Nebfanatic

^agreed if Houston was power 5 I could recruit a top 5 class there I'm sure of it

I'll take us beating Oregon and NW by 10

We aren't looking good but again I'm going to have faith we are going to win the game until we don't. Watching this game and expecting a loss or continued futility seems very miserable

That can happen when you blitz

This is what game threads are. It's about reacting in the moment and getting pumped up or pissed off. Then after the game is over most people become sane again. may be true but and that is fine but there is so much game left to be saying Oregon is going to blow us out next week or other similar predictions on the season. Just surprised to see so little faith

Don't know why I joined this board yall are a damn party poop. "We should be losing" no not really ww are winning for a reason "this team sucks skers are getting blown out next week" how about we wait until next week and see. Good lord it seems like this board wants the huskers to be mediocre because thoughts become things and there is sure a whole lot of negativity here

or Clemson or a number of other top programs playing down to lesser opponents early on in the season. We don't look great right now, doesn't mean we can't be a great team we just aren't putting it all together right now which isn't that uncommon. Some people here need to hold their horses and let the game play out before they start declaring the season a disaster because we aren't clicking completely in the first half of our second game. Exactly, just enjoy the game for a bit. Expecting perfection from 18-22 year old kids in ridiculous. Every team makes mistakes. The hope is to learn from them and grow as a team. All this doom and gloom gets tiring.I don't expect perfection. I expect competence. And it's not the players that are at fault for the most part. Throwing on 1st and goal on the 4. The defensive scheme. These are problems that come from the very grown up and highly paid coaches.alright man you take the headset and win some games for us you got thisOnly chefs can be food critics. Only directors can be film critics. Only people coaching at the FBS level can be critical on HB. You're a joke. I guess women aren't allowed to have an opinion on football at all since 0.000000000001% of football coaches and players are women. (I know you're being sarcastic - replying to other dude) Just wait until Hilary's in the White House. She'll fix that Football coaches are way more important than presidents so I'm still out of luck. I edited my post to get across what I really meant and also I wasn't being gender specific saying the word man its just a phrase "come on man!"

or Clemson or a number of other top programs playing down to lesser opponents early on in the season. We don't look great right now, doesn't mean we can't be a great team we just aren't putting it all together right now which isn't that uncommon. Some people here need to hold their horses and let the game play out before they start declaring the season a disaster because we aren't clicking completely in the first half of our second game. Exactly, just enjoy the game for a bit. Expecting perfection from 18-22 year old kids in ridiculous. Every team makes mistakes. The hope is to learn from them and grow as a team. All this doom and gloom gets tiring.I don't expect perfection. I expect competence. And it's not the players that are at fault for the most part. Throwing on 1st and goal on the 4. The defensive scheme. These are problems that come from the very grown up and highly paid coaches. passing on first and 4 isn't the terrible play call you are making it out to be honestly

or Clemson or a number of other top programs playing down to lesser opponents early on in the season. We don't look great right now, doesn't mean we can't be a great team we just aren't putting it all together right now which isn't that uncommon. Some people here need to hold their horses and let the game play out before they start declaring the season a disaster because we aren't clicking completely in the first half of our second game. we have a history of not clicking against Wyoming another reason not to worry too much as long as we are getting the W. Now if Wyoming ends up scoring more points than the huskers today I may change my stance...

or Clemson or a number of other top programs playing down to lesser opponents early on in the season. We don't look great right now, doesn't mean we can't be a great team we just aren't putting it all together right now which isn't that uncommon. Some people here need to hold their horses and let the game play out before they start declaring the season a disaster because we aren't clicking completely in the first half of our second game.

^^I actually agree with this. The best surround themselves with the best for even greater results.

Like LSU's crazy advantage over Wisconsin, for example. My brother thinks he wins his shooting competitions because he has a lot of expensive rifles, scopes, and reloading equipment. I think he wins those matches because he practices more than everybody else, and the fact that he bought more expensive guns masks that fact. I wonder if Saban getting 4 or 5 star recruits masks other, more important keys to his success. I mentioned Wisconsin beating LSU earlier in my post. Superior talent isn't a sure fire way to win and I didn't say that but talent is described as in the dictionary as natural aptitude or skill. Practice doesn't become talent it becomes mastery, there is a difference. 6 of the 8 playoff teams so far have been consistently in the top 10 in recruiting I don't think that's a coincidence. As for Saban I'm sure the talented guys he has mask some of his talents as a coach but it is a heck of alot easier to win games when your guys are the best group of athletes in the country compared to other teams. Combine that with the most well coached it's a recipe that's tough to beat

More talented players are above average in size, speed, strength, football iq. Work ethic, coaching, daily habits, mental state play a huge role in materialization from the raw player to a dominant and talented one like DeShaun Watson or Minka Fitzpatrick (Bama db) We don't have any real x factor uber talented players like these guys. While that isn't always necessary to win (see Wisconsin vs LSU) teams that compete for championships regularly have these type of players on at least one side of the ball if not both in multiple positions. In the end this boils down to recruiting. Yes you can put together a solid team if you even recruit inside of the top 50. But the teams winning playoff titles have 15-20 4 and 5 star recruits coming into their program every year. It's hard to compete with that talent.