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Riley's lifetime dream is to make and win a Rose Bowl. Help get him there Husker Nation. I think within 4 or 5 years he can do it. Granted Oregon might be in the Playoff and it could be a year the Rose Bowl is not a national semifinal.

I lived in Oregon for all of Riley's years at Oregon State. You can win and do well with him if you help guide him. Advice: 1) Don't let him get too pass happy. Sacks and too many incompletions stall drives 2) Develop two good backs and run around 53% of the time. His best years 2008 and 2009 he ran around this amount. His offense can click with thus 53/47 run/ pass ratio. Start dipping below 50 and losing odds increase. Don't let him go there. 3) Don't run it out of endzone on kickoffs more than say 7-9% of the time. 25 yard line is fine. 4) Get an OC who will up his tempo some and who can call plays. Riley can call them decently but a good OC he can trust will help manage the game. 5) Don't let him get away from run game too early either. He tends to do that if even down just a TD. Stick with the winning balance of 53/47 run to pass until into the 4th quarter and then assess. Good luck Husker Nation. Will be rooting for you. Help guide Riley along in a positive manner. He functions better in that light. His offense can work with committed balance and with a good OC and a little more tempo it can succeed to give Nebraska a real shot to win B1G West if Wisconsin can be knocked off. Also recommend you get a tough DC.

I just hope the Pac-10, Big Ten and SEC all get to 16 teams within a few years. I don't want to draw this out for a decade. That would be torture. A Pac-16 and 16 team Big Ten and SEC would give an ideal balance of powers and give us 3 major powers that keep any one from getting too dominant. Honestly, the Pac-10, Big Ten and SEC commishioners should just meet like the Allies did after World War 2 and draw up the most fair way to balance it out for the long term and still make geographic sense. That might even be possible except for the fact that Texas is such a pain in the butt..hence why we left!

The PAC-12 should be the PAC-16 by 2016 at the latest..but I am hoping it will be in the next 2-3 years. The Big 12 isn't bothering to change its name because it won't be around, or if what is left joins the MWC, Texas won't care what they call it because they and OU will have bolted for the PAC-16 by then.

The Lame 12 will not exist in 5 more years. The whole nation knows that when it is all said and done the 3 best conferences will be the Big Ten(16), PAC-16 and SEC. The ACC will follow along with the Mountain West/Big 12 dinner scraps. The only one they are courting is the PAC-12. I expect UT, OU, OSU and TT to join a real conference and challenge us and the SEC, otherwsie the jokes will only get worse. Ames and Manhattan are prime MWC material and should be treated as such. In the Big Ten we have stepped up to play in a great conference and the Longhorns and Sooners will soon realize the nation thinks they have no real competition now that we moved on to greener pastures and a stable conference. I have some friends in Texas who wish the PAC-16 was already a done deal, because superconferences are gonna happen so we might as well just get it started. The Big Ten wants into the NY market and the SEC has a good idea who they want too. Get it all in place, get our 8 or 10 team playoff started and lets begin the most golden ages for college football with multiple very strong and competitive conferences. We want to challenge the SEC and having the Big Ten and the PAC-16 finish expanding will balance out the powers the best and be good for the whole of college football.

Nebraska won't struggle at alWe will consistently be in the top 4 of the expanded Big Ten. Ohio St and Penn St are the big dogs followed by us, Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin in most people's eyes I would imagine. Will be nice to improve our acedemic standing also with all the research dollars spent in the Big Ten.

No way. They will be good and we will be better. Ohio St, Penn St and us will be juggernauts. Throw in Michigan some years. I think when this is all said and done by 2012 the Big Ten, Pac-16 or whatever and SEC will dominate for good and will all likely have 16 teams. The USC sanctions will hurt the Pac until then. I think we will improve the level of play in conference even more and the Big Ten is poised to play for many national championships. Gonna be awesome!

Very pumped! Congrats BIG RED! Going to be so sweet to take on all the Big Ten. I am thinking once the Pac-16 becomes official that the Big Ten will then add Rutgers and Missouri. ND wants to stay independent until forced to grab the last spot. We probably will start as a Big 14. I see a conference championship matchup with Ohio St in the Shoe looming!

NU is moving to a great conference. OU looks like they will have a solid conference too. The change won't be that much for them. The Pac-16 inland division would have just Southwest teams and the divisional play will be largely the same with 5 or 6 teams from the South. Championship games will just involve USC or Oregon some years and Oklahoma is a nice counterpart to Oregon as is Texas to USC and those games should be intense. Just makes it more important for OU to beat TU. We will have to see how our division plays out in The Big Ten but if we beat Mich., Penn St, and Ohio St I bet we see OU in the Rose Bowl before long. There also will still be room to schedule a couple games too so I expect we see that.

Big Ten is going to be awesome with us! We are going to come in and kick some behind. Iowa matchup is gonna be sweet. Even Wisconsin and Minnesota will be fun. But most of all I can't wait to beat Michigan, Penn St and then Ohio St in a conference championship.

No kidding. So do you think we will finish in the top 2 or 3 of Big Ten conference play our first year? I think we will be atleast top 3. Can't wait to give Ohio St. a run for their money.

There have been a couple of polls here on this site, which were mostly positive about the move. There are people with concerns, and that likely won't change, but they're in the minority, I believe. 2/3 or more of Huskers want to join the Big Ten. It is the best scenario and I am glad we appear very close now. There will be many great rivalries, ALOT of money, and we are a solid fit. Very happy to be joining a strong, coherent and stable conference.

