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What is the football position that says "Nebraska Football"
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I’d have to go with OL. Nebraska was known for strength, toughness. That all started up front. Have sent lots of OL to the league.
I was going to say ‘Fetal position’, but that’s just me on fall Saturday nights.
I back. Has to be.
I back. Has to be.
I was sure to specify "football position" because I knew what sort of answers I would get if I left out the adjective. That would have been a REALLY interesting thread for the 10 seconds before it got locked.
It usually takes longer than 10 seconds, but I get your point.
I would also say that since we’ve slidden off the top and then the side of the hill that is college football relevance, our identity and what position our football team most brings to mind has changed as well. My ‘I back’ is obviously a kind toward the past. I wonder what the younger fans of Nebraska and college football in general think from a position standpoint having only seen NU play in...say...the last 15-20 years?
They think of Nebraska like we all used to think of Iowa State, Kansas, Indiana, northwestern, Oregon State, etc, bad teams, that If you see on your schedule, you know it’s a sure W.
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I think that starts to change this fall, but for the really young college football fans (25 or younger) you're likely right.
From the 'position' standpoint as is the question in the OP, I wonder if it's a 'Reasonably athletic quarterback'? Two different athletic Martinez' at the position who'll have played eight years combined. Tommy Armstrong who also seemed to have played eight years. It's an interesting question.
If you’re under 30, you have vague memory of NU being really good. Under 25, there really isn’t any, unless you remember when you were 3 or 4. Yeah, been a minute. Outside of 2009, 2010, where I think NU could have played against anyone and been respectable, that’s really it as far as being really solid.
QB position could certainly be one. Tagge, Gill, Taylor, Frazier, Frost, Crouch. Certainly some great QB’s. 8-9 years worth of Martinez’s, Armstrong for 4. Definitely some lengthy careers.
For the youngsters: Hail Mary 2013 (Z receiver... Or maybe backup QB)
No doubt other schools could lay claim to "Linebacker U" vs Penn State, some could easily compare their RB history to USC, I just wanted to give some examples.
I would guess too inconsistent to narrow it down.
Really hard to pick an individual position nowadays because the program has been struggling for several years. Going back in time I'd have to say the O line, but that's when we ran the option. We were "Kicker-U" for a while (granted, invaluable resource but not what you'd want to define your program). We to string together a decade or more of winning seasons again and have players consistently drafted from a certain position. Then you'll have your answer.
