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Doubt
After seeing last nights game in person, I'm beginning to have my doubts about Nebraska ever returning to an elite team in college baseball.
Last night I can count the mental errors on two hands. This has nothing to do with talent.
Erstad was outcoached by Dahm. Ugly.
And here's the kicker: How do you ask/demand that the lower level B1G teams put more money in their programs, when they are spending 1/10th of what Nebraska is, and Nebraska is losing to them?
"I told him to be patient, that these things have a way of working themselves out." -- Tom Osborne to Steve Taylor when Taylor voiced concerns about the direction of the football program under Bill Callahan and Steve Pederson.
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Happy Easter to you too Fromunda. 
"Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns." John Leonard
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I'm searching for positives here.
Anyone, anyone? Bueller, Bueller?
"I told him to be patient, that these things have a way of working themselves out." -- Tom Osborne to Steve Taylor when Taylor voiced concerns about the direction of the football program under Bill Callahan and Steve Pederson.
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 Originally Posted by Fromunda Cheese
I'm searching for positives here.
Anyone, anyone? Bueller, Bueller?
No one died or was seriously injured last night due to the multiple mental mistakes.
"Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns." John Leonard
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Throwing in the towel after half a season with Erstad at the helm?
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.
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Nothing against Erstad... but I've been saying for years now on here... Nebraska never will return to elite status. Joining the Big Ten was the final nail in the coffin -- because even if they dominate this sorry conference, the Huskers will not be prepared to face the solid competition in the NCAA Tournament. Enjoy the very fine memories of the Van Horn era -- because that will never again be matched.
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Originally Posted by HuskerWeatherman
Nothing against Erstad... but I've been saying for years now on here... Nebraska never will return to elite status. Joining the Big Ten was the final nail in the coffin -- because even if they dominate this sorry conference, the Huskers will not be prepared to face the solid competition in the NCAA Tournament. Enjoy the very fine memories of the Van Horn era -- because that will never again be matched.
Completely agree. Playing in this crap conference will put us farther down the list of recruits, especially when we struggle in the conference.
"Bipartisan usually means that a larger-than-usual deception is being carried out."-George Carlin
"It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled".-Mark Twain
  
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I would never bet against Erstad. It's his first year. Lets see where he gets in 3 years.
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Originally Posted by Fromunda Cheese
After seeing last nights game in person, I'm beginning to have my doubts about Nebraska ever returning to an elite team in college baseball.
Last night I can count the mental errors on two hands. This has nothing to do with talent.
Erstad was outcoached by Dahm. Ugly.
And here's the kicker: How do you ask/demand that the lower level B1G teams put more money in their programs, when they are spending 1/10th of what Nebraska is, and Nebraska is losing to them?
This post makes me sick. I'm guessing you have not played baseball and have just begun following the sport. No matter how good the team or player there are bad days or weeks. I went to the northwestern game last Saturday and despite it being a disaster I am still confident things are on the right path...the kids are playing hard, we just got a stud 3rd baseman to commit...give them a chance.
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Originally Posted by HuskerWeatherman
Nothing against Erstad... but I've been saying for years now on here... Nebraska never will return to elite status. Joining the Big Ten was the final nail in the coffin -- because even if they dominate this sorry conference, the Huskers will not be prepared to face the solid competition in the NCAA Tournament. Enjoy the very fine memories of the Van Horn era -- because that will never again be matched.
You've been saying that for years?!?! WOW...that's amazing...it wasn't all that long ago no one would've ever thought Nebraska stood a chance of EVER going to the CWS...then they go 3 times within a 5 year span...but no, you've been saying for YEARS that they'll never make it back. That's just dandy...
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Originally Posted by Fromunda Cheese
After seeing last nights game in person, I'm beginning to have my doubts about Nebraska ever returning to an elite team in college baseball.
Last night I can count the mental errors on two hands. This has nothing to do with talent.
Erstad was outcoached by Dahm. Ugly.
And here's the kicker: How do you ask/demand that the lower level B1G teams put more money in their programs, when they are spending 1/10th of what Nebraska is, and Nebraska is losing to them?
I agree about the mental errors, which are unacceptable frankly, but I'm not sure how that means Erstad was outcoached?
Take out those mental errors in the 5th and Nebraska wins. The point is, it wasn't coaching decisions which lost the game last night it was mistakes by the players.
Second, Erstad is in his first season as a head coach!!!! Who honestly thought there wouldn't be growing pains?
People also need to remember that where most of these "mental" errors are coming from players who are playing new positions this year (e.g. Farmer at 3rd). They haven't been playing these positions for 3+ years and they are naturally going to be more inclined to make mental mistakes due to a lack of experience at a new position.
I'm confident Erstad will do a good job here at Nebraska, but everyone knew it wouldn't happen overnight.
