ESPN: Must win game for 2016 Huskers
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OH HSKR FAN
Special Teams Player
Last year was so close. One first down was all the team needed after the missed Wisconsin FG.
Rusty Shackleford
Banned
They better win more games then they lost last year thats for sure! Must win games are all of them after that crappy season
marko polo
Special Teams Player
Can you all hear yourselves! Mediocrity reigns! We have become Iowa,deep down you know I am right
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Redux
Assistant Coach
marko polo
Special Teams Player
So obviously you don't agree. Ok where are we really, give me an honest evaluation. No" it will be better next yr".Wait till the Calabasses crew get here. Take the homer out of it Where are we now!.
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Redux
Assistant Coach
Where are we now? 1 year in on a transition. 8 years removed from stagnant. 12 years removed from disgrace.
Are we top dog? Not even close.
But we are not Iowa. Why? Because, they just celebrated their best season in school history with conference runner up rings and an epic meltdown in a pitiful Rose Bowl appearance.
Iowa still wishes they were Nebraska.
ScottyIce
Banned
Iowa had a really, really good year. And it was the best season they've ever had.... And they still didn't win anything. Rest my case.
TGHusker
Heisman Trophy Winner
Savage Husker
All-Conference
I can understand the viewpoint Redux is coming from as his must-win games, and from what he's trying to say, I agree with that logic. If they can take care of the notorious bottom dwellers, the trough of the roller coaster season is eliminated, removing A LOT of frustration from the fanbase and the mental state of the team as a whole - which is more important than any fan emotion.
I also agree with Saunders. That would be the monkey-off-back type win, to go into Madison and come home with a victory. It could also be a momentum/weight off the shoulder type victory for those upperclassman who have been through the trials of our B1G experience.
I'd also argue that Iowa is a must win type of contest too, but more for the fans sake than the players. Iowa is more of a bragging rights game with your neighbor/coworker than other game on the schedule. Plus, Iowa is so inconsistent, I wouldn't be surprised if they lay a giant egg this year.
I also don't think points made in this discussion leads to settling for mediocrity as much as it mean having an honest expectation about the season. No matter how much I think we should always be a 10win division champ as the bottom of my expectations, I also reserve hesitation to place those high of expectations, for now, on a program that hasn't proven anything significant since 2001 and then fly off the rails when they don't achieve those goals.
I also agree with Saunders. That would be the monkey-off-back type win, to go into Madison and come home with a victory. It could also be a momentum/weight off the shoulder type victory for those upperclassman who have been through the trials of our B1G experience.
I'd also argue that Iowa is a must win type of contest too, but more for the fans sake than the players. Iowa is more of a bragging rights game with your neighbor/coworker than other game on the schedule. Plus, Iowa is so inconsistent, I wouldn't be surprised if they lay a giant egg this year.
I also don't think points made in this discussion leads to settling for mediocrity as much as it mean having an honest expectation about the season. No matter how much I think we should always be a 10win division champ as the bottom of my expectations, I also reserve hesitation to place those high of expectations, for now, on a program that hasn't proven anything significant since 2001 and then fly off the rails when they don't achieve those goals.
All good points brought up here. I'm personally always hesitant to prescribe a 'must-win' game preseason unless there's just a blatantly obvious one. I don't know if there is that one obvious game this year because there seem to be a lot more variables at play this year than in the past.