Guy Chamberlin

In hindsight, I kinda appreciated that our first two offensive drives were riddled with penalties, and the defense allowed an opening drive touchdown. It showed the team can adjust when things aren't going well. Which may be the biggest hurdle for a Pelini team to clear. The zero turnovers are part of that. Without the announcers, I wouldn't have known that Armstrong was changing plays at the line when he saw opportunities to exploit. That's a good sign. BTN claims the total offense yardage was the most by Nebraska since 1991. If true, that includes some great Nebraska teams with plenty of cupcakes on the schedule. It's gonna be really funny when FAU upsets Alabama next week.

I would call this offensive identity "Balls Out" I like it. Sometimes a field stretching bomb -- even an incompletion or two -- is what gets Ameer 15 yards on his next carry. Tommy looks confident. I'm glad his coaches trust him. Especially to change plays at the line of scrimmage if he sees fit. BTN was duly impressed. With the available working parts on display "this is a very hard offense for a defense to prepare against." DiNardo says "I don't know how to put this, but I'm in LOVE with this Nebraska offense." I really want to put this thread to rest, but as long as Nebraska throws two or more passes in a row, I'm afraid it will continue forever.

Iowa State has nowhere to go but sideways.

Just to get back on topic: the prayer is a terrible idea.

Is anyone that high on anyone in the Big 10? Nobody looks that dominant, and the second tier teams all look capable of spoiling the first tier's season.

(technically it WAS a split title. No reason for them not to hold up the AP trophy)

But...but....Michigan defeated the great Ryan Leaf!

I'm no fan of North Carolina, but I missed whatever they did to join Penn State in the embarrassing basement.

That's probably why they had two entirely different reactions. But the intent was the same. Both were private recordings released by people of questionable character in order to take down a member of the sports world. Donald Sterling should have been ousted years before based on matters of public record. When he practiced overt racism as a notorious slumlord, backed by court cases and transcripts, the public went "meh." Outrage is a funny thing. The comparison was supposed to be funny. Point is, we've moved into a world ruled by Deadspin.

Kenny Bell is our top receiver, and a senior, and I'd like to see him returning kickoffs with Abdullah right next to him. Unless you can find someone 85% as good, it's too important not to put your best guys back there. Those same young back-ups can spell them in the backfield if they need a breather. An injury can happen on any play. Or in any practice. So why wring your hands? Let your horses run. It's also a nice gift to Bell and Abdullah, who may want to give NFL teams an added incentive.

The fact that releasing the recording was an obvious chicken-sh#t move by some coward who wanted Bo immediately fired as a reaction to the UCLA game was the major reason that it was met with a "meh" by the public. As bad as the audio was, the fact that it was released in that manner made the public sympathize with Bo quite a bit. Didn't work out so well for Donald Sterling.

I've worked in PR. Trust me, there's a major PR effort going on at the University of Nebraska to repackage Bo Pelini. But Bo is doing some of the heavy lifting himself, and should get credit for that. As for the audio tape: some fans booed. Some filed out. The Ohio State game was the latest in a series of limp, uninspired peformances by Pelini's team. It was hard to watch, but the vast majority stayed and watched, then cheered like crazy when the Huskers put together the biggest comeback in Nebraska history. So what's Bo Pelini honestly thinking about in this moment of triumph? He's thinking about the minority who walked out, and painting the entire Husker nation with a broad, vindictive brush that made it all about him. And in fairness to the detractors, that was hardly the end of limp, uninspired performances by Pelini teams. If you're gonna lecture people about loyalty, you don't say "I'm so f'ing out of here!" when a handful of the most loyal fans in college football assume you're going to lose when down by 21 points to an unranked team in the third quarter. In fairness to Bo, I think he's grown up a bit since then. I'd sure hate to have my private conversations made public. But my private conversations are always more honest than what I'm willing to say on the record.

