Better NU than Tennessee

junior4949 said:
Wasn't Arizona and Penn State the preseason favorites to win the NC in 1998? I think Arizona was the first that year to lay an egg and ended up losing like 4 games.
Click to expand...
They finished 12-1 and ranked #5 that year. That is the year they beat us in the Holiday Bowl.

 
HuskerfaninOkieland said:
San Jose Mercury News

Better Nebraska than Tennessee for the Spartans

By Jon Wilner Mercury News

Article Launched: 09/03/2008 09:46:57 PM PDT

 

 

This was supposed to be Tennessee Week for San Jose State. The Spartans were supposed to play Tennessee in Knoxville on Saturday. But Coach d!(k Tomey wanted no part of the Volunteers, so he scheduled Nebraska at Nebraska instead.

 

The snake pit instead of the lion's den?

 

"It's crazy to go to Nebraska,'' Tomey said Tuesday. "But it's double-crazy to go to Tennessee.''

 

He thinks the Spartans can beat Nebraska, and he's right. Double-right.

 

San Jose State, which almost lost to UC-Davis last weekend, is a 27-point underdog against the Cornhuskers. It would be an upset, sure, but not a Stanford-over-USC upset "... not if you consider Tomey's history in games like this, his history with Nebraska and the state of the Nebraska program.

 

"Are we good enough to win? Sure,'' Tomey said. "The best team doesn't win. The team that plays the best wins.''

The Spartans certainly have a better chance to outplay Nebraska than Tennessee, which was put on the schedule by former SJSU athletic director Chuck Bell.

 

After Tomey took charge of the program in December 2004, he worked with Bell's successor, Tom Bowen, to revamp the schedule. They focused on playing teams from the Mountain West Conference, signed up USC (2009) and UCLA (2011) to gain in-state exposure — the Spartans recruit heavily in the Los Angeles basin — and asked out of so-called "body bag'' games at Louisiana State, Florida and Tennessee.

 

Volunteers Coach Phil Fulmer, a good friend of Tomey's, was amenable to the change so long as SJSU found a replacement. When Northern Illinois agreed to play in Knoxville, the Spartans were free to look elsewhere.

 

For several reasons, Tomey looked to Lincoln:

 

>>It's not as far as Knoxville, not as humid as Knoxville and definitely not as hostile as Knoxville. (Passionate as they are, Cornhuskers fans are among the most polite in college football.)

 

>>Tomey is familiar with Nebraska, having coached at Memorial Stadium several times and beaten the Cornhuskers a decade ago while at Arizona.

 

>>At the time, the Huskers were struggling under Coach Bill Callahan and his West Coast offense.

 

Callahan was dismissed in November and replaced by defensive specialist Bo Pelini. Although the Cornhuskers demolished Western Michigan last week, they aren't nearly as talented as the great Nebraska teams of the 1980s and '90s.

 

Meanwhile, SJSU has several defensive players (cornerbacks Coye Francies and Chris Owens, linebacker Justin Cole and linemen Jeff Schweiger and Jarron Gilbert) who could play for the Cornhuskers, perhaps even start.

 

Then again, the Spartans needed a last-seconds touchdown to beat Davis. Their quarterback (Kyle Reed) is making the first start of his career. Their line is a mess, and their running game is on life support. A mistake here, a bad decision there, and it could be over by halftime.

 

Difficult as the assignment appears, Tomey faced an even tougher challenge 16 years ago at Arizona.

 

One week after tying a dreadful Oregon State team, the Wildcats ventured to Miami to face the defending national champions. Under Dennis Erickson, Miami had won 46 consecutive home games and featured future Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta and All-American Warren Sapp.

 

Arizona, a 271/2-point underdog, lost on a missed field goal in the final seconds.

 

So, yes, Tomey is in his element this week.

 

"We've got a shot,'' he said, "but you have to take your shot.''

 

Check out Jon Wilner's College Hotline at blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports. Contact him at jwilner@mercurynews.com or (408) 920-5716.

