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First of all, thanks for posting, this is an interesting thread...According to the all knowing Ultimatedude3312 on rivals free board. This is a Mizzou fan BTW. Please keep it clean. ( Its the offseason. We need something to talk about)
Why Nebraska will never be great again.
1. Steroid ban in the NCAA. Can't build dynasties now by having 70% of your players taking steroids anymore.
2. 85 scholarship limit. Can't have more than 85 kids on scholarship at a university which creates parity.
3. The Big 12 conference. The great Nebraska teams of the 70s, 80s, and 90s and only one main competition, OU. Even then, they weren't spectacular against them till the 90s. (4-8 in the 70s and 5-5 in the 80s). Now instead of having to deal with OU, they have Texas, Missouri, Texas Tech, and kU among others to deal with. Not only that but the great Nebraska has been to exactly 1, 1 Big 12 championship game. Missouri, Colorado and K-State have been to at least 2.
4. Prop 48. Got to have academic standards at Nebraska now. Can't take partial qualifiers and put together a team.
5. Nebraska itself. Has anyone been to Nebraska on this board that has no connections to Nebraska or business? Nope. Why is that? Nebraska is NOT a premier place to be. Most of the top talent in California is either staying there or going to Notre Dame. So that California pipeline is almost dried up.
6. TV. Why did people in the 40s and 50s go to these powers? Because they were always on TV. Now almost everyone can see any football game on a given saturday. So if you are a kid from Texas and you are down to Nebraska and Texas Tech and you will get the same amount of coverage at either school, which school would you choose? Probably the one closer to your home so your parents can watch you play.
Well there is my points to why Nebraska will never be great. Now watch the flame posts of the same "we have better fan support, that is why we are great" I guess after getting your a$$ kicked 3 out of 4 years, i guess that would be all you have for pride. Oh and the "we would of beat you in november" post.
Just watch and see MB, how delusional Husker fans are.
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1. Steroid ban in the NCAA. -- Not sure any one program benefitted, steroids are an arms race. If it is happening and people are getting away with it, a lot of people will be doing it to keep up. If it is effectively controlled and not worth the risk, they won't. Net net, no one has a big advantage. Not feeling this point. I nu had roids guys, it is not like they were the ONLY ones....
2. 85 scholarship limit -- This is true, this hurts the traditional powers and helps teams like KU. Reesing would be at UT right now as a 4th stringer, probably sitting next to Chase Daniel for the last few years. It is not like NU cannot come back dto dominance due to this, but it does create more parity.
3. The Big 12 conference -- This is silly. Now instead of OU, you have to beat OU or Texas, whoever is better. You also get more prominent games during the season, as in the old Big 8 there were many years that only NU/OU got any attention since no one else had a chance. Since OU and UT are both in the South, I am not seeing this being a massive setback.
4. Prop 48 -- like roids, this effects most teams the same. DUke and Stnaford may have gained here, it has obviously throuwn them right into the title hunt to have their higher stnadards be more the norm <_<
5. Nebraska itself -- This is just name calling. It is not like Nebraska suddenly became some awful place where it had not been before. True, it is not for everyone, but obvisouly quite a few people have made the trek and liked it a lot.
6. TV -- I am not sure NU was on national TV that much in Big 8 days. DOn't get me wrong, they were on, but I do not remember NU being the TV leader or anything. They were on more than most of the Big 8, but it was not like Notre Dame. It is true that TV helps and that the more you win the better slots you get. Would be nice to have our own channel for the conference. That said, not sure any changes here somehow work against Nebraska.
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