[Husker] Some thoughts on the Huskers

[Robert Christensen]

I also am disappointed in the results of the CCG game.  I think we have 
seen more than one game during the last two years where turnovers seem 
to multiple as the game proceeds.  I expect that once a fumble occurs 
the players start worrying  about fumbling and for some reason that 
helps create more fumbles.   I seem to recall some of the running backs 
during the early Osborne years had the same thing happen.

In order for me to put some perspective on the game and the season, I 
need to remember the following.

season W-L record

2004...5-6 No Bowl
2005...8-4 No CCG-Bowl Win
2006...9-5 CCG-lost, Bowl-Lost
2007...5-7 No CCG, No Bowl
2008...9-4 No CCG Bowl Win
2009...10-4 CCG-lost, Bowl-win
2010...10-3 CCG-lost, Bowl game not played yet

After looking at the above records I think our coaches are moving the 
team in the right direction!  2004-2007 we had a record of 27-22 with on 
CCG game and two bowl games with a 1-1 record.  from 2008-2010 we have a 
29-11 record with 2 CCG games and 3 bowl games and a 2-0 record in 
bowls.  Sometime I need to look from where we came!

The other observation is in the recruiting.  There has been much made in 
different circles abou tthe recruiting at Nebraska.  I have never been a 
strong follower of the star ratings of high school players.  It appears 
to me that players go from a 2-star/3-star rating to 4-star/5-star based 
on which schools show interest.  If Texas, Notre Dame, USC, Florida and 
maybe a couple of others show interest the player gets a big bump in his 
star value.  It also becomes apparent that something smells with the 
system when you view the success of some of those same programs on the 
field.  I would take our players and coaching staff over the staff and 
players at Texas hands down.  Notre Dame consistently has a highly 
touted recruiting class but doesn't seem to translate that to success on 
the field.  I trust that our coaches know which players fit the system 
best and try to recruit those types of players.  From my observations of 
the records it sure looks to me like they know better than I what they 
are doing.

Bob in the Sandhills