Best 80's Husker QB - Steve Taylor or Turner Gill?

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Best 80's Husker QB - Steve Taylor or Turner Gill?

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Steve Taylor Steve Taylor

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Turner Gill Turner Gill

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Steve Taylor

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Turner Gill

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Lynn Sheldon

He did it all and minus a really bad call, he might have earned a national championship.

Steve “S85” T

It was a great call. The reciever dropped it, although it could've been a better throw, and the reciever was open. It was an execution failure not a bad play call.

Sean Kelly

Is this a serious poll? It’s not even debatable. Turner Gill lost 2 games by a total of 4 points.

michael daly

Scoring explosion

James Bachman

Both were very good. The screw job at Penn State cost us two national championships. If we were n/c in 1982, we do not play Miami, in Miami. Additionally, having Gill play freshman football was stupid

Rick Rhoadarmer

No brainer......

Steve “S85” T

Taylor was awesome and a great fit for the option game but I have to go with Gill. I think the better Monday morning QB question would be Frazier, Gill, Crouch or Frost.

Nate Stineman

Turner was the heart and soul of his teams. He was looked upon for leadership by the rest of his teammates. Remember, he was one completion away from winning a National Championship.

James Bachman

No. We beat Penn State and we would have been able to tell Miami to pound sand. Miami was the only team that could have beaten us. Gill should never have played Freshman football. It cost him a year.

Brad Jakubowski

Gill was clearly the better of the two. Taylor was overated but had talent and played hard.

Thomas Johnson

Steve was great but Turner could do it all! He's the best all-around quarterback Nebraska ever had.

Randy Weitzenkamp

Part of the 82 & 83 scoring explosion. Lead a 2nd half comeback in the national championship game falling only inches short. Robbed at Happy Valley in 82. Did Steve ever beat Oklahoma?

James Bachman

Yes. In 1988, 7-3 in Norman. It poured rain the whole game.

Randy Weitzenkamp

Stand corrected. Steve beat Oklahoma in Norman his Sr. year.

Todd Schweiger

Pure football smarts!

Randy Petersen

Turner was the first real option QB in the Osborne era. He took over as a soph QB in a time of trouble (NU record) and provided the athleticism, QB option capabilities, and strong overall leadership.

Richard Vryheid

Great person and player. Of course, he had a great ensemble in the team too.

RΞV

No disrespect to Steve - I love Steve. But.......you're kidding w/ this.......right?

Dan Phillips

Winner and leader

Mark Warsocki

Best record and talent during his time as QB

What should define Nebraska’s running back room heading into 2026?

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What should define Nebraska’s running back room heading into 2026?

69%

One clear feature back One clear feature back

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A situational committee A situational committee

69%

One clear feature back

3 Comments

David Weaver

Feature back is important to have but DEPTH is also CRITICAL. If don't have a feature back then either then depth chart is flooded with talent. But in the Big Ten you better have a GREAT 2nd and 3rd string to make it through the season. With EJ it helped he was so quick he didn't take huge hits

Terry Barker

Nebraska was always most stable when we had a feature back that can actually "carry" the team with his legs.

Ron Joseph

Nebraska in the past was successful with one top back. We've fallen on hard times because we haven't developed or recruited a great back. But the others need to be developed so we have a pipeline of backs like we use to have.

31%

A situational committee

4 Comments

Thomas Wright

Roger Craig & Tom Rathman ring a bell ? Not only a dynamic duo playing for NU, but also for the 49ers !! YES we want multiple RB’s to rotate in & out to keep their legs fresh!! GBR 🎈

SEW

Look at the success in the playoff, the teams have 2-3 capable RB's they use to keep them healthy and offer the D different looks. Johnson was unique, most backs can't take that many snaps a season and stay healthy and sharp.

PJ SAid

Every good team, including the NFL, will rotate backs on a regular basis. This last year Nebraska should have used a 2nd running back more often - NEB is lucked out EJ stayed healthy.