I agree. The Big Ten is the clear choice for Nebraska and Missouri. Once NU and the Big Ten make it clear that this is the plan, then all the rest will quickly resolve itself. If you set up the path to the superconferences now then you will take care of what is necessary to lay the groundwork of the next half century. Relatively evenly matched superconferences is where we need to go or we will still have problems in a few years. Nebraska desrves its upgrade to the Big Ten conference. Lets win a Rose Bowl! GO BIG RED!!

ND will join the Big Ten/16, just in a year or so is my bet. With Ohio St, Penn St, Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa and eventually ND there will be enough strong schools to recruit well and our increased revenue with them and the NY market will make us the richest conference. The top 4 or 5 programs in the future Big Ten will be balanced better than anywhere in the nation with optimal hard fought competition to win their division and fight for the comference championship. We will be balanced better than in the SEC where just a few teams at most will probably regularly be at the top. The Big Ten allows the Nebraska brand of football where we know we can compete with and beat anybody to best function. I think there is slight worry about ND joining but there shouldn't be as soon enough they will have to. They will come in before the superconference era likely starts play in 2012. Once NU and MU get the invites all the drama can end.

Notre Dame wants to stay independent and should for now. The superconferences are coming but ND has a year or two to wait if they want. NU and MU should be invited this week if the Big Ten is smart. Let the landscape evolve in the best way and ND can then be team 14, 15, or 16 when they choose. They will NEVER risk being left out. They have a spot up to the last one no matter what. In a couple of years we will have a very evenly matched PAC-16, BIG-16, SEC and a bit weaker combined ACC/Big East with nice national geographic divides that will consistently produce the most compelling football and probably lead to a great playoff system and national championship. NU is ready for Ohio St, Iowa, Penn St and BIG TEN football. Hell, I even am looking forward to helping push Missouri down the Big Ten standings!

The Big 10 needs to make the NU and MU invites official already. Both schools are a great fit in a great conference. ND is going to wait, which is fine. Rutgers is the only other invite they should consider right now but that too could wait a year. NU and MU should move this week. BIG RED will be better than ever!

A great thing about this board (and Husker fans in general) is that we welcoming to fans of other teams and we are knowledgable about football. In five minutes of your request, you got 6 replies from 6 different posters, many with links. I really like that discussions are often backed up with links and sources (our line out weighs your line by 34.3 pounds and has on average 3 more starts per person), and very little "because your line couldn't block my mama" arguments that are so prevalent on other boards. And members are held up to high standards as far as personal attacks. Welcome aboard. I expected no less. you guys LIVE this stuff. this is why we want you in our conference (G*d willing). Well Buckeye7..I hope we see you on the field very soon and every year after. Looking forward to a hard fought rivalry with Ohio St and others in the Big Ten. Hope they wrap this all up for us soon. I think we will stand up well to the SEC.

That would be perfect! Big Ten will then be 14. We can pick up Rutgers and Syracuse, Pitt or WVU later (or maybe ISU but doubtful). With ND we would not really want any other really strong teams, just 2 pretty good ones that will balance us out. Now we can end up with superconferences well on their way and the hard part done with. Our first matchup with Penn St and Ohio St I hope we knock them in the teeth and send a nice statement that we plan to be at the top! GO BIG RED!

I am with you Ira. The Big Ten will be a hell of a conference. Bottom line is we will earn ALOT more in revenue. In all these conferences you want the competition to be strong, just not ridiculously strong so it is too hard to be at the top. Big Ten will provide us a great competitive conference and games against Penn St, Ohio St, or ND will be classic!

Screw Texas and the dying Big 12. We are gonna earn WAY more in the Big Ten. Over 22 million yearly and that will probably increase some when we become a superconference which should pull in Notre Dame. We are gonna storm the Big Ten and Michigan, Penn State and Ohio State will have a new bad boy to deal with. Iowa will be our bit**. The Big Ten says they will speed up their process now, so it is time for offers for us, Notre Dame and Missouri to seal this and set up the superconference era. We may have 2 by the end of next week and 3 shortly after. Go BIG RED!

Heck yeah! I think Nebraska vs Penn St. will become a big rivalry. Many others too though. Would love to beat Ohio State our first year in and show them we want to be the new king. Getting bumped up to over 22 million a year in revenue won't hurt our effort.

Join the Big Ten!! WAY more money and it is time for the superconference era anyway. PAC-16 can take the Texas schools and their arrogant politics. I like adding Nebraska, Missouri, Notre Dame, Rutgers and Syracuse or Pitt. Our rivalries will be great, the money will be very great, and academics will be much better too.

Rivalries will be big with: Iowa Mighigan Ohio State Penn St. Notre Dame too if they join 16-team superconference

ND will likely join as soon as BIG TEN invites Nebraska, Missouri, Rutgers, Syracuse and Notre Dame. What a powerhouse 16 team league this will be. Going to be great handing it to Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan and the Irish! The money generated will be unreal and ND will join a 16 team superconference as they are already considering it strongly.

I can't wait to be in the Big-10 and usher in the superconference era. Sounds like the Kansas schools will be joining the MWC. We will make WAY more money in the Big-10 and we are a great fit to be playing Iowa and Michigan and Ohio State. We and Missouri should let the Big 10 know we want an offer this week. Acedemics will be a much better fit as well. When the Big 10 also invites Rutgers we will get even more money from the NY market for our conference. Time to show Ohio State that we are going to be the new power to be dealt with. Go Huskers!