From: wilbanks@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Dylan Wilbanks)
Subject: Re: 91 BlockBuster (Was Re: Bama in the polls)
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
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Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 01:09:45 GMT

m_henderson@csc32.enet.dec.com (Marty Henderson) writes:

>It's also a well known documented fact about NU's problems vs top 20 teams
>the last 4 years or so. Why do you ask if I doubt? I have spoken of this many
>times in this newsgroup. It is OBVIOUS that Nebraska has fallen back in quality
>the last few years. With that in mind - why are you CU folk so damn proud that CU has beaten a "weak" Nebraska team ("weak" by Husker standards) 2 of the last
>3 years? And those 2 wins were not easy. Since NU has not beaten a top-20 team
>in that period - then why do you consider it a big accomplishment? And don't
>tell me you don't. I live in Colorado and I KNOW BETTER.

The same reason a Notre Dame fan would consider a defeat over a, say, 3-8 
Michigan team an accomplishment - they beat a team with a history of prestige,
not a team with a better record. Same with Nebraska - by beating them, we are 
beating one of the "Big Red Machines" of the conference.
And, by the way, one of the classiest teams in the conference. With the
exception of those who continually mock us come game week, Nebraska fans and 
players are some of the nicest people I've met. 

>Nebraska goes to Miami and gets creamed by the Canes (MNC's). Nebraska goes to Boulder and CU BARELY saves a tie with a blocked field goal in the last min. of the game. The year before NU goes to the bowl vs GA. Tech (MNC's) and gets beat
>solidly. CU comes to Lincoln and has to pull out a come from behind 4th quarter win. The year before that NU plays Florida State in the bowl and gets beat solidly. Same year CU holds on to a close 4 point victory at home. What does that say to you? Don't be so Damn proud that you FINALLY beat us a few times.
>The Huskers of the past few years have not been the mighty Huskers of old.
>You have not beaten our best teams. Not by a long stretch of the imagination.
>For that matter the same goes for Oklahoma.

HEY. I don't think any of us on this net ever said "The '90 Buffs would 
kick the '71 Huskers/Sooners asses if the game were ever played." No. It'd 
be close, though. And I think that if the Huskers had been healthy in 
1990 for the Citrus Bowl, Ga. Tech wouldn't have lasted a split-second in 
Orlando. But look at what you have said - "On Bowl Day we get stuffed and 
look at you, measly lil Colorado! You only beat/tied us by miniscule points."
That is BS. Would you please go to the board and write the following 500 times?

	A 1 POINT WIN IS STILL A WIN. A 1 POINT WIN IS STILL A WIN.
	A 1 POINT WIN IS STILL A WIN. A 1 POINT WIN IS STILL A WIN.
	A 1 POINT WIN IS STILL A WIN. A 1 POINT WIN IS STILL A WIN.

>>Talking about Miami, I find it amusing that the Hurricanes fell victim to a
>>Hurricane! Hmm... maybe it's time they changed their name...

>Geesh Njan, how can you joke about that? There was nothing at all "amusing" about the hurricane in south Florida. Even equating that tragidy to a GAME is out of place. Even if it is in a light hearted manner. If a heard of American Bison (There is no such thing in American as a "Buffalo") stampeeded thru Boulder and you were left without even the basic needs of life - you would not be making lighthearted statements about how CU should change it's name.
>Nuff said!!!

Hey - lighten up - it's just black humor. I feel for the people of Miami 
and Louisiana who are still without clean water and food - I lived through
the grat 1987 Tulsa ice storm, which knocked out power to 250,000 people at,
of all times, Christmas - but the black humor that comes from the peril of 
another man and the dark ironies that come from circumstance - for instance,
a picture of the Lee's Chicken resturant after four employees were brutally 
murdered the night before in a robbery showed the front sign - "Help Wanted"
- are inevitable. It must be understood that sometimes an outlet of shock 
is humor.

>Lets just have a great and competitive Big-8 season and hope that the Big-8
>elite once again join the ranks of the national elite.

Amen. It's about time - let's not turn into the next Big 10.

>>Njan

>Njan, you make it sooooo easy.

>By the way, just to set the record straight, I shall REPEAT my 1992 Big-8
>prediction. Just to keep the masses silent.  ;^)

>	1. Oklahoma,  Colorado  (Flip a coin)
>	3. Nebraska

>	Provided that: 1. OU and CU sucessfully convert to the "passing game"
>                       2. NU Coach Osborne stays suck in the 70s

>	IF OU and CU struggle with their offensive game conversions AND
>	Coach Osborne opens the offense up...

>	1. Nebraska
>	2. Oklahoma,  Colorado  (Flip a coin)
>	3. Colorado,  Oklahoma  (Flip a coin)

and after today's game, scenario #1 looks oh-so-much-more-likely....

Oh, I have Kansas State winning the conference, thanks to a few upsets here 
and there. It's about time to REALLY shake things up....

>Husker Henderson

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