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The Athletic's preview is up.
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19 minutes ago, The Dude said:
We're going to play K-State in a bowl game, aren't we?
Yes.
QuoteGuaranteed Rate Bowl
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
10:15, ESPN
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Last Year: Minnesota 18, West Virginia 6
Bowl Ties: Big Ten vs Big 12 (Mountain West)
Bowl Projection: Nebraska vs Kansas State-
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23 minutes ago, TGHusker said:
Athlon has us 5th in the West. Pathetic. But we have to earn it on the field before we get some respect.
https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-football-2022-predictions
I've got a thread for Athlon, waiting for my magazine so I can upload some scans.
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CFN 2022 Nebraska Preview
By the way, the 2016 Nebraska team – two years before Scott Frost took over – went 9-4 and added to a run of nine straight bowl appearances. At any other big-time program the guy who goes 15-29 in four years with four straight division finishes of fifth or worse would’ve been launched so hard. Dan Mullen almost won the 2020 SEC Championship at Florida, came within a two-point conversion of maybe beating Alabama early last year, and then he had a bad month … gone. Clay Helton lost to Stanford in early September, and USC deep-sixed its season to get rid of him and move on. Michigan fans couldn’t try pushing Jim Harbaugh out the door hard enough before he pulled off that 2021 season, and Texas types had to be held back after Steve Sarkisian’s team melted down against Oklahoma and lost to Kansas. College football coaches at huge programs don’t survive a few big losses, much less four years of them and a place like Nebraska. And yet …
Keeping Scott Frost around to give him another shot makes total sense in a college football head coaching hiring and firing world gone mad.
QuoteCFN 2022 Nebraska Offense/Defense Preview
There will be a more diverse and dynamic offense at Nebraska this season. New offensive coordinator Mark Whipple has been around the block several times – he helped make Kenny Pickett a star at Pitt last year – but it’s not like the Nebraska offense was that big a problem.The Huskers were second in the Big Ten in total offense, first in yards per completion, the passing game was consistent, and the rushing attack wasn’t awful. However, they couldn’t put the biscuit in the basket – they didn’t score enough, failing to hit 30 points against everyone but Northwestern and Fordham.
QuoteCFN 2022 Nebraska Keys To The Season
at Iowa, Nov. 25
You want to see the cliché of Lucy pulling the football in action? That’s what Iowa has done to Nebraska over the last four years in the Scott Frost era, and it’s been even worse than that. There have been late heroics, a few meltdowns, and blowout, and overall, lots of pain over a seven-game losing streak. If nothing else, winning in Iowa City for the first time since 2014 would be very, very cathartic. The schedule is light enough that Nebraska really and truly should have bowl eligibility locked up before the finishing kick of the season – at least, it had better. Now it has to finally get past this Iowa problem.QuoteCFN 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers Season Prediction
It’s time for this to work. College football wants this to work – the world is a more fun place when the traditional powers are a thing. The Big Ten wants this to work – it needs the program to up its game and be a bigger star in the West. The Nebraska fans want this to work – Scott Frost is their guy. There’s no excuse for this not to work this season. Scratch that … To remember how good Nebraska used to be, the idea of “work” means 11-1 and a shot at the College Football Playoff. That’s not happening, but there’s no reason this can’t be a strong winning season that points the trajectory of the program upward. There’s experience, talent, and a desperation this time around that should all come together. That, and the schedule isn’t bad.
There’s no Ohio State to deal with, and there’s no Michigan State or Penn State, either. there are also just four true road games. The Huskers have to make the big road trip to Dublin, Ireland to deal with an improved Northwestern, and then it’s time to eat. You want a fun run? Try going a full month with four games – including the date with Oklahoma – at home. Follow that up with four very winnable games – at Rutgers, at Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota – before a brutal finishing kick. If the 2022 season is going to work – however you want to define it – Nebraska has to be good enough to at least get to mid-November with a winning season firmly secured. At the very least, the Huskers should be in the mix for fun things before at Michigan, Wisconsin, at Iowa to close. And then Nebraska will have to work on preparing for a bowl game.
