Lindy's Preview: Husker lowlights

[JTrain]

OK, so I would've preferred Steele's or Athlon, but this was all the local grocery store had. Let's just say it wasn't particularly pretty for us. They have us ranked #22 and finishing second in the North, which is totally fair IMO, but when it comes to individuals, it really shows we're going to have to be all about the team effort this season.

 

Indiv.

 

- Lee isn't among the top 25 QBs (understandable)

- Helu isn't among the top 25 RBs (a bit of a head scratcher I think)

- None in the top 20 WRs

- McNeil not in the top five TEs

- No OL in the top 24 (top 8 in each position)

- Suh #3 DT

- None in top 12 DEs

- None in top 24 LBs

- None in top 24 DBs

- Henery not in top eight kickers

 

Team (unit rankings)

 

- Not in top 10 backfields

- Not in top 10 receivers (Kansas #1, BTW)

- Not in top 10 OLs

- Not in top 10 DLs

- Not in top 10 LBs

- Not in top 10 DBs

 

All-Big 12 Team

 

Suh first team

Hickman, Asante second team

 

[SOCALHUSKER]

 

 

All-Big 12 Team

 

Suh first team

Hickman, Asante second team

 

 

Talk about a knowledgable assessment.

 

Or maybe Asante will actually pull his head out of his ass this year!!

[ironmike]

Disappointing but not surprising. Once we start winning we'll see the individual Huskers get more recognition. It's still a work in progress.

[huzkerbob]

Well, I put as much faith in Lindy's judgment as I do this psychic judge I just read about! i.e. NONE

[redout22]

How is Henery not one of the top 8 kickers!?!

[fro daddy]

OK, so I would've preferred Steele's or Athlon, but this was all the local grocery store had. Let's just say it wasn't particularly pretty for us. They have us ranked #22 and finishing second in the North, which is totally fair IMO, but when it comes to individuals, it really shows we're going to have to be all about the team effort this season.

 

Indiv.

 

- Lee isn't among the top 25 QBs (understandable)

- Helu isn't among the top 25 RBs (a bit of a head scratcher I think)

- None in the top 20 WRs

- McNeil not in the top five TEs

- No OL in the top 24 (top 8 in each position)

- Suh #3 DT

- None in top 12 DEs

- None in top 24 LBs

- None in top 24 DBs

- Henery not in top eight kickers

 

Team (unit rankings)

 

- Not in top 10 backfields

- Not in top 10 receivers (Kansas #1, BTW)

- Not in top 10 OLs

- Not in top 10 DLs

- Not in top 10 LBs

- Not in top 10 DBs

 

All-Big 12 Team

 

Suh first team

Hickman, Asante second team

 

 

JTrain,

I know it would be some work, but could you post any big 12 players or teams that made those lists. I am just curious to see who they have there from the Big 12.

 

Henery being left off is a crock BTW. But then again they rarely give love to midwest kickers it seems like. Wolfert got very little outside of the big 12 and he ended up being the most accurate kicker in the history of the NCAA.

I can understand Helu only because of his limited body of work. Most teams around here know he is pretty talented, but a lack of starts and carries probably is what kept him off a list like that. Good news is he will be able to prove it this year

[HuskerJen]

I know it would be some work, but could you post any big 12 players or teams that made those lists. I am just curious to see who they have there from the Big 12.

 

Henery being left off is a crock BTW. But then again they rarely give love to midwest kickers it seems like. Wolfert got very little outside of the big 12 and he ended up being the most accurate kicker in the history of the NCAA.

I can understand Helu only because of his limited body of work. Most teams around here know he is pretty talented, but a lack of starts and carries probably is what kept him off a list like that. Good news is he will be able to prove it this year

 

Lindy's, as a college football prognostication magazine, is by far one of the the ultimate star gazers. As far as Lindy's is concerned, a player's performance on the field is inconsequential. What really determines how good a player is...is his star rankings coming out of high school.

