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The Music City Bowl meeting with World-Herald readers was fantastic last week in Nashville. One of the questions: If you could have Nebraska football do one thing, what would it be?
This was easy: I’d make them the Pittsburgh Steelers.
No, not the uniforms. That one’s taken.
I’m referring to the Steelers’ historic identity as the roughest, toughest crew in the NFL. They play ferocious football. They are relentless at being ferocious. That’s how they hire coaches. That’s how they draft. That’s who they are.
The blue-collar, hard-working, hard-hitting, hard-playing thing works well in Nebraska. It fits the fan base. It’s a comfort food for those years when the five-star well is dry.
If Nebraska’s going to go 9-4, do it this way, the blue-collar way, with a good share of Nebraska kids. Do it well enough and you’ll get in that Big Ten game once in a while and win it when the skill level is up.
Yes, because I'm sure Mike Riley & Co. are telling their players to not hit hard. I'm sure that "don't be ferocious" is Banker's message to the Blackshirts every Saturday.
And oh yeah, make sure you do it "with a good share of Nebraska kids." Because let's face it - if we had a couple more guys like Ross Dzuris, Ryker Fyfe, and Dylan Utter this year, we surely would've competed for the national championship.
I can't believe the OWH pays this guy to write this tripe. Reading his columns is akin to listening to your drunk uncle blather on about how Nebraska would be so much better if we just stuck to recruiting Nebraska kids "because they've got heart."
The Music City Bowl meeting with World-Herald readers was fantastic last week in Nashville. One of the questions: If you could have Nebraska football do one thing, what would it be?
This was easy: I’d make them the Pittsburgh Steelers.
No, not the uniforms. That one’s taken.
I’m referring to the Steelers’ historic identity as the roughest, toughest crew in the NFL. They play ferocious football. They are relentless at being ferocious. That’s how they hire coaches. That’s how they draft. That’s who they are.
The blue-collar, hard-working, hard-hitting, hard-playing thing works well in Nebraska. It fits the fan base. It’s a comfort food for those years when the five-star well is dry.
If Nebraska’s going to go 9-4, do it this way, the blue-collar way, with a good share of Nebraska kids. Do it well enough and you’ll get in that Big Ten game once in a while and win it when the skill level is up.
Yes, because I'm sure Mike Riley & Co. are telling their players to not hit hard. I'm sure that "don't be ferocious" is Banker's message to the Blackshirts every Saturday.
And oh yeah, make sure you do it "with a good share of Nebraska kids." Because let's face it - if we had a couple more guys like Ross Dzuris, Ryker Fyfe, and Dylan Utter this year, we surely would've competed for the national championship.
I can't believe the OWH pays this guy to write this tripe. Reading his columns is akin to listening to your drunk uncle blather on about how Nebraska would be so much better if we just stuck to recruiting Nebraska kids "because they've got heart."
