The Architect
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The way NU has played the final 4 games of the season and the effort put out yesterday. If you were a recruit this year or next, be it offense or defense, how could you think a putting NU in your top 3?
The Bowl Effect
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iruletheskool
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having a top 10 draft pick 2 years in a row helps.. so does the margin of each of the losses. Fan passion also helps some.. hopefully recruits also realize that a lot of the struggles were offensive problems and if/when a coaching change happens, they can see that with a slightly better offense, and our D that we have a chance to do something great..
gratefullred
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I am now quite happy with the start time of the Holiday Bowl. Hopefully no one was watching.
The Architect
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Other recruiters will use this season against NU, I just hope through guidance they can see Bo trying to build a program back to the top.......being consistent should help, along with some "O" staff being replaced, IMO.
iruletheskool
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oh and isn't it dead period?
when a 10 win season that barely missed a BCS berth is considered a "bad" season, you know it's a good program. also defensive recruits know that they will play for the best defensive coaches in the nation, who happen to have a history of producing top draft picks. offensive recruits know they will get the chance to compete for playing time and that a championship level defense is already in place to help them win titles if they can get the offense going.
Your questions seem to have a "topic" entitled "The Bowl Effect" ... however, it seems to me the posts thus far point to all the other issues that should "help" make an "effect" for us.
Here's my take ... we sucked and put a final "stamp" on this season. We lost every game that mattered ... FACT!
I would expect the staff to use the "negative" in the eyes of recruits as an "opportunity" for them in our future. I think the "bowl effect" is gonna make some key recruits with some nice stars to consider some other schools as they talk in their ear ... we have now opened the door to some shady recruiting by our lack of taking care of business. I don't see how we improved out position with any top tier talent in terms of coaching or attitude ... we laid an egg ... it smells.
How all that pans out ... I don't know ... but I certainly don't think it's fair to just graze over this bowl game like it didn't matter or hurt our recruiting ... it did ... it does.
SheepdogMark
Here's my take ... we sucked and put a final "stamp" on this season. We lost every game that mattered ... FACT!
I would expect the staff to use the "negative" in the eyes of recruits as an "opportunity" for them in our future. I think the "bowl effect" is gonna make some key recruits with some nice stars to consider some other schools as they talk in their ear ... we have now opened the door to some shady recruiting by our lack of taking care of business. I don't see how we improved out position with any top tier talent in terms of coaching or attitude ... we laid an egg ... it smells.
How all that pans out ... I don't know ... but I certainly don't think it's fair to just graze over this bowl game like it didn't matter or hurt our recruiting ... it did ... it does.
SheepdogMark
deedsker15
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The effect:
Everyone looks at us and goes, "The f*cks your problem?"
Everyone looks at us and goes, "The f*cks your problem?"
TheCheshireCat
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Sade decommitted? There's one of your effects.
husker_hurdler
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If a recruit was following the situation at Nebraska, they would understand. Maybe they would even think that there would be room for them to play right away at certain positions on a team that will have plenty of fire power next year.
that's dumb. did the missouri game matter? kansas state? okie state? TO made a statement once to the effect that the "big games" are the ones you lose. pretty much echos your statement.
i agree though that we laid an egg in the bowl game and it might hurt recruiting. we're all disappointed that this season didn't fulfill its (unexpected) early promise, but let's not act like it was a total failure. we won 10 games and were darn close to being in the fiesta bowl. obviously we need to keep improving now and get this offense going one way or the other.
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You miss the point Dylan ... of course games matter ... but the point is you get to a point where you are say 5-0 and playing a team you want revenge, lets say it's Texas ... you are undefeated and a chance to go 6-0 and beat the team that cost the Big 12 Championship the year before ... Texas isn't that good this year anyway ... lets roll 'em ... and what happens ... you lose the game ... the one that really matters. No paybacks there.
Ok, you lost a game you should have won ... you dropped four TD passes ... season isn't over ... all goals still before you ... lets get a win at Ok. Light ... you do ... you beat a great Ok. Light team with great firepower in their own house and show that you have some guns as well (Hey, we really have a nice QB in Martinez!). On top of it, you take care of Missouri and that budding rivalry and "show 'em" who's boss ... ok, hey ... back on track. You kinda give away a bit to Iowa State but hey, a W is a W. Still on course ... setting up for the game that matters. Lets take care of a bad Kansas team as we welcome Turner ... as we should ... cause if we do, you would think that all that is left is to beat a surging A & M team and we set up for a solid finish against Colorado (should be a W) and we go into the Big 12 with one loss. We can win the conference and go represent the Big 12 to the country.
Oh wait, the game that really matters now is A & M ... we go "lay the egg" and screw up everything accomplished in the past three wins. At the time people on huskerboard are still thinking about a possible trip in a big BSC bowl and perhaps a shot at the national championship ... but when it matters ... we fold.
That's ok ... all our goals are still in front of us (if I remember Bo's Q & A after that game correctly) ... even with the bad calls ... all we have to do is go to the conference championship and are goals can be attained ... oh wait ... choke ... when it matters. We lose the very game we now say was all that mattered.
Oh, that's ok, lets go to the Holiday bowl and end on a good note ... hey, we'll have won 11 games ... 11-3 isn't all that bad. Let's make a good solid push and set ourselves up for a good recruiting run ... and WHEN IT MATTERS ... major FAIL!
I understand if you "think that's dumb" ... but that was the thought in my mind. I just didn't think the statement would be challenged as "dumb". My view is alot of Husker fans see the same thing I do. To me, it seemed everytime this season we got ourselves where THIS win was gonna take is in the direction of acheiving our goals with this BIG WIN ... that one that would take us to a higher place ... when it really mattered ... we laid an egg.
Just an opinion ... thanks for listening.
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i don't see why either the a&m game or the holiday bowl "matter" more than the mizzou game (or okie state). obviously they all matter to some extent, and some matter than others (particularly texas and the championship game), but i still think it's dumb to say we lost every game that matters. the mizzou game was the most important game of the regular season, though i understand putting it second to texas given the emotions involved.
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