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[Foppa]

I'm so mad...the OP has 6 '+1's....how did Badgerfan get to vote '+1' 6 times?!

I actually hadn't rep'd him until you said that...and now he's at seven.

 

Ah, there it is. Thanks for the update.

[Count 'Bility]

And again I say we cant worry about that other people around the country form their opinions based off of 30 second snippets on ESPN. Bo was in maniac mode for all of 2 minutes if that. Public perception is something one just cannot let drive them in their daily life, and problem with society anymore is that it does.

You think we can live inside the bubble that is Nebraska and survive? It's a business. People tend to forget that. It's what college football is today. It's why the biggest businesses are winning, and the smaller businesses are strugging. It's a very, very big deal. Public perception is important to the marketability and success of said business. It's not somethign that changes drastically from one year to the next (unless you are Penn State), but it is something that can be severely altered over time. No one can honestly say that Nebraska's image is improving.

 

 

exactly, only a fool would say it is not a big deal.......public perceptions, image, marketing......come on folks, wake the hell up, anyone's rep can be tarnished by a 30 second utube rant......with all the tools in social networking yeah, it is a different world out there, where perception IS everything. Bo needs to understand that and be aware, he may be his own worse enemy.

 

Hence, that is the problem. I know it's a big deal. I know social media is a big part of lives and view and perception drives everything. That is my whole point, the Bo yelling at an official for 30 seconds tarnished everything else he does right within the program.

 

And this whole "affecting recruting thing" just drives me nuts. Them recruits who are serious enough about coming here get to know coaches and players close enough that that stuff doesnt weight on their decision, and if it does, well then they were never coming here to begin with.

 

I know that's the way it is, I understand that you cant really fight it, but it's also why I think it just isnt right. I dont live my life that way. I do what I feel is right for me and my family and we do things the way we wanna do it. Why the hell should anyone change the way they are doing something and are happy doing it that way for the sake of the happiness of others. and I dont let what others think decide what I do or dont do, and because of it I dont have a lot of friends and probably wont go a long ways to being "successful (as if that words means anthing at all to me in this world)" but damn it, Im happy with the way things are. I guess I'm just too much of a "mind your own business" person. Oh well.

[Excel]

I'm so mad...the OP has 6 '+1's....how did Badgerfan get to vote '+1' 6 times?!

I actually hadn't rep'd him until you said that...and now he's at seven.

 

Ah, there it is. Thanks for the update.

Sure anytime, I thought you deserved at least one reply to the tons of posts you make about me....

[sd'sker]

 

 

You are right about nobody outside of Nebraska liking Bo, though

how many coaches around the nation do we, as a fan base, care for? it's not uncommon to dislike opposing coaches. i do think BO is beginning to lose respect, but maybe not because he does have an impressive pedigree, he has not been here terribly long, NU was DOA when he got here, and we keep getting ranked fairly high in preseason polls despite our lackluster finishes.

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[zoogs]

You're a Husker fan and you know it, Lando. C'mon, bring it in for the hug

 

You will always get flak for not being supportive of the current staff or the way things are going, that is just how it is. In 2006, anybody down on Callahan was shooed away.

I guess the sane members of HB had not yet joined...

 

Haha, no joke, but I was reading an old thread last night and CalifornaiHusker was ripping on Cosgrove, before the start of the '07 season. And folks were jumping in and defending Coz's record with "Top 25 defenses at Wisconsin" or something of the sort - basically making him out to be a negative nelly poo-pooing on the party.

 

It really gives an interesting perspective. I think a lot of times, our reactions to other people's opinions is based hugely on our own desire to remain optimistic - something which may or may not be rooted in reality.

 

Hence, don't jump too much on the naysayers. They might be right, even if you don't agree with the level of anger with which their opinion is expressed.

[knapplc]

I think a lot of times, our reactions to other people's opinions is based hugely on our own desire to remain optimistic - something which may or may not be rooted in reality.

