Armstrong at QB

[NUpolo8]

#EyeTest

Yes. It is a thing that works.

 

[RedDenver]

#EyeTest

Yes. It is a thing that works.

50% of the time, it works every time.

 

[NUpolo8]

#EyeTest

Yes. It is a thing that works.

50% of the time, it works every time.

I've noticed no one really wants to refute what I said though.

 

[SouthLincoln Husker]

Armstrong's stats are very good.....the most important one in my view to distinguish himself is not turning the ball over via fumble or INT.

Turnovers are part of the game. It is how Tommy handles himself after he makes a boneheaded mistake. I have seen a young man growing up and leading.

 

[Stumpy1]

Good Lord.

If you really want to fight about nothing it'd be a lot easier if you'd just out and say it.

Besides, you contradict yourself up there when you ADMIT that most have had tougher schedules, but then half a$$ buy it back by saying "well all they've done is play one better team than us", which, news flash, makes their schedule tougher.

But since you asked, here are a few, not all mind you, teams that have played tougher schedules thus far than us. (NOTE: strictly my opinion on what I've seen, no fancy figurin' here)

Georgia

Stanford

LSU

Wisconsin

Mizzou

Texas A&M

Oregon

USC

UCLA

MSU

ND

Ohio St.

There, I answered your question. And this is really about nothing, I am not one of the Tommy haters, I was just agreeing with many on this board that Nebraska hasn't exactly faced a murderers row yet and we should probably keep the anointing oil in a cool, dry place for a few more weeks (http://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/71632-we-have-accomplished-nothing-reality-check-time/)

I didn't realize this was another of my crazy, wrong statements like the one I made back in August that Fresno St was probably going to be quite bad this year.

So you say those teams have played a tougher schedule cause you think so but some of them have been shown to have a weaker schedule according to Sargin(?)...Makes sense.

 

[NUpolo8]

Ah yes, the infallible Sagarin, at least when it favors Nebraska.......

 

[Stumpy1]

Ah yes, the infallible Sagarin, at least when it favors Nebraska.......

Ah yes, discredit anything that might favor Nebraska...

 

[NUpolo8]

Ah yes, the infallible Sagarin, at least when it favors Nebraska.......

Ah yes, discredit anything that might favor Nebraska...

I'm not discrediting anything. Do,you not agree our schedule thus far isn't exactly difficult?

 

[deedsker]

Ah yes, the infallible Sagarin, at least when it favors Nebraska.......

Ah yes, discredit anything that might favor Nebraska...

At this point, Sargarin doesn't hold much weight.

 

[RedDenver]

#EyeTest

Yes. It is a thing that works.

50% of the time, it works every time.

I've noticed no one really wants to refute what I said though.

Not sure if "refute" is the right word, but the "eye test" is no more or less accurate than looking at box scores or a dozen other methods of predicting games. Just look at all the pundits making their picks; not many are batting better than 60-70%. There's just no known way to accurately predict matchups.

 

[NUpolo8]

#EyeTest

Yes. It is a thing that works.

50% of the time, it works every time.

I've noticed no one really wants to refute what I said though.

Not sure if "refute" is the right word, but the "eye test" is no more or less accurate than looking at box scores or a dozen other methods of predicting games. Just look at all the pundits making their picks; not many are batting better than 60-70%. There's just no known way to accurately predict matchups.

Kinda my point.

But the fact remains common sense dictates FAU, McNeese, Fresno and Miami isn't exactly a gauntlet.

 

[knapplc]

Hold on everyone, I can fix this:

Sagarin passes the "eye test."

There you go. Irrefutable now.

 

[Abdullah the Butcher]

So how about that Tommy Armstrong guy, isn't that what this thread is for?

 

[RedDenver]

Not sure if "refute" is the right word, but the "eye test" is no more or less accurate than looking at box scores or a dozen other methods of predicting games. Just look at all the pundits making their picks; not many are batting better than 60-70%. There's just no known way to accurately predict matchups.

Kinda my point.

But the fact remains common sense dictates FAU, McNeese, Fresno and Miami isn't exactly a gauntlet.

I see your point. I don't flat out disagree, just think your "confidence" (for lack of a better word) in your point is too strong. For instance, here you assign "fact" to the quality of our opponents despite the fact that this is pure opinion. IMO Miami is a better team than they're being given credit for right now. I think they'll finish 9-3 and in a decent bowl game. And there's just no way to know how good McNeese St is or is not - they don't play any other D1A teams this season for comparison. All I know is that NDSU - another D1AA team - looks to me like a top 25 team in D1A, so the "they're just D1AA" doesn't mean much anymore.

 

[The Dude]

All I know is that NDSU - another D1AA team - looks to me like a top 25 team in D1A, so the "they're just D1AA" doesn't mean much anymore.

I love the endearing North Dakota State story as much as the next guy, but let's not kid ourselves, it would end in a hurry if they actually played a good FBS team. And it wouldn't be a happy ending. Also, let's not pretend MacNeese State gets to take credit for NDSU's success against bottom-feeder FBS teams.