Dr. Strangelove

This is really great that we're getting to some of these kids early, but having rankings out for the Class of 2017 is just ridiculous. Those kids have probably played one year of High School football, and they can already have 4 stars?

No kidding. He has Rutgers at 83 and Washington State at 57. Rutgers beat them, on the road, and is ranked 26 spots lower!

Pros: 1) Rushing offense looked fantastic today from each position. TA had a few nice runs, Newby had a 100 yard day. Ameer was dominate as he should be. O-Line was impressive in pass pro and run blocking. 2) 0 turnovers. The biggest thing holding the program back is that we almost always lose the turnover battle, was nice to see us take care of the football. 3) Defense was fantastic most of the game. Losing Gregory hurt, but outside of the first drive they really took over the game. We faced a second string QB for a lot of the day though, but overall looked great. Cons: 1) Special teams looks iffy. They gashed us on a few kickoff returns (Bondi needs to get a few more touchbacks). Nebraska still can't manage to field a punt, this must improve to help Nebraska in the field position game later in the season. 2) Defense didn't force any turnovers. Would've been nice to see an interception considering the amount of pass attempts FAU had. 3) TA looked poised today, but the completion percentage needs to improve. His throwing ability, at least downfield, seemed to be much better than it was at any point last year, but the % needs to improve for this offense to take the next step forward. Starting the season off with a convincing win feels so much better than how I felt after the Wyoming game last year. Particularly after watching the rest of the conference struggle today, I think Nebraska has a real chance at the division this year, and looked like one of the top 3 teams in the conference after week 1.

One of the only streaks that survived the Callahan era. Nice! Yea, wish we could get a marquee opponent for game 1 though. I actually like cupcakes in week 1. Gives the team a chance to practice and tune up more for the tough opponent in week 3 or 4.

Personally, I don't get the UCLA picks. I get that their SOS is insane, but too much so. It's going to be hard to do better than 11-1 with that schedule, there's no way they get in at 10-2 which I think is likely for them.

Hard to disagree with him here. This is the first season in a long time that I find myself hard to get excited about. I'll tune into every game and cheer my heart out, but deep down I know the road schedule is just too difficult to get a breakthrough 11-1 season. 9-3 or 8-4 seem likely. No conference championship. No division title. And if TA hovers around the same stats, low 50s completion percentage and 1/1 TD to interception ratio, I'll have a hard time getting excited for 2015.

Memorial Stadium is located in downtown Lincoln, there are loads of restaurants and bars in the area within walking distance. Being that it is a night game, I'd recommend mingling with Husker fans (and other Miami fans) in the area. I personally recommend Misty's as a restaurant/bar to visit, seems to be a popular choice. Enjoy your time in Lincoln!

Man. 2015 is going to be great. It's all set up perfectly. Nah, there will be an injury to someone in 2015. And in 2016 the schedule isn't fair, what with playing at OSU and Wisconsin in back to back weeks? Obvs the Big Ten hates us and is plotting against us. By 2017 Armstrong will be graduated and we'll be breaking in a new QB. So... 2018? Exactly. There is always a reason you can point to to justify a less than desirable season.

Is Bo on the hot seat? Probably. He certainly can't afford a 6-6 or 7-5 season. But top 3? I don't think his seat is that hot.

Good job by Bob Stoops.

This was insanely common when I went to school there. Now they have a digital system and only 250 or so non-students are allowed to attend. It's sad that the athletic department got greedy and ended the students ability to sell their tickets. I remember having to log into the website in April to reserve student tickets for south stadium my freshmen year. Now their going into game week with some in hand, and will have to find an alternative way to sell them (no doubt they will).