 

I think you're right about this...

 

Hence, don't jump too much on the naysayers. They might be right, even if you don't agree with the level of anger with which their opinion is expressed.

 

...but I don't agree that the naysayers are necessarily coming from a noble place. Not all criticism is constructive, or well-meaning. Not all criticism is capable of achieving positive change, or intended to. There are a lot of people who just bitch to bitch. The Internet's anonymity fosters that, and you get the worst of people.

 

There is an art to constructive criticism. Lots of people do it quite well, even here on HuskerBoard. Some don't do it well at all, and if constructive criticism is their intent, it falls flat, and comes across as anything but constructive.

[zoogs]

At what point in time did you become "less" excited? I dont understand what there wasnt to be excited about up unitl the Iowa game. Going to Michigan we were still in the hunt with only 2 losses, just had a big win at Penn St. Be honest folks, everything was sunshine and rainbows till the 2nd half kickoff @ Michigan.

 

Pretty much the whole season actually. It isn't that I thought we were not doing well. The so-so, but decent, mark of this season was not apparent until really the bowl game. At that point, a 10-win season with another Top 10 victory was still in our sights, so things could have gone either way. I was just not as tuned in as I usually am -- and again, I struggle to really put a finger on it.

 

I think this season had some downers. We were expecting AA play at all three levels of the defense. We never got started off on the right foot there, and it was an ongoing issue all season. I was not too pleased that we saw three straight QBs early that were more impressive signal callers than Taylor Martinez, even if they were not as fast - and these were all young guns. And that was before the Wisconsin game, so maybe I should say five straight.

 

The weirdness surrounding the Penn State game was an external factor that contributed to it. A proud day for the Huskers, and it's certainly not Bo's fault it was a weird day. It is what it is.

 

I think the Ohio State game was a high point. That was an awesome day, awesome comeback. Everything after that, even the Michigan State victory, felt like riding on a meandering up-and-down wave. You know, maybe it's the brand of football we play. The victories tend to be boring outside of a few "gotcha" moments our offense springs on the opposing D. This is fine if we have a D that is providing highlights left and right, but that wasn't the case this season.

 

Don't take this as a decisive commentary on Bo or anything, but I think the questions that have started to arise about Bo's ability to get his team up for every game, consistently, also figures in this. I didn't take any of that seriously until this year.

 

Talent-wise, I felt we were a lot better than we finished. But when you have no idea what kind of team to expect week-in, week-out...you are left not really knowing what to make of the season.

[zoogs]

 

Hence, don't jump too much on the naysayers. They might be right, even if you don't agree with the level of anger with which their opinion is expressed.

 

...but I don't agree that the naysayers are necessarily coming from a noble place. Not all criticism is constructive, or well-meaning.

 

Yes, you are right. I should say: I tend to automatically disagree with naysayers who make their case with extreme vitriol, but that's a tendency I realize is illogical, and have to try to fight.

[Count 'Bility]

At what point in time did you become "less" excited? I dont understand what there wasnt to be excited about up unitl the Iowa game. Going to Michigan we were still in the hunt with only 2 losses, just had a big win at Penn St. Be honest folks, everything was sunshine and rainbows till the 2nd half kickoff @ Michigan.

 

Pretty much the whole season actually. It isn't that I thought we were not doing well. The so-so, but decent, mark of this season was not apparent until really the bowl game. At that point, a 10-win season with another Top 10 victory was still in our sights, so things could have gone either way. I was just not as tuned in as I usually am -- and again, I struggle to really put a finger on it.

 

I think this season had some downers. We were expecting AA play at all three levels of the defense. We never got started off on the right foot there, and it was an ongoing issue all season. I was not too pleased that we saw three straight QBs early that were more impressive signal callers than Taylor Martinez, even if they were not as fast - and these were all young guns. And that was before the Wisconsin game, so maybe I should say five straight.