SET THE NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS REGULAR SEASON WIN TOTAL AT … 7
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Athlon Sports Big Ten Football 2022 Predictions
The battle to win the Big Ten Championship in 2022 begins in the East Division once again, as Michigan and Ohio State top the list of CFB Playoff and title contenders. The Wolverines toppled the Buckeyes in the division last year, but coach Ryan Day's team is Athlon's pick to win the Big Ten in '22 behind quarterback C.J. Stroud and a high-powered offense. Michigan has major holes to fill on defense to get back to the conference title game, but a loaded offense gives coach Jim Harbaugh's team time to rebuild and make another run at Ohio State in late November. Look for Michigan State and Penn State to headline the next tier, while Maryland ranks ahead of Rutgers and Indiana in the East.
The outlook for contenders is significantly more unsettled in the West. Iowa won the division last season and is still in the mix, but Wisconsin, Purdue and Minnesota all could make a claim for the No. 1 spot this preseason. Nebraska seems due for better luck after a disappointing and unlucky 3-9 season last fall, but coach Scott Frost's team is a step behind the top contenders. Illinois and Northwestern are likely to be fighting to get bowl eligible.
How does Athlon Sports project the Big Ten for 2022? Steven Lassan predicts and ranks the East and West Divisions in the Big Ten for this fall:
https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-football-2022-predictions
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The 2022 season is a make-or-break year for coach Scott Frost in Lincoln. The Cornhuskers are 15-29 and have yet to earn a winning season or reach a bowl under his watch. Last year’s 3-9 record sparked major changes in hopes of a turnaround in ‘22, including the arrival of a new play-caller (Mark Whipple) on offense. Whipple is highly-regarded for his work in developing signal-callers, and that acumen will be tested right away with Texas transfer Casey Thompson (24 TDs last year) exiting spring as the frontrunner to replace Adrian Martinez under center. Omar Manning and Trey Palmer headline the weapons for Thompson in the receiving corps, while a backfield-by-committee approach is likely with Rahmir Johnson, Anthony Grant and Jaquez Yant in place. However, improvement on offense is unlikely without better play up front and fewer turnovers lost (18 last year). The defense has been a strength in each of the last two seasons and returns a strong linebacker unit anchored by Garrett Nelson and Luke Reimer. The rebuilding process up front was expedited by the transfer arrivals of Ochaun Mathis (TCU), Devin Drew (Texas Tech) and Stephon Wynn (Alabama). Coordinator Erik Chinander also has to rebuild a secondary that lost three starters, including All-Big Ten cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt. Special teams have also been a major issue in recent years, but the arrival of transfers Timmy Bleekrode (Furman) and Brian Buschini (Montana) could provide instant help.
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Athlon's OU preview is up. I should have my magazine later this week, and I'll create a new thread for the record predictions.
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Somebody done screwed up.
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Link don't work. But what a weird move for all these guys. I guess we have 3 teams covering NU now, Rivals, 247, and now On3?
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Added The Athletic's Preview
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13 hours ago, walksalone said:
That was also a time when you'd find 6'5, 315lbs kids in Cozad or Ord
They disappeared in 8 years?
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Sigh... remember when #9Wins was baked into the schedule and so easy a monkey could do it?
Seems like ages ago.
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15 minutes ago, runningblind said:
I don't care, still a nice touch.
Yup, just opponents, lol.
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18 minutes ago, Hilltop said:
I believe you are correct. It may be boring to a few but most of the fans I know from both sides look forward to it.
Yup
QuoteNo. 13 Iowa's 28-21 win over Nebraska earned 1.94 million viewers, making it the most-watched football game in Big Ten Network history. The previous mark was held by Michigan vs. Colorado, with 1.86 million viewers in 2016. Following the football game, B1G Live: Football Postgame averaged 659,000 viewers, which was a new record for studio programming.
https://btn.com/2021/12/01/black-friday-delivers-record-football-and-volleyball-viewership/
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9 hours ago, admo said:
No offense, but Neb vs Iowa is kind of boring for that weekend.
Wasn't last year's BF game the most watched BTN program ever?
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5 minutes ago, hskrfan4life said:
Man how did Purdue luck out.
I think they're fine at QB, but they're gonna come back to the 5-7 win range this season.
*** 2022 Pre-Season Previews Megathread ***
in Husker Football
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So we're losing at Rutgers?