I hear and see fans wanting the Huskers to be "competitive," but I'm assuming that means different things to different people.
We've lost 13 games in 2018 and 2019 (so far). If you go by final scores, you could argue that we've been competitive in all but 4 games. 9 of the 13 losses have been by one or two possessions.
On the other hand, a good chunk of those "competitive" losses have been to the type of teams that Nebraska has traditionally beaten.
If we flip some of those losses to wins next season, but still struggle against the top teams (think Pelini-like results) is that being competitive?
Or do we have to beat all of the lesser teams, and knock off some of the top teams as well for you to feel Nebraska is competitive?
Or something else? What does being competitive mean to you?
We've lost 13 games in 2018 and 2019 (so far). If you go by final scores, you could argue that we've been competitive in all but 4 games. 9 of the 13 losses have been by one or two possessions.
On the other hand, a good chunk of those "competitive" losses have been to the type of teams that Nebraska has traditionally beaten.
If we flip some of those losses to wins next season, but still struggle against the top teams (think Pelini-like results) is that being competitive?
Or do we have to beat all of the lesser teams, and knock off some of the top teams as well for you to feel Nebraska is competitive?
Or something else? What does being competitive mean to you?