 

The weirdness surrounding the Penn State game was an external factor that contributed to it. A proud day for the Huskers, and it's certainly not Bo's fault it was a weird day. It is what it is.

 

I think the Ohio State game was a high point. That was an awesome day, awesome comeback. Everything after that, even the Michigan State victory, felt like riding on a meandering up-and-down wave. You know, maybe it's the brand of football we play. The victories tend to be boring outside of a few "gotcha" moments our offense springs on the opposing D. This is fine if we have a D that is providing highlights left and right, but that wasn't the case this season.

 

Don't take this as a decisive commentary on Bo or anything, but I think the questions that have started to arise about Bo's ability to get his team up for every game, consistently, also figures in this. I didn't take any of that seriously until this year.

 

Talent-wise, I felt we were a lot better than we finished. But when you have no idea what kind of team to expect week-in, week-out...you are left not really knowing what to make of the season.

 

Well sir I pretty have to agree with a lot of what you said. I was just because I lost all my interest on the second half kickoff fumble @ Michigan. It was that moment the I realized this team was done. It just wasnt going to click yet. Made every home game except Washington to that point with high anticipation of each one but after the loss to NW seeing that disaster in person and then the Michiagan fiasco I had lost interest and was packing it in for the year, and hthen wife won tickets at work for the iowa game so we went anyway. but I hear you on the lack of excitement. I lost it after the NW loss for the most part, but before that I was still dialed in. It was just all the extra stuff with a new conference and then the Penn St. situation and the NW loss really took a lot out of us as a fan base.

[NUance]

 

Hence, don't jump too much on the naysayers. They might be right, even if you don't agree with the level of anger with which their opinion is expressed.

 

...but I don't agree that the naysayers are necessarily coming from a noble place. Not all criticism is constructive, or well-meaning.

 

Yes, you are right. I should say: I tend to automatically disagree with naysayers who make their case with extreme vitriol, but that's a tendency I realize is illogical, and have to try to fight.

Right. And then are you going to try to grow pointy Spock ears? Come on man, you're human. Admit it.

 

We're all humans on this board. (with the possible exception of the Viagra spambot). And being human, it is just more palatable to accept someone expressing criticism in a civil, well reasoned manner--then to hear (read) someone spewing hatred and vitriol towards the Huskers. I've always thought you reacted in a very even handed manner with rude naysayers, Zoog. I guess that goes with the territory of being a mod on this board. I, on the other hand, am not constrained by good manners in the face of vitriolic naysaying Husker bashers. I can let'er rippp! Within certain bounds, of course.

[zoogs]

Actually, I have pointy Spock ears already...

 

No, I'm more than human. Was just trying to make the point that sometimes the naysayers turn out to be right. As with Callahan and Coz. Although I guess, it's a bit of a no brainer, because there are always naysayers, so somebody in the end turns out to be "right." Got off track and didn't mean it to come off as beating my chest or anything

 

Let 'er rip, by all means, but please make sure you are the one standing downwind.

[kozzman555]

I'd be willing to bet that the OP was one of the people that threatened to move to Canada if Obama won the election.......and then never did.

 

I understand that you may not like Bo Pelini as the Nebraska head coach. Every one has their own opinion on that. But to decide to stop rooting for your alma mater, a TEAM that you've loved and cheered for for years if ridiculous. Did you stop supporting the troops just because Obama was in charge of us? I doubt it. Just cuz you think the head guy in charge is a douche, doesn't mean you give up on the TEAM. Take some midol and get overself, with all due respect, of course.

[Joe_5700]

 

Don't take this as a decisive commentary on Bo or anything, but I think the questions that have started to arise about Bo's ability to get his team up for every game, consistently, also figures in this. I didn't take any of that seriously until this year.

 

 

 

The 2010 SDSU didn't do this?

[zoogs]

I'm slow to react sometimes...I just wrote that one off.