[Husker] Field Goal?

[Michael Petersen]

This is the worst I have felt after a loss in several years. I measure how 
far we have come by how bad it hurts again. For awhile there, I was getting 
used to it.

I was most impressed with how we made second half adjustments in this game 
against a first class coaching staff at Texas. I hope Nunn gets over this 
and doesn't blame himself too much. He'll win one for us some day. I think 
if we blitz each play after the turnover we still win.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth McKillip" <kmckillip at houston.rr.com>
To: "'Bob Beach'" <rbeach at neb.rr.com>; <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:38 PM
Subject: RE: [Husker] Field Goal?


> It amazes me how people are so "pleased", almost giddy, with this loss. 
> Why
> is that?  My guess - because we aren't in the MNC races like the old days 
> so
> it doesn't really cut like a knife (like when Correl fumbled in Austin) 
> and
> because so much emotional capital is invested in the new coaches they can 
> do
> no wrong.  Bob says don't bring it all up, then spins for SP's boys - 
> "just
> keep your expectations low and give them lots of time".  If we keep 
> pouring
> money into facilities (that the old regime didn't get) and salaries over
> time, statistically the odds are we'll have a good run.  We can't ever 
> hope
> to do it year in and year out again - things have changed (new gospel).  I
> personally think we could have kept doing it year in and year out with
> Frank's new staff (retained our learning and mix in some new with Bo and
> energize recruiting), but we'll never know.
>
> Mike's right.  It's done.  This is a new program.  Nothing we can do about
> it now.  Move on.  I'll support the new.  But, let's not try to weave into
> the above that the new is better or worse than the Heritage Huskers.  If I
> told you so's start happening when they do win then the circle will start
> again.  I do like it that BC has figured out that running the ball is
> important this year.
>
> I watched the game again today and we made a tremendous amount of 
> mistakes.
> Things we've all learned the hard way - like "there is no excuse for 
> letting
> a punt hit the ground(George Darlington)", allowing long kickoff returns
> (special teams emphasis gone), etc.  Where have the great bump and run
> corners gone (NU used to send corners to the pros routinely)?
>
> The conventional wisdom is that the team that lost the first one has the
> advantage when teams meet for a second time in a season.  My take on this 
> is
> that this was NU's chance.  A different Texas team will likely show up in 
> KC
> looking to prove that NU is not as close to them a people think.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf 
> Of
> Bob Beach
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:49 AM
> To: husker at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Field Goal?
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Jaixen" <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>
> To: <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Field Goal?
>
>
>> Let's not go there.  The whole Solich situation has
>> been hashed and rehashed to death.  Whether it was for
>> the best or not, Frank Solich is now at Ohio, where
>> today he defeated Turner Gill's Buffalo Bulls 42-7.
>> Ohio needs 1 more win to become bowl eligible, and
>> this week will play Kent State.  Winner of that game
>> has the edge for the MAC East championship.
>>
>> But that's another topic entirely.  It's been a long 5
>> years where the Huskers have lost to teams that they
>> had no business losing to.  We've knashed our teeth
>> over the reasons why.
>>
>> Now we're complaining about losing to the teams that
>> played for last year's national title.  That's
>> progress in my mind.  :-)
>
>
>
>
>
>     I totally agree.  There is really nothing to say about the Solich
> situation that hasn't been said over and over.  I certainly would have
> rather beat Texas than lose and that is an understatement.  But, with that
> said I am really pleased with the game yesterday.  It shows we can indeed
> stay on the same field with the top teams in the country.  That is 
> something
>
> NU couldn't do two years ago.  To totally rebuild a team, particularly
> offensively, takes a lot of time.  I wonder how many of us thought after
> Callahan's first year we would be this far along at this time?  I know I
> didn't.  I think we have to keep in view the progress that has been made 
> and
>
> at the same time realize this still isn't the old NU that could just chew
> people up and spit them out.  That time may be here soon, though, but it
> isn't here yet.
>
>
> Bob Beach
>
> I never learned anything when I was the one doing the talking.
>
>
>
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