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I've kept this one in my uploads since they took it away. I just don't know if it is sufficient, or if I need a bigger one

Bingo everyone. Most are a big apprehensive of this game because....we're not as good as they are. I'm tired of the beat downs but will root for the team just the same. I have been holding onto hope for years that Nebraska could get "back" and compete for a national championship again but that's unrealistic. Getting back to winning and being competitive in every game is the new standard, like it or not.

For sure. Don't get a sniff when we get rag dolled every year by Ohio State. Where we do pick up kids they don't stay. Winning games this year is a must, going 3-5 would be quite bad for recruiting.

I am as guilty of wanting to chase star rankings as anyone but it seems like a crap shoot trying to find ones who still want to put in the work. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Have to start doing better in places like STL I think rather than Miami.

I think those two things, while not completely mutually exclusive, are a bit counter to one another normally. Unless your "scoring from anywhere on the field" comes from breaking runs or passing things opening up from drawing the defenders up to cover the run. A power running team usually doesn't sling it all over the yard well, and a pass first team usually can't go 3 yards and a cloud of dust reliably. It will be interesting to see if Frost can accomplish both but I tend to think it will lean one way and that way being more spread out.

I could have easily just copied and pasted text but I just wanted post that picture. Sh$+ers full! I'm glad we have football coming up, I'm starting to lose it this year.

Link's broken.

Iowa

You think we can hold them to 42-10? Sunshine pumper alert! I really don't think there's anything to lose because if they win they're supposed to but I still see that as a beat down. They'll be out for blood trying to state their case for the playoff with less games played. 2-2 out of that first four would be a huge step forward, 1-3 will be expected by everyone and NW always plays tough. Just don't start 0-4 is my motto.

I think they should have off beat clapping to Sirius and DONU.

Hey now, we won 5 last year. In all seriousness, I get it more than most what he's experiencing. My freshman year was 2003, and then I got 3 years of Callahan. I hope your son gets at least one excellent season in his last two.

It's been 3, on/off/on.....but you said 4. I'm superstitious too and now I don't know what to do! Close it quick then open it back up? Pump fake?

Isn't the testing available now? Having zero bye weeks is unnecessarily risky. No reason to not start the 10th or at the latest on the 17th to give some flexibility. This is dropping the ball yet again in my eyes. Tin foil hat me wonders if this is yet another intentional delay to see if the others fail first so they can just cancel again.

They're going to not get all 8 games in with no bye weeks and miss the playoff if they wait until the 24th.

You'd think this stupidity would be punished but it's all about the product and the amount of eyeballs. Some of the largest alumni bases in the country and they will still make bank, count on it.

New announcement thread:

You take all 3. You've got room all of a sudden in this class and TE may be the weakest spot on the team, definitely the offense. Load up there and at LB.

I'm picturing you rocking back and forth holding your knees chanting "They are going to play. They are going to play." Haha. I'm not holding my breath either way, wouldn't surprise me a bit to have them vote no again.

Problem is you can't wait that long and still participate in a playoff. You have to start camp in the next 10 days or so or that possibility is gone.

That German company he tagged is now confused.

If the conferences played more than one (or no) out of conference games I'd agree with you. But for the Big X12 that was it.

I would guarantee they beat most of those teams in this completely hypothetical scenario that you have no way of proving anything in.

Hence my disclaimer, but winning 9/10 every year was fun you have to admit that.

***Disclaimer: I do not want to go back to the Big XII**** Not really a rough day for that guy, just shows we would be winning a lot more games! Makes folks want to go back more to beat up on 6 teams guaranteed per year.

I could see them getting ducks in a row, then just voting no again.