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OK, gloves are coming off Cy! Tired of you making jokes about KU's non con schedule. You're quick to point out how Ark St. could be a tough game, and "I wouldn't underestimate FLA Atl". But when it comes to KU's non conference schedule, you're quick to point out how bad it is.
Cy, do you realize that both Duke and Southern Miss would beat Iowa State? And did you even bother to notice that Southern Miss. has finished with a winning record the last 4 seasons and won their bowl games last year?? And that Duke is a much improved team? Or does your hatred for KU not allow you to go there?
If last year's game in Ames is any indication then Duke and Southern Miss should be able to handle you guys rather easily....
Meanwhile...back to the topic of your creampuff non-conference schedule....if Southern Miss is the best you can throw up as your premier defense. Well...that's just sad. Every team in the Big 12 is playing at least one marque team in the first four weeks:
Baylor has Wake Forest
Colorado has West Virginia
Iowa State has Iowa
Kansas State has UCLA
Missouri has Illinois
Nebraska has Virginia Tech
Oklahoma has BYU
OK State has Georgia
A&M has Arkansas
Texas and Texas Tech have each other
You have Southern Miss as your big test of the non-conference schedule...a team that finished 3rd in the weak Eastern division of Conference USA and made a bowl game because (no offense to S.Miss fans) there are two many piddly bowl games and not enough teams with winning records to fill them.
You're playing a non-conference schedule against four teams that finished with a combined 16-31 record last year! Over the last four years Kansas' opponents during the non-conference games have a total record of 78-112! You've only played 4...count em...4 teams during non-conference play that have finished their respective seasons with a winning record! You've only played 1 ranked team in non-conference play in the last 4 years (and you lost that one)! If that's not a creampuff scheduling job...especially for a team that wants to be considered as one of the elite teams in college football...I don't know what is. Heck...why even play the games? Just give Sam Houston State or UTEP some money to not show up and then invite Zig Ziegler to campus to give a motivational speech instead...
Southern Miss is picked to finish 2nd in their conference and may very well beat East Carolina to win it. I'm not saying they're a super power, nor did I ever say that. However, they're a good team, and looking at your "marque" match ups above, I would put them above a young Arkansas team and Wake Forest who lost everybody.
Yes, UTEP and Northern Colorado are a couple of joker teams, not debating that, but you can't lump Southern Miss in there just because of your Jayhawk hatred.
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I wouldn't underestimate Florida Atlantic, though I am inclined to think that the game will probably be a rout.
Actually, Arkansas State will be a pretty tough game. I looked them over pretty closely since they will be beating the Iowa Hawkeyes the week after they play Nebraska (in which case they will then become my 3rd favorite team in the nation) and they have a pretty damn good team. QB can run and throw...two really good RB's (one is going for his 4th 1000 rushing season this year) and a couple of defensive players who are projected to be high NFL draft picks. These guys could end up being Troy reincarnated...
Frankly, that whole Sunbelt Conference is tougher than people give them credit for...and they don't seem to be afraid to take on the big boys.
Guess that's why Kansas refused to schedule anyone from the Sunbelt huh?
By the way...you click on Florida Atlantic stats link at the top of the page and you get the stats for Western Michigan (another team who beat Iowa thus being my 3rd favorite team in 2007). Hopefully the Hooty Owls or whatever they are called won't see that as a lack of respect....They might not be used to it like I am...
OK, gloves are coming off Cy! Tired of you making jokes about KU's non con schedule. You're quick to point out how Ark St. could be a tough game, and "I wouldn't underestimate FLA Atl". But when it comes to KU's non conference schedule, you're quick to point out how bad it is.
Cy, do you realize that both Duke and Southern Miss would beat Iowa State? And did you even bother to notice that Southern Miss. has finished with a winning record the last 4 seasons and won their bowl games last year?? And that Duke is a much improved team? Or does your hatred for KU not allow you to go there?
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Isn't KU built atop of the only hill in Kansas? Is that not enough to save them?I think people are really underestimating the depth at coaching we have at Nebraska. I see the Huskers in B12 Championship!
