Bear1979

It was just Iowa State too... except iowa state is better than baylor. Amost. Iowa State > Baylor w/out Robert Griffin

Good prediction. I'll take it one further and predict a record 7 missed field goals by Baylor. Both teams will combine for 16 turnovers. Baylor will also have a record of 8 consecutive false starts pinning us back on our own 1/2 yard line. Suh gets the safety and Huskers win a nail-biter with a score of 5-0.

Nebraska: Y'all are better than I originally thought, and I'll eat a little crow. Good job hanging with a good Vtech team last week. Why didn't Pelini challenge the TD catch that was called back? That WAS a catch...the turf forced the ball out, and I thought the announcers were stupid not to make a bigger deal out of this. If he makes that catch....Huskers win. I still don't buy the Zac Lee is better than Ganz hype though...but he'll get there. I see the Huskers winning 9 or so again this year with a shot at the North. Still improved from last year, and Pelini is still the best coach out of last years new hires. (Pelini, Briles.........Sherman)

Baylor lost to a decent UCONN team. Not a good one. Decent. As a fan did the loss make me doubt the hype? Yes. After a couple of days and rewatching the game again, do I have more optimism? Yes. Bad coaching and turnovers lost the game. If I can see any positives about this Baylor loss, it's that we had 4 turnovers, forced zero turnovers, and still only lost by a touchdown. Baylor can still get to 6-6 or 7-5 if they play like they did in week one.

Agreed....that being said, I think Iowa State has a shot this week. Good luck this week Cy, no matter how much hatred you have for the Bears.

Also, GREAT win this week Huskers. Helu looks fast.....really fast.

Cy....you've gotta be kidding me. And you obviously didn't watch Baylor or UCONN play last week. Half of Griffin's passing stats were recorded as rushing yards for our recievers since they were backward passes. Woulda been 220 yds with 2 TD's otherwise. No int's by the way. UCONN played Ohio University....not Toledo. They barely won that game too...against a MAC opponent. Granted Ohio looked good for a MAC team, but UCONN's QB is horrible to put it politely. They've got another stud RB, but no match for Baylors D-line this year. Did you not see the 355 pound wildebeast on the Baylor squad? (#11). Must be news to you, but Baylor now has a pass rush for once. P.S- Joe Pawelek was the Big 12 player of the week, made the ESPN top 10, and had 2 plays nominated for play of the week. One man team my a$$.

Where? It said "best case scenario"....Baylor to the Alamo Bowl. But he ended up with the Texas Bowl as the likely scenerio. I'll take it.

Mullets totally would have been better. But I still think it's a good idea.

Wake has a suspect O Line, and while they return all five starters, it was a poor unit last year. Riley Skinner returns for his SR season, as do RBs Pendergrass and JR Josh Adams. However, Wake lost their top two WRs and replace them with Sophomores this year. It may not matter how experienced Skinner is - if teams stuff the run, he's going to have to rely on that porous O Line to protect him while his inexperienced WRs get open. Wake is not at all a sure loss for Baylor. UConn lost Tyler Lorenzen and Donald Brown, who combined for 147% of their offense last year. As much press as Lorenzen got last year, UConn only threw five TDs as a team all of last season. Baylor's greatest weapon is Griffin, and UConn is replacing three of their front four on the D Line. They return all three LBs from last year, but these guys aren't even close to Griffin's speed (not that most anyone is). If Griffin breaks through the first level on these guys... he's gone. No. No you don't. Griffin may not be much of a passer, but neither was Tommie Frazier or Eric Crouch. And they did OK as QBs. Wake Forest's line will improve this year if only because of the experience factor. And if Baylor has ever shown the ability to stuff the run consistently somebody is going to have to remind me when that was. As for WF's missing WR's....sounds like the same situation they have in a city close to here called Lincoln...and I don't think Husker fans seem too concerned. Griffen was a novelty last year...something nobody expected. Don't think for a second that UConn is going to throw the same 4-3-4 set at Baylor as lots of people saw last year. look for a 3-4-4 or 4-2-5 set to cut off his outside lanes. Baylor and Griffen are pretty much going to be Illinois and Juice Jones after their initial success. Arnaud, in my opinion, is a better QB than Griffen. Where Griffen can run well and throw not so well, Arnaud can run and throw. Arnaud has more football savy also. Think Griffen can learn three different offenses under three different coaches in two years? Arnaud did...look for big things from Arnaud and the Ames version of the Rice Spread Offense that was so successful last year. You are living in a dream world. Fortunately, I saved my mushrooms for later tonight. No doubt Wake will score points this year, but they only return 4 on defense. They lost 4 superstars to the draft. We've out recruited them EVERY year, not to mention we've out recruited Iowa State every year. Wake is a toss up this year. Iowa State...no need for comment. UCONN at home should be a win, and we will be favored. Donald Brown is gone, and he owned everybody. Don't forget to take into consideration that Briles is now fully implementing his offense. A 2nd year of running a system offense like that is going to do wonders. Arnaud is good. But come on...RGIII was a true freshman who threw 3 picks, and set the NCAA record for passes without an INT. Arnaud did neither.

Colorado is waaaaaay under-rated. They missed a bowl last year only b/c of massive injuries. They'll be ahead of Mizzou this year and behind Nebraska in the W-L column.

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Serious questions on defense is obsurd at least for this year. The key to a good defense is having playmakers on each level of the defense (line, LB, DB's). Baylor for once in my lifetime has just that. Phil Taylor, DT: Started at Penn State as a true freshman. 2nd Team Preseason All-Big12 Team. He is Suh's equivalent if there is one. Joe Pawelek: Led the nation in interceptions and he's a linebacker. Preseason All-American Projected 1st or 2nd rounder. Jordan Lake, Safety: arguably the best safety, and ranked the hardest hitter by opposing players at the Big 12 media days. Also will be drafted next year, however not as high as Pawelek. I've never been more confident about Baylor's defense. That said, our D still won't be ranked high due to our offensive power. Teams always find a way to score when you have high powered offenses (Tech, OSU, an now Baylor)

1) She was making a joke. You're still riled by the disrespect from some others, but this was (I'm pretty sure) supposed to be somewhat funny. 2) Nebraska is no longer a right wing bastion. Gallup's latest shows we're a battlground state, leaning left. In context for Nebraska, that means we're flaming liberals. I realize she was joking. I'm not offended either way. I'm a Bush conservative that voted for Obama. If that's not original at Baylor I don't know what is.

Baylor didn't lose to a team with a losing record. In fact they CRUSHED every team they played with a losing record. That's why ISU doesn't have hype. Nearly beating an 11-2 Texas Tech team, a 8-4 Connecticut team, and a 10-4 Missouri team = legitimate hype.