Osbourneite
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Yeah his 11-3, #12 ranking impresses me a lot.
When was the last time we ranked that high?
Who should our next HC be?
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Yeah his 11-3, #12 ranking impresses me a lot.
When was the last time we ranked that high?
Ratt Mhule
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Now Im seeing that Rhule flew out of Lincoln today and no announcement lol. I love rumor season. Prob hated the cold and said screw this.
YetiJR
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Were the Oklahoma x2 and Georgia losses what impressed you? Isn't this why we fired Pelini, because he couldn't win the big games?
Nebfanatic
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YetiJR
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I've never said we should keep Mickey as HC, just saying that the Rhule hire would be underwhelming. I'd expect a coach that can be over .500 against rank teams/bowl games.
TGHusker
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Mike Riley had us ranked at # 7 in his second year with a 7-0 start and then he started to lose games to end up 9-4. This was the last year we were 'respectable'.
2016 saw improvement as the team began the season with seven straight wins and reached number 7 in the AP Poll, and finished 9–4 overall after losses to Wisconsin, Ohio State, Iowa, and Tennessee in the Music City Bowl.
YetiJR
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Pelini had a .643 record vs ranked teams and 4-3 record in bowl games. Not saying I'm satisfied, but that's a lot better than .186.
JJ Husker
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Because 3-9 is better than 9-3 with a ranked loss or two?
Yes, that is one of the reasons Pelini was fired. But, if you haven’t noticed, we haven’t been anywhere near winning 8 or 9 or 10 in a long time. Maybe we should try that before we worry about some ancient losses to ranked teams in different circumstances.
GSG
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*Wins over 1-11 Fresno State, 4-8 Oregon, 8-6 Wyoming, 3-9 Illinois, 3-9 Purdue, 7-6 Northwestern, a decent 9-4 Minnesota, 6-7 Maryland, and 6-7 Indiana. Lost to a solid Wisconsin team, and then got blasted by Ohio State and an 8-5 Iowa.
TGHusker
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Well we better rename our football field - take Tom's name of of it.
Osborne finished his coaching career with a bowl record of 12–13.
But he did better against ranked teams but not as well against top 10
Team records (Current IA Teams) ranked by % vs opponents that were ranked in top 10 at game time, AP or Coaches Polls. Years 1973-1997 (min. 10 games vs teams ranked in top 10 at game time).
Source (for chart below) - cfbtrivia.com Great site for information
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# Team Win-Per W L T Games
1 Notre Dame 0.55797 38 30 1 69
2 Michigan 0.54902 27 22 2 51
3 USC 0.52778 28 25 1 54
4 Alabama 0.51923 27 25 0 52
5 Penn St. 0.50877 29 28 0 57
6 Florida St. 0.50000 29 29 1 59
7 Oklahoma 0.48305 27 29 3 59
8 Nebraska 0.46667 28 32 0 60
https://sites.google.com/site/nebraskafootballhistory/osborne--page-3--record-vs-teams-ranked-end-of-year
eam records (Current IA Teams) ranked by % vs opponents that were ranked in final polls, AP or Coaches. Years 1973 -1997 (minimum 20 games vs teams that finished ranked in final polls)
Source (for chart below) .cfbtrivia.com Great site for information
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# Team Win Per. W L T Games
1 Nebraska 0.58081 57 41 1 99
huskerpower22
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No news on Rhule today means there is still a chance for the Lane Train. I am speaking it into existence. All aboard!!
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Osbourneite
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The 'no wins against ranked team' and ' we can do better' argument makes my blood boil.
- Urban already said his wife was pissed they had to leave Columbus for florida (jags tenure). You think his family would be happy to move to Lincoln?
- Kiffin won't leave the SEC (most fertile recruiting area) for the big10 West. Plus, Ole Miss (a very wealthy program) will match anything Nebraska offers in $.
- Mickey inexperienced and got rejected from Southern University. Trev won't risk his own job to see Mickey fail.
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