look whose having second thoughts ...
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Sounds like the minions are a little disgruntled with BIG ball. When they get beat worse by the Hoks than we did, it shows the level of their program. Still cannot figure out why they cannot reinvent the blackshirts. They use to be good on defense.
Tom Osborne built up the Cornhusker football program in the late '80s through the mid '90s through liberal use of the NCAA's Proposition 48 eligibility rules, which were enacted in 1986. Apparently, there were legitimate ways to sign what were termed partial qualifiers, for instance, athletes who met either the SAT/ACT minimum, but did not have the grades in HS.
Here is an article from SI in January 1996, which foretold, with startling accuracy, the pending decline of Nebraska football :
Nebraska may win another national title, but the days - 01.15.96 - SI Vault
The Big 8 did not restrict partial qualifiers, but Big Red was forever changed when the Big 12 prohibited partial qualifiers. Nowadays, athletes like this, I presume, are classified as non-qualifiers and are redirected to the Iowa Western CC's of the world.
What lies ahead? Big Red may just recover over the next 10 years. Here's a summary from ESPN's Michael Rothstein from this past summer's dialogue on NCAA reform. Take note of Point 3 regarding accommodation of "at-risk" student athletes, which could provide a crack in the door for the return of Nebraska football:
Big Ten commisioner Jim Delany pitches NCAA reform plan - ESPN
And some speculation from the Husker 24/7 site regarding the same:
Sounds like delany wants to bring back Prop 48
Here is an article from SI in January 1996, which foretold, with startling accuracy, the pending decline of Nebraska football :
Nebraska may win another national title, but the days - 01.15.96 - SI Vault
The Big 8 did not restrict partial qualifiers, but Big Red was forever changed when the Big 12 prohibited partial qualifiers. Nowadays, athletes like this, I presume, are classified as non-qualifiers and are redirected to the Iowa Western CC's of the world.
What lies ahead? Big Red may just recover over the next 10 years. Here's a summary from ESPN's Michael Rothstein from this past summer's dialogue on NCAA reform. Take note of Point 3 regarding accommodation of "at-risk" student athletes, which could provide a crack in the door for the return of Nebraska football:
Big Ten commisioner Jim Delany pitches NCAA reform plan - ESPN
And some speculation from the Husker 24/7 site regarding the same:
Sounds like delany wants to bring back Prop 48
This raises the question if it over arose: Would you take Neb back into the B12 if they came knocking on our door? I feel like we would more likely have to reach out to them with additional options to help satisfy them again over their "reasons" as to why they left. Personally, I am still undecided as to whether I would or not. I miss the rivalry but they were the ones who knew what they were joining..
Nicely done...I appreciate the ammo to fire at their fanbase when I need to.
When I hear Osborne...I think of Lawrence Phillips. That is his legacy to me. All power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lawrence Phillips bashing some girls face into the wall....that is the RED in Big RED they should think of. Own it Nebraska.
Big 10 sucks
It's no surprise Huskers are having 2nd thoughts. It's an awful conference....hasn't been relevant for years & the free fall will continue. That conference can't recruit athletes from the South. The power relies in the SEC & Big 12 and always will.
The Huskers along with the garbage team to the east of us will play in the WORST division in all 5 Power Conferences starting next year.
Would I take them back if they came a crawling back for membership in the Big 12....heck no? Let them & the rest of the turncoats who left for what they thought was greener pastures eat their own puke.
Nebraska will become more irrelevant as time goes on in the most overrated conference in America.
It's no surprise Huskers are having 2nd thoughts. It's an awful conference....hasn't been relevant for years & the free fall will continue. That conference can't recruit athletes from the South. The power relies in the SEC & Big 12 and always will.
The Huskers along with the garbage team to the east of us will play in the WORST division in all 5 Power Conferences starting next year.
Would I take them back if they came a crawling back for membership in the Big 12....heck no? Let them & the rest of the turncoats who left for what they thought was greener pastures eat their own puke.
Nebraska will become more irrelevant as time goes on in the most overrated conference in America.
