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re: 1995 Nebraska’s offensive line ran 855 snaps that season…
Posted on 1/8/22 at 4:43 pm to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
Posted on 1/8/22 at 4:43 pm to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
quote:Its dead even
So then you'd rather be a UF than LSU fan. Your logic.
But yes, being a UF fan my age would be damn good. Being a UF fan that’s 90 would suck becuase y’all were ducking horrific until 1986
But if your 34 why do you care?
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Posted on 1/8/22 at 4:46 pm to lsupride87
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Its dead even
Nope, UF has more SEC titles than LSU during that period.
Posted on 1/8/22 at 4:47 pm to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
Ok. Florida has been better since I’ve been born
I’m honestly not sure what you are getting at?
I’m honestly not sure what you are getting at?
Posted on 1/8/22 at 4:48 pm to lsupride87
You responded to me first. 
Posted on 1/8/22 at 5:32 pm to lsupride87
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How does it feel to be South Carolina?
It feels great to be above .500 and not be the worst team in your division.
Posted on 1/8/22 at 6:14 pm to Globetrotter747
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And three “top ten” teams in the regular season were Kansas, Kansas State, and Colorado.
How old are you? You do realize that Colorado was a college football power in the late-80s to mid-90s, don't you? They competed for a national championship in 1989, actually won a national title in 1990, and finished #3 in the country behind Nebraska and Penn State in 1994. Them finishing #5 in the final AP Poll of 1995 isn't really a surprise with all that in mind.
Kansas State was in the beginning stages of their run from the mid-90s to the early-00s under Bill Snyder. They came very close in 1998 and 1999 to competing for a national championship. As for Kansas. Sure, it was a fluke season but they were still a very good team in 1995. They upset Colorado in the regular season and crushed a decent UCLA team in their bowl game.
And even if all three of them had fluke seasons, so what? Every college football season is its own beast with its own set of challenges. Knocking their Top 10 wins because they weren't "blue bloods" or other big name brands smacks of elitism.
This post was edited on 1/8/22 at 6:17 pm
Posted on 1/8/22 at 6:28 pm to RollTide1987
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How old are you?
Plenty old enough to remember those days.
Prime Oklahoma under Switzer was a way better opponent than Colorado. Switzer had Osborne’s number, especially when both teams were in contention for a national title.
Posted on 1/9/22 at 11:00 am to Globetrotter747
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I would like to have seen them line up in I formation with no passing game and try to run over Saban’s 2011 defense. Good luck with that shite.
Same. Georgia Southern, a FCS school, rushed for 300+ yards against Alabama. I think 1995 Nebraska would have rushed for 800+ yards, maybe 900.
Posted on 1/9/22 at 11:48 am to Globetrotter747
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Switzer had Osborne’s number, especially when both teams were in contention for a national title.
This means absolutely nothing to the discussion at hand. Prime Switzer was not coaching collegiate football in the mid-90s. Just like Prime Neyland wasn't coaching football when Bear Bryant was in his prime in the mid-70s.
Posted on 1/9/22 at 12:58 pm to GentleJackJones
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Grant Wistrom
I played against him in HS when he played at Webb City, MO. He was really, really good. I played against several guys that had long NFL careers, but he was the best.
Posted on 1/9/22 at 1:39 pm to RollTide1987
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This means absolutely nothing to the discussion at hand.
The point is Nebraska no longer had to contend with Switzer. Osborne was a shitty coach when his opponent had equal talent. He lost so many big games in his career. If he couldn’t run slap over you, he couldn’t score.
He could run over Kansas and Florida. He couldn’t run over Miami, Oklahoma and FSU. They had better defensive fronts and could take away Nebraska’s running game, which was all they had.
Posted on 1/9/22 at 1:50 pm to Globetrotter747
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The point is Nebraska no longer had to contend with Switzer.
Okay. Fine. That's fantastic. However, that has absolutely nothing to do with anything concerning the 1995 college football season.
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He couldn’t run over Miami, Oklahoma and FSU. They had better defensive fronts and could take away Nebraska’s running game, which was all they had.
And yet he did just that in 1994 when he defeated Miami in the Orange Bowl. Four of those Miami defensive players were future first rounders and two of them (Sapp and Lewis) were future Pro Football Hall of Famers. By the fourth quarter, that Miami defense had gotten tired due to how physical the Nebraska offense was playing.
Osborne changed the way he recruited in the early-90s, opting for speed as well as power. That's how he got players like Tommie Frazier, Lawrence Phillips, and Ahman Green.
Posted on 1/9/22 at 2:04 pm to Globetrotter747
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Globetrotter747
This thread is about 1995 Nebraska.
Posted on 1/9/22 at 2:51 pm to RollTide1987
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Okay. Fine. That's fantastic. However, that has absolutely nothing to do with anything concerning the 1995 college football season.
Let’s say Jim and John are the two fastest kids in the 5th grade. They finish 1st and 2nd in a class race at recess every day, with Jim usually winning. Well, let’s say Jim’s family moves away and now John is winning all the races with ease. Might a key reason be that John didn’t necessarily get faster but that Jim’s just not there anymore?
Rolling through the Big 8 unscathed sure got easier for Osborne after Switzer resigned and Oklahoma fell to an historic low in the ‘90s. All Nebraska had to do then was beat the same teams they beat for literally 25+ frickin’ years in a row.
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And yet he did just that in 1994 when he defeated Miami in the Orange Bowl.
Nebraska rushed for 199 yards and won 24-17. They won - and were fortunate to win. They didn’t dominate. And this was at the very tail end of Miami’s dynasty. The 1988 and 1991 teams that were recruited (entirely or largely) by Johnson shut Nebraska out both times.
If 1995 Nebraska had played vintage Oklahoma and Miami/FSU in the Orange Bowl (like they usually had to) they might have still finished 12-0 but they would have been hit in the mouth. They wouldn’t be seen as otherworldly like they are for scoring 62 on a Florida defense with zero high draft picks and no coaches with a clue about defending them.
Posted on 1/9/22 at 4:12 pm to Globetrotter747
Globetrotter and pride have to be the same idiot.
Posted on 1/9/22 at 4:38 pm to moontigr
quote:anyone who says different just doesn't know college football
idc what anyone says ... that 95 squad is the GOAT
Posted on 1/9/22 at 5:43 pm to Globetrotter747
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Nebraska rushed for 199 yards and won 24-17. They won - and were fortunate to win. They didn’t dominate.
Frazier had been out 3 months with blood clots and still managed to pull off the win on Miami's home turf in his first game back -- if you don't realize how monumental of an accomplishment that was idk what to tell ya
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He could run over Kansas and Florida. He couldn’t run over Miami, Oklahoma and FSU. They had better defensive fronts and could take away Nebraska’s running game, which was all they had.
You do realize that Brook Berringer was undefeated as a starter, and was a projected NFL Draft pick, right? He was a damn solid passing QB.
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Rolling through the Big 8 unscathed sure got easier for Osborne after Switzer resigned and Oklahoma fell to an historic low in the ‘90s. All Nebraska had to do then was beat the same teams they beat for literally 25+ frickin’ years in a row.
What you failed to mention is that while OU was down, teams like Colorado and KSU had taken their spot and were Top 10 teams. Even Kansas was Top 10 that year.
95 Nebraska would've crushed any team they faced. I've watched every game they've played in since 1983 when I first became a fan and they would've stomped any of those past teams they lost to in prior seasons: OU, Miami, FSU, anybody. I respect your opinion but we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.
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