[Husker] Positive thoughts

[Scott R Lawson]

Nebraska will play at least 7 teams next year that were in bowls this year- potentially 2 more if they make the Big 12 title game and whoever they play in a bowl was in one this year too. My guess is that not too many teams are facing 9 bowl teams very often the following season, despite the increased number of bowl games and the ease with which teams now qualify.

Scott in NY




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Subject: Re: [Husker] Positive thoughts


 
 
I'm not sure what positive improvement is either - but I'm not sure it  has 
to do with record, completely, either.  I think losing to a  Colorado by 40 or 
TT by a million again would cause the concern.  Yes I  want to win the big 
ones, but I also don't want to get killed in them  either.  I think the close 
games show improvement, and short of a few  bounces, the huskers 'record' could 
have been better.  If the same thing  happens next year - I think they 
improved.  The world of college football  is getting bunched up.  USC, Texas will be 
very good again.  Wake  Forest, Missouri, A&M, OK State, K-State should all be 
improved.  Even  Kansas is at Kansas- So it could be a test.  If the recruits 
are as good as  they say, Keller is able to step in fast and the defense keeps 
it up - we should  be fine!!!  Remember when we were talking about getting a 
strong enough  schedule??
 
 
Steve  Kauf
A Husker fan deep in South Texas
NOT THE VICTORY BUT THE  ACTION
NOT THE GOAL BUT THE GAME
IN THE DEED THE  GLORY






In a message dated 1/3/2007 8:03:39 AM Central Standard Time,  
dlfeldman at ameritech.net writes:

I'm not  sure how you show "dramatic improvement" next year without a 
corresponding  improvement in record.  We played four top ten teams tough and "should 
 have won" two of those.  I can't imagine how Callahan shows dramatic  
improvement without affecting the record.  A second season of five close  losses 
merely emphasizes that Callahan can't win against good teams and would  show me 
that we are standing still.

A 10-4 season next year is the  minimum to keep the heat off of Callahan 
IMHO, although even that record would  be a disappointment to me just as this 
year's 9-5 record was a  disappointment.  Still given the greater number of games, 
if BC can win  10 games per season, I'll stick with him as I did Osborne when 
he was winning  just 9 per year.  

OTOH, I can't imagine any situation where a  coach would be fired with only 
three losses (wait, there is something floating  in my memory that relates to 
this situation -- hazy recollections -- the name  "Frankie" comes to mind . . . 
.).

Duane Feldman


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From: "Knox, Chuck"  CGKnox at pella.com


>Let me ask this, and I'll try to phrase this  carefully...If, as Dick
>suggests, NU does show dramatic improvement  next year, and perhaps not
>have an improved record...will that be  acceptable??? . . . . But how long 
will it continue to be
>acceptable to  show improvement without the record to back it up?  . . .   
Regardless of the
>"improvement" shown by the team, at some point I  would think losing even
>3 games a year would not be viewed as  acceptable.  What is that point?  

Chuck  Knox
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