Predict Nebraska's record

[murphy2317]

September 5 Florida Atlantic
September 12 Arkansas State
September 19 at Virginia Tech
September 26 Louisiana-Lafayette
October 8 at Missouri
October 17 Texas Tech
October 24 Iowa State
October 31 at Baylor
November 7 Oklahoma
November 14 at Kansas
November 21 Kansas State
November 27 at Colorado

 

[GoSooners]

7-5. Maybe 8-4 at best
With losses at VT, at Baylor, at Kansas, OU...Colorado in Boulder could be the decider for the Big 12 North. Remember I said COULD.

 

[NickyE]

FAU-Win FAU will hang in for a while. NU pulls away 2nd half.

Ark. St.-Win No explanation needed.

at V.T.-Loss Definite loss. Virginia Tech will overwhelm Nebraska in every phase.

Louisiana Lafeyette-Win This will be closer than the spread will suggest. This isn't a blowout game like everyone will expect. L.L. will show up and cover.

at Mizzou-Loss Missouri pulls this off. They are tough at home. Nebraska doesn't like playing there. New players pick up the pieces from last year and run with them.

Texas Tech-Win Tech won't drop off a ton but they won't get near last year's team. This will be a good game but Nebraska will be coming off the loss at Mizzou and show up for their best game of the year to date.

Iowa State-Win Not much of an explanation needed. Iowa State is coming in with a new staff and not much talent to help. Nebraska runs for over 300 yards.

at Baylor-Win Great game, I think it comes within a touchdown. Nebraska grinds out a fourth quarter to win. Griff tries to pull out a two minute drill but falls short.

Oklahoma-Loss This is easy. Nebraska just doesn't have enough to stop Oklahoma or run against there front 7.

at Kansas-Loss Mangino will have his team ready for this. Reesing leads them to victory by 13.

Kansas State-Win Snyder will go through a long season this year. Freeman's gone and those good receivers won't be able to play every position. Nebraska trounces them.

at Colorado-Loss I am a diehard Buff fan. Scott runs for 150 and Colorado takes this game. An offensive display for both teams. The Buffs take it in the end.

7-5 Bo. Sorry, you will not improve from last year. You lose your quarterback and two top receivers. You play two top 8 teams. You'll lose on the road to Missouri. The end.

 

[EmmittRudd]

FAU-Win FAU will hang in for a while. NU pulls away 2nd half.

Ark. St.-Win No explanation needed.

at V.T.-Loss Definite loss. Virginia Tech will overwhelm Nebraska in every phase.

Louisiana Lafeyette-Win This will be closer than the spread will suggest. This isn't a blowout game like everyone will expect. L.L. will show up and cover.

at Mizzou-Loss Missouri pulls this off. They are tough at home. Nebraska doesn't like playing there. New players pick up the pieces from last year and run with them.

Texas Tech-Win Tech won't drop off a ton but they won't get near last year's team. This will be a good game but Nebraska will be coming off the loss at Mizzou and show up for their best game of the year to date.

Iowa State-Win Not much of an explanation needed. Iowa State is coming in with a new staff and not much talent to help. Nebraska runs for over 300 yards.

at Baylor-Win Great game, I think it comes within a touchdown. Nebraska grinds out a fourth quarter to win. Griff tries to pull out a two minute drill but falls short.

Oklahoma-Loss This is easy. Nebraska just doesn't have enough to stop Oklahoma or run against there front 7.

at Kansas-Loss Mangino will have his team ready for this. Reesing leads them to victory by 13.

Kansas State-Win Snyder will go through a long season this year. Freeman's gone and those good receivers won't be able to play every position. Nebraska trounces them.

at Colorado-Loss I am a diehard Buff fan. Scott runs for 150 and Colorado takes this game. An offensive display for both teams. The Buffs take it in the end.

7-5 Bo. Sorry, you will not improve from last year. You lose your quarterback and two top receivers. You play two top 8 teams. You'll lose on the road to Missouri. The end.

I agree and will look to fade in the Baylor and LL games.

 

[GoSooners]

at Baylor-Win Great game, I think it comes within a touchdown. Nebraska grinds out a fourth quarter to win. Griff tries to pull out a two minute drill but falls short.

Your right, this could be a great game. But I still remember how Baylor gave Nebraska all they could handle in Lincoln last year. And this year's version of Baylor will be better. I also think the Neb/Mizzou game could go either way. But I gave Nebraska the benefit of the doubt in that one. My bet is they won't beat both Mizzou and Baylor on the road. They'll go down in one of those games. Texas Tech may not be easy either.

