I'm sick and tired of Jason Peter bringing up the his playing days and comparing every team to the Husker teams of the mid 90's.
I don't listen to his radio show anymore, same ole, same ole.
I'm sick and tired of NU looking like sh*t everytime we play anybody even somewhat decent. The last six years have been pathetic at best.
Teams of the 90s my a$$......teams of the 70s and 80s are light years above the crap on the field I've seen every since we brought in Callahan.
I don't necessarily agree with this. Do you remember the 2002 season? Even in 2003, we struggled horribly against good/great competition. Remember when Washington and Colorado rode into town in the early 90's? Remember the 7 bowl losses in a row encountered by TO and the Huskers in which quite a few were blowouts against good/great competition. Was this Iowa State team we lost to last Saturday worse than the one Frazier and company lost to in 1992?
Check out this 4 year stretch for TO and company in bowl games against good/great competition:
January 2, 1989 Miami 23 Nebraska 3 1989 Orange Bowl
January 1, 1990 Florida State 41 Nebraska 17 1990 Fiesta Bowl
January 1, 1991 Georgia Tech 45 Nebraska 21 1991 Citrus Bowl
January 1, 1992 Miami 22 Nebraska 0 1992 Orange Bowl
Consequently, TO is the only Husker coach to ever get shut out in a bowl game. We've looked like crap against good/great competition long before Clownahan was hired.
Here's a trip down memory lane. I don't agree with some of these belonging on the Worst Losses, but here they are:
1. Florida State 18-16, ’94 Orange Bowl -- The Huskers found themselves in the unfamiliar role of 17-point underdogs heading into the game against Florida State, led by Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward. Nebraska outplayed the top-ranked Seminoles, outrushing them 183-47 and holding a 389-333 edge in total yardage. The game came down to a Byron Bennett field-goal attempt, which sailed wide to the left as time ran out. This loss prevented the Huskers from becoming the first team to win three national championships in a row. Ugh!
2. Texas 37-27, ’96 Big 12 Championship Game -- Before the game, Longhorns QB James Brown predicted -- guaranteed-- a Texas win. Unfortunately, he was a man of his word. The Huskers’ troubles began before the game did. Throughout the week leading up to the contest, two-thirds of NU's starters suffered a bad strain of the flu, likely contracted in the cold, rainy game against Colorado a week earlier. The Blackshirts had lost their best player (linebacker Terrell Farley, who was dismissed from the team after being arrested for DUI) and the flu-riddled, realigned defense wasn’t up to the task. The famous fourth-down conversion by Texas sealed the Huskers’ fate and kept Nebraska from playing -- and probably beating -- Florida State in the Sugar Bowl for the national championship.
3. Arizona State 19-0, ’96 -- The Sun Devils' Jake Plummer-led offense managed a touchdown on the game's opening drive, but that was Arizona State's only trip to the end zone. Two Husker turnovers led to two ASU field goals, and the sputtering NU offense gave up three safeties. Their win put the Sun Devils in the national title hunt, which ended in the Rose Bowl -- ASU's only loss of the season.
4. Iowa State 19-10, ’92 -- In the words of a great American, “What the f**k was up with that s**t?!” On the heels of dominating wins over No. 8 Colorado and No. 13 Kansas, the Huskers simply forgot to show up in Ames, Iowa. Nebraska was held to 192 yards rushing while ISU quarterback Marv Seiler ran for 144 all by himself. One of Tom Osborne’s most inexcusable losses in his 25-year reign as Nebraska’s coach.
5. Colorado 27-12, ’90 -- Ahh, yes. Four fourth-quarter touchdowns by CU tailback Eric Bienemy against NU's quitter defense in the rain at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers had the game in hand, leading 12-0 after three quarters, but fell apart in the final 15 minutes.
6. Texas 24-20, ’99 -- The Huskers fumbled twice inside the 10-yard line -- once at the goal line -- to virtually hand the Longhorns the game. Nebraska outplayed Texas, outgaining the Longhorns in first downs (23-13), rushing yardage (192-62) and total yardage (429-275), and holding a 34:13-25:47 time of possession advantage. The loss kept the 12-1 Huskers from a national championship-deciding date with Florida State in the Sugar Bowl.
7. Texas 20-16, ’98 -- Texas had Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams. Nebraska had several starters injured and freshman quarterback Eric Crouch at the helm. It should've been enough, but cornerback Erwin Swiney's blown coverage on two key third-and-long situations gave the Longhorns the boost they needed to end the Huskers' 47-game win streak at Memorial Stadium.
8. Kansas State 40-30, ’98 -- Against what probably was Kansas State's best team, the injury-slowed Huskers held their own, trading points with the Wildcats to set up the deciding fourth quarter. But a blatant, uncalled facemask on Husker quarterback Eric Crouch on fourth down ended NU's upset dreams. The play would have given the Huskers the ball near midfield with more than two minutes remaining, trailing by four.
9. Oklahoma 45-10, ’90 -- Rout city. Nebraska quarterback Mickey Joseph was injured early when he slid into the bench and severed his thigh, knocking him from the game. That set the tone for the day, as the Sooners moved the ball through the air at will against the worst Husker team of the decade, giving Oklahoma Coach Gary Gibbs the only win he would ever get against Nebraska.
10. Washington 36-21, ’91 -- The Huskers had ‘em, then let ‘em off the hook. Nebraska led 14-6 at halftime. But Washington, led by quarterback Billy Joe Hobert's 286 passing yards, bombarded NU with 20 fourth-quarter points. Meanwhile, the Husky defense, led by All-American Steve Emtman, closed the door on NU's comeback attempts. It would be the last loss at Memorial Stadium until the '98 Texas game.
