Ulty Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 After a loss like this, just about every single person starts their own thread to analyze the matter. How annoying. I'm going to do the same thing. I don't think NU recovers from this. I'm not saying we'll go rapidly downhill (any further than we are), but we may not get better. There are plenty of threads suggesting that Pelini and Co. need to go, and suggesting who the next coach should be. I don't have an answer or even a guess, but I predict that we won't get anyone who will blow our minds. NU will be competing with the likes of Texas and USC for new coaches, meaning for any superstar coaches out there, NU will be 3rd fiddle at best. For anyone who is left who has strong Nebraska ties, out in the coaching ranks right now are Frost, Bohl, Gill, and Solich. If Pelini stays, and at 9 wins per season, he just might, I don't think any of us have confidence that he will get any better than what he has already shown in 5+ years. He is what he is. And without that confidence or fire, we may keep up 9 wins per based on patsies alone, but there won't be enough optimism to bring in the recruits or assistants to get us over the hump. I had the same feeling two years ago early in the 3rd quarter again Ohio State. NU is going to get blown out, have a bad season, and Bo will either never improve, or else he'll get fired and we won't be able to find a great replacement. The end of NU football as we know it, except for the memories. However, the miraculous come back that night restored the faith, at least temporarily. I don't know if that faith can be restored now, and I don't know if we are going to get any better. At least the 90s can never be taken away from us. The memories have become greater than the dreams. Quote Link to comment
presidentjlh Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Oh for goodness' sake. Calm down. This isn't the end of the program. 4 Quote Link to comment
BaytownHusker Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Nah we will recover. Win our side and get smashed in the Conf game and bowl game.. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I'm as pissed off as anyone....but.....WTF????? Quote Link to comment
presidentjlh Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Nah we will recover. Win our side and get smashed in the Conf game and bowl game.. I think he's more saying that this program will be like that in perpetuity. Which I fully disagree with. We're a blue blood program. We'll be back. Be that this season (yes, it's still possible) or 10 years from now. Quote Link to comment
SandhillshuskerW Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 After a loss like this, just about every single person starts their own thread to analyze the matter. How annoying. I'm going to do the same thing. I don't think NU recovers from this. I'm not saying we'll go rapidly downhill (any further than we are), but we may not get better. There are plenty of threads suggesting that Pelini and Co. need to go, and suggesting who the next coach should be. I don't have an answer or even a guess, but I predict that we won't get anyone who will blow our minds. NU will be competing with the likes of Texas and USC for new coaches, meaning for any superstar coaches out there, NU will be 3rd fiddle at best. For anyone who is left who has strong Nebraska ties, out in the coaching ranks right now are Frost, Bohl, Gill, and Solich. If Pelini stays, and at 9 wins per season, he just might, I don't think any of us have confidence that he will get any better than what he has already shown in 5+ years. He is what he is. And without that confidence or fire, we may keep up 9 wins per based on patsies alone, but there won't be enough optimism to bring in the recruits or assistants to get us over the hump. I had the same feeling two years ago early in the 3rd quarter again Ohio State. NU is going to get blown out, have a bad season, and Bo will either never improve, or else he'll get fired and we won't be able to find a great replacement. The end of NU football as we know it, except for the memories. However, the miraculous come back that night restored the faith, at least temporarily. I don't know if that faith can be restored now, and I don't know if we are going to get any better. At least the 90s can never be taken away from us. The memories have become greater than the dreams. This is the dumbest thing I've heard today, and I teach high school. Talk about blowing something ouit of proportion. 3 Quote Link to comment
sd'sker Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 i think people are underestimating how truly pathetic the B1G is. we will beat mich. st. and probably even nw. mich. is a tossup. we will finish with 9, maybe 10, wins. has bo's recruiting classes not been getting better? i still think patience is our best course of action. once it is obvious that the problems are unfixable, nebraska has the money to bring in top coaching talent if necessary. Quote Link to comment
Ulty Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 My OP got more and more sad and melodramatic the more I wrote, yet I clicked submit anyway! Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Nebraska has the fan support, the booster support and the financial support to do just about whatever the hell they want. No, we may not haul in an Urban Meyer or Nick Saban, but those guys were once nobodies. And as I said, we have the financial means to pay any good coach and keep them here just as well as the Alabama's and Texas' of the world. Furthermore, I think Shawn Eichorst is an absolute heck of an athletic director. He was a really good hire imho, and I feel confident that if he makes a decision in the future, it'll be for the betterment of the program. Quote Link to comment
presidentjlh Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 My buddy on a hockey forum puts it best: "If you think you've got it bad, try a Pitt season on for size." Quote Link to comment
I am I Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I blame Tom Osborne for retiring 2-4 years too early. 1 Quote Link to comment
presidentjlh Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 My OP got more and more sad and melodramatic the more I wrote, yet I clicked submit anyway! It's cool, we just need to step back and relax. Bama was in a way, way worse situation not that many years ago, and now they are us from the 90s. Football...it's cray. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Husker fans were so spoiled, I know I was. I was at UNL during the amazing run in the 90s. Heck I used to sell my tickets because I knew all the games were going to be a beat down and I just wanted to party. Bama was down, way down, for about 10 years or so and now look at them. NU is not even in the same ballpark of how bad Bama was at that time. My real concern is that it just doesn't feel like NU is getting closer to turning the corner. That is the part that bothers me. That and Lincoln was a ghost town by 3pm on Saturday and that is sad. Quote Link to comment
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