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Great acknowledgment for his hard work and talent. A bit of vindication for a joke of Heisman process. Go SUHHHHHHH!
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For Nebraska fans or non-Nebraska fans?
I didn't think about that. Hmmm...probably for Nebraska fans.
Essentially what you're asking is how many offensive possessions will we get? I'll be napping through most of our offensive snaps. Defense is where the action is.
That's why I really hope those attending the game make a real effort to "feed the beast"! Defenses thrive on loud crowds and emotion...keep it loud traveling Huskers!
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What's the over/under on how many naps people will take while watching this game?
For Nebraska fans or non-Nebraska fans?
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It seems every year we talk smack about the Pac 10.
But come bowl season they seem to be standing tall.
I think it is going to be a very close game.
Looking forward to it.
Picking up the trailer this weekend and getting it ready for the tailgate.
Yeah, Pac 10 is very solid...they went undefeated in bowls last year. While I understand it's all about the matchups, an undefeated bowl season is always impressive. And stats can be misleading, too. Across the board the Pac 10 has relatively low ranked defensive units...but, is that because they have very good offenses?? Who knows? I do think Bo thrives for these types of matchups and won't let the team overlook the game at all. And I hope the crowd will be pumped and take over the stadium. Defenses thrive on emotion, this is a game where the fans can really part of the effort by staying loud!
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When are you guys gonna learn that great talent won't come to Nebraska?
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I think we can get very good talent here, but I'd rather have great attitudes. Osborne's recruiting classes were good to very good...seldom "great", but the coaches were really able to develop good talent into greatness. On the other hand, throughout the 80's and 90's USC had very highly ranked recruiting classes (often top 5) and still they were horrendous. I love the fact that we have coaches that seem to be able to coach and teach the game.
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To all that spend some time of this best GBR web.
Plus also special to all famliy anf men or women in service at this time or before. It can be because of them that I get to do what it is that i do.
Be good to yourself and any one you be with.
TuffTiger
Thanks and same to you. I just started posting here but it seems like a great bunch of folks.
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so what if the big 12 made it harder for us and easier for texas or whoever. that just makes me want to beat them MORE
One specific item was "partial qualifiers" which were voted down for the conference when it changed to the Big 12. Larger metros, such as those in Texas, are host to a plethora of Junior Colleges. If a recruit was struggling academically, Nebraska would need to get them in as a partial qualifier, where the recruit would need to get his grades up while in college, but could still be admitted to the school and part of the football program. In locations with a strong Junior College system like Texas and California you do not need these partial qualifiers as you can direct struggling players into a local Junior College with a verbal promise to bring them in upon improvement of their grades. Nebraska does not have this pool of Junior College football programs in which to place partial qualifiers or from which to draw once struggling players. This was a distinct advantage for Texas. It hampered Nebraska, and allowed Texas to stockpile players in the JC system, while not having to waste schollies on young struggling players.
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and i dont think anyone can say bo had NOTHING to do with Suh staying...
Especially since Suh came out and said Bo talked him into staying. But why should people let silly things like quotes from the players get in the way of their fantasy?
Yup,
1/4/2009Ndamukong Suh Projected 1st Round NFL Draft Pick
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Ndamukong Suh said as recently as yesterday, “I’m not 100 percent sure, but my mind-set is that I would like to come back to school. I have a year of school to finish, and I want to come back and play for Bo (Pelini). I love playing for these coaches.”
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true, but Bo is a below average recruiter... this is well known, so don't kool aide it.
The first recruiting class Bo was ever in charge of came in at 28th. So far this class (2010) is coming in at 30th.
With 120 Div. 1A teams, I'd say that puts Bo fairly well above average.
Playing devil's advocate here, I would not put Nebraska in the same recruiting pool as 120 D1 teams. At the very least the pool should only include the BCS conferences, and if that is the case recruiting is not all that impressive. But, he also took over a program in shambles and trying to rebuild it's reputation. Nebraska is not the geographic draw that many other schools are, so their success is a large part of the draw to come to the school. I think the fact that Bo was able to convince Suh to stay, TWICE, indicates he can be a very convincing recruiter.
