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Shatel-"Not All Nine Win Seasons are Equal"
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Yep, yep, and more yep. I agree on all counts.
Shatel-"Not All Nine Win Seasons are Equal"
Did he hit it out of the park?
Did he hit it out of the park?
The 9 number was more for aesthetics, the article seemed geared more towards the various routes one team can take getting to the same end result.
Plus, theres only been 6 wins since we don't count missed extra points and Hail Mary's anymore.
Was talking with my dad tonight about the Huskies and Seahawks. He mentioned that this year was the first 9 win season for the Huskies since 2000....I told him: yeah, we get 9 wins at Nebraska and we're pissed off...he said: Well, you should be pissed off, it's Nebraska.
not even close. there isn't a game NU lost that it was a play or two from winning. there are several games in the other direction.
Well, if you eliminate the double digit losses we'd have 11 wins.
If we win 9 this year with a win over a solid Georgia squad, it'll be an okay season. Not good enough, obviously. But okay.
A couple other balls for the not-all-nine-wins-are-equal cannon:
Miami-FL won 9 this year but played a weak schedule (only two opponents in Sagarin's top 30 vs. four opponents for NU) and the two good teams they played (FSU and UL) completely dominated them.
How about Boise State's 9-win season this year? Wait, sorry. Eight wins for them. But if they had won 9, that would have been inferior to our hypothetical 9-win season.
These teams are relevant for another reason. And it's important. For the "fire Bo" folks, it's not enough to simply show that not all nine-win seasons are the same. It's not enough to critique only our season. You have to find a better alternative HC. And that didn't really work out this year. Two of the top guys you wanted, Golden and Petersen, and this was even cherry-picking several games into the season, have ended up with poor seasons.
A couple other balls for the not-all-nine-wins-are-equal cannon:
Miami-FL won 9 this year but played a weak schedule (only two opponents in Sagarin's top 30 vs. four opponents for NU) and the two good teams they played (FSU and UL) completely dominated them.
How about Boise State's 9-win season this year? Wait, sorry. Eight wins for them. But if they had won 9, that would have been inferior to our hypothetical 9-win season.
These teams are relevant for another reason. And it's important. For the "fire Bo" folks, it's not enough to simply show that not all nine-win seasons are the same. It's not enough to critique only our season. You have to find a better alternative HC. And that didn't really work out this year. Two of the top guys you wanted, Golden and Petersen, and this was even cherry-picking several games into the season, have ended up with poor seasons.
That's real only an argument for why you don't let the fans select the next coach. A good hire will require finding the "right guy" and you won't find him if all you are doing is looking at wins and losses...you need the right fit as well. Successful hiring isn't easy and the best candidate isn't always the guy with the best numbers. You also, don't make a decision based on one or two seasons.
IMO, Bo has been given ample opportunity to prove he is the right guy, he has failed. Still, since ADSE has decided to give him another year, if he shows any progress (last time he showed progress was 2009 and that was minimal) we should keep him until he regresses. Pretty simple stuff...know that the standards are high, meet or exceed them and keep your job.
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It's more of a reason why you don't let the fans fire the coach.
Nor do you allow the incessant drumbeat of Husker fan negativity from what appears to be a vocal (and venomous) minority influence who our coach should be.
Fortunately we have an AD who tunes all of that garbage out.
It's not as big a minority as you portray it to be and that's what really has you so worried.
Exactly. It's not that many fans; it's just a very noisy, nasty minority of the fanbase.
Except there is no evidence which supports your trajectory meme.
Exactly right. Well said.
Not big. Plenty loud, though.
And I have no worries about it. We're not likely to stay at the 9 win/4 loss level. We'll either get better or worse.
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