knapplc Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 This is downright eerie. How pissed would you be as a Texas fan with all of those recruits and these results? 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, knapplc said: This is downright eerie. How pissed would you be as a Texas fan with all of those recruits and these results? That is incredible. Proof that it’s not always about recruiting. Quote Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 For a while there Texas was a perennial top 10 team recruiting wise. They took a little bit of a dip for a few years and then started signing some good classes again. Their W/L record and rankings at the end of the year however definitely have not lived up to those classes after 09. The Charlie Strong years definitely weren't good years for Texas nor was the terrible debut by Sarkisian last year. Quote Link to comment
Farms Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 I’m going to say Nebraska. If Texas couldn’t return to glory in the B12, good luck doing it in the SEC… 3 Quote Link to comment
RichardHangslow Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 12 hours ago, Farms said: I’m going to say Nebraska. If Texas couldn’t return to glory in the B12, good luck doing it in the SEC… Absolutely, the big 12 is a much weaker conference than the B1G, I wonder what Nebraska's record would be if we had 17 5 stars and 158 4 stars. Quote Link to comment
TGHusker Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 During this time for frame I believe OU passed us up in total wins by playing in the weaker conference. Texas wt their resources, opportunities, & recruitment base are amazing failures They look to fall even deeper in the hole in the SEC. The curse of the 1 second is upon them! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Pedro G Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 17 hours ago, suh_fan93 said: For a while there Texas was a perennial top 10 team recruiting wise. They took a little bit of a dip for a few years and then started signing some good classes again. Their W/L record and rankings at the end of the year however definitely have not lived up to those classes after 09. The Charlie Strong years definitely weren't good years for Texas nor was the terrible debut by Sarkisian last year. Sarkisian was a questionable hire based on his time at USC. He doesn’t strike me as being very good on coaching defense. The word out there is Nebraska has better D coaches than Texas. 2 2 Quote Link to comment
lo country Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 With all of the talent coming out of the state of Texas, they have woefully underperformed. With all of that homegrown talent, they should be in the conversation most years. There's no doubt that to win, "blue chip" players will make up the bilk of your roster. But Texas shows that coaching also counts. 1 Quote Link to comment
TGHusker Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 21 hours ago, lo country said: But Texas shows that coaching also counts. We've seen that at Nebraska. Bill Callahan had some very good recruiting years, but because of his blind allegiance to his DC, he failed. That is a coaching failure. HCSF's recruiting classes were pretty respectable up until this year. His record could be in large part due to his blinded loyalty to his coaching friends and lack of foresight/insight into what it takes to win at the Big 10 level. This next season will show us how much he has or hasn't learned. Nebraska has paid a huge sum for his 'education'. 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 I don't think this deserves its own thread, but it's interesting to see how much more successful women's sports are than men's. As noted in the replies to this, equivalent wins in men's sports would be: Football: 9-3 Basketball: 24-8 Baseball: 34-12 2 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, knapplc said: I don't think this deserves its own thread, but it's interesting to see how much more successful women's sports are than men's. As noted in the replies to this, equivalent wins in men's sports would be: Football: 9-3 Basketball: 24-8 Baseball: 34-12 The disparity between men's and women's sports at Nebraska is amazing. I've pondered this. a). Is it just a coincidence that men's sports is so bad and women's is so good? Or. b). Is there a culture problem throughout mens sports (specifically) where men aren't doing what's needed to win? Does culture spread across sports teams like that within an athletic department? Quote Link to comment
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