Junior
Banned
This just in... outside of OSU, MSU's defense, and maybe Wisconsin, the Big Ten is very mediocre. Watch the football, it simply is. The drop from the top 3 to the rest of the league is stark.
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Sobering Look - how far out of relevance NU has fallen
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NUpolo8
Banned
I'm really starting to think Knapplc is right about Dirk's articles here.
If anyone here says that Bo Pelini's teams haven't won any games of merit, they're lying. There have been plenty of good moments since Bo took over, and from 1999.
The biggest problems here is that Nebraska, a blueblood program, is in the longest title drought it's been in for 50 years and there are not a lot of people who are at all used to that. It's frustrating, foreign and it's going to hit year 15 this year. And there were grumblings before the year started about how the offense and easy schedule should mean a trip to Indy or bust. And, sadly, one of Bo's best moments is a loss by field goal against a team that played for the national title in the CCG. Regardless of the funny business that went on during those last few ticks of the clock.
But above all this is classic Dirk. I don't have the desire to pick through those stats to see what I'm positive are a few of those teams pulling a shocker to get into the top ten, only to disappear the next year, or a lowly team catching lightning in a bottle and surprising an overrated top five team, etc but I'm betting it's more than an outlier.
If anyone here says that Bo Pelini's teams haven't won any games of merit, they're lying. There have been plenty of good moments since Bo took over, and from 1999.
The biggest problems here is that Nebraska, a blueblood program, is in the longest title drought it's been in for 50 years and there are not a lot of people who are at all used to that. It's frustrating, foreign and it's going to hit year 15 this year. And there were grumblings before the year started about how the offense and easy schedule should mean a trip to Indy or bust. And, sadly, one of Bo's best moments is a loss by field goal against a team that played for the national title in the CCG. Regardless of the funny business that went on during those last few ticks of the clock.
But above all this is classic Dirk. I don't have the desire to pick through those stats to see what I'm positive are a few of those teams pulling a shocker to get into the top ten, only to disappear the next year, or a lowly team catching lightning in a bottle and surprising an overrated top five team, etc but I'm betting it's more than an outlier.
grandpasknee
All-Conference
It'sNotAFakeID
All-American
We'll see it this year, when teams go head to head in their bowl games. Because that's the only way to see which conference is superior. Otherwise, we can define it different ways, and each different definition is going to have a different result. Here are just a few.
Top 25 BCS Rankings
Big Ten: 4 ranked teams
Big XII: 3 ranked teams
ACC: 2 ranked teams
SEC: 7 ranked teams
Pac 12: 4 ranked teams
So, the Big Ten is tied for the 2nd best conference, next to the Pac 12.
Sagarin Average Rankings
Big Ten: 55.92
Big XII: 49.90
ACC: 53.07
SEC: 34.74
Pac 12: 31.67
By this definition, we are the worst conference.
So pick which one you want; whichever one suits the agenda.
Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
I don't think there's any question that NU has fallen out of relevance.
Also, the Big 10 is pretty awful right now. Bad enough to hurt the only relevant team, Ohio State.
But that doesn't mean things won't change.
That's the only takeaway I can see here.
Also, the Big 10 is pretty awful right now. Bad enough to hurt the only relevant team, Ohio State.
But that doesn't mean things won't change.
That's the only takeaway I can see here.
Landlord
Banned
Oklahoma in 2008 (well, Missouri too, technically), but I agree with your sentiment - how are you supposed to have Top 5 wins if you don't play Top 5 teams? Little we can do to help that.
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Junior
Banned
The Top 25 isn't a 1 to 1 comparison. The Big 12 has two less teams than the Big 10 (and the SEC two more than that).
da skers
Starter
Bigger point is that they purposely pick out obscured stats to make a case instead of stepping back and looking at the program as a whole. He tends to discount the accomplishment and give weight to oddities. Or he looks only at NU's history (usually just the NC run) or a small segment of other teams during a narrow window to prove how bad we suck.
True2tRA
Banned
People can think what they want with the Pelini situation because in the end, nothing said here is going to affect what happens.
But seriously people, at what point do we stop basing our arguments on Bo staying or going simply on the number 9?
Really, are we that simple minded.....okay not we, clearly I'm not, but reality is some of you are.
Let me give those people some help. Theres more to this game than the number 9. That is all.
But seriously people, at what point do we stop basing our arguments on Bo staying or going simply on the number 9?
Really, are we that simple minded.....okay not we, clearly I'm not, but reality is some of you are.
Let me give those people some help. Theres more to this game than the number 9. That is all.
Redux
Assistant Coach
Im still convinced Colt McCoy never scored a TD in that game. He was down flat on his belly when he reached ball across goal line.
Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
That was a tough loss and maybe we deserved to win, but let's put the "incorrect" call to bed once and for all.
You can play it over and over again (I don't recommend it) and you will always see that putting one second back on the clock was in fact the correct call.
WoodyHayes1951
Starter
when I see these whining threads there is a lot of pmsing but I still see it better than the alternative: APATHY
It would probably suck more if you guys didn't give a sh#t. I would frankly be more concerned if there weren't any of these threads to let off some steam.
It would probably suck more if you guys didn't give a sh#t. I would frankly be more concerned if there weren't any of these threads to let off some steam.
CornHOLIO
Starter
The perfect time to dominate the conference with ease.
But winning isn't everything