[Husker] Check

[Bob Beach]

On 7 Feb 2008 at 20:56, j j wrote:

> I think idiotic is a pretty strong word. Maybe for the football
> team, but baseball? I only hear that the fans want a winning program
> that makes it to the NCAA tourney and then makes a good showing. It
> would be nice to make the CWS every year but I dont think it is
> expected. I really dont see a lot of post or news articles saying
> that NU should win the CWS every year. I dont think it in idiotic to
> want a winning team every year, a team that competes with the best
> programs in the nation year in and year out, a team that makes a run
> at the CWS every year. Why is that idiotic. 



     Dunno about some of that.  I think going to the CWS a few times has 
indeed spoiled people.  I think the poster may have used the term 
"idiotic" because of what the program came from.  Most of my life the 
baseball program was an after thought.  If you would have told me 15 
years ago the Huskers would be in the CWS I probably wouldn't be able 
to control my laughter.  I might have asked you what you were 
smoking?  Those were the days when maybe 50 people "jammed" the 
Buck for a game and the Huskers may be extremely fortunate to be 
above .500.  Now that we have been to the CWS more than once, there 
are around 5,000-6,000 at a game in a new and great ballpark and there 
are much higher expectations.  I think the baseball team has come to 
point where if the CWS isn't expected it is at the least the goal just like 
the top ten is the goal in football.  


Bob Beach