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Missouri will not be left behind in the end, imho. Their t.v. market is better than ours, but it's not a world beater. I'm sure the Big 10 would still like to dip it's fingers in there.

 

I think the Big 10 chose Nebraska simply because we could get the ball rolling. You can't make Notre Dame question it's independence by just adding Missouri. But, you can make Notre Dame a little worried by adding Nebraska.

 

the bold is not true.

Actually it is. MO has more TVs than NE. Ratings-wise, NU wins that battle.

The East/West split is very logical in terms of both geography and rivalries. I wouldn't underestimate Iowa and Wisconsin. The divisions wouldn't be that uneven.

+1

I would like to see the KU game continue since NU's been playing them for 100 years.

I wouldn't be shocked to see Mizzou in the Big10 before expansion completes. Like it or not, the state does bring a good amount of TVs. Even though it doesn't look good at the moment, I'd give 'em even odds.

I have a concern with recruiting. It may turn out to be unfounded, but I'll have to wait and see.

My fear is that we're now in a cold-locked conference. I would think that, to some degree, that will be taken into consideration with recruits. If this is the extent of the expansion, then not a big deal, but if the Pac10, MWC/Big12, SEC all decide to expand, weather could be sticking point since the Big10 (or whatever its gonna be called) will basically be the only cold weather conference. AZ, CA, TX, FL, GA, Al, in November or WI, MN, MI, PA, IL, etc. Hmmm? I know which I'd prefer.

I still think the 5th down was the worst call. How can nobody on the field know what down it was? The down marker should not be the final say. If I had been Mizzou coach I wouldve never let them get the 5th down snap off. I would've stood over the ball, whatever I had to do to get the correct call made.

 

1. Nebraska destroyed everyone they played, including four top-10 teams. Miami barely survived two of their games, and the schedule doesn't seem to be (from my limited knowledge) as tough. Our closest win was by 14 points, due to late scores against 3rd stringers.

I'm not sure how true that Washington State statement is. I don't know who was in on defense, but Frazier threw a TD pass in the 4th quarter when it was 28-14. I doubt we had our 3rd string D in with our 1st O on the other side.

 

Going off the top of my head, either NU first scored 1 TD or WAZZU scored 1 TD off of a long run (like 80 yrds). Eventually, the score was 28-7. After that the teams traded TDs, and NU had the ball at appx the WAZZU 5 yrd line with a minute to go, but chose not to score again. NU was never in danger of losing the game. It was just a matter of whether they were going to ONLY win by 2 scores or 3.

Wow, you read the article and its like Nebraska has very good reasons to leave the Big 12, and money isn't one of them. I always thought that Arrowhead Stadium was a more centralized area for the Big 12 title game, its within a good driving distance for the all the schools. Having it in Arlington makes sense money wise, But the home field advantage goes to the south. If Nebraska and Missouri both leave for the Big 10, i don't see anyone within the next few years maybe more, to defeat a south conference team in the championship game. Of course, the blame will be put on Nebraska and Missouri for leaving when the Big 12 falls from its Texan throne, but i see it as jumping ship before the other one sinks.

AS far as the CCG, money is the issue. Outside of NU, and recently MU, nobody else in the North has visions of reaching the game on a consistent basis. Those schools, like the South teams, beleive the game will be more profitable at Jerry World. So these schools collectively make more money, and since their fans would be thrilled just to reach the CCG, they'll happily pay for the once-in-blue-moon experience.

The proposed scenario is actually what I would hope would happen, but only with NU included instead of one of the other schools. In this scenario, without NU, I don't like the idea of being left in the cold with the other Big10 schools (unless we get sec offer like knapp predicts). Over the long haul, this would seriously impact recruiting. The Pac10 and expanded SEC would rule the gridiron, by far, compared to "us" cold weather schools.

4 sounds great to me!!

 

you guys say "four is too high" AND "preseason rankings mean nothing".....cant have it both ways....