 
Click to expand...
This is a very good point. Anybody can beat anybody on a given day.

 
wow lol. the vols have been a letdown for so long nebraska may not be the power has of the 1990,s but sjsu give me a break, with all do respect we are better than Tennessee, we have the vols beat us, 1997 ah no 2000 nope.

 
Yeah, it was a nice article...but naahh, it's going to be a blow out. I'm certain the coaching staff isn't overlooking anyone on the schedule, and I'd also bet the players are looking to prove something to their coaches and correct some of last weeks difficulties.

 
HuskerfaninOkieland said:
San Jose Mercury News

For several reasons, Tomey looked to Lincoln:

>>It's not as far as Knoxville, not as humid as Knoxville and definitely not as hostile as Knoxville. (Passionate as they are, Cornhuskers fans are among the most polite in college football.)
Click to expand...
It sucks that opposing fans think of coming to Nebraska to play like sitting and having some nice sweet tea on your porch while talking to a good neighbor. Home field advantage isn't very much anymore when the smaller D-I teams don't think of it as a very hostile environment anymore.

Also he beat Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl in SD, Ca, not in Lincoln. I'm with you guys, sounds like a lot of :koolaid2: getting drank here.

 
HuskerfaninOkieland said:
>>It's not as far as Knoxville, not as humid as Knoxville and definitely not as hostile as Knoxville. (Passionate as they are, Cornhuskers fans are among the most polite in college football.)
Click to expand...
So, notice how a team like SJS says that Memorial Stadium - a place where many say still belongs in the top 15 toughest places to play - states that they would rather play at our "tough" stadium rather than in Knoxville.

Well, I guess that's at least one team ahead of us in the list of "toughest places to play."

:P

 
:blink: > article

"It's crazy to go to Nebraska,'' Tomey said Tuesday. "But it's double-crazy to go to Tennessee. It's triple-double crazy to go to Baton Ruuuuge. And even twice as triple-double crazy to play at Air Force"

Man, I hope it's a slaughter. I hope Beau Davis plays.

 
This is nothing but fuel for the fire. They're crazy to think that they can come in here and give us a game....I consider Western Michigan a better team than SJSU...and....we pretty much dominated WM, sooo...

...yeah....lets get Beau in there.

 
Axl_sued_me said:
What if he rather play in Lincoln because it's an easier place play than in Knoxville?
Click to expand...
makes sense. we're a heck of a lot easier on visiting teams than some of the SEC school.

sure, we'll beat you silly... but will be friendly and polite about it.

 
Maybe I completely missed his point, but I took it that the fans are so much better in Lincoln than in Knoxville. He says we're polite while I'm assuming he's saying they are rude meaning they throw things at the opposing team, etc. It might have absolutely nothing to do with the players or the coaches but rather the hostile environment compared to our "polite" environment.

 
HuskerfaninOkieland said:
San Jose Mercury News

Better Nebraska than Tennessee for the Spartans

By Jon Wilner Mercury News

Article Launched: 09/03/2008 09:46:57 PM PDT

 

[...]

 

For several reasons, Tomey looked to Lincoln:

 

>>It's not as far as Knoxville, not as humid as Knoxville and definitely not as hostile as Knoxville. (Passionate as they are, Cornhuskers fans are among the most polite in college football.)

 

>>Tomey is familiar with Nebraska, having coached at Memorial Stadium several times and beaten the Cornhuskers a decade ago while at Arizona.

 

>>At the time, the Huskers were struggling under Coach Bill Callahan and his West Coast offense.

 

Callahan was dismissed in November and replaced by defensive specialist Bo Pelini. Although the Cornhuskers demolished Western Michigan last week, they aren't nearly as talented as the great Nebraska teams of the 1980s and '90s.

 

Meanwhile, SJSU has several defensive players (cornerbacks Coye Francies and Chris Owens, linebacker Justin Cole and linemen Jeff Schweiger and Jarron Gilbert) who could play for the Cornhuskers, perhaps even start.

 

 
Click to expand...
so, he scheduled nebraska because he wanted to play a cupcake? and he beat nebraska while he was at arizona? (ASU, i assume)

time to show tomey that this cupcake has *razorblades* baked inside.

 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top