Nine Wins Not Enough!

[funhusker]

We've covered who has won 9 games the last 7 years and got NU, Alabama, and Oregon.

We've covered who has lost 4 or more the last 7 years and got a long list of teams.

I could spend the time to see the teams that appeared in Championship games.

I could spend the time to see how many times that was, point spread, type of weather, and if the game was day or night. They are all data, stats, and numbers.

"At the end of the day" you look at the team. Is it good? Is it promising for next year? How does it stack up against the best in the country? Using data to answer these questions is useful. Using data to create an arbitrary milestone is pointless.

 

[DomiNUs]

At some point #9wins went from being an absolute least acceptable number to being the goal. Would someine care to fill me in on when this happened and for the live of god, just drop it already.

I really believe this in my heart. If we cant win 10 or 11 this year, i prefer 7 or 8. In fact if were in the bowl game at 8-4, ill probably pull for the other team. This 9 wins garbage has got to stop.

The mentality began to shift the year Solich and company busted it and went 7-7. I remember thinking during that season, they better not lose again or this will be total disaster. And they kept on losing. And then BC came along and the mentality totally shifted to utterly wishing and hoping the team would win at least 9.

 

[DomiNUs]

9/10 wins may not mean much.

Unless Riley doesn't do it or better immediately.

Then.....well, oh boy........

Probably the most truthful point here. Look out if he doesn't win 9.

 

[zoogs]

At some point #9wins went from being an absolute least acceptable number to being the goal. Would someine care to fill me in on when this happened and for the live of god, just drop it already.

Exactly. It can't be the goal. Some years you will fall short of even 9 wins, and that's normal. Everybody's got their down years. However, you also need some peaks to go with the valleys.

 

[knapplc]

9/10 wins may not mean much.

Unless Riley doesn't do it or better immediately.

Then.....well, oh boy........

Probably the most truthful point here. Look out if he doesn't win 9.

Why? What are the doom-and-gloomers who keep saying this expecting if we don't win nine games?

There are a lot of things rolling against Nebraska this year. We could easily win less than nine games. What's supposed to happen if we win 8? Dogs and cats living together or something?

 

[hskrfan4life]

I don't care about the 9 wins. Need a conference title. And in conversation for national title.

 

[Enhance]

9/10 wins may not mean much.

Unless Riley doesn't do it or better immediately.

Then.....well, oh boy........

Probably the most truthful point here. Look out if he doesn't win 9.

Why? What are the doom-and-gloomers who keep saying this expecting if we don't win nine games?

There are a lot of things rolling against Nebraska this year. We could easily win less than nine games. What's supposed to happen if we win 8? Dogs and cats living together or something?

Some people are operating under the impression that you don't fire a #9win coach unless the new guy is capable of doing similar or better in year one.

 

[Count 'Bility]

What if we lose 6 games by a combined 19 points like michigan st did 3 years ago before they turned the corner to this proverbial freight train.

Maybe were not the smartest fans. Puttin quantity over substance. And thats the whole problem. So many will be caught up with that number that whether we get there or not, so many will be to ignorant to look at the process of it. Those are the one that still defend bo. Didnt matter how. It was 9. Every year. And the previos guy did it once. So that made it ok regardless how we got there. So yeah, if we go 8-5 or 7-6 this year, any progress or obvious improvements will be ignored. The circumstances of a new staff and direction. The battle cry will be "we shouldntve fired pelini". And that is sad. Its sad some want to give that guy an 8th year but not give Riley a 1st.

 

[Saunders]

The battle cry will be "we shouldntve fired pelini". And that is sad. Its sad some want to give that guy an 8th year but not give Riley a 1st.

I disagree. The sentiment won't be "we should have kept Bo." Instead, it will turn to "why did we hire Mike?"

 

[Saunders]

9/10 wins may not mean much.

Unless Riley doesn't do it or better immediately.

Then.....well, oh boy........

Probably the most truthful point here. Look out if he doesn't win 9.

Why? What are the doom-and-gloomers who keep saying this expecting if we don't win nine games?

