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I was curious how many of you fans that live here in state are NOT going to the opening game! I'm just a student out at the community college here in Lincoln, but I try to get to every husker game possible, this year for the first week, I'm not so sure that i'll even be going to the first game. I think I'm gunna head to sportscasters or BW3's and watch the game there, so I can also watch the other big games of the day. The first week is gunna be a doozy on a national scale! Notable Games: Obviously the Nebraska game. Okie State vs Georgia Alabama vs Va Tech there are others but i don't have the list in front of me

we will drop out only if we have games that are the score of 47-24 again like with WMU, that still makes me mad thinking we gave up that many points to Western Michigan. wow.

+1 !!!!! finally someone else gets it!!!! Colorado will finish 2nd in the north behind Nebraska.

Aside from the Northwestern State, Kent State, ISU and probably A&M game which other 3 games do you see Baylor winning? I assume it would be 3 of these games at Wake, UConn, at Mizzou, & Tech (Dallas) because there is no way they beat OSU, OU or Texas and you said they will lose to NU. Yes I have them winning at Wake (toughest of the 3), at Mizzou (shoulda beat them last year) and vs UConn. I have the Tech game as a tossup, but i gave it to Tech in the w/l column.

for what its worth, I have baylor going 7-5 this year, and have them as a trap game for us since its the week before the OU game. They have talent all over the field, its just their OLine that is suspect from last season. David Gettis at WR will be their go to guy, and was a very good recruit out of high school. Nobody seems to remember their RB in Jay Finley due to the fact that everyone is just completely facinated with mobile qb's they tend to forget the other playmakers. Nebraska will win, but i'm taking baylor to beat the line, unless its less than a 4 pt spread.

I'm sorry but I think you should re-read what you posted, then ask your self this one simple question, "Do I make any sense?" The answer to that question is no. You just wait till we travel down to columbia fella. Missouri's time on top is over. You failed to mention that you are replacing and offensive coordinator that is really the reason pinkel had any success for the first time since....well ever. You also replace a defensive coordinator from a team that was out right horrible last year after the nebraska game. You lose your best QB, TE, and WR in school history! Derek Washington is good, but not great, and you got the Gabbert that is lesser than what we'll have. Blaine got benched in high school and replaced by his brother who outplayed him during the time he was out. MU will do no better than 6-6....

I'm sure non of you will think this is very credible but I had UNC going 10-2 this year, and Nebraska to be 11-1 with its only loss coming against VT...i think we'll beat OU at home, only because I think that OU's line will not even be near as good as they were a year ago. Bradford will be running out of the pocket ALOT more this year...

i think its funny that herbie husker was picked least favorite, but on a national scale he wins that type of poll.

I love lincoln, thats why I live here obviously. Although I have noticed that there is absolutely NOTHING to do during the summer, or pretty much once football is over. Lincoln kinda turns into a dull regular small city. During football season everyone seems to be real excited everywhere I go, talking about the football team etc....but I never go anywhere after football season is over and hear people excited about wrestling or basketball, during the spring it doesn't help that the baseball team is struggling either. Now i'm not suggesting that some kids don't come here because of the other main sports programs being sub par, but is it out of the question? I don't really know how a kid thinks. I just know that if it was me and I had to chose between Nebraska and Florida. I wouldn't never base MY decision off of how great the team USED to be. Its all about winning in my mind, and Nebraska will do that alot soon, but these kids dont' see it yet.

Nebraska is 1-7 vs Texas since the inception of the big 12, but this isn't what I want to talk about. I don't know if any of you have noticed or gone back to look at past scores but I thought it was interesting that everytime we play Texas, the game is relatively close. 1996: 37-27 UT 1998: 20-16 UT 1999: 24-20 UT 1999: 22-6 NU* (big 12 title game) 2002: 27-24 UT 2003: 31-7 Vince Young 2006: 22-20 UT 2007: 28-25 UT So 6 out of the 8 times we've played them its been 10 or less points. of those 6, 5 were decided by 4 points or less. So what i'm getting at, is that no matter how good either side is, they always seem to play a heck of a game, classics if you will. I just thought it was interesting....