 

[nillie welson]

I think it will end up doing the team GOOD that players aren't getting preseason accolades. It will make them that much hungrier to prove themselves game-in and game-out.

 

GO BIG RED!

 

And who cares? Who the heck is LINDY? We could be nearly as accurate as these preseason mag's if we took the time to sift through our statements and compile the results/summaries into a magazine.

[fro daddy]

I know it would be some work, but could you post any big 12 players or teams that made those lists. I am just curious to see who they have there from the Big 12.

 

Henery being left off is a crock BTW. But then again they rarely give love to midwest kickers it seems like. Wolfert got very little outside of the big 12 and he ended up being the most accurate kicker in the history of the NCAA.

I can understand Helu only because of his limited body of work. Most teams around here know he is pretty talented, but a lack of starts and carries probably is what kept him off a list like that. Good news is he will be able to prove it this year

 

Lindy's, as a college football prognostication magazine, is by far one of the the ultimate star gazers. As far as Lindy's is concerned, a player's performance on the field is inconsequential. What really determines how good a player is...is his star rankings coming out of high school.

 

 

LOL aint that the truth.

[HuskerJen]

I know it would be some work, but could you post any big 12 players or teams that made those lists. I am just curious to see who they have there from the Big 12.

 

Henery being left off is a crock BTW. But then again they rarely give love to midwest kickers it seems like. Wolfert got very little outside of the big 12 and he ended up being the most accurate kicker in the history of the NCAA.

I can understand Helu only because of his limited body of work. Most teams around here know he is pretty talented, but a lack of starts and carries probably is what kept him off a list like that. Good news is he will be able to prove it this year

 

Lindy's, as a college football prognostication magazine, is by far one of the the ultimate star gazers. As far as Lindy's is concerned, a player's performance on the field is inconsequential. What really determines how good a player is...is his star rankings coming out of high school.

 

 

LOL aint that the truth.

 

I mean I could be wrong here but I don't think I am. I mean it just seems to me that the people who put out Lindy's are just plain lazy and do absolutely no research on anything.

 

I have an idea, rather a little experiment I'm going to conduct...stay tuned.

[Scarlet Overkill]

 

 

Lindy's, as a college football prognostication magazine, is by far one of the the ultimate star gazers. As far as Lindy's is concerned, a player's performance on the field is inconsequential. What really determines how good a player is...is his star rankings coming out of high school.

 

 

LOL aint that the truth.

 

I mean I could be wrong here but I don't think I am. I mean it just seems to me that the people who put out Lindy's are just plain lazy and do absolutely no research on anything.

 

I have an idea, rather a little experiment I'm going to conduct...stay tuned.

 

Well, how's the experiment coming along, Jen?

[JTrain]

JTrain,

I know it would be some work, but could you post any big 12 players or teams that made those lists. I am just curious to see who they have there from the Big 12.

 

Henery being left off is a crock BTW. But then again they rarely give love to midwest kickers it seems like. Wolfert got very little outside of the big 12 and he ended up being the most accurate kicker in the history of the NCAA.

I can understand Helu only because of his limited body of work. Most teams around here know he is pretty talented, but a lack of starts and carries probably is what kept him off a list like that. Good news is he will be able to prove it this year

 

Sorry, Fro, I somehow managed to lose track of this thread and thus completely miss your post until just now. I'll go ahead and post them in case you haven't seen them yet:

 

INDIVIDUAL

 

QB (25):

 

2. Bradford

3. McCoy

4. Robinson

6. Reesing

13. Griffin

 

RB (25):

 

3. Hunter

6. Murray

22. Washington

 

WR (20):

 

1. Bryant

5. Briscoe

11. Shipley

13. Banks (KSU)

16. Meier

 

TE (5):

 

1. Gresham

 

C (8):

 

8. Hall (Texas)

 

G (8):

 

None

 

T (8):

 