 

Why can't you have it both ways? Preseason rankings are largely irrelevant and based on popularity and guesswork rather than actual fact. They aren't worth the paper they're printed on, and we can all think of teams that were ranked highly in the preseason, only to fall ingloriously when actual play started. So that's a fair statement.

 

Having said that, one can also look at the kind of team that is traditionally ranked in the top five and see that they have both an effective offense and defense, and usually pretty good special teams. The Huskers should be pretty solid on special teams and we can make an educated guess that we'll be pretty good on defense based on Bo's track record and the guys coming back, but we have largely the same offense we had last year and until they prove otherwise, there isn't much reason to expect them to be one of the top offenses in the nation - certainly not the kind of offense that warrants a #4 national ranking.

 

While nobody in this thread said "preseason rankings mean nothing," it's not unfair and it's not untrue. You can have it both ways.

I think this is clearly a poll thats trying to predict the end of season rankings. (NO way is Boise the best team in the country.) I could see NU ending up at #4, and unfortunately, based on their schedule, I could see Boise winning their second game of the season for the national title.

What's PO'd me about many of the losses is that in about half of the games NU was the outright better team, and many of the other games, NU seemed to be the better team that day. The Crouch fumble at the goal-line in '98, Buckhalter fumble at the goal-line the next year (along with a couple of other silly NU fumbles), the Nunn fumble, and the ridiculous Jammal Charles 4th qrtr after NU led 21-7, are ones that come to mind as games NU should've won.

I'll be interested to see who he predicts will be the 3 losses. I find the 11-1, 6-6 prediction swing interesting. I don't recall seeing any program near that type of swing between best and worst cases scenario. Is Pete trying to predict injuries? My guess is he is thinking UT, A&M, and atKSU(?).

With the risk of sounding like one of those ESPN haters, I do believe Fiutak has a bias against the 'Skers. He's practically said that he thinks NU's success under Osborne was because NU was at the center of college football steroid abuse, and has stated that he doesn't have the regard for Osborne that many others have due to manily Lawrence Phillips, but also Christion Peter and a few others. I truly believe his hard-on for Mizzou is a direct correlation with his general disdain for NU. I really enjoy his, Zemek's, and the 3rd main one's (i forget his name) writing styles, but with Fiutak, I always add a grain of salt to his opinions about NU.

What exactly is the difference here between the triple option and I-option? I remember Osborne running the triple option out of the I instead of the Bone. The I-Back, full-back, running-back, etc. running towards the line of scrimmage is pretty standard in any offense.

Nebraska

81-played for NC

83-played for NC

90-played for NC - We did not play for the MNC this year

91-played for NC

93-played for NC

94-NC

95-NC

97-NC

 

We were a two-loss team heading into the Citrus bowl and had no chance at the MNC. It was a fluke of bowl tie-ins that we happened to play a team that ended up with a share of the title in 1990, but saying we played for the MNC that year is not true.

Knapp, you would count '91 also? I'm going off memory, but I think even had we won, we weren't in a position to be ranked #1. Wasn't that the Mickey Joseph led Huskers?

Another reason for NUs great bowl attendance is the weather. Quite a few Nebraskans attend bowl games because they are generally located in fair weather cities that are good vacation destinations. But I guess that doesn't explain the rabid Husker fans spread throughout the U.S.

Part of it is probably the success the team has had. There's many that have nothing to do with Nebraska, but since they have no particular feeling for their local school they latch on to whomever they think is good, see on tive all of the time. Its why I believe I've seen so many Gator and USC "fans" over the past decade where I rarely saw them prior.

The first time I went to skers away game was the Holiday Bowl, and I was just really surprised at how many more husker fans were there, seeing as how AZ is right next to CA.

Nebraska fans own Arizona. Arizonans for Nebraska, AZ4NE.com, is one of the largest alumni groups. ASU doesn't get near the amount of support that NU gets here. U of A has to contend with the Southern Arizonans for Nebraska. I actually think if the economy was better, NU wouldv'e had an even more dominant fan showing at the Holiday. Californians for Nebraska is another huge alumni association. Its tough for opposing teams' fans, even ones in their home state, to outdrawn NU in Arizona or California bowl games.

