StPaulHusker
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2009. No doubt. Say what you want about the offense, that D was awesome.
What Season Would You Prefer?
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HuskerShark
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I'd rather have a big, stout D that's able to get penetration into the backfield.
But seriously, who wouldn't take 2009 over 2012?
But seriously, who wouldn't take 2009 over 2012?
OH HSKR FAN
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2009 and 2012. End result a loss in a conf championship game. Well the 2009 team won their bowl game against Arizona at least.
True2tRA
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Great question. In all reality though, at my core is just a true fan of the game. I like competitive football. I can even take my beloved Huskers losing as long as they fought hard and looked competitive. Therefore, I'd take that 2009 season. Though we may have had some ugly ones in that year that I don't remember, the sting of the losses in 2012 was just too ugly, and downright pathetic to swallow. Yea, those close losses are tough, but damn those games are fun to watch that's for sure. At the same token, those close wins are even better to watch like the ones we pulled off this last season. It's those Ohio State and Wisconsin games that are really tough to find any excuses for.
On a positive note, anyone else get a feeling after seeing Zaire Anderson this spring, that he is pushing the LB'er corps to a new level this year? I think we might have a badass LB'er group this season.
(Now, I can watch a Husker loss and feel okay about as long as it's competitive as I said above. But no Denver Broncos loss is ever okay! Super Bowl Bound 2014 BIATCHES!)
On a positive note, anyone else get a feeling after seeing Zaire Anderson this spring, that he is pushing the LB'er corps to a new level this year? I think we might have a badass LB'er group this season.
(Now, I can watch a Husker loss and feel okay about as long as it's competitive as I said above. But no Denver Broncos loss is ever okay! Super Bowl Bound 2014 BIATCHES!)
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The Dude
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You came to the right place.
- Wisconsin was game-planning for us for a good month or so.
- Ohio State ran the score up.
- Wisconsin never ran any ran any outside run plays before the championship game. Impossible to gameplan for.
- We were worn down.
- 2008 recruiting was bad.
- Wisconsin didn't run any type of option or jet sweep play before the championship game. Impossible to gameplan for.
- Steinkulher didn't play. That's a good 40 point difference right there.
- Wisconsin didn't line up in the psycho defensive front before the championship game. Impossible to gameplan for.
So on and so forth.
Enhance
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I think I mentioned and briefly discussed this with another member in a separate thread (can't remember who that was exactly). I greatly prefer the 2009 season, for many of the reasons already listed.
A team with a great defense makes me more confident than a team with a great offense. And a great defense is more difficult to build, but if you do, it really pays off. I remember feeling like we had a shot in every single game in 2009, and our chances were high throughout every game that we'd win it. The only exception was Texas Tech, and though our defense played poorly, I vividly remember our offense spotting Texas Tech a backwards pass to Niles Paul for a touchdown.
Conversely, we had two games this year where we never really had a shot.
Furthermore, a team lacking a great defense can get blown out, as we saw twice this last year. I would rather relive the last ghost second of the 2009 Big 12 title game 100 times than ever witness another 2012 Big 10 title game.
A team with a great defense makes me more confident than a team with a great offense. And a great defense is more difficult to build, but if you do, it really pays off. I remember feeling like we had a shot in every single game in 2009, and our chances were high throughout every game that we'd win it. The only exception was Texas Tech, and though our defense played poorly, I vividly remember our offense spotting Texas Tech a backwards pass to Niles Paul for a touchdown.
Conversely, we had two games this year where we never really had a shot.
Furthermore, a team lacking a great defense can get blown out, as we saw twice this last year. I would rather relive the last ghost second of the 2009 Big 12 title game 100 times than ever witness another 2012 Big 10 title game.
EZ-E
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There weren't many teams that wanted to play us in 09 down the stretch. Lets not forget Texas had opportunities to beat BAMA that year. Who knows? They may have pulled it off had McCoy not went down in the first quarter. Oh wait. Remember the game we played Texas in that year????
HUSKER 37
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I know this wasn't an option in the original post...It's just that I feel either choice would be a step back.
I also didn't enjoy the movie Groundhogs Day
gbr93
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I don't know about the other stuff you said, but I do know from watching a replay of the first Wisconsin game against us that they did run the same play a few times to the outside with Gordon. I specifically remember it because stafford was able to make the plays on them and I kept asking why he couldn't have done that 3 months later.
Mierin
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We got straight up out-coached and out-played, but especially outcoached. The way they embarrassed our defense suggested a serious lack of adjustments. That said, I seriously doubt our coaches failed to tell the players what adjustments to make. Our players simply couldn't make them or execute them, which opens up an entirely separate pool of problems.
For whatever reason, the coaches told players to do something and they couldn't do it on a consistent basis.
Count 'Bility
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Mental exhaustion. it's the most undersold fact of the end of the 2012 season. This is not PS2 or Xbox. These guys got mentally worn down, they stepped back to take one little breath before the CCG, and ended up getting their asses handed to them.
gbr93
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Landlord
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This is completely inexcusable though. Mentally unprepared for a championship game? I know they spent half the season coming back from deficits, but there was a lot on the line for this game and it had big implications. To tank it like they did made no sense. Take a week off after the CCG. Hell, take a month off, because that's what you get.