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  1. More bad news for Purdue and Brohm. For Purdue: Brohm spent half time calling Louisville For Brohm: Louisville AD kept asking who he was
    4 points
  2. Patience In 100 yrs of global warming the south will be under water and we will be the sun belt Do I need this?
    3 points
  3. NU is competing with conference teams for many of the same recruits. I want those conference teams to be as bad as possible, so those recruits choose NU and not NU’s opponents. As far as national perception, as long as NU wins, that will take care of the national perception. I don’t want NU to have to depend on help from their conference breathren.
    3 points
  4. Honestly, I like college football, but I’m a Nebraska fan more than anything else. I just want to worry about NU’s successes before thinking about the rest of the conference. I understand the Big Ten teams have an indirect correlation to NU’s successes, but I will never “root for the conference”. The fact that the SEC teams and fans do that is one of the lamest things out there.
    3 points
  5. Genuinely thought this was going to be about ranking Huskerboard board members and their contributions.
    3 points
  6. Fully agree. I could care less about the bowl games. I dont blame the playoff- I just think it has shined a light on how worthless the bowls actually are. With kids also recognizing it some are opting out of the bowl games making them even more meaningless.
    3 points
  7. I personally love that this got an eyeroll. I'm guessing because they know you're right and can't say anything to refute it
    3 points
  8. As we know, the Huskers have faced challenges in returning to national prominence. But there is a trend worth watching: It is getting very hard for any cold weather team to win a national championship. In the last 15 years, only one cold weather team (Ohio State in 2014) won a national title. Every other year it was a WARM weather team: (In alphabetical order) Alabama 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 Auburn 2010 Clemson 2016 Florida 2006, 2008 Florida State 2013 LSU 2003, 2007 Southern California 2004 Texas 2005 And who’s up for this year? Warm weather Alabama and Clemson are higher seeds over cold weather Notre Dame and Oklahoma (some might argue that Oklahoma might be part of the Sun Belt). And should Notre Dame surprise and win it this year, they are a unique school with a unique special national footprint to help them along. There may be reasons in addition to weather that warm site teams are winning most everything, but the trend is undeniable. Since it is bit hard to move Lincoln further south a couple hundred miles, the Huskers need to find ways to compete with these warm weather powerhouses if national titles are ever to be found again. And maybe plant some palm trees around Lincoln.
    2 points
  9. Good thing we got a coach named Frost
    2 points
  10. National perceptions help rankings, recruitment, and give committees NODs when choosing teams for post season games. Loving NU should mean rooting for the BIG to sweep bowl seasons. Heck, even in the regular season I want every team we play to be undefeated when it’s our turn, similar to ‘95 when we beat CU, KSU, KU and they each rolled in their bowls.
    2 points
  11. 2 points
  12. The playoff is why I care about the bowls. The BIG has to be perceived as a top conference. Winning bowl games helps build the BIG brand.
    2 points
  13. First-year contributors Wandale Robinson --- Lot of hype, similar to Washington coming in. I think the staff puts him out there right away to see what they got. Jamie Nance --- Speed and good WR ability. WR is definitely a position of need to replace Morgan's production. Career contributors Nick Henrich --- Great year for in-state talent, and he is at the top. Give him a year or so in the weight room. Bryce Benhart --- Didn't put him as a 1st-year contributor given his position, but an argument could easily be made. Ty Robinson --- This is the type of big-sized athlete you want on the DL. Rahmir Johnson --- Unheralded because of Wandale, but I love his running style. Really, he checks all the boxes (speed, good cuts, vision, toughness, character) Jackson Hannah --- Hit-stick, Big Ten style LB Chris Hickman --- Very athletic. Needs size. Quinton Newsome --- Outstanding film Garrett Nelson --- Motor. Someone that makes coaches put him on the field. Javin Wright --- Good size for a CB. Like physically. Good speed (long-strider, not a lot of burst) Brant Banks --- Someone you let set the strong-side edge. Ethan Piper --- Honestly, not sure whether he plays NT or OG. Athletic and could develop the size for either. Matthew Anderson --- Taking a gamble here same as the staff. Really like his frame and athleticism Jimmy Fritzche --- Same as Anderson. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-contributors Luke McCaffrey --- Great athlete but may get recruited over at QB. Hate to say that. Darian Chase --- Needs some development and last year did not prove to me that WR will get enough. Ronald Thompkins --- Injury history. Mosai Newsom --- Could be a sleeper but needs a lot of time to develop. If the team starts winning at a high clip, he could get recruited over. Jamin Graham --- Special teams probably. Garret Snodgrass ---- Another special teams guy. Michael Lynn --- We have three OL projects in this class. Clearly intentional by the staff, but not all projects work out. Myles Farmer --- See him similar to Newsome, but I like Newsome's film better.