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Originally Posted by NUpipeline94
You've been saying that for years?!?! WOW...that's amazing...it wasn't all that long ago no one would've ever thought Nebraska stood a chance of EVER going to the CWS...then they go 3 times within a 5 year span...but no, you've been saying for YEARS that they'll never make it back. That's just dandy...
Yes. Because what we found was a flash in the pan -- but a heckuva lot easier to make a splash when your team is in the Big 12 instead of the Big Ten -- that is a fact. I hope you're impressed with my words. You certainly appear to be. 
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Originally Posted by BraskyMan
I'm confident Erstad will do a good job here at Nebraska, but everyone knew it wouldn't happen overnight.
I definitely agree it wasn't going to happen overnight. This was a team in need of a major overhaul after Anderson destroyed it. I don't know what my confidence level is in Erstad -- but kinda hard to judge him based on one season, that's true. Otherwise, we really don't know how good of a coach he will become -- there isn't much history to go by. Personally, I continue to root for him -- because he was probably my all-time favorite Husker baseballer. It might work out, it might not. It's anyone's guess right now.
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Originally Posted by NUpipeline94
This post makes me sick. I'm guessing you have not played baseball and have just begun following the sport. No matter how good the team or player there are bad days or weeks. I went to the northwestern game last Saturday and despite it being a disaster I am still confident things are on the right path...the kids are playing hard, we just got a stud 3rd baseman to commit...give them a chance.
You obviously haven't been paying attention to what the Big 10 is in baseball. There's never been a nationally elite team from this conference. Until the Big 10 gets a clue with it's scholarship rules, among other things, no team from the big 10 will be nationally elite. NU may get to a point where it rules the Big 10. But that won't be saying much.
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Originally Posted by bilsker
You obviously haven't been paying attention to what the Big 10 is in baseball. There's never been a nationally elite team from this conference. Until the Big 10 gets a clue with it's scholarship rules, among other things, no team from the big 10 will be nationally elite. NU may get to a point where it rules the Big 10. But that won't be saying much.
Isn't that why NU is planning to majorly amp up the non conf schedule? B1G to baseball what Sun Belt is to football...I get it blisker, but thanks for reiterating.
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Originally Posted by HuskerWeatherman
Yes. Because what we found was a flash in the pan -- but a heckuva lot easier to make a splash when your team is in the Big 12 instead of the Big Ten -- that is a fact. I hope you're impressed with my words. You certainly appear to be.
You can say what you want, but why even bother following the program if you don't thinl there is any hope? That's the part I don't understand?!?! Maybe you can enlighten me.
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Take out those mental errors in the 5th and Nebraska wins. The point is, it wasn't coaching decisions which lost the game last night it was mistakes by the players.
Sending a player from third to home when the ball is hit to the hot corner is a coaching decision. Dahm didn't do this, Erstad did.
Another player picked off second because of the overaggressiveness philosophy being taught (it was a one run game at that point).
Regardless of who made the mistakes, it falls on the coaches.
"I told him to be patient, that these things have a way of working themselves out." -- Tom Osborne to Steve Taylor when Taylor voiced concerns about the direction of the football program under Bill Callahan and Steve Pederson.
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You obviously haven't been paying attention to what the Big 10 is in baseball. There's never been a nationally elite team from this conference. Until the Big 10 gets a clue with it's scholarship rules, among other things, no team from the big 10 will be nationally elite. NU may get to a point where it rules the Big 10. But that won't be saying much.
Agree.
For the Big 10 to have elite teams, it must be an above average to very good league.
How does Tom Osborne and Jim Delaney sit in a room with Big 10 coaches and AD's and try to convince them to spend money on baseball like Nebraska does, when these teams are beating them?
"I told him to be patient, that these things have a way of working themselves out." -- Tom Osborne to Steve Taylor when Taylor voiced concerns about the direction of the football program under Bill Callahan and Steve Pederson.
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we just got a stud 3rd baseman to commit.
I can't find him on any commit list. Enlighten me.
Hopefully this will overcome the instate players who are taking their bat and glove to bigger and better teams and conferences.
"I told him to be patient, that these things have a way of working themselves out." -- Tom Osborne to Steve Taylor when Taylor voiced concerns about the direction of the football program under Bill Callahan and Steve Pederson.
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Throwing in the towel after half a season with Erstad at the helm
Not at all.
I just don't know how its going to get better recruiting to Big 10 baseball.
Its a tough sell already, but when Northwestern and Iowa are beating you, it becomes that much tougher.
There is a reason that no Big 10 team has played in the CWS since 1984, and I think that reason is unfolding in front of us.
Maybe I need to reevaluate my expectations of Nebraska baseball to temper my disappointment.
Instead of CWS berths, hope for regional qualifications 2 outta every 4 years???
"I told him to be patient, that these things have a way of working themselves out." -- Tom Osborne to Steve Taylor when Taylor voiced concerns about the direction of the football program under Bill Callahan and Steve Pederson.
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