[Husker] NU-Ok

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 10/29/2005 04:11:34 PM:

> NU had all the chances in the world to win this ball game, and it wasn't 

> meant to be.  I could not believe that they could make such good 
defensive 
> plays for 2 downs, and then on 3rd and long time after time let them get 
a 
> first down.

> 
> Charlie should have went down on the field and smacked Cosgrove for 
> embarrassing him like that.
>
Charlie proabably realizes that Cosgrove isn't doing too bad this year 
given the personnel he has, particularly in our defensive backfield. We 
all knew this when the year started, but it's been lost on some of you. On 
of our starting cornerbacks was a running back last year. Get that? 

Let's look at what Cosgrove has been blessed with so far in his two years. 
Last year he had a group of guys who were good athletes but didn't buy 
into his system, and didn't bother playing defense for the second half of 
the season. The ones that wanted to leave early left, leaving us nearly 
blank in our defensive backfield. We lost the best tackler in the history 
of the program. The guys that stayed decided to play defense, but other 
than the front four, we don't have a lot of experience. In the secondary, 
we overall might be beyond mediocre, we might be bad. 

What do you do with a defense like that? Instead of being consistent, it's 
feast or famine. When you as defensive coordinator make the right call, 
you feast. You don't, it's famine. I'm not 100% sold on Cosgrove, but the 
cards he's been dealt have been pretty crappy cards so far.

> 
> Another long streak comes to an end too. First time they have had  back 
to 
> back home losses since 1968.  I guess next year the sell out record will 

> fall, and then the dynasty and all the husker tradition will be a thing 
of 
> the past.

Good, then we can finally stop complaining about all of it and start over. 
Or at least those of you who want to dig that deep to find meaningless 
streaks like this that are ending will have to do even more work to find 
something worth complaining about. 
 
> This was a very disappointing loss.  For those that missed it, KU beat 
> Missouri today.  Does everyone still think that KU will be an easy win 
now. 
> I totally expect losses to KSU, and Colorado at this point.  A loss to 
KU 
> will be another 5 and 6 season, and no bowl. Steve Pederson must love 
the 
> direction the team is going now..
>
Agreed, disappointing loss. Not the end of the world, though. The next 
three games are up in the air. KU beat Mizzou, so we must lose to KU since 
they're now at world-beater status? OSU is leading Texas at this point, 
but does that make OSU a better team? 

Speaking of Steve Pederson.... the biggest positive lately is that this 
guy has been completely silent, at least for those of us who are out of 
state. He's a three monkey guy - hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil. 
I like that. Perhaps if he keeps this up for a while the program will be 
fine. 
 
> I will be listening to crap from Florida fans for the rest of the year.
> 
If you're taking any crap from Florida fans even after their win over 
Georgia, you  have more problems than Nebraska football being mediocre. 
<G> 
>
> Tom in Fla 

This constant disappointment is about expectations. What you want it to be 
versus what it is. I have no clue as to why anyone would think we'd win 
the North this year, but there's a lot of you who expect it because it's 
what you want, not what might happen. Like I have said before, we need to 
get to a bowl game for this year to be successful for me. This team has 
some pretty obvious holes. If we overcome them, but win enough games, I'm 
happy. 

Jon Johnston
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