Not trying to be a debbie down here, but even the previous staff managed to get us into the B12 Championship game. While this is a good step, it really means very little. It will mean something when we actually have a legitimate shot at winning the Big 12. Can anyone help pump enough
into me to make me feel like we have a legitimate shot at beating Texas or OU this year? Actually, is there anyone out there that believe any North team has a legitimate shot this year at beating OU or Texas?Scientists say with the increased warming of the atmosphere, sea levels are sure to rise, eventually swamping and them submerging Texas and Oklahoma. As a matter of fact, all teams in the South and a few in the North (Kansas and K-State) are located on the floodplain of the Great Nebraska Sea within perhaps a few short years, will find their respective colleges under 30 feet of sea water. Only Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa State and Missouri are safe from this deluge...but MU will probably go in the next big earthquake.
There you go...hope for the future and a shot at ocean front property besides! Think how well that will go over with recruits!
Course all this depends on whether Al Gore and his cabaal of Global Warming whacko priests are correct...
You're thinking about their coach....
Actually...if they use Mangino as a flotation device they may be okay.
Why do you think we hired the guy? Floods comin.
Tuff Tiger rescues another thread!
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Our Kansas friends have some really rosy glasses through which they view last year's game. Kansas earned a mere 28 points in the game, against a defense still learning the system. The garbage-time touchdown scored with two minutes to play makes them feel better about the outcome, but it was still a ten-point loss against a learning defense.
I dig the optimism, I really do. I like the Jayhawks and really think they've got a good team. But let's not lose touch with what really happened last year.
Just another reason why I can't wait to get you Huskers back in Lawrence.
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Here's how I see the 2009 Big 12 shaking out..
Nebraska: 10-2...Losses: at Virginia Tech and Oklahoma
Kansas: 8-4, losses: Oklahoma, at Texas Tech, Nebraska, at Texas
Missouri: 7-5, losses: Nebraska, at Oklahoma State, Baylor, Texas, Kansas
Colorado: 6-6 Losses: at West Virginia, at Texas, Kansas, Missouri, at OSU, Nebraska
Iowa State and K-State will not be bowl eligible
Oklahoma: 12-0, they will represent the South in the Big 12 Championship
Texas: 11-1, Losses: Oklahoma
Oklahoma State: 10-2 Losses: Texas, at Oklahoma
Baylor: 7-5 Losses: at Wake Forest, at Oklahoma, OSU, Nebraska, Texas
Texas Tech: 7-5 Losses: at Texas, at Nebraska, at OSU, Oklahoma, Baylor
Texas A&M will not be bowl eligible, Sherman gets fired, and Aggie nation cries for Texas defensive coordinator for Head Coach.
I really do believe that if this Husker team plays with the mindset that Pelini has instilled into this team, they will finish the regular season with the only two losses to Virginia Tech and Oklahoma.
Big 12 Championship game: Oklahoma defeats Nebraska
Cotton Bowl: LSU defeats Nebraska
National Title game: Oklahoma defeats Florida
Our Huskers finish the year at 10-4 while losing to Virginia Tech, Oklahoma (twice), and LSU
Agree?
Good as any other predictions I have read. If the Huskers win 10 games, I will be happy. I think it will be tough as hell, to get that 10th win.
GBR!!!
If the Huskers win 10 regular season games, then I'll leave this board.
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First a RB was kicked off now they lose a lineman who played significant time last year. Not real deep on the line, Suh and the boys should be able to wreak havoc and send Reesing scrambling. I don't know if that's a good thing because sometimes his best plays came from a scramble.
http://www2.kusports.com/news/2009/aug/07/...eaving-program/
Leuken wasn't even projected on our two deep and crawford sucks. Try again.
Whoa! step back JGS, don't get pissy. I was just pointing out that two players have left, not whether or not they were good or not. Any time you lose someone who had significant playing time in 9 games is gonna hurt depth whether or not they were "projected" on the 2 man roster. I also gave props to Reesing. Had your coffee yet??
I know that. And for your information, no I haven't had my coffee yet. My child will not allow me. Uggghh.
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Check it out. I've always respected Rivals preseason rankings!
