Stewart Mandel

[commando]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/09/30/boise-state-nebraska-schedules/#ixzz112TxPgIq

 

"So far, No. 3 Boise State has beaten two ranked foes (Virginia Tech and Oregon State). If No. 25 Nevada continues its torrid play over the next two months, the Broncos could well face a third ranked team on Nov. 26. Meanwhile, the sixth-ranked Huskers could feasibly end up playing ... none.

 

 

So far, No. 3 Boise State has beaten two ranked foes (Virginia Tech and Oregon State). If No. 25 Nevada continues its torrid play over the next two months, the Broncos could well face a third ranked team on Nov. 26. Meanwhile, the sixth-ranked Huskers could feasibly end up playing ... none."

 

is it just me....or does he have a very pro bronco slant to his story.

[ESPY]

Seems pretty objective to me, at least considering the amount of ranked teams each team could face this year. Good thing we have a tough Big 12 sched to make up for that.

[Blaze1up]

If Bama and OSU stay undefeated that will be our NC. If a PAC-10 team or Big XII team goes undefeated they will jump Boise.

[commando]

If Bama and OSU stay undefeated that will be our NC. If a PAC-10 team or Big XII team goes undefeated they will jump Boise.

 

if nebraska ends up being the undefeated big 12 champ....i don't know that our SOS is that much stronger than BSU's....would we get in ahead of BSU? i don't think so.

[HuskerJosh]

If Bama and OSU stay undefeated that will be our NC. If a PAC-10 team or Big XII team goes undefeated they will jump Boise.

 

if nebraska ends up being the undefeated big 12 champ....i don't know that our SOS is that much stronger than BSU's....would we get in ahead of BSU? i don't think so.

Yes. Our AVERAGE strength of schedule is better. A&M, OSU, UT, KSU, MU, all trump the crap of the WAC besides Nevada.

[mmmtodd]

that goes both ways tho...the smurfs "big" win was over a highly ranked team, at the time, and that havent looked very good since. whats the difference? Ksux could very well crawl into the ranking, as well as okie lite... oklahoma, while bi-polar, is better than anyone boise will face the rest of the year. I dunno...its still way too early.

[sd'sker]

i guarantee that at the end of the year, none of bsu's former foes will still be ranked. maybe va. tech, but will will still probably have 4-5 losses and have to work their way back into the lower end of the rankings.

[GSG]

If tonight's game between Okie Lite and aTm is good and the winner looks impressive, they might be ranked next week. So suck on that you smurf turf punks

[JOEY]

If tonight's game between Okie Lite and aTm is good and the winner looks impressive, they might be ranked next week. So suck on that you smurf turf punks

oklahoma state is ranked 24 in the Usa today poll I'm going to root for Okie state I guess

[GSG]

The thing is, guys like Mandel (AP writers), only refer to the AP poll when they talk about rankings. They live in a fantasy world where their vote still matters

[Husker NoNo]

1) Tell Boise to stop wussing out, and sign the contract to play Nebraska. We have offered, they keep saying no....

2) 70 (Boise's SOS) - 58 (NU's SOS) = 12 Divided By 120 1-A Teams = NU's schedule is 10% better than Boise. While that is nothing to write home about, I would feel very comfortable stating that Boise would definitely not go undefeated with a schedule that was 10% stronger.

3) Who cares...it is waaay to early in the season to start worrying. Too many upsets on their way....

4) :throwdabones1:

[zoogs]

It's just an interesting thought. If a BCS conference has a down year like it looks like the Big 12 is having (OU looking vulnerable; who knows how many games Texas will drop by the time it's all said and done)...then, how many top teams will we have played? The one in the Big 12 CCG, maybe another one somewhere along the way. We didn't have a tough OOC marquee matchup this year.

 

So that considered, is it much different from Boise? It's a step up I would say, but is it a very significant one?

 

I think it's a bit of a stretch but I can see the point Mandel is trying to make, and it's not about Nebraska.

[knapplc]

I think it's a bit of a stretch but I can see the point Mandel is trying to make, and it's not about Nebraska.

 

 

Exactly. It's unfortunate that we're the chosen example, but Mandel isn't wrong.

[BIG ERN]

Its still early to say whos schedule is tougher. Ok St, K St, A&M, are still undefeated so dont know there. "Big" games you might be able to give it to Boise but from a week to week grind there is no comparison from the WAC to the Big 12, no matter how down it is. Also have to remember the Big 12 title game as well. Oklahoma could be undefeated or we would have to face Texas again.

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

I think it's a bit of a stretch but I can see the point Mandel is trying to make, and it's not about Nebraska.

 

 

Exactly. It's unfortunate that we're the chosen example, but Mandel isn't wrong.

That was my thought as well.