Consider What We Have Accomplished

[Blackshirt316]

Considering that going into the 4th qrt of the NW game most of us at the Okla Cornhusker Club in Tulsa were ready to fire Bo - myself included. We got clobbered by OSU, lost to UCLA - both games on the national stage, continued penalties, turnovers and undisciplined play. This after what we thought was a fluke win - coming from behind against Wisc. So, at that point in the season, I was mentally preparing my self for 5-6 losses. So something 'clicked' with these guys.

Maybe is was Bo's words after the OSU game that he needed to win out. I wonder if he thought he needed to win out to retain his job. We heard rumors that a lot of boasters were not satisfied with the progress of the team or Bo's sideline and public image. - maybe someone can comment if that is a big issue in Neb.

So, my question is - has the team really turned the corner or our we just 'lucky'? I understand that experience creates opportunities for luck - so I hope we have turned the corner. The penalties and turnovers still show we have a long way to go, but somehow we have overcome those.

I wonder if Bo still has the coaching ability to get us to the nat'l championship game and win it. Next year, with the schedule in our favor, should be his opportunity to prove if he can get it done.

The only obstacle that I see next year is OSU waiting for us in the B10 C game.

My thinking has been that Bo endured a major shift in personal thinkig following that OSU game. I'm of the thought that Bo always wanted to win here but he never really saw Nebraska as a job on the level of what Ohio State was in his mind on a personal level - which was based on his playing days and thus had a bit of rose colored mentality behind it. I think upon going back there and experiancing what Ohio State is in reality and not just in his memories that he finally gained real clariity into what having the job at Nebraska means.

 

[jsneb83]

I realize we play more games now, but one of those extra games is (usually) a conference championship game. If TO had played in those he would have had to play Oklahoma a lot more times. So I would say if we're averaging 14 games now vs 12 (or whatever the numbers are) only one of those extra games is actually helpful for getting to 9 wins.

i don't worry too much about the number of wins when comparing the eras. I look at the final ranks and the margin's/manner of the losses. Losing by 1 to a top 10 team, finishing the season ranked #7 w/ 9 wins is not the same as getting blown out a few times and losing at home to an unranked team finishing #25 w/ 9 wins.

I honestly thought we'd have 3-4 losses right now. I was preparing myself for 8-4 with a bowl win to get to 9. So i'm ecstatic w/ where we are at. But for some reason I can't get out of the back of my mind that we could just as easily be 4-6 as 8-2. If we'd caught a break or two the last few seasons like we seem to almost every game this season...the Pelini era would be viewed very differently. That's how close the guy has come to a couple BCS games and a handful of conference championships. I guarantee you that if played this season that 1 second would have ticked off the clock. Oklahoma wouldn't have come back on us. A&M would have needed more than 9 points. Texas wouldn't have stood a chance at home. Tyrod Taylor wouldn't have been able to scramble for that late TD. Iowa State could take their 8 turnovers and we'd still find a way to win. Just a different karma hanging over this team than in seasons past. I don't see them as that much more talented. No idea what it is.

We could just as easily be 4-6, but we're not, so be happy and forget about it

And all the good breaks we are getting this season make up for all the bad ones we've had in recent seasons. The law of averages has to even out eventually, right?

 

[kchusker_chris]

Considering that going into the 4th qrt of the NW game most of us at the Okla Cornhusker Club in Tulsa were ready to fire Bo - myself included. We got clobbered by OSU, lost to UCLA - both games on the national stage, continued penalties, turnovers and undisciplined play. This after what we thought was a fluke win - coming from behind against Wisc. So, at that point in the season, I was mentally preparing my self for 5-6 losses. So something 'clicked' with these guys.

Maybe is was Bo's words after the OSU game that he needed to win out. I wonder if he thought he needed to win out to retain his job. We heard rumors that a lot of boasters were not satisfied with the progress of the team or Bo's sideline and public image. - maybe someone can comment if that is a big issue in Neb.

So, my question is - has the team really turned the corner or our we just 'lucky'? I understand that experience creates opportunities for luck - so I hope we have turned the corner. The penalties and turnovers still show we have a long way to go, but somehow we have overcome those.

I wonder if Bo still has the coaching ability to get us to the nat'l championship game and win it. Next year, with the schedule in our favor, should be his opportunity to prove if he can get it done.

The only obstacle that I see next year is OSU waiting for us in the B10 C game.

My thinking has been that Bo endured a major shift in personal thinkig following that OSU game. I'm of the thought that Bo always wanted to win here but he never really saw Nebraska as a job on the level of what Ohio State was in his mind on a personal level - which was based on his playing days and thus had a bit of rose colored mentality behind it. I think upon going back there and experiancing what Ohio State is in reality and not just in his memories that he finally gained real clariity into what having the job at Nebraska means.

 

[Guy Chamberlin]

This team is generous enough to let you feel however you want about it.

Impressed by their fortitude in staging a string of second half comebacks.

Irritated that they quickly dig their own hole in the first half.

We can see them taking this season all the way to the Rose Bowl.

We can also envision their bad habits coming together in a loss to Minnesota or Iowa.

They make their own luck.

Or they've just gotten lucky.

All I know is that every Saturday is an adventure and it's a great reality show.

I'm hooked.

 

[Guy Chamberlin]

p.s. I wouldn't bet that we beat Ohio State in a rematch, but it wouldn't be the craziest bet in town. I guarantee it would be a lot closer.

I do think we'd beat UCLA in a rematch, which isn't beyond the realm of possibility.

Don't know if I'd put money on Nebraska winning out, though. This is an admirable team, but they still have frustration written all over them.

