[Husker] USC fallout

[Scott R Lawson]

It just seems to me like many people are calling for heads to roll after what was a fairly predictable outcome here. While it is likely true that most everyone here WANTED Nebraska to win, I think it is fairly obvious that was a daunting task to say the least. I guess it comes down to semantics- I see now that "accept" is the wrong choice of words on my part. I agree that we can "accept" that USC was better and still be critical of the performance, after all if that weren't the case half the people who post on this list would have nothing to write about ever. I guess what I was trying to say (type) was that, despite the panic, losing to USC is not the end of the world, in fact it may be just the kick in the ass the team and coaches need(ed).

And if there were anything whatsoever that I could do about Nebraska's inferiority to USC in football, I would certainly try my best.

Scott in NY

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Reichenbach [mailto:reich at inetnebr.com]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 12:44 PM
To: Scott R Lawson; husker at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] USC fallout


> After reading through almost 100 emails about this game, it occurred
> to me that many members of the list are simply unwilling to accept the
> fact that sometimes one team is a lot better than the other, especially
> in college football.

I'm not sure what you mean by "accept".  Do you mean critics don't
"recognize" that USC was better?  That doesn't seem to be the case.  Do
you mean critics don't "acknowledge" that USC was better.  That doesn't
seem to be the case either.  Do you mean critics think something should
be done to correct an unsatisfactory situation?  Well, yes, NU should
strive for better.  But on that, even Pederson and the coaches agree
with the critics.  So, I'm not sure what you mean that critics should
"accept" that USC was better.  Yes, USC was better, apparently much
much better, which seems to be precisely the basis of the criticism.
Are you advocating that we should just accept NU's inferiority to USC
(in football, of course)?