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[Bayfunny]

Amen Jay. Our society today wants inastnt gratification. We want our pizzas cooked and delivered 10 miles in 30 minutes, our dry cleaning done next day, our presidents to eliminate 50 years of debt AND slash taxes in one term, and also we want our coaches to all win 3 championships every four years immediately after taking over a program (Good luck to everybody not named Saban or Meyer). But I believe that the good brands stick around. While Lsu and Alabama are great now, they won't be forever. And Texas, Ohio State, Usc, and Florida won't be horrible forever. They're not really all that horrible now. But if Nebraska was having a year like one of them, or where on probation for some scandal like some schools are now, a lot of Husker fans would be calling for Bo's head on a platter. The reality is we're not as good as we think we are and we are also not as bad as we think we are. Despite a couple bad losses and not winning the B1G title, we did play a tough schedule with a growing Sophomore qb, and we did beat some good teams. I think 9-3 is much more of a success than a failure, and I would take this year any day over any of the Callahan years. I still think we're getting better, and we need to stay the course. Go Bo, and GBR!

[Sagar]

Though the roughing the kecikr penalty in the Michigan game was ridiculous, poor special teams and defensive were the main culprits for that loss. I agree Nebraska has been on the short end of the officiating more than its fair share of times over the years; the Texas A&M game last year and the 1994 Orange Bowl against Florida State were two for the ages, but the opposite happened in September when Washington came to town. There were several key calls that went our way including the one late in the first half when the officials flagged the Huskies for interference on a punt at the north end of the field when two Nebraska players actually ran into each other. We got 15 yards of field position, then drove the length of the field and eventually kicked a field goal. It should have been Washington's ball deep in our territory, where presumbably they could have scored a touchdown. That's a 10-point swing. I realize we won by 11, so one can argue we would have won anyway, but just the same, the game would have been completely different had that call gone Washington's way as it should have.

[Natasha]

I agree, the integrity of Nebraska ftoboall is already lost, along with the traditions that have been built with pride by the school, players and fans. It,s hard for me to believe, the same person that evaluated a 10-3 team in one year and determined it was a total train wreck, can say, like I'm stupid don't worry about the scoreboard, I can see the improvments on the practice field after 2 years and expect me to eat this up. I watch the games and read the stats.I'm not a ftoboall coach, but still able to detemine that this level of ftoboall will not win any championships.