[Husker] Re: Second half]]]

[Pat]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kurt Holst" <kurtholst at netzero.net>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 11:19 PM
Subject: [Fwd: [Husker] Re: Second half]]]


>
>> I did not think the Huskers would go 5-6 this season, no one except for 
>> the Solich supporters wanted that to happen.
>
> It is possible to disagree with the coaching changes made a year ago AND
> to want the Huskers to win every game this season.  I know I fit into that 
> category.
> Is there anyone out there (on this list) that actually wanted the Huskers 
> to fail this year?

Count me in as another person in the "disagreed with Pederson but supported 
the Huskers nonetheless" camp.  I went to *every* Nebraska home game since 
BC was hired, including the spring game.  I even stayed to the bitter end of 
yesterday's game, while other "fans" (including the ones sitting next to me) 
bailed out in the 3rd quarter!  I was even *almost* rewarded with a 
miraculous comeback.

To say that I wanted to see this was ridiculous.  I absolutely despise what 
has happened to our program in the last 12 months, but I would have loved to 
have been wrong about SP and BC.

>
>> Does anyone on this lst (or in America for that matter) really think this 
>> team has more talent than Colorado? If so, how can you tell?
>
> The talent looked about even to me.

I'd give Colorado an obvious edge in special teams talent, but let's face 
it...Colorado is not a great team.  On the same note, you cannot tell me 
that we also have less talent than Southern Miss, Iowa State, or even this 
year's version of Kansas State.  The problem is that our offensive talent 
was intended to be utilized in a completely different offense, and Callahan 
simply did not utilize them to the best of their abilities.

This leads me to my next point..if Callahan is losing games against teams 
that, at best, have the same amount of talent as Nebraska, what is it going 
to matter if we keep getting top 5 recruiting classes?  Sure, we'll win the 
games against Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, and even Colorado...but what 
about the games against Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, or USC that are coming 
up in future seasons?  It seems to me like we'll once again be going 10-3 or 
9-4 in a lot of years...which seems to be well below Pederson's lofty 
standards.  Yet, I have a sneaking suspicious that he'll defend these 
records to the death...at least until he is given the axe as AD about 3-4 
years down the road (if he even lasts that long).