[Husker] We really need some perspective here

[Pat]

3aoo-cvfd at dea.spamcon.org wrote:

>Pat wrote:
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>>It's very possible that Nebraska will finish with 
>>a worse record than last year.  
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>It's also "very possible" that Nebraska will go to a
>BCS bowl and finish 11-3.  I suggest you wait a few
>more days before writing off this team.  If we beat
>Missouri, we win the the North and have a chance for
>a BCS bowl. 
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Excuse me, but I never "wrote off this team."  The only thing I have 
said is that there is a lot of football left to be played.  If this team 
is truly better than last year, then the remaining games will show that 
is the case.

>>I don't know that this team is all that much better 
>>than last year.  If they are, they have yet to prove 
>>it on the field.  
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>Really?  Our 2006 rushing is hugely better than in 2005.
>In 2005 we struggled against cupcake opponents.  In 2006
>we blew them out.  In 2005 we lost two straight B12N road
>games.  In 2006 we won two straight B12N road games.
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>There has been significant improvement between 2005 and
>2006.  Anybody who can't see that isn't paying attention.
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Once again, the season is not over.  The 2005 Huskers proved their worth 
in the final 2 games of the season.  Those final two wins were arguably 
more impressive than anything the team has accomplished to date.  For 
the third time in as many posts, my only point has been that we will 
really not know how much better the 2006 Huskers are until the end of 
the season.

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>>Callahan's first season was so awful that there was nowhere 
>>to go but up.
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>Yeah, BC lost the B12 North in 2004 (with FS's players).
>Just like FS won the B12 North in 1999 (with TO's players).
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>I judge FS by what happened in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003.
>I will judge BC by what happens in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.
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I agree that Callahan needs to be judged on his own merits.  That is why 
I am not judging him, despite what you continue to assert.

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>>if Nebraska loses on Saturday, it would be the 3rd straight 
>>season in which Bill has lost 3 consecutive games during 
>>some stretch.
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>And, if Nebraska wins on Saturday, it will win the North
>(which FS was unable to do in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003).
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I believe they would  need an additional win (or a Missouri win) to 
officially clinch it.  And I think it's also worth pointing out that the 
2000 and 2001 Nebraska teams likely would have won the North had they 
gone up against the same pool of competition (which is not very good).  
It's all a matter of perspective, which is why judging a coach by how 
many division titles he wins is not necessarily a good metric (see my 
last post).

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>>If the team has nothing to be ashamed of and nothing to 
>>improve on from last week, then I would not expect them 
>>to beat Missouri on Saturday.
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>Do you want the Huskers to beat Missouri on Saturday?  
>Or would you rather have them lose, so you can moan about BC?
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Excuse me?  I have been to every home game since the 2002 Troy State 
game.  I've been to a handful of away games in that time period, 
including one where K-state beat us by about 30 points.  Who are you to 
question anyone's loyalty to their team?  I can see where you think I've 
been critical of Callahan, but I have *never* questioned the fact that 
Callahan is committed to Nebraska.  I think it's safe to say the same 
about everyone that posts to this list.  So please save those 
accusations for somewhere else.