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Topic: Most Surprising 'Rogue Wave' Out-of-Nowhere Season?

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OrangeAfroMan

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Most Surprising 'Rogue Wave' Out-of-Nowhere Season?
« on: December 25, 2022, 11:31:43 PM »
Unexpected seasons, all.
WTF was going on in 1993?!?
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Re: Most Surprising 'Rogue Wave' Out-of-Nowhere Season?
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2022, 12:33:23 AM »
I'm listing Wisconsin No. 1. In part because I'm a probably homer and in part because the best thing you could say about the 20-58 record the previous seven years was that they were only 10-12 the previous two.

I'd put Maryland second, maybe K-State third. I don't know what to do with Wake. The ACC was kinda drek that year, and that team didn't play THAT well. They lost to two of the three highest quality teams in the league, but held off BC despite miserable possession stats and then got that 9-6 title game win. I guess I'm more surprised at team like that could win a league and a league was bad enough to let them do it. 
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Re: Most Surprising 'Rogue Wave' Out-of-Nowhere Season?
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2022, 07:03:44 AM »
I sat and watched what Barry was doing and I knew he was on to something. Yes, he started out 1-10 (with like 30 players) and then 5-6 and 5-6. 1992, he was a Montgomery fumble away from a bowl game, but he also beat OSU that season.

1993 comes, and Joe Panos says, "Why not Wisconsin?".

Yep, saw it coming.



I went with 2007 Kansas. I didn't see that one coming at all.
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Re: Most Surprising 'Rogue Wave' Out-of-Nowhere Season?
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2022, 11:02:03 AM »
I didn't see 96 Jake the snake and the Devil defense coming after the Huskers put 77 on them in 95

certainly shocked by 3 safeties and a shutout of the Huskers early 96

watched the rerun of that rose bowl with Jake a day or so ago.
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Re: Most Surprising 'Rogue Wave' Out-of-Nowhere Season?
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2022, 07:39:24 PM »
I chose 2007 KU, too.  
Even as they had a great season, I think most people didn't think they'd have even beaten a down, .500 season-Nebraska team.  It was a case of "okay, okay, you had your fun, but KU can't beat Nebraska."  The Jayhawks broke through that mental obstacle by hanging 76 on the Huskers.  
Their only blemish was a 1-score game vs top-5 Mizzou.  
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Their season broke my brain.
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« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2022, 08:32:00 PM »
a very low point for Nebraska football in my lifetime

I went to the bar to watch it cause it was on pay-per-view

the bar owner told me it was gonna cost $1200 to order it on Dish

I told him to just turn on the radio, I didn't seen to see it that bad.

and not even I and my two Husker buddies were gonna drink $1200 worth that day.

great call
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Re: Most Surprising 'Rogue Wave' Out-of-Nowhere Season?
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2022, 06:25:28 AM »
Pay per view? In 2007??
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« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2022, 08:28:22 AM »
Who ever arranged that deserved to lose their shirts.Hell regular advertisements on network would have covered that
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« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2022, 08:28:45 AM »
The TV package for the Big 12 was weird for a long time. I remember A&M had several early season games that were on pay per view. 

The $1200 must’ve been due to it being a bar. Most of our games were like $40-60. 
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« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2022, 08:41:21 AM »
Quote from: Gigem on December 27, 2022, 08:28:45 AM
The TV package for the Big 12 was weird for a long time. I remember A&M had several early season games that were on pay per view.

The $1200 must’ve been due to it being a bar. Most of our games were like $40-60.
No question. I remember back in the early days of BTN not everyone carried it, so to the bar it was. He paid $750/week to carry it. And he made a ton of money as a result. Miss that old joint.


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Re: Most Surprising 'Rogue Wave' Out-of-Nowhere Season?
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2022, 09:26:29 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on December 27, 2022, 08:41:21 AM
No question. I remember back in the early days of BTN not everyone carried it, so to the bar it was. He paid $750/week to carry it. And he made a ton of money as a result. Miss that old joint.



I had an interesting moment this week on that front. Went to the suburbs for something. After I got out of something at one, a friend invited me to an early dinner out that way.

So I had A few hours to kill. I tried to pick up a couple of random presents for friends, and I wanted to find a place where I could grab a little bite and watch some football. I ended up ducking into a Chili’s and realizing they had the whole NFL package, which I can’t imagine is cheap for a bar. but it’s also a Chili’s, and I can’t imagine you’re doing that good of business on a full NFL Sunday. I asked the bartender, who said that each individual restaurant decides whether or not to purchase it (so it’s not a companywide deal), and he wasn’t sure why they did it. Then I finished up my sliders and went to look at some garish home goods.
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Re: Most Surprising 'Rogue Wave' Out-of-Nowhere Season?
« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2022, 09:44:51 AM »
part of not sharing media rights in the 12
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Re: Most Surprising 'Rogue Wave' Out-of-Nowhere Season?
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2022, 10:10:30 AM »
1995 Northwestern is probably #1 for me
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Re: Most Surprising 'Rogue Wave' Out-of-Nowhere Season?
« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2022, 10:13:29 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on December 27, 2022, 09:44:51 AM
part of not sharing media rights in the 12
Nebraska and Texas A&M actually made more money by NOT having those early-season cupcake games televised.  The PPV money was not shared with the conference.

So when Texas vs. Rice is picked by ABC, it's already covered in the B12 TV rights distribution and no extra money to Texas.  But when Nebraska vs. Akron was passed over by the B12 TV partners and "slips" to PPV, Nebraska makes an extra $1M off it.

That was one of those laughable quirks about all of the bitching about media rights in the B12 and blaming everything on Texas.  Until the LHN, Texas made less money in Tier3 rights every season, than did Nebraska, Texas A&M, OU, and Kansas.
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