Dogs In A Pile

I've wondered the same thing myself. Go 6-6 or better and I think it is automatic that he is retained. But if he goes 5-7 with signature win(s) over OU and/or Mich would it be enough? I don't know but I wouldn't rule it out. I hope we don't get to that point but going into this season it would surprise me if they ended 9-3, 3-9 or anywhere in between.

The only real disappointment out of all of those is the OU game being an 11:00 KO. NW is morning KO too but with the time zone difference that is pretty much expected.

Like 3 of the last 4 years which is still mind blowing that we haven't even match up with Purdue.

I think the first month will be hugely important in maintaining the sellout as well as HCSF's future. If they can beat NW like they did last year and follow up with strong wins against the FCS & Sun Belt teams there will be a lot of buzz for the OU game in Lincoln. If somehow they could pull off a win against OU the place will go nuts and I have to believe the streak will be kept alive. It could happen. Last year you take away the 2 missed FG & extra point returned for 2 by OU and you have a 9 point swing in a game we only lost by 7 points. I have to believe if that can happen it will carry through the rest of the season. On the other hand if the lose any of the first 3 games or look mediocre then get beat by OU the outlook for 2022 is not very bright. In other words, just win.

It's not beyond the realm of possibility that these two could be the most influential additions we've made in the entire off season. They have a pretty low bar set by their predictors but if each could excel it could be the difference in several games.

Four years of abject failure under a head coach will tend to do that. The worst teams and record for Husker Football in the lifetimes of most Husker fans doesn't lend itself to having much confidence in the future.

That's a pretty eye opening stat. Two and a half decades ago I would have looked forward to a match-up with OSU almost every year but now I'd be happy if we could take few years off from playing them and maybe substitute a team like Maryland.

From Hail Varsity. A pretty damning commentary if it is true. https://hailvarsity.com/football-recruiting/big-red-recon-business-picking-up-for-huskers-as-important-official-visits-get-set/

I wouldn't mind seeing this come about. And I'd to see the rest of the games get evenly rotated for all B1G teams so we don't end up playing OSU 8 of the next 11 years like we have for the first 11 years in the conference.

Not much of a surprise and realistically why would the #1 player in the nation go to a perennial cellar dweller like NU has become even with the legacy factor figured in.

Thanks. I think Rich Strike @ 80-1 had a better chance of winning the derby than NU has of winning 10.

Not being a gambler can one of you high rollers explain to me like I'm 5 what the "-140", "+120" & "+500" actually means?

OL in particular still scares me. No matter how good the talent is around them if they don't get job done it is tough sledding.

Apparently it lends itself to churning out winning teams though. I'd trade their record for HCSF's.

I hope they continue the Husker Online Podcast over there. It is my favorite to keep up on what is happening in without a lot of lollygagging around and wasted time BS'ing about nothing relevant.

Hoping you mean another game like NW last year and not another game like we started the season last year against Ill.

Now just image how much worse it would have been if we hadn't cheated!

He went to KU and set all time school records for catches and yardage for a single season. Have to think that helped his draft position some. And with our running back woes last year it would not be hard to imagine him being used extensively as a running back again had he stayed. We'll never know for sure it looks like he made wise choice in transferring. I'm glad it worked out for him since he seemed like a good kid.

Pretty impressive highlight reel in a position of great need. Hope he can do as well in the B1G as he did in the Big 12

This is pathetic, not surprising but still pathetic considering Iowa had 6.

Right. Going from the best 3-9 team in the country to the worst 3-9 team in the country would kill recruiting.

Yeah, the lowly Boilermakers who went 9-4 last year with a bowl win and have a 3-1 record against HCSF.

The have the camps coming up in a few weeks too.

Looks good. Lettering is back to red from being a faded pinkish color.

From several high profile programs.