What is success

[AFhusker]

In 1981, Nebraska went 9-3. It won a conference championship. It played for a national championship, and had a very good chance to win it.

 

In 1990, Nebraska went 9-3. It lost to Colorado at home, got blown out by an unranked Oklahoma team, and wasn't competitive in the bowl game.

 

I would call 1981 a successful season and 1990 a poor one by our standards. That was probably Osborne's worst team. The W/L record is identical. The W/L record never tells the entire story.

 

Losing Joseph in the first half had a lot to do with that. Ask Michigan how hard it is to win with a backup QB on the road with no experience.

[clyde40]

Who the f#*k is Ian Hest?

Amac3309 lol But seriously why do we have to have these set guidelines to define success? 8-4 in 2008 was success, it changes year to year. This year if we go back I bet all the doomers on here said we'd go 7-5 or 9-3 if we're "lucky". Yet they are the first to complain about how bad 10-2 is. You also have the argumet that it wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for blowout losses. Well if a win is a win then a loss is a loss. That's how I see it. I was upset in 2009 when we lost 16-15 to Va-Tech and 9-6 to ISU and I was just as upset when we lost 63-31 to Ohio State and 70-31 to Wis. this year. At least Pelini doesn't lose half a$$ when he does it he does it right! haha

 

Ha seriously right, bringing up some bad memories I was at the 16-15 va tech game and the Ohio st game this year

 

I wasn't saying i agree with the post but it makes for a good discussion of what success is, I think there is a difference between a successful program and team team to me is more on the field while I think bo has built a successful program when u include off the field issues grades accountability etc as far as on the field success I would agree that it's a moving target I just want to make sure our standards for success stay high

I was at the ISU game and ironically I go to school there now. lol I agree with you the standards should be set high. With what Bo says and how he does things it seems he's in it for the long haul instead of having a one year wonder like Chizek at Auburn. I hope I'm correct and if it doesn't work out so be it but he deserves a few more years to find out if we can turn the corner. If we start swapping coaches every four or five years we'll find out what true mediocrity is.