[Husker] What If

[David Strong]

We don't get a lot of respect because we haven't earned any.  We are what we have been for 8 or so years...a team that can't beat anybody that's any good.  This year we finally beat Oklahoma...and they end up being a 7-5 team!  How frustrating is that?  So we can harp about our 9 win seasons all we want, no one cares.  And "winning" the Big 12 North?  That just a punchline to a joke.  This Saturday night we have another chance to beat a good team.  I want to win the game, but it's such a tall order.  If we can't win, then I hope we play well and represent the program well.  An '04 or '05 Colorado Buffaloes kind of performance would be a hard pill.  We've had to swallow enough embarrassments this decade (Missouri and Oklahoma in '08 are still awfully fresh).

Dave


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From: Aaron Wolfson <awolfson0 at gmail.com>
To: Jon Johnston <jon.johnston at gmail.com>
Cc: Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Mon, November 30, 2009 4:59:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] What If

Yep, and who've been told by the media and the fans that they were going to
the title game since Day 1.

Aaron


On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Jon Johnston <jon.johnston at gmail.com>wrote:

> It's Texas and we're in the Big 12 North. It wouldn't matter one damned bit
> - there'd still be a lack of respect. We've won nine games this season, but
> not a one of them counts for anything nationally.
>
> And you never know, that lack of respect might come in pretty handy in this
> game. Coaches can talk all they want about not overlooking opponents and
> having their players ready to play, you've still got a bunch of 18-21 year
> old guys who have to perform that way on the field.
>
> Jon Johnston
> http://www.cornnation.com
>
> On Nov 30, 2009, at 3:32 PM, Jerry Meyer wrote:
>
> > Just playing the what if game and assuming that all other games go as
> they did during the year, what if we hold off Va Tech and manage to put up
> one more score against Iowa State?  We're looking at 11-1, winning ugly most
> of the way.  Is there still the lack of respect for Nebraska going into the
> game on Saturday?
> >
> > I kind of compare this to the Nebraska - FSU Orange Bowl in 1994 (after
> the 1993 season) where NU was a double digit underdog even though undefeated
> for the regular season.  Total lack of respect for NU, FSU is going to kill
> us.  Then lightning strikes and we flat outplay them on the field only to
> lose in the last minute or so.  I think this team shows up on both sides of
> the ball and takes it to UT this week.  May not win but they'll know they
> were in a battle.  Bet on Bo & Co. to find a way to stay in it and have a
> chance at the end.
> >
> > Jerry Meyer
> > Murfreesboro, TN
> >
>
>
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