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The jury is still out on @Landlord

just a wild guess....but maybe it's because the white supremacists have taken over our government?

And robbed a bunch of abused women of their chance at justice. And potentially let all of his pedo friends walk free. On net this sucks for everyone.

"The historic 2019 Husker offense averaged an astonishing 2500 yards of offense per game."

I think 8-4 would show good progress and I'd be happy with that part of it. It would be at least somewhat successful. But I'm pretty sure I'd still be a bit disappointed. With how we were playing in the second half last year and how our schedule sets up this year, we'd have to lose pretty much all the big games to "only" be 8-4 (or get a big win but also blow a game we should win against a lesser opponent). I can't imagine anyone being happy with a loss to USA, NIU, Illinois, Indiana or Maryland. That's five. And most would think we should probably have every chance to beat Colorado, Northwestern, Minnesota and Purdue if we play well. That's already nine so we'd (probably) be losing one of those game and also losing to each of Ohio State, Wisconsin and Iowa. Yes, that's progress from the last two years and progress is some form of success but I think it would still feel a bit hollow to most.

The Pelini factor. Is 9 wins ultimately good or is it not good? Who did you lose to? Did you lose 24-21 in overtime, or did you lose 62-3? Did you beat any of your "rivals"? Did you lose a close game because you played your best and were beaten by a better team, or did you lose because you turned the ball over four times in your own territory and killed a potential game winning drive with multiple procedure penalties? We know the record is always the first thing people look at, but how you arrive at that record says a lot too.

Not that I can smell.

I'm totally happy with three or more running backs of differing abilities competing for snaps. Then we can argue who is best and deserves more snaps. Great problem to have.

suicide happens to you when you have dirt on too many rich and powerful people.

he said the quite part out loud

Just beat Wisconsin, Iowa and finish with a winning record.

Yep. We let a National Championship defense go to waste, no doubt.

That’s gonna take a lot of cheese fries.

So did Austin Allen. Warner talked about increasing his quickness and ability to get open. Very nice to see guys addressing their weaknesses instead of complaining about playing time. In this offense if you can play, Frost will find a way.

Mostly because they both have Oklahoma in their name...

Dude, this is exactly how I feel. Also, I'm not afraid to expect more because I don't have to worry that an 8 or 9 win year (or even lower, yeesh) would mean going through a coaching change. Frost is safe, and it gives me a feeling of safety to hope again. Which is so awesome. I'm starting to get that same feeling I used to have about Nebraska Football. That championships are inevitable here, and we have the right guy to keep going after them. I feel like a kid again...

No joke, maybe they should talk about out how the hell they are going to stop him and JD Spielman and Dedrick Mills and Maurice Washington and Kanawai Noa and Andre Hunt and Mike Williams and Darien Chase and Jack Stoll ....and Adrian Martinez

I recently read on a MN forum how our defense won’t be able to stop anyone because they can’t stop Wan’Dale, a kid who is just out of high school. I get a kick how we’re in their heads, rent free.

Yeah that's the catch here. 9-3 is obviously improvement for this program but I think most people, myself included, expect and want to do more than simply beating the teams we should beat. I mean really, is simply not shooting yourself in the foot anything to strive for? Unfortunately we've been conditioned over the past years to some pretty mind numbing performances. So on one hand, not beating ourselves is much better but on the other hand it also should be an unquestionable expectation. Like I said, I'm expecting 10 or 11 wins but that might be skipping the intermediate step of simple improvement and just not beating ourselves. I guess that's why I'm excited for this season. For the first time in a long time that kind of leap seems possible. Before Frost got here there was some forced hope that things might not be as bad as ithey appeared but that was coupled with the deep down knowledge that it wasn't likely. Now, finally, we can get back to having expectations of excellence without being completely delusional about it.

Everyone in the country will know the name Wandale Robinson by the end of the season. From everything I've read and heard from people that have seen him in practice, this dude is special. Add that to an expanded role for Mo and now its even harder to cover Spielman, our best player in the passing game. I feel like people are forgetting just how damn good JD is. I also think we have multiple options to carry the ball out of the backfield that are very talented. This all being led by one of the 5 best QB in the country? I am really not concerned about the offense. I believe they will average at or near 40 ppg.

Davis turning into a quality player would be damn near miraculous. Right now he has fewer career tackles than some umpires.

There is a similarity in Georgia Tech and Nebraska in that a power back and speed back can be on the field at the same time. They did it with the flexbone, Nebraska with the R receiver. A guy like Robinson can’t be covered with a LB, but he can motion into the box and require one at any time. Hopefully, the tight ends develop to the point they can move around and become difficulties, too. All of a sudden a defense has to make personnel decisions for all of these hybrids and Mills starts to feel like an inevitability and the defense’s response opens up big plays. So maybe he’s only getting 10, but his ability to demand extra defenders means someone else gets 50.

The floor is probably 6-6, and the ceiling 10-2.... Probably somewhere in the middle. I'll go with 9-3

Well, I'm disappointed anytime we lose a game so that may not be the correct question. However I think I know the gist of your question. This staff has my undying loyalty no matter the win loss record. I can't imagine a scenario where a game result could affect that. We've already seen improvement in the culture, attitude, strength and conditioning. That is such an improvement on the last twenty years that it almost already seems like enough. I guess it's a tougher question than intended because I know we're headed back to greatness. So even if the team falls short of my wins expectation I'm sure there will be more than enough positives come out of it.

