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Frost said Wiscy was out Nebraska-ing us, so we are going out-Wiscy them with a fatter kicker.

One hint I'm looking for that things are improved are blowouts against bad teams. We used to say the first few games didn't mean anything, even if we scored a lot of points, because the competition sucked. But lately they have meant something, due to how tight those games have been. I want Nebraska to start beating the weaker teams by 3+ touchdowns again.

I've never been more excited for a Nebraska football season than this one, and that includes seasons where you felt going in that you may win a national title. Some of those seasons were more nervous because you knew what a single loss would mean. This year is just pure excitement. It's like going fishing for the first time, getting that first bite. You don't know what's on the end of your line, but you can't wait to see it.

It's nice to see so many people so energized about the new season. A lot of us haven't felt that way for a long time. I actually contemplated giving up our seats and throwing that money into Volleyball season tickets. Kinda glad we held out, and I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking that. How long has it been since there was this much anticipation before a season? 2008? 2010?

You haven't read the playoff expansion thread, have you?

I'm working on a formula to convert JUCO stats to D1 stats, BRB.

This is the first time in over 15 years that we sit on the precipice of a season and we can come to a site like this and no one is fighting. Everyone is on the same team. So, yeah, I'm drinking that up. I don't know what to expect because I've never seen a transition this smooth. That's exciting to me.

I don't remember being this excited for the football season to start in a long time. Even when we lose this season I am confident we will play hard and won't be hanging our heads on the sideline. It feels like everything has changed and we are slowly getting back to where we should be. I'm excited to read about the players, coaches, and even to see what silly alternate uniforms we might be wearing, LOL! Go Big Red!

It still doesn't feel real to me. My fandom has basically been on idle since we fired Bo, I went All In on him, and slowly that devotion turned out to be magic beans. When we hired Riley I, like mentioned, put on a happy face and tried convincing myself all was well and tried spinning positives on it. Don't get me wrong, couldn't be happier about where we are and where we're headed. But my emotions are gun shy after the last to whirlwinds of hope and utter disappointment. I used to get so mad about losses, by 2016 it literally didn't even matter anymore to me. When we were 7-0 and things looked good, ya just knew it was going to come CRASHING back down. And boy did it ever. Then last year, oye... I feel like my fandom needs a jump start to get that charge again. Luckily Scott Frost brought some jumper cables.

The first time Frost and company come firing out of the tunnel and take the field!! I was excited Pelinis first year but this is much better.

Callahan might have been like getting underwear for Christmas, but Riley was like waking up on Christmas morning and finding that Santa took a dump in your stocking.

this hits close to the mark

Tommie Frazier and Lawrence Phillips were spotted by an assistant coach while tossing bales of hay on a remote farm somewhere, and the rest is history.

From Mandel's Mailbag at The Athletic **subscription required** The question was who could be the next team to break into the playoffs and actually win it. He talks about Wisconsin being the obvious answer since they've been consistently good for 25 years but then he drops this in: https://theathletic.com/444785/2018/07/25/mandels-mailbag-who-needs-to-win-their-head-to-head-opener-more-jim-harbaugh-or-brian-kelly/?source=dailyemail We're not the only ones drinking the

Is that like before she was the material girl? I guess if it’s wool, that means they’re sheep? Makes sense.

I think you might have missed me being a bit facetious with that last post. However, you cannot win the title without getting into the playoff, and an 8 team playoff is almost twice as easy to get into as a 4 team playoff (if my math is correct).

Coach Frost: Gotta have patience, this isn't an easy fix. Me: [Full of optimism] Damn those torpedos...full speed ahead.

You didn't really believe it...none of us did. I can still remember driving down to Lincoln for the BYU game with this fake feeling with my friends...I can remember driving back with those friends...and basically just saying "Yeah...well what did you expect"

Stevie Wonder could see that BC was horrible... You can bitch about Bo either way...good/bad Everyone knew Riley was the worst hire possible...people just tricked themselves into thinking it wasn't

Let’s stop trying to compare talent based off on field results. We had a historically bad coach the last few years- that’s why.

Iowa football. Should we tell them that hens don't have teeth?

Riley quit being a coach years ago, but won't hang up his whistle. Glad he's gone.

When i heard we got Frost.

Traitors. As is anyone else who votes for it.

Not every team. Just more than the two you seem to favor. And more than the four there are now. Eight is the perfect number (IMO). We're not stuck picking nits between one-loss teams that no one really knows which is better. Yeah, you'll probably get a team or two that really don't deserve another shot. But it's better than leaving teams out that really did deserve a shot. Plus it's more football.

Me everytime Scot Frost talks. Not concerned with our roster. They will toe the line or be gone.

2010 or 1994.

I think its important to remember the goal of the committee is to find THE best team and not the top 4 best teams or top 8 best teams. If after 12-13 games its not clear if you are in the top 4 then you surely aren't the TOP team.

Really no need to single the guy out, just move on

I find it unlikely he was "tainted by Liberty." He believed what he believed before ever going there.

While I have no idea what the committee would do given the bolded, I can tell you that all h**l would break loose if Notre Dame didn't make the playoff. At one time, I was against P5 champions getting an automatic bid into an 8 team playoff. However, every conference has made tremendous upgrades in the past five or so years in terms of coaching. I'm willing to now concede putting all P5 champions in with three at large teams. This leaves room for an independent like Notre Dame as well as room for a cinderella like UCF.

Wrong DT.

I heard he jumped 25 homeless people.

Of course a Big Ten, 0 or 1 loss Nebraska makes the playoff. However, Nebraska has had 25 seasons with 0 or 1 losses, with 14 of them coming before 1962 (including the 1890 Nebraska Old Gold Knights, who went 2-0 under legendary coach Langdon Frothingham). That's 127 seasons, or roughly a 20% probability of Nebraska having 0 or 1 loss, if you want to weigh every season the same. Now, they'll be 130 FBS teams by next year, with 4 making the playoff, which gives us a 3% probability of inclusion, but a 25% probability of winning. Now, if somebody who is smarter in math than I am would check this, I would appreciate it (my brain doesn't start working again until next week), but I think that give a probability of both events occurring somewhere in the vicinity of 0.6%. Now, let's expand the playoff to 8 teams. This gives us roughly a 6.2% probability of making the playoff, but a 12.5% probability of winning. The overall probability of both that and Nebraska losing only 0-1 games is roughly 1.2%, or about double what it would be under the current format. Again, if someone wants to check my maths, I would appreciate it. The point of all of this is that, yes, it would be more difficult for Nebraska to win a National Championship under an 8 team format. However, the probability of Nebraska having a 0 or 1 loss team is not that high (the probability is certainly lower due to the difficultly level of today's college football compared to the past, but there's no way in hell I'm working with weighted averages right now), which means it's a far better proposition to minimize your margin of error and maximize your chances of getting into the playoff. That's the point that a majority of posters in this thread that are in favor of an expanded playoff have been making: not only is it more fair, and more college football, it gives Nebraska many more opportunities to be able to win a National Title.

I dont care if it takes 1 or 3 years, if anyone is going to fix this it is Frost. Cally we all had questions, Bo was the hot up and coming coordinator with no HC experience and Riley was a 500 coach. I can say I wasnt this sold on a HC since TO. (Not saying he will be the next TO) but he has a confidence about him that is infectious

I have thinking the same thing. How can anyone be excited about Cally or MR, and not be full of the kool aid now?

I liked it

I could settle with him playing like Eric Crouch.