I know you had to pick a number to establish a benchmark, but some of us remember a few more Osborne games as blowouts: 1973: Oklahoma 27 Nebraska 0 #10 Nebraska never snapped the ball in Oklahoma territory the entire game 1975: Oklahoma 35 Nebraska 10 Nebraska was ranked #2. It was embarassing. 1977: Oklahoma 38 Nebraska 7 Nebraska fans were getting really tired of Switzer outcoaching Osborne 1985: Oklahoma 27 Nebraska 7 Nebraska was ranked #2. Ouch. 1988: UCLA 41 Nebraska 28 UCLA went up 28 - 0 on Nebraska turnovers and coasted. We were #2 at the time. Miami 23 Nebraska 3 We were getting the feeling that Nebraska couldn't hang with the big boys 1989 FSU 41 Nebraska 17 We were getting the feeling that Nebraska couldn't hang with any Florida school 1990 Oklahoma 45 Nebraska 10 And Oklahoma wasn't even ranked G-Tech 45 Nebraska 21 It wasn't even that close. Maybe our most embarassing bowl game. 1991 Miami 22 Nebraska 0 Zero? 1996 ASU 19 Nebraska 0 How did that '96 offense fail to score a point?

Can we judge on what he says when he thinks no one is listening? Is Bo a constant walking anger ball ready to explode at any moment? Probably not. Is he a happy go lucky prankster who picks precise moments on social media where he knows his delicious bon mot's will get the most retweets, whilst dusting off a piece of retro memoriabilia to wear to a PC? Probably not. The answer of who he is probably pulls a little of both columns and lies somewhere in the middle. And it's completely reasonable to think there's someone the University is paying to make sure both sides have representation in the public. Yep. I've always said everybody is right about Bo Pelini.

I know some folks trust coaches more than media, but they usually line up pretty tight. Here's last year's preseason and postseason Coaches Poll next to each other. Everybody gets something really wrong every year. That's what makes it fun: Hmm. No idea why this image iisn't attaching. Anyway....three of the preseason Top 15 ended the season unranked. Michigan State was #35 in the preseason. Baylor was #36. And Auburn didn't receive a single vote.

This - very much this. The wolves would be at bay between thanksgiving and the first week of December though.... Just so we are discussing the same thing, GSG said 10-2 with NO BLOWOUTS. Ohio State handled us pretty well. Yeah, but a 10 - 2 season usually earns you two more games. And from past experience, those next two games can be real mood swings. No point in stopping the evaluation at 12 games. But sure, no blowouts certainly helps Bo's case.

Clearly Josh Moyer is very intelligentDoes 10-2 with no blowouts keep the fire Bo wolves at bay? Are you kidding? I'd be thrilled. But wait...wasn't Nebraska 10 - 2 in 2012, going into the Big 10 Championship game against an unranked opponent, with a Top 10 ranking and BCS bowl hanging in the balance? I'm kind of blanking on how that all turned out, but I do recall some baying of wolves.

I'm looking forward to this season. Is that so wrong?

When the SEC only gets in 1 and not 2 or even 3 in, there will be a meltdown of epic proportions among all national media, and ESPN will be in total damage control and spin mode. Yeah, I know this is the politically correct conspiracy theory, but it doesn't really play out that way. The national sports media -- including ESPN -- loves a good story. Underdogs make the best story. The SEC isn't the underdog. Non alums watch Alabama games hoping Alabama gets taken down. The cameras love watching Nick Saban boil. ESPN wins either way. No damage control needed. The SEC has had a pretty good run. That's a legitimate story. But the same national media -- including ESPN -- has offered plenty of commentaries on the possibility of the SEC being over-rated, and the undesirability of recent SEC bowl rematches. If you actually follow the national media, the popular theory right now has the Pac 12 as the toughest conference in the nation. On today's ESPN CFB podcast, they were debating that, and pretty much squashed it. They spent about 25% of the Big Ten preview podcast actually taking about the Big Ten. Around 50% was on the SEC (which was also covered in entirety the next day), and the remaining 25% on national stuff. Most everyone outside SEC country thinks they get more love. When you have guys say things like "2nd string SEC teams could run through the B1G unscathed" and they don't get browbeat for being stupid... yeah. And it's even worse if you live in that footprint. It's an extension of the Civil War and even some hints of Uncle Tom. I don't think a second string SEC team could run through the Big 10 unscathed. But when I look at the SEC, Pac 12 and Big 12, I honestly feel that Nebraska is fortunate to be in the Big 10. If the stupidest thing someone says on a podcast now counts as "the media" then I guess the media will always be stupid. But when a national pundit says something to support your argument, you forfeit the right to post it. If you're talking about living in the South and how the South views football, politics and American history, all bets are off.

