[Husker] Honk If You Want to Play DB

[Smith, William]

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Bill Smith
Towson MD 


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From:	husker-bounces at tssi.com on behalf of Scott71law at aol.com
Sent:	Fri 1/14/2005 12:33 AM
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Subject:	Re: [Husker] Honk If You Want to Play DB
I have read many posts that seem to assume the Huskers will be worse this  
year than they were last. Until someone starts explaining the reasons for this  
(and not just that the team lost so and so or needs to learn a scheme) I am 
not  buying it. I'm also not saying the Huskers will light the Big 12 on fire, 
but  simply based on the schedule and the weak North, I see the team improving 
on  last seasons record. Let's put it this way, I am a firm believer in the 
notion  that if Dailey starts at qb, can he play any worse? 

>Answer:  As scary as it is to imagine, sure he can.


With that said, I still  believe he will be second string qb at best. All you folks who are sipping the  half empty glass, please explain to me why this team will go 3-8 this year.  


>Answer:  I certainly can't say, and I don't think any of us can for sure, but there remains a legitimate concern that Callahan is really a good coach.  One thing  about Solich (and Devaney, and Osborne) is that even during the lean year(s) players were more or less quotes as saying they'd run through brick walls for him.  No one has yet accused BC and his staff of generating that inspiration.  He lost control of the last team he coached.  The burden of proof is still on him (and his supporters) to prove he can gain control and inspire this one. 



Remember, the recruiting class ranking is not nearly as important as the fact  that the players coming in have been recruited to fill the specific needs of  THIS system, period. The difference in many posts lately is that some folks seem  to be stuck on this 3-8 mentality, without backing up the reasoning. Dick  Karre's post is the opposite, and makes much more sense in the process. To me,  there are about 20 teams every year that you can honestly say will NOT go 3-8.  Why isn't Nebraska one of them this year?



>Answer (with a question):  Why is Nebraska one of them???  There's nothing unique,at Nebraska or anywhere else, about "players being recruited to fill the specific needs of THIS system".  Every team has a system and every team recruits player to meet that system.  Where's our competitive advantage?


 
Scott in NY
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