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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: OrangeAfroMan on April 30, 2025, 08:52:51 PM
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I think the '95 Huskers get their due from everyone as being an all-time great team.
However, I feel like Nebraska fans hold the '94 team almost on-par with the '95 squad or even on equal footing.
Is that fair to say? Were they as good just because it was finally Dr. Tom's first NC?
Or were they actually as good?
My opinion is that we all saw HOW they beat Miami, gut-punching them to death. But while that Miami team was 10-1 entering the OB, their offense was kind of ass. Great defense, don't get me wrong, but Frank Costa has a 1:1 TD to INT ratio.
That '94 team did hang a 70 on someone, and I distinctly remember the 24-7 utter beat-down of CU. They survived the 3rd-string QB start vs KSU.
I'll still never understand how PSU got shut out of a share of the NC, but that's not the focus here.
What's the argument FOR the '94 team being held in such high esteem?
And is this an odd question for a 13-0 NC team? lol
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I guess I don't know any Nebraska fans that consider the '94 team one of the top ___ (pick a number) teams of all time the way they do with the '95 team.
'94 had the moniker of The Finished Business season, due to the way they lost to FSU the year before. They were "great" because they won a natty, but not an all-time great.
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the 94 team was a great team, just not as great as 95.
the 94 team didn't know how good they were - had a little question in their minds if they could go undefeated
the 95 team knew damn well they were great and used that swagger to their advantage
many of the 95 guys were seniors and had played the season before, they were just another season bigger, stronger, and more mature
the stats bear it out and the margin of victory in the games - the 95 team was just better
the 94 team does have the distinction of the 24-7 utter beat-down of CU - Osborne later said, it was the best or closest to perfect of any game he coached.
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both their '94 and '95 teams are a lot better than their shitty overrated '97 team lead by a sissy drunk QB :)
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you son of a B
nobody wanted to line up against the Husker teams from 93-97 - those 5 teams were physical - I'd still like to know the story behind that night in Tempe in 96.
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Horns were more than happy to line up against the '96 Huskers.
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they were lucky enough to pull a huge upset - not sure they were so happy before the game - they got one of the 3 wins - they had a plan and it worked - certainly VERY happy post-game
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they were lucky enough to pull a huge upset - not sure they were so happy before the game - they got one of the 3 wins - they had a plan and it worked - certainly VERY happy post-game
You serious Clark? They got to play in the first ever B12 CCG. You better believe they were delighted to be there, regardless of opponent.
That was a badass Longhorn offense. Priest Holmes and Ricky Williams both in the backfield. Money, G.
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(https://i.imgur.com/ZrQHyOr.png)
Priest had a great day - Ricky not so much
Frost was not a great passer
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(https://i.imgur.com/ZrQHyOr.png)
Priest had a great day - Ricky not so much
Frost was not a great passer
Ricky was a fullback, lead blocking for Priest. I'd say he did alright.
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right up there with Makovica
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Well, as we all know, the play of the game wasn't a toss sweep nor was it a fullback dive...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRQ84D_4LZI
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was a helluva call ............ because it worked
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What was up with '94's ten-point win vs Wyoming?
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With quarterback Tommie Frazier sidelined by blood clots, Brook Berringer earned his first career start and led the Huskers to their first come-from-behind victory of the season, a 42-32 win over Wyoming.
Nebraska was down 21-7 with 2:12 left in the first half after two Husker turnovers led to two Wyoming scores, but Berringer orchestrated a 2-minute drill beginning at the NU 36-yard line, completing seven straight passes for 59 yards, and scored on a 5-yard jaunt to cut the lead to 21-14 at halftime.
Berringer directed four consecutive scoring drives during a seven-minute span of the second and third quarters, unknowingly playing with a partially collapsed lung, which occurred during his TD run late in the first half. With 8:11 left in the third quarter, the Huskers’ 14-point deficit had turned into a 35-21 lead. Nebraska then fended off a Wyoming rally to secure the victory.
(https://i.imgur.com/1QH5cQi.png)
poor pass defense
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To be fair, Marcus Harris was an all-time great WR for Wyoming. Dude had 3 straight 1,400-yard, double-digit TD seasons.
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Barron Miles was a solid corner and a senior
Tyrone Williams was a junior corner
Tony Veland a junior Free Safety that converted from QB
Kareem Moss a senior Rover
Eric Stokes was a soph Corner
not a lot of depth at corner, probably didn't play much nickel and no chance of a dime package
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I left that game at halftime to drive to Ames to see the Rolling Stones that night.
94 team kind of let Iowa State and OU hang around a bit as well. Offensively at times Nebraska was a bit challenged. The Turman game was something else.
Gameday came to Lincoln twice that year, once for the UCLA game which ended up being a drubbing.
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The only time I've been to Memorial Stadium was '94 vs Kansas. That was a bloodbath.
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Been more than a few there....
Not many lately.
Used to be common... I kinda miss them
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At the time that was what passed for a passing clinic for Nebraska. Brooks had a day throwing a ball that day.
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perhaps Eric Alford TE didn't play in that game