Nebfanatic

I understand what you are saying. I appreciate what OSU is doing but all of this almost seems like a media ploy which is disappointing and a little disrespectful if that is the case. I'm sure it's not and is a genuine gesture or at least I'd like to think so

Hopefully we can continue to see strong play from Carlos Davis as well!

When I watched that segment my take was basically how he described it. Just an inside joke that many people wouldn't have understood if they didn't know or remember the history of him with NU fans. They probably should have clarified, but at least I got it- and I'm pretty dense. When I watch the segment now, yes I can see that. At the time when I ddin't have his explanation I didn't see that. Herbstriet for me is the least troubling of the segment. Pollard and Howard are the ones you get little respect from. I mean Howard says I can name 10 teams that would beat Nebraska and then chuckles about it. yep if anything Herbie was very professional throughout that segment despite some unprofessional behavior from his colleagues, not that I had a problem with it. These people's opinions don't really mean much. They are knowledgeable and all but they have such a limited amount of data as do the rest of us. Alot of the data needed to determine how good a team really is happens behind the scenes where no one is watching but the coaches and the players

Defense: Kalu has been playing great but no INTs. That changes Saturday Offense: Cethan Carter catches a touchdown pass and is vital in the trenches as we run for 220 yards

that's big time visiting OSU for Thanksgiving not us oh..... Missed the 't' on there lol

Yes and playoff creep is something the NCAA was wary of between every step swearing the next step wouldn't come to pass. As for the bolded,I like to use the example of the NFL or the NCAA in Basketball. The playoff gets big enough you are determining who won the playoff instead of who the best team is. I know it doesn't sound like there is a difference but there is. The two examples I point to (they are getting somewhat old now) are the last time the New York Giants won the super bowl they went 9-7 in the regular season, lost 4 games in a row at one point, 5 out of 6 in a stretch and 5 out of their last 8 regular season games yet won the Super Bowl. Now they WON the playoffs but were they really the best team that season? My second example is in basketball, UCONN won it all in 2014 but only finished third in their own conference yet they won the big dance so does that mean they were truly the best team in the country that year? Or simply the hottest at the end of the season? My point is at some point it becomes less about finding out who the best team is and more about crowning a survivor. Where that line is exactly, I don't know. Edit: Thought of lots of other stuff.... in all fairness though that happens with a 4 team playoff too. Ohio State would have gotten blown out by Alabama mid-season in 2014-2015, but they were on a roll at the end so they won Yeah you could make the argument even pre-BCS. I could be wrong but I bet a lot of people would say the 83 team was better than the Miami team that upset them. So it again becomes a question like HuskerMav said, "In the end, what are we trying to accomplish? " It's another reason why I'm /meh about national championships. The trophies and the recruits it attracts are nice but I'd rather just win games. What do you mean "In the end, what are we trying to accomplish? " Huskers? Well win a championship, what else? Go to the Rose bowl?. Same for any other team. For the fans, knowing that a large enough group of teams was invited as to avoid leaving out a team deserving a shot at the finals, and most of all for fans to get some great entertainment. And no if you loose a game on the field, you were not better then that team, upset or not, because you did not loose on paper, on charts, on comparison to other teams, but on the field, and thats all that matters. First off, lose only has a one 'o' in it. Second, use some context clues, bud. The whole statement was about the NCAAF post-season. So obviously, the question is, what are we trying to accomplish by changing the post-season? Crowning the champion? Well, playoffs don't always do that. Finally, no, the best team does not always win the football game. Winning is all that matters, but sometimes the worser team wins. Example, my brother-in-law is a way better basketball player than I am. With that said, sometimes I beat him in 1-on-1. I don't become better than him just by beating him. He still beats me 9 times out of 10. There is no perfect formula for making sure the "best team" wins it all. In the end 4 (possibly 8 in the future) of the very best teams as determined by the regular season are matched up and the team that wins the games is crowned. Nothing wrong with that and if we don't do auto qualifiers it won't be as fluky as the UCONN and Giants championships seem to be. They got in because they won their conference tourney or division and made the most of it. If we go to a system where we are selecting teams based on merit and resume you won't see the flukes that don't deserve it that much because they struggledon't early in the year as often

Buckeye fans seem equally confused about the line

Packs of wild dogs are controlling most of the major cities...you may need that jackhawk 9000

and please enlighten us on what Herbie really thinks about the Huskers.

