Framing a Blowout

[It'sNotAFakeID]

Since we seem to be on the topic of "which would you rather have's", I'm curious as to how we, as Nebraska fans rate a blowout loss. Obviously none of us like to see a blowout loss, but there are essentially two types of blowout losses:

 

The blowout loss where the defense plays pretty well, but the offense is so anemic that it doesn't score a point and losses by 3 touchdowns (i.e. 21-0)

 

-OR-

 

The blowout loss where the offense plays really well, but the defense is so gaping that it doesn't prevent the other team from scoring and losses by 3 touchdowns (i.e. 56-35).

[StPaulHusker]

I can't vote. They are equally bad in my mind. 20+ points is my personal benchmark for a blowout.

[knapplc]

This poll would be better served in defining a blowout. Blowout losses suck no matter how many points you give up. At some point the amount of points the opponent scores becomes irrelevant.

[kchusker_chris]

...depends on if that 56-35 includes the offense giving up a couple scores off 3 or 4 turnovers (OSU).

[The Dude]

Can't really imagine one being preferable over the other.

[It'sNotAFakeID]

This poll would be better served in defining a blowout. Blowout losses suck no matter how many points you give up. At some point the amount of points the opponent scores becomes irrelevant.

 

I understand where you're coming from, but it always seems to me that there is more unrest at HB whenever we lose 56-35 rather than 21-0, no?

[ADS]

One looks worse than the other, but both count as a "L". Either way, they both suck.

[knapplc]

This poll would be better served in defining a blowout. Blowout losses suck no matter how many points you give up. At some point the amount of points the opponent scores becomes irrelevant.

 

I understand where you're coming from, but it always seems to me that there is more unrest at HB whenever we lose 56-35 rather than 21-0, no?

 

Could be. I tend to ignore a lot of the posts when either happens.

 

[It'sNotAFakeID]

This poll would be better served in defining a blowout. Blowout losses suck no matter how many points you give up. At some point the amount of points the opponent scores becomes irrelevant.

 

I understand where you're coming from, but it always seems to me that there is more unrest at HB whenever we lose 56-35 rather than 21-0, no?

 

Could be. I tend to ignore a lot of the posts when either happens.

 

i try to too, but it's all just compelling. The people who come out of the woodwork to say, "HA! I knew it! I'm da best!"

[MLB 51]

I chose "Defense can't stop the other team from scoring" Defense wins championships.

[ADS]

I chose "Defense can't stop the other team from scoring" Defense wins championships.

This guy gets it, someone putting 70 on us looks so much worse than a score in the 20's.

[StPaulHusker]

I chose defense not stopping an offense as well.

[Count 'Bility]

Fat chicks or ugly chicks.

 

Odouls or Sam Adams

 

fruitcake or fruitcake muffins

 

Colt McCoy or Major Applewhite

[ADS]

Fat chicks or ugly chicks.

 

Odouls or Sam Adams

 

fruitcake or fruitcake muffins

 

Colt McCoy or Major Applewhite

Fat chicks, obviously.

[sd'sker]

Fat chicks or ugly chicks.

 

Odouls or Sam Adams

 

fruitcake or fruitcake muffins

 

Colt McCoy or Major Applewhite

every one of those has a correct answer.