Re: Big 10 sucks
IMO there are two big reasons for the huskers coming back to the pack. First they haven't fully embraced 21st century football. Their offense still seems to view the forward pass as an after thought. I don't feel it is necesary to run the spread, but a strong passing QB is a must.
Second NU in the 70's/80's and 90's always had dominent offense and defensive lineman. Their strength program (I'll give them the benefit of the doubt), was ahead of everyone else. Today the playing field from a strength perspective is pretty level. Also, speed has surpassed power as the key to dominant football.
IMO there are two big reasons for the huskers coming back to the pack. First they haven't fully embraced 21st century football. Their offense still seems to view the forward pass as an after thought. I don't feel it is necesary to run the spread, but a strong passing QB is a must.
Second NU in the 70's/80's and 90's always had dominent offense and defensive lineman. Their strength program (I'll give them the benefit of the doubt), was ahead of everyone else. Today the playing field from a strength perspective is pretty level. Also, speed has surpassed power as the key to dominant football.
And lots of walkons. Lots. They could have a lot of busts but the walkons filled the gaps.
Reading that board, it was interesting to see that the most d-baggy posters were hocks.
Husker fans never had anything against Iowa State, but they are already sick of eastern iowa.
Husker fans never had anything against Iowa State, but they are already sick of eastern iowa.
The Big 10 may not be the greatest conference, but we would love to be in it. And I'd take Nebby back into the Big 12 in a heartbeat, along with CU or CSU.
Misleading title. Stating that Huskers were having 2nd thoughts implies they had first thoughts.
I'd take Nebby back. Still a name with a recognizable brand.
After the Texas screw job, I can kind of see why Nebby wanted out.
Someone had told me once recruits figured out they could play on TV from pretty much anywhere, that was the start of the downfall for Nebraska.
After the Texas screw job, I can kind of see why Nebby wanted out.
Someone had told me once recruits figured out they could play on TV from pretty much anywhere, that was the start of the downfall for Nebraska.
Nebraska left because of the money to be found in the Big 10. True, fans and coaches hated Texas and were tired of being dominated. Administrators and coaches were dismayed when the members of the Big 12 north would not vote with them on league issues. They should have thought about that when the voted against equal revenue sharing. That one vote killed any loyalty ISU, KU, KSU, and Missouri may have had to Nebraska. I did not mention Colorado because they have never been loyal to anyone and have always eyed the Pac 10. The Huskers wanted to use the lack of money to keep the little people down. It backfired against Nebraska and caused the little people to vote with Texas to get even with Nebraska. The Huskers lost their status as leaders of the conference and could not handle the blow to their collective ego. And the rest is history!
My favorite part in all of this is that they left to avoid being in a conference dominated by Texas and OU. Since Nebraska left the Big 12 OU's shared title with Kstate in '12 is all those 2 have won.
Lost in a lot of the $$ blindness and giving the finger to Texas was that Nebraska was throwing away all their rivalries. Even in the years they weren't great, the entire country paid attention when they played OU. They left a conference where (even if in their own heads) they could believe they were going to slug it out annually with OU and Texas, for a conference where their direct competition has Iowa, Michigan State and Wisconsin. Nothing wrong with those teams IMO but they view themselves as above that. They got the "blueblood" treatment in the big 12, they are looking up at programs like Michigan, tOSU and Penn State in terms of prestige and it seems like the novelty has worn off, Iowa is the only team that views them as a rival now.
Lost in a lot of the $$ blindness and giving the finger to Texas was that Nebraska was throwing away all their rivalries. Even in the years they weren't great, the entire country paid attention when they played OU. They left a conference where (even if in their own heads) they could believe they were going to slug it out annually with OU and Texas, for a conference where their direct competition has Iowa, Michigan State and Wisconsin. Nothing wrong with those teams IMO but they view themselves as above that. They got the "blueblood" treatment in the big 12, they are looking up at programs like Michigan, tOSU and Penn State in terms of prestige and it seems like the novelty has worn off, Iowa is the only team that views them as a rival now.
