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DrFumblerooski said:
Driving home from the game I was listening to Bock's post-game reaction show on The Ticket so the radio was still on that station when I went out to run some errands later in the day.

Apparently they switch to some national CBS talk radio show at some point during the weekend because the host was talking about the Urban-Nebraska thing and wondered why in the world Meyer would ever want to move to Hicksville Lincoln when he's lived in Columbus, Ohio and Gainesville, Florida. I've been to Gaineville and I've been to Columbus--and they're supposed to be better and more 'cosmopolitan' places to live than Lincoln, Nebraska??!? WTF???!?

The BS we've heard about Nebraska has been going on for decades and decades. It's always a hick University in a hick town surrounded by corn fields. But at least back-in-the-day we could kick butt on the playing field and shut these no-nothing sports blowhards up.
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Protective here. But Columbus is the 14th largest city in the country. The current mayor is letting it become a crime ridden cesspool, but outside of record murder rates, the city is booming. Intel just broke ground on a new $30 billion chip facility just outside the city.
 
Let's not forget the fine job Urbie did in Jacksonville. OK; cue the "NFL is different than college" argument. Fact is, he thought that just because he is Urban Meyer Jacksonville was going to be a great football team. Oops.
 
DrFumblerooski said:
Driving home from the game I was listening to Bock's post-game reaction show on The Ticket so the radio was still on that station when I went out to run some errands later in the day.

Apparently they switch to some national CBS talk radio show at some point during the weekend because the host was talking about the Urban-Nebraska thing and wondered why in the world Meyer would ever want to move to Hicksville Lincoln when he's lived in Columbus, Ohio and Gainesville, Florida. I've been to Gaineville and I've been to Columbus--and they're supposed to be better and more 'cosmopolitan' places to live than Lincoln, Nebraska??!? WTF???!?

The BS we've heard about Nebraska has been going on for decades and decades. It's always a hick University in a hick town surrounded by corn fields. But at least back-in-the-day we could kick butt on the playing field and shut these no-nothing sports blowhards up.
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We probably should put the covered wagons away, and reroute the Pony Express to dispel any stereotypes about us. :-)
 
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KansasRed said:
Let's not forget the fine job Urbie did in Jacksonville. OK; cue the "NFL is different than college" argument. Fact is, he thought that just because he is Urban Meyer Jacksonville was going to be a great football team. Oops.
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I think it was more the players in the NFL have bigger egos, that cumulatively their egos crushed the s*** out of UMs'.

Most NFL players are beyond coaching, imo, because they made their dreams come true. So who are you, we, me, they to tell me how to play now?

Caveat: At a minimum though, UM would get us the Jimmies and Joe's to go with the Xs and Os. And we ALL know that's the only way NU can even consider to make it back to respectability/elite.
 
KansasRed said:
Let's not forget the fine job Urbie did in Jacksonville. OK; cue the "NFL is different than college" argument. Fact is, he thought that just because he is Urban Meyer Jacksonville was going to be a great football team. Oops.
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Let's not forget the job Saban in the NFL after leaving the college coaching ranks. Nothing special before coming back to be one the best college Coaches in this era. Not all coaches can make the transition.
 
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A couple of things for me to post:

I lived in Columbus Ohio for over 45 years, operated a landscape construction business for 30+ years, and for the longest time, it was known as a cow town with a hard-on because of the Leveque Tower. There were more farm fields than people. OSU was surrounded by corn fields when I attended there in 1982. There was only one skyscraper until about 40 years ago when the Huntington Center and the Franklin County Office Tower were built. Chances are Lincoln and Columbus proper are extremely similar in size and scope (Take away Delaware County and Columbus sucks). Both have the state and local government as the primary employer and mindsets. Ohio State is the only thing that matters in Columbus, the city shuts down and becomes a ghost town on game days, and event coordinators can not do shows or any type of events due to lack of attendance, they can only be done when there is a bye week in the schedule. There would be zero culture shock going from Columbus to Lincoln.

I am not thrilled or excited about Urban getting the job, HOWEVER, after watching what happened yesterday something needs to happen. I could be on board with the hire if he can make a difference in the attitudes and performance of this team.
 
