mjmartin1970 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 1969 Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st-tie Coach Bob Devaney 1968 Won 6, Lost 4, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 3, Lost 4, Tied 0, 4th-tie Coach Bob Devaney 1967 Won 6, Lost 4, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 3, Lost 4, Tied 0, 5th-tie Coach Bob Devaney 1966 Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st Coach Bob Devaney 1965 Won 10, Lost 1, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Coach Bob Devaney 1964 Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st Coach Bob Devaney 1963 Won 10, Lost 1, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Coach Bob Devaney 1962 Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, Tied 0, 3rd Coach Bob Devaney After his second 6-4 season in 1968? Quote Link to comment
junior4949 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Depends. How many games did his opponents score 40 or more points? Was his D ranked last in his conference? Did he fail to score a TD against one of the worst D's in D1? Did he get absolutely crushed at Homecoming to a mid conference foe? Was he quoted in the OWH as stating, "I think I'm doing a good job" after getting his a$$ kicked? Quote Link to comment
I See Red People Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Why? I can't know this. Quote Link to comment
mjmartin1970 Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 1968: We lost to Kansas State that year, at homecoming, 0 to 12. We lost to Oklahoma that year (at Norman) 0-47. We ended up tied for 5th in the conference with Coloardo. I can't find stats for 68. Quote Link to comment
DaveH Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Like anyone can ever know that, Napoleon. Quote Link to comment
SDalum1981 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Not sure if NU had the reputation of a powerhouse football program before Devaney. Issues around Devaney which could have threatened his job are probably not documented in any history book. Not as clean-cut as TO, but who is? One thing I remember hearing was the Bobfather was very good at beating the point spread (for the gamblers) whereas TO was not as good, or did not want to be as good, as Devaney in this respect. Fact or fiction? One of the Devaney-Osborne legends I remember. Quote Link to comment
Dan_F_30 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Jim Rome a bit ago- "There is no way Nebraska and Notre Dame should be punchlines to jokes. The programs should never have fallen that far, it's unacceptable." Quote Link to comment
husker rob Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 well if NU would have fired Bob Devaney, then obviously NU wouldnt have won the NC in 70 and 71, TO wouldnt ahve been the HC at NU either Quote Link to comment
junior4949 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 It's all speculative. Kind of like people fighting over who the best player of all time was. It's kind of like this: If Jesus were coaching the Huskers, we would never lose a game. Quote Link to comment
coyeote Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 If Jesus were coaching the Huskers we'd all be in a world of hurt. I suspect he's got better things to do. Quote Link to comment
HuskerNative Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Not sure if NU had the reputation of a powerhouse football program before Devaney. Issues around Devaney which could have threatened his job are probably not documented in any history book. Not as clean-cut as TO, but who is? One thing I remember hearing was the Bobfather was very good at beating the point spread (for the gamblers) whereas TO was not as good, or did not want to be as good, as Devaney in this respect. Fact or fiction? One of the Devaney-Osborne legends I remember. The '95 Huskers beat the point spread every week. Not sure any other college football team has ever done that. Devaney had a whole lot more success in his early years than Callahan has had -- assuming that's the point -- and took over a program that was at a low point after several down years -- not quite the case with Callahan. Remember, the point was to avoid gravitating to mediocrity when we hired Bill. Not to beat a dead horse, but that was his mission, at which he very clearly has failed. Quote Link to comment
FriscoTXHusker Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 It's all speculative. Kind of like people fighting over who the best player of all time was. It's kind of like this: If Jesus were coaching the Huskers, we would never lose a game. How do you figure? He got himself crucified. Quote Link to comment
admo Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I would have fired Devaney and hired Pelini. Quote Link to comment
I am I Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 and then he rose from the DEAD. Quote Link to comment
no_name_needed_2001 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 For the five years before that 68 season we didnt lose more than 2 games and won the conference 4 times... If Callahan had gone 10-2 for five years with 4 conference titles, I'm sure we'd let go a 6-4 season Quote Link to comment
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