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I am really not that worried about KU. I am not sure why they think they are going to be so good with the oline that they have. I know that athlon's article was quoted, but it is proven that an oline that has not played together will not play good together. They might be better by Nov, but that will not help them much against NU's dline.
Our two best OL will be lining up against Suh. They got way better as the season went on last year and it showed in our running game. Over the final 7 games sharp was averaging 5 yrds a carry. Hawkinson is going to be a really good LT from what they are saying. Don't you guys have a pretty young OL this year?
Let's say you hold KU to 35 again this year. With what you are missing on O how do you score more than that?
Great points Jayhawker, but they don't want to hear that. They don't want to hear that even though Reesing was running for his life against them last year, he still threw for 304 yds and 3 TD's. So with that said, one can only assume that KU will score at least 35-40 points on Nebraska. How can Nebraska top that with a new QB and little experience at receiver? You can't run the ball everytime and expect to score 40 plus. You're not the Nebraska of the 90's.
i think they realize it's not the nebraska of the 90's. Their right side of their OL will be their weekness and with the improvement of KU's DL, they were good against the run last year, we should be able to keep them from scoring on every series. My prediction 42 - 24 KU.
From reports I've seen it appears KU's OL will be a bigger weakness. Plus replacing all your LBs, a still suspect secondary and switching defensive formations. Gives me the conclusion that our Huskers will return to the the Big-XII championship game.
the reports i've seen and linked says the OL will not be as bad as last years. Your replacing your QB, and your top WR's plus your entire right side of your OL. You are losing 14 tds from your O. The D switch is going to help out our weakness at LB and the LB's this year are bigger and faster than the three we lost. Apparently you have never heard of Stuckey? With your suspect LB's and DB's I come to the conclusion that KU will play in it's first B12 title game.
And that post is what I consider to be "drunk on Kool-Aid" response. Yeah I've heard of Stuckey, but who else have you got?................Anybody?...................
But I digress, we'll just have to wait for that Saturday in November to see what's what.
I can't wait for that November evening in Lawrence my Husker friend. That we can agree on.
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1. It's not that Kansas doesn't have a shot at beating the south teams...it's just the odds of doing so are slim to nill.
2. Nebraska beat Baylor last year and for all intents and purposes "beat" Texas Tech. Ergo, I'm expecting wins over BU and TT. Oklahoma, even in Lincoln, is still a scary proposition.
3. As far as the rest of the north opponents go, all the pressure is on you guys to win because of the experience you have coming back especially on offense. And, I simply think that when a team like Kansas is favored and expected to win they crumble.
JMO.
for all intents and purpose, you did not beat TT. UNL was expected to win the north in 07 and they crumbled so I could say the same about nebraska. I agree with the odds but we held our own against OU but just couldn't stop them in the 4thQ. I would say if you are going to look at last year we should be able to beat OU this year.
Interesting stat last year for you
Nebraska against 4 toughest opponents. VT, Mu, OU, TT
0-4
outscored 186 - 106
KU against 4 toughest opponents. MU, OU, TT, Tex
1-3
outscored 180 - 99
These two teams are so similar coming into this year that I just don't see how one is a clear cut above the other.
Nebraska against 4 toughest opponents. VT, Mu, OU, TT
games number 4,5,6 and 9 (with the 9th being the 2nd best team in the country and the only one of the four played after October... with a new coaching staff and a whole new defensive system to learn)
KU against 4 toughest opponents. MU, OU, TT, Tex
games number 7,8,11 and 12 (with the one win being the last game of the season against a team that had been imploding since mid season... with virtually the same staff and system they've had their entire careers)
So Nebraska played almost all of their four toughest opponents before Kansas played their first, while at the same time learning a brand new defense and adjusting to a brand new coaching staff and yet gave up just 10 more points per game with one more loss? Pretty sure that puts Nebraska clearly a cut above Kansas, thanks though.
Oh and I'm sure Nebraska would have beat Texas if they played them late in the season!! Don't make me laugh! Your little break down fails miserably. Missouri beat you like a drum! I highly doubt you would have beat them if the game was played late in the year.
