ESPN Ranks The Husker Program '97-'07

Over at the World Wide Leader, they have been counting down the top 119 programs in college football over the past decade this week. I was surprised by Nebraska's position and thought it was generous considering the last four or five seasons. It shows our overall record, and bowl record on top if you couldn't figure that out. Nebraska is tied with Wisconsin for 13th, check out the other 117 schools here.

Out of the winningest programs in history, with Nebraska being 4th, Michigan ranked in at #6, Notre Dame at #23 and Texas at #3. It's disappointing to see the Huskers fall from where they were in the 90's when I started following the team and the history. Nebraska and Florida State were the two best programs in the 90's, as far as I'm (and a lot of experts) concerned, with Nebraska maybe edging them out because I'm biased.

T-13	Nebraska	94-34	.734	1 national; 2 conf.	5-4
The Huskers shared the 1997 national championship with Michigan. Frank Solich maintained the success for four seasons, but they haven't been the Mighty Huskers since.