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Just now, Cobra Kai said:
If Alabama or Clemson don't win their conference and only have 1 loss, they should be in...at this point in time. They are the two best teams. That's what the playoff is. Best vs. best.
I really don't care if it's Alabama or Clemson...replace those names with two other schools with their rosters, coaching staffs and results. I'd still say they would be in. It's about being the best, not winning a terrible P5 league.
Imagine if MLB or NFL always put the Yankees or Patriots in because on paper they're the "best" team.
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3 minutes ago, Cobra Kai said:
Stop it
I ain't wrong.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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11 minutes ago, Cobra Kai said:
It's not speculation for the last half decade. Those two teams are just way better than everyone.
It's easier to win when you get an automatic entry.
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54 minutes ago, Cobra Kai said:
It's Alabama and Clemson or vice versa...then everybody else. They get in because they are better than everyone else. It's clear and obvious. I am for an expanded playoff too, but to say it isn't fair or flawed because Alabama and/or Clemson get in with blemishes is kind of foolish.
The playoff system as it is now is about putting the best teams on the field against one another. There is currently no other team in FBS at their level. If people don't like it, they need to beat them...and keep beating them until the tide turns.
It will happen eventually, but for now, we're stuck with two great programs and then everyone else. I'm sure this is how people thought of Nebraska and Oklahoma or Nebraska and Miami in their hay day.
Kind of hard to do that when you don't give teams a chance. It's an artificial barrier that gives certain teams an advantage based purely on speculation. CFB is the ONLY SPORT IN THE WORLD where you can win every game you play, and not have a chance for a championship.
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Not exactly surprising. It happened here last season, and those guys knew they were gone before they left, and were the big push for not playing a bowl game.
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Another 99 yarder...
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Wisconsin on the board.
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And its on my birthday...
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Just beat me!
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20 minutes ago, Cdog923 said:
5 wins.
It's gotta be 6 at minimum.
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What does a successful 2021 season look like for Scott Frost at Nebraska? — Mitchell S.
I had to check with our own Mitch S. — Mitch Sherman — to make sure he didn’t plant this question. (He informs me he’s a Mitchel, not Mitchell.)
Well, Frost’s own athletic director, Bill Moos — who, as we know well by now, is not shy with his opinions — defined that himself last month when he said on the Husker Sports Network radio show: “It’d be great to get into that 8-9 wins, to start getting back into the picture of conference championships and talking about more postseason. And I think in Year 4, for Scott Frost, that’s a realistic expectation.”
Many snickered at the time how embarrassing/depressing it is that a program that a couple of decades ago won three national championships in four years is just hoping to go 8-4. But in 2021, for a program that has not even been bowl-eligible since 2016, winning eight or nine games in Frost’s fourth season would in fact be wildly successful. So much so that I’m personally setting the bar lower than Moos: Success for Nebraska in 2021 is finishing 7-5 and going to a bowl game. (I thought about just saying “bowl eligible,” but if the Huskers went 6-6 and lost the bowl, it would be yet another losing season for Frost. No one’s hanging a banner for that.)
I realize that is far short of where Nebraska envisioned it would be by now at the time of Frost’s much-ballyhooed hire. I believe I predicted multiple Big Ten Championship Game appearances. Frost’s main job was to upgrade the roster post-Mike Riley, and to this point, he’s fallen far short on that. His hand-picked franchise QB, Adrian Martinez, has not lived up to the hype, and many of his most high-profile recruits — wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson, quarterback Luke McCaffrey, running back Maurice Washington and 2020 four-stars Marcus Fleming (wide receiver) and Keyshawn Greene (linebacker) — are no longer with the program.
I’ll be honest: There’s not a lot of reason of optimism that the 2021 Huskers have eight wins in them. A lot is riding on Martinez making a big jump as a senior. Nebraska does have a few potential breakout players like sophomore tackle Turner Corcoran, touted 2020 juco wide receiver Omar Manning, USC transfer running back Markese Stepp, wide receiver Samori Toure, an FCS All-American at Montana, and sophomore defensive tackle Ty Robinson. But are there enough difference-makers for Nebraska to take that leap? Also, all those transfers have put the Huskers’ depth in question. They already suffered a big loss in the spring with top tackler Will Honas’ knee injury.
All of which is why seven wins against a daunting schedule that includes Oklahoma and Ohio State should be considered a success. Really, what other choice does Nebraska have? Everyone involved realizes they have too much invested in homegrown hero Frost to send him packing after just four seasons. They desperately need him to be successful, lest this turn into a case of, “If he can’t do it, who can?” Which may require some serious patience. Showing tangible progress in Year 4 would go a long way.
