Excel

8 hours ago, Woody Tressel said:

 Excel,

 

I am more than worried about this game.  I would be happy to win by 1-point.  As for Haskins, I feel we have more upside with him at QB, he can spread the field where Barrett hesitates too long, and telegraphs passes too much as well.  Our defense is boom or bust as well.  Here is to a great game, as Wisky always gives us problems. 

 

Hopefully it's a good one, it feels like forever since we've beaten you guys. Do you think this Tennesee stuff will affect Schiano's defense? 

 

Haskins scares me a la 2014. 

Just now, Redux said:

 

Idk, I think Michigan will have a rough start but turn it on at the end and beat tOSU

 

Urban is getting burnt out, next year is gonna show it.  Mark it.

 

If Michigan beats ND they'll make a playoff run. I think next year is the year Harbaugh turns it on and wins the East. Penn State is losing a lot on Defense. I see what you're saying on OSU, this is about the year that Meyer gave up at UF.

16 minutes ago, Redux said:

I fully expect tOSU and Michigan to both have bad years next season.

 

How so?

 

Almost all of Michigan's players look to return. Ohio State will lose a lot on Defense but won't miss a beat at QB. I don't see either team having "bad" years. 

Just for kicks here is what the committee looks like as far as potential biases. I highlighted any problematic areas I could find. Several Miami and Clemson connections that people didn't recuse themselves from, maybe it could impact things.

 

Kirby Hocutt - Chariman

FOCUS: None

CURRENT JOB: Texas Tech AD aka the guy dumb enough to hire Kingsbury

FROM: Texas

PLAYED: Kansas State

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Ohio, Miami (FL)

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: Texas Tech

 

Tyrone Willingham

FOCUS: ACC, AAC

CURRENT JOB: Retired HC

FROM: North Carolina

PLAYED: Michigan State

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Michigan State, Stanford, Notre Dame, and Washington

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: Duke, Stanford

 

Gene Smith

FOCUS: Sun Belt, Independents

CURRENT JOB: Ohio State AD

FROM: Ohio

PLAYED: Notre Dame

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Arizona State, Iowa State

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: Ohio State

 

Steve Wieberg

FOCUS: ACC, Mountain West

CURRENT JOB: Retired Journalist

FROM: Missouri?

STUDIED: Missouri

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Basketball Journalist

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: None

 

Dan Radakovich

FOCUS: Big XII

CURRENT JOB: Clemson AD

FROM: Pennsylvania 

PLAYED: Indiana University of Pennsylvania 

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Georgia Tech, LSU, South Carolina, Miami

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: Clemson

 

Rob Mullens

FOCUS: Mountain West, Big Ten

CURRENT JOB: Oregon AD

FROM: West Virginia

STUDIED: Miami (FL)

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Maryland, Kentucky

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: Oregon

 

Jeff Long

FOCUS: Pac 12

CURRENT JOB: Unemployed AD (formerly of Arkansas)

FROM: Ohio 

PLAYED: Ohio Wesleyan University

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Arkansas, Pittsburgh, Michigan, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: Arkansas, Missouri

 

Bobby Johnson

FOCUS: SEC, Independents

CURRENT JOB: Retired HC

FROM:  South Carolina

PLAYED: Clemson

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Clemson, Vanderbilt

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: None declared

 

Tom Jernstedt

FOCUS: Big Ten, Sun Belt

CURRENT JOB: Retired

FROM: Oregon

PLAYED: Oregon

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Former NCAA executive, instrumental in NCAA Basketball Tournament development

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: None

 

Christopher B. Howard

FOCUS: C-USA, AAC

CURRENT JOB: University President

FROM: Texas

PLAYED: Air Force

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Unrelated corporate or charitable endeavors, Oklahoma

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: None

 

Herb Deromedi

FOCUS: C-USA, SEC

CURRENT JOB: Retired HC and Adminisrator

FROM: Michigan

PLAYED: Michigan

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Central Michigan

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: Central Michigan

 

Jeff Bower

FOCUS: MAC, Pac 12

CURRENT JOB: Retired HC

FROM: Georgia

PLAYED: UGA, Southern Miss

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Southern Miss HC

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: Southern Miss

 

Frank Beamer

FOCUS: MAC, Big XII

CURRENT JOB: Retired HC

FROM: North Carolina

PLAYED: Virginia Tech

COACHED AT/PREVIOUS JOBS: Virginia Tech HC

OFFICIAL RECUSAL: Georgia, Virginia Tech

 

Sources:

Recusals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Football_Playoff#Selection_committee

Focuses or "point person" as the committee calls it: http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/20354984/college-football-playoff-selection-committee-members-assigned-monitor-two-conferences-each

 

16 minutes ago, Moiraine said:

If they keep the undefeated big 10 champ out of the playoffs, the playoffs will be expanding to 6/8 teams soon.