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No, Pelini would not have landed Suh.
I'd like to know how you know this?
From what I've seen he has really struggled at landing high ranking defensive linemen......
The only reason I would think that he may not have landed Suh was that Bo likely does very little recruiting in Oregon. But, if the question is "could" Bo recruit Suh, I think the answer is absolutely "Yes". The fact that he convinced him to stay, not once, but twice says a lot.
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My issue would simply be this. Ingram is not even the top rusher in the SEC...Gerhart is best RB this year, but last year several RB's had more yards...Donald Brown of UConn had over 2,000 to Gerhart's 1,700 this year. What Suh did was not only tops this year by far (he had better stats than whole defensive lines), but his stats were some of the best at his position EVER. Suh missing out on this really is a shame. They need to either create a defensive Heisman award, or simply call the Heisman what it is, the best offensive player on the best team of the year award.
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My issue would simply be this. Ingram is not even the top rusher in the SEC...Gerhart is best RB this year, but last year several RB's had more yards...Donald Brown of UConn had over 2,000 to Gerhart's 1,700 this year. What Suh did was not only tops this year by far (he had better stats than whole defensive lines), but his stats were some of the best at his position ever. Sum missing out on this really is a shame. They need to either create a defensive heisman award, or simply call the Heisman what it is, the best offensive player on the best team of the year award.
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Since I'm from there, I hit the San Antonio paper's web site every once in a while. Found this.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/Heisman...nouncement.html
While the Big 12 title game might have hurt McCoy's chances, it was a boost for Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who dominated that contest with a record 41/2 sacks and seven tackles for loss. At one point, he threw McCoy down to the turf like a LaGuardia baggage handler tossing a duffel bag, and he said he was surprised Thursday when McCoy volunteered to sit next to him at an awards ceremony in Orlando.
“I asked him if he was sore,” said Suh, the first defensive player invited to the Heisman ceremony since Michigan's Charles Woodson won it in 1997. “And he just laughed.”
LMAO...that's awesome. Seems like the quite guy Suh might have a little smack talk in him...lol
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stiffarmtrophy's twitter page links to this article...he's skeptical as to the reliability of the report.
quote name='Nexus' date='Dec 12 2009, 01:57 AM' post='541733']
What went wrong for Nick Taylor & the Tide Times
Posted by capstonereport on March 27th, 2009 filed in General, Media Reviews 24 Comments »
The Tide Times blog rocked the world with an exclusive story claiming that Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo would be hired by the Alabama Crimson Tide. The story by Nick Taylor was discussed on Paul Finebaum’s radio show, Internet message boards, blogs and at the water cooler.
Taylor fueled talk and drove traffic to his blog by calling into Finebaum’s radio program promoting his story and relationship with persons close to the University’s athletic department.
Now that Izzo won’t be coaching the Crimson Tide, it is a good chance to evaluate what went wrong with the blog, and how the fiasco injured the new media—Internet blogs—a segment of the media gaining in prominence, but lacking in respectability.
Taylor fell victim to two very real problems in his report, 1. the reliance on only one source, and 2. not understanding the limitations of his source’s knowledge. Both of those problems could have been overcome with vigorous editorial supervision. Newspapers have a reputation for getting things correct because newspapers have a bureaucracy designed to challenge the reporter.
Good editors ask hard questions and challenge a writer to verify information. A good editor would’ve asked Taylor how his source knew Izzo would take the Alabama job. From Taylor’s appearances on Finebaum and in Taylor’s own blog posts, it was clear the source was someone connected with Nick Saban’s family. Kudos to Taylor for identifying his source much better than most newspapers or websites. While this source likely would know Izzo’s name was being talked about, how could this source know definitively Izzo would take the job?
