[Husker] BC on Wiki

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From: "David Strong" <gbrlist at hotmail.com>
Sent: 11/25/2007 10:25:15
Subject: RE: [Husker] BC on Wiki
 
  
 
>>Another thing Tom said which I think is pretty important was that if you are
>> getting blown out, and you have reasonably good players, then something is
>> wrong.  An example was last nights Missouri - Kansas game.  I think the
>> score was 14-0 at half.  Are Missouri's defensive players so much better
>> than Nebraska's that they could hold Kansas scoreless in the first half
>> while Kansas hung about 40 on us in the first half?  Hardly.  I think Tom
>> referenced this twice...about having reasonably good players and still
>> getting killed way beyond any talent disparity.  I think this may have been
>> his biggest evaluation criteria.<<
 
 
 
     This is probably going to be a repeat post on my part.  I will definitely
     admit there were problems on defense.  That was painfully obvious.  Among
     the problems was coaching.  But, I also don't think our talent level on
     defense is as close to what people may feel it is either.  Coaching and
     coaching alone does not give up 40 points in a half and 76 points in a
     game.  Reasonably good players does not imply great players.  I would
     venture to say most teams in the top 40-50 have reasonably good players,  
 
 
    Callahan was known for his recruiting four and five star recruits.  The
    thing is most of that was on offense and it showed.  Our offense was
    pretty decent.  Almost every game we scored enough points that should have
    won the game.  I am not stumping for the coaches.  I think Cosgrove needed
    to go along with all the defensive coaches.  But, I also believe every
    point that goes on the board, for or against, is not coaching either.  In
    the TO era in most of the games the Huskers played they had superior
    talent which had a lot to do why they usually won.  Today things are more
    even.  A lot of teams have the talent NU has and some have more.  It is a
    different day and age.  I personally am glad I lived through the 30 or so
    years of dominance.  It was great to see.  It is just going to be very
    difficult for any team, NU or otherwise, to ever be that dominant again. 
    I doubt in this day and age even Dr. Tom could do it year after year.
 
 
Bob Beach