Did Iowa "destroy" us this year?
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If you look at the game score yes that is what you would see. If you watched the game that is not what you see. The total yards were equal in the game. Field position was the determining factor in the game. Most of the good field position gained by Iowa was self inflicted by Nebraska.
If you watched any of the PSU/Wisconsin game you would see that PSU dominated the game fairly well. If you look at the final score all you see is a 1 score victory for PSU.
BIGREDIOWAN
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Exactly! We were still in it going into the 4th quarter for crying out loud and that's with 4 of the mistakes I mentioned above already having happened. Our special teams put us in TERRIBLE field position for the entire game. We played terrible, but to make it sound like Iowa started on their own 1 yard line and drove the ball 99 yards down the field the entire game is just plain false. Much easier to drive the field 40 yards than it is 99 yards when your special teams sucks it up. We lost the field position battle, we lost the turnover battle, usually means you lose the game.
TGHusker
Heisman Trophy Winner
Yep - that sums it up. Iowa and Minn in the same season to beat. Yea blame it all on injuries and young D - that will sooth the nagging thoughts that we aren't very good anymore so we can drink kool aid wt abandon during spring practice and in August.NUpolo8 said:
Actually I would blame the Minn loss mostly on Nebraska taking them too lightly and thinking they would be a pushover. You have the same attitude about Minn that the team had. You still think it is 1983 and NU should win the game 84-13. Minn is a solid team that does a lot of things well. They aren't the most talented team, but they are playing well and playing at as high a level as they possibly can.
It's not 1983 or 94 anymore. There are maybe 10-15 really good teams right now and that will change year to year, but then you have about another 35 teams that are pretty good. If you don't show up to play in those games you will lose.
TGHusker
Heisman Trophy Winner
Guys, as others have mentioned - we are talking about Iowa - the fact that this thread exists speaks volumes - not that we can't loose to an Iowa from time to time but when we have to ask if they destroyed us - that is beyond comprehension.
Let's look at the season - Our 4 losses - the 'respectable' loss was to MSU. The other 3 losses were to teams wt similar records as NU but they clearly outplayed and out coached us. There are no signature wins and a few lucky wins. We have to be realistic, even wtout the injuries, we have many issues to resolve. If we had TM, Turner, and Long in all season would our record be better - maybe but I can also see how it could have played out the same since TM was a turnover machine as well. We lost wt TM in the game at Minn, MSU most likely would have prevailed. UCLA would have been a loss and Iowa - again it would have come down to turnovers - one of TM's specialties. Maybe we would have won a few games like NW & PSU without last minute heroics. Don't want to be a big glass half empty guy, but this Iowa loss, the Bo blow ups during and after the game, and the AD's response leaves me feeling stuck in mud - feeling we'll be average or worse forever at this rate.
1. We lost badly to UCLA which finished 9-3 - on our turf
2. We lost badly to a very ave 8-4 Min team. Bo was very clearly out-coached by the Miss assistant coach.
3. We were soundly defeated by Mich State - a good solid team. They manhandled us on our turf. We had a final score last 10 secs that made it closer than what it was. Again on our turf
4. We were humiliated by Iowa another 8-4 team - on our turf
5. It took a miracle to survive NW - a 1-7 conf team and 5-7 overall
6. SDSU hung a lot of rushing yards on us
7. Wyoming, who just fired their coach, would most likely have beat us if they had 2 more min - they just ran out of time as they dominated us in the 2nd half.
