[Husker] Polls??????????

[Steve Stone]

Bob Beach wrote:

>Here is the new coaches poll:
>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm
>There is one thing I like about the NFL better than college 
>football.  In the NFL all you need to do is win.  It doesn't matter 
>how you look, margin of victory, quality of opponent, strength of 
>schedule, and all of that.  All that is necessary to know is did you 
>win or did you lose, period.  NU dropped to 20th after yesterday.  I 
>guess I have to pose the question, how do you move up four places by 
>beating Iowa State and fall four places by losing by two to Texas, 
>the fifth ranked team?  It makes absolutely no sense to me either 
>way.  One might think by coming that close to Texas, and could have 
>easily won, we might even move up a little but certainly not drop.


Try to think of it this way:

If NU had won yesterday, it would have risen to sixteenth while Texas 
dropped to, say, 12th.

For the first time all season, the Huskers were actually mentioned 
last night in the ESPN recaps. Not favorably, of course, but at least 
mentioned. The "big mouths" clearly believe that a pipsqueak 
got-nuthin' state like Nebraska has no business messing with their 
betters, so Husker fans should not expect any additional "favorable" 
PR treatment this season.

With few exception, TV talking heads are past masters at explaining 
the patently obvious to their viewing audience.

As for the professional entertainment called "football," there's 
nothing about it I like. Except when the players strike.

Steve Stone