Popular Post VectorVictor Posted September 12, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2011 ...of the capital building or Oldfather Hall...because frankly, there aren't any other buildings in Lincoln tall enough. 1. With apologies to 1970, 1994, and 1997, the 1995 and 1971 teams are/were special for a reason--they only happen once every 30-40 years. By all rights, this gives Bo until 2035 to produce a team that can beat Sister Mary Immaculate of the Blind *and* the whole of the SEC by 50+ points. Until then, we will continue to have close calls, just like the 1970, 1994, and 1997 squads had. 2. Even Dr. Tom had down games where our superior lines and talent just didn't materialize--1992 Iowa State and the infamous 1997 Missouri come to mind. Sometimes we can overcome with sound coaching, and sometimes even God's own Dr. Tom couldn't even change how things are going. 3. We need to remember that these players are kids learning how to become men. Many of them, including some on our O-Line and backfield, couldn't smoke up or play Powerball (the lottery kind--not the A&M kind) until just a few months ago. 4. Bo is in his fourth year of coaching. Again, using the anointed St. Osborne the Pure as someone to measure against, Dr. Tom's 1976 results were as follows (with thanks to HuskerMax): Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att. NU/Opp 09/11 Louisiana St. Baton Rouge T 6-6 1/ 70,746 09/18 Indiana Bloomington W 45-13 8/ 41,289 09/25 Texas Christian Lincoln W 64-10 6/ 74,981 10/02 Miami Lincoln W 17-9 5/ 76,155 10/09 #Colorado Boulder W 24-12 6/ 53,538 10/16 #Kansas State-HC Lincoln W 51-0 3/ 76,150 10/23 #Missouri Lincoln L 24-34 3/17 76,051 10/30 #Kansas Lawrence W 31-3 9/ 58,050 11/06 #Oklahoma St. Lincoln W 14-10 9/13 76,272 11/13 #Iowa State Ames L 28-37 9/ 51,500 11/26 #Oklahoma Lincoln L 17-20 10/8 76,247 12/04 Hawaii Honolulu W 68-3 13/ 33,737 12/31 +Texas Tech* Houston W 27-24 13/9 48,618 In hindsight, it's no wonder Nebraska fans were ready to run Dr. Tom out on a rail to Boulder--he was horrible against unranked LSU, Miami, and of all things holy, Iowa State. (Note--flubbed this up originally and said La. Tech. Apologies to all 10 La Tech fans in existence.) Were we to have the visionaries on this board back in 1976, we could have simply discarded with this dead weight Osborne and hired someone with a prolific offensive mind. [/sarcasm] 5. Pat Hill is a respected coach and tactician, folks. His Fresno State teams have beat better schools on their home turf. The man is building a legacy there, and in his 13 years, he's only had one (IIRC) losing season. And that's in spite of having to schedule the upper-crust BCS schools as non-cons to do it. Give the man some credit--he's been doing this longer than Bo and Carl have, and yet Bo/Carl were able to overcome. 6. Rome wasn't built in a day, and after Nero's reign, it took about four to six years (some say more) to right the ship known as the Roman Empire. Like Rome and their efforts to wipe Nero's existence away from the annals of history, we're still feeling the effects of our Nero to this day--our fragility as a fanbase still exhibits this, not unlike the political fragility of Rome that followed Nero's ouster. 7. If you've ever been in the bottom of a dogpile, it's very hard to breathe. Let's not dogpile on Bo, Beck, Carl, et al--no one has fumbled the ball just yet. Just some thoughts. Hope it takes someone off the proverbial ledge, if for but a moment. 13 Quote Link to comment
It'sNotAFakeID Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 So much of this season is still up in the air, I find it hard to believe people are willing to jump off the edge after just 2 games. This game against Washington will prove how ready we are for the Wisconsin game. If we suck there, I'm going to be concerned. But I have the feeling Nebraska is going to come out firing on all cylinders and just dominate UDub Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 +1,000,000 to you, sir. Fans seem to have forgotten or blocked out all the times TO's teams weren't perfect. I think the tremendous run to end his career has blinded many to all the criticisms of Osborne that came before. Heck, even during the run fans and media were all over Frost and what a terrible QB he was despite the fact he was 11-2 as a first year starter. This team is not where fans hope it is, and probably never will be no matter how good they are. This is a sport played by young men, not professionals, so enjoy all the drama - good and bad - that comes with it. Quote Link to comment
typ3kal Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I only jump after losses. Close wins don't push me over. Quote Link to comment
VectorVictor Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 So much of this season is still up in the air, I find it hard to believe people are willing to jump off the edge after just 2 games. This game against Washington will prove how ready we are for the Wisconsin game. If we suck there, I'm going to be concerned. But I have the feeling Nebraska is going to come out firing on all cylinders and just dominate UDub And because of a less-than-stellar showing against Fresno State, no less. We've seen Fresno State, in lesser years for their school, take down higher-ranked teams. That we engineered (escaped?) with a 13-point win with WAC officials that make Big XII officials look competent would be celebrated elsewhere. Plus, it could be worse--we could be Iowa, Indiana, or Ohio State. Or worse yet, we could be Baylor and realize no matter how many game we win, we're still going to Conference USA. Quote Link to comment
junior4949 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 If we were willing to give coaches until "2035", Solich or Callahan would still be on the sidelines. College football has changed considerably in the past 30-40 years. Right or wrong, everything is about wins, losses, and money. Look at how close we are to super conferences. As time goes by, college football is looking more and more like the NFL every day. Win now, or go home. We're not there yet. I'd like to think Bo has at least another four years coaching the program before we make a decision. We're in good shape for the most part this year. Iowa just lost to Iowa State. Ohio State nearly drizzled one down their leg to Toledo. The sun is still shining over Nebraska. Quote Link to comment
irafreak Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I would just like to take this post to say i find great irony in an exaggerated thread title in response to overreaction by fans. Quote Link to comment
Lil' Red Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Louisiana St. LSU? Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Louisiana St. LSU? That's their alias when they're running from the cops. Quote Link to comment
okaive Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I remember seeing during the game that they had listed some coaches and how many years it took to get their first MNC. I think 4 was the lowest and 8 was looking to be the average. In no way am I calling for Bo's head, even if we lose this game. If it takes 8 years to win the MNC, then it does (just hope to win a conference title though). But I'll be damned if I won't be criticizing him for near misses and losses. Quote Link to comment
walksalone Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Louisiana St. LSU? That's their alias when they're running from the cops. or after they lose to Arkansas Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 If we were willing to give coaches until "2035", Solich or Callahan would still be on the sidelines. College football has changed considerably in the past 30-40 years. Right or wrong, everything is about wins, losses, and money. Look at how close we are to super conferences. As time goes by, college football is looking more and more like the NFL every day. Win now, or go home. We're not there yet. I'd like to think Bo has at least another four years coaching the program before we make a decision. We're in good shape for the most part this year. Iowa just lost to Iowa State. Ohio State nearly drizzled one down their leg to Toledo. The sun is still shining over Nebraska. and Michigan beat the Domers in a game ND should have won....Kelly won't last long unless he gets it going.... Quote Link to comment
OmahaPlaya Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Awesome thread and a great reminder to the short memory fans. Quote Link to comment
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