When the guy who kidnapped the 3 girls in Ohio killed himself, they were pissed off that he killed himself instead of rotting in jail for the rest of his life. If he's trying to kill himself, that means living is worse than death, so he should be forced to stay alive.

Man, I still remember thinking how cool it would be to hear Thunderstuck blaring over the speakers when he made a big play. Didn't really pan out. But Collins did manage to get over 700 yards from scrimmage and score 5 TDs. Which, I believe, is significantly more than anyone - maybe everyone - Williams recruited. So I'm going no.

He could draw up plays but his inability to call a good game blew many games.

I liked quite a bit of Beck’s offense what always drove me crazy was his penchant for taking shots at the opponents 40 yard line and putting us behind the sticks to either stall drives or settle for long field goals.

Re: not beating ourselves — I made a comment last year to someone how we’ve gone from being beaten to beating ourselves, which is a GREAT SIGN, because that can be fixed.

If Bill Clinton's name was on Epstein's list and Trump's wasn't, Epstein would be alive.

I believe we will probably we around 37 or 38 points per game. But if you look at last year we left a lot of points on the field that I think will be cleaned up in year two. So yea, 40 points per game could definitely be achievable with this team. The next thing I am looking for on offense is how well we can spread the ball around. If 10 or more guys can get 250-300 plus yards of offense during the season that will be huge. I also think we will not need to run Adrian as much this year, but he will still have similar rushing numbers to 2018. I believe the O will make a leap in 2019 just because we can expand the playbook and everybody knows where to be. We should also have more playmakers on this team compared to last year.

2001 was 37 2000 was 41.5 but, obviously, the speed at which this offense operates will probably inflate those numbers versus those seasons.

Occams razor right here IMHO. The simplest answer is often correct. We are a combined 4-16 vs Wisky and Iowa (1-7 vs Wisky, 3-5 vs Iowa) since joining the B1G........We can't find a way to beat them and their definitively physical play in both sides of the ball, we haven't achieved the level of success needed to win in the B1G. Frost even mentioned that at Orgeon, the physical teams caused the Ducks problems (the uptempo combined with Husker Power). He also mentioned how much bigger teams were than NU (specifically Iowa). We have to find a way to consistently beat the bullies of the West if we want to have a chance to accomplish anything. @JJ Husker Did a great break down as well IMHO, beat the 6 we should and no blowout losses. I'll add go 9-3 regular season....

Eh, being the #2 pick wouldn't really change much (other than the team that picks him )

When I am drinking I try to stay off of social media - you know, self censorship. However, this afternoon I have entered a 0.5 km underachiever's run bar crawl in KC - let you know later about that.

It was hard not to when it seemed like every time we actually went to it the play went for 15 yards automatic. Tim Beck was so god damn frustrating because I loved the premise and scheme of his offense and it fit Nebraska so well but he wasn't the right person to run it at a high enough level.

After two B1G titles and a natty, what more will there be for him to accomplish???

Zero people really think 8-4 are okay...there are a few that will tell you they are okay with it but they aren't. They are using it as a defense mechanism. Because they have been hurt so many times the last 4 seasons. 9 wins would be great. But really I think they need 2 wins out of OSU, Wisky, Iowa.

For those that don’t want to watch... Nebraska, Houston, Utah, Arkansas and Arizona

8-4. I’m not sold on the DC or the talent. I want to see a pass rush and less converted 3rd and forevers. Better tackling and attitude from this D. Show it in the games.

I'm telling you, there won't be the mental letdown's with this years team. The only game we lose is OSU.

Oh man - at the 4:40 mark you see a two back set with Washington and Robinson. Adrian fakes the handoff to Mo, quick outside pitch to Robinson. Holy s***. That is going to be so good, dudes.

This play isn't an empty back field set, but I made a gif of this just now because it's one of my favorite touchdowns from last year: I love this play because of how effortless both Martinez and Washington make it look. That OLB had absolutely no chance of covering Mo. *Edit 1: Been a lot of talk about Mo not gaining enough weight in the offseason but look how freaking light on his feet he is. He seriously flies. There is no real limit to what Scott will do this season with this kid. *Edit 2: Look at how the two receivers wide on the left side curl in to draw one of the safeties out of position. That's something you've talked about before, @brophog.

The more we see of the defensive line, the more I think the addition of Tuioti may be one of those unaccounted factors in an article like this. But I also have a general problem with “replacement arguments” because of the natural assumption of a drop off. At a position like safety, for instance, I think we will see a massive increase in playmaking ability. That’s the thing with a defense that has been this bad, there is a lot of head room for improvement, and that’s a side of the ball where huge improvements are not uncommon.

This must have been in games later in the season. Early in the season, he would literally be running in the opposite direction of the play as though he thought a totally different play was being ran.

Mirror muscles don't make powerful football players. Who cares about arms on a RB??? Hips, thighs, and a powerful midsection make athletes. Biceps and 6 packs are for the mirror dancers.

The undefeated 1971 team beat #2 Alabama, #3 Oklahoma and #4 Colorado. No other team has ever done that!

You a narc, bro?