I think that game was the beginning of the UT hate. James Brown ran his mouth before the game and backed it up. We would've gotten a chance at Florida.
2 years later we had arguably the most talented roster ever at NU, and we manage to lead the nation in lost fumbles. We gave away our only loss to Texas. Honestly, if we don't put the damn ball on the carpet 5 times, it's a win. We got them back in the conference title game, but damage was done.
I remember watching FSU-VaTech for the national title that year. More than once, the announcers mentioned that 'a lot of people think Nebraska could beat both of these teams'. I thought that. I still do.
Yep. A missed field goal, and James Brown Roll Left on 4th down from inside his own 30. Otherwise....62-1.
Edit: Could argue that Terrell Farley DUI might have been the difference against UT as well, I suppose.
Yep
But also begs the point...Suh wasn’t Suh until Pelini. Amukamara, Dennard, Gomes, Crick, Haag, Asante, O’Hanlon. All of a sudden we had talent at seemingly every position when a good coach showed up.
I think this is what a lot of us are hoping for.
There is is some precedent for that. In 2007 you’d be hard pressed to find a worse defense than Nebraska’s in all of college football. 2 years and a new coach later, you’d be hard pressed to find a better defense than Nebraska’s in all of college football.
Highly rated by the recruiting services. Why are we fighting Duke and Vandy for him?
i am probably late to the party on this one, but whenever someone questions the rating of a guy we’re after, they are told to ‘look at the offer list’.
Is this kid turning away football factory offers because he wants to go pre med at Duke or something?
Yeah, that one. This was the game that really got me excited about the Martinez era. Amazing performance, and we needed it because we weren't stopping OSU at all on defense. it was on the road, and it was against a team that would have only one other loss all year, a nail biter in the Bedlam game against the Sooners.
Win against a team that would finish in the top 10 in the coaches poll on the road with a freshman QB. Sometimes it's easy to forget how promising that season was, even after that letdown against UT.
Yeah, it is interesting enough to visit their board and notice how not one of them is making even an off-hand disclaimer that being top 25 with a full class isn't likely to equate to having a top 25 in mid-February.
Otherwise, whatever. Good for them.