 

I can't bring myself to believe they'd dare snub the Big Ten like that, especially with Ohio State's AD on the committee and Barry Alvarez probably still retaining significant influence.

 

The real question is what happens to Ohio State if they beat Wisconsin, and Oklahoma beats TCU. Then you'll have:

 

- 1 loss ACC champ who has a win over Clemson/Miami

- 1 loss Oklahoma

-1 loss Alabama

- Either 2 loss Auburn with three powerful wins late in the season or a 1 loss UGA
 

Does OSU get left out in this scenario? They shouldn't be, they're a conference chanp, but I would imagine they do...and to me this is likely to happen.

 

You're right about expanding the playoffs, they should look at a 6-8 team bracket with auto bids for P5 champs and 1-3 at-large bids....but that would kind of suck because it would make the regular season mean less.

1 minute ago, Husker4ever319 said:

May be I am missing something here, but Bob Stoops is no longer the Head Coach for the Sooners. Why wouldn't he want to coach elsewhere? Why not try building a program in the BIG 10? 

 

Because it's hard and he's retired.The only program that's "made" it in the Big Ten in the last 20 years has been Ohio State and only just barely. This is a hard conference to succeed in at a national level for so many reasons, Harbaugh is learning that now. If he felt like Lady Luck was teasing him at OU he'll hate the Big Ten.

6 minutes ago, jaws said:

I guess JT has been hurt most of the year and that sideline thing (I wished they would have shut up about it after the game) tweaked it. I don't know if Wisconsin really wants to go up against Haskins in this game either. He can really sling the ball but his read on the read option isn't good. Wisconsin is a good team so it should be a good game. 

 

It is hard for me to believe they will keep Bama out of the playoffs. They haven't really played anyone and they haven't looked good to end the season.

 

Yep, Haskins was very impressive today, I learned to respect OSU's backups after our last meeting in the B1G CG. Minnesota's Croft was the most mobile QB we've played this year and while that went well he's not on the level of either Haskins or Barrett. I do not have a good feeling about this game and I won't until Chryst proves he can beat a truly good blue-chip team for a signature win. I thought he had it with LSU but that team didn't pan out, Michigan and Nebraska have both been down so they don't count. Hopefully this is it.

Who do you guys want as Defensive Coordinator? 

 

UCF-USF was the first UCF game I've watched but I've seen the box scores from the other games and how he turned around that program. Frost looks downright scary and if he can get the recruits he'd need I think he'd do extremely well in Lincoln...but I'm curious about the Defense. One thing I've always admired about you guys is the blackshirt tradition, it would be cool to see that make a come back.

 

It'll be interesting when Bielema eventually takes Iowa and we'll have 4/7 West schools coached by guys who played at their schools.

2 minutes ago, ladyhawke said:

He evidently has ties to Bill Moos: http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/history-trust-lead-moos-to-choose-bray-as-interim-coach/article_33967faf-c4ab-5b88-9043-5a2b7e15c1be.html

 

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Trent was a graduate assistant at ASU in 2009 when Bo Moos, Bill’s son, was on the team.

 

Sooooooo Nepotism. 

 

I joke....almost everything in college coaching is nepotistic in nature.

11 minutes ago, jaws said:

It looks like if OSU wins it will get two SEC teams into the playoffs. 

 

...yea you can feel the argument coming already. Alabama and Auburn/UGA. ESPN and Heather Dinich will lobby for it hard. I'm cool with their champ making it but Bama needs to stay home, Ohio State's precedent from last year be damned. At least Ohio State played and beat tough teams last year. Alabama's resume this year is weak.

...and now that sinking feeling of unease I've had all season has finally crystallized. I'm glad Ohio State beat Michigan even though I usually pull for the Wolverines in the Game....you don't want your team to have to face mad-Ohio State. ESPN's little FPI predictor has Ohio State by 66% but I don't know. It will depend on how many interceptions Hornibrook decides to throw and which Ohio State shows up. I don't think we've played a QB like Barrett in a while, he has me worried, hopefully whatever freak camera-injury he had will have him tweaked weird for the game, no offense jaws.

18 minutes ago, Moiraine said:

I don't find Diaco that attractive but it's probably more to do with the combo of personality and looks. He looks like he'd annoy the crap out of me.

 

I'm not gay, not that there'd be anything wrong with that if I were, but I am not....but Diaco is one handsome man. Like moviestar photogenic.

 

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And yes I'm really comparing how coaches look but I'm not seriously comparing how coaches look. It would, however, make the seasons more difficult for me if I had to look at Bielema or McElwain stroll the sidelines.

