practices.

Because we definitely need them.

 

 

"Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect." --Vince Lombardi

 

15-20 more practices with this great staff. That sounds like a good idea.

 

yeah. it does sound good.

 

Is Trev Alberts ready to take over in Lincoln? Will he be ready if the new chancellor ditches Eichorst in a year or 2?

 

I've seen this idea brought up a couple different places. Can someone tell my why Trev Alberts would be qualified to be an AD at Nebraska? And "he played at Nebraska" doesn't count.

 

most fans here think the ad and president are already trying to sabotage football, just as well get a guy who outright ended a program.

^ Enough with the derailing guys. Take it to the shed, or elsewhere.

i would prefer you just ban me before i make a series of insults directed at qmany, many of which he would never understand.

 

 

He's not dominating like Suh, so he's not trying hard enough. It is clear as mud, ColoradoHusk.

so the coaches are doing a good job with him?

No, I assume they're not giving enough effort in their trade.

 

this post is not as clever as you think it is.

He's not dominating like Suh, so he's not trying hard enough. It is clear as mud, ColoradoHusk.

so the coaches are doing a good job with him?

is it bad to hope the huskers can make it to a bowl? not on my watch. i wish them as many opportunities to play and win. if they go bowling and get extra practices and time to bond, i will be all for it.

 

 

Collins is a REALLY good player. But if there are good players who aren't 100% in the game mindset or can't own up to a massive blunder like that, that is how a team plays below its talent level.

 

I think we can be fairly critical of even our best, and favorite Husker players when it's due (Collins is definitely one of my favorites). No need to get so worked up about it. He messed up. Wasn't the only one.

him and valentine are studs, but they seem to be lacking in the effort department. which is extremely concerning.

Do you have any empirical evidence to support this or are you just throwing sh*t against the wall hoping no one calls you out again?

 

i think they can perform better than they have. i do not know how to prove that with empirical evidence. it is my assumption. unfortunately for you, intelligence can be empirically quantified.

Collins is a REALLY good player. But if there are good players who aren't 100% in the game mindset or can't own up to a massive blunder like that, that is how a team plays below its talent level.

 

I think we can be fairly critical of even our best, and favorite Husker players when it's due (Collins is definitely one of my favorites). No need to get so worked up about it. He messed up. Wasn't the only one.

him and valentine are studs, but they seem to be lacking in the effort department. which is extremely concerning.

 

 

That's great, I applaud your fandom sd'sker. I also think it's cute how you are trying to rope me into getting a vacation because of some personal gripe you have with me.

If they get a bowl at 5-7, good for them. I still don't think that is earning it though and I bet some of the players feel the same way.

not trying to rope you into anything. just stating my position. hope this team makes a bowl game. sorry if that makes me a bad fan.

Never said you were a bad fan. We all want the team to go bowling every season. But if we fail to break even, that shouldn't be rewarded. Same goes for all 128 teams out there.

 

i disagree. someone's going bowling and if they say we deserve it, i say let the team play and bond. it can only help.

 

 

Who knows why Collins was so mad? Maybe he agrees with most of us here and thinks Banker's D is a complete joke. I know it's the player's job to do what the coaches tell them to do, but Collins isn't dumb.

 

I also don't think it's a big deal if he is arguing with another teammate. That happens all the time in the heat of battle. Are people upset that he is arguing the the golden child, Gangwish?

what empirical evidence do you have that collins isn't dumb?

 

and if you are on a team getting a free education, it does not matter what you think, only what the coaches think.

 

His bio says he is a 2014 Academic All Big Ten and is on the 2015 Spring Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. So probably not dumb.

 

And I agree with your second line.

 

i assumed someone was going to point to a high gpa or something. just took the risk no one cared enough.

but nonetheless, whether someone buys in or not should never be an issue.

That's great, I applaud your fandom sd'sker. I also think it's cute how you are trying to rope me into getting a vacation because of some personal gripe you have with me.

