So frustrating when

Is Iowa a superior team? I saw the post that is locked up!

I know I'm in the wrong thread, but even so ... here is my response!

No way!!!! Iowa isn't better than Nebraska. This is crazy!!!! We fail to remember our place in the country. I love Nebraska. I may be a Georgian for Nebraska, but they have my team since 8th grade. I love my Cornhuskers!!! I'm wearing my NU sweatshirt right now ... WITH PRIDE here in Georgia!!!

Iowa better than Nebraska!? Are you kidding me!? Let me grab an angry Craig James (formerly of ESPN) facial expression and blast away at this notion!!!!! Iowa has never accomplished anything EVER!!!!!!! They maintain above .500 ball year after year, but they don't have the speed and/or the name brand to ever make it to the big stage.

Nebraska does. But --- and I feel that I can include myself even though I am a UGA grad --- Nebraska is a NATIONAL POWER!!!! Nebraska has played on the big stage multiple times in the past. (Iowa is taking advantage of that fact that we are just utterly displaced playing in a strange league that is far from the home of all Nebraskans!!! It's not fair!!!)

Hey guys, and I hope there are those out there listening to me! We are at a disadvantage in this crazy situation that former Coach Bo Pelini created!!!! I HATE it!!!!!! Who did this those few years ago? Who dropped us into a new league where we had to leave and abandon our old rivals, their cities/college towns, and their stadiums? Who did this? I want to know.

I believe Bo and Carl Pelini had a great influence in pushing my beloved Nebraska into a foreign league (The Big Ten) that we are not that familiar with. THIS is NOT fair!!!!! : ( However, all of the Big Ten teams know about us.... Why? It's easy to see! I'll argue my points in favor of Nebraska just as Michael Savage tackles his points on his conservative political radio show! This is an outrage! This thing needs to be FIXED!!!!!

Our familiar foes are Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Missouri, and Oklahoma. It's cruel what has been done against Nebraska's free will. I couldn't imagine my alma mater Georgia being dragged out of the SEC and then sent to the ACC where elite league opponents like UNC, Clemson, Virginia Tech, and Florida State just prepare and plan against to annihilate us (these teams would undoubtedly trade notes to each other on how to defeat us)!!!! I hate this idea. And then Georgia would leave its rivals of all those past years. We've played Auburn for more than 100 years. (and I imagine Nebraska has played Kansas State for about 100 years.) A move to another league could cripple my alma mater Georgia.

And I'm watching this very move cripple my Nebraska. I can't the stand the Big Ten. They are not in the same class with Nebraska on a national level (outside of Ohio State).

I sure hope we can return to the Big 12 --- and very soon. We deserve better. This is a cruel experiment that somebody (perhaps the Pelini family) has placed upon us. And I hate to see my Nebraska being used and abused by that! And it's been year after year. Fellow Nebraska fans....Please, let's push --- reach out to our administration --- and make a move to return home to the Big 12 (Big Eight). Please guys! Let's get this thing started. I can't stand the Big Ten! They don't deserve this free shot at us the same way the ACC would not deserve a free shot at my alma mater Georgia! It makes me sick to think about it.

 
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commando said:
i am starting to hate Nebraska fans. 9-3 is yuck? maybe Bo was right when he said f#*k those fans. nothing is good enough for you guys.
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Well, we were told by the Nebraska administration that 9-3 wasn't good enough and that's why the fired Bo.

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saunders45 said:
commando said:
i am starting to hate Nebraska fans. 9-3 is yuck? maybe Bo was right when he said f#*k those fans. nothing is good enough for you guys.
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Well, we were told by the Nebraska administration that 9-3 wasn't good enough and that's why the fired Bo.

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Well...that was after beating Iowa...remember? They had to evaluate where Iowa was as a program...after NU beat them.

 
No, it is not the Big Ten as such - Nebraska's problem is Nebraska. The refs didn't beat us badly today - Iowa just beat the hell out of us. We were NOT competitive in any way. We were taken out in the first quarter and never really made a serious threat to get back in it. I have been a big Riley fan but this one is hard to reconcile. The coaches did not prepare us and we SHOULD NEVER be without a decent, able bodied, QB who knows and can run our basic offense. Period. End of story. We are so thin at so many spots. I don't put all this on Riley as he really can't fix all the talent deficiency across the team.

Good grief - we don't even have a 'three deep chart' that is three deep of guys with D1 playing ability.

Barely have a 1 deep chart with a number of injured guys. This is just not f---- ing acceptable. There is NO excuse for a program of Nebraska's stature not having enough players to field a competitive team in multiple games in our conference.

