[Husker] Perlman gives Pederson a vote of confidence

[todd strong]

Osborne (or anyone of the old admin. for that matter) purposely alienated 
anyone. Nobody ever told US, the fans, what we needed, wanted or how it was 
going to be.

"Would the boy I was yesterday, be proud of the man I am today?"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tommy Thompson" <huskertt at charter.net>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Perlman gives Pederson a vote of confidence


>I can still remember when Tom Osborne "ruined" Husker football.  He 
>couldn't beat OU...he couldn't win big games...and then he turned the 
>Huskers into an "option" offense in the late 70's, early 80's.  How 
>ridiculous was that...the option was dead.  Then in  83, after he'd been 
>the head coach for 10 years, he finally got some respect...by LOSING to 
>Miami.  Of course, that respect was short-lived.  Soon, Nebraska was 
>labeled as an outdated team that would never be able to keep up with the 
>teams from Florida.  By the mid 90's, that attitude changed again, and 
>Osborne was beloved and labeled a genius.
>
> By the way...what happened to those "great" Florida teams.  Of course, UF 
> won the NC this year, but how about the records of all of them over the 
> past 3 years.  Let's see...
>
> Florida: 7-5, 9-3, and 13-1...overall: 29-9
> Florida St: 9-3, 8-5, and 7-6...overall: 24-14
> Miami: 9-3, 9-3, and 7-6...overall: 25-12
>
> The Huskers...5-6, 8-4, and 9-5...overall: 22-15
>
> While Nebraska certainly doesn't have as good a record as those teams, 
> they still are in their leagues.  Consider that the Huskers dramatically 
> changed their offense (none of those teams can say that) and I would 
> venture to say that the Huskers are in a very good position to make a move 
> to the top. Remember folks, going into the 4th quarter, the Huskers were 
> in a position to win EVERY game last year (even USC, OSU, and OU).
>
> Unless the defense completely collapses, I think the Huskers will make it 
> to a BCS game THIS year.
>
> Tommy Thompson
> "GO BIG RED"
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <jschlechte at usfamily.net>
> To: <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Perlman gives Pederson a vote of confidence
>
>
>>
>>> I have  always thought we were Nebraska fans  - not Athletic director 
>>> fans, or  Coach fans, or even player fans in college.  We are Nebraska 
>>> fans.   It's "the name on the front of the jersey - not the back" - that 
>>> we are rooting  for.
>>
>> I was a lot more engaged when I was a fan of the coach and the style of
>> football.  Yes, I'm a Nebraska fan, but those coaches and athletic 
>> directors
>> can do a lot to change the fundamental reasons for being a fan.  Have you 
>> seen
>> anything written by Matt Shurliff(sp?) or Greg Mays in the last few 
>> years?
>>
>> NU football used to be something special to me.  Steve Pedersen killed 
>> that. I'm hoping someone else will be able to resurrrect it.
>>
>> - jay
>>
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