[personal] Re: [Husker] We really need some perspective here

[Pat]

Skylar Dodds wrote:

>Hello Husker Fans,
>
>P> This is debatable.  It's very possible that Nebraska will finish with a
>P> worse record than last year.  That might not neccessarily mean we've 
>P> gotten worse, but I don't know that this team is all that much better 
>P> than last year.  If they are, they have yet to prove it on the field.
>P> Callahan's first season was so awful that there was nowhere to go but up.
>
>I can understand pretty much everything you wrote except this.  I
>think it's a fairly commonly held opinion that this year's team is
>better than last.  Here's a few supporting arguments, you decide (All
>numbers posted below):
>  
>
My point is that we still don't know how good this football team is, and 
I stand by that statement.  I never said that this team is worse than 
last year; I merely said that it remains to be seen.  If Nebraska loses 
to Missouri and Texas A&M, beats Colorado and loses our bowl game, that 
would put us at 7-6.  This is not outside the realm of possibility.  
It's also possible that we win all of those games, plus go to the Big 12 
championship game.  That would certainly be a sign of improvement

The 2005 Huskers were actually a very good team during the last 2 games 
(@Colorado and the Alamo Bowl).  I don't think it's a mistake to say 
that those two wins were more impressive than any win they have had this 
season.  That isn't to say that can't or won't change in our remaining 
games.  It is my hope that it will!