Is there a certain record you need to see next year or...

[teachercd]

will you be okay with "improvement" and "lack of blowouts" again?

 

With the schedule I think 10 wins is very doable but that might be a little on the positive side. I really think the defense could be nasty...in a really good way.

[TonyStalloni]

When I looked at the schedule I thought it was harder than last year since most of our difficult games are away. The first thing I want to see is no blow outs. After that I would say we need to be at least 8-4 before the bowl game. Honestly I'm hoping for better. OSU is always tough at home. The Indiana game could be a trap. I'm not as worried about our D as I am the O line. They will be young but also talented. I'm quietly hoping this D is the best since Suh's senior year. Baring injuries on the D line it should be. We need to get the turnover ratio back in our favor. O needs to stop having so many 3 and outs. Qb play absolutely has to improve.

[BigRedBuster]

I think we will see a very different team game one than we did last year game one. There is going to be a very different level of confidence in both the players and coaching staff as to what they are going to do and how they are going to do it.

Yes, mistakes will still be made. This team isn't perfect.

 

If we don't have at least 8 to 9 wins this next year I will be very disappointed. I really think their ceiling is higher than that though but that is dictated partly with things outside their control like injuries. I personally think that there are very very few teams that win 10 or more games without a big part of luck involved. Iowa last year is a prime example of that.

 

So, I think we should be able to get to 8-9 wins. With some luck on our side we could get higher.

 

How happy or excited I am about whatever the results are is largely based on things not shown in the record. What is the attitude round the program? Are the players bought in and playing hard for the coaches? Did the team improve by the end of the year again. Is recruiting going well....etc.

[HuskerNBigD]

I'd be happy with 8-4 or 9-3, as long as our recruiting class is shaping up well.

 

Ideally, 10-2, but understand it is still the second year under the new regime and there are still some growing pains; however, it seems like the players are buying in and its refreshing to see Riley take steps to not be complacent with his staff.

[Redux]

It wont be so much about total number of wins as long as it is clear to everyone we are in the right direction. But yeah I will be disappointed unless we win 9 or 10, looks more than doable.

[Saunders]

Barring a catastrophic injury (i.e. QB) 8 wins minimum, pre bowl. The only games we should have a 50% (or greater) chance of losing are Oregon, OSU, Wisconsin, Iowa.

[TGHusker]

I'd be happy with 8-4 or 9-3, as long as our recruiting class is shaping up well.

 

Ideally, 10-2, but understand it is still the second year under the new regime and there are still some growing pains; however, it seems like the players are buying in and its refreshing to see Riley take steps to not be complacent with his staff.

Agree wt this - I think we can pull the 9-3 if Tommie doesn't have any disaster days.

[BIG ERN]

Gimmies (6):

Fresno St

Wyoming

Illinois

Purdue

Minnesota

Maryland

 

Tricky (2):

@ NW

@ Indiana

 

Tough (4):

Oregon

@ Wisc

@ Ohio St

@ Iowa

 

 

8-4 would be disappointing to me even with a tough road schedule (very easy B10 home schedule). We have to go 9-3 to make it seem we took a good step forward IMO

[The Dude]

We'll beat Ohio State but lose to Indiana.

[Redux]

We'll beat Ohio State but lose to Indiana.

I am willing to make that trade right now with the football gods.

[Saunders]

 

We'll beat Ohio State but lose to Indiana.

I am willing to make that trade right now with the football gods.

 

Sounds like 2015...

[Redux]

 

 

We'll beat Ohio State but lose to Indiana.

 

I am willing to make that trade right now with the football gods.

Sounds like 2015...

....damn.

 

Okay, Indiana is our lone loss for an 11-1 season. I want to make that trade.

[Scratchtown]

Too many unknown and unproven players to declare anything but an average season right now. I think getting to 7-5 would be a really good season.

 

Confident in:

- WR/TE play

- LB play

 

Questions in:

- DB play

- QB play

 

Worried about:

- DL play

- OL play

- Running game

- Playcalling (one game vs UCLA doesn't erase last year, considering UCLA couldn't stop anyone in the run last year)

- Screen game (did we have any good screens last year, I don't recall many if any)

[NUance]

 

I'd be happy with 8-4 or 9-3, as long as our recruiting class is shaping up well.

 

Ideally, 10-2, but understand it is still the second year under the new regime and there are still some growing pains; however, it seems like the players are buying in and its refreshing to see Riley take steps to not be complacent with his staff.

Agree wt this - I think we can pull the 9-3 if Tommie doesn't have any disaster days.

 

 

Yeah, +1 huskerfan120889. Your post expressed my feelings as good as I could have myself. I'd be disappointed if we didn't win at least eight games. But at this stage our recruiting efforts are most important. We need to keep improving our talent levels. Performance on the field will follow.

[Redux]

Too many unknown and unproven players to declare anything but an average season right now. I think getting to 7-5 would be a really good season.

 

Confident in:

- WR/TE play

- LB play

 

Questions in:

- DB play

- QB play

 

Worried about:

- DL play

- OL play

- Running game

- Playcalling (one game vs UCLA doesn't erase last year, considering UCLA couldn't stop anyone in the run last year)

- Screen game (did we have any good screens last year, I don't recall many if any)

I just don't consider 7-5 "really good". They get a pass for the crappy record last season, but really losing 5 this year would likely mean losing to Oregon, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Northwestern and Iowa. Regardless of scoreboard, that's not what we want in year 2.