Saunders Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 This thread will serve as a megathread/reference guide for all the pre-season previews or the 2018 season. Click the team links for each dedicated preview thread. Once I have an initial preview for each team, just click the team name below to be taken to the thread for each team’s previews. 2018 Nebraska Previews The Athletic - Nebraska welcomes home Scott Frost CollegeFootballNews - Nebraska, It's On, But Be Patient Athlon Sports - Nebraska 2018 Preview & Prediction SBNation - What should we expect from Scott Frost’s first Nebraska team? 2018 Opponent Previews 09/01 - Akron 09/08 - Colorado 09/15 - Troy 09/22 - @ Michigan 09/29 - Purdue 10/06 - @ Wisconsin 10/13 - @ Northwestern 10/20 - Minnesota 11/03 - @ Ohio State 11/10 - Illinois 11/17 - Michigan State 11/23 - @ Iowa Spring Rankings & LookAheads CFN: 2018 Spring Rankings & Lookaheads Athlon Sports 2018 Big Ten Predictions Preseason Picks Rankings & Rankings CollegeFootballNews - Preseason Big Ten Team-By-Team Predictions For Every Game SBNation: 2018 Big Ten Power Rankings 2018 (Un)Official Pre-Season Media Days B1G Poll The Athletic: Big Ten football predictions for 2018 CBS Sports: 2018 Big Ten Expert Predictions If you find a new preview, post it in the relevant thread, and we'll embed it in the root post. 4 Quote Link to comment
commando Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 lets pretend we lose 1 of those first 3 games...do the tar and feathers pop out and scotts seat burst into flames? Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 44 minutes ago, commando said: lets pretend we lose 1 of those first 3 games...do the tar and feathers pop out and scotts seat burst into flames? I think the most likely loss of the 3 would be Troy. But no, I think (most) fans would recognize that the program was set back the past few years. 1 Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 46 minutes ago, commando said: lets pretend we lose 1 of those first 3 games...do the tar and feathers pop out and scotts seat burst into flames? Not from anyone who is a real fan and knows something about football. 1 Quote Link to comment
ScottyIce Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 46 minutes ago, commando said: lets pretend we lose 1 of those first 3 games...do the tar and feathers pop out and scotts seat burst into flames? Just wait.. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2749772-coaches-who-will-start-the-2018-college-football-season-on-the-hot-seat Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, Saunders said: I think the most likely loss of the 3 would be Troy. But no, I think (most) fans would recognize that the program was set back the past few years. Agreed. CU lost a lot of their offense from last year: Top rusher who had 1474 of their 1886 total rushing yards last year (and 14 of 17 rush TDs), and 5 of their top 6 receivers accounting for 2477 of their 3125 receiving yards (and 14 of their 19 rec TDs). Akron is coached by Terry Bowden. So we got that going for us. 2 Quote Link to comment
TGHusker Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 No surprise, this article has a ranked wt the toughest season. As SF says, let the Big 10 adjust to us. I expect we will surprise a few people this season. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2758778-ranking-college-footballs-10-hardest-schedules-for-2018 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Thrilled to see the Wolverines as our B1G opener. It's exciting. I guess I should be happy to see Colorado on the schedule. But like Pearl Jam, I can go the rest of my life without them and be ok with that. Does that make sense? 1 Quote Link to comment
HS_Coach_C Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) Quote You’d be foolish taking much stock in an untimed and unscored scrimmage, but quarterback Steven Montez showed familiar flashes of greatness and goofiness Saturday. He threw two touchdown passes, but also two interceptions. Then Montez ran for a 44-yard touchdown and followed it up with a football dunk over the goalpost cross bar — a celebration that didn’t sit well with coach Mike MacIntyre. “We pulled him out after that,” MacIntyre said. “He came up and apologized to me. I told him, ‘Well, two years ago you were so fat you couldn’t have done that, so now you’re in better shape.’ But he’ll have a little bit of extra (work) in Monday’s practice. … I want him to have his passion, but I don’t want him to go up and dunk it. But he has that fire, that vinegar in him, which is really good.” Quote 5. Fan support. Spring games for many of college football’s most storied programs have drawn eye-popping attendance in recent years, headlined by a record-setting 80,134 at Ohio State in 2017. That figure is a pipe-dream for CU after it averaged 47,056 over its six home games last year. But with clear-blue skies and temperatures in the high-50s Saturday, there was little excuse for fans not to fill up Folsom Field with free admission. Yet, the final announced attendance wasn’t pretty: 4,500 — and that might have been generous. CU’s magical 2016 rise was followed by a disappointing five-win season. Reaching a bowl game in 2018 will go along way toward rejuvenating the fan base. Well done Puffaloes. Edited March 20, 2018 by HS_Coach_C 2 Quote Link to comment
Caliborn72 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Haha I made another post about it but I watched their spring game since it was televised and we play them this year. It wasn’t even a spring game, I had wondered if they even charged for it because it was practice drills followed by a bunch of situational “scrimmage” type drills. Like starting from the opposing 30 with 1:30 to go and having to get a score. Very lame and I’ve never seen anything quite like it. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Sparty is on the board. 1 Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Saunders said: Sparty is on the board. Can I request that you put a link to any new preview in the post that announces the new preview? Then I don't have to scroll back up to the OP. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 1 hour ago, RedDenver said: Can I request that you put a link to any new preview in the post that announces the new preview? Then I don't have to scroll back up to the OP. Only because I like ya! 2 Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 37 minutes ago, Saunders said: Only because I like ya! Thanks!! Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 Buffs are on the board! 3 Quote Link to comment
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