[Husker] versus Fl State on ESPN Classic Now

Thu Dec 3 09:23:03 CST 2009

Great perspective! Yes, I would absolutely say that being patient, having a
rational plan and keeping to it are things that Nebraska has going for it.

It has made Nebraska stick out like a sore thumb while we watch programs
churn through coaches looking for an instant, magical elixir. There is no
magic that can replace hard work and diligence.

The change That Dr. Tom and Coach Pellini have wrought in two short years is
quite something, but it is the long term that they have in mind and this
will be NU's competitive advantage. It doesn't mean we'll go on a 60 game
winning streak, but that NU will always be making well-reasoned decisions
based on the best interests of the program and the players. This in a
nutshell is Dr. Tom's "more than winning" philosophy in my opinion.

I think NU got away from that and it was out of character for the school and
the state after over three decades of "the Nebraska way". Its back and
regardless while there will be pains along the way the overall process will
be our own and will make progress. NU will once again be an anachronism
because most of the college football world isn't about process as much as
flashy sales speak and the Al Davis "just win baby" attitude.

On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com>wrote:

>
> It is just as Jay writes that that the experiences of enduring those
> near misses in the big games, which NU's overall success provided as
> opportunities, contributed greatly to the exhilaration of 1994.  Even
> though there were great aspects to the 1995 and 1997 seasons (domination
> and Osborne's capstone), the win in 1994 released long pent-up
> anticipations of being close but not winning through.  For me, it
> was the happiest win because it was the longest in coming.
>
> So, NU's success this year brings up another big opportunity and the
> result could be disappointment or exhilaration.  David Elfering had
> a great post about how fortunate it is to have those opportunities,
> whether NU wins or loses.  I'd go even further and say that the
> winning is made sweeter by the struggle to get there, so there will
> be something given to us by the game whether NU wins or loses.
>
> Another great comment by Elfering was that "money and exposure cannot
> consistently buy [success], but rather than it is based on the
> collective will and constructive design".  I'd add that in addition to
> collective will and constructive design, patient implementation also is
> required.  (Dave probably would include this in constructive design.)
> Patient implementation requires continuous re-evalution and
> improvement.  There must be a willingness to change, but also a
> recognition that impatience usually leads to failure.  Achieving the
> greatest level of success in a pursuit that many other organizations
> with higly talented people are pursuing at great cost is a tremendous
> challenge.  Every fan enjoys the years when NU is champion, but most
> years we have to take what we can from both wins and losses.  Hopefully,
> from the losses, the coaches take away valuable lessons for re-evaluation
> and change.  Hopefully, from losses, the fans take away a better
> appreciation of the wins to enjoy and of the opportunities to get them.
>
> Hey, NU is in the Big 12 Championship Game against undefeated Texas
> with a chance to win a berth in a BCS Bowl.  Go Big RED!
>
> > I was 10 in the same situation with the 84 Orange Bowl and the missed 2
> point
> > conversion.  The season was NOT supposed to end that way.  The OB was
> supposed
> > to be the night NU was crowned.  Especially after the prior two years
> fiascos
> > against Penn St and Clemson.  It was much tougher living through the
> following
> > years, especially with NU losing streak in bowls starting a few years
> later,
> > etc.  But that, in part, is what made the run in the 90's so incredible
> and so
> > gratifying.
> >
> > GBR,
> >
> > - Jay
> >
> > Quoting aroundomaha <aroundomaha at gmail.com>:
> >
> > > I was devesated by the end of that game, and partially because I
> thought the
> > > Huskers would never have the opportunity again. Was I EVER wrong about
> that
> > > one. It simply marked the beginning of an incredible run.
> > >
> > > Be that as it may, I cannot watch that game to this day.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 7:18 AM, <J1a2c3k at aol.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> In a message dated 12/2/2009 1:10:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > >> awolfson0 at gmail.com writes:
> > >>
> > >> I was  watching the Florida-Florida State game before that one, but...
> I
> > >> couldn't  bring myself to watch it. It's been 15 years, and I just
> can't do
> > >> it. I was 10  and I cried myself to sleep.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> It's sometimes hard when you know the final score (like  yesterday's
> game)
> > >> but what was fun to watch was Tommie Frazier in action. His  hand offs
> or
> > >> fakes were FAST, compared to the current guys. ....for as little as  I
> know
> > >> about football moves, it would seem that if we could get back to that
> > >> quickness, we would be up a notch on our plays.
> > >>
> > >> Jack
> > >>
> > >>
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