This is where a good editor would’ve asked for corroboration. Other sources with more direct knowledge of Izzo and any contacts with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Everyone makes mistakes, but the trick is to make as few as possible. This process doesn’t guarantee you won’t make a mistake, but it does help reduce gigantic errors that ruin your reputation. The next time Taylor reports something, who is going to believe it?
So, what do blogs need to do? Here are some random thoughts on the subject:
Try editorial standards
While you can put anything you want in a newspaper, if you own the paper then you probably are going to exercise care over what appears in it. Why? Because you have a vested economic interest in it. You pay to buy the newsprint. You pay to buy the ink. You pay to run the press. You pay the writers. You pay for distribution.
Simply put, you refrain from doing things that would undermine your financial investment. That is why newspapers have editorial standards. Don’t be fooled and believe papers have standards because of some grand concern for reporting the truth—it is an economic interest with visible economic consequences. You can’t forget newspapers are a business.
The Internet has a much lower cost structure than print. You can start a blog like the Tide Times for free, and with only the cost of sweat equity to create the content. For some there isn’t an incentive to be careful. For some there is an incentive to be reckless because outrageous items get noticed—attracting Internet traffic.
However, you can’t build a reliable business model on smoke and mirrors. The Internet provides a venue to examine gossip, but gossip or rumor must be clearly defined as such. If Taylor had blogged the Izzo story as speculation based on his conversations with people close to Saban, he wouldn’t look so bad today. Why? Because he would’ve been honest about the extent of his knowledge. People like honesty.
And honesty is a good place to focus when you are building a business.
Nice find. So we're dealing with a hack journalist?
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espn just confirmed that ingram won.
Citing what as their source?
i saw it to. probably the same story as this thread.
on stiffarmtrophy's twitter page he mentions they quoted his numbers on ESPN2 about 15 mins ago, but that would have just been his current standings...not a winner. Other than that, they must be referring to the Alabama report. Isn't the Heisman show on ESPN? No way they leak and announce it on their own network.
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espn just confirmed that ingram won.
Citing what as their source?
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Holy crap, this whole thread is f****d up.
Why, cuz we believe Suh has a legit chance at being named the best player in college football?
It's not like he choked and was on the ground winded like Sapp.
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For the record, I'm right there with ya' Seattle. I think Suh is making up ground quickly and the non-traditional votes for Suh will be the ones least likely to be made public early. I really to believe it will be Suh in a close but clear vote...as he will have the most 1st place votes for sure.
Well, well, well... It's been a few hours since I was more or less ridiculed as a crack user and kool-aid drinker extraordinaire for boldly predicting that Suh WILL walk away with the trophy tomorrow night and make history. Hmm..., let's see what's been going on....
Wow, Suh has moved into 2nd place ahead of Gerhart in the stiffarmtrophy.com projection and closed the gap on Ingram from 4.6% down to 3.3%, which is WELL within the statistical margin for error for him to take the lead in the actual voting.... Stiffarmtrophy.com is holding back on any projected winner thus far because it's statisitically too close to call. Hmmm.... What to do?
You guys are right. He has absolutely no chance to win. I guess I'll call my bookie right now and cancel my enormous double-down-all-in bet that would make me almost as rich as Suhs' signing bonus in the NFL... WTF was I thinking? The Big Red will never crack the top 10 ever again and Suh is just an over-rated Hypesman wannabe... All hope is lost and Pellini will follow in the footsteps of Charlie Weis...
NOT!!
I just called my bookie and told him I'm ready to double-double down as soon as I can get to an ATM and take out the maximum allowable cash advance on ALL my credit cards. I think I want to have my own jet along with my own island so Suh will be relaxed and comfortable when I fly him in on my private jet to visit and attend the grand opening of the House of Spears Luxury Island Resort somewhere between Jamaica and Cameroon.... I wonder if there is a limit on how many nude models one can employ to serve Suh and I drinks (spiked and crack laced kool-aid of course) as we bask in our overwhelming success far, far away from the troubles and worries of ordinary life.... Oh, and my island will not have any cars or roads so that Suh doesn't have to worry about drinking and driving and dodging various tropical pets as they try to cross the road and avoid his oncoming SUV... Boy are we gonna have one awesome party together-- I promise to send you guys a post card and maybe even some nude pics of the gorgeous, voluptuous models I will happily and generously employ...
