That 2009 Blackshirt defense

[Goskers07]

8 years and a full pension. Can’t beat that when a lot of Husker fans shit on him.

And honestly, I've never had a back interaction with him. I found it easy to root for him minus the fumbles.

 

[Cash68847]

And honestly, I've never had a back interaction with him. I found it easy to root for him minus the fumbles.

I remember my dad saying he was at the casino in Cockeye and ran into some of Paul’s friends from high school. They said the guy was an airhead but a good guy. I always thought he was a solid player and didn’t deserve a lot of the shit he got. He could definitely make the list of ex Huskers who got shit on by Husker fans. I still have Lord is my top guy.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

I remember my dad saying he was at the casino in Cockeyes and ran into some of Paul’s friends from high school. They said the guy was an airhead but a good guy. I always thought he was a solid player and didn’t deserve a lot of the shit he got. He could definitely make the list of ex Huskers who got shit on by Husker fans. I still have Lord is my top guy.

Classic case of him being local and highly rated created expectations he wasn't going to live up to

 

[God is a Husker]

09 Blackshirts wouldn't have lost Kabul in 5 weeks

 

[hothouse_corn]

I'll take the 1999 'shirts, but I'm older than a lot of you. Also, 2009 was pretty salty.

 

[Steveweiser316]

I always loved the secondary blitzes that defense converted

 

[Jim14510]

I loved Gomes. Whenever we needed a play he seemed to come out of nowhere. He had crazy good hands too. Surprised he didn't make it in the NFL.

 

[doublewing]

Besides being a talented defense, they were super aggressive in tackling, coverage, and played through the ball.

That aggressive nature seemed to tail off in the waning Bo years. Not only were they out-schemed, most the defense lacked that mentality.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

I'll take the 1999 'shirts, but I'm older than a lot of you. Also, 2009 was pretty salty.

That 99 defense is grossly underrated by most fans. Its arguably the best defense that McBride ever fielded.

 

[kchusker1423]

That 99 defense is grossly underrated by most fans. Its arguably the best defense that McBride ever fielded.

99 is very salty. The 94, 95 and 97 squads were no joke as well.

 

[doublewing]

That 99 defense is grossly underrated by most fans. Its arguably the best defense that McBride ever fielded.

I'd say it is one of the better defenses NU fielded that didn't result in a national title. '99, '93, and '84 all were title worthy.