Stewart Mandel

[Lil' Red]

The good thing is next year people will be talking about how hard are schedule is instead of how easy it is.

[knapplc]

We had about 100 posts from about 100 members all last season moaning about our schedule this year. While everyone was cracking on our "Sun Belt Championship" we were saying, "Yeah, just look at next year's schedule."

 

We knew this was coming, and we knew that we got saddled with this stupid schedule by Pedey, and we knew that he did it to get Callahan some easy wins. Now we just have to suffer through it and we're done.

 

 

 

Just keep thinking to yourselves, "Two more wins and we're bowl eligible."

[JTrain]

What if we had accepted Boise's offer to play next season's opener in Lincoln... then we ended up playing them in the BCS title game this season? Now that would've been sick.

[schuhbdoo]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/09/30/boise-state-nebraska-schedules/#ixzz112TxPgIq

 

"So far, No. 3 Boise State has beaten two ranked foes (Virginia Tech and Oregon State). If No. 25 Nevada continues its torrid play over the next two months, the Broncos could well face a third ranked team on Nov. 26. Meanwhile, the sixth-ranked Huskers could feasibly end up playing ... none.

 

 

So far, No. 3 Boise State has beaten two ranked foes (Virginia Tech and Oregon State). If No. 25 Nevada continues its torrid play over the next two months, the Broncos could well face a third ranked team on Nov. 26. Meanwhile, the sixth-ranked Huskers could feasibly end up playing ... none."

 

is it just me....or does he have a very pro bronco slant to his story.

 

VT lost to James Madison this year. Enuf said!!!!

[JOEY]

I was laughing my A** off when people were saying that the close loss to boise state effected them against james madison. They said that it could of been a "Hangover" from the previous week. There is no excuse for losing to JM and the worst part of it is that JM is right down the road from VT.

[schuhbdoo]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/09/30/boise-state-nebraska-schedules/#ixzz112TxPgIq

 

"So far, No. 3 Boise State has beaten two ranked foes (Virginia Tech and Oregon State). If No. 25 Nevada continues its torrid play over the next two months, the Broncos could well face a third ranked team on Nov. 26. Meanwhile, the sixth-ranked Huskers could feasibly end up playing ... none.

 

 

So far, No. 3 Boise State has beaten two ranked foes (Virginia Tech and Oregon State). If No. 25 Nevada continues its torrid play over the next two months, the Broncos could well face a third ranked team on Nov. 26. Meanwhile, the sixth-ranked Huskers could feasibly end up playing ... none."

 

is it just me....or does he have a very pro bronco slant to his story.

 

VT lost to James Madison this year. Enuf said!!!!

 

VT played BSU very tough on the first game of the year and should've beat them. (L33-30) Enuf said!!! VT lost to James Madison.

[schuhbdoo]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/09/30/boise-state-nebraska-schedules/#ixzz112TxPgIq

 

"So far, No. 3 Boise State has beaten two ranked foes (Virginia Tech and Oregon State). If No. 25 Nevada continues its torrid play over the next two months, the Broncos could well face a third ranked team on Nov. 26. Meanwhile, the sixth-ranked Huskers could feasibly end up playing ... none.

 

 

So far, No. 3 Boise State has beaten two ranked foes (Virginia Tech and Oregon State). If No. 25 Nevada continues its torrid play over the next two months, the Broncos could well face a third ranked team on Nov. 26. Meanwhile, the sixth-ranked Huskers could feasibly end up playing ... none."

 

is it just me....or does he have a very pro bronco slant to his story.

 

VT lost to James Madison this year. Enuf said!!!!

 

VT played BSU very tough on the first game of the year and should've beat them. (L33-30) Enuf said!!! VT lost to James Madison.

 

Oregon St plays Washington in two weeks, I will say it now, Washington will beat OSU. BSU had issues beating OSU but Washington was destroyed by NU. If UW beats OSU, it means NU's win is that much more impressive.