This punting was pathetic today/tonight - I guess I don't put all the blame on Caleb as he is only a freshman and was thrown into the fire without a year's development. Yes, a car accident took out or superb senior to be but no excuse as he died in July, not in October. It doesn't take 4 months to find a decent punter from over 100 top football players on our team. Find another walk-on surely.

Again, just no excuse.

 
skers44 said:
commando said:
i am starting to hate Nebraska fans. 9-3 is yuck? maybe Bo was right when he said f#*k those fans. nothing is good enough for you guys.
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9-3 is most definately yuck when we lose to Ohio State and Iowa by a combined 89 points
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I have no problem being outclassed by better talent...even blowouts...I expect to recruit and develop better and become competitive...but we are disgusting to warch...sloppy...where is the better play...the development?
That's the standard I'm not satisfied with...because it means 9 wins is the ceiling...

 
GBRFAN, you attack Tommy Armstrong Jr. I read that. You want an NFL style passer i.e. Aaron Rodgers to lead this offense. I get that.

However, Aaron Rodgers types are few and far between ... So it would be difficult to say the least that the University of Nebraska could lure such an elite QB of that NFL caliber here.

I've always been enamored with our running QBs namely Turner Gill, Tommie Frazier, Steve Taylor, Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, etc., etc.

And Tommy Armstrong Jr. is a good fit much in the Nebraska tradition.

What I saw differed from your opinion.

Iowa won today's game by dominating on both sides of the ball. They won today's game in the trenches. Our offensive and defensive line play was a sad one-sided affair. If we could dominate the line of scrimmage like we used to, then QB play wouldn't be the issue. Tommy threw nice strikes all game long, but when the offensive and defensive lines can't push and shove -- it makes it so hard to make up the difference. I think WR Jordan Westerkamp is one of the best receivers I've ever seen at Nebraska. It's such a crying shame that none of our current linemen can't have the same impact on today's game as past standouts like former offensive linemen had namely Eric Anderson, Steve Ott, Aaron Graham, Aaron Taylor, Zach Wiegert, Chris Dishman, Rob Zatechka, and Will Shields. We used to own the offensive line.

It's not a replacement at QB that you need, GBRFAN. You need to re-tool the offensive line man. Plain and Simple!!!!

 
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teachercd said:
alwayshusking said:
Herbie87 said:
People just saw how dark it can get last year, now we're supposed to be like "oh man just be happy with 9 wins don't even talk about firing another 9-3 coach"
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We can definitely talk about firing a 9 win coach, but not after year 2. Pelini was given 7 years.
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Why repeat the same mistakes?
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remember when urban meyer was asked about coaching Nebraska? he said no because they fire 9-3 coaches there. so...what mistake should we not repeat?

 
teachercd said:
alwayshusking said:
Herbie87 said:
People just saw how dark it can get last year, now we're supposed to be like "oh man just be happy with 9 wins don't even talk about firing another 9-3 coach"
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We can definitely talk about firing a 9 win coach, but not after year 2. Pelini was given 7 years.
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Why repeat the same mistakes?
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He may not get 7 years like Pelini to turn the corner but he should get time to build his program.

If we're still in the same place over the next few years then by all means make a move. Firing a coach after two years is silly unless it's a complete disaster.

 
commando said:
teachercd said:
alwayshusking said:
Herbie87 said:
People just saw how dark it can get last year, now we're supposed to be like "oh man just be happy with 9 wins don't even talk about firing another 9-3 coach"
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We can definitely talk about firing a 9 win coach, but not after year 2. Pelini was given 7 years.
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Why repeat the same mistakes?
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remember when urban meyer was asked about coaching Nebraska? he said no because they fire 9-3 coaches there. so...what mistake should we not repeat?
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I remember hearing that from people… But I never actually saw the quote... Do you have a link?

 
Herbie87 said:
Do we all at least agree that Bruce Reed is terrible?
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He has to go. I know we can all discuss the other coaches and it is very unlikely they are going anywhere, especially as they try to build offensive and defensive philosophies,. But Read has to go...every game the special teams is an absolute mess and it needs immediate fixing. I will be very disappointed in Riley's leadership if he doesn't upgrade this position and he can do it for way less. This needs to happen.

 
chamrocck said:
Herbie87 said:
Do we all at least agree that Bruce Reed is terrible?
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He has to go. I know we can all discuss the other coaches and it is very unlikely they are going anywhere, especially as they try to build offensive and defensive philosophies,. But Read has to go...every game the special teams is an absolute mess and it needs immediate fixing. I will be very disappointed in Riley's leadership if he doesn't upgrade this position and he can do it for way less. This needs to happen.
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I don't have an issue with Read's salary, as I don't care if coaches make a lot of money. But I do have an issue when a guy is a dedicated ST coordinator, and there are so many mistakes made in that area of the game. I would expect those teams to be so well coached, but they aren't.

 
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