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I am going to go old-school and say he reminds me of Tom Waddell.

Just think of what he could have been if he actually would have worked hard and kept his azz out of trouble. But that's what added to the legend of Farley. I don't care about "the legend". I wish he would have recognized how good he could have been and reached it. Honestly, other than costing his career of 2 games and hurting the team with his actions, I don't know how much "better" he could have been. He was an athletic freak of nature who was at his best "doing his own thing".

Just think of what he could have been if he actually would have worked hard and kept his azz out of trouble. But that's what added to the legend of Farley.

I heard that segment this morning, too. Dubose was dressed to the nines and some kid was kinda goofing on him about it. Benning basically told the kid "You have no idea how good that guy was."

I know that a lot of the team caught the flu bug before the Big 12 title game against Texas in '96. But, I think Farley being kicked off the team was the main reason NU lost to Texas in that game. Mike Minter was moved from Rover to WLB for that game, and he wasn't big enough to play against the run. Priest Holmes had a big game running the ball, and the NU struggled against the pass without their leader in the secondary.

Benning always says Farley had the worst practices. He wouldn't do what he was supposed to and would depend solely on his athletic ability. It worked, because as soon as he saw the field, he was making plays everywhere and he couldn't be kept off the field. I remember when Farley got arrested for the 2nd time in 1996, which got him finally kicked off the team. Supposedly the police pulled him over for suspected DUI. He got out of his car and just took off. The police knew who it was and didn't bother chasing after him. They eventually arrested him later that night or the next morning.

I got ya now. It's all good. He looked good against Fresno State. I am right there with you on hoping he can be a play-maker, too. I know...I'm trying to convince myself he can be a play maker we need in that position with these two now out.

That really friggen sucks. I really hope Lane Hovey's performance last week wasn't a fluke. We need him. Lane Hovey seems to be a great route-runner. He's not the best athlete, but he has great hands. He could be Armstrong's go-to possession receiver. He is a relentless worker, who gets the most out of his abilities. Some call him another coach on the field. A WR doesn't have to be the fastest guy on the field to be really good. Have great hands and know how to run routes to play off of what the defense is doing to get open. Jerry Rice always admitted that he was never the fastest guy on the field. Just know how to play the position and work your azz off. I wasn't trying to say Hovey isn't any good. I was making jokes about how TV guys make those types of comments about every, single white WR that plays football.

That really friggen sucks. I really hope Lane Hovey's performance last week wasn't a fluke. We need him. Lane Hovey seems to be a great route-runner. He's not the best athlete, but he has great hands. He could be Armstrong's go-to possession receiver. He is a relentless worker, who gets the most out of his abilities. Some call him another coach on the field.

Do people think there would have been much of a debate between fans who should have been the starting QB in 1995? I know Frazier had a big 4th quarter in the Orange Bowl and was a great leader, but I wonder how much of a vocal minority would have been on Brook Berringer's side.

At least he will have plenty of time to recover from Post-concussion syndrome. Too soon?

I was going to post that I forgot to put any messages about the Huskers uniform. Apex was such a fake Starter company. The Converse turf shoes the team wore looked like black Army boots.

Well - they did! Anyone else on here been around long enough to have used a 2400bps modem to connect to a BBS? They looked something like this.......

I was a frosh at UNL in 1994, and I went jogging (yes, it was only once) through campus and eventually went to the stadium to run stairs. It was great because the team was practicing while me and my friend were running the stairs. We also watched a bit of the practice the team was having on the grass fields. I assume that the teams have "closed" practices now, but I thought it was pretty cool.

I think Clinton Childs deserves the Imani Cross Award for the RB who produced on the field, but didn't get enough carries because he was back-up to an All-American RB. Or does Imani Cross get the Clinton Childs Award?

Dorm dork!!!

He must have just kicked the holy hell out of that locker to get that big of a blood clot. Polo just won the internet for the day!!!