1. Okung (Oklahoma St.)

3. Williams (OU)

4. Ulatoski (Texas)

5. Carter (Texas Tech)

 

DE (12):

 

5. Kindle (Texas)

 

DT (12):

 

1. McCoy

3. Suh

12. Whitlock (Texas Tech)

 

ILB (12):

 

4. Pawelek (Baylor)

 

OLB (12):

 

2. Weatherspoon

6. Lewis (OU)

9. Sexton (Oklahoma St.)

10. Clayton (OU)

11. Muckleroy (Texas)

 

CB (12):

 

None

 

S (12):

 

6. Lake (Baylor)

 

K (8):

 

None

 

P (8):

 

1. Epperson (Baylor)

 

"All Purpose" (8):

 

4. Bryant

6. Murray

7. Cox (Oklahoma St.)

 

 

TEAM

 

Backfields: 1. OU, 3. Oklahoma St., 4. Texas

Receivers: 1. Kansas, 5. Texas

OL: 3. Texas

DL: 2. OU

LB: 3. Oklahoma, 7. Baylor

DB: None

 

Better late than never?

[knapplc]

We need to do something on the field before pulp rags like this take notice. It's been too long since we were relevant for them to automatically see that Helu should have a good year, our TEs could be some of the best in the country, Suh should be atop most awards lists and that in general we're improved.

 

What have we done lately to make them take notice?

[fro daddy]

JTrain,

I know it would be some work, but could you post any big 12 players or teams that made those lists. I am just curious to see who they have there from the Big 12.

 

Henery being left off is a crock BTW. But then again they rarely give love to midwest kickers it seems like. Wolfert got very little outside of the big 12 and he ended up being the most accurate kicker in the history of the NCAA.

I can understand Helu only because of his limited body of work. Most teams around here know he is pretty talented, but a lack of starts and carries probably is what kept him off a list like that. Good news is he will be able to prove it this year

 

Sorry, Fro, I somehow managed to lose track of this thread and thus completely miss your post until just now. I'll go ahead and post them in case you haven't seen them yet:

 

INDIVIDUAL

 

QB (25):

 

2. Bradford

3. McCoy

4. Robinson

6. Reesing

13. Griffin

 

RB (25):

 

3. Hunter

6. Murray

22. Washington

 

WR (20):

 

1. Bryant

5. Briscoe

11. Shipley

13. Banks (KSU)

16. Meier

 

TE (5):

 

1. Gresham

 

C (8):

 

8. Hall (Texas)

 

G (8):

 

None

 

T (8):

 

1. Okung (Oklahoma St.)

3. Williams (OU)

4. Ulatoski (Texas)

5. Carter (Texas Tech)

 

DE (12):

 

5. Kindle (Texas)

 

DT (12):

 

1. McCoy

3. Suh

12. Whitlock (Texas Tech)

 

ILB (12):

 

4. Pawelek (Baylor)

 

OLB (12):

 

2. Weatherspoon

6. Lewis (OU)

9. Sexton (Oklahoma St.)

10. Clayton (OU)

11. Muckleroy (Texas)

 

CB (12):

 

None

 

S (12):

 

6. Lake (Baylor)

 

K (8):

 

None

 

P (8):

 

1. Epperson (Baylor)

 

"All Purpose" (8):

 

4. Bryant

6. Murray

7. Cox (Oklahoma St.)

 

 

TEAM

 

Backfields: 1. OU, 3. Oklahoma St., 4. Texas

Receivers: 1. Kansas, 5. Texas

OL: 3. Texas

DL: 2. OU

LB: 3. Oklahoma, 7. Baylor

DB: None

 

Better late than never?

 

Thanks for the reply JTrain! I had forgotten about this thread also.

[junior4949]

I guess I don't really care about how they rank the individuals. Ending the season #22 doesn't sound too bad considering we're a young team. I will say though that having Suh as #3 when some of the mock drafts have him as the overall #1 pick is kind of a head scratcher.