Just be glad you played Baylor instead of Texas last year. Just like this year. Your schedule sets up nicely.
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wow, according to the OL experience meter. OU is going to suck this year.
OU 29 starts
KU 26 starts
Glad you brought that up Jayhawker. Does everyone on this board remember how much time Bradford had to throw last year??? I saw a stat that said he had an average of 6-8 seconds in the pocket and he usually waited until at least the 5-6 second mark to throw the ball! There was really only 1 game where he had to scramble for his life and that was against Florida, and we all know the result of that game!!!
This could be a glaring weakness for OU if Bradford proves to not be able to take the heat. Heck, I could find open receivers with 7 seconds to throw!!
imagine if Reesing had 7 seconds.
No kidding!!!
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wow, according to the OL experience meter. OU is going to suck this year.
OU 29 starts
KU 26 starts
Glad you brought that up Jayhawker. Does everyone on this board remember how much time Bradford had to throw last year??? I saw a stat that said he had an average of 6-8 seconds in the pocket and he usually waited until at least the 5-6 second mark to throw the ball! There was really only 1 game where he had to scramble for his life and that was against Florida, and we all know the result of that game!!!
This could be a glaring weakness for OU if Bradford proves to not be able to take the heat. Heck, I could find open receivers with 7 seconds to throw!!
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I am really not that worried about KU. I am not sure why they think they are going to be so good with the oline that they have. I know that athlon's article was quoted, but it is proven that an oline that has not played together will not play good together. They might be better by Nov, but that will not help them much against NU's dline.
Our two best OL will be lining up against Suh. They got way better as the season went on last year and it showed in our running game. Over the final 7 games sharp was averaging 5 yrds a carry. Hawkinson is going to be a really good LT from what they are saying. Don't you guys have a pretty young OL this year?
Let's say you hold KU to 35 again this year. With what you are missing on O how do you score more than that?
Great points Jayhawker, but they don't want to hear that. They don't want to hear that even though Reesing was running for his life against them last year, he still threw for 304 yds and 3 TD's. So with that said, one can only assume that KU will score at least 35-40 points on Nebraska. How can Nebraska top that with a new QB and little experience at receiver? You can't run the ball everytime and expect to score 40 plus. You're not the Nebraska of the 90's.
i think they realize it's not the nebraska of the 90's. Their right side of their OL will be their weekness and with the improvement of KU's DL, they were good against the run last year, we should be able to keep them from scoring on every series. My prediction 42 - 24 KU.
I know they realize they're not the Nebraska of the 90's....I mean, who is? I just like to rattle their cages a little.
I'm not ready to come out and predict the score of the game yet.....all I know is Nebraska is going to struggle keeping up with our offense. I really think we have a chance to average 42 points a game this year. I think we averaged 35 last year, and 40 in 2007. I like our chances for improvement with Meir, Briscoe, Sharp, and Wilson at the skill positions. -
I think Kansas fans just come on here and tell us how bad we'll be to make their own insecurities about their season lessen a bit. I think Kansas will underachieve this year with such an inexperienced O-line, and am no more worried about them than I was last year.
i am not saying you will be bad. i am just talking some football. I see your weakness and your see ours. we don't want to admit ours just the same as most of you do not want to admit yours. Ku could underachieve this year but so could your club. nobody knows at this moment. One thing that can't be denied is that your last 2 trips in lawrence have resulted in blowouts and that should worry you. Your record against ranked opponents over the last 6 years is not good and KU has a good chance of being ranked when that game happens. I'm calling an upset win over OU and a win over TT. If that does happen, that puts a ton of pressure on UNL. I think this is going to be a fun year for both of our clubs. Like I said i'm just here to talk some football and poke some fun your way a bit and i expect it in return.
I do believe our OL and DL is going to be better than outsiders believe and that comes from what the coaches are saying this year compared to last year at this time.
WOW. You're more optimistic than I am Jayhawker. Until proven otherwise, I have KU losing to all 3 South teams, but sweeping the North. For some reason MM can't figure out how to beat Texas tech. We've come really close in the past, but can't seem to get over the hump. I don't like the fact that we have to play the game in Lubbock this year. I really like the fact that we're switching to a 4-2-5 defense. I think that will help slow down OU, Texas and TT.
