HuskerfaninOkieland Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Huskerlocker.com Baylor at Wake Forest, Sept 5: Here’s an upset in favor of Baylor that, by the end of the year, won’t be an upset. The Demon Deacons are ripe for a fall in 2009, having to replace six of the back seven with a ton of unproven talent while an offense that’s never been all that good continues to sputter along. Baylor will have the better quarterback, the better defense and the better special teams. Kansas at UTEP, Sept. 12: KU’s non-conference slate of Northern Colorado, Duke, UTEP and Southern Mississippi doesn’t seem tougher – but it is. Specifically, the game in El Paso against Mike Price’s best team should be a tough win to get. The Sun Bowl is at a higher elevation, UTEP has potent offense and 15 total returning starters. Good thing the Jayhawks will have one of the Big 12’s best secondaries. Kansas State at UCLA, Sept. 19: Here’s one that goes in the Big 12’s favor. Most expect KSU to limp out to Pasadena, take its two-touchdown beating, and limp back home. Eh – don’t plan on it. For as much as Bill Snyder liked avoiding tough teams, his teams performed OK in the actual games against them. Beyond that, there’s no evidence that proves UCLA has resolved its quarterbacking issues. The Bruins have more flash, but we won’t be shocked if KSU comes away with a win. Wyoming at Colorado, Sept. 19: At first glance, this seems like the easiest of CU’s four non-conference games. Maybe it will be. But Wyoming recently hired Missouri offensive coordinator Dave Christensen, who thoroughly humiliated the Buffaloes each of the last three seasons. And Wyoming should have a pretty good run defense with five of the front seven returning that gave up just 3.7 yards per carry last year. Just a hunch here, but we think the Cowboys put a big scare into the Buffaloes in Boulder. Missouri at Nevada, Sept. 25: This game sets up nicely for the Wolf Pack; it’s on a Friday night, national TV, and the crowd in Reno should be jacked up. UNR has one of the nation’s better quarterbacks in dual threat Colin Kaepernick and, when it’s working, one of the nation’s toughest offenses to stop in the Pistol. But Missouri’s stronger and bigger, and should post at least 35 points on an awful Nevada defense, and probably more. If Mizzou’s offensive line comes to play, the Tigers should win. Texas Tech at Houston, Sept. 26: Get ready for a track meet. Houston averaged 563 yards per game last year, and have all pertinent offensive pieces back, including quarterback Case Keenum, who threw for – wait for it – 5,020 yards and 44 touchdowns last year. The Cougars will have two weeks to prepare and Tech will still be breaking in two new safeties. Plus, the Red Raiders will be reeling from what we expect to be a pounding on Sept. 19 at the hands of Texas. Southern Miss at Kansas, Sept. 26: The Jayhawks make a second entrance on this list in facing a Golden Eagle team that has 19 returning starters, a rising star of a head coach in Larry Fedora, and one of the nation’s better running backs in Damion Fletcher. USM is no stranger to giant killing, either. Expect this one to go down to the last minute. Oklahoma at Miami (Fla), Oct. 3: On paper, OU is the better squad by two touchdowns. But the game is in Miami, where the Hurricanes are 8-1 vs. major non-conference foes in recent years. And this is the best Cane crop since 2005. In front of a full, hostile house at LandShark Stadium, this will be one of Sam Bradford’s toughest tests. Quote Link to comment
Street Novelist Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Wyoming beating Colorado would be hilarious! Quote Link to comment
Scarlet Overkill Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Southern Miss @ Kansas is a very intriguing game to me and I do see "upset alert" as a real possibility. I think KU fans are marking this down as an automatic W, but I see it as a possible offensive dogfight. KU still wins it, but to steel from Corso, "Not so fast, my friend", and "Closer than the experts think" definitely come to mind on that game. I'm glad it's televised because it could turn out to be one of the better ones. Quote Link to comment
VA Husker Fan Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Is the claim really correct that Snyder did well against the good teams? Maybe he did alright when he had his best teams, but this year won't be close to that. What I remember is that his early teams couldn't win the few big games they played, then they finally beat some teams, and reverted back to the old ways his last couple of years. Quote Link to comment
DJR313 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Is the claim really correct that Snyder did well against the good teams? Maybe he did alright when he had his best teams, but this year won't be close to that. What I remember is that his early teams couldn't win the few big games they played, then they finally beat some teams, and reverted back to the old ways his last couple of years. In 2002, KSU handed USC one of their 2 losses before they won 10 games straight to finish the season. Historically, he did alright, better than some coaches that will not be named. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Is the claim really correct that Snyder did well against the good teams? Maybe he did alright when he had his best teams, but this year won't be close to that. What I remember is that his early teams couldn't win the few big games they played, then they finally beat some teams, and reverted back to the old ways his last couple of years. In 2002, KSU handed USC one of their 2 losses before they won 10 games straight to finish the season. Historically, he did alright, better than some coaches that will not be named. Oh yeah, that was a great upset. Then in 2003 KSUcks knocked off OU in the B12 Champ game. OU was ranked #1 at the time. One of Granny Snyder's bigger wins. Quote Link to comment