Don't we have Austin Allen and Broc Bando committed for the class of '17? Also have 2 in state commits for the 2018 recruiting class so I wouldn't exactly say we are hemorrhaging in state talent

that's big time

I like our future on the O line. We have alot of talented young guys in that position group. We are hurt and alot of those guys aren't ready, but in the next few years I think our offensive line especially will be very formidable

because that would be too easy

I can't remember the last time we were this relevant in November. The first Husker game I can remember watching was Frank's last game.

11-1 would be a dream come true

I hadn't until last game because I knew it would be close. I chose Wisconsin by 1 score and not beating the spread knowing how we have shown up against them the last few years(they are our Texas in the B1G it seems). This time i'm going with NU by 1 score. you have the magic touch. We shall win by one score, Urban Meyer will have a heart attack, retire from Ohio State and recover from his medical emergency on the Notre Dame sideline next season

Picked to win, but not cover the spread got it thank you. If we could pull out the upset this would be the biggest husker win since? This win would be bigger than last year vs MSU, simply due to it being more meaningful for our season, however that was a big win. We beat a #9 MSU in 2011 that was a big game, followed by a #12 Penn State. Unfortunately we got blown out by Michigan that year. In 2010, we beat a #7 Missouri. I think otherwise, you have to go all the way back to 2001, beating a #2 Oklahoma. Those games you stated were big, but I honestly think you would have to go back to 01 just because with a win we are squarely in the national championship discussion. Those other wins were either earlier in the season or we had played ourselves out of title contention by that point. I doubt we win the CFP but a win Saturday would have us closer to a championship than we have been in 15 years I agree with you except for 2011. The MSU win was game 8 for us, with our only loss to that point against a #7 Wisconsin. We were in a pretty similar situation. However we sh#t the bed against Northwestern that year, then blown up by #20 Michigan(Denard Robinson at QB). I'd say the only difference was going into Madison and getting destroyed. Forgot we would have had another shot at them though. Another difference between this year and 2011 is the remaining schedule. PSU and Michigan looming in 2011, this year we have two tough divisional matchups but minny nor Iowa has a Denard Robinson. We could easily slip up like we did against NW that year though. I'll agree though at the time the win over MSU was huge and we really won't know how big of a win this will be until seasons end. Could easily make the win relatively meaningless with a few bad losses down the stretch

Picked to win, but not cover the spread got it thank you. If we could pull out the upset this would be the biggest husker win since? This win would be bigger than last year vs MSU, simply due to it being more meaningful for our season, however that was a big win. We beat a #9 MSU in 2011 that was a big game, followed by a #12 Penn State. Unfortunately we got blown out by Michigan that year. In 2010, we beat a #7 Missouri. I think otherwise, you have to go all the way back to 2001, beating a #2 Oklahoma. Those games you stated were big, but I honestly think you would have to go back to 01 just because with a win we are squarely in the national championship discussion. Those other wins were either earlier in the season or we had played ourselves out of title contention by that point. I doubt we win the CFP but a win Saturday would have us closer to a championship than we have been in 15 years

I can never bring myself to vote against Nebraska

Ha ha! Herbie needs to get over himself. Nebraska fans don't hate him. I think most Husker fans actually sort of like Kirk. Or at least they like him more than most talking heads. Oh sure, when he makes some boneheaded comment Husker fans are going to call him out on it. But that doesn't mean they *hate* him. I mean there is a perception though, I don't think he really thinks we hate him

the name even sounds like it would fit in the skit lol

Picked to win, but not cover the spread got it thank you. If we could pull out the upset this would be the biggest husker win since?

Yes and playoff creep is something the NCAA was wary of between every step swearing the next step wouldn't come to pass. As for the bolded,I like to use the example of the NFL or the NCAA in Basketball. The playoff gets big enough you are determining who won the playoff instead of who the best team is. I know it doesn't sound like there is a difference but there is. The two examples I point to (they are getting somewhat old now) are the last time the New York Giants won the super bowl they went 9-7 in the regular season, lost 4 games in a row at one point, 5 out of 6 in a stretch and 5 out of their last 8 regular season games yet won the Super Bowl. Now they WON the playoffs but were they really the best team that season? My second example is in basketball, UCONN won it all in 2014 but only finished third in their own conference yet they won the big dance so does that mean they were truly the best team in the country that year? Or simply the hottest at the end of the season? My point is at some point it becomes less about finding out who the best team is and more about crowning a survivor. Where that line is exactly, I don't know. Edit: Thought of lots of other stuff.... in all fairness though that happens with a 4 team playoff too. Ohio State would have gotten blown out by Alabama mid-season in 2014-2015, but they were on a roll at the end so they won

What do asterisks denote?

If we expand it I would prefer 8 or 24