**2018 Husker Previews: CFN Preseason Big Ten Predictions For Every Game**

[Saunders]

 

2018 Nebraska Football Schedule

2018 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2018 Preseason Big Ten Prediction: 4-5
– Preview 2018: It’s On, But Be Patient

Sept. 1 Akron W
Sept. 8 Colorado W
Sept. 15 Troy W
Sept. 22 at Michigan L
Sept. 29 Purdue W
Oct. 6 at Wisconsin L
Oct. 13 at Northwestern L
Oct. 20 Minnesota W
Oct. 27 OPEN DATE
Nov. 3 at Ohio State L
Nov. 10 Illinois W
Nov. 17 Michigan State W
Nov. 23 at Iowa L

Big Ten East

Big Ten West

 

[brophog]

Do they really like Nebraska at home or dislike Nebraska on the road. Talk amongst yourselves.

 

[BIG ERN]

Do they really like Nebraska at home or dislike Nebraska on the road. Talk amongst yourselves.

We will more than likely be favored in 6/7 home games this year and either none or 1 road game (NW)

 

[JJ Husker]

Knowing what I think I know about the changes this team has undergone, I have a really hard time writing off Northwestern and Iowa as losses. I think all these publications are just covering their a$$ and blending in the sh!tshow results of last year to get these predictions. But I'm a Homer so....

 

[Saunders]

I think NW is probably going to be the most overrated team in the B1G this year. Justin Jackson is gone, and Thorson is just blah.

 

[boach_clack]

I think NW is probably going to be the most overrated team in the B1G this year. Justin Jackson is gone, and Thorson is just blah.

I agree, but they will always be that 7-4 team that is tough.  Their coach is decent. 

 

[junior4949]

I agree, but they will always be that 7-4 team that is tough.  Their coach is decent. 

You are exactly right.  However, don't we have better talent than Northwestern?  Would you consider our coach decent, or above decent?  When I look at their predictions, I'm more concerned with Purdue and Michigan State that they have as W's than I am about Northwestern and Iowa that they have as L's. 

 

[boach_clack]

You are exactly right.  However, don't we have better talent than Northwestern?  Would you consider our coach decent, or above decent?  When I look at their predictions, I'm more concerned with Purdue and Michigan State that they have as W's than I am about Northwestern and Iowa that they have as L's. 

Talent wise we may be better, but mentality wise...our players are not up to snuff. 

 

[BIG ERN]

Talent wise we may be better, but mentality wise...our players are not up to snuff. 

Our mentality this year will be light years ahead of what it has been. There are actually some talent issues with us that will be taken care of within a year 

 

[boach_clack]

Our mentality this year will be light years ahead of what it has been. There are actually some talent issues with us that will be taken care of within a year 

This was in response to us being more talented than Northwestern.  

 

[brophog]

I think NW is probably going to be the most overrated team in the B1G this year. 

Michigan St may have something to say about who gets that honor. Like Northwestern, they're a double digit win team last year that didn't perform like that. This preview has them 10-2, defeating Ohio St and Michigan. That's a big time set of expectations.

 

[Redux]

Yeah I would agree with the wins but can't see us losing to both Iowa and NW.  Honestly I don't see us losing to either but expect us to lose one of them for whatever reason but knock off one of the L games and still manage 9 wins.

 

[Treand3]

Yeah I would agree with the wins but can't see us losing to both Iowa and NW.  Honestly I don't see us losing to either but expect us to lose one of them for whatever reason but knock off one of the L games and still manage 9 wins.

We're beating NW. 

 

[boach_clack]

We're beating NW. 

If you look at the past games, its been pretty close. Your avatar is amazing.  

 

[Redux]

We're beating NW. 

Zero reason we shouldn't win and win comfortably.  But we are going to lose a game we shouldn't, and I don't expect NW to scrape together more than 5 wins on the year.