 

[BigdaddyQH]

This is going to be typical Big 12. The team that can steal one or two wins away will win a very weak Big 12 North. Nebraska has two sure losses at Va.Tech and at home vs Oklahoma. The home game against T-Tech and the away game at Baylor are both winnable, and that may be enough to get Nebraska into the championship game in Kansas City. They are the only Big 12 NOrth team with a reasonable shot at going 2-1 against the Big 12 South. But they have to win on the road. All of their games against the Big 12 North challengers are on the road. 8-4 is certainly possible. I see them with 6 home wins.

 

[murphy2317]

Your right, this could be a great game. But I still remember how Baylor gave Nebraska all they could handle in Lincoln last year. And this year's version of Baylor will be better. I also think the Neb/Mizzou game could go either way. But I gave Nebraska the benefit of the doubt in that one. My bet is they won't beat both Mizzou and Baylor on the road. They'll go down in one of those games. Texas Tech may not be easy either.

I don't see how Baylor gave us all we can handle. Here's why:

-We had 147 more yards then them
-We had the ball for 38 minutes
-Baylor didn't score in the 2nd half
-Baylor scored a late TD at the end of the 1st half, to go up by 3
-We fumbled twice inside the 5 yard line in the 4th quarter.

Just because we grind out games, and run the clock out if we are up, doesn't mean we didn't beat them soundly.

The only thing they had going for them was RB3. Obviously he is really good, and I am somewhat worried about our trip down there, but we are better at most positions, including both Lines.

 

[GoSooners]

I don't see how Baylor gave us all we can handle. Here's why:

-We had 147 more yards then them
-We had the ball for 38 minutes
-Baylor didn't score in the 2nd half
-Baylor scored a late TD at the end of the 1st half, to go up by 3
-We fumbled twice inside the 5 yard line in the 4th quarter.

Just because we grind out games, and run the clock out if we are up, doesn't mean we didn't beat them soundly.

The only thing they had going for them was RB3. Obviously he is really good, and I am somewhat worried about our trip down there, but we are better at most positions, including both Lines.

The biggest difference in the game last year was that Baylor couldn't pass the ball and convert their third down plays. But they ran for over 200 yards on the Huskers that day. And that was in Lincoln with a true freshman QB in only his third road game. If Griffin improves at all this season in the passing game, it will be a good game. I do know one thing, Baylor's pass defense should be improved this season. So I'm curious to see how well the Huskers do without the Joe Ganz/Nate Swift connection. Briles may also put some extra emphasis on the Bears winning that game, because it could be the game that gets them to 6 wins to become bowl eligible.

 

[murphy2317]

The biggest difference in the game last year was that Baylor couldn't pass the ball and convert their third down plays. But they ran for over 200 yards on the Huskers that day. And that was in Lincoln with a true freshman QB in only his third road game. If Griffin improves at all this season in the passing game, it will be a good game. I do know one thing, Baylor's pass defense should be improved this season. So I'm curious to see how well the Huskers do without the Joe Ganz/Nate Swift connection. Briles may also put some extra emphasis on the Bears winning that game, because it could be the game that gets them to 6 wins to become bowl eligible.

Yea, most of that 200 was from Griffin. 90 of it came from 2 plays from RB3 and Finnly.

I think its safe to say our secondary will improve as much or more then Griffin as a passer.

Nebraska was #1 in the Big 12 in opponents 3rd down %. There is a reason they couldn't convert them, RB3 was on the run from our 3rd down blitzes. Pelini loves to put pressure on QBs in pressure situations. And that is where most of his rushing yards came from, was scrambles. Which brings me to our LB core, every position is gonna be an athletic upgrade. 3 young, but very athletic guys stepping in.

But I am high on Baylor, I think they got a real good thing going. One thing is for sure, I'm glad we got RB3 as a FR/SO.

 

[GoSooners]

Yea, most of that 200 was from Griffin. 90 of it came from 2 plays from RB3 and Finnly.

I think its safe to say our secondary will improve as much or more then Griffin as a passer.

Nebraska was #1 in the Big 12 in opponents 3rd down %. There is a reason they couldn't convert them, RB3 was on the run from our 3rd down blitzes. Pelini loves to put pressure on QBs in pressure situations. And that is where most of his rushing yards came from, was scrambles. Which brings me to our LB core, every position is gonna be an athletic upgrade. 3 young, but very athletic guys stepping in.

But I am high on Baylor, I think they got a real good thing going. One thing is for sure, I'm glad we got RB3 as a FR/SO.

Thanks for the Huskers info Murph...The good news for Nebraska in this case is Zac Lee will have 7 games under his belt by the time he gets to Baylor. If the Huskers rush defense numbers are as good or better than last season (128 ypg) and we get a short line, then I would definitely consider the Huskers in this spot. We'll have to see how the teams match up numbers-wise when we get to it. The biggest advantage for Nebraska in this game is they simply have more quality players in camp at this point than Baylor. Briles had much more of a rebuilding job to do than Pelini did.