    2 points
  14. Guess how many bowl games I have sat down and watched start to finish this year? 0 Tell me the bowls aren't a watered down joke anymore.
    2 points
  15. Top 15 and 20 quality walk-ons and we will be good
    2 points
  16. I think it just goes to show how important the coach is. You can have elite talent and an average coach and be average. But if you notice most teams that have an elite coach may not start out with elite talent in the early years but are still very good teams, then the elite talent comes and pairs with the elite coach and you end up with Nebraska of old, USC early 2000's, Alabama and Clemson today. So in my opinion the head coach is the building block you MUST get right. I think we have that building block in Frost.
    2 points
  17. Wisconsin just pushed Miami up and down the field, winning 35-3. Miami is loaded with 4 stars and a few 5s. I don't know if Wisconsin has any 4 stars, much less any 5s. The Badgers' consistency, lack of mistakes, and solid coaching gets them a fair amount of wins every year, but one could argue the one thing keeping them from the top is their lack of 4 and 5 star talent. Hard to say, but it was nice to see the canes get bullied and wilt in a northern cold bowl game.
    2 points
  18. Words from the best coach on OU's campus
    2 points
  19. Sure there is. Frost has won a National Championship. He has the ring and everything.
    2 points
  20. No, they don't? So the #7, #17, and #22 ranked teams in the nation. That doesn't seem all that cupcake to me. Michigan only played one more ranked team than ND did this year, for example, and Nebraska faced the same amount of ranked teams (while our schedule was considered one of the toughest in the country). Last year Notre Dame played #2 Georgia, #10 USC, #13 Miami, #15 Michigan State, #19 Stanford and #23 North Carolina State. 2016 Notre Dame played #5 USC, #12 Stanford, #16 Virginia Tech, #20 Miami, and had Texas/Michigan State even though both schools were bad that year. 2015 Notre Dame played #2 Clemson, #3 Stanford, #14 Florida State.
    2 points
  21. I thought recruiting rankings won nattys, now it’s the weather?
    1 point
  22. Here's a link that you can use to find a lot of different things including Olive Garden recipes: www.google.com
    1 point
  23. The weather between Norman, OK and Clemson, SC is almost identical: https://weatherspark.com/compare/m/12/8229~17066/Comparison-of-the-Average-Weather-in-Norman-and-Clemson-in-December#Sections-Snow Even the weather between Norman and Birmingham isn't too much different. South Bend is quite a bit worse though. Anyways, the actual literal weather doesn't really matter very much. The perception of being rural and isolated is what matters.
    1 point
  24. I wouldn't say I root for B1G teams in non-con or bowl games but I do like to see them do well for the simple fact it can only make NU look better than if they're losing those games. Plus I can't lose. If they win-good, if they lose, I can still take pleasure in them getting beat. I mean who doesn't get a little satisfaction from seeing tOSU or Michigan (or any of them) getting curb stomped?
    1 point
  25. They are a good team who played way better than we did.
    1 point
  26. Minny and Wiscy won. At least we can beat the ACC. MichiganDad3, I hope the Big Ten does well, but I do not think this years bowl results help next years playoff selection. Big Ten only lost 1 bolw game last year, I think. It didnt help OSU get in. I wish for a 8 team playoff, but that discussion is in another thread.
    1 point
  27. Visiting TCU or Utah on Jan. 11 Kansas Jan. 18 Nebraska Jan 25 His dad is apparently a huge Nebraska fan. His grandfather was the high school football coach of Grant and Tracey Wistrom.