I completely 100 percent agree, with the exception of missouri being tossed in there. I had Missouri going 5-7, but others may see them as a contender for the north still. If KU can win just 1 of those 3 road games...our game with them becomes just that much more important. I had the 4 teams finish in this order 1. Nebraska 2. Colorado 3. Kansas 4. Missouri

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eh yes, I forgot about the article already, my bad! haha. sorry about that

wow, let me assure you people that I'm a freakin Husker fan, I'm just not a huge red kool aid / sunshine pumper like the rest of Nebraska computer chair quarterbacks. I consider myself to be a realist. I will admit I wasn't really focusing on CU's defensive side of the ball. However with the given schedule I just don't see how they can't be AT LEAST 8-3 coming in to the game vs Nebraska. Either way, this isn't the first time i've been called a "chump", "troll" or whatever, i'm not here to say things just to erk you. I'm saying things that are interesting for discussion. Take off the red sunglasses and actually look at other teams progress rather than just basing you're decisions on how well Nebraska recruits. anyway it is, in fact, sad that Nebraska hasn't beaten a top 19 team since 2001, NU has been one of, if not thee most irrelevant major program in the decade.

wow, let me assure you people that I'm a freakin Husker fan, I'm just not a huge red kool aid / sunshine pumper like the rest of Nebraska computer chair quarterbacks. I consider myself to be a realist. I will admit I wasn't really focusing on CU's defensive side of the ball. However with the given schedule I just don't see how they can't be AT LEAST 8-3 coming in to the game vs Nebraska. Either way, this isn't the first time i've been called a "chump", "troll" or whatever, i'm not here to say things just to erk you. I'm saying things that are interesting for discussion. Take off the red sunglasses and actually look at other teams progress rather than just basing you're decisions on how well Nebraska recruits. anyway it is, in fact, sad that Nebraska hasn't beaten a top 19 team since 2001, NU has been one of, if not thee most irrelevant major program in the decade.

i was told that they upgraded the sound system completely so we should be rock'n and roll'n come season time.

Okafor is in the mix. must have been an oversight ooops missed that guys EDIT

I hate it that i'm defending colorado, but yea sure MU beat them 58-0, well MU beat us 52-10....well 17 if you really count that last score. The game was done. Maybe Nebraska needs to get up for games like Colorado now, maybe we'll see another 62-36 if we don't. Like have said before, Colorado does get KU, MU and NU all at home....I think thats pretty favorable when those are the top 3 besides CU in the North. Its going to be a wild ride in the big12 again this year

I'm not saying Colorado will or will not, I have my own opinion, but i mean nebraska could finsih 6-6 too. Thats why they play the games. I mean we could end up being like Georgia and have a load of injuries once fall camp opens (knock on wood)

I agree with that statement 100 percent, in the preseason. I think that by seasons end you'll see that CU has a plethra of good young backs, that could end up being the reason why I think they'll finish #2 and god forbid maybe #1 in the North. I also think that Colorado's schedule helps them out BIGTIME! They get Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska at home. Granted they play Okie State and Texas away, but as much as I hate the Buffaloes, they very well could be riding a 9-2 record going into that game with Nebraska, even though I have them beating Texas, and its only a hunch because Texas always seems to beat OU and then screw everything up by losing later and I felt the only place it could be was vs Colorado. So as long as Hawkins doesn't start his kid at QB they should be, as much as i don't wanna say it, rather good.

I've always said that I could handle a change, I like the way it is, but both sides of the decision are selfish. Things have to change one way or another at some point. Like I said, I like it, but I can see the argument about not being able to get pumped up to it, I wanna see the entire stadium rocking when the team enters the field...I know alot of people use this as an example, but you'll see a really intimidating entrance if you go to Blacksburg this year. I'm going, hope alot of the husker faithful are as well

if you watch some of the other previews they put out, they mispronounce and make some comments that make you scratch the ol' noggin. Shows how much people really care about what they are reporting about.

does no one read anything I just said?!?!??!?!? wow.... it was all rumor about him leaving the team. he's on campus, and has been working out with the team this week. I had a buddy talk to him this morning before workouts

Quentin Castille IS on campus, working out with team. Buddy of mine talked to him this morning. GOOD NEWS

hmm....not to happy IF, let me repeat, IF anything is wrong. EDIT - Quentin Castille IS on campus, working out with team. Buddy of mine talked to him this morning. GOOD NEWS