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Why it will take at least 10 years to become relevant again


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1. The speed lives down South. It is cold in Nebraska. Lots of players make their decision based on that. 

 

2. Evaluation of recruits is an inexact science. How many top recruits have bombed out in college?

 

3. Chemistry between the coach and the player is very subjective. 

 

4. Nebraska has never been relevant on the national stage in the lifetime of the recruits. It's like going to Gopher stadium and seeing all the national titles for Minnesota and the first thought is, "Minnesota was a football champion?"

 

5. To have a championship football team, you need at least one excellent player and about 5 really good ones. No weak sisters. And must have good special teams with a consistent kicker. 

 

6. Lack of a diverse female student body to date. 

 

7. Lincoln is, face it, boring. The only thing to do is drink and not supposed to do that until 21. Weak music scene. 

 

8. The competition is much stiffer than back in Dr. Tom's day. Now it is Bama, Sooners, LSU, Clemson, Ohio State, Oregon, Notre Dame and others trying to get back like us: Texas, Michigan, FL, FSU, Miami and others. 

 

9. State has only 1.8m people. Not a lot of job prospects here after graduation. 

 

10. Program has been cursed since Steve P.  and the fans refuse to perform the Ritual Exorcism to cleanse Husker Nation and rid it of the demons of the failed coaches of the past. 

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12 minutes ago, Thurston from Pender said:

1. The speed lives down South. It is cold in Nebraska. Lots of players make their decision based on that. 

 

2. Evaluation of recruits is an inexact science. How many top recruits have bombed out in college?

 

3. Chemistry between the coach and the player is very subjective. 

 

4. Nebraska has never been relevant on the national stage in the lifetime of the recruits. It's like going to Gopher stadium and seeing all the national titles for Minnesota and the first thought is, "Minnesota was a football champion?"

 

5. To have a championship football team, you need at least one excellent player and about 5 really good ones. No weak sisters. And must have good special teams with a consistent kicker. 

 

6. Lack of a diverse female student body to date. 

 

7. Lincoln is, face it, boring. The only thing to do is drink and not supposed to do that until 21. Weak music scene. 

 

8. The competition is much stiffer than back in Dr. Tom's day. Now it is Bama, Sooners, LSU, Clemson, Ohio State, Oregon, Notre Dame and others trying to get back like us: Texas, Michigan, FL, FSU, Miami and others. 

 

9. State has only 1.8m people. Not a lot of job prospects here after graduation. 

 

10. Program has been cursed since Steve P.  and the fans refuse to perform the Ritual Exorcism to cleanse Husker Nation and rid it of the demons of the failed coaches of the past. 

Sounds like we will never be relevant again then 

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11 minutes ago, Thurston from Pender said:

1. The speed lives down South. It is cold in Nebraska. Lots of players make their decision based on that. 

 

2. Evaluation of recruits is an inexact science. How many top recruits have bombed out in college?

 

3. Chemistry between the coach and the player is very subjective. 

 

4. Nebraska has never been relevant on the national stage in the lifetime of the recruits. It's like going to Gopher stadium and seeing all the national titles for Minnesota and the first thought is, "Minnesota was a football champion?"

 

5. To have a championship football team, you need at least one excellent player and about 5 really good ones. No weak sisters. And must have good special teams with a consistent kicker. 

 

6. Lack of a diverse female student body to date. 

 

7. Lincoln is, face it, boring. The only thing to do is drink and not supposed to do that until 21. Weak music scene. 

 

8. The competition is much stiffer than back in Dr. Tom's day. Now it is Bama, Sooners, LSU, Clemson, Ohio State, Oregon, Notre Dame and others trying to get back like us: Texas, Michigan, FL, FSU, Miami and others. 

 

9. State has only 1.8m people. Not a lot of job prospects here after graduation. 

 

10. Program has been cursed since Steve P.  and the fans refuse to perform the Ritual Exorcism to cleanse Husker Nation and rid it of the demons of the failed coaches of the past. 

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16 minutes ago, Thurston from Pender said:

3. Chemistry between the coach and the player is very subjective. 

 

This entire thread is subjective. What is "nationally relevant" to me might differ from what you consider to be "nationally relevant". 


Could it take ten or more years to win a title? Possibly. Could it take ten or more years to finish in the top 10? Maybe... though I'd bet we will be there within 2-3 years. 

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3 years maximum.

 

1- See past two recruiting cycles.

2- Level playing field for all coaches- not applicable to this argument.

3- Chemistry between player and coaches looks pretty dang good with Scott's guys so far.

4- 2009 wasn't relevant?  Suh up for the Heisman?  Nebraska is still a powerhouse brand and will remain so into the foreseeable future.

5- 1 excellent player and 5 really good ones.  Refer to recent recruiting- they are there but inexperienced.

6- Have you been on campus recently?  We aren't as diverse as some but there is plenty of variety.

7- It all depends on where you come from... Lincoln has a lot going on and driving to Omaha is similar to driving across many major US cities.  Try to get from one side of Miami to the other faster than you can drive from UNL to downtown Omaha... Have you been to Tuscaloosa or Clemson?  

8- Same for all teams involved...  Level playing field.

9- We have one of the lowest unemployment rates nationally.  Jobs are here for those with motivation.

10- We aren't cursed, we have made a couple bad decisions.  

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2 minutes ago, Hilltop said:

 

7- It all depends on where you come from... Lincoln has a lot going on and driving to Omaha is similar to driving across many major US cities.  Try to get from one side of Miami to the other faster than you can drive from UNL to downtown Omaha... Have you been to Tuscaloosa or Clemson?  

 

Kansas City is just a hop skip and a jump too

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