 

If they get a bowl at 5-7, good for them. I still don't think that is earning it though and I bet some of the players feel the same way.

not trying to rope you into anything. just stating my position. hope this team makes a bowl game. sorry if that makes me a bad fan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If we go 5-7 or even 6-6 I have no desire to go to a bowl. At 7-5 I'm not even sure it's deserved but they have played a hard season and had almost no breaks go their way.

Personally I think we have too many bowls anyways. Regardless, there are some really good group of 5 teams that will get left out in favor of power 5 teams that have a bad record. I say reward those teams that earned it with wins.

If Nebraska goes 7-5, they go on a 4 game winning streak and beat #6 MSU and #10 Iowa. If that happens, they definitely earned a bowl appearance. Same if they go 6-6. 5-7 will wins against Purdue and Rutgers... ...pass.

If they go 6-6 with a win over MSU or Iowa I have no issue with them getting a bowl game. I don't like it, I think it waters fown the whole bowl experience because technically 6-6 isn't a winning season. Technically not a losing season either but you get the point.

The money hungry ESPN machine has made up so many pointless bowl games an underacvhieving 5-7 team gets to participatr. We do not deserve a bowl for that.

i would like to see you walk up to our seniors or tommy or westerkamp or any of the other players who lay it on the line every goddamn day for this team, this school, and these fans that they do not deserve a bowl game.

Oh get off your high horse, your crap is getting so old.

People get on here and blast the players syaing they have no talent, that they are brainwashed, that they have no heart, they have no NFL future etc etc etc. And I think thats crap. They chose to play for Nebraska so I will defend them for their entire career. Where are you then? Apparsntely waiting for me to say something you can twist around and complain about.

My simple personal opinion is the bowl system has been watered down and 5-7 teams shouldn't go bowling. If that means Nebraska misses a bowl, that sucks for our players and I won't like it but it is what it is.

whatever, if the bowl system says they deserve a bowl, then they deserve a bowl. and if you don't like them missing a bowl, you should be rooting for them to get to a bowl.

Does a 5-7 Nebraska deserve a bowl more than say an 8-4 East Carolina? Probably not. But because Nebraska is a better draw, they will get the invite.

 

You really think the bowl execs care about the players?

 

As I said, try not to hurt yourself getting off the horse.

 

please stop addressing me, rather than my post.

just because the players are bad, their attitudes are bad, none of them are going to the nfl does not mean they should not get to enjoy the bowl experience if invited. it is what is best for the program and the team, so i will root for it.

 

 

 

 

If we go 5-7 or even 6-6 I have no desire to go to a bowl. At 7-5 I'm not even sure it's deserved but they have played a hard season and had almost no breaks go their way.

Personally I think we have too many bowls anyways. Regardless, there are some really good group of 5 teams that will get left out in favor of power 5 teams that have a bad record. I say reward those teams that earned it with wins.

If Nebraska goes 7-5, they go on a 4 game winning streak and beat #6 MSU and #10 Iowa. If that happens, they definitely earned a bowl appearance. Same if they go 6-6. 5-7 will wins against Purdue and Rutgers... ...pass.

If they go 6-6 with a win over MSU or Iowa I have no issue with them getting a bowl game. I don't like it, I think it waters fown the whole bowl experience because technically 6-6 isn't a winning season. Technically not a losing season either but you get the point.

The money hungry ESPN machine has made up so many pointless bowl games an underacvhieving 5-7 team gets to participatr. We do not deserve a bowl for that.

i would like to see you walk up to our seniors or tommy or westerkamp or any of the other players who lay it on the line every goddamn day for this team, this school, and these fans that they do not deserve a bowl game.

Oh get off your high horse, your crap is getting so old.

 

People get on here and blast the players syaing they have no talent, that they are brainwashed, that they have no heart, they have no NFL future etc etc etc. And I think thats crap. They chose to play for Nebraska so I will defend them for their entire career. Where are you then? Apparsntely waiting for me to say something you can twist around and complain about.

