Athlon sports ranks the Big Ten coaches so you don't have to.
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I think at Northwestern, as I mentioned before, you can expect peaks and valleys. They will have 10-3 years and 5-7 years. It's the nature of the school. I think Fitz would be a fantastic coach at a school with the athletic resources that Nebraska has and without the academic hurdles.
Northwestern's average SAT scores fall between: Verbal: 680 and 750. Math: 700 and 780. Writing: 680 and 770.
Nebraska's average SAT scores fall between: Verbal: 510 and 660. Math: 520 and 670.
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you could argue who is a better coach between bo and fitz. but it would be hard to argue that fitz does not get everything out of his teams. and the fact that he does get 10-3 season at nw is pretty damn impressive. in my imo.
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It'sNotAFakeID
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Which has been a slew of ups and downs. So what did he do when performance was in a valley, what did he do when performance was at a peak, and what factors influenced both? Genuine question--I'm not taking sides in this argument as I've already said that I think 3-9 are fairly interchangeable. I just want to hear your thoughts.
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It'sNotAFakeID
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Another question: Do you think Pelini has been able to lead Nebraska to #9wins every year because of Nebraska's facilities, recognition, fan base, et cetera?
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Of late, it has been from his schedule and the benefit of no less than 4 automatic wins.
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When you have Nebraska's legacy, facilities, talent, and money I would hope that games against the likes of Southern Miss, Wyoming, McNeese st, SoDak St, Purdue, Illinois, Idaho, Florida Atlantic and Tennessee Chattanoga are exactly that. If not, we have the absolute wrong coach here.
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No, but that is our strongest recruiting pitch by far. That commitment, from the administration and the fans, is what makes Nebraska a candidate for talented players and coaches alike.
Actually, even though we are a consistent 4-loss team, Bo's six seasons here have been pretty different. Look at the regular and postseasons separately.
In 2008 and 2009, Bo had us moving in the right direction. A lot of positive during the honeymoon years.
In 2010 and 2012, we go 10-2 in the regular season, only to fizzle out both times. The bowl being worse in '10, the CCG worse (by a lot!) in '12.
In 2011 and 2013, we claw our way through 9-3/8-4 regular seasons to finish 9-4. One with a bowl win, one without.
I think we see Bo's leadership within the team. It never gets too bad that the team falls apart, and there's a lot to be said for that. When it looks like things could go really bad, they find a way.
On the other hand, the times this team has been in position to take the next step, they've squandered it. Twice. In 2010 it wasn't just one big game slip up. It was four. In the meantime, we've seen the blowouts come back and our talent level trend downward, not upwards (2014 should hopefully reverse this - but like James Franklin at Penn State, that's a *projection*
So within all the #9wins we've also gone through the natural up-and-down cycle that any team anywhere faces. The downs, Bo has overachieved against; the ups, Bo has fallen short. Thankfully for Bo, he's set up for a third crack at not falling short in an 'up' year.
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HuskerNationNick
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Your missing the point that a game still has to be played and anything can happen. Nothing is given, its earned, no matter who you play.
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No. Absolutely not. The teams that I listed should be mop-up wins every time. I don't care if a comet hits and knocks out the starters, the commitment to winning at Nebraska is too high to lose to those types of teams. Ever.
If those games are in play, then there needs to be a change. If not already since games against Michigan St, Wisconsin and Miami in their present state are already a coin flip at best.
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Legacy, facilities, talent, and money don't win games. Teams with players and coaches win games, and when you're in between the sidelines on Saturday all the rest of the stuff goes out the window.
Those games are mop-up wins for us because we're a pretty good football team. Northwestern gets four games against teams like that per year too, but they aren't mop-up wins, but it's because they aren't as consistently good of a football team.
Those games are mop-up wins for us because we're a pretty good football team. Northwestern gets four games against teams like that per year too, but they aren't mop-up wins, but it's because they aren't as consistently good of a football team.
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Tell me, who--and I'm talking top level major conference teams--do you think plays a schedule that has less than 4 automatic wins
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