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Nebraska Cornhuskers 2015 Preview and Prediction

Nebraska football needed a culture change heading into 2015, and in new coach Mike Riley, the Cornhuskers have that. Nebraska traded the abrasive, tightly wound Bo Pelini for the former Oregon State coach who is known for being one of the most relaxed coaches in a profession marked by Type A personalities. Whether Riley can deliver different results from his predecessor remains to be seen. Nine and 10 wins became the norm for Pelini, yet that was a mark Riley hit only once since 2008.

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And so it begins...

 
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The magazine has Wisconsin losing 2 in conference. Minnesota losing 3 in conference and Nebraska losing 3 in conference.

6-2

5-3

5-3

We can't all lose to each other? Let's say Nebraska loses to Wiscy and Minnesota. Who is our other conference loss and who is Wisconsin's two and Minnesota's three? Is this magazine picking a lot of upsets in conference or what?

I'm just trying to figure out a scenario where these three teams lose that many conference games.

 
Yeah, IDK how they do their formula, or if they even have one to be honest. Since Wisconsin doesn't play anyone with a pulse from the East, they'd have to lose 2 games out of Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, and Northwestern. That just makes the 5-3 picks for NU and Minn crazy.

 
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True2tRA said:
The magazine has Wisconsin losing 2 in conference. Minnesota losing 3 in conference and Nebraska losing 3 in conference.

6-2

5-3

5-3

We can't all lose to each other? Let's say Nebraska loses to Wiscy and Minnesota. Who is our other conference loss and who is Wisconsin's two and Minnesota's three? Is this magazine picking a lot of upsets in conference or what?

I'm just trying to figure out a scenario where these three teams lose that many conference games.
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Well, Nebraska can lose to MSU. Not all the losses have to be in the division.

 
Athlon staff pick Huskers schedule game by game

Their five guys ranged from 10-2 to 8-4. One guy picked us to lose to BYU. One guy picked us to lose to Rutgers. All the other losses were Miami, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan State. Interesting that none had us losing to Iowa.

The guy that picked us 10-2 had our two losses to BYU and Miami.

 
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One guy picked us to lose to Rutgers.
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Mavric said:
The guy that picked us 10-2 had our two losses to BYU and Miami.
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Interesting. I can imagine the handwringing that would go on with a 1-2 start, but I think we all would take that scenario as it means the team improved throughout the year and went 8-0 in the B1G.

 
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Kevin McGuire picks NU to lose the opener vs BYU, and @Miami. Then run the table the rest of the way? Good grief. I hope thats the case in big 10 play. I don't see NU losing to BYU AND Miami. One, maybe but not both.

 
More likely we lose to MSU & Wisc than losing to BYU and Miami. Of the 2 - I see Miami as the more difficult being at their place. I'd love to see us run the table in conf but see that as highly unlikely.

 
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