The Husker roster wasn't built to compete defensively when they transitioned to the Big Ten.Originally posted by Husker.Wed.:
I never bought into "how hard" it was moving to the B1G, but maybe I am naïve.
Then why were we favored to win the B1G when we moved there? Expectations were pretty high, I think the problem was our staff wasn't built to win anywhere. We would have gotten curb stomped in the Big 12 if we had stayed as well. See the points those guys were scoring after we left? NU would have gotten trucked big time in the Big 12. We were lucky we went to a lower scoring conference. Haven't looked up any stats to back it up, but it seemed like the Big 12 scoring per team was 50-60 each every damn time they played, and it seemed like the B1G team scoring was about 21 eachOriginally posted by Cornicator:
The Husker roster wasn't built to compete defensively when they transitioned to the Big Ten.Originally posted by Husker.Wed.:
I never bought into "how hard" it was moving to the B1G, but maybe I am naïve.
DON"T EVEN GET ME STARTED!!! What a waste of several years with that staff we had. B1G was ripe for the pickins with Ohio State having their issues and Michigan being down. It was right freaking there!!!!! Now we're gonna have to actually win it the old fashioned way.Originally posted by siegsker:
We were supposed show the B1G what speed was all about. Remember that?
If NU truly wants to "win championships" and be relevant, they have to have a defense built to handle all comers. They might have to play an Alabama one week and an Oregon the next.Originally posted by Cornicator:
The Husker roster wasn't built to compete defensively when they transitioned to the Big Ten.Originally posted by Husker.Wed.:
I never bought into "how hard" it was moving to the B1G, but maybe I am naïve.
I think that's a valid argument. However, the poor roster management was all Bo's fault, and it still is in 2015. He recruited some solid "bits and pieces" in the defensive front 7, but the overall lack of depth and inability to capitalize on big time talents like Suh, Crick, and Lavonte with reference to recruiting was mind boggling.Originally posted by litespeedhuskerfan:
Then why were we favored to win the B1G when we moved there? Expectations were pretty high, I think the problem was our staff wasn't built to win anywhere. We would have gotten curb stomped in the Big 12 if we had stayed as well. See the points those guys were scoring after we left? NU would have gotten trucked big time in the Big 12. We were lucky we went to a lower scoring conference. Haven't looked up any stats to back it up, but it seemed like the Big 12 scoring per team was 50-60 each every damn time they played, and it seemed like the B1G team scoring was about 21 eachOriginally posted by Cornicator: