[Husker] Pederson

[Tommy Thompson]

Let me see here.  The Huskers' schedule is being blasted for playing 
cupcakes in 2005.  This is somehow different than the schedule in the past?

2004 - W. Illinois, S. Miss, Pitt
2003 - Utah St, S. Miss, Penn St., Troy St.
2002 - Ariz St., Troy St., Utah St., Penn St., McNeese St.
2001 - TCU, Troy St., Notre Dame, Rice
2000 - San Jose St., Notre Dame, Iowa
1999 - Iowa, California, S. Miss
1998 - Louisiana Tech, UAB, California, Washington

Here are some other schools the team has scheduled in the 90's and 80's 
(none were good teams when the Huskers scheduled them)

Akron, Central Florida, Pacific, Wyoming, N. Texas, Utah, Middle Tenn St., 
N. Illinois, Minnesota, UNLV, S. Carolina, Oregon, Illinois, New Mexico

And the list goes on.

Good AD's schedule weak opponents for the non-conference schedule.  Great 
AD's schedule 1-poor team, 1-middle team, and 1-top 25 team.  Next year's 
schedule, although not quite to that level, approaches that philosophy.  ND 
doesn't have that leisure, as they are not in a conference, and therefore 
are not concerned about preparing for a conference championship.  The 
Huskers need to concentrate on winning the Big XII before they worry about 
playing for a National Championship.

Schedule looks about right to me.

Tommy Thompson
"GO BIG RED...RETURN TO GLORY"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Zimmerman" <gzimmerman at everestkc.net>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 8:19 AM
Subject: [Husker] Pederson


>I have been willing to give Pederson the benefit of the doubt but this
> Houston situation is unsettling. I'm willing to wait until all of the 
> facts
> come out but if what the Houston AD says is true, I have lost all respect
> for Mr. Pederson.
>
> Playing Maine would be great if NU had a hockey team, but.....
>
> It all comes down to $$'s doesn't it? A home game against Maine will bring
> in more money than a nationally televised road game at Houston. That's 
> the,
> no pun intended, bottom line. Once again decisions are not made on what's
> right, but what is more financially lucrative.
>
>
> Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
> Overland Park, Kansas
>
>
>
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