Asked by Husker Max

5/8/2014

Was the "go for 2" call the right choice in the 1984 Orange Bowl?

84%

Yes WINNER

16%

No

84%

Yes

You go for the win.

You go for the win. Show Less

22 Comments

Richard Borman

We are still talking about it, right? That says it all! Go Big Red!

Arlie Rauch

That was the clear road to the championship.

Richard Barnes

We play football to win or fail trying.

David Olson

Huskers went there to win.

Jeremy Dean Petersen

You don't play the game to tie...

Jay Schultz

It changed the way the nation viewed Tom and NU football.

Alan J Farrell

Look back at Parsegian (SP) of ND against Mich St. That haunted him forever. That was not Osborne's plan for NU. If they had won, they would have been the top of college football for years.

Robert Hegler

You play to win, not tie the game.

Charles Johnson

Because you don't go to the prom to kiss your sister.

Kelly Sterling

We were the better team. Boiled down to missed execution

Stephen Johnson

Everyone I know who is a Nebraska fan agreed to go for the win. There is no other decision.

Allen H. Browning

Osborne taught the world what big-time football was all about .

Eric Farris

play to win, not to tie

Ron Bauer

Should be only one (1) National Champion.

Jerry L. Hammon

You play to win not tie

Frank M. Olivarez

Huskers always go thru the front door

Keith Petrie

It wasn't the safe call... but it sure was GUTSY! and the right way to go! Go for the win!!!

Bart Burroughs

you don't have overtime in '84. you go for the win, not the tie if you are a competitor.

Travis Stewart

Same reason Osborne said - you play to win. If there had been overtime back then you kick the xtra point and play it out

Kendrick Marshall

You play to win the game. That's all.

Jeff Van Every

Because there was no doubt that Dr. Tom would go for 2. Go for the win, not the tie. Football isn't soccer, hehe. I guess it is.

Erik Olson

"A tie is like kissing your sister."

16%

No

Take the tie and undefeated record.

Take the tie and undefeated record. Show Less

5 Comments

Jeff Malooley

Although I do not have a problem with what coach Osborne did I do feel that going to their home field and with their crowd advantage, that a tie would have been a win.

Phil Coffey

because I know what the outcome was

Carol Brown

The National Championship that would have gone with the tie would have been at lease as valuable as the split with Michigan! Arkansas Husker

David Foster

Nothing wrong with going for the tie.

Greg Mann

The goal at the beginning of the season was to win a title. Kick the extra point and you achieve the goal. TO's gambled cost all those players a championship and years of wondering needlessly.

Would Notre Dame QB Kenny Minchey be a good fit for the Huskers?

Asked by Husker Max

2 months left

Would Notre Dame QB Kenny Minchey be a good fit for the Huskers?

77%

Yes Yes

23%

No No

77%

Yes

3 Comments

Mitch Bronston

Fits the offense, solid player, no pedigree getting in the way.

David Levesque

He very nearly won the starting job this past season.

Larry Eisenhauer

He will be solid and take care of the ball

23%

No

1 Comment

Echo Kinsella

no loyalty

Does Kyle Whittingham's job change give Nebraska a good chance for a bowl win?

Asked by Husker Max

711 Votes

Does Kyle Whittingham's job change give Nebraska a good chance for a bowl win?

30%

Yes: This alters Utah's mindset Yes: This alters Utah's mindset

70%

No: The game still looks like a mismatch No: The game still looks like a mismatch

30%

Yes: This alters Utah's mindset

4 Comments

Fianna Bressler

Because know the Huskers have a true chance to win now that Utah doesn't have they're coach.

Robert Lloyd

Go Big Red

Wade Williams

Yes, especially when you combine the upheaval this causes with a few of their opt outs and departures. It's one of the reasons bowl games just aren't the same anymore. The record might say we're playing the 15th ranked team, but in reality, we're playing what's left of it. Glorified scrimmage gm!