There are a lot of things rolling against Nebraska this year. We could easily win less than nine games. What's supposed to happen if we win 8? Dogs and cats living together or something?

Some people are operating under the impression that you don't fire a #9win coach unless the new guy is capable of doing similar or better in year one.

Year can be forgivable based on circumstances.. But year 2? You're damn right.

 

[Enhance]

9/10 wins may not mean much.

Unless Riley doesn't do it or better immediately.

Then.....well, oh boy........

Probably the most truthful point here. Look out if he doesn't win 9.

Why? What are the doom-and-gloomers who keep saying this expecting if we don't win nine games?

There are a lot of things rolling against Nebraska this year. We could easily win less than nine games. What's supposed to happen if we win 8? Dogs and cats living together or something?

Some people are operating under the impression that you don't fire a #9win coach unless the new guy is capable of doing similar or better in year one.

Year can be forgivable based on circumstances.. But year 2? You're damn right.

I find the circumstances surrounding year one potentially challenging enough that if we win only 7-8 games, I will not panic. I obviously would love to see Nebraska win a ton of games, but, replacing a coach at a division one football program isn't as easy as replacing an old shoelace. Some, however, seem to think differently.

 

[Count 'Bility]

The battle cry will be "we shouldntve fired pelini". And that is sad. Its sad some want to give that guy an 8th year but not give Riley a 1st.

I disagree. The sentiment won't be "we should have kept Bo." Instead, it will turn to "why did we hire Mike?"

theres still to this day legit discussions as to wgether Solich shouldve been kept. I beleive the Bo talk will go on for a while if Mike doesnt do something above and beyond to maje folks firget about him.

 

[Saunders]

The battle cry will be "we shouldntve fired pelini". And that is sad. Its sad some want to give that guy an 8th year but not give Riley a 1st.

I disagree. The sentiment won't be "we should have kept Bo." Instead, it will turn to "why did we hire Mike?"

theres still to this day legit discussions as to wgether Solich shouldve been kept. I beleive the Bo talk will go on for a while if Mike doesnt do something above and beyond to maje folks firget about him.

You could argue Solich had made changes and was on the upswing. Not so with Bo.

Also, how drunk are you?

lol

 

[skersfan]

I wonder what Nebraska's win total would have been in either of the two other conferences. My guess the magic nine would have turned upside down several times. Anytime we faced real competition, we know what happened generally.

All in the past, means nothing, not a 7 year history that I am proud of in any way. Embarrassment at the highest level the last few years.

Coach Riley has a long leash with me. I want the wins just like everyone, but seeing a team that represents Nebraska is all I ask for, a coach that I am proud to say is my coach, not explaining why such and such idiot is allowed to walk the sidelines of a great programs field.

Nothing but positive even with a couple more losses as far as I am concerned. Either way we will all have to deal with what happens the next few months. I am going in expecting nothing but good things, maybe some better than others, but knowing I do not have to look at spitting, slobbering, FBomb dropping, bezerk Ahole on the TV screen.

 

[grandpasknee]

9/10 wins may not mean much.

Unless Riley doesn't do it or better immediately.

Then.....well, oh boy........

Probably the most truthful point here. Look out if he doesn't win 9.

Why? What are the doom-and-gloomers who keep saying this expecting if we don't win nine games?

There are a lot of things rolling against Nebraska this year. We could easily win less than nine games. What's supposed to happen if we win 8? Dogs and cats living together or something?

Some people are operating under the impression that you don't fire a #9win coach unless the new guy is capable of doing similar or better in year one.

I guess the question becomes...did we fire the 9 win coach because of his w/l record, or because of his personality, character and demeanor? I think Solich was fired because 9 wins didn't seem enough. I'm under the distinct impression that Bo was fired due to the latter set of problems. His exit speech to the players rather supports that, as well as his rant about the fans that was released early last Fall. Two different scenarios. Most of us agree that 9 wins should be the low bar ( I personally drink such strong Koolaid I feel like every year should be 95), but this year...and probably this year only, I"m looking for progress and culture building as much as I am at the W/L record. We'll talk about next year, when this one is finished.