[sd'sker]

i could not disagree more with this article. if mandel is arguing that NU has an easier non-conference schedule than bsu, there is not question. but if he is arguing that NU has an easier complete schedule than bsu, he is out of his mind. the problem with this article is that he could only publish it this week. it is not a timeless article; lets see the revision of this at the end of the year. also, he seems to be trying to defend bsu, but he is only bashing NU. what, he is going to go through every school and come up with some argument why bsu is just as deserving as that school? it is like some political hit piece, but bsu does not have to prove it is more deserving than just NU (which if both teams were undefeated at the end of the year, i think the bcs rankings, including the sos, would make it quite apparent that bsu is much less deserving than NU), bsu has to prove it is more deserving than almost any other undefeated team, including an undefeated TCU. mandel's argument is specious, at best.

 

this whole argument is all backwards. NU does not need a tough non-con, nor should it seek one. with how tough conference play is, why start the gauntlet early? and it is because bsu that NU should have a weak non-con. why schedule a tough non-con when there are teams that are just trying to meet the bare minimum and still get a shot at the championship? there is no advantage to one when the only goal is to be undefeated. this is why there should be a playoff, because with one loss, your season is not done. with a playoff and a stronger emphasis on strength of schedule, that would make better football and demand stronger non-con. or, screw non-con and just play everyone in your conference. then bsu would be screwed because they could not schedule a tough non-con (although they are changing conferences), and the big 10 would provide a great schedule a create great football and a true conference champion.

 

oh, here is another reason to deny bsu access to the championship game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZufxP1ko4GU&feature=player_embedded

i posted this somewhere else, but i forgot where. hope not this thread.

[HuskerJosh]

The money was never the issue. You're fooling yourself if you think Nebraska cares about the difference between 800K and 1M. They make over $5M per home game. Heck, ESPN supposedly even offered to pay the difference in return for being able to carry the game in the time slot of their choosing. The real issue was Nebraska not wanting to add a game of this caliber with decent OOC games against Washington and Fresno already set, especially with the Nebraska QB situation being a big mystery (at the time of the initial talks, Lee was the expected starter for '10, leaving the '11 picture a crapshoot) and Boise returning one of the nation's top players for his senior season (Moore).

 

Not wanting to look bad, Nebraska made a PR stunt by offering Boise a 2 and 1 series (with no money exchanged) they knew Boise would turn down (the deal would be worth about $10M for Nebraska vs. $2M for Boise). Then someone in the media (Shatel) falls for the ploy and hundreds of thousands of OWH readers follow suit.

This is such a load of crap it's hard to believe anyone buys it.

[NUance]

Once again Mandel has his head up his . . . er, pants. Let’s take Stewie's own numbers from the article and rearrange them in order of strongest to weakest opponent. Riddle me this you Boise apologists out there, is BSU's toughest game (Nevada) harder than ours (Texas)? From top to bottom BSU’s schedule is easier than NUs. No two ways about it.

 

NU...............BSU

Texas (15)......Nevada (24)

Missouri (21)...Va. Tech (35)

Okie St.(25)....Oregon St. (36)

Kansas St.(26)..Toledo (48)

Texas A&M (34)..Fresno St. (49)

Colorado (50)...Hawaii (73)

Iowa St. (55)...Idaho (86)

Kansas (72).....San Jose St. (89)

Washington(75)..Wyoming (85)

Idaho (86)......La. Tech (98)

W. Ky (116).....Utah St. (105)

SoDak St(N/A)...New Mexico St. (117)

[sd'sker]

Once again Mandel has his head up his . . . er, pants. Let’s take Stewie's own numbers from the article and rearrange them in order of strongest to weakest opponent. Riddle me this you Boise apologists out there, is BSU's toughest game (Nevada) harder than ours (Texas)? From top to bottom BSU’s schedule is easier than NUs. No two ways about it.

 

NU...............BSU

Texas (15)......Nevada (24)

Missouri (21)...Va. Tech (35)

Okie St.(25)....Oregon St. (36)

Kansas St.(26)..Toledo (48)

Texas A&M (34)..Fresno St. (49)

Colorado (50)...Hawaii (73)

Iowa St. (55)...Idaho (86)

Kansas (72).....San Jose St. (89)

Washington(75)..Wyoming (85)

Idaho (86)......La. Tech (98)

W. Ky (116).....Utah St. (105)

SoDak St(N/A)...New Mexico St. (117)

the funny thing about mandel's argument is that he is criticizing NU's non-con for being full of cupcakes, well the majority of the WAC are the cupcakes for the power conferences. it is like bsu has an extended non-con and a short conference season the first month of play. also, who takes a bye week after their first game? seriously.