We're not going to know how good we are until after the 4th game of the season. I think it takes 4 games to evaluate a team. Here's to hoping we go 4-0 in the non con this year. Southern Miss. is better than what Cy is giving them credit for. They have had a winning record the last 4 years, with bowl trip and a bowl win last year to back it up. That game isn't an automatic win for our Hawks. But I think we handle them in Lawrence.
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I am really not that worried about KU. I am not sure why they think they are going to be so good with the oline that they have. I know that athlon's article was quoted, but it is proven that an oline that has not played together will not play good together. They might be better by Nov, but that will not help them much against NU's dline.
Our two best OL will be lining up against Suh. They got way better as the season went on last year and it showed in our running game. Over the final 7 games sharp was averaging 5 yrds a carry. Hawkinson is going to be a really good LT from what they are saying. Don't you guys have a pretty young OL this year?
Let's say you hold KU to 35 again this year. With what you are missing on O how do you score more than that?
Great points Jayhawker, but they don't want to hear that. They don't want to hear that even though Reesing was running for his life against them last year, he still threw for 304 yds and 3 TD's. So with that said, one can only assume that KU will score at least 35-40 points on Nebraska. How can Nebraska top that with a new QB and little experience at receiver? You can't run the ball everytime and expect to score 40 plus. You're not the Nebraska of the 90's.
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First a RB was kicked off now they lose a lineman who played significant time last year. Not real deep on the line, Suh and the boys should be able to wreak havoc and send Reesing scrambling. I don't know if that's a good thing because sometimes his best plays came from a scramble.
http://www2.kusports.com/news/2009/aug/07/...eaving-program/
Leuken wasn't even projected on our two deep and crawford sucks. Try again.
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The Husker fans on this board just don't understand how important an experienced QB is. After this season, they will.
to be fair, some think that Lee is as good as Reesing. Which he could be, but without the WR's
And that's just crazy talk.
But yes, they don't have the receivers and they know it. Looking at Nebraska's schedule, I keep going back and forth between them going 7-5 or 8-4. I don't see them doing any better than 8-4 or no worse than 7-5. I'm still waiting to make my official predictions. -
I think Texas beats OU. Heck OSU might beat them both.
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from athlon:
Offensive linemen
Even with the loss of three starters, there doesn’t appear to be much concern in Lawrence about the Jayhawks’ trench warriors. Jeremiah Hatch, a tackle last season, should be one of the league’s best centers in 2009. Right tackle Jeff Spikes, a 6'6", 314-pound sophomore, is one of the Big 12’s top young linemen. He struggled a bit early last fall but worked out the kinks by the end of his freshman season. Kansas is incredibly inexperienced at the other three positions. Not only is left tackle Tanner Hawkinson a redshirt freshman, but the former tight end is playing the position for the first time. Left guard John Williams is a redshirt freshman, and junior right guard Sal Capra is a first-year starter.
Is this the same Athlon that all you KU fans mocked and called a joke cause you weren't in the top 25?
i don't recall calling athlon a joke. i really could care less about being in the preseason top 25. we didn't do much to prove we belong last season so i'm cool with it.
I don't remeber any Jayhawk fans on here calling athlon a joke. I do recall all the husker fans excited to go buy Phille Steels gay little mag, along with athlons......funny how they didn't want to buy the others. And before you all say it- Yeah Phill Steele's is the ,most accurate, but before you go drinkin his kool-aid, understand that he hates KU because they ruined his predictions in 2007 and the word on the street was that he picked against KU every single week, beginning with the KSU game that year and he lost. Then he finally jumped on the KU bandwagon for the boarder war game and KU lost to Missouri. Then went on to pick against KU in the Orange Bowl. Rumor has it he lost close to $20,000 on KU that year, with alot of angry followers that took his advice to bet against KU.
I see why the guy has picked them 4th in the North. I'd be pissed to.
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Great job Cy.