OMG...we only have three QBs on the roster? Our recruiting and roster management sucks. If TO hadn't ran off the other QB with his inability to get along with players. Actually, if he hadn't horribly mismanaged the roster so bad and given him playing time early in games, he wouldn't have left. Is it time to move Tony Veland back to QB?

That would be an amazing "hypothetical" game thread.

With the 20th anniversary of the 1994 National Championship team being celebrated this week, I thought it would be fun to do a post-game by game breakdown of each game from 1994, if interweb message boards existed back then. Fall Camp - After coming so close to Osborne's first National Championship, do we think the Huskers can get back to the MNC game? How will the team replace Calvin Jones on offense? How will the team replace Trev Alberts on defense? I love Frazier's ability on running the option and his leadership, but he completes less than 50% of his passes. Can we depend on him to make a pass when necessary? Frazier was also the QB when NU lost at Iowa State. Our recruiting rankings have been pretty average, how are we going to compete against the teams from the south? How are we only ranked #4 preseason? West Virginia - Wow, I never expected Nebraska to blow out West Virginia like that. West Virgina is overrated, they will struggle the rest of the year. What happened to our offense in the 2nd half, we only scored 7 points? Frazier threw 2 interceptions, he has to be more careful with the ball. I thought Berringer showed some stuff at the end of the game, I wouldn't mind seeing him get more PT. Did you guys see that tall skinny freshman running down on kickoff coverage? I think his name was Winstrom. Our next game is against Texas Tech on the road, is anyone else worried about a Thursday night game on the road? Texas Tech - Man, two straight games for NU where we played pretty well. Don't get too excited, Texas Tech and WVU are bad football teams. Is anyone else concerned about the offense starting out slowly? We only had 14 points at halftime. NU scored 4 TD's on plays longer than 30 yards, are we too dependent on the big play? Frazier was 5 of 15 passing, this is not going to cut it the rest of the season, we need a better passing threat. I liked Childs' TD run, I think he needs to get more carries. How did we drop from #1 in the polls after this game!!!! UCLA - Guys, we finally played a complete game. I think we may have a national championship contender. What is with the defense giving up 21 points? Again Childs has a big game in limited action. He needs to get more carries!!! The fullbacks had over 100 yards rushing, does Osborne use the fullback enough? Abdul Muhammad only had 1 catch, is he getting enough touches? Pacific - Nebraska shouldn't even be playing this team. Dollar Bill should be embarrassed. Did you guys see Berringer today? He was 8 of 15 passing, he needs to play more. He gives NU a true passing game. Did you guys see Turman in the 4th quarter? He was 3 of 4 passing, I wouldn't mind him seeing him as started in a couple years. Hey guys, I heard Frazier might be out for a long time. They are afraid he could lose his leg, and will never play football again. Why does this always happen to us!!!! Wyoming - WHAT THE HELL KIND OF GAME WAS THAT!!! When is Nebraska going to get a real defensive coordinator? We can't be giving up 32 points to Wyoming!!!! Colorado is going to score 50 on us if we play like that. That game was basically a loss. The only reason we won was because their punt returner dropped the punt. Oklahoma State - Man, the Big 8 is so bad. It's embarrassing the Oklahoma State has such a crappy team. The Blackshirts had a good game, but it was not a good team. Let's see them do that against a worthwhile opponent. Why is LP getting 33 carries? We need to spread the ball around and keep him healthy. Berringer only threw for 75 yards, when is Osborne going to try some deep passes. Oh crap, Brook suffered a punctured lung. He might be out a month. We are screwed!!! I have faith in the Turmanator!!! I saw Turman play in high school, I think he will do just fine next week. How are we going to beat Kansas State next week!!! Chad May is going to have a field day on us. Kansas State - Was everyone else as nervous as I was entering this game? It was a nice win, but how are we going to win games with only 52 yards passing. Do Osborne and Solich even look at other RB's to play? Benning and Childs had 3 carries between them!!! Did you guys see Christian Peter