*** 2022 Pre-Season Previews Megathread ***

[Saunders]

This thread will serve as a Megathread/reference guide for all the pre-season previews for the 2022 season. Click the team links for each dedicated preview thread. Once I have an initial preview for each team, just click the team name below to be taken to the thread for each team’s previews.

 

2022 Nebraska Previews

The Athletic: Is Nebraska closer to a breakthrough or breakdown?

Athlon: Will Nebraska Make a Bowl in 2022?

CollegeFootballNews: Nebraska 2022 Preview & Prediction

 

2022 Opponent Previews

08/27 - Northwestern (Ireland)

09/03 - North Dakota

09/10 - Georgia Southern

09/17 - Oklahoma

10/01 - Indiana

10/07 - @ Rutgers

10/15 - @ Purdue

10/29 - Illinois

11/05 - Minnesota

11/12 - @ Michigan

11/19 - Wisconsin

11/25 - @ Iowa

 

Pre-Season Rankings & Projections

ESPN/Bill Connelly's SP+ Projections

Athlon Sports Pre-Season Top 25

CBS Sports Win Total Predictions

 

Pre-Season Conference Picks & Predictions

Athlon Sports Big Ten Predictions

ESPN/Bill Connelly Big Ten West Preview

CollegeFootballNews Big Ten Predictions

"Unofficial" Big Ten Media Pre-Season Poll

CBS Sports Pre-Season Rankings 1-131

 

If you find a new preview, post it in the relevant thread, and we'll embed it in the root post.

[Saunders]

Added a bunch of back spring previews today. Going to try to get the rest of the schedule posts created in the next few days!

[BIG ERN]

Big loss for Purdue: 

 

Purdue's top returning receiver from last season won't be a member of this year's team. Milton Wright, who caught 57 passes for 732 yards and seven touchdowns, has been ruled academically ineligible and is no longer with the program.

 

[Saunders]

Georgia Southern and Indiana now on the board. Only 2 to go...

[Saunders]

Athlon's top 25 is out!

[Huskerfollower4life]

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-footballs-10-boldest-predictions-for-2022-season-188686875/#188686875_1 Nebraska bold prediction to start 5-0!!!!!! 

[Saunders]

23 minutes ago, Huskerfollower4life said:

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-footballs-10-boldest-predictions-for-2022-season-188686875/#188686875_1 Nebraska bold prediction to start 5-0!!!!!! 

So we're losing at Rutgers?

[Huskerfollower4life]

I know i know, you have to see it to believe it but what happens if they do? I don't think it all falls apart after that for the team if or when the schedule gets tougher.

[Huskerfollower4life]

1 minute ago, Saunders said:

So we're losing at Rutgers?

I don't if they mean it like that but who knows  All i know is if this team starts 5 and 0 then they are setting themselves up for a successful season. 

[knapplc]

Adam McClintock gives his predictions for the upcoming season.

 

 

 

A sloppy ranking of the West gives us this:

 

Team	Bowl	10Ws
Iowa	98.5	62.3
Wisconsin	98.1	50.3
Purdue	75.8	14.7
Nebraska	74.3	10.3
Minnesota	72.1	9.5
Illinois	42.7	3.7
NW	12.1	0.1

 

 

This puts Nebraska in a dogfight for the middle of the West, little chance to win the division behind Iowa and Wisconsin, but with a high likelihood to win enough games to go to a bowl. 

[Dogs In A Pile]

38 minutes ago, knapplc said:

A sloppy ranking of the West gives us this:

 

Team	Bowl	10Ws
Iowa	98.5	62.3
Wisconsin	98.1	50.3
Purdue	75.8	14.7
Nebraska	74.3	10.3
Minnesota	72.1	9.5
Illinois	42.7	3.7
NW	12.1	0.1

 

 

This puts Nebraska in a dogfight for the middle of the West, little chance to win the division behind Iowa and Wisconsin, but with a high likelihood to win enough games to go to a bowl. 

 

Seems about right to me.

[Red Five]

Just posted this thread

 

 

[Dogs In A Pile]

Big Ten Preseason Poll: Can Ohio State get back on top after misstep last year?

[Mavric]

OWH: Ranking Huskers Opponents

 

Quote

12. Georgia Southern (Sept. 10)
11. Indiana (Oct. 1)
10. North Dakota (Sept. 3)

9. Northwestern (Ireland) (Aug. 27)
8. At Rutgers (Oct. 7)

7. Illinois (Oct. 29)
6. At Iowa (Nov. 25)

5. Wisconsin (Nov. 19)

4. Oklahoma (Sept. 17)
3. Minnesota (Nov. 4)

2. At Purdue (Oct. 15)

1. At Michigan (Nov. 12)

 

[Dogs In A Pile]

In schedule order. Better make the best of the first half of the season IMHO.

 

#9     @ Northwestern
#10    North Dakota
#12   Georgia Southern
#4     Oklahoma
#11   Indiana
#7     @ Rutgers
#2     @ Purdue
#7     Illinois
#3     Minnesota
#1     @ Michigan
#5     Wisconsin
#6     @ Iowa