 

[murphy2317]

Thanks for the Huskers info Murph...The good news for Nebraska in this case is Zac Lee will have 7 games under his belt by the time he gets to Baylor. If the Huskers rush defense numbers are as good or better than last season (128 ypg) and we get a short line, then I would definitely consider the Huskers in this spot. We'll have to see how the teams match up numbers-wise when we get to it. The biggest advantage for Nebraska in this game is they simply have more quality players in camp at this point than Baylor. Briles had much more of a rebuilding job to do than Pelini did.

That is definitely true, Pelini had more to work with. But they will be adding a decent amount of potential play-makers on offense. I know they are excited about Finly, he was a FR last season and showed a lot of promise. Kendall Wright is a speedster that got some good exp. as a true FR.

Lee determines how good we are this season.

 

[DeltaU46]

I would agree Murph, we go as Lee goes...I think people will be surprised, I've always been high on him and think he is a faster, stronger Joe Ganz...this is going to be his third year in the system, if he doesn't know the offense by now, he never will.

8 weeks, can't wait!

:toast:

 

[BigdaddyQH]

Lets see what Nebraska has. Three games that are a disgrase to start the season. Scheduling Fla. Atlantic, Arkansas St, and La. Lafayette shows Nebraska's true colors. Yellow. That is straight out of the Bill Snyder book of non-con scheduling. So we have 3 wins there. They do play Va. Tech on the road, so 1 sure loss.

Nebraska should easily handle Iowa State and Kansas State at home. Texas Tech may be tougher, but that is a revenge game, so I will give them that win also. OU will beat them in Lincoln. So that puts Nebraska at 6-2 with their 4 away games yet to be judged. This is basically the meat and potatoes of the Huskers season. If they can win two of their away games, they should prevail in the Big 12 North. Unfortunately for the Huskers, they go to Kansas, where they are 0-2 in their last two efforts. They also go to Missouri, where they are 0-3 in their last 3 efforts. The good news is that Nebraska will probably be the only team with a legitimate shot at winning two games against the South. They play Baylor, and have done well against the Bears. Who knows what will happen in colorado, except that those games are normally high scoring wild affairs.

Bottom line. Nebraska can go anywheres from 8-4 to 6-6. I'll give them 8-4, but that may not be enough, depending on how Kansas does. If Kansas beats Nebraska, they own the tie breaker.

 

[Prof.Hinsley]

"Scheduling Fla. Atlantic, Arkansas St, and La. Lafayette shows Nebraska's true colors. Yellow."



Those games were scheduled during the shitty Callahan years with a shitty AD. Thats why we got rid of both of them. Nebraska has a great tradition and this soft non-conference schedule shouldn't reflect the character of this team or future Nebraska teams.

 

[murphy2317]

Lets see what Nebraska has. Three games that are a disgrase to start the season. Scheduling Fla. Atlantic, Arkansas St, and La. Lafayette shows Nebraska's true colors. Yellow. That is straight out of the Bill Snyder book of non-con scheduling. So we have 3 wins there. They do play Va. Tech on the road, so 1 sure loss.

Nebraska should easily handle Iowa State and Kansas State at home. Texas Tech may be tougher, but that is a revenge game, so I will give them that win also. OU will beat them in Lincoln. So that puts Nebraska at 6-2 with their 4 away games yet to be judged. This is basically the meat and potatoes of the Huskers season. If they can win two of their away games, they should prevail in the Big 12 North. Unfortunately for the Huskers, they go to Kansas, where they are 0-2 in their last two efforts. They also go to Missouri, where they are 0-3 in their last 3 efforts. The good news is that Nebraska will probably be the only team with a legitimate shot at winning two games against the South. They play Baylor, and have done well against the Bears. Who knows what will happen in colorado, except that those games are normally high scoring wild affairs.

Bottom line. Nebraska can go anywheres from 8-4 to 6-6. I'll give them 8-4, but that may not be enough, depending on how Kansas does. If Kansas beats Nebraska, they own the tie breaker.

So Mizzou and KU are automatic losses? Wow just wow

 

[BigdaddyQH]

So Mizzou and KU are automatic losses? Wow just wow

I never said they were "automatic" losses. I just said that Nebraska has trouble winning in those places, and counted them as a loss, since we are playing guessing games in here. The only sure losses Nebraska has is at Va.Tech and Oklahoma. The Big 12 North is so even at the top that it is almost impossible to predict. Home field means a lot, and unfortunately for Nebraska, they travel to theire three top rivals in the division.