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Why can't Nebraska replicate the Osbourne success?
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:22 pm
Im sure this has been discussed a shite ton but I'm watching the 96 Fiesta Bowl and wondering how the hell they were so good? What did Osbourne do that can't be replicated anymore?
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Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:23 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Roids and 1,000 scholarships.
This post was edited on 2/17/21 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:23 pm to Henry Jones Jr
No more partial qualifiers and everyone is on TV now
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:47 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Osborne came one play from a 3 peat and one game from a chance of 5 straight titles. They were unreal during that 5 year stretch.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:49 pm to PeteRose
Nebraska doesn’t have a natural recruiting base. When Osbourne was there it was a National brand, they could recruit anywhere. 18 year kids today have no memory of Nebraska being a premier program.
It’s tough to sell Lincoln, Nebraska compared to a dozen other college campuses.
It’s tough to sell Lincoln, Nebraska compared to a dozen other college campuses.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:59 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Why do we have to go thru this 20 times a year?
Prop 48's, county scholarships for the dumb athletes, so they could redshirt, etc.
Tejas cut their balls off, when they cut the prop 48 numbers and their nonsense.
Prop 48's, county scholarships for the dumb athletes, so they could redshirt, etc.
Tejas cut their balls off, when they cut the prop 48 numbers and their nonsense.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 9:01 pm to Bunk Moreland
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Roids
Posted on 2/17/21 at 9:03 pm to Akit1
Today, unless you're sxhool is within about 3 hours of an elite talent hotbed, you're not going to be able to bring your program to any sort of relevancy.
Realistically in 2021, UCF, a G5 team, is a much better job than Nebraska. That's unfathomable even 15 years ago.
Nebraska simply has no instate talent at all and when they left the Big 12, the Texas pipeline shut down, too. Even in a dogshit Big 10 West, they're just not winning. At best, they can be Iowa, and rise up to compete in the west every 5-7 yrs, but get blwon out by the likes of OH state in the Big 10 title game.
Realistically in 2021, UCF, a G5 team, is a much better job than Nebraska. That's unfathomable even 15 years ago.
Nebraska simply has no instate talent at all and when they left the Big 12, the Texas pipeline shut down, too. Even in a dogshit Big 10 West, they're just not winning. At best, they can be Iowa, and rise up to compete in the west every 5-7 yrs, but get blwon out by the likes of OH state in the Big 10 title game.
This post was edited on 2/17/21 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 2/17/21 at 9:04 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Posted on 2/17/21 at 9:33 pm to tigerfan84
They used to have the premiere strength program in college football. No more
Posted on 2/17/21 at 9:36 pm to Akit1
quote:the campus is probably good. The Nebraska part is their main image problem
It’s tough to sell Lincoln, Nebraska compared to a dozen other college campuses.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 9:45 pm to Henry Jones Jr
The dynamics College football have shifted away from what allowed Nebraska to be so good. It’s over for them. There was a time when the Ivy League had the premier teams in college football, then for a while it was the service academies. Things change and hopefully your model doesn’t get left in the dust
Posted on 2/17/21 at 10:09 pm to BatonrougeCajun
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then for a while it was the service academies.
You were going to have to serve anyway. Better to go in as an officer and have your education paid for.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 10:18 pm to Henry Jones Jr
More scrutiny on recruiting. Tennessee and Nebraska had big “slime budgets” in the 90’s and earlier. Not saying recruiting violations don’t exist, but back then you could really get away with a lot of wheeling and dealing.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 10:28 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Dr. Tom had this facade of being the moral, forthright coach in the Big 8 compared to Switzer's outlaw reputation. Nebraska was also known for choking in the big games. So what does the saintly Dr. Tom do? He started loading up on criminals and degenerates like Phillips and the Peters. Dr. Tom was no more saintly than that other massive hypocrite, JoePa.
Posted on 2/18/21 at 6:29 am to Henry Jones Jr
Cause the state is like only 2 percent black. Not like them states that keep winning with 30 percent or greater black population
Posted on 2/18/21 at 6:47 am to Henry Jones Jr
Have you ever been to Nebraska in the winter ?
Posted on 2/18/21 at 6:49 am to prplhze2000
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They used to have the premiere steroid program in college football. No more
Posted on 2/18/21 at 6:58 am to Jack Ruby
Iowa beat Ohio State 55-24 the last time they played.
Posted on 2/18/21 at 7:23 am to Alwaysontop
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Cause the state is like only 2 percent black. Not like them states that keep winning with 30 percent or greater black population
If you watch any news, TV, or commercials this is a great shock, but only 3 states have a black population over 30%. Mississippi(of course)37%, Louisiana 32%, and Georgia 30%.
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