B.B. Hemingway Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, GBRFAN said: i would say it is 1 of 3 factors: - How you finished previous year - How your current and incoming players are going to improve or not improve your team - What your schedule looks like You think these voters (AP or Coaches) take the time to evaluate current players' progress, and tendencies for improvement, while also evaluating the ceilings of every incoming player on every team? Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Just now, B.B. Hemingway said: You think these voters (AP or Coaches) take the time to evaluate current players' progress, and tendencies for improvement, while also evaluating the ceilings of every incoming player on every team? I don't think most of them do, but some more informed voters will take into account the roster turnover from year over year. I mentioned earlier how Sam McKewon was roasted for leaving Michigan State out of his 2016 preseason poll after they had reached the college football playoff the year before. He commented on how the roster was changing, especially at QB. Quote Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 minute ago, ColoradoHusk said: I don't think most of them do, but some more informed voters will take into account the roster turnover from year over year. I mentioned earlier how Sam McKewon was roasted for leaving Michigan State out of his 2016 preseason poll after they had reached the college football playoff the year before. He commented on how the roster was changing, especially at QB. As annoying as he can be, Sam is a more thorough journalist than most. 1 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, B.B. Hemingway said: As annoying as he can be, Sam is a more thorough journalist than most. I like Sam because he does the research behind his news articles, but I can understand how that sometimes makes him sound like a guy who thinks he knows everything. I think most people have a negative opinion on Sam because he has written so many "negative" articles during his coverage of NU. However, his job is not to give opinions, it's to report the facts, and during his years covering NU, the football team hasn't been very good. Quote Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said: I like Sam because he does the research behind his news articles, but I can understand how that sometimes makes him sound like a guy who thinks he knows everything. I think most people have a negative opinion on Sam because he has written so many "negative" articles during his coverage of NU. However, his job is not to give opinions, it's to report the facts, and during his years covering NU, the football team hasn't been very good. I have zero with the way he reports on Nebraska football. His articles are the ones I look forward to most across all of Nebraska media. It has more to do with his matter-of-fact opinion on EVERYTHING. A little bit of a holier-than-thou attitude (but not so much from a moral standpoint though). 2 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, B.B. Hemingway said: I have zero with the way he reports on Nebraska football. His articles are the ones I look forward to most across all of Nebraska media. It has more to do with his matter-of-fact opinion on EVERYTHING. A little bit of a holier-than-thou attitude (but not so much from a moral standpoint though). Yeah, I get that. He can be a bit of a blowhard. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
HuskerMoon Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 For the record, being "High AF" can arguably increase one's intuition. Subjectively of course. 11-3 Finish #14. (Not High AF, so there is a mathematical chance that I could be wrong) 1 Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 these rankings are for entertainment only. 1 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 3 hours ago, ColoradoHusk said: Yeah, I get that. He can be a bit of a blowhard. I think he does a great job with his writing...he is a total blowhard on radio and podcasts. Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, teachercd said: I think he does a great job with his writing...he is a total blowhard on radio and podcasts. Ha, he just gets exciteable. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 minute ago, ColoradoHusk said: Ha, he just gets exciteable. That is one way to put it! Quote Link to comment
GBRFAN Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 4 hours ago, B.B. Hemingway said: You think these voters (AP or Coaches) take the time to evaluate current players' progress, and tendencies for improvement, while also evaluating the ceilings of every incoming player on every team? no, not really - most broadcasters don't even take the time to know which two teams are playing on the field in front of them. However, that is not to say that somebody that is knowledgeable about "college football" wouldn't have a basic feel of the team and be able to make some educated guess on where that team may be headed. Just hearing the name "Scott Frost" should have an influence on the path of a team or they finished with "xyz" ranked class and lost x amount of key players - the same would go with schedule not guessing they would look at game by game match up's but may glance at their overall schedule and maybe a strength of schedule ranking to make a determination if it will be a meat grinder or cupcake. Quote Link to comment
Hilltop Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Ehhh... only thing I care about is we are getting some love nationally which helps our recruiting. I do see us as an 8-10 win team next year so 19 is probably in the ball park. The goal of these polls is to get people reading and talking so I guess they accomplish their goal every year whether they are right or wrong. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 We're gonna see half a dozen more of these before August, but I think Nebraska might be a bit of the "trendy pick" in 2019 like Texas was in 2018. I would love for NU to finish in the top 20 this year (haven't since... 2010), but for this season, I think an 8-9 win season is within reach. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Saunders said: We're gonna see half a dozen more of these before August, but I think Nebraska might be a bit of the "trendy pick" in 2019 like Texas was in 2018. I would love for NU to finish in the top 20 this year (haven't since... 2010), but for this season, I think an 8-9 win season is within reach. And Texas turned out pretty well (for once) 1 Quote Link to comment
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