messing with May under the pile? I thought it was funny, but one of these days that's going to get us a 15-yard penalty. Hey guys, I heard a rumor on why Jason Peter didn't make the K-State trip. His "groin injury" was due to him putting a piece of liver in the microwave and him trying to have sex with it. The liver was too hot, and he burned himself down there. HAHAHAHA!!!! Missouri - Yeah, NU took care of business, but it was against another crappy Big 8 opponent. When is NU going to join a real conference? I think NU should look at becoming the 12th team in the Big 10. Once again, Childs averages over 10 YPC, he needs more touches!!! I feel bad for Turman, he started last week, and didn't get to play at all this game. What is wrong with Philips? He wasn't able to break off any long runs. We are going to get smoked by Colorado next week. They are just way too fast for NU. Colorado - Holy cow!!! What a win for NU!!! Is everyone else getting plane tickets for Miami over New Years??? I don't think NU will need Frazier ever again the way Brook is playing. The Blackshirts were great against Kordell, but we still gave up 134 yards to Salaam. Is anyone else concerned about that? I know NU jumped out 24-0, but it would have been nice if NU was able to score more points in the 4th for some style points. Does TO lack a killer instinct? Once again, the backup RB's only get 8 carries. Does Solich even know they exist? Kansas - I love blowout wins like this, but the offense only had 7 points after halftime. Why can't our backups produce like the starters? Finally Osborne used Berringer in the passing game. Brook should be the starter no matter what!!! Does anyone else think next week is a trap game? Do we remember our last trip to Ames? Iowa State - Man, it really sucks that these games aren't on TV. It's so nerve-racking listening to the game on the radio. I was out doing some yard work and listening to the game on the radio and it was getting way too close for comfort. Why do we always play like crap at Ames? Why is LP getting 36 carries? There are other RB's on the roster. Nebraska can't let teams hang around like they let the Cyclones. I hate trips to Ames, It would be cool if we could play in other areas of the country, like Texas or Michigan or Ohio State. Have you guys seen what Barry Alvarez is doing at Wisconsin? He has Nebraska ties, do you think he would think about coming back to Lincoln if Osborne retires? Oklahoma - Ugh, another bad performance by the offense. What is going on with our O-line? 50 carries for 136 yards is embarrassing. Tenopir needs to get those guys playing harder. Does anyone think that Frazier could make this team better? Berringer looks beat up out there. I wondered if they should have thrown Turman in there for a series or 2 for a change up. I thought OU was going to pull off some Sooner Magic again, and break our hearts. Great, now we have to go play Miami in Miami again. Why do we always get screwed in these bowl games? Is Osborne going to blow this one again? Miami - HOLY CRAP!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT JUST HAPPENED!!! I AM SO GLAD FOR OSBORNE!!! I thought it was a mistake starting Tommy. I about broke my TV when Brook through that INT in the 4th quarter. Was anyone else nervous when NU had a 2-point conversion in the same end zone as the 1984 Orange Bowl? It's about time TO called the fullback dive, that play works every time!!!

I listened to about 30 seconds of the song, and it wasn't my cup of tea. Sorry if I made a quick judgment, but it's just the way I thought about the song.

Not saying he was a great coach, but Erickson won his 2nd title, in '91, with a lot of his players. Erickson's first year was '89, so that title was with all of Johnson's players, but the core of the '91 team were juniors. They won the title in '91 and lost the title game in '92 to Alabama. My bad. I completely forgot the '91 title team. I remember how everyone was shocked that Bama beat them in '92 for the National Championship.

Jimmy Johnson took that Miami program to new heights. Yes, they won a NC under Schnellenberger, but with Johnson, they were dominant. Erickson won his national championship with Johnson's players. Nebraska can't compare to Miami in terms the amount of talent in the NFL.

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The '94 team should always be remembered for the dominating defense it had. After struggling against Wyoming, the defense allowed only 9 points per game in conference play and the bowl game.