[Husker] Winning the North

[Michael Petersen]

Winning the Big 12 North was the primary goal for our team this year and I 
will be impressed if we beat each of the other 5 members. I would expect to 
see us stop having complete melt-downs against mediocre teams this late in 
the season.

I believe the AD informed us that the coaching changes were done precisely 
to make us a perennial top ten player each year.

We are still a work in progress and I sure haven't given up on this staff. I 
would like to see consistent improvements throughout the year.

Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Beach" <rbeach at neb.rr.com>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Winning the North


>
>
> HuskerGuy9495 at aol.com wrote:
>>  Winning the North Division means a lot:
>> Winner of the North plays in the Big 12 Championship game, and makes a 
>> statement (no matter how down the North appears---nobody will remember 
>> that, but  they will remember played for and won the Big 12 Title Game).
>> And Winner of the Championship game plays in a BCS Bowl game.
>>  Our record doesn't matter as much at this point, as does getting to that 
>> game for a chance to play in a BCS bowl game---Exposure, recruiting, $$, 
>> etc.
>>  The teams stated goal is to Win the North!!
>> Reaching pre-set goals are important when re-building your program.
>>
>
>     I agree with what you say above.  While winning the North may not be 
> vital it is very important.  That goal is still within reach.  Just the 
> fact we are challenging this late in the season shows me improvement has 
> been made.  It is a hard thing to do but I think we Husker fans, and I 
> include myself, need to adjust our thinking to make the main goal the Big 
> 12 North every year.  The days of NU being a perennial player in the top 
> 10 are probably over.  I think we can be there at times but not just year 
> after year like we used to be.  We haven't outright won the North Division 
> since 1999.
>
>>  Win the next 3 we're 9-3
>> Win 2 of the next 3 (including Mizzou) we're 8-4 and Big Twelve North 
>> Champions.
>>  Yesterday's loss does NOT spell doom and gloom for the program, and the 
>> sun  did come up this morning.
>>
>
>     That's a good bit of perspective.  This Husker football thing is not 
> life and death. :-)  Beating Mizzou is pretty important for a couple of 
> reasons.  One is, of course, getting the win.  The other is if the North 
> would end in a tie the first tiebreaker is head to head competition.
>
>
> Bob Beach
>
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