Hercules

Whatever the case, I hope reporters start asking about it as soon as possible. I think it's Bo's favorite question to get, and I'm sure he can't wait for the Blackshirt intrigue to start again.

Offence - Crouch. Though cocky he got the job done. If he couldnt find the play he made the play.

 

Defense - Suh. Hes a playmaker and as long as you know his name you would fear him. He had a physical and psyological edge.

 

Crouch cocky? Have you ever met the guy before and actually had a few conversations with him? He is not cocky.

 

To those who picked Frazier.... I think Frazier is a horrible pick for this team. He was born and raised to run the option. Watson would not call enough option plays for him to thrive on this team. Remember how most of Frazier's passes had to be dug out of the ground? It took someone as short as Abdul Muhammad to scoop most of those shoe lace passes. Remember a team commanded by him without 8 turnovers lost to a very bad Iowa State team.... If we were an option team still, then without a doubt I would pick Frazier.

 

On offense I pick Shields. On defense Wistrom.

 

Compelling argument. As someone who did vote for Frazier, I guess I'll have to go to my 2nd choice... who is also Tommie Frazier.

 

33-3 record as a starter (even while missing most of his junior year), and 2 national championships (a shanked field goal away from 3 straight). The MVP in three consecutive national championship games. End. Of. Story.

 

I'll also buy Turner Gill or Johnny Rodgers. But Will Shields? Or Zac Taylor to you others?! You had EVERY player from Nebraska football history to choose from, and you pick Zac Taylor????!!!!

 

 

Our offensive line play was pretty horrid for most of the year. With a player like Shields, it would buy more time for Lee who I think is a far superior passer than Frazier. It all starts in the trenches. For those of you who picked Frazier, I think you are all concentrating on his last game versus Florida. You guys do that for Frazier, but some refuse to count the game Lee had versus Arizona. Now I am not anti Frazier. He just would not add much to this team with the offensive style we have.

I understand picking Shields, but I don't think adding just one superb lineman makes a huge difference. If you look at our great offenses, you think of multiple great offensive lineman (83: Steinkuhler, Rimington, 94/95: Wiegert, Taylor, Zatechka, etc).

And in terms of passing ability, or whatever, I just don't care. Frazier was an underrated passer his entire career (I can still hear Chris Collinsworth - "He can't throw! He can't throw! It's tied.")

Bottom line is this: With the game on the line, who do you want to have the ball? Who do you want controlling the huddle? I will go with Frazier EVERY SINGLE TIME. He rallied against Florida State. He rallied against an amazing Miami defense. He completed the two point conversion in the same endzone that Gill misfired in. He dominated Florida, and every other team he faced that season. I want him in the huddle with the game on the line.

Frazier was a winner, a big-game baller. Zac Taylor, great guy, couldn't move the ball an inch on Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game. Joe Ganz threw away the Texas Tech game, and nearly blew the Colorado game if it hadn't been for Henery's kick.

Frazier = 4 Big 8 championships, 2 national championships, 3 national championship game MVP's,

Zac Taylor = 1 Big 12 North Championship

Joe Ganz = 0 championships

I'm sorry, they're great guys, but Taylor and Ganz are little league QB's compared to Frazier.

Offence - Crouch. Though cocky he got the job done. If he couldnt find the play he made the play.

 

Defense - Suh. Hes a playmaker and as long as you know his name you would fear him. He had a physical and psyological edge.

 

Crouch cocky? Have you ever met the guy before and actually had a few conversations with him? He is not cocky.

 

To those who picked Frazier.... I think Frazier is a horrible pick for this team. He was born and raised to run the option. Watson would not call enough option plays for him to thrive on this team. Remember how most of Frazier's passes had to be dug out of the ground? It took someone as short as Abdul Muhammad to scoop most of those shoe lace passes. Remember a team commanded by him without 8 turnovers lost to a very bad Iowa State team.... If we were an option team still, then without a doubt I would pick Frazier.

 

On offense I pick Shields. On defense Wistrom.

Compelling argument. As someone who did vote for Frazier, I guess I'll have to go to my 2nd choice... who is also Tommie Frazier.

33-3 record as a starter (even while missing most of his junior year), and 2 national championships (a shanked field goal away from 3 straight). The MVP in three consecutive national championship games. End. Of. Story.

I'll also buy Turner Gill or Johnny Rodgers. But Will Shields? Or Zac Taylor to you others?! You had EVERY player from Nebraska football history to choose from, and you pick Zac Taylor????!!!!

Frazier. One of the most natural leaders I've ever seen.

If you believe the mayor of Detroit, the underemployment rate(including part time workers looking for full time jobs, and people who have just quit looking-is closer to 50%)-and that number doesn't include the people who have left. We're talking about a town who is talking about bulldozing abandoned neighborhoods and turning them into parks. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/16/detroits-unemployment-rat_n_394559.html

 

Glad to see that he signed. Maybe it's time to knock Raiola on his azz & remind him to mind his own business.

Yup. Raiola is going to be HURTIN after tomorrow's practice.

I would really like for there to be a really good explanation for this holdout.

I don't think there is one... I think this is the ultra-competitive, stubborn, proud side of Suh. I think that he thinks (with good reason) that he was the best player in the draft, and he knows the Lions think so (because they said as much), and he wants them to show him every ounce of respect that he deserves.

While people may see that side of Suh as a flaw, it's also what makes him great.

Right now though, I'm with Raiola. If they're offering him 40 million or more, just sign the deal and go out and try to make your team better.

Suh's definitely losing the battle in the press. Not only has the head coach expressed impatience, but former Husker and current Lions center Dominic Raiola just called him out.

"Just sign the contract already"

If players, coaches and fans keep getting ticked, Suh better just sign. If he looks bad and the organization looks good, he's not going to get more money, he might actually get less.

Coming in at 36th was Florida vs. Florida State from 1994, when FSU came back from 28 points down in the 4th quarter to tie the game. The difference between Bowden and Osborne: Bowden kicks the PAT and takes the tie on their final score. Osborne goes for the win.

In the deed the glory.

Nebraska's had plenty of painful losses, but the 1984 Orange Bowl loss was by far the most painful. Not even the 94 Orange Bowl loss comes close.

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It's the damn agents. Bigger the contract, the more they get. So fill their head full of crap. Agents. Damn Agents

As much as I'd like to blame the agents, Suh is the boss. If he doesn't like what the agent is doing, he can fire him.

Jeff Kinney = Beast

I don't really look at Texas as a rival, I just HATE them.

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Hey folks, long-time lurker, first-time poster...

I think Missouri is going to be a good team this year, and I think they'll be a tough test for Nebraska. I don't really care that they're targeting Nebraska - that's how it's always been.

However, I do get tired of hearing about how Missouri doesn't get the respect they deserve, or that Nebraska is overrated in their eyes. And the reason is that the last time we saw these teams play...:

Nebraska 33 - Arizona 0

Navy 35 - Missouri 13