Enhance89 said:
saunders45 said:
RedDenver said:
saunders45 said:
RedDenver said:
saunders45 said:
matthew_m_g said:
Look you two, offseason just began, and we're already getting into message board scrapes.
Let me leave it at this: while ESPN Classic may show the occasional NU win, they sure do show a f*** ton of losses for one of the top five programs in college football history with the most wins.
Don't you think there's something wrong with that?
That was the original point.
It's a valid, and undeniable fact. Yet, somehow we're crazy tinfoil hat wearers believing in "myths."
It's an opinion, not a fact, and whether it's valid is debatable. I didn't and don't have a problem with replays of ANY Husker games.
Every fanbase thinks the media is against them. I'm sure there's a thread on a Florida message board talking about how often ESPN shows the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, and how they always screw UF.
It's a fact that the majority of games shown are NU losses. It was also a fact that quite a few of those contained blowout losses. There are no blowout NU wins.
NU Wins
'95 Miami 24-17
'97 Mizzou 45-38
'71 Oklahoma 35-31 (GOTC)
2005 Michigan 32-28
NU Losses
'84 Miami 30-31
'86 Oklahoma 17-20
'91 Georgia Tech 21-45
'92 Miami 0-22
'93 FSU 16-18
'96 ASU 0-19
'96 Texas 27-37
'98 Texas 16-20
'02 Miami 14-37
'02 PSU 7-40
'02 Ole Miss 23-27
'05 Oklahoma 24-31
'06 Texas 20-22
'07 Texas 25-28
'08 Oklahoma 28-62 (REALLY???)
'09 Texas 12-13
Recordings that I've pulled from my DVR in the last 18 months, only from ESPN classic.
That's a good list and lends a lot of weight to your point, but there's really no way to tell if those were the only Husker games shown unless somebody has the actual ESPN programming schedule.
But we're just arguing semantics really. Is your point merely that ESPN Classic showed more Husker losses, which given all the data could be proved or disproved, or is it that ESPN is biased against the Huskers, which is how I'm reading a lot of the comments (not just yours) in this thread?
It's a list of every game that was recorded by my DVR since 1/1/10. I have it set to automatically record anything containing "Nebraska Football."
Do I think ESPN is biased against, NU, I would say no. They bandwagon on winners or who they have money invested in (like the Big 10 & SEC). My point is that they show a inordinate amount of losses compared to wins.
Everybody knows Missouri broadcasting and journalism grads are all over ESPN. If you consider that, it makes perfect sense! :LOLtartar
You missed Nebraska losing to UCLA a la Troy Aikman that was on last year. I guess your list isn't all-inclusive. The hilarious part about your system of measurement is it detracts when it only shows the Missouri game once but gives no credit for how many times the wins are actually shown. Not to mention, how many teams get their own game of the century special broadcast with fanfare and all that crap? ESPNC shows a lot of flash in the pan games that are relevant for other programs, they also love to showcase exceptional quarterbacks. What better way to show off a QB's talent than shredding the legendary blackshirts? Seriously, how does that not make sense to you? Beating a top 5 wins program is a big deal. Of course that makes the game a classic because few teams won more than Nebraska and the stats prove it. There's nothing sinister about the fact that, as you said, they apparently can't show one of Nebraska's biggest triumphs stomping the gators, so the repeatedly show what they do have. Not to mention the sun doesn't rise and set on Husker football. It's not about showing Nebraska losing it's about showing the other team winning. When you're on top it's a big deal when you get brought down.
Cliffs notes: beating Nebraska or dismantling the blackshirts (who else than the defensive unit that has its own name?) = classic. A lot of teams tried for a very long time, very few succeeded.
By the way, you're a tinfoil hat wearer because your system of measurement is stupid for the reasons I already mentioned. Sorry I missed that gem the first time.