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I'd say he may or may not be offered or accept the Nebraska job. Only he and Trev know. My gut says he won't be that interested if offered. But like you, I don't know.

The downside for him accepting the NU job will be the possible unrealistic expectations from the fans and the state. After the past 10 years in particular, the Husker program is barely breathing compared to the glory days of the 60's through 90's. Facilities wise and fan base wise, it should have a winning football team, but those two factors are NOT enough.
 
Uenth said:
Flat out, Urban Meyer or Deon Sanders hired and I'm done. There is a right and wrong way. Both are wrong.

Please refresh yourself with what is etched on the wall:

"Not the victory, but the action; Not the goal, but the game; In the deed, the glory."

If Trev hires Urban, he needs to remove these words because they will no longer apply. The man has no honor. The winning is everything mindset just needs to go.
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Well you may be done with Husker football in short time anyway of they make yet another bad hire. So yes they could say we aren't hiring Urban. Fine no problem. I think he's a scumbag anyway. However I do not want to hear anyone e on this board or off this board complain about how bad we are. That we aren't winning enough games. That the current coach has got to go. We either want to win football games or we don't. Can't have it both ways. There are other coaches who could succeed here given enough time but only about 5 that could win and win within 2 years having us compete for conference titles in 2 years and National titles within 3 to 4 years. 3 of those coaches aren't leaving their schools. The other 2 are available right now. So we as fans have a choice to make. Do we win games and compromise our own integrity? or do we let an already apathetic fan base continue down that road eventually leading to the official end of the sellout streak? The one last thing we have to offer recruits and coaches. That's ultimately the decision we have to make as fans. I never want to hear any Husker fan ever again complain that winning no less than 9 games a year just isn't good enough.
 
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Uenth said:
Flat out, Urban Meyer or Deon Sanders hired and I'm done. There is a right and wrong way. Both are wrong.

Please refresh yourself with what is etched on the wall:

"Not the victory, but the action; Not the goal, but the game; In the deed, the glory."

If Trev hires Urban, he needs to remove these words because they will no longer apply. The man has no honor. The winning is everything mindset just needs to go.
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Deion Sanders is not coming to Lincoln Nebraska.
 
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SUHnami said:
Well you may be done with Husker football in short time anyway of they make yet another bad hire. So yes they could say we aren't hiring Urban. Fine no problem. I think he's a scumbag anyway. However I do not want to hear anyone e on this board or off this board complain about how bad we are. That we aren't winning enough games. That the current coach has got to go. We either want to win football games or we don't. Can't have it both ways. There are other coaches who could succeed here given enough time but only about 5 that could win and win within 2 years having us compete for conference titles in 2 years and National titles within 3 to 4 years. 3 of those coaches aren't leaving their schools. The other 2 are available right now. So we as fans have a choice to make. Do we win games and compromise our own integrity? or do we let an already apathetic fan base continue down that road eventually leading to the official end of the sellout streak? The one last thing we have to offer recruits and coaches. That's ultimately the decision we have to make as fans. I never want to hear any Husker fan ever again complain that winning no less than 9 games a year just isn't good enough.
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I have no problem with not winning 9 games or divisions, etc and don't remember demanding that conferences or titles be won in certain periods of time. I merely wanted to see progress. Problem was there was no progress so that's not good. I'm now adding a caveat that Nebraska keeps at least some semblance of integrity or remove the etching from Memorial Stadium about deeds, glory and honor. I'm not big on hypocrisy and that would be hypocritical as hell to have that on the stadium and have Mr. Scumbag himself as HC.

My attitude shouldn't be that surprising given my reaction to players and off-field antics.

I just hope the posted link about Urbie and not wanting to leave his plushy job are true.
 
justino52 said:
Deion Sanders is not coming to Lincoln Nebraska.
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Yeah for that one, too. Urbie says he's staying in the broadcast booth (I'll believe that when someone else is hired).

I'd love to see Mickey get the nod. I don't see it happening though because it is entirely possible that the current team is too dysfunctional. I'm afraid he's in the right place at the wrong time and that's a damn shame, IMO.
 
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