 

McElwain isn't THAT bad. He's not in the Mangino/Weiss/Bielema bracket. 

 

I sill can't believe how much weight Bielema has gained. I mean...daaaaaaaamn:

 

 

 

Southern food will kill you.

5 hours ago, Keith.Wassung said:

Think about Florida for a second (and my wife and her brothers are Alums)

Steve Spurrier leaves there.....goes to SC

Urban Meyer leaves there....citing "health reasons".....goes to OSU
Jim McElwain coaches there this year this and is fired after citing death threats ( and a losing season)

Does that sound like a great place to coach? 

 

 

This should be discussed more. I think you're a little off with some of it but not by much. Spurrier wanted to try his hand at the NFL and Meyer left because he was losing control of his program and couldn't keep up with Saban but I think you're generally correct. The facilities there are lacking compared to the rest of the SEC and what you might expect UF to have. Fan expectations are uber high despite very little historic success outside of Spurrirer and Meyer. Competition is stiff with FSU, Miami and the entire SEC raiding the state. UF is a damn tough job, not as bad as Tennessee but still no cake walk. I think UF should target Mullen.

Are you guys really comparing how coaches look? If that's your criteria just promote Diaco. 

 

I mean, Paul Chryst very clearly cuts his own hair with a pair of wal-mart clippers in front of his bathroom mirror and I am a-ok with that.

1 minute ago, runningblind said:

I think the man is an actual badger. He is just returning home to the wisconsin cheese forests.

 

We don't want him. Hopefully he takes his butt home to Iowa and stays there.

Just now, krc1995 said:

is his name bert or bret- because I've read both. He really looks like a bert.  He's so obnoxious that I kind of like him though 

 

His antics have turned him in to Bert.

A buddy of mine is a Missouri Highway Patrolman and he told me that multiple patrolmen have been noting the progress of a large luxury RV making its way up I49/I29 from the Arkansas border driving toward SW Iowa/Lincoln. It has stopped multiple times for fast-food. 

 

Obviously can't be certain but I think you guys may have a new HC.

Bama just turned the ball over.

1 minute ago, ColoradoHusk said:

I actually think Lane would succeed as a P5 head coach, if he was given another opportunity.  He did very well at USC in his first 2 years, under NCAA sanctions.  He just lost the team in his 3rd and 4th years.

 

Agreed, with Chavis or Pelini as DC he'd do quite well.

1 minute ago, ladyhawke said:

Here are the top candidates for Florida: (jk)

Mark Mangino

Charlie Weiss

Lane Kiffen

Steve Sarkesian 

(sp? On all of them)

 

Lane wouldn't be a bad choice. It would piss off half of the SEC and be super entertaining. 

Just now, 614Husker said:

Lovie Smith for DC,

 

Y'all gon die

1 minute ago, STL Husker said:

I wouldn't mind him at all.

 

His buyout will be the city of Lincoln. Like...if you want to fire him he gets Lincoln or a city of equal value. 

28 minutes ago, olddominionhusker said:

You want to see s#!t really go up in flames. Announce Craig Bohl as head coach. 

 

Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you a Nebraska native, a former Husker under Tom Osborne, a man who has proven he can win a conference championship and even has an undefeated season in his record....put your hands together for your next Nebraska Head Football coach, signed on a $7 million 10 year contract...CRAAAAAAAAAAAIG BOHL!

I guess it all comes down to opinion then. I think that Fitz is much like Snyder...he's a great coach who is reaching the limits of what his program can achieve, you disagree and that's fine. Reasonable people can hold differing opinions on something like that.

 

"We're just making it significantly hard on ourselves."

 

From the outside looking in it's pretty clear what's going on...the fans', and by extension probably the movers and shakers in the program, expectations don't match reality. I see it every time I venture in to the Husker Football forum. Fans seem to get hung up way too much on recruiting the best guys and stacking up your class rankings vs. opponents. Many fans seem to feel entitled to wins just because the Huskers are taking the field, I really don't understand it. It annoyed me when UNL first entered the conference and it's only diminished slightly in the last six years. Some fans think Nebraska is still just "one good coach" away from being Miami or Alabama but Nebraska will never have the advantages Texas, USC, LSU, or the Florida and Alabama teams have in weather, fertile recruiting grounds, attractive locations, etc. UNL don't even have the population advantages PSU, OSU, and UM have.  The Texas pipeline is dead. 

 

The future of the program, if you want to win, is the Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan State model. It shouldn't be that foreign as you helped build parts of it, as did Hayden Fry, as did Barry Alvarez. Fans need to quit thinking they're entitled to anything because of something their parent's generation did, it clearly permeates to the team. I don't know enough about Frost's philosophy to tell if he'll make that happen but from a cursory glance at his record he does scare me so maybe that's a good thing for you all.