[Husker] What If

[Steven]

Steve,

Excellent comments on your first post which was a "real" glimpse of the 
statistical views of the last stretch of Husker football. I admire your 
research, I wish I had the time to look up those factoids....I now live in a 
different area of the country, as do many of the list members, but there are 
programs like Oklahoma State that think they are stuck with the Osborne OU 
jinx times 5.

OU has a 78-17-7 record against the Cowboys and now a 7 game winning streak.

Many OU and OSU fans will be rooting for the Huskers Saturday night for a 
different array of reasons....most OU fans hate Texas....Now for the OSU 
fans...This year, when in Stillwater, Texas fans were socially illiterate. A 
surprise to me?   I have seen them act foolish at the College World Series 
in Omaha, as well as other events.

I think we can win Saturday night, but don't we all...otherwise we wouldn't 
be called fans.  If I didn't follow Husker sports...which includes me 
traveling to Baseball, Football and Volleyball games.  I  would read more, 
or make more money.....

Great comments...honest opinions...but I still see some "fandom" in your 
comments.

GO BIG RED!

Steven K
Class of 1983
Proud Member of the Oklahoma Cornhusker Club
http://www.okhuskers.com/






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Reichenbach" <reich at inetnebr.com>
To: <husker at tssi.com>; <wsmith at towson.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:43 PM
Subject: RE: [Husker] What If


>> Nebraska hasn't beaten a team rated higher than 19th since Oct. 2001.
>> Since then Nebraska is 0-21 against teams rated 19th or higher.
>
> I guess the #19 was selected to exclude victories this year over #20
> OU and #24 Missouri, as well as victories over ranked teams in 2006,
> 2005 (two), and 2003.  That has something of the ring of the drumbeat
> about Osborne's inability to beat OU in the 1970s or the string of
> bowl losses in the 1980s/90s without acknowledgment of the successes
> NU had otherwise.  If that's all you look at, then that's all you see.
>
>> I hope we start a new trend this Saturday, but I don't blame the rest
>> of the world for thinking this streak will continue.
>
> Yes, NU is an underdog to one of the top 1-3 teams in the country on
> what is nearly their home turf.  Every other team in the country would
> be an underdog against this Texas team in Dallas (with a couple of
> possible exceptions).  This isn't about "lack of respect" or "blaming
> the rest of the world".  Texas has a talented team, led by a talented
> and experienced QB, that is playing great football.  That's no cause
> to worry about lack of respect for NU, blaming the rest of the world,
> or bemoaning a carefully selective historical record.
>
> I see a great opportunity for NU to test itself against the best in a
> difficult environment.  If NU plays hard (which I feel certain they
> will) and loses, it's no shame; and if NU wins, it will be exciting.
> "Not the victory, but the action; Not the goal, but the game; In the
> deed the glory." [Hartley Burr Alexander]  That has meaning for me.
>
> Of course, I wish NU won every game, but if that's the standard,
> then disappointment will be nearly constant.  As a long-time fan,
> I think if you can't be happy about this year, you're in for many
> unhappy years.
>
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