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Big Ten Rankings
ESPN has updated its College Football Power Index rankings ahead of the 2021 season, a complete Big Ten Conference-wide look at how the computers believe teams will finish this fall and which programs will be worthy of College Football Playoff mention coming down the stretch.10. Purdue Boilermakers (5.0)
9. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5.1)
8. Nebraska Huskers (5.3)
Jeff Brohm and the Boilermakers will try and recapture some of that magic established during his first season (2017) this fall that has escaped the program each of the past three years. Inconsistency on both sides of the football has stunted Purdue's progress a bit and ESPN's FPI points to this team teetering on bowl eligibility in 2021. Nebraska actually has a better shot at winning the division, per the computers, than Minnesota at 4.1% to 3.1%, by comparison. However, Scott Frost's team sits at 54% in getting to the postseason, which is a must this fall for the Huskers.
QuoteFull FPI Rankings: https://www.espn.com/college-football/fpi
Huskers come in at #46 with a projected W/L of 5.7-6.4
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First "real" pre-season top 25 is out.
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The 2021 college football season is scheduled to officially begin on Saturday, Aug. 28, but it's never too early to start thinking about top 25 rankings and projecting what might transpire this fall. Each FBS season brings plenty of surprises, disappointments and unexpected teams emerging in the national title picture. However, that’s not the case at the top, as the list of favorites for this year starts with familiar contenders: Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Ohio State and Georgia.
Alabama is Athlon Sports' projected national champion, with Clemson at No. 2, followed by Oklahoma at No. 3. Ohio State is the last projected playoff team at No. 4. Georgia headlines the section of teams, with Texas A&M, Iowa State, Cincinnati, Oregon and North Carolina rounding out the projected top 10. The 2021 season concludes with the national championship on Jan. 7 in Indianapolis, Ind. in Lucas Oil Stadium.
The Athlon Sports 2021 preview magazines are on newsstands nationwide on May 25 and feature in-depth predictions, previews, rankings and insightful stories to prepare for the upcoming year. The SEC and National preview editions can be ordered from Athlon Sports' online store.
An important note on Athlon's top 25 for 2021: This is not a preseason ranking of teams going into the season. Instead, this ranking takes into account where we project teams to finish after the national championship in January. Here are Athlon's projected top 25 teams in college football for 2021.
https://athlonsports.com/college-football/top-25-college-football-rankings
We are scheduled to play 4 of their top 16 teams.
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On 5/14/2021 at 12:16 AM, KenRuffin said:
Wow, I was born and raised in Oklahoma and grew up enjoying watching the best two teams in the Big 8. I always had respect for Nebraskans. I had no idea what a bunch of bigots you are.
Ok Boomer...
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4 minutes ago, ZRod said:
Wasn't that where the Pillars used to be?
Yup!
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First OU preview is on the board.
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25 minutes ago, knapplc said:
I feel like the need to produce content on a daily and weekly basis is what leads to headlines like this. If it's not the answer, why pose it as the question in the headline?
I don't know if Mitch writes his headlines or an editor. But this has been the narrative for so long that I guess they just roll with it. Like everyone thinks Osborne ran an Option Offense in the 90s.
It's part of a series of articles they're doing on huge upsets from the 2001 season. It's also a question they specifically asked the players & coaches involved in the game.
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It's really a general thesis, and not necessarily Mitch's point. He did a good job getting insight from players and coaches from the game.
QuoteSo let’s ask the question as the Huskers, 20 years later, plot their rebound from five losing seasons since 2015: Was the downfall of Nebraska football set in motion on that Friday afternoon in Boulder?
Darlington: It was a devastating loss. It was a crucial game, but I don’t think it had anything to do with the demise of Nebraska football. I think that’s completely ridiculous. In my mind, it’s ludicrous. I think there are other factors that caused us to be in the situation we’re in now. The next year, the staff was basically fired during the season. That, I think, was a factor in the demise. And the big change with the demise of Nebraska football came after the 2003 season. (Solich) got fired and you brought in (Callahan), who completely dismantled how we practiced and how we prepared.
Barnett: It’s pretty easy to look at it and say, “That’s where it started.” Nebraska people tend to do that. But I don’t think we ever really know. It’s not usually just one thing; it’s a bunch of stuff. That’s another article, I think. You can derive that, but who knows?
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It wasn’t the 62 points, more than any opponent had scored against Nebraska in 11 decades of playing football.
It wasn’t the 380 rushing yards, either, that Colorado accumulated, more than four times the average figure surrendered by Nebraska’s stout defense.
No, it was the method by which Colorado beat the Cornhuskers on a cool Boulder Black Friday afternoon that sent shockwaves radiating back to Lincoln, in every direction, really, and through the sport’s power structure, ultimately contributing to the changing of the postseason formula.
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Added CFN's preview.
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OSU is on the board.
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First OSU preview is up.
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First Iowa preview is up.
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*** The CFB Playoff Misc bullsh#t Thread ***
in Husker Football
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Then why play the games? Just hand out a trophy to the top recruiter and call it a day.