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.

Will Fred Hoiberg's Huskers still be undefeated when the calendar flips to February?

Asked by Husker Max

1 month left

Will Fred Hoiberg's Huskers still be undefeated when the calendar flips to February?

40%

Yes Yes

60%

No No

40%

Yes

1 Comment

Gary Wall

I HOPE! CAN WE HOPE!

60%

No

8 Comments

Drew Puls

Michigan

Robert Schutt

With 3 of the remaining 4 January games on the road, it will be an uphill climb in remaining playoff undefeated.

Terrence Smith

... and I hope I'm wrong.

Randy Wolf

Michigan.

VAHuskerFan

They r playing really well but I just don’t see them winning out in January, they live and die by the 3 and it’s gonna end up costing them, not much inside the paint game. I see everyone standing outside the 3 line wanting to shoot the 3 but no one ever inside to get rebounds, wont work against Mich

Suicide Slush Puppie

Probably not - that's expecting a lot - but regardless, what they've accomplished is nothing short of extraordinary.

Jerry Goodwin

This team is really good and they will continue to give themselves a chance in every game, but...3 of the next 4 on the road, including Michigan? That's a tough run. If they win out in January and beat Illinois at home on February 1st, they'll be #1 in the country the next day.

Roy Katskee

They are living on borrowed time.

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

Asked by Husker Max

1 month left

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

69%

One clear feature back One clear feature back

31%

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.

Brad Loseke

Different backs have skills for different situations.

Husker Max

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

84% Yes WINNER

16% No

84% Yes

16% No

Will Fred Hoiberg's Huskers still be undefeated when the calendar flips to February?

40% Yes Yes

60% No No

40% Yes

60% No

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

69% One clear feature back One clear feature back

31% A situational committee A situational committee

69% One clear feature back

31% A situational committee

84%

Yes WINNER

16%

No

84%

Yes

16%

No

40%

Yes Yes

60%

No No

40%

Yes

60%

No

69%

One clear feature back One clear feature back

31%

A situational committee A situational committee

69%

One clear feature back

31%

A situational committee