T.O./9-game streak

[GOAT]

If Tom Osborne had never retired and was still Nebraska HC to this day, would the 9-game streak still be intact?

[lincoln84]

Prob not but we for sure would not have losing seasons in there.

[84HuskerLaw]

Very possible we'd still be winning 9 plus every year. I believe we would have won at least 5 more national titles as well or more! in 18 seasons, at least 5. I think we might have won 5 more in the following 8 years as we were almost unstoppable. A dynasty no doubt!

[KazLong]

Yes the T.O. Bashing is getting old.

[GOAT]

Seems like the majority of the bashing comes from the younger generation who like to remind everyone how the game has changed since TO's tenure and how the triple-option no longer is effective.

[Huskers19911]

It is possible, but these questions have no definitive answer. Blaming the younger generation from saying the game has changed and pinning it on them is foolish. Plenty of colleagues my age (who remember most of his career) have similar views (as of which you blame the younger generation.) I think he would do well, and probably keep the tradition. He'd also be a very old coach, and may have difficulty recruiting without the right staff under him. As a legendary coach, I do think he'd be able to draw in energetic, young, good recruiting coaches and teach them his philosophy. If he was still coaching, Frost would be on our staff.

[ZRod]

Seems like the majority of the bashing comes from the younger generation who like to remind everyone how the game has changed since TO's tenure and how the triple-option no longer is effective.

Who ran the triple option?

[junior4949]

I can't think of a reason why it wouldn't have. We would have had more depth which would have kept the 02' season from occurring. There wouldn't have been a coaching change, so the 04' season wouldn't have happened. Bo did it, and he is quite a bit inferior to TO.

[Guy Chamberlin]

I'm not saying it's impossible, but it would be unprecedented in college football and perhaps the entire sporting world, so as long as we're in this misty dream world let's just say "of course!" and pretend football never got any better than the ol' Big 8.

[junior4949]

I can't think of one season from 97' to 15' where there hasn't been nine wins built into the schedule. Again, Bo managed to do it and he isn't near the coach TO was. Football is better than the ol' Big 8. However, we also play more games. What season since 97' scares people into believing TO wouldn't have managed to win nine games?

[ZRod]

I can't think of one season from 97' to 15' where there hasn't been nine wins built into the schedule. Again, Bo managed to do it and he isn't near the coach TO was. Football is better than the ol' Big 8. However, we also play more games. What season since 97' scares people into believing TO wouldn't have managed to win nine games?

It could have been a close call around 07-09 when OU, OSU, Baylor, Missouri, Texas, aTM, and Tech were all at, or close to the top of their game. If we didn't adjust to the rise of the spread offense, it could have been a rough year or so in there.

[Undone]

Seems like the majority of the bashing comes from the younger generation who like to remind everyone how the game has changed since TO's tenure and how the triple-option no longer is effective.

 

Your posts really do seem like you're a troll account. And your signature image takes the cake.

 

But tell us, what is your subjective cutoff point for "younger generation," age-wise?

[BigRedBuster]

There is absolutely no indication that TO would have sustained nothing but 9+ wins between 1997 and 2015. Joe Paterno was thought of as another legendary coach while at PSU and later in his years he went through some years that, quite frankly, the fans of PSU really thought it was time for a change......but......you can't just fire just about the only coach PSU has ever had.

 

In 1986, PSU had won two NCs in 5 years. They were riding high. Two years later they won 5 games and didn't make it to a bowl. Late in his career, he went through a 5 season period where he had losing records in 4 of this years.

 

Bobby Bowden was another legendary coach. Once he got FSU rolling in the mid 80s, they went on a spurt of 14 years where they never won fewer than 10 games. They won 12 out of 14 conference championships and two NCs.

 

Late in his career the program fell off from what it once was. He had losing seasons and ultimately was asked to retire against his wishes. I believe he was 80 years old when he was finally asked to retire. TO is 78 now.

 

Sorry, I love TO as much as any Husker fan. But, sometimes coaches stay too long. Sure, TO could have stayed longer than he did. However, at some point, it would have been time for him to retire and move on with life.

[MichiganDad3]

CFB would have made multiple rule changes to attempt to put an end to TO's streak of 10 consecutive MNCs. They may have even made running the ball a 5 yard penalty.

[TGHusker]

I wish TO would have stayed on at least 5 more years. Recruiting would have been better and I suspect we could have won 2 more NC in that time (although it wasn't the coach that fumbled the ball across the end zone line against texas in 1999!)