[Husker] Pederson

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I for one and not upset that we are playing Maine. It
is the fact that we had a chance to schedule a 1-A
opponent, who has not been very good so would meet
your standard for the weak opponent, and chose not to
to schedule a weak 1-AA opponent. Didnt Maine finish
5-6 last year. This is not a top 1-AA opponent who
would be considered better then Houston, it is a bad
1-AA team who, it would seem on paper, is worse then
Houston and to me this makes NU appear to be running
from better competition. Remember all the grief KSU
used to get, and still does, for their soft schedule?
Do we want to get the same reputation as them? It 
seems that KSU does not get the respect they deserve
from the human polls due to their schedule. Do we
really want that for NU?
--- Tommy Thompson <huskertt at charter.net> wrote:

> 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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