Recruiting (free) - Huskerboard.com

News site - Huskerextra.com

Live - Huskers.com

I no longer live in Nebraska so I don't know which radio channel is the home of the Huskers. (KFAB?)

Anyone known if there's a Canadians for Nebraska that pays for the Husker radio feed to be aired there?

Interesting thread topic. I remember when others used to question why they couldn't be like Nebraska.

Rivals has teaser headline saying Owa has made decision. Did he acutally announce? Anybody got the info?

 

Old news.

 

He made his decision but has not yet informed anyone of it. He will call the coaches of each team and let them know about his decision tonight.

Thanks! Wasn't sure if this was actually news. Someone on another board made a comment that he had commited to OSU (not a reliable source), and then I saw the headline.

Rivals has teaser headline saying Owa has made decision. Did he acutally announce? Anybody got the info?

would not surprise me if owa went to ucla...just a quess...

You're guessing that you won't be surprised if Owa goes to UCLA?

just messin' with ya

This is America. Land of the free, home of the entertainment super-star.

 

Plain & simple - football is entertainment. As a matter of fact, it's one of the most profitable forms of entertainment, and those who play are the super-stars. That includes highly touted high school football players. Whether or not their ultimate goal is to be in the spotlight, these youngsters are taking part in the most popular & profitable sport in the country. If that doesn't open the door to paparazzi, I don't know what does.

I can't agree with this. Just because they are talented and want to play football doesn't mean these kids should be openly harassed by the media and overzealous fans. Where would we draw the line? Facebook friending talented junior high players? I know it's a bit hypocritical because I do follow recruiting (mostly just on huskerboard) but I think the whole scene is more than a little unpleasant and creepy.

 

Some kids welcome the attention . . . but the kids who don't still can't escape it. I don't think that is "ok."

Its not really about agreeing with it, but understanding that it exists. Those trying to sell will almost always market as far as the lowest common denominator. Fixing this would require some type of law change.

But we're not finishing at the same time. I (the uphill runner) am finishing behind you by some amount (say my time is equivalent to a 9-4 or 10-3 record). You are finishing ahead of me by some amount(14-0). So the only way you can tell whose run was more impressive is to consult the computer rankings and pollsters, who both take the marathon course difficulty (SOS) into consideration. This year, the pollsters and computers generally agreed that you ran the 4th best marathon in the country, which is impressive. And again, they took course difficulty into consideration when deciding this. Therefore, we have every good reason to believe that Boise St. (the flat, shady course runner in the marathon analogy) is legitimately a top five team, all things considered.

 

It's easier to compare them to Alabama than us. Both finished 14-0, but 'Bama played a far more difficult schedule and was given a shot at the title, while Boise running their shady course got the also-ran bowl. Then all of your analogy extension fits, and meshes nicely with my analogy. We're analogous!

 

Oh, I would never be silly enough to argue Boise's case against Alabama. Even the majority of Boise fans (or players, if you saw the Fiesta trophy presentation) would not go that far. I wasn't trying to say Boise should have been a national title contender last year, just that they were (and have been for several years) a legitimate top ten program in college football, who deserves to be respected as such.

Someone kind of mentioned this earlier. How many "top 10" programs seat 30K? That pinpoints the major difference. So NU is supposed to go play at a teeny-tiney stadium, give up a home date, and pay BSU 1M or whateever? They want to be perceived as big time (even though they're not) when it comes to scheduling, but they want to get paid like a FCS team. I"m surprised VTech took the bait.

The recruits are denying the tittie bar trip happened.

 

“Nah, it’s no truth,” he said. “It was a joke we were playing.”

 

Ya, Kid. That's hysterical. Potentially getting yourself and a school in trouble. HAHA! You got me!

I know the team requires some talent at the skill positions, but as long as we're solid/talented in the trenches, everthing else will work itself out.