Heh. I remember when Oklahoma was the team we just couldn't beat back in the days of the Big Eight conference. When it happened, it was pretty wild.
Unfortunately, the bowl people decided it would be a great idea to have a repeat of that game and it kind of put a bitter taste on the season when the home team lost that one.
Then again, Nebraska has always felt the underdog in spite of the winning seasons. The recruiting ratings never got up to Notre Dame levels and lots of corn-fed locals got trained and coached up to a competitive level in lieu of that.
With the new coach, the tradition of walk-ons is back with a vengence. Also recruiting local guys that may not be the most highly rated. They make up for a lot of shortcomings in attitude.
Psychology can make up for a lot in football games. First hand experience of that from my high school days.
Looks like the NY Giants coach finally figured that out too. Just being a robot hardass typically doesn't get the maximum performance from a player.
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Date: 2008-02-04 06:58 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, the bowl people decided it would be a great idea to have a repeat of that game and it kind of put a bitter taste on the season when the home team lost that one.
Then again, Nebraska has always felt the underdog in spite of the winning seasons. The recruiting ratings never got up to Notre Dame levels and lots of corn-fed locals got trained and coached up to a competitive level in lieu of that.
With the new coach, the tradition of walk-ons is back with a vengence. Also recruiting local guys that may not be the most highly rated. They make up for a lot of shortcomings in attitude.
Psychology can make up for a lot in football games. First hand experience of that from my high school days.
Looks like the NY Giants coach finally figured that out too. Just being a robot hardass typically doesn't get the maximum performance from a player.