[NUance]

the funny thing about mandel's argument is that he is criticizing NU's non-con for being full of cupcakes, well the majority of the WAC are the cupcakes for the power conferences. it is like bsu has an extended non-con and a short conference season the first month of play. also, who takes a bye week after their first game? seriously.

Yeah, that’s the thing. Our pre-season cupcake sched is over. Not many slam dunk games for NU from here on out. But Boise is past the tough part of their schedule. The only decent game they play for the rest of the year is Nevada. Big whooop.

[Judoka]

i could not disagree more with this article. if mandel is arguing that NU has an easier non-conference schedule than bsu, there is not question. but if he is arguing that NU has an easier complete schedule than bsu, he is out of his mind. the problem with this article is that he could only publish it this week. it is not a timeless article; lets see the revision of this at the end of the year. also, he seems to be trying to defend bsu, but he is only bashing NU. what, he is going to go through every school and come up with some argument why bsu is just as deserving as that school? it is like some political hit piece, but bsu does not have to prove it is more deserving than just NU (which if both teams were undefeated at the end of the year, i think the bcs rankings, including the sos, would make it quite apparent that bsu is much less deserving than NU), bsu has to prove it is more deserving than almost any other undefeated team, including an undefeated TCU. mandel's argument is specious, at best.

 

this whole argument is all backwards. NU does not need a tough non-con, nor should it seek one. with how tough conference play is, why start the gauntlet early? and it is because bsu that NU should have a weak non-con. why schedule a tough non-con when there are teams that are just trying to meet the bare minimum and still get a shot at the championship? there is no advantage to one when the only goal is to be undefeated. this is why there should be a playoff, because with one loss, your season is not done. with a playoff and a stronger emphasis on strength of schedule, that would make better football and demand stronger non-con. or, screw non-con and just play everyone in your conference. then bsu would be screwed because they could not schedule a tough non-con (although they are changing conferences), and the big 10 would provide a great schedule a create great football and a true conference champion.

 

oh, here is another reason to deny bsu access to the championship game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZufxP1ko4GU&feature=player_embedded

i posted this somewhere else, but i forgot where. hope not this thread.

That's as painful as the Smurf-turf

[G_Rock]

The thing is, guys like Mandel (AP writers), only refer to the AP poll when they talk about rankings. They live in a fantasy world where their vote still matters

 

Their votes may not really matter, but they really do watch a whole lot more football than any of the coaches do.

[commando]

dang.....what is in the blue koolaid?

 

 

This is the perfect storm and a fascinating year because we are now viewed as the team that symbolizes revolutionary change.

 

Any protected establishment fears revolutionaries. Fear them enough to kill. HIstory is certainly witness to this.

 

The fact that we are receiving exponentially more hatred & rhetorical rage than when we were the lovable underdog -- should not come as a big surprise.

 

Alabama, Ohio State and Nebraska are not only 3 of the best CFB teams -- they also have 3 of the largest fan bases -- and they all want the Crystal trophy.

 

The NC game is their Super Bowl and they do not want little Boise State anywhere near it. And yes, right now they hate us because we are agents of change. It is not personal -- it is the threat that we now represent. A threat to their sacred Crystal Football.

 

This threat is more real with the Va Tech and Oregon State victories paired with ESPN Game Day, The SI cover this week, etc. They were banking on a Boise State loss to Va Tech in DC. I don't think they really believed it would go this far. But here we are. Now Boise State is an imminent threat to shatter a comfortable world that has been around much longer than the BCS.

 

To the SEC we are Abraham Lincoln, Bobby Kennedy and MLK all rolled into one...so get used to the hatred. It is not going away if we keep winning impressively. We are the threat. All other threats have been or are being dealth with.

 

The establishment is buying off Utah and TCU. BYU is going it alone, trying to follow Notre Dame. Yet, because we are still a little too small -- so the BCS star chamber can't really buy us out right now -- so they must find a way to take us down a couple notches.

 

None of this is happening by mistake. These moves are being carefully ochestrated. For example, it is no mistake that TCU was approached by the Big East as opposed to the Big12. Why? Because the BCS kills 2 birds with one stone: 1. Get TCU out of the picture 2. Shore up a dreadful Big East.

 

The media is kind of our only friend right now. Yet, they too will turn on a dime if we stumble in the least. Good theatre for sure.