Igetbored216 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Missouri at Nevada, Sept. 25: This game sets up nicely for the Wolf Pack; it’s on a Friday night, national TV, and the crowd in Reno should be jacked up. UNR has one of the nation’s better quarterbacks in dual threat Colin Kaepernick and, when it’s working, one of the nation’s toughest offenses to stop in the Pistol. But Missouri’s stronger and bigger, and should post at least 35 points on an awful Nevada defense, and probably more. If Mizzou’s offensive line comes to play, the Tigers should win. I just have this feeling that Missouri loses this one. If Nevada can better their defense, specifically their pass coverage, this team has the potential to be very good. Nevada's d-line is decent, and I remember the ends being very good. The early line shows Missouri as two point (I think it was two points) dogs though. Not exactly an upset when Missouri isn't even favored to win. Missouri could be 2-2 by the time conference play rolls around (they could also be undefeated). If that happens, who knows where this team's mentality will be. It seemed last year that after they lost a few games - one close one to Okie State and then the blowout vs. Texas - they seemed to slide down the hill as the season progressed. It should be an interesting year for Missou. Oklahoma at Miami (Fla), Oct. 3: On paper, OU is the better squad by two touchdowns. But the game is in Miami, where the Hurricanes are 8-1 vs. major non-conference foes in recent years. And this is the best Cane crop since 2005. In front of a full, hostile house at LandShark Stadium, this will be one of Sam Bradford’s toughest tests. I'm excited about this one too. I could definitely see it being close down in Miami. Should be an interesting one to watch! Quote Link to comment
BeachBuffs Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 I won't be stunned at all to see Oklahoma lose at Miami, they have a lot of speed which has been problematic for OU in recent years, I am looking forward to watching that game. As for Colorado, we better not lose, this will be my first home game in Boulder in almost 20 years......... Quote Link to comment
jayhawk Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Southern Miss @ Kansas is a very intriguing game to me and I do see "upset alert" as a real possibility. I think KU fans are marking this down as an automatic W, but I see it as a possible offensive dogfight. KU still wins it, but to steel from Corso, "Not so fast, my friend", and "Closer than the experts think" definitely come to mind on that game. I'm glad it's televised because it could turn out to be one of the better ones. I do think we win this game at home, but nothing automatic about it. Yo are right, that is a good team and things are looking good for them this year. Of Course, if we whip em, everyone will say they are awful, no matter what else they do (See Cental Michigan bowl team and that Dan LaFavoure dude 2 years back if you think I am just whining. We beat em like 56-7 or something and then they were no good, despite making a bowl and giving Purdue a good game). Quote Link to comment
jayhawk Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Is the claim really correct that Snyder did well against the good teams? Maybe he did alright when he had his best teams, but this year won't be close to that. What I remember is that his early teams couldn't win the few big games they played, then they finally beat some teams, and reverted back to the old ways his last couple of years. In 2002, KSU handed USC one of their 2 losses before they won 10 games straight to finish the season. Historically, he did alright, better than some coaches that will not be named. I thought the claim was hat he would not schedule good teams, which is an absolute fact. No one knew USC was back when he scheduled em, and that was not very common. Snyder contended the Big 12 was tough enough, why stack the non cons too? He made no secret of his view. Just because his philosophy was not to load his first 4 games doesn't mean he couldn't beat those teams, he just thought it in his interest to work out the kinks against less threatening teams, and make sure he got wome wins to make a bowl. Worked out pretty well for him... Quote Link to comment
HuskerJen Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I won't be stunned at all to see Oklahoma lose at Miami, they have a lot of speed which has been problematic for OU in recent years, I am looking forward to watching that game. As for Colorado, we better not lose, this will be my first home game in Boulder in almost 20 years......... We've talked about this before so I won't rehash anything except to say that Colorado better be focused and prepared for the Wyoming; otherwise I guarantee you will lose. Quote Link to comment
Igetbored216 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 We've talked about this before so I won't rehash anything except to say that Colorado better be focused and prepared for the Wyoming; otherwise I guarantee you will lose. Add Colorado St to the list while we're at it. Quote Link to comment
HuskerfaninOkieland Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 We've talked about this before so I won't rehash anything except to say that Colorado better be focused and prepared for the Wyoming; otherwise I guarantee you will lose. Add Colorado St to the list while we're at it. Think: Montana St Quote Link to comment
The Maudfather Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 We've talked about this before so I won't rehash anything except to say that Colorado better be focused and prepared for the Wyoming; otherwise I guarantee you will lose. Add Colorado St to the list while we're at it. Think: Montana St Quote Link to comment
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