Why has Nebraska Cornhusker football taken a nosedive?

[Memorial Stadium Piru]

They were ABSOLUTELY DOMINANT most of their existence until Tom Osborne retired in 1997. They still stayed on the main stage of CFB through Frank Solich's tenure, then Bill Callahan came through and the bottom fell out

Bo Pelini had them doing OK, averaging 9-10 wins a season and a good bowl game, but not as dominant as they were in the 90s. Then he got ousted from Lincoln for generally being a arrogant dikkhead and ruining relationships with the school, the media & the donors. Mike Riley came in from doing an OK job with Oregon State, and they fell off KINDA, with 6 & 9 wins coming his first 2 seasons & losing bowl games in both. Then this season, the entire team looked ASSSSSS

The offensive line got no push
The defense couldn't stop a nosebleed
The QB was throwing picks all over the place
The coaches had no clue what they were doing, the SC coach thought doing squats weren't important bytch that's the base of developing power & explosion
They lost to Northern Illinois, Iowa and Northwestern, and let Arkansas State drop 400 passing yards on they asses

They fell off so bad What's the issue? My 1st cousin/unofficial brother plays for them and the shyt he tells me is ghastly

They got

-Rabid fanbase/amazing stadium, every game's been sold out 90,000 strong since 1962
-Good athletic facilities
-All the PAWGs these football players could want
-Decent uniforms
-Nebraska is a good school for academics
-LEGENDARY HISTORY
-Outside of Wisconsin the B1G West is uncompetitive as fukk The next difficult team is fukkin Iowa There's no reason they shouldn't be in the championship game & AT THE LEAST average 9-11 wins a season

 

[NORFOLKSOWN]

As a raiders fan and a cornhusker fan guess who I blame

 

[Remote]

The 95 Nebraska team is one of the best teams I've ever seen.
Almost as good as the 01 Canes.

 

[staticshock]

Back in the day, only Nebraska, OU, OSU, Michigan, ND, USC & Bama were the blue bloods & go to schools.

In the social media age players can shine anywhere & nobody wants to stay in Nebraska

 

[Memorial Stadium Piru]

The 95 Nebraska team is one of the best teams I've ever seen.
Almost as good as the 01 Canes.

I got them neck & neck

I lowkey got 2013 FSU up there too, as much as it pains me as a Canes fan

 

[Remote]

Back in the day, only Nebraska, OU, OSU, Michigan, ND, USC & Bama were the blue bloods & go to schools.

In the social media age players can shine anywhere & nobody wants to stay in Nebraska

Without trying to purposely rile you up since I know you're passionate about it....but the fact that elite stars (in basketball, at least) can play anywhere, means a lot of them probably should be at HBCUs.

 

[Tate]

Nebraska was the first school to have a modern weight training program and feasted off of partial qualifiers in the Big 8.

They’re victims of their own success. Everyone copied their emphasis on strength training and P5 leagues legislated away partial qualifier loopholes.

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

They left the Big 12 and thought shyt was going to be sweet in the Big 10

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

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[ELESDEE616]

They were roided to the gills.

Nebraska Cornhusker Weight Room Records; The Osborne Way and Steroids

 

[OSUBaneBrowns]

They never adapted to the changes in college football and stay stagnant. Plus they got a reality check when they came into the Big 10 and got bytched by the big boys.

 

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

They're program was built on paying players and steroids. Like Oklahoma. The difference with Oklahoma is they are a lot closer to recruiting hotbeds in Texas.

Nebraska has to recruit nationally. Are they really going to go into other powerhouse's backyards and pull blue chips? Nah

 

[staticshock]

Without trying to purposely rile you up since I know you're passionate about it....but the fact that elite stars (in basketball, at least) can play anywhere, means a lot of them probably should be at HBCUs.

HBCUs don’t have boosters giving players money & jobs, cars and houses to recruits parents

Exposure isn’t there either but hopefully with the creation of the Celebration Bowl that will change. It is what it is. I know HBCUs will never get back to where it was where we produced hall of fame level players but I just enjoy it for what it is now

 

[#1 pick]

They almost signed Lamar Jackson and that would have saved their program.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Back in the day, only Nebraska, OU, OSU, Michigan, ND, USC & Bama were the blue bloods & go to schools.

In the social media age players can shine anywhere & nobody wants to stay in Nebraska

This surely isn't the reasons. College campuses are largely the same and college kids stick to the social aspects in and around the school.