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Yes I did

http://www.rpiforecast.com/wizard/Nebraska.html Using that link, if Nebraska had beaten UCF and then lost to West Virginia and lost to St. John's again, their RPI would currently be 52nd instead of 51st. If they had lost to West Virginia but beaten St. John's, it would currently be 39th. If they had beaten West Virginia but lost to Missouri, it would currently be 39th. If they had beaten West Virginia and Missouri, it would currently be 22nd. So yeah, another win over a team with a pulse in that tournament could have really helped.

Honestly I don't have a Floor OR Ceiling for a win total for year 1 under Frost. Too many variables. Year 2 and beyond, I think 9 wins is the floor. This coaching staff will do great things at Nebraska, I just wouldn't be surprised if it takes more than 8 months.

Maybe, but the way Frost's offense spreads the ball around, I'd be a little surprised if his receiving numbers are much higher. This offense will likely be able to run the ball, and hopefully we aren't playing catch up in every game, so we won't be throwing every down in the second half. I would guess Spielman puts up similar receiving numbers as last year, but also has a fair amount of rushing yards as well.

Or Creighton - heck, even the Penn State road game. All games that they either led or were very close in the final minutes.

This stat pretty much sums up why the Big Ten is viewed poorly this year.

QB - Low/Medium improvement - hopefully far fewer turnovers and added mobility, but there will be growing pains with a young guy RB - High improvement - added talent/depth/competition, a scheme that's above pee-wee level WR - Medium improvement - Spielman can't improve a lot over last year, Morgan can improve his catch percentage, but the depth will be a huge improvement OL - High improvement - coaching, attitude, scheme, fitness, accountability, rotation... this is likely the biggest area of improvement this year TE - Low improvement - this one is hard to judge with the scheme change, Hoppes was decent last year, but there are several guys here that can make noise DL - Medium improvement - was solid at times last year with what they were asked to do, I think we're going to see them allowed to use their athletic ability this year LB - Medium improvement - there is some talent here and if they are used properly and get put in a scheme they understand... look out CB - Medium improvement - the depth here is still concerning, though not as much as last year - I think scheme alone helps these guys take a step forward S - High improvement - we might actually have some safeties that can tackle this year! - depth is also much better K - Medium Dropoff - Drew Brown was solid - Pickering will probably be decent, but he'll be a true freshman P - No/Low Improvement - Lightborne was much better last year as a sophomore than the previous year, I think he'll be solid again KR - Medium Improvement - We showed a little life here last year compared to previous years, I expect that to get even better now PR - High Improvement - First off, we'll probably force teams to punt this year... that would help, and we might actually try returning it instead of endless fair catches

It's not just head to head results: http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_conf_Men.html 1. Big 12 2. Big East 3. ACC 4. SEC 5. PAC-12 6. Big 10 7. American 8. MV 9. Mountain West 10. Atlantic 10 I'm not saying I agree with them, but these are the results using the current formulas they have in place.

The non-conference is so important because it sets up the pecking order of the leagues. The Big 12 did well enough in the non-con to be viewed as a top league (justified or not) so even the crummy teams that are losing every week get passes because they're playing in a good conference. This is why the Big Ten is going to struggle getting more than 4 teams in this year - the non-con for the conference as a whole was pretty bad.

If they ran through the Big Ten tournament, that would likely mean wins vs. Michigan, Ohio State, and either Purdue/Michigan St. Those would be 3 quality wins, and I would bet it'd mean a 7 seed, +/- 1. Again - highly unlikely, but this team could catch fire.

Oh I agree with you. Our resume isn't good enough right now and I wouldn't be too confident finishing at 23 wins. Take care of business these next 3 games and 1 in the tourney, I'd be shocked if they aren't in. Actually - just remove all doubt and win the Big Ten tournament!

I agree that the schedule was tough and the coaching was terrible, but those weren't the only problems. The last staff did a pretty terrible job of recruiting the right numbers at certain positions, and they did a poor job of development and apparently strength training/conditioning. So while the coaching problem has been taken care of (it will still take time to install schemes and work on fundamentals) those other two areas can not be fixed overnight. They are being addressed, but it may take some time to really get them straightened out.

Offense Defense Some pretty decent in-state talent over the past 15 years. I can only imagine what it'll be like in another 15 years when many guys will have opportunities under Frost

Agree with this! I'm actually excited to see our DL in a scheme that allows them to make plays - they were really handcuffed last year, and there's some good talent there.

From the OWH article this morning on Matt Davison:

From the OWH article this morning about Matt Davison:

http://www.omaha.com/huskers/football/with-scott-frost-as-coach-matt-davison-says-nebraska-will/article_df3a3b66-11b7-11e8-b0a6-2b01d6214f0c.html Pretty good read. Not a ton of info that hasn't already been talked about or alluded to, but still interesting.

Good. I know it didn't count, but Nebraska beat Mississippi State in an exhibition game, so I would hate to see them get in as a bubble team over us.

I guess that's what it costs to have 3 coaches on staff that have all been DI defensive coordinators. Here's to hoping they can't get on the same page and it ends up being a disaster...

Agreed. I don't think too many people would be surprised with 8-4 next year, but I'm not expecting it. There are too many variables to expect a certain win total next year. I expect Frost to win the West and the big ten and make the playoffs too... but not next year. This is about short-term expectations.