*** Husker FB Misc Topic bullsh#t Thread ***

XtraXtra said:
"Most Safeties Surrendered"

I realize that list is from 2000 but the mere mention of the word "safety" brings back the painful nightmare of our '96 game vs Arizona State. We gave up 3 safeties in that game. God that was an embarrassing and painful loss.
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See, I don't look at that as a bad loss anymore. That Arizona State team was a team of destiny with how the season played out for them. They were Shawn Springs blanketing Keith Poole away from a national title. It was one of the Sun Devils' best teams of all time. Plus many of them were probably smarting from allowing 63 points at half the year before. After "Fright Night" Freedman, who I believe is now incarcerated for 80 years-life, put Holbein in the dirt I knew it was going to be difficult game.
 
It wasn't the loss per se, it was how the game went.

The Husker D played well, kept em in the game. Frost was the proverbial deer in headlights for his first road game. I was really worried about whether he had what it took to QB the team. Obviously, he got better.
 
DrinkinwitTerrellFarley said:
See, I don't look at that as a bad loss anymore. That Arizona State team was a team of destiny with how the season played out for them. They were Shawn Springs blanketing Keith Poole away from a national title. It was one of the Sun Devils' best teams of all time. Plus many of them were probably smarting from allowing 63 points at half the year before. After "Fright Night" Freedman, who I believe is now incarcerated for 80 years-life, put Holbein in the dirt I knew it was going to be difficult game.
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Very well put. Fright Night was a monster, saw that dude around campus a bunch of times. He was a scary guy for sure.
 
Darn right Nebraska should still be considered a "Blueblood". Other schools have had their down periods with perhaps Ohio State being the most consistent throughout the past several decades. But some people with limited history, only see our past 10-15 years and dock us accordingly If Rhule gets us back to being consistent 9-11 game winners, we'll remove all doubt. Seems like NU always has to prove itself because it is outside of the hot recruiting areas.


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Nebraska Football Belongs with the Blue Bloods

The subject of college football blue bloods is a hotly debated topic. Some schools are guaranteed a top spot on the list, no matter the criteria. Michigan is th
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The subject of college football blue bloods is a hotly debated topic.

Some schools are guaranteed a top spot on the list, no matter the criteria. Michigan is the only program with more than 1,000 wins. Ohio State leads in win percentage. No program can top Alabama’s 18 national titles, while the Oklahoma Sooners lead the sport with 50 conference titles. Notre Dame is a lock for anyone’s list, as is their rival, the USC Trojans.
Beyond those six schools, there is some room for debate. Texas, Penn State, and Nebraska all rank in the top 10 for both winning percentage and all-time wins. All three major Florida programs – Florida, Florida State, and Miami - have had dominant runs in the sport, producing some of the best teams and players in the history of the game. This week, Andy Staples of On3 released a new list of 12 blue bloods. Missing from the list were the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
As someone who loves to quantify football data, I wanted to tackle this issue myself. The Elo rating system serves as a great way to compare college football teams against each other. As every game produces a change to both teams’ Elo rating, this metric can demonstrate a team’s performance over time. Taking a team’s average Elo rating over the past 600 games (approximately 50 years) can tell us what programs have had sustained success in the sport and belong among the elite.
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Andy Staples list - good grief:


My reply to Andy Stapes:
 
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