Cdog923 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 We have 8 weeks left until the first game. 8 weeks of offseason topics left. I'd like to go out with a big one, and see who HB thinks is the Best Husker Team to Not Win a National Title. Now, I know a lot of us might think there is one fairly obvious answer to this question, but we've got 8 weeks left to fill with offseason content, and I'd like to try and stave off the Alternate Uniform/Tunnel Walk/Oh **** Someone Else Got In Trouble topics as much as possible, so I'm asking for nominations for an 8 teams tournament. I'll take the 8 teams that get the most nominations, throw them in a bracket, and have weeklong votes/discussions to see if we can come to a consensus as to which Husker Team is the Best to Not Win a National Title. So, ITT, give me 5 teams that you think would qualify for our mythical tournament. I'll use stats and rankings to seed them, and we'll start the voting in a week. TL;DR: give me 5 teams you think are the best to not win a Natty at Nebraska. I'll throw them in a tournament and we'll vote over the next weeks to find the best because no one really likes talking about alternate uniforms and the Tunnel Walk. 4 Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted July 6, 2019 Author Share Posted July 6, 2019 I'll throw out some obvious ones: 1982 1983 1993 1996 1999 Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Cdog923 said: I'll throw out some obvious ones: 1982 1983 1993 1996 1999 I can't improve upon or add to this list. It seems futile to try to include any others. 96 & 99 are a bit iffy but 82, 83 & 93 are solid. The tournament voting will have to have them top 3. Prediction #1- 83 #2- 82 #3- 93 Quote Link to comment
I am I Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 I always thought the 99 team was pretty salty if they didn’t fumble so much. That defense was true Blackshirt 1 Quote Link to comment
brophog Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 31 minutes ago, I am I said: I always thought the 99 team was pretty salty if they didn’t fumble so much. That defense was true Blackshirt The fumbles are the only thing putting them on this list. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Fru Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Fun thread idea. Mine are basically the same as everyone else 1982 - Friggin Penn St. and those garbage calls. 1983 - If Rozier stays in the game, I think we win a close one. 1993 - I hate to use refs as an excuse, but wasn’t there some funny business going on? I wanna say I heard somewhere that crew was investigated and not allowed to ref a game together again. If only Byron made that kick. 1996 - If I recall correctly, wasn’t there a flu bug going around during the Big XII title game? I think even with the loss to ASU, had they beat UT, they could’ve snuck in. 2009 - If only this team had any kind of offensive threat. They’d have been dangerous. 2010 - If T-Mart avoids the injury during the Mizzou game, I think this team makes a run. D wasn’t as good as 2009, but was still very solid. 2 Quote Link to comment
Huskers93-97 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 The first 5 are obvious. The next 5 maybe over looked but deserve respect. In my opinion 83 and 93 were the 2 best. 1982 1983 1993 1996 1999 2000 1902- Allowed 0 points the entire season. 10-0 1903 11-0 1913 8-0 1915 8-0 Quote Link to comment
runningblind Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 1984 - #1 Defense that had a couple clunkers on O. Would have had a chance against anyone on the right day. 1982 - Not so happy valley. Dominant O. 1983 - Going for the win. Dominant O. 1999 - Another salty D. 1993 - Just a bit outside. Solid on both sides, but not world beaters on either. Quote Link to comment
Huskers93-97 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kearneyhub.com/sports/state/tom-osborne-says-huskers-were-best-nebraska-teams-to-not/article_e6c4b9ee-5882-11e8-a79c-ef6261b6e6c2.amp.html interesting take from the man himself 1 Quote Link to comment
Moiraine Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Huskers93-97 said: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kearneyhub.com/sports/state/tom-osborne-says-huskers-were-best-nebraska-teams-to-not/article_e6c4b9ee-5882-11e8-a79c-ef6261b6e6c2.amp.html interesting take from the man himself I’d never seen this photo before. Hopefully he didn’t get much/any crap from fans. Quote Link to comment
WyoHusker56 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 I'm too young to probably really provide much as I don't remember much more than the early 2000's but I looked up our unclaimed national titles. So, I nominate 15, 21, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 93, 99. 1 Quote Link to comment
Huskers93-97 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 8 hours ago, WyoHusker56 said: I'm too young to probably really provide much as I don't remember much more than the early 2000's but I looked up our unclaimed national titles. So, I nominate 15, 21, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 93, 99. Should we be like A&M and add them to the stadium wall? 1 Quote Link to comment
MichiganDad3 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 19 hours ago, Cdog923 said: I'll throw out some obvious ones: 1982 1983 1993 1996 1999 I can't improve on this list. IMO, 1999 was the worst. That was a great team, and the MNC was fumbled away against Texas. The Huskers out gained Texas by 429-275, and a horrible pitch by Crouch cost us the winning TD (one of 3 lost). It would have been nice to get some revenge against the Seminoles. I also wonder what the effect would have been on Frankie. Quote Link to comment
WyoHusker56 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Huskers93-97 said: Should we be like A&M and add them to the stadium wall? A&M, Bama, UCF, I say we do it! Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 '83 Huskers, hands down. Incredible team, and it's too bad things ended the way they did. Quote Link to comment
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