[Husker] BC on Wiki

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From: "Nick Chevance" <nickchevance at gmail.com>
Sent: 11/25/2007 11:38:53
Subject: Re: [Husker] BC on Wiki
 
     >>But of course that wasn't the issue we were discussing.  We were
     >> replying to your assertion that it was just wins, and several pointed
     >> out that it wasn't just wins.
 
     I know other things enter in but it still comes down to wins and losses. 
     If the team was supposedly thought to be 8-4 and they went 6-6 but were
     competitive and the Head Coach ran a class program honoring tradition and
     all that it would probably save his job.  When TO gave Callahan the
     benchmarks he had to meet nothing was said other than wins and losses. 
     We all, including me, would like to think we are about more than winning.
     And in reality we like to see a clean program that is run right.  But,
     that isn't enough for most fans.  Even with all the things about Callahan
     like him doing away with tradition, altering the walk-on program,
     shutting out former players, shutting out the media, being arrogant, and
     the like I doubt any of that would have been an issue if he went
     undefeated the last three years.
   
 
 
>>And as far as the glory years, I disagree.  I think teams will continue to
>> be very good for long periods of time.  National Championships every year? 
>> No way.  8 and 9 win seasons repeatedly?  Sure.  Look at Texas.  Look at
>> Oklahoma.  Look at USC.  There are lots of teams like that.  Not dominant
>> in the number of national championships, but successful seasons.  That's
>> what I think Husker fans want. 
 
 
 
    I don't argue with that.  I think teams can have a measure of success for
    years but I wouldn't expect the dominance of the TO years.  I could see
    some years having 9 plus wins but some years may be 8-4 or 7-5 and the
    like.  And then it depends also how one defines a successful season.  I
    would guess to the overwhelming number of NU fans anything less than 9
    wins isn't considered successful.
 
 
Bob Beach