NoLongerN Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, RedDenver said: You're expecting something that has never, ever happened. Even TO's best years the fans found reasons to be negative on something. Ya, but if I don't say that ... then folks will throw stones at me and that I'm saying "the sky is falling". :-) Quote Link to comment
Huskers93-97 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 hour ago, BigRedN said: Ya, but if I don't say that ... then folks will throw stones at me and that I'm saying "the sky is falling". :-) Did anyone actually have anything negative to say after the 1995 Season? I find that hard to believe. Quote Link to comment
Husker in WI Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 11 minutes ago, Huskers93-97 said: Did anyone actually have anything negative to say after the 1995 Season? I find that hard to believe. Shouldn't have given up that kick return touchdown in the Fiesta Bowl. And letting the backups score was an embarrassment! 1 Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 43 minutes ago, Huskers93-97 said: Did anyone actually have anything negative to say after the 1995 Season? I find that hard to believe. You should google "Lawrence Phillips" 3 Quote Link to comment
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 6/29/2021 at 9:58 AM, BigRedN said: Everything I'm hearing is that we are on the right track ... so ... I'm expecting a solid year with no reasons to be negative on anything. I'm excited. Seems like I hear that same thing every spring/summer -- how great the team has looked, better than they have in a long time, headed in the right direction, showing a lot of progress...... then the season starts and it's the same old sloppy, undisciplined crap. It's time to put up or shut up. No more excuses. Quote Link to comment
NoLongerN Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 32 minutes ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said: Seems like I hear that same thing every spring/summer -- how great the team has looked, better than they have in a long time, headed in the right direction, showing a lot of progress...... then the season starts and it's the same old sloppy, undisciplined crap. It's time to put up or shut up. No more excuses. Couldn't agree more. As "tough" as the they say our schedule is ... if we are as "improved" as Scott and the players say we are ... 4-1 is done. Also, we will look good in all those wins and we won't be embarrassed by Oklahoma. The next two weeks are both home games. With the mindset that I'm hearing, I just can't comprehend how we don't beat Northwestern. Michigan is a winnable game as well. The next week is at Minny. I really don't see any reason we don't go 2-1 in that stretch, which puts us at 6-2 or possible 7-1 [again ... in how I'm being sold that we are headed in the right direction and showing progress]. Purdue [the next week] would be an easy win. We are 7-2 or 8-1. Then, we lose to OSU and my guess is would go 1-1 against Wisky and Iowa at worst. That puts us at three losses [four at max]. I don't see any other way we lose more than 4 games. We then go to a bowl and win it ... and the Huskers have a season that shows we have turned the corner. That sounds all good and great to me. If the progress is all there then we are gonna see some clean, disciplined football and a sense that Scott has "restored the order" [in a limited sense]. I think we will have excuses at the end of the season [like we had the 2nd toughest schedule, etc]. :-) Quote Link to comment
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 13 hours ago, BigRedN said: Couldn't agree more. As "tough" as the they say our schedule is ... if we are as "improved" as Scott and the players say we are ... 4-1 is done. Also, we will look good in all those wins and we won't be embarrassed by Oklahoma. The next two weeks are both home games. With the mindset that I'm hearing, I just can't comprehend how we don't beat Northwestern. Michigan is a winnable game as well. The next week is at Minny. I really don't see any reason we don't go 2-1 in that stretch, which puts us at 6-2 or possible 7-1 [again ... in how I'm being sold that we are headed in the right direction and showing progress]. Purdue [the next week] would be an easy win. We are 7-2 or 8-1. Then, we lose to OSU and my guess is would go 1-1 against Wisky and Iowa at worst. That puts us at three losses [four at max]. I don't see any other way we lose more than 4 games. We then go to a bowl and win it ... and the Huskers have a season that shows we have turned the corner. That sounds all good and great to me. If the progress is all there then we are gonna see some clean, disciplined football and a sense that Scott has "restored the order" [in a limited sense]. I think we will have excuses at the end of the season [like we had the 2nd toughest schedule, etc]. :-) If I hear the "we are a young team" excuse one more time I may slit my wrists 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 On 7/4/2021 at 11:07 AM, BigRedN said: Couldn't agree more. As "tough" as the they say our schedule is ... if we are as "improved" as Scott and the players say we are ... 4-1 is done. Also, we will look good in all those wins and we won't be embarrassed by Oklahoma. The next two weeks are both home games. With the mindset that I'm hearing, I just can't comprehend how we don't beat Northwestern. Michigan is a winnable game as well. The next week is at Minny. I really don't see any reason we don't go 2-1 in that stretch, which puts us at 6-2 or possible 7-1 [again ... in how I'm being sold that we are headed in the right direction and showing progress]. Purdue [the next week] would be an easy win. We are 7-2 or 8-1. Then, we lose to OSU and my guess is would go 1-1 against Wisky and Iowa at worst. That puts us at three losses [four at max]. I don't see any other way we lose more than 4 games. We then go to a bowl and win it ... and the Huskers have a season that shows we have turned the corner. That sounds all good and great to me. If the progress is all there then we are gonna see some clean, disciplined football and a sense that Scott has "restored the order" [in a limited sense]. I think we will have excuses at the end of the season [like we had the 2nd toughest schedule, etc]. :-) We can have more than 3 or 4 losses without B.S. excuses. An entire season is its own entity that is more than the aggregated sum of all the individual games. This is where we often get disappointed as fans because we only look at it in terms of single game units instead of one large thing, which can drastically change based off of very difficult to quantify elements. Also, please never say 'Restore The Order' again lol 1 Quote Link to comment
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I'll be content - not happy, but content - if we make a bowl this season. If we don't make a bowl, gotta think that Frost will be asked to make some changes based on perceived weaknesses within the program (*cough*Verduzco*cough*), and that his own seat will be getting toasty. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 15 minutes ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said: I'll be content - not happy, but content - if we make a bowl this season. If we don't make a bowl, gotta think that Frost will be asked to make some changes based on perceived weaknesses within the program (*cough*Verduzco*cough*), and that his own seat will be getting toasty. Major decisions should always be made on perception. Who needs that reality thing anyway? 3 Quote Link to comment
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 LOL - funny... I've been told that my realistic views and stances on things make me a Debbie Downer One thing about Nebraska fans in general is that they hate negativity or pessimism of any kind, even if it's warranted. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment
NoLongerN Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 39 minutes ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said: I'll be content - not happy, but content - if we make a bowl this season. If we don't make a bowl, gotta think that Frost will be asked to make some changes based on perceived weaknesses within the program (*cough*Verduzco*cough*), and that his own seat will be getting toasty. I was reading an article on win projections and bowl projections. I found it interesting that of all the teams in the west we were picked with fewest wins. In the bowl projection, it had Buffalo in a bowl, but no in a bowl. Quote Link to comment
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 No more excuses. It's time to sh*t or get off the pot. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said: LOL - funny... I've been told that my realistic views and stances on things make me a Debbie Downer One thing about Nebraska fans in general is that they hate negativity or pessimism of any kind, even if it's warranted. I'd say the opposite - we collectively are incredible at finding the pessimistic lens to look through even when we're winning 10-11-12 games. 2 Quote Link to comment
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