HIHusker

2009....a difficult year....if our O had something resembling a pulse we run the table. Such a bummer. Suh deserved the Heisman. Travesty..

Somewhat pessimistic but a reasonable assessment of the current state of our program. I agree we have some ground to cover in recruiting in comparison to the B1G powerhouse programs. I think we will see a trend moving forward where we get better and better as Frost's brand improves and the football team performs better on the field. The uncertainty of losing a coach to another program/higher salary/dream job is somewhat nil with Frost so we can count on continuity. I'm not drinking my own kool-aid either when I say we have one of the best coaches in college football; Frost is the real deal. I think we will get there, but it might take another year or two. The team buys in, we buy in, and everyone else, including the media, will follow suit = higher rankings, better performance, and improved recruiting. I like our chances against tOSU this year at home, against wiscy , and iowa.

Bingo!

I just have a feeling. Memphis and USF were solid competition for UCF that 2nd year though. They beat USF twice I think. Still the AAC but I think USF and Memphis that year could beat the lower B1G teams this year. If you don't get the joke then don't play. It takes a learned hand to understand some of the more complex forms of humor out there...

What is the Ordinary Meaning of the words "bold" and "prediction"? Do these words have a technical meaning implied in how they are used in the aforementioned post?

Lol, yep. I just had an epiphany today...undefeated. I'll eat my crow as well. In any case I know this season will be far better than the last.

I'm calling it: Undefeated regular season.

As much as I hate to admit it you might have a point here. Hard to argue with his numbers. Unreal.

Partially correct and I have posted on this before. I am in agreement that this is a must have in our future to compete for national titles AND league titles. This year Clemson is at #4 nationally in total defense while Bama is #10. I have a feeling Bama loses this one but the Clemson QB while good, is young. (Syracuse game etc..) Also, Nick Saban has yet to win a MNC with a defese ranked higher than #3 in total defense (this year so far Bama is ranked #10 in total d). Here is the list going of teams that won the MNC since 1998 and their final total defense ranking: (stats from ncaa.org) 2017 - Alabama #1 2016 - Clemson #4 2015 - Alabama #3 2014 - Ohio State #19 2013 - Florida State #3 2012 - Alabama #1 2011 - Alabama #1 2010 - Auburn #60 2009 - Alabama #2 2008 - Florida #9 2007 - LSU #3 2006 - Florida #6 2005 - Texas #9 2004 - USC #6 2003 - LSU (#1) / USC (#30) 2002 - Ohio State #23 2001 - Miami #6 2000 - Oklahoma #8 1999 - Florida State #19 1998 - Tennessee #17 6 teams in the last 20 years have won MNC's with a non-top 10 defense. Most of those teams were still in the top 25-30 and had killer offenses (i.e. 14 tOSU, Auburn 2010, and 03 USC). Auburn had Cam N. in 2010 who was a complete freak of nature (think Vince Young^2) and made up for their #60 ranking (although they did hold Oregon to 19 pts in the MNCG). For fun here is NU's total defense for all 5 NC's: 1970 Coundnt find 1971 Couldnt find 1994 #5 1995 #13??? yikes (KSU was #1) 1997 #5 The way I see it is this: with Frost we will always have a dynamic offense that plays up-tempo and can put up 30-40 a game easily; heck we are doing it now with only a year of recruiting. That being said I think we need to at the very least field a top 25 defense to contend for the B1G and MNC. Watching OU play Bama last night it was obvious why Saban has so many MNC's: he knows how to field a solid defense year in and year out (his average total defense ranking when he wins a MNC is ~1.74). I think top 25 total d should be an easy/realizable goal for the coaching staff. There could be unique challenges given that the defense will practice with our offense and could leave them vulnerable to power running teams/pro style offenses. For those hating on Michigan's D in their bowl game I have a suspiscion that Harbaugh is part of the problem; his seat is hot af right now. I know Venables is an OU/KSU guy, and we got Chin..but wouldn't it be nice to poach him from Clemson??? Feel free to discuss.

Because everything...EVERYTHING impacts the huskers...

Ugghh, next year.....let the recruiting threads flow

#CLEAR

I know wtf

Defib heading your way

Pass the defbrillator

No INTsnow pleeeeeease

#heroes

Warner fighting for yac, love it

Agreed, just done with discretion, next year will be a much improved program

Wearing the knee brace indicates some level of injury, its not like we are headed to a bowl game and honestly we “should” be able to score without relying too heavily on AM’s legs, sucks but its where we are at, future looks bright no need to be desperate and risk the kids health

Great series by the D, finally

Using an injured QB to run some draws etc. occasionally to open up other aspects of the offense is sensible but 20+ QB runs while the guy is injured is not smart long term, SF isnt that dumb, this isnt 95 guys, as much as wed like it to be

Dont recall them playing with knee braces after their first collegiate starts...

Doesnt beat the heck out of a career ending injury...