Barfknecht: History says Huskers must get tough at the top

[knapplc]

Here's a rebuttal by Dave Feit. He exposes some of Lee's motives.

 

https://feitcanwrite.com/2016/08/29/history-says-huskers-must-get-tough-at-the-top-a-rebuttal/

 

Oddly, Lee preaches "toughness" but is mentally weak enough that he blocks anyone on twitter who disagrees with him. He can talk about toughness just as much as I can talk about coaching, but it's pretty clear neither of us are an expert about those subjects.

 

[SABER]

Well, that just blew Barfy out of the water with a plethora of depth charges Well thought out and took him to task on every point..

[Saunders]

Here's a rebuttal by Dave Feit. He exposes some of Lee's motives.

 

https://feitcanwrite.com/2016/08/29/history-says-huskers-must-get-tough-at-the-top-a-rebuttal/

 

Oddly, Lee preaches "toughness" but is mentally weak enough that he blocks anyone on twitter who disagrees with him. He can talk about toughness just as much as I can talk about coaching, but it's pretty clear neither of us are an expert about those subjects.

 

 

 

That's gonna ruffle some feathers...

 

Yes, the Big XII North and Big Ten West have been – woefully or not – average over most of the last 16 seasons. But let’s not pretend like the Big 8 was a grueling gauntlet for most of the Devaney/Osborne years. Personally, I believe that in the conference championship game era, a division title is equivalent to a conference title in the pre-BCS era. You played one really good team (Oklahoma), and few above average teams (Colorado and Missouri or Okie State) and bunch of nobodies (Iowa State, K-State, Kansas, etc.). How is that different from the path NU took to win the Legends in 2012? Or the Big XII North in 2006, 2009, or 2010? It’s not.

 

[Guy Chamberlin]

Team Feit.

 

There is nothing in Barfknecht's premise that is supported in any meaningful way.

[GBRFAN]

 

I think if Barfy walked onto the practice field and told Cav or Parrella that they don't coach toughness, he might not wake up for a week.

but our head coach rode a bicycle to work for 10 years

 

 

Beats sleeping over at his players house ..... then again beating MU will be a trend similar to MSU.

[TAKODA]

Did not read, will not read. Lee's writings are abysmal.

 

I would rather walk naked in a thistle patch than read his articles.

[Cdog923]

Here's a rebuttal by Dave Feit. He exposes some of Lee's motives.

 

https://feitcanwrite.com/2016/08/29/history-says-huskers-must-get-tough-at-the-top-a-rebuttal/

 

Oddly, Lee preaches "toughness" but is mentally weak enough that he blocks anyone on twitter who disagrees with him. He can talk about toughness just as much as I can talk about coaching, but it's pretty clear neither of us are an expert about those subjects.

 

This is excellent. Much, much better than the original article.

[Apathy]

So he's going to count shared Big Ten titles then huh....Barf must be a closet Hawkeye fan

 

On a more serious note look at how many times the Big Ten had two or more teams share the Conference Championship title.....its kind of sad

[shyndy]

 

 

I think if Barfy walked onto the practice field and told Cav or Parrella that they don't coach toughness, he might not wake up for a week.

but our head coach rode a bicycle to work for 10 years

yeah! He should drive an suv or truck like a real man, with air conditioning and heated seats. Wimpy ass cyclists and their actually using their own energy to move, while getting rained on or sliding around in the snow and ice!

[RedDenver]

 

In regards to the third longest B10 drought ---that actually isn't accurate. You have to realize that the Big Ten didn't implement a conference championship until 2011. There were many seasons where there was a two-way tie, but both schools were "champions"

 

We would have tied for the B12 championship in 2010

No.

 

Spin it how you want but within the rules of the Big12. There were no ties. That's that silver lining bullcrap. C'mon. Be honest. This is accurate within the rules each conference had in place. Quit trying to find something that isn't there.

 

Yes, exactly! You missed the point here: The B10 allowed ties while the B12 did not, so comparing difficulty of obtaining a championship between those conferences is an apples to oranges comparison.

 

Here's a rebuttal by Dave Feit. He exposes some of Lee's motives.

 

https://feitcanwrite.com/2016/08/29/history-says-huskers-must-get-tough-at-the-top-a-rebuttal/

 

Oddly, Lee preaches "toughness" but is mentally weak enough that he blocks anyone on twitter who disagrees with him. He can talk about toughness just as much as I can talk about coaching, but it's pretty clear neither of us are an expert about those subjects.

 

Down goes Barfy!

[BigRedBuster]

 

Here's a rebuttal by Dave Feit. He exposes some of Lee's motives.

 

https://feitcanwrite.com/2016/08/29/history-says-huskers-must-get-tough-at-the-top-a-rebuttal/

 

Oddly, Lee preaches "toughness" but is mentally weak enough that he blocks anyone on twitter who disagrees with him. He can talk about toughness just as much as I can talk about coaching, but it's pretty clear neither of us are an expert about those subjects.

 

 

 

That's gonna ruffle some feathers...

 

Yes, the Big XII North and Big Ten West have been – woefully or not – average over most of the last 16 seasons. But let’s not pretend like the Big 8 was a grueling gauntlet for most of the Devaney/Osborne years. Personally, I believe that in the conference championship game era, a division title is equivalent to a conference title in the pre-BCS era. You played one really good team (Oklahoma), and few above average teams (Colorado and Missouri or Okie State) and bunch of nobodies (Iowa State, K-State, Kansas, etc.). How is that different from the path NU took to win the Legends in 2012? Or the Big XII North in 2006, 2009, or 2010? It’s not.

 

 

I have had similar thoughts about comparing division titles to winning the old Big 8.