When the SEC only gets in 1 and not 2 or even 3 in, there will be a meltdown of epic proportions among all national media, and ESPN will be in total damage control and spin mode. Odds are better that the SEC gets zero teams in than two. There is a very strong possibility that they have a 2 or 3 loss champ. If the other four power conferences have undefeated or 1 loss teams, too bad, for the SEC. 100% clueless bro. Did you say this crazy thing to pi$$ of some poster(s) here? Some other reason? He's not saying the SEC won't get a team in, just that under the playoff scenario there's not much chance they'll get two. The possibility of the top SEC teams knocking each other out of contention isn't hard to comprehend, unless you're addicted to any/all SEC conspiracy theories. Don't know if it's a strong possibility, but it's far from clueless. No idea why it would actually piss someone off.

This doesn't add up. Adam Devine saw naked breasts, but a year later still wasn't masturbating?

Again, if Bo Pelini had been fired after last year's UCLA game or Iowa game, it may not have been the right choice but it certainly wouldn't have been surprising. The win against Georgia and the off-season makeover made a difference, but we're only 9 months removed from a Code Red, so yeah.....that's a hot seat.

When the SEC only gets in 1 and not 2 or even 3 in, there will be a meltdown of epic proportions among all national media, and ESPN will be in total damage control and spin mode. Yeah, I know this is the politically correct conspiracy theory, but it doesn't really play out that way. The national sports media -- including ESPN -- loves a good story. Underdogs make the best story. The SEC isn't the underdog. Non alums watch Alabama games hoping Alabama gets taken down. The cameras love watching Nick Saban boil. ESPN wins either way. No damage control needed. The SEC has had a pretty good run. That's a legitimate story. But the same national media -- including ESPN -- has offered plenty of commentaries on the possibility of the SEC being over-rated, and the undesirability of recent SEC bowl rematches. If you actually follow the national media, the popular theory right now has the Pac 12 as the toughest conference in the nation.

You're new around here. Don't you know that every thread gets derailed into a "Bo must go" thread? Not sure why it's allowed, but whatever.Anyhow, you're even more defensive of Bo than I am...... Is Eagle1 really HCBP?? I'm not new, been on a looong time, just don't post much. No I'm not HCBP, don't even know who that is or what you're talking about. I am not so much defensive of Bo as I am defensive of the program, all the coaches, and the kids. I have a different "perspective" than many, as far as what negative fans do to the program as a whole and especially the kids. No matter what anyone says, it IS distracting to the kids, coaches, and the program. Kids are on social media whether they're told not to or not, and some of those kids read threads and walk away with a seed of doubt about their future, the programs future, and their coaches future. Therefore, those kids can never fully buy into the system or the program and then we wonder why sometimes there is lackluster performance and kids not playing with passion. Back in the day, guys knew the fans loved TO and loved them and they fed off of it. Just like now, sometimes they feed off the negative. I think you may be giving places like this a smidge too much credit on their clout. You'd be amazed at what gets in kids' heads. Even college kids. Doesn't have to be a credible source, they're still young enough to let it creep up on them and plant that seed. Unfortunately you're right. But they still have to deal with it. The sooner the better. At this level it's not about team loyalty & support, it's about fame. College football players are famous enough for strangers to care about them. The same thing that makes football players heroes makes them targets. Wherever there's a Comments section on the internet, there will be someone uttering something stupid and confrontational. Or possibly informed and confrontational. It's hard to tell the actual numbers. The national media has nothing on social media. But people who support the status quo tend not to be the most active commentators.

Mostly safe picks. Why wouldn't you? You'd sound crazy -- or biased -- to pick anyone else. But you know an even safer bet? A team that's not on anyone's list will crash the party. Because it happens every year. Maybe even two teams. Or three. And a team left out of these inagural playoffs will have everyone screaming conspiracy. Bank on it.