Pardon my stubbornness but, I'm not going to take the word of a couple outside reporters that watched one day of practice when they were working on 3rd down plays to decide if our passing game sucks.Right, forget the 8 starts from last year. Need a better sample size before we jump to conclusions. Sarcastic or not, that's exactly right. We do need a bigger sample size because the sample we have is muddled by a whole lot of external factors. Starting a week from Saturday we're going to see an offense that's (hopefully) built around TA's skill set and that he has actually prepared for a full offseason to run. Ideally this version of the offense will not rely on a dropback passer slinging it around fifty times a game. Tommy's prowess throwing the ball had better not be the difference between a good season and a season that goes into the toilet, or we are likely looking at a season about to go into the toilet. Give me a QB who is neither a liability nor an asset. Abdullah, Cross, Bell, Newby, Turner, etc. are the assets. Lean on them and watch Tommy grow into his role. Hopefully by season's end he's opened some eyes. I don't agree with the statement that we can win the conference with a QB who's just a 'game manager'. Unfortunately with the schedules of Iowa and Wisconsin, we have no room for error this season. We have to develop a QB who is an asset in order to win the division and conference. Now, I would say if our offensive identity has been option oriented for several seasons, and something we've recruited specifically for, I might agree with you. But moving to a option offense (or not sticking with any identity on offense) on the fly during one season and through fall camp is not ideal.

Pardon my stubbornness but, I'm not going to take the word of a couple outside reporters that watched one day of practice when they were working on 3rd down plays to decide if our passing game sucks.Right, forget the 8 starts from last year. Need a better sample size before we jump to conclusions.

And it was his choice to live off campus and to pay those bills. They can live in a rather nice dorm ON campus and have everything provided to them.

I have a problem with the 'small sample' and 'it was 3rd and long' talk. We watched 8 starts last year as a sample size in all kinds of situations, the passing game just wasn't there and it sounds like it's still not there. I do think the QB controversy, however, is over. TA is the guy, I hope he limits the turnovers and gives us the opportunity to win some close games this year.

Just based on the tweets, we still have a QB game that is a liability and not an asset at this point. We need to lean on the run and hope for some Connor Cook like improvement as the season goes on.

According to the recently updated website, it's up to $13 million (could be a typo from 1.3) but they've added 260,000 monthly donors in the last few weeks alone. These videos are free advertisement for a cause most of us are unaware of. You only need .1% of viewers to take action and donate to make a big difference. So next time somebody assumes 'no money is being raised' should probably do a simple google search before making a statement like that.

He easily could've chosen to live in a dorm and have everything provided to him. It's their own choice to live off campus and pay for those things. It's hard for me to feel sorry for them.

Those 3 interceptions were huge. Without those we wouldn't have won. Against what would eventually become several top tier cornerbacks taken in the early rounds of the NFL draft? Yeah, they were huge. But his long runs were the reason we won the game.

Such a huge part of our team for the years he played. Did far more good than bad, and on occasion was the sole reason we won many of our games, Michigan State in 2012 comes to mind.

I see that the starters are certainly capable, by my issue is that we're quickly going to have to rely on true freshmen in the secondary if more injuries start to pile up. I don't care how talented they were in high school, that's a tall order for a true freshmen to deal with, particularly with a coverage scheme as complicated as Bo's. Very few players come in and grasp it quickly. It's taken J. Rose and C. Jackson a few years to get the mental aspect down. Let's hope we can stay healthy throughout the season!

Gotta feel bad for him. He came into the program a year late, did his time on special teams and right when he's about to get a taste of full time football this happens. Hopefully he recovers quickly.

Remember, this could all be psychology. Tommy may have the job locked down, but letting him think that now could lead to complacency. Just like Bo is due to spit nails over a bad practice here pretty soon - whether they have a bad practice or not. That's true, it's possible. But at the same time, we see media members throwing down some praise on the other QBs. So even if the intention is psycological, Fyfe and J. Stanton are doing their best to make it real. Sounds like TA hasn't got the job done through two practices at the very least.

I think it's safe to say we have a full fledged QB competition. If TA had the job as locked down as was previously suggested, I doubt we would've seen Fyfe take first team snaps today or the players give such high praise. Just my opinion.

Nebraska is by far the smallest state by population on the list, so the fact that our brand is that strong (while having a population disadvantage numbering in the millions compared to the states ahead of us) is incredibly impressive.