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I've said it before and I'll say it again. Nebraska does not meet the academic standards of the Big 10, therefore, don't look for the Huskers to be invited. Any disagreement with this fact is futile.
Based on what, "US News" rankings? Those have been shown to measure very little related to true academic quality, and a concerted effort has been made by reputable institutions to not cooperate with the bogus report.
Nebraska was categorized as a Carnegie "Research I University" in 1994...this category was renamed "Doctoral/Research University-Extensive" in 2000. One of 59 in the United States. If you measured strictly the academic offerings, research, and admissions/quality of students....UNL stands up quite well with Iowa, Indiana and Michigan State. UNL is also more selective than all three.
Admissions Data (2008) UNL:
* Percent of Applicants Admitted: 63%
* Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
o SAT Critical Reading: 510 / 670
o SAT Math: 530 / 670
o SAT Writing: - / -
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o ACT Composite: 22 / 28
o ACT English: 21 / 28
o ACT Math: 21 / 28
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Admissions Data (2008) Iowa:
* Percent of Applicants Admitted: 82%
* Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
o SAT Critical Reading: 510 / 660
o SAT Math: 560 / 680
o SAT Writing: - / -
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o ACT Composite: 23 / 28
o ACT English: 22 / 28
o ACT Math: 22 / 28
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Admissions Data (2008) Indiana:
* Percent of Applicants Admitted: 71%
* Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
o SAT Critical Reading: 510 / 620
o SAT Math: 530 / 640
o SAT Writing: 500 / 620
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o ACT Composite: 23 / 29
o ACT English: 23 / 29
o ACT Math: 23 / 29
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Admissions Data (2008) Michigan State:
* Percent of Applicants Admitted: 70%
* Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
o SAT Critical Reading: 480 / 620
o SAT Math: 540 / 660
o SAT Writing: 480 / 610
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o ACT Composite: 23 / 27
o ACT English: 22 / 28
o ACT Math: 22 / 28
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Because I don't want to see him again.
Classic!!!
Suh should run around the Heisman show sneaking up behind McCoy saying..."Boo"
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Because I don't want to see him again.
Classic!!!
Suh should run around the Heisman show sneaking up behind McCoy saying..."Boo"
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writ...ex.html?cnn=yes
JUST A SNIPPET Whether or not Suh ends up winning the Heisman, he has vindicated many times over the decision to return for his senior season. Projected as a mid- to high-first rounder last year, "he's done nothing but improve his stock," says NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock. Suh has been pegged by a consensus of draft experts as a sure-fire top five selection; Mel Kiper projects him as the No. 1 pick. And while there was plenty of self-interest involved, that decision was based on loftier principles than the possibility of winning a trophy or two, and raking in an extra 10 mill or so in guaranteed money."In this family, the degree comes first," says Ngum, who played a huge role in helping her brother arrive at his decision. Also, Ndamukong longed to take care of unfinished business, "to get this program back to where it belongs." It was that desire, not the dough, that kept his motor running until the final snap against Texas, after which a vastly relieved Mack Brown looked for him in vain.
"I tried to find him after the game to wish him good luck in the NFL," the Texas coach explained, "because I don't want to see him again."
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So they are just covering their A$$ for when the get it wrong.
That's what I got out of it.
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Just updated again...Suh inching closer!
M Ingram 68 81 43 192 409 1232 44.3%
N Suh 91 38 45 174 394 1139 41.0%
T Gerhart 60 62 59 181 363 1129 40.6%
Suh is first defensive player to win the AP Player of the Year!
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Love this quote from Suh after winning the award:
Humble AND still focused on Arizona. Gawd, I'm gonna miss this guy
GBR!