Happy to be proven otherwise.

 

[knapplc]

I think it's safe to say we'll win our next two, but who knows what happens if we make it to Indianapolis. Those games could always go either way.

 

[TGHusker]

Considering that going into the 4th qrt of the NW game most of us at the Okla Cornhusker Club in Tulsa were ready to fire Bo - myself included. We got clobbered by OSU, lost to UCLA - both games on the national stage, continued penalties, turnovers and undisciplined play. This after what we thought was a fluke win - coming from behind against Wisc. So, at that point in the season, I was mentally preparing my self for 5-6 losses. So something 'clicked' with these guys.

Maybe is was Bo's words after the OSU game that he needed to win out. I wonder if he thought he needed to win out to retain his job. We heard rumors that a lot of boasters were not satisfied with the progress of the team or Bo's sideline and public image. - maybe someone can comment if that is a big issue in Neb.

So, my question is - has the team really turned the corner or our we just 'lucky'? I understand that experience creates opportunities for luck - so I hope we have turned the corner. The penalties and turnovers still show we have a long way to go, but somehow we have overcome those.

I wonder if Bo still has the coaching ability to get us to the nat'l championship game and win it. Next year, with the schedule in our favor, should be his opportunity to prove if he can get it done.

The only obstacle that I see next year is OSU waiting for us in the B10 C game.

My thinking has been that Bo endured a major shift in personal thinkig following that OSU game. I'm of the thought that Bo always wanted to win here but he never really saw Nebraska as a job on the level of what Ohio State was in his mind on a personal level - which was based on his playing days and thus had a bit of rose colored mentality behind it. I think upon going back there and experiancing what Ohio State is in reality and not just in his memories that he finally gained real clariity into what having the job at Nebraska means.

That could be true. Perhaps that is why some have said that Bo seems more 'mature' on the side line since then (Don't get me wrong Bo is still Bo and the TV cameras will always focus on him because he is who he is). Maybe he has come to peace wt where he is and has sucked it up 7 he is 'ALL IN' (Sorry to quote a now famous book about our now infamous general). Perhaps the team as picked up on that as well - thus everyone has become a BOliever.

 

[TGHusker]

p.s. I wouldn't bet that we beat Ohio State in a rematch, but it wouldn't be the craziest bet in town. I guarantee it would be a lot closer.

I do think we'd beat UCLA in a rematch, which isn't beyond the realm of possibility.

Don't know if I'd put money on Nebraska winning out, though. This is an admirable team, but they still have frustration written all over them.

Happy to be proven otherwise.

Wisky will come to the B10CG wt a chip on their shoulder. Beating a good team 2x will be tough. Getting to 3 CCG in 4 years is a big thing - maybe this is Bo's year to 'get r done'.

 

[NUinID]

p.s. I wouldn't bet that we beat Ohio State in a rematch, but it wouldn't be the craziest bet in town. I guarantee it would be a lot closer.

I do think we'd beat UCLA in a rematch, which isn't beyond the realm of possibility.

Don't know if I'd put money on Nebraska winning out, though. This is an admirable team, but they still have frustration written all over them.

Happy to be proven otherwise.

Wisky will come to the B10CG wt a chip on their shoulder. Beating a good team 2x will be tough. Getting to 3 CCG in 4 years is a big thing - maybe this is Bo's year to 'get r done'.

I think it is funny how everyone thinks, including the Media, that Wisky is all of a sudden back after racking up 500 yards on a average Indiana defense. If you watched that game, wisky got up early and then IU quit like teams that are struggling do. How can no one remember just a couple of weeks before Wisky putting up 19yds of rushing against MSU, a team we put 300+ on?

I think it will be a good game but without a real passing attack we will see how good Wisky really is.

 

[Count 'Bility]

p.s. I wouldn't bet that we beat Ohio State in a rematch, but it wouldn't be the craziest bet in town. I guarantee it would be a lot closer.

I do think we'd beat UCLA in a rematch, which isn't beyond the realm of possibility.

Don't know if I'd put money on Nebraska winning out, though. This is an admirable team, but they still have frustration written all over them.

Happy to be proven otherwise.

Wisky will come to the B10CG wt a chip on their shoulder. Beating a good team 2x will be tough. Getting to 3 CCG in 4 years is a big thing - maybe this is Bo's year to 'get r done'.

I think it is funny how everyone thinks, including the Media, that Wisky is all of a sudden back after racking up 500 yards on a average Indiana defense. If you watched that game, wisky got up early and then IU quit like teams that are struggling do. How can no one remember just a couple of weeks before Wisky putting up 19yds of rushing against MSU, a team we put 300+ on?

I think it will be a good game but without a real passing attack we will see how good Wisky really is.

Dont know if I'd even call Indiana's defense average. They're quite porous.

 

[Eric the Red]

If you're happy and thrilled or pessimistic and have urine-soaked Cheerios, consider this:

Over roughly the last two months, all this team has done is play the six toughest teams in the conference (which is not nearly as bad as it's made to look) back to back...

to back...

to back...

to back...

to back.

And how did that go for us? We lost once. Only once. To the #6 ranked team in the AP poll. There were no breathers, no gimmes, no Iowa State's or Baylor's or bottom dwellers. The six best teams, minus ourselves, in a row. And we only lost once.

I'm damn proud of this team. That is a commendable and impressive accomplishment regardless of what angle you view it from. Way to go boys - I've enjoyed the ride.

yes sir.......about 97% of all college football fans wish they had our team. Time to appreciate. Life is to short.