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I know, the talent level is deeper. I know, the coaching staff is better. I keep telling myself those things.
But Nebraska got pummeled on national TV Saturday night. Now Yoshi Hardrick is defending Taylor Martinez from a girl in Spanish class. Bo Pelini is conducting longer, more competitive, more physical practices.
This feels like September 2007 all over again.
Remember that fall, Nebraska also had a fourth-year head coach coming off a Big 12 championship game loss to Oklahoma and a bowl game defeat. Remember the defense was supposed to be pretty good — and wasn’t. Remember the quarterback issues.
Bill Callahan responded to the USC embarrassment with full-pads practices. Why, you ask, weren’t the Huskers in full pads before? Callahan didn’t have an answer.
After the USC blowout, NU avoided upset against Ball State. But public scrutiny intensified, prompting Corey McKeon’s famous remarks at a press conference. A few quotes from that day:
“It’s no joke that college football makes a lot of money for universities, especially this one. The great fans we have, we sell out every game. That’s big. It’s important for this state to win. But…you’re being scrutinized for being 3-1. People aren’t looking at it like it’s just fun college football.”
“This isn’t a down year for Nebraska. We’re 3-1 and people are looking at it like…we’re Notre Dame, like we’re 0-4.”
“You think it just ends on the field with the fans? No, it doesn’t end there. It doesn’t end anywhere. It’s hard for me to go to class after playing the way I played. It’s hard for me to sit there and know that everyone around me is looking at me thinking something.”
“People only see the game. I really, really feel sorry for people. I wish they could be in the locker room. I wish they could see what people are going through, seeing Andy Sand. Every time he hits somebody, his shoulder is busted out of place. No one knows that. Larry Asante thought he broke three of his ribs and he was out there the next play…These kids are tough. It’s not like they’re not trying.”
“All this garbage on Facebook and on the Internet and all the blogs, it’s garbage.”
I know, the talent level is deeper. I know, the coaching staff is better. I keep telling myself those things.
But Nebraska got pummeled on national TV Saturday night. Now Yoshi Hardrick is defending Taylor Martinez from a girl in Spanish class. Bo Pelini is conducting longer, more competitive, more physical practices.
This feels like September 2007 all over again.
Remember that fall, Nebraska also had a fourth-year head coach coming off a Big 12 championship game loss to Oklahoma and a bowl game defeat. Remember the defense was supposed to be pretty good — and wasn’t. Remember the quarterback issues.
Bill Callahan responded to the USC embarrassment with full-pads practices. Why, you ask, weren’t the Huskers in full pads before? Callahan didn’t have an answer.
After the USC blowout, NU avoided upset against Ball State. But public scrutiny intensified, prompting Corey McKeon’s famous remarks at a press conference. A few quotes from that day:
“It’s no joke that college football makes a lot of money for universities, especially this one. The great fans we have, we sell out every game. That’s big. It’s important for this state to win. But…you’re being scrutinized for being 3-1. People aren’t looking at it like it’s just fun college football.”
“This isn’t a down year for Nebraska. We’re 3-1 and people are looking at it like…we’re Notre Dame, like we’re 0-4.”
“You think it just ends on the field with the fans? No, it doesn’t end there. It doesn’t end anywhere. It’s hard for me to go to class after playing the way I played. It’s hard for me to sit there and know that everyone around me is looking at me thinking something.”
“People only see the game. I really, really feel sorry for people. I wish they could be in the locker room. I wish they could see what people are going through, seeing Andy Sand. Every time he hits somebody, his shoulder is busted out of place. No one knows that. Larry Asante thought he broke three of his ribs and he was out there the next play…These kids are tough. It’s not like they’re not trying.”
“All this garbage on Facebook and on the Internet and all the blogs, it’s garbage.”
