[Husker] 9-win seasons

[Tommy Thompson]

My math may be a bit off here, but I did some "statistics" (of course, I 
picked the stats I wanted to make a point)

Osborne's first 4 years
    Record vs Higher ranked teams 1-3 (25%)
    Losses and Ties vs Lower ranked teams 8

Pelini's first 4 years
    Record vs Higher ranked teams 4-7 (36%)
    Losses vs Lower ranked teams 7

I guess I also could have done this:
Osborne's first 4 years (I counted ties as losses)
    Record vs Ranked teams 10-6-1 (59%)
    Record vs Unranked teams 27-3-1 (87%)
    Overall record 37-9-2 (77%)

Pelini's first 4 years
    Record vs Ranked teams 7-9 (44%)
    Record vs Unranked teams 31-6 (84%)
    Overall record 38-15 (72%)

What does this mean?  Absolutely nothing...just making a point that you can 
come up with any conclusion you want, based on selected statistics.

I think it's impossible to compare the two, actually.  Osborne inherited a 
2-time National Championship team.  Pelini inherited a team that was in 
ruins.  Osborne didn't have to make any changes to strategy.  Pelini had to 
deal with the WCO and a defense that was one of the worst in the country.

I like the direction Pelini is taking this team.  Whether or not the Huskers 
will get back to being a powerhouse is yet to be determined.

Tommy Thompson (Pa)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Lohr" <suerog2 at att.net>
To: "Skylar Dodds" <sklarbodds at cox.net>; "Steve Reichenbach" 
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Subject: Re: [Husker] 9-win seasons


>I have no problem with most of the information presented below.  I do think 
>it
> is important to realize that T.O. inherited a team coached by Devaney.  Bo
> inherited a team from you know who.  So, IMHO, the first couple years for 
> Bo
> should be tempered due to the hang-over from you know who.
>
> Roger Lohr-Mpls
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net>
> To: Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com>; gobigredlist at gmail.com;
> husker at tssi.com; mikejaixen at yahoo.com
> Sent: Fri, December 23, 2011 11:33:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] 9-win seasons
>
> I know it wasn't for me, but there's a few reasons why:
>
> Osborne's 25 years = only ranked outside of the top 15 in the final 
> rankings
> once (1990, #17) and finished in the Top 10 EVERY YEAR his first 4 (#4, 
> #7,
> #7, #9) and never dropped out of the rankings AND never lost more than 3
> games (2, 2, 3, 2 in first 4 years) in one season whereas Bo has lost 4 in
> his first 3 and could lose his 4th in year 4 (hope not).  T.O. pretty much
> never got blown out vs OK but not great opponents and Bo has repeatedly 
> (UM
> '11, WI '11, TT '09, Mizz '08).
>
> Bo's 4 years = we already mentioned blowout losses against multiple loss
> teams AND I believe a home loss to an unranked team every year...VT '08, 
> TT
> '09, ISU '09, UT '10, NW '11 (and a few that he was favored by more than 3
> touchdowns against).  Best final ranking = #14.
>
> Look Bo's been solid to pretty good, but nowhere near great.  He's 
> learning.
> He could end up great, who knows.  But TO comparisons are silly.  Bo has 
> at
> least 1-2 losses more in each season AND he never finished ranked anywhere
> near what TO did.
>
> Hopefully, he gets back that great momentum he had at the end of '09.
> Personally, I think his first 2 recruiting classes were pretty so-so and
> he's paying for it a bit.  The other two have been a little better and 
> we'll
> see how this one ends up .
>
> --
> Skylar
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf 
> Of
> Steve Reichenbach
> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 3:54 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Husker] 9-win seasons
>
> If you think the comparison is fudged, then I suggest that you make what 
> you
> think is an objective comparison of Pelini's first four years and 
> Osborne's
> first four years.
>
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