We want CU and MU to succeed

[huskerfan500]

as far as the recuirting goes, I think that the whole thing revolves around NU still beating them the majority of the time. So if the wins are going to make a difference NU would still have an edge. Sure it would still might benefit them for being better, but every kid is different, some may pick a crappy home state team over any other, some might go to the school that wins the most, maybe the weather matters, or maybe they want to play in a great conference and 85000 at every home game (hint...NU). Recuirting is about the right fit and relationships with coaches

[redout22]

It's all cyclical. When the Big 12 was formed, the south was the practice squad. Now, the north is the practice squad. Even in the 90's, there were still teams in the Big 12 as lowly as Iowa State. The conference more than likely will always have an elite team or two, and they will always have the basement dwellers. Nebraska needs to just worry about Nebraska. Before we worry about being dominant again, we first need to be able to compete with the big boys. We're still not there yet which was painfully obvious during the OU game.

[SkullandBones]

It's all cyclical. When the Big 12 was formed, the south was the practice squad. Now, the north is the practice squad. Even in the 90's, there were still teams in the Big 12 as lowly as Iowa State. The conference more than likely will always have an elite team or two, and they will always have the basement dwellers. Nebraska needs to just worry about Nebraska. Before we worry about being dominant again, we first need to be able to compete with the big boys. We're still not there yet which was painfully obvious during the OU game.

 

The Mighty South looked like the practice squads in their Bowl games.

[huKSer]

It is cyclical. Look at the SEC, Tennessee was great from 1994 to 2002, Florida was great from 1991 to 2002, and now again since 2006. Alabama was good 1991 to 1994, and have not made much noise except in 1999, 2005, and this past year 2008.

 

One can even see that great teams fall off eventually in the now ACC. FSU has not done much since 2000, in fact only VT has represented the ACC well in the past three to four years.

 

I still believe, as I have stated before, that the Huskers are on the rise for the next few years and will start to turn many heads this coming year. I hope you keep up the good work with coaches like Pelini; Callahan was an embarrassment.

Oh I get it . . .Nebraska 68 - 01, OU in 50s, 70 - Gibbs, and Stoops - , MU 60s and recently and of course Iowa State . . . so much for that theory

[BamaBeta]

 

Oh I get it . . .Nebraska 68 - 01, OU in 50s, 70 - Gibbs, and Stoops - , MU 60s and recently and of course Iowa State . . . so much for that theory

 

Not all teams will do well or bad all the time. For you it is Mizzou, for us it is Vanderbilt, Kentucky, or Miss. State, but even they have had some great teams in the past 20 years. My point is you can't keep every historically bad team down all the time and you cannot keep every great team up all the time. Osborne was a great coach, but even he did not have 10 win seasons every year.