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From: chevy@ihuxq.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: No Decorum in Nebraska
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Date: Mon, 19-Sep-83 16:53:24 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 19 16:53:24 1983
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I don't think Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne "let" his team rack up
84 points against Minnesota, but it was the Minnesota defense
that couldn't stop second and third team Nebraska offenses. The
Sunday Chicago Tribune quoted Osborne "I'm sorry we scored that
many points, but the whole team is out there trying their best".
You can't expect any coach to tell his team to go out and do bad,
even if his team is leading 42-0 at halftime. You also have to look
at the perspective of the second and third team for Nebraska. They are
trying to win a possible starting job, so they're going to do the best
they can no matter what the score is. Nebraska did not kick any field
goals (they might not have had the chance), they scored 12 touchdowns,
including a 50-some yard run by a back in the fourth quarter. That's
not something a coach can just "let" his team do. Maybe Nebraska is
just that awesome and Minnesota is not very good. I think so.

		Kris Sherwin
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