8. PSU and Mich were last min wins over teams wt 7-5 records and worse conf records.
9. ILL and Purdue wins - wins over bottom dwellers.
LEGENDS DIVISION Conference Division Overall Record % Record % Record % Michigan State 8-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 11-1 .917 Iowa 5-3 .625 4-1 .800 8-4 .667 Nebraska 5-3 .625 2-3 .400 8-4 .667 Minnesota 4-4 .500 2-3 .400 8-4 .667 Michigan 3-5 .375 2-3 .400 7-5 .583 Northwestern 1-7 .125 0-5 .000 5-7 .417 LEADERS DIVISION Conference Division Overall Record % Record % Record % Ohio State 8-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 12-0 1.000 Wisconsin 6-2 .750 3-2 .600 9-3 .750 Penn State* 4-4 .500 3-2 .600 7-5 .583 Indiana 3-5 .375 3-2 .600 5-7 .417 Illinois 1-7 .125 1-4 .200 4-8 .333 Purdue 0-8 .000 0-5 .000 1-11 .083
Let's look at the season - Our 4 losses - the 'respectable' loss was to MSU. The other 3 losses were to teams wt similar records as NU but they clearly outplayed and out coached us. There are no signature wins and a few lucky wins. We have to be realistic, even wtout the injuries, we have many issues to resolve. If we had TM, Turner, and Long in all season would our record be better - maybe but I can also see how it could have played out the same since TM was a turnover machine as well. We lost wt TM in the game at Minn, MSU most likely would have prevailed. UCLA would have been a loss and Iowa - again it would have come down to turnovers - one of TM's specialties. Maybe we would have won a few games like NW & PSU without last minute heroics. Don't want to be a big glass half empty guy, but this Iowa loss, the Bo blow ups during and after the game, and the AD's response leaves me feeling stuck in mud - feeling we'll be average or worse forever at this rate.
1. We lost badly to UCLA which finished 9-3 - on our turf
2. We lost badly to a very ave 8-4 Min team. Bo was very clearly out-coached by the Miss assistant coach.
3. We were soundly defeated by Mich State - a good solid team. They manhandled us on our turf. We had a final score last 10 secs that made it closer than what it was. Again on our turf
4. We were humiliated by Iowa another 8-4 team - on our turf
5. It took a miracle to survive NW - a 1-7 conf team and 5-7 overall
6. SDSU hung a lot of rushing yards on us
7. Wyoming, who just fired their coach, would most likely have beat us if they had 2 more min - they just ran out of time as they dominated us in the 2nd half.
8. PSU and Mich were last min wins over teams wt 7-5 records and worse conf records.
9. ILL and Purdue wins - wins over bottom dwellers.
LEGENDS DIVISION Conference Division Overall Record % Record % Record % Michigan State 8-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 11-1 .917 Iowa 5-3 .625 4-1 .800 8-4 .667 Nebraska 5-3 .625 2-3 .400 8-4 .667 Minnesota 4-4 .500 2-3 .400 8-4 .667 Michigan 3-5 .375 2-3 .400 7-5 .583 Northwestern 1-7 .125 0-5 .000 5-7 .417 LEADERS DIVISION Conference Division Overall Record % Record % Record % Ohio State 8-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 12-0 1.000 Wisconsin 6-2 .750 3-2 .600 9-3 .750 Penn State* 4-4 .500 3-2 .600 7-5 .583 Indiana 3-5 .375 3-2 .600 5-7 .417 Illinois 1-7 .125 1-4 .200 4-8 .333 Purdue 0-8 .000 0-5 .000 1-11 .083
I'm glad you don't want to be a glass have empty guy, because that is what you are. Give some other teams some credit and get over it. I am not saying Nebraska was great this year at all, but give some other teams a little credit.
NUpolo8
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TGHusker
Heisman Trophy Winner
Just call me Mr Sunshine
I don't point my concerns at the student athletes. We have a lot of kids who are playing their hearts out - as noted by come from behind wins both this year and last. We have some very good skilled players. But someplace this staff is selling them short - for all of the promise we fail to achieve. I cannot put my finger on it. Kenny Bell and others state how much they like playing for Bo but I think the staff is not giving them the skill sets to be successful - ability limit turnovers, to make game time adjustments, special team play, penalties, and being ready for big games- all of those things already discussed on many threads.
We all know that lightning rarely strikes the same place twice - so we may never see the 1990s again or even a 1970-71 but we should expect a CC every now and then and improved rankings and fairly consistent play on the field & being competitive on the big stage. I would like to see NU ranked in the top 25 every year and the top 15 - 5 out of 10 years and top ten 1-3 times in 10 years - maybe the occasional bad rebuilding year thrown in in which we have 4-5 losses (which is our average now). Wt our resources, I don't think it is unrealistic
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walksalone
Heisman Trophy Winner
Yet that hasn't stopped you from talking about how bad we're going to be next year ad nauseam.
NUpolo8
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Pretty sure I haven't brought that up once. My thesis statement is, "Nebraska's coaching is substandard."
walksalone
Heisman Trophy Winner
Injuries + self inflicted damage = we didn't get destroyed aka we're our own worst enemy...