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To the Kansas fans...
Here's the thing...
KU could beat Nebraska in Lawrence and still not make it to the Big 12 title game because of all the other conference losses. I think KU goes 0-3 against the south and has a 50/50 shot at losing to Missouri and Colorado.
NU on the other hand should go 2-1 against the south, with victories over TT and Baylor and outside of the one theoretical loss to Kansas should be 4-1 in the north division.
Regardless, I'm putting the cart way before the horse here...one game at time...starting with Florida Atlantic.
why do you think NU beats TT but ku has no chance against them?
That makes no since Jen. We all want to know how Nebraska is going to just beat TT and KU has no chance. You do realize that in order to beat TT you're going to have to score points right? Plus, winning at Baylor isn't automatic for this Husker club. They gave you a run for your money last year in Lincoln.....I do believe they were winning at halftime.......and Baylor will be even better this year.
The Husker fans on this board just don't understand how important an experienced QB is. After this season, they will.
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Baylor will be 7-5 with losses to Wake Forest, Texas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State.
Wake Forest lost a heck of a lot of Seniors. I was watching their game against Miami replayed on ESPN U yesterday, and they had 8 seniors starting on defense. That's tough.
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Just looking to get everyone's thoughts on our game in Waco this year...I for one am not ready to give Baylor all this respect..yes..they have a great quarterback and a few other playmakers...but from what they showed last year I can't see them being a more difficult game than Missouri....or Kansas...
Any thoughts?
It's funny how you lump them in with Kansas- a team that will likely beat Nebraska in Lawrence. But to answer your question- I think Baylor will finish 6-6 and perhaps go to their first bowl game as a member of the Big 12. If that's buying into the hype, then I guess I am.
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CFN predicting an upset of OU. As much as I'd love to see this, I really can't see it happening. But, on the other hand, Knowing how competitive Bo is and how much he would love to beat Stoops, ya just never know.
http://cfn.scout.com/2/885276.html
We shall see..............
Here's to KU and Nebraska beating OU in Lawrence and Lincoln. And here's to the sun not coming out tomorrow!!
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they will be more athletic and talented. By Nov they will have experience.
I don't buy that. They will have more experience than they did at the beginning obviously, but I don't think it's going to help against our biggest strength, the D-line. A young and inexperienced O-line is very crippling. No matter how well they develop by November I don't see them being able to contain Suh as well as the other guys who apparently have stepped up quite a bit.
Who cares if you buy it or not. It's the truth. NU falls to KU this year. No way you come into Lawrence and win. You haven't done it since 2003. What makes you so confident that Nebraska can do it this year?
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I'm happy to see KU picked second in the North. I'd rather be there than picked to win it. Nebraska now carries the burden of the team to beat in the North. I'm good with that.
Now Missouri at 3? I can't see that happening. Not after losing the players they did. I see them at 4th or even 5th in the North. Their defense was pathetic last year......and they lost MOST of their defense....now enter in the guys that were backing them up!!
Missouri could end up being the train wreck of the North.
What about your defense?
Total Defense:
Kansas...89th in total defense...396.69 yards per game.
Missouri's...98th in total defense...411.50 yards per game.
Scoring Defense:
Kansas...28.85 points per game.
Missouri...27.21...points per game.
Seems to me that KU's defense was just as pathetic last year.
As i was reading more into the post, she stole my thunder...
I think OSU could give everyone in the south a hell of a good scare. They're flying just enough under the radar.
Funny how Jen seems to be one of the first ones to pop off everytime I post! LOL. Glad to see I have a fan!!KU will just outscore everyone.
Our offense makes up for our defense...however, I see our defense improving greatly with the additions coming in, and the experience on the d-line. And last time I checked, Stuckey is pretty good too.
Early Lines are out! Nebraska by 20.
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You still can't call Southern Miss a cream puff. And Duke would beat Iowa State. That's the funniest part of this stupid debate from Cy. Oh, and Illinois is not a marque match up! Look out...here comes Juice!!! LOL What a joker team playing in the Weak 10 Conference. And UCLA is a marque team now? Wow!! That's laughable.