Post by EvilVodka on Nov 25, 2017 4:53:15 GMT
Maybe I could be wrong...maybe....
The Cornhusker program looks like a shell of it's former self. Most programs go through down periods, or have periods with bad coaches, but Nebraska looks extraordinarily bad
Texas has been struggling this decade. The difference is, Texas has the resources. They are the flagship school in a state with lots and lots of recruits. The pieces are there, someone just has to come along that can whip them into shape.
Same with Tennessee. The right coach will reboot Rocky Top.
Nebraska has problems that go beyond coaching. They are making oodles of money in the Big 10, but I feel like they are losing ground and the great Cornhusker pride is slipping away. I don't think they are a good fit for the B1G at all. They aren't even AAU anymore, one of the criteria the Big 10 expects their members to have. It's a bad fit on many levels; Nebraska has shrunk in the Big 10. They are one of the little four.
maybe I am wrong, and the right coach, like a Scott Frost, will solve all their woes...and if that doesn't happen, what then?
I think if Nebraska doesn't find any football success soon, you might start seeing rumbling to leave, despite the money they make
Let's face it, Nebraska is like Alabama or Oklahoma. Their fans only care about football. They used to roll over easy Big 8 schedules and go to major bowls every year. They started winning national championships when they started recruiting nationally, especially out of Florida.
They need to find the formula to get back to that. They left the Big XII to get out of the Texas shadow, but now they might have to turn down money if they ever want to see the Blackshirts return to prominance.
What's the answer? I really don't know...but the first step is admitting joining the B1G was a mistake and growing the balls to leave the conference. What would they do? Maybe try independence and park their other sports in the Mountain West or MAC conference.
I think if they stay in the Big 10, they risk permanantly becoming irrelevant. I think they are going to have to leave at some point, and to find their way back to prominance
The Cornhusker program looks like a shell of it's former self. Most programs go through down periods, or have periods with bad coaches, but Nebraska looks extraordinarily bad
Texas has been struggling this decade. The difference is, Texas has the resources. They are the flagship school in a state with lots and lots of recruits. The pieces are there, someone just has to come along that can whip them into shape.
Same with Tennessee. The right coach will reboot Rocky Top.
Nebraska has problems that go beyond coaching. They are making oodles of money in the Big 10, but I feel like they are losing ground and the great Cornhusker pride is slipping away. I don't think they are a good fit for the B1G at all. They aren't even AAU anymore, one of the criteria the Big 10 expects their members to have. It's a bad fit on many levels; Nebraska has shrunk in the Big 10. They are one of the little four.
maybe I am wrong, and the right coach, like a Scott Frost, will solve all their woes...and if that doesn't happen, what then?
I think if Nebraska doesn't find any football success soon, you might start seeing rumbling to leave, despite the money they make
Let's face it, Nebraska is like Alabama or Oklahoma. Their fans only care about football. They used to roll over easy Big 8 schedules and go to major bowls every year. They started winning national championships when they started recruiting nationally, especially out of Florida.
They need to find the formula to get back to that. They left the Big XII to get out of the Texas shadow, but now they might have to turn down money if they ever want to see the Blackshirts return to prominance.
What's the answer? I really don't know...but the first step is admitting joining the B1G was a mistake and growing the balls to leave the conference. What would they do? Maybe try independence and park their other sports in the Mountain West or MAC conference.
I think if they stay in the Big 10, they risk permanantly becoming irrelevant. I think they are going to have to leave at some point, and to find their way back to prominance