 

My simple personal opinion is the bowl system has been watered down and 5-7 teams shouldn't go bowling. If that means Nebraska misses a bowl, that sucks for our players and I won't like it but it is what it is.

 

whatever, if the bowl system says they deserve a bowl, then they deserve a bowl. and if you don't like them missing a bowl, you should be rooting for them to get to a bowl.

 

 

 

This issue isn't really very hard to understand. Just look at the people who post on this forum for an illustration. Some people support the old staff. Some support the new staff. Some support neither. Some support the program. Some post just to get their kicks. And everything in-between.

 

I'd say the corollary for what most of us want from the players is players who play for the program. But just take a look at the forum and we can understand why that probably isn't the case.

 

Very true, lots of things wanted by lots of different people.

 

i have a hard time believing this board is representative of much else than the few regular posters' opinions.

 

Don't kid yourself, I have 2 brothers who have 2 completely different ideas of what is wrong with this team than what I think. They never post on message boards. It is a sample of all things.

 

wow. well if i had known that your two brothers were divided, i would never have posted that!

 

 

 

 

If we go 5-7 or even 6-6 I have no desire to go to a bowl. At 7-5 I'm not even sure it's deserved but they have played a hard season and had almost no breaks go their way.

Personally I think we have too many bowls anyways. Regardless, there are some really good group of 5 teams that will get left out in favor of power 5 teams that have a bad record. I say reward those teams that earned it with wins.

If Nebraska goes 7-5, they go on a 4 game winning streak and beat #6 MSU and #10 Iowa. If that happens, they definitely earned a bowl appearance. Same if they go 6-6. 5-7 will wins against Purdue and Rutgers... ...pass.

If they go 6-6 with a win over MSU or Iowa I have no issue with them getting a bowl game. I don't like it, I think it waters fown the whole bowl experience because technically 6-6 isn't a winning season. Technically not a losing season either but you get the point.

 

The money hungry ESPN machine has made up so many pointless bowl games an underacvhieving 5-7 team gets to participatr. We do not deserve a bowl for that.

 

i would like to see you walk up to our seniors or tommy or westerkamp or any of the other players who lay it on the line every goddamn day for this team, this school, and these fans that they do not deserve a bowl game.

 

Maybe we can get Tim Miles to do that.

 

maybe this shouldn't be a joke.

 

This issue isn't really very hard to understand. Just look at the people who post on this forum for an illustration. Some people support the old staff. Some support the new staff. Some support neither. Some support the program. Some post just to get their kicks. And everything in-between.

 

I'd say the corollary for what most of us want from the players is players who play for the program. But just take a look at the forum and we can understand why that probably isn't the case.

 

Very true, lots of things wanted by lots of different people.

 

i have a hard time believing this board is representative of much else than the few regular posters' opinions.

 

If our basketball team turns down the CBI or CIT, why should the football team go to a bowl game at 5-7?

As I understand it, the CBI and CIT were clear money losers. Pay to play. With a bowl, we should at least get our expenses covered.

 

Those of you who don't like it don't have to go or even watch it.

 

exactly. i am a fan of supporting this team. not rooting for a coach, or taking pleasure in another coach failing.

i root for the program as a whole and want to see them succeed and will support them when they lose, which is when they need the true fans' support the most.

Who knows why Collins was so mad? Maybe he agrees with most of us here and thinks Banker's D is a complete joke. I know it's the player's job to do what the coaches tell them to do, but Collins isn't dumb.

 

I also don't think it's a big deal if he is arguing with another teammate. That happens all the time in the heat of battle. Are people upset that he is arguing the the golden child, Gangwish?

what empirical evidence do you have that collins isn't dumb?

and if you are on a team getting a free education, it does not matter what you think, only what the coaches think.