    1 point
  28. Regardless of expansion the bowls should be cut down to 20-25 bowls outside of the playoff.
    1 point
  29. Contributors Nick Henrich - Big time get Wandale Robinson - Between his ability and lack of guys ahead of him, I think he's a lock for a DAY 1 IMPACT PLAYER Bryce Benhart - Will push for playing time next year - I could see him start at RT and Farniok move inside Ty Robinson - Big time get Rahmir Johnson - I like speed Darien Chase - Speed to burn and receiver room is open Jackson Hannah - Great pair with Henrich for years to come Jamie Nance - Same as Chase Chris Hickman - Might have to wait his turn but has potential Quinton Newsome - DBs need some help Mosai Newsom - Might be a steal Garrett Nelson - Monster motor Michael Lynn - Probably moves to the interior but will be solid there Matthew Anderson - Comes through as a solid OT Jimmy Fritzche - Frost's projection works out Non-Contributors Luke McCaffrey - Kind of hate this take as I think he's a great athlete. But QB is a tough spot to hit at, especially when you're on the heels of an established starter Ronald Thompkins - Really like him but major injuries to both knees make me wonder Myles Farmer - Probably some special teams but maybe not an every down guy Jamin Graham - Same as Farmer Javin Wright - Maybe too much of a tweener to find a big role Garret Snodgrass - Not sure he's quite enough of a top-shelf athlete Brant Banks - DL is crowded in this class Ethan Piper - Same as Banks I think either Benhart or Robinson could be my other IMPACT PLAYER but I hate picking a true freshman lineman to do that. So I don't know who I'd pick as my other selection. Nance or Chase probably (based on lack of people ahead of them) so I'll go with Chase.
    1 point
  30. Fair point. Still, why make a "Super Six" or use a star-rating system? This is about talent evaluation, which is strictly prognostication. Oh, that is next...
    1 point
  31. I got Wandale and Ty Robinson as my early impact guys Career: Henrich Benhart Robinson Robinson Hannah Hickman Farmer McCaffery Thompkins Snodgrass Anderson Wright Nelson Nance Piper
    1 point
  32. Sparty isnt beating Oregon
    1 point
  33. Must be wanting to get that twitter follower number up.
    1 point
  34. Thank you for this. I was so confused until I saw your edit. I'm also very tired, ha.
    1 point
  35. Not sure if this was stated but I heard Javin Wright and his dad were at Noa's in home when Frost was there. They were definitely invited which means Noa is N! But really that may give us an indication that he could be leaning toward NU at this time.
    1 point
  36. His tweet about his grade this semester showed he did not pass all 23 credit hours. At the start of the semester is was the goal he needed to achieve to become academically eligible (at least at Nebraska). I think it is a simple story, "A talented player who is academically ineligible".
    1 point
  37. I would disagree. Kelly pioneered the offense- so he deserves the credit for that. But I think Frost is taking the offense to another level and evolving it to become more potent. It is evolving to win in different kind of games- win with speed- win with power. So if you run across a physical team you dont flame out like the Kelly teams did. You can still throw a punch. I dont believe Kelly or perhaps anyone could have gone to UCF and did what Frost did in 2 years. I also dont think Chip has the heart in the game like Frost does. Frost and staff are growing into some elite recruiters and pairing that with a great culture full of kids who commit- stay commited and love Frost like the kids used to love Osborne. I just get the feeling Kelly is a little cold and is better suited for the pros.
    1 point
  38. It wasnt "his" team. His culture, his coaching staff etc. He just called the plays. Big difference if he was head coach and recruited how he wanted. Coached how he wanted. He was just a soldier at the time. Frost knows the error of the oregon system was not having any physicality or power element. Thus why he is attempting to blend Husker of old with Oregon speed. So I think the reason they lost is less about talent and more about lack of an emphasis on power.
    1 point
  39. Remember when Obama was totally cool with the government shutdown because of all the Republicans not getting paid? Oh right, that never happened. His legacy is aging like a fine wine compared to this jamoke. In almost every situation Obama handled with poise and measured composure, Trump embarrasses and denigrates the office. History will not judge these men similarly. I can only hope we as a people turn this page in a couple years and the latter goes down as the fraudulent conman he actually is.
    1 point
  40. Interesting argument considering the perceptions of the conferences. Even then the Big XII was considered defense optional with the high powered offenses while the B1G has been known for bad offenses. But I think we have found what you have said to be true. You need a solid defense in this league that is adaptable or you are going to have a really tough go of things.
    1 point
  41. I think there is a happy middle ground that Nebraska existed in when we were at our best. Hold yourself to higher standards, but at the same time always be on the look out for areas where the rules can be ethically pushed/stretched. It’s a fine line, but with strong leadership, and a healthy vision for the administration, team, & fan base it can happen.
    1 point
  42. Trying to set up a visit with https://247sports.com/player/steven-parker-46041207/ He had 20 sacks his SR year....
    1 point
  43. Nebraska is at the top of the list, and on the wheel, it is pointing at him. He’s a lock.
    1 point
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