Look at statistics, fair-weather fans Anyone who thinks Tom Osborne should be fired and the Nebraska offense should devote itself to the is advised to stop read right now. Its con Nick Hytrek tents will probably be offensive to you. Since the loss to Colorado, Ne braska football “fans” have once again shown how fickle they really are. r—— ———— All season, everyone jumped on the bandwagon shouting “This will be the year Tom finally brings us a national championship,” and “Bring on Colorado and Oklahoma, we’ll kick their ***. And whoever we face in the Orange Bowl, we’ll kick their *** too.” However, as the Colorado game came to a close on that rainy after noon, I overheard many comments that were probably made by the the same people who had said Nebraska would go all the way. Comments such as, “We’ll be lucky to beat Kansas next week,” and “Oklahoma will kill us,” and, of course, “Who cares what bowl we go to? We’ll just gel blown out again anyway.” ------—, Ever since the loss to Colorado, the fair-weather fans have reappeared. Several have demanded for Osborne's resignation, secondary coach George Darlington’s resignation, the devo tion of the Husker offense to the pass and that they’ll never cheer for Ne braska again until all of the above demands are met. Good. Who wants a bunch of fair wealhef fans backing the program? Sell your tickets to someone who isn’t going to complain when Nebraska loses an occasional game. My question is this: Why, after just one loss, is Osborne suddenly the worst coach in the history of college football? One loss does not a season make, or two for that matter. Ana please can we Kin me uiik ui switching to a passing offense? Colo rado was the superior team and it wasn’t the lack of passing that killed Nebraska, it was the inability to stop the Buffalo ground game in the fourth quarter after their mammoth offen sive line had worn down the smaller Husker defensive line. If I recall correctly, nobody was complaining at halftime and Mickey Joseph hadn’t completed a pass yet. I also recall many times when Joseph dropped back to pass but had to scramble out of the pocket because of a good pass rush and excellent pass coverage downficld. In his weekly press conference following the Colorado game, Coach Osborne presented some interesting facts. He pointed out that in the 1970s, Nebraska started Vince Fcrragamo, Dave Humm and Terry Luck, all excellent passers, but they al I had one thing in common: They never beat Oklahoma, the measure of a success ful Nebraska season tor as long as i can remember. Year after year, Nebraska fans watched quick Sooner quarterbacks run circles around the Huskcr de fense, and Osborne said the coaching staff decided to start recruiting the “running quarterback” and try to run at Oklahoma. Enter Turner Gill, Steve Taylor and Gerry Gdowski. Nebraska’s re cord against Oklahoma since a “run ning quarterback” is 5-4. Further research shows that Ne braska’s record from 1972 to 1979, when Nebraska started “passing quar terbacks” is 74-20-3, a 76 percent winning percentage. Nebraska lost to the likes of Missouri, Iowa State, Wisconsin, Washington State and tied Oklahoma State, and won 10 or more games only twice. Since 1981, when Gill began his starting career, Nebraska’s record is 83-18, an 82 percent winning per centage, no losses to the teams men tioned above and only twice did Nebraska fail to win 10 games or more. I am in no way protecting Osborne’s offensive tendencies. I’m not entirely satisfied with the Husker offense myself, but I’m not a coach so my opinion doesn’t mean very much. Just look at the numbers and draw your own conclusions. Next lime Nebraska loses, remember those numbers before getting all bent out of shape. And, most of all, remember that a 10-2 record is not mediocre, at least not to die-hard Husker fans. Hytrek is a junior news-editorial major and a Daily Nebraskan sports reporter and columnist. Stop the war before it starts. Call the White House (202) 456-1111. Paid for by Nebraskans for Peace, 129 N. 10th St., Suite 426, Lincoln, NE 68508, (402) 475-4620. pump it up! You've probably alrecdy heard about THE PUMP'" System by Reebok. Its built-in air bladder and pump make it one of the best fitting, most supportive shoes anywhere. Come in for a test squeeze today. And pump it up. Jfe Omni Zone Pump Mid/Hi SXT Pump AXT Pump (women's) LINCOLN OMAHA 1118 "0" Street Westroods Shopping Center (402)477-4477 10000 Californio Street . ^ ^"VrMA (402)399 8809 I At A/\ f Gateway Shopping Center l^raw w w 164 Gallery Mall 140th ond West Center /^yp^n (402)4661941 (402)3301077 Or VJK I l!Nt Marrialional Lid All tiglwi IU»rt*