**2019 Nebraska Season Predictions: Call Your Shot**

[Saunders]

Once again, media days are here, so it's officially Talkin' Season. Call your shot via the polls, and copy/paste the schedule with what you think for each game. If you can, try to put it in quotes, and I'm going to lock this thread the week before the season starts, and see how our predictions fare compared to the "experts" at the end of the season.

 

08/31 - South Alabama

09/07 - @ Colorado

09/14 - Northern Illinois 

09/21 - @ Illinois 

09/28 - Ohio State

10/05 - Northwestern

10/12 - @ Minnesota

10/26 - Indiana

11/02 - @ Purdue

11/16 - Wisconsin

11/23 - @ Maryland

11/29 - Iowa

[Saunders]

My game by game, and West Division picks

 

Quote

 

08/31 - South Alabama W

09/07 - @ Colorado W

09/14 - Northern Illinois  W

09/21 - @ Illinois W

09/28 - Ohio State L

10/05 - Northwestern W

10/12 - @ Minnesota W

10/26 - Indiana W

11/02 - @ Purdue L

11/16 - Wisconsin L

11/23 - @ Maryland W

11/29 - Iowa W

 

Big Ten West Division

1a. Nebraska

1b. Iowa

3a. Wisconsin

3b. Minnesota

5. Northwestern

6. Purdue

7. Illinois

 

 

I think the West division is a log jam this year, and the difference between winning and 5th place is only 1-2 games.

 

[Waldo]

08/31 - South Alabama W (1-0)

09/07 - @ Colorado W (2-0)

09/14 - Northern Illinois W (3-0)

09/21 - @ Illinois W (4-0)

09/28 - Ohio State L (4-1) 

10/05 - Northwestern W (5-1)

10/12 - @ Minnesota L (5-2)

10/26 - Indiana W (6-2)

11/02 - @ Purdue W (7-2)

11/16 - Wisconsin L (7-3)

11/23 - @ Maryland W (8-3)

11/29 - Iowa W (9-3) 

 

Seems like we will play 2, maybe 3 ranked teams during the year, with 2 of them being in the 15-25 range. My prediction is more of a prove it, than maybe how I actually feel. I think we may split the Wisconsin and Ohio State games, but until we can actually beat them, they are losses. The schedule has the tough games (sans Purdue) at home. If the defense is even average and Martinez stays healthy, I think 9-3 is attainable, even with a bad loss or two. 

 

West 

1.) Wisconsin 

2.) Nebraska 

3-7 meh 

 

[Undone]

On 7/16/2019 at 10:10 AM, Saunders said:

08/31 - South Alabama  --> NU 42 / SA 24

09/07 - @ Colorado --> NU 31 / CU 28

09/14 - Northern Illinois --> NU 45 / NI 35

09/21 - @ Illinois --> NU 48 / UI 31

09/28 - Ohio State --> NU 34 / OSU 49

10/05 - Northwestern --> NU 30 / NW 28

10/12 - @ Minnesota --> NU 45 / UM 21

10/26 - Indiana --> NU 42 / IU 40

11/02 - @ Purdue --> NU 44 / PU 46

11/16 - Wisconsin --> NU 42 / UW 45

11/23 - @ Maryland --> NU 51 / UM 28

11/29 - Iowa --> NU 42 / Iowa 35

 

9-3 regular season for us.

We go to Indy.

 

[Moiraine]

@Saunders

 

 

You left out 11-1

[BigRedBuster]

08/31 - South Alabama W

09/07 - @ Colorado W

09/14 - Northern Illinois W

09/21 - @ Illinois W

09/28 - Ohio State L

10/05 - Northwestern W

10/12 - @ Minnesota W

10/26 - Indiana W

11/02 - @ Purdue W

11/16 - Wisconsin ??

11/23 - @ Maryland W

11/29 - Iowa ??

 

Two question marks only because those two teams for some reason have give us absolute fits since we joined the conference.  We would be equal or better than them.  But, it all depends on the mental make up of the team on that day and how healthy we are going in.  

 

I say we drop one and win one.  That gives us a 10-2 record.

[Moiraine]

08/31 - South Alabama  W

09/07 - @ Colorado  W

09/14 - Northern Illinois  W

09/21 - @ Illinois  W

09/28 - Ohio State  L

10/05 - Northwestern  W

10/12 - @ Minnesota  W

10/26 - Indiana  W

11/02 - @ Purdue  W

11/16 - Wisconsin  W

11/23 - @ Maryland  W

11/29 - Iowa  W

[RedSavage]

31 minutes ago, Saunders said:

 

08/31 - South Alabama  W 

09/07 - @ Colorado  W

09/14 - Northern Illinois  W

09/21 - @ Illinois  W

09/28 - Ohio State  L

10/05 - Northwestern  W

10/12 - @ Minnesota  W

10/26 - Indiana  W

11/02 - @ Purdue  W

11/16 - Wisconsin  W

11/23 - @ Maryland  W

11/29 - Iowa  W

I want to say we beat Ohio state but unfortunately I don't think we have the horses to do it quite yet.  They are once again going to be too loaded with talent.

[Caveman]

27 minutes ago, Saunders said:

 

Regular Season (8-4)

08/31 - South Alabama W

09/07 - @ Colorado W

09/14 - Northern Illinois W

09/21 - @ Illinois W

09/28 - Ohio State L

10/05 - Northwestern W

10/12 - @ Minnesota L

10/26 - Indiana W

11/02 - @ Purdue L

11/16 - Wisconsin L

11/23 - @ Maryland W

11/29 - Iowa W

 

Big Ten West Division

1. Minnesota

2. Purdue

3. Nebraska

4. Wisconsin

5. Iowa

6. Northwestern

7. Illinois

 

 

 

[Saunders]

36 minutes ago, Moiraine said:

@Saunders

 

 

You left out 11-1

Fixed!

[Mavric]

1 hour ago, Saunders said:

11/16 - Wisconsin L

 

Wisconsin .... at home .... off a bye week ..... 

 

We get them this year.

[Nebfanatic]

Ahhh what the heck. Give me all the koolaid!! 10-2 Big 10 West Champions! Don't ask me who we are losing to because I don't know! 

[Moiraine]

4 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said:

Ahhh what the heck. Give me all the koolaid!! 10-2 Big 10 West Champions! Don't ask me who we are losing to because I don't know! 

 

 

I’m drunk on koolaid so I couldn’t figure out who we’re losing to either. I just picked OSU from the tougher teams at random. 

[Saunders]

6 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

Wisconsin .... at home .... off a bye week ..... 

 

We get them this year.

I sure hope so. But I won't believe it until it happens!

[brophog]

1 hour ago, RedSavage said:

I want to say we beat Ohio state but unfortunately I don't think we have the horses to do it quite yet.  

 

Neither does Purdue or Iowa.