OSU Loss - What then?

If we lose to Okie State I'm retiring as a mod......................j/k, but the board will go into full meltdown mode. Hell, we are still talking about the Texas game a week after the fact. :lol:

 
aholla3 said:
If we lose, which we won't (Our number 1 pass defense will dominate the game, force a couple TOs), then we hope Missouri loses to Oklahoma. If Mizzou and us lose, we still control our own destiny in the North.
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yeah... but do we really want to have to play Oklahoma? Part of me says yes --- big time. But part of me says another beatdown is not something NU football needs. But certainly ending up ahead of Missouri is perhaps worth an OU thumping.

 
This is kind of a stupid statement, (I could probably preface all of my posts with that qualifier, huh?) but some of it may depend on how we lost. I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I suspect that a lot of you were as upset as I was last Saturday for a lot of the same reasons.

If we come out flat like we did last week, that's gonna be a real problem. If we look unfocused (dropping easy passes again, fumbling immediately on our first possession, false starts or any of the other litany of problems Barney's unit seems to have been infected with ever since he's been here,) then we're going to have to start talking about whether we have problems that are endemic to a doomed team.

If we play a spirited affair that comes down to the very end and we lose to a team that played proficiently at home, caught some breaks, and won a game that could've gone either way, then the season isn't in Titanic mode. Then we pray for Misery to lose, and we go to every witch doctor in town in an attempt to somehow ensure we beat the literal life out of Misery. (That sounds like I'm advocating actual murder against the Tigers. Well I am. My dad was eaten by one in the jungles of South America. No...wait. That was a movie I saw with Val Kilmer in it. It was actually in Africa, I believe. And I think those were actually lions. And now that I think about it, Suh plays for the Lions now, so...disregard prior ramblings. No actual murdering, please!)

My point was, we gotta play a game that feels similar to the "moral victory" game of '08 in Lubbock, except we have to win. We didn't play like we belonged in any type of national discussion last week, for what I believe are a myriad of reasons. Ok, fine. But if that happens again this week and we look as inept as we did 7 days ago, then the Texas game ceases to be an anomaly. That's when I start looking for places to purchase cyanide online.

 
the expectations of this team will not allow consideration for "how we lost".....losses in the Big 12 schedule are unacceptable in any form, if we are who we think we are, there will be no "good loses", time to step up.

 
Hunter94 said:
the expectations of this team will not allow consideration for "how we lost".....losses in the Big 12 schedule are unacceptable in any form, if we are who we think we are, there will be no "good loses", time to step up.
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I totally understand where you're coming from, and I don't disagree. "Good losses" are good and fine if you're Kansas maybe...that's why I put "moral victory" in quotations, because I also don't really believe in the concept of a "good loss."

That said, I want to win the Big 12 on our way out the door. Period. And if we lose today, that doesn't necessarily mean that that dream has died. But I agree with you, too Hunter. We're Nebraska. We expect to win.

 
77Husker said:
Wondering on the repercussions of a second loss what be to the Huskers. I got to thinking about the negative talk about Watson and Gilmore and can't help but wonder if this game means more about their long term future than any other. Frankly, I don't think the team could lose another game without another lashing out for these two. Right now you wonder what Pelini is thinking and what Osborne is thinking. We have a talented QB in Martinez. Would they have a perspective of "Hey, it's only going to get better because we have T-Magic" or might the line of thought be "We only have this kid for another 3 years - if we want to get a new OC and some receivers to catch the ball, should we make a change now while we know our QB can make plays himself?" Tough to say, and to be honest, I just want to see consistency week to week. I am sure they are both great coaches, but at the same time most of us want to see more flexibility in the offensive scheme. I am curious as to others thoughts on these scenarios.
